Emanuel-Laurens County GaArchives Obituaries.....Glisson, Martha Elizabeth Barfield Spivey February 27, 1948 ************************************************ 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: Kristi Farrow kiksmama95@aol.com May 7, 2009, 11:50 am Swainsboro Newspaper, SFB 3/11/1948 Mrs. Elizabeth Glisson, age 87, of Summertown, died at her residence at 7:45 Friday morning after a long illness. She was the widow of the late Jeff Glisson of Emanuel county, Mrs. Glisson was born in Laurens county, the daughter of the late Frank Barfield and the late Mrs. Georgia Ann Barfield both of Laurens county. Survivors are one son, Hennon H. Glisson of Summertown; four daughters, Mrs. Dona Sego of Statesboro, Mrs. Clara Bell Pope of Millen; Mrs. Callie Collins of Ludowici, Mrs. Norah Stavley of Summertown; several grandchildren and great- grandchildren, three brothers, West Barfield of Warrenville, S.C., Ben Barfield of Macon and Jim Barfield of Lyons; two sister, Mrs. Mary Graham of Ocala, Fla., and Mrs. Sara Farrow of Reidsville. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday from the Hines Missionary Baptist Church near Summertown with the pastor Rev. Scarbobo, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were: Leon Canady, Frank Kirkland, Roy Grimes, Wilkes Bramlett, Teddy Braddy and Wallace Bailey. Additional Comments: Corrections: Lizzie was actually born about 1877. She was 3 years old on the 1880 census.......so she was only 66 years old when she died. NOT 87. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/emanuel/obits/g/glisson9438gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb