Brooks County Georgia Obit M.M. Milton File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by don_langford@msn.com" Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/brooks.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm THE QUITMAN FREE PRESS M O R T U A R Y _______________________________________________________________________ M. M. Milton Mr. Marshall M. Milton died suddenly at this home about eight miles south of Quitman last Thursday night Feb. 26, of heart failure. He was about seventy years old and leaves a wife and several married children. Mr. Milton was a good man and fine citizen and was a deacon in Union Baptist Church and a man who faithfully discharged the obligations of life. He was buried at Union Cemetery, the services being conducted by his pastor, Rev. S. A. Cross, last Saturday morning. (Note: Mr. Marshall Monroe Milton died on February 27, 1920. He was the son of David R. and Sarah Utley Milton) _________________________________________________________ ____________________________ BROOKS COUNTY, QUITMAN, GEORGIA JANUARY 14, 1943 _________________________________________________________ ____________________________ Last Rites Held For Mrs. Milton The many friends of Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Milton throughout South Georgia were grieved to learn of her death which occurred early Saturday morning at the home of her grandson, E. R. Collins in Barwick. Mrs. Milton was 90 years of age and had resided in Brooks county practically all her life. She was well known and loved by many friends, not only in Brooks county but throughout this section. Mrs. Milton was born in South Carolina 90 years ago, a child of the late Mrs. and Mrs. John Jarvis. She moved to Brooks county as a child and in 1876 was married to Marshall M. Milton. She was a consecrated member of the Baptist church and exemplified those fine virtuous traits which made her a favorite with many friends. Funeral services were held from the home in Barwick Sunday afternoon with Rev. C. M. Smith officiating and interment followed at Union cemetery. The McGowan- Maxwell Company of Quitman had charge of arrangements. Mrs. Milton is survived by the following sons and daughters: Mrs. W. J. Duggar, of Barwick, Mrs. J. A. Horne of Jacksonville, Mrs. T. D. Boone, Sr. of Savannah, J. A. Milton of Quitman and W. H. Milton of Cordele. She is also survived by several grandchildren and several great grandchildren. _________________________________________________________ ____________________________ Researched and recorded by Dixie Youmans _________________________________________________________ ____________________________ ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============