Decatur-Seminole County GaArchives Obituaries.....James Franklin Reynolds  February 27 1959
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Donalsonville News, Thursday, March 5, 1959

James Franklin Reynolds

Funeral services for James Franklin Reynolds, 90, were held from the First 
Baptist Church on March 1, with burial following in the Friendship Cemetery.

Mr. Reynolds died at his home here, following a lengthy illness, on February 
27.  He was preceded in death on July 24, 1958 by his wife, the former Julia 
Ann Chason.

Mr. Reynolds was the oldest native born citizen of the county.  He was born in 
1868, in what is now Seminole County, to Roland Reynolds and Lilla Overstreet.  
He was a member of the Salem Masonic Lodge for the past 50 years, and a member 
of the First Baptist Church.

The late Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds celebrated their 69 wedding anniversary before 
she died last year.

Survivors include five sons, Owen Reynolds, Gettysburg, Pa., William G. 
Reynolds of Enterprise, Ala., James T. Reynolds, Atlanta, Earl Reynolds, 
Chicago, Ill., and Arthur B. Reynolds of Donalsonville.  Four daughters, Mrs. 
E. S. Davis, Acworth, Ga., Mrs. A. D. Sheffield, Donalsonville, Mrs. B. W. 
Connell, Dothan, and Mrs. F. C. Pickron, Albany.  Also, 27 grandchildren and 38 
great grandchildren.

Officiating at the services were Rev. Clifford Jett, Rev. J. I. Summerford and 
Rev. Luther Hastey.  Serving as pallbearers were John O. Wilkes, Champ Bridges, 
Gibson Youmans, Herbert Bridges, Otis Brackin and Perry Walker.

Forming an honorary escort were N. P. Malcom, Thomas Morris, Luke Spooner, W. 
C. Lynn, Jeff Spooner, T. P. McDonald, Joe Kirkland, Cecil Hill, Walter White, 
Owen Weeks, Bartow Gibson, Windy Bivings, Carl Patterson, A. J. Jones, Shafter 
Faircloth, F. B. Melton, D. F. Wurst, Buck Jones, Jimmy Jones, Grady Woods, J. 
J. Hanna, Julian Boyer and Lonnie Jernigan.

Evans Funeral Home directing the arrangements.

Source: Donalsonville, (Ga.) News Thursday, March 5, 1959.  Donalsonville, 
Seminole County, Georgia.

Additional Comments:
James Franklin Reynolds was born 23 October 1868 Decatur County, Georgia and 
died 27 February 1959.  He was married 10 January 1889 Decatur County, Georgia 
Book B, Page 594 to Julia Ann Chason.

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