Franklin County GaArchives Obituaries.....Whitfield, Lula Frances April 29, 1961 ************************************************ 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: Evie Whitfield evie5@windstream.net July 7, 2007, 3:15 pm Anderson Independent, April 30, 1961 Mrs. Lula Frances Martin Whitfield, 79, widow of John Edlbert Whitfield, died Saturday morning at her home in the Prospect Community, Franklin County after several months of declining health. Born in Franklin County, GA on March 19, 1882, she was a daughter of the late Derrell and Julian Ann Clementine Kesler Martin, and had lived all her life in the Prospect Community. She was a member of the Prospect United Methodist Church. Survivors include 5 daughters: Mrs. Fletcher (Lois) Purcell and Mrs. George (Eunice) McDuffie, both of Carnesville, GA; Mrs. Fletcher (Eufaula) McAlister and Mrs. Edwin (Orene) Randall of Greenville, SC and Mrs. James (Doris) Edens of Clinton, SC. 2 sons: Olin Whitfield and ODis Whitfield, both of Toccoa, GA; 1 sister, Mrs. Knox (Emmaline) Wilkinson of Toccoa. 18 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 pm, Sunday, from the Prospect United Methodist Church by the Rev. Don Brown and Rev. George thurmond. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The following grandsons will serve as pallbearers: Larry Whitfield, Harrison Purcell, Charles Purcell, Alfred Purcell, Elbert Randall and James McAlister, Jr. The body is at the residence. Dan Mathews Mortuary. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/franklin/obits/w/whitfiel9953ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb