Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Giddens, Holmes W. March 22, 2000 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Skeeter Parker skeeterparker@windstream.net September 29, 2012, 5:10 pm The Berrien Press, March 29, 2000 The Berrien Press, page 2, March 29, 2000 Holmes W. Giddens Holmes W. Giddens, 92, of Nashville died March 22, 2000 at Berrien County Hospital. Born January 26, 1908 in Berrien County to the late Albert H. and Minnie Gaskins Giddens, he was a retired principal with the Berrien County Board of Education, a former mayor of the City of Nashville, a retired farmer and hardware store manager, and former owner of Giddens Funeral Home in Nashville. He was chairman of the Board Emeritus for the Bank of Alapaha. He was a member of Nashville First Baptist Church, a Mason and a Shriner. Survivors include his wife, Teeny Pierce Giddens of Nashville; two daughters, Patsy Adams of Nashville and Margaret Ann McConnell of Warner Robins; one brother, Dr. Howard Giddens of Macon; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Evelyn Giddens. Funeral services were held March 25 at 11 a.m. at Nashville First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Billy Southerland officiating. Deborah Boyd sang “In the Garden,” and the congregation sang “The Old Rugged Cross,” accompanied by Jan Rowe. Interment was in Westview Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Doug Gaskins, Bob Gaskins, Al Gaskins, Dane Perkins, John B. Prince, Waugh Turner. Honorary pallbearers were officers and directors of the Bank of Alapaha and members of the First Baptist Church Men’s Bible Class and Nashville High School Class of 1925. Lovein Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/berrien/obits/g/giddens13952ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb