Dougherty-Charlton-Lee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Thrift, Reuben "George" July 29, 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: Ann Yeager annmarkvii@yahoo.com and Freddie Page August 26, 2007, 5:59 am Kimbrell Stern - Obituaries Reuben "George" Thrift May 18, 1914 - July 29, 2007 Reuben “George” Thrift, 93, of Leesburg, died Sunday, July 29, 2007, at his residence. The funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 31, 2007, graveside at Leesburg City Cemetery at 3 PM. The funeral service will be ministered by Reverend Eugine Barlow of Warner Robins, Georgia. The honorary pallbears will be the grandsons, grandson-in-laws – Larry V. Lewis and Jorge Inga MD, and Buford Clark. George Thrift was born in Uptonville, Charlton County, Georgia in 1914. He was the son of the late Thomas Hardy Thrift and Kizzie Jones Thrift. He was resident of Leesburg for the past 68 years. George was employed by the Central of Georgia Railroad and Southern Railroad until retirement. George married Gladys McBride on June 30, 1940. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, Linda Marie Thrift Stocks, Georgianne Thrift Metts married to Jerry Keith Metts, and one son, Thomas Davis Thrift. Surviving grandchildren are Griffin Steven Stocks III, Dawn Cherie Metts Lewis, Alison Marie Stocks Inga, Jerry Keith Metts, II, Shane Morris Metts, and 11 great-grandchildren. Survivors also include several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be directed to the charity of their choice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dougherty/obits/t/thrift10231ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb