Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Spires, Lorena Bell Hemmings September 23, 2007 ************************************************ 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: Shirley McMillan Durden http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006039 April 29, 2011, 4:04 pm The Berrien Press - October 3, 2007 The Berrien Press -- Lorena Hemmings Spires, 93, of Camden, SC died Sept. 23, 2007. On March 19, 1914, Lorena Bell Hemmings was born in Mt. Airy, NC to Robert Dudley and Fannie Frances Callahan Hemmings. She was married in 1930 to O'Dell Spires of Nashville. Their children are Loyd Columbus (Mary) Spires of Laplata, MD, Robert Franklin Spires, Betty Spires (Jak) Smryl of Camden, Earl Jackson Spires of Perry and Ray O'Dell (Jean) Spires of Powder Springs. She was predeceased by her husband, Odell; sons, Robert Franklin and Loyd Columbus. Her grandchildren are Diane Spires (Jack) Dade of Colonial Beach, VA, Patricia Spires Jordan of Dawsonville, Morgan Spires of Savannah, Robert (Sheila) Spires of Warner Robins, Terry (Kathy) Norris of Kennesaw and Gwen (Richard) Godfry of Douglasville; great-grandchildren, Kenneth (Heather) Murphy, John (Jessica) Murphy and Jaden Spires; great-great grandchildren, Kendall, Camden, Aubrey, Abigail, Reid and Grant Murphy. Her surviving siblings are Pansy H. Stoghill of Warner Robins, Vera H. Harrell of Eatonton and Robert W. (Lila) Hemmings of Albany. She is also predeceased by sisters, Daisy H. Lemons, Pearl H. Griner, Susie H. Knowles, and Nannie H. Jefferson and brother, Rossie Hemmings. A graveside service was held at Westview Cemetery, Nashville, September 26 at 4 p.m. conducted Rev. Chris Newbern, her nephew of Adel. "Good-by for now, Mother, Mama, Mom, Grandmother, Great-grandmother, Great- great-grandmother, Sunshine, Mr. Lorena, Mrs. Spires. We look forward to seeing your lovely smile again. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/berrien/obits/s/spires1956nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb