Heard County GaArchives Obituaries.....Prestridge, Elizabeth "Bettie" Matilda [Arrington] June 3, 1927 ************************************************ 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: Candace [Teal] Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 and Valerie (Johnson) Freeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00009.html#0002248 July 18, 2006, 10:24 am "The Roanoke Leader" Roanoke, Randolph Co., Alabama NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, June 1, 1927 WEHADKEE News May 30th Mrs. Bettie Prestridge is very low and not expected to live very long. - - - NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, June 8, 1927 WEHADKEE News June 6th Mrs. Bettie Prestridge died last Friday at her home near Beulah, following a long illness. The deceased was 67 years old. She had been a member of the Baptist church many years and was a good woman. She is survived by several grown children. Her husband preceded her six years ago. Interment was made at Big Springs on Saturday afternoon. Rev. J.P. Kent was in charge of the services. [Transcribed by Candace (Teal) Gravelle - July 12, 2006] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AL Death Index: Name: Bettie Prestage Death Date: Jun 1927 Death County: Randolph Volume: 26 Roll: 2 Page #: 12598 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bettie was the sister of my husband's GG Grandfather, John J. Arrington Bettie's husband, William H. Prestridge, was the brother of John Arrington's wife, Mary Catherine Prestridge - so brother & sister married a sister & brother. - vjf Descendants of William Henry Prestridge 1 William Henry Prestridge b: 27 Sep 1852 in Georgia d: 5 Feb 1921 in Randolph Co., Alabama Burial: Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery - Big Springs, Randolph Co., Alabama Father: Jesse Crawford Prestridge Mother: Linney J. Kemp .. +Elizabeth "Bettie" Matilda Arrington b: 22 Apr 1860 in Alabama d: 3 Jun 1927 in Randolph Co., Alabama m: Abt 1874 in (Randolph Co., Alabama?) Burial: Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery - Big Springs, Randolph Co., Alabama Father: Isham Arrington Mother: Mary Via ...... 2 Sarah Frances Prestridge b: 22 Jan 1875 in Randolph Co., Alabama d: 5 Nov 1893 ........... +John W. Walker Father: Mother: ...... 2 Mary Emma Prestridge b: Abt 1877 in Randolph Co., Alabama ........... +Warren Thomas Kent m: 21 Jul 1892 Father: Mother: ...... 2 Josephine Caline Prestridge b: 1879 in Randolph Co., Alabama ........... +George W. Benefield Father: Mother: ...... 2 James Jefferson "Jeff" Prestridge b: 17 Aug 1882 in Randolph Co., Alabama d: 13 Aug 1955 in Winston Co., Alabama ........... +Lena Lipham b: Abt 1889 in Alabama d: 23 Jun 1956 in Winston Co., Alabama m: 20 Nov 1904 in Randolph Co., Alabama Father: ?_______ Lipham Mother: ...... 2 Spairl Isham Prestridge b: 15 May 1885 in Randolph Co., Alabama d: 12 Jun 1949 in Troup Co., Georgia Burial: Tyus Missionary Baptist Church -Tyus, Carroll Co., Georgia ........... +Mattie L. Harlen b: 1886 in Georgia d: 22 Jul 1971 in Clayton Co., Georgia (Res. of Fulton Co.) m: 4 Jan 1903 in Heard Co., Georgia Burial: Tyus Missionary Baptist Church -Tyus, Carroll Co., Georgia Father: Mother: ...... 2 William Henry Prestridge, Jr. b: 22 Sep 1887 in Frolona, Heard Co., Georgia ........... +Annie Carden b: Bef Jul 1893 in Alabama m: 14 Nov 1906 in Heard Co., Georgia Father: Mother: ...... 2 Amos Emitte Prestridge b: 18 Dec 1888 in Mason, Heard Co., Georgia d: 28 Jan 1960 Burial: Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery - Big Springs, Randolph Co., Alabama ........... +Esther Lena Bexton Mitchell b: 16 Jan 1906 d: 9 Sep 1991 Burial: Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery - Big Springs, Randolph Co., Alabama Father: Mother: ...... 2 Lubie Jackson Prestridge b: 18 Feb 1892 in Omaha, Randolph Co., Alabama d: 24 May 1949 in Randolph Co., Alabama Burial: Highway First Congregational Meth. Church - Potash, Randolph Co., Alabama ........... +Letha Adella Scott b: 1892 d: 1964 m: 17 Dec 1911 in Heard Co., Georgia Burial: Highway First Congregational Meth. Church - Potash, Randolph Co., Alabama Father: Mother: ...... 2 Richard "Homer" Prestridge b: 29 Dec 1894 in Randolph Co., Alabama ........... +Mattie M. Scott b: 26 Jun 1897 d: 28 Mar 1992 m: 27 Sep 1914 in Wehadkee, Randolph Co., Alabama Burial: Randolph Memory Gardens - Randolph Co., Alabama Father: Mother: ...... 2 Malenda Vastie Prestridge b: May 1898 in Randolph Co., Alabama ........... +Jody Worth Messer Father: Mother: ...... 2 Cordie Mae Prestridge b: 1900 in Randolph Co., Alabama d: 23 Aug 1937 Burial: Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery - Big Springs, Randolph Co., Alabama ........... +Walter Charlie Scott b: 1894 d: 1931 Burial: Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery - Big Springs, Randolph Co., Alabama Father: Mother: ...... 2 Infant Prestridge b: 20 Oct 1904 in Randolph Co., Alabama d: 20 Oct 1904 in Randolph Co., Alabama Burial: Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery - Big Springs, Randolph Co., Alabama File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/heard/obits/p/prestrid4924gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb