Bibb County GaArchives Obituaries.....Follendore, Emily January 18, 1914 ************************************************ 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: Eileen McAdams eileenmcadams@windstream.net September 17, 2007, 12:55 pm The Macon Daily Telegraph Jan. 19, 1914 Mrs. Emily Follendore, 97 years of age, the oldest woman and one of the oldest residents of Macon, died yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Brice. 613 Jackson street. Her death was due to the natural infirmities of old age. Mrs. Follendore is survived by two sons, Thomas Follendore, of Columbus, and Ezekial Follendore of Arkansas, besides four daughters, Mrs. E. J. Brice and Mrs Elijah Thomas, of Macon; Mrs. Mollie Ford, of Lizellan, and Mrs. Alice Whitaker, of Haddock, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Born and reared in Bibb county, Mrs. Follendore came to Macon, when a girl and resided here the remainder of her life. She leaves a host of friends in all parts of the city, many of them the older people, who will be grieved to learn of her death. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist church, and when her health permitted was active in its service. The funeral will be held this morning at 11 o'clock from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Brice, Rev. W. B. Arnold, pastor of the Second Street Methodist chuch, officiating. Interment will follow at the Hopewell chuch burying ground, near Skipperton in this county. Six grand-sons, all brothers, will act as pall-bearers. They are Messr., R. W., W. H., J. F., M. E., C. J., and D. R. Brice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/bibb/obits/f/follendo1006nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb