Georgia:  Decatur County:  Obituary of Mrs. R. B. (Cloud) Yawn
June 8, 1856

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Funeral Services Held For Mrs. R. B. Yawn


Funeral services were held Friday, June 8 at 4:00 o'clock
for Mrs. R. B. Yawn, 77 who died Thursday, June 7 in a
local hospital following several months illness.


A lifetime resident of Decatur County, she was 77 years
old at the time of her death and was a member of the
Black Jack Baptist Church.


She is survived by her husband R. B. Yawn, Route 2,
Bainbridge; three sons, Ed and Chester Yawn, Bainbridge;
and Judson Yawn, Jacksonville, Fla; one daughter, Miss
Maisie Yawn, Route 2, Bainbridge and two step-daughters,
Mrs. Mittie Owens, Valdosta and Mrs. Ruby Poitivent, Lake
City, Fla.


Other survivors include two brothers, Will and Noah
Cloud.  Rosa Cloud and Mrs. Mattie Cook, Tallahassee,
Fla.; sixteen grandchildren and thirteen great-
grandchildren.


Services were held at MT. Olive Church with the Reverend
C. R. McMillan officiating.


Active pallbearers were Herbert Harrell, W. D. Harrell,
Watson Sasser, Larry Edmunds, Owen Edmunds, and W. W.
Long.


Burial was in MT. Olive Cemetery.  Ivey Funeral Home had
charge of arrangements.


Source:  The Post-Searchlight Bainbridge, Decatur County,
Georgia Page 11, Thursday, June 14, 1956.

Submitted by: Brenda King Mcnair < bmcnair614@aol.com >