Emanuel County GaArchives Obituaries.....Tyson, Lucenda E. "Sweeter" Durden December 10, 1943
************************************************
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:
William J. (Jim) Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net March 7, 2011, 10:57 am

The Swainsboro Forest-Blade 12-16-1943 Front Page
                           Funeral Rites Mrs. S. J. Tyson
 Mrs. S. J. Tyson died at 1:50am last Friday at the residence of her daughter, 
Mrs. Pierce D. Leonard, after an illness of eight weeks. She was 71 years old 
and was born in Emanuel County on Sept. 16, 1872.
 She was the daughter of the late Rowan Durden and the late Lucy Ann Moore 
Durden, both natives of Emanuel County. Her husband was the late Colonel S. J. 
Tyson, former mayor and prominent lawyer, of Swainsboro.
 Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Lester Coleman and Mrs. P. D. Leonard, 
Swainsboro; one son, Hoke Tyson of the Marine Corps; two brothers, Rowie 
Durden, Augusta and Sephus Durden of Covena; ten grandchildren and one great 
grandchild.
 Funeral services were held at 3pm Saturday from the Primitive Baptist Church, 
Swainsboro, with Elder J. Walter Hendricks, pastor officiating, assisted by 
the Rev. H. C. Griffin, pastor of the Swainsboro Methodist Church. Interment 
was in the City Cemetery.
 Honorary pallbearers were Judge ____ Humphrey, Judge F. C. Williams, Henry 
Flanders, Mayor T. R. Spivey, Peyton L. Youmans, and Otis G. Price. Active 
pallbearers were Edwin Flanders, Darius Brown, Walter Lamb, Neil D. Moore, 
Walter Moore, and Alfred Lamb.
 Swainsboro Mortuary was in charge.

Additional Comments:
Georgia death certificate #26915.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/emanuel/obits/t/tyson1803nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/

File size: 2.0 Kb