Early County  Georgia Obits Florrie Shepard Pullen - William Roy Pullen

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Florrie Shepard Pullen


Mrs. Florrie Shepard Pullen, 90, the wife of the late
William Roy Pullen, who lived the greatest part of her
life in Damascus, died in Bullock County Hospital,
Statesboro, Ga., Thursday afternoon, November 21,
1985, after a lengthy illness.  A native of Miller
County, she was born December 16, 1894, the daughter
of William Byrd Shepard and Lizzie McNair Shepard.
She was a member of the Damascus Baptist Church.


The funeral was held Sunday afternoon in the Manry-
Jordan Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Robert
Pullen, a great-nephew of the deceased officiated.
Interment followed in the Blakely Cemetery with W. E.
McDowell, Joe Bryan, Hal Haddock, E. L. Lewis, Dr.
Whalen George and Norman Alexander serving as pall
bearers.


Survivors are two sons, Bill Pullen of Wildwood, Ga.;
Ed R. Pullen of Statesboro; one brother, Bill Shepard,
Leary; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.


Manry-Jordan Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.


Source: Early County News, Thursday, November 28,
1985, Page 10.  Blakely, Early County, Georgia.


William Roy Pullen


William Roy Pullen, 78, of Damascus died Monday in
Calhoun Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness.


Mr. Pullen, a retired Early County farmer, was deacon
of the Damascus Baptist Church, a former member of the
Early County Board of Education, a former Early County
Commissioner, one of the first breeders of Pure Bred
Cattle in this area, and a former president of the
Short Horn Cattlemen's Association of Georgia.


He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Flora Shepard Pullen
of Damascus, two sons, Bill Pullen of Wildwood, Ga.;
and E. R. (My) Pullen of Statesboro, one sister, Miss
Effie Pullen and one brother, Tom Pullen, both of
Damascus.


Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 p. m. at
Damascus Baptist Church with interment at Blakely
Cemetery.  The Rev. Robert Pullen and the Rev. Harold
Pullen officiated.


Pall bearers were Lynn Pullen, Billy Pullen, Eddie
Pullen, J. O. Shepard, W. T. Dowdy and W. E. McDowell.


Source: Early County News, October 16, 1975.  Blakely,
Early County, Georgia.

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