Irwin-Taylor County GaArchives Obituaries.....Rev. Edfored Sr. Talton  March 1 1998
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The Ocilla Star Newspaper, Wednesday, April 1,1998

Rev. Edfored  Talton, Sr.
 Rev. Talton, of Ocilla, died Sunday, March 1, 1998 at Tift General 
Hospital. He was 70.
 Rev. Talton was born June 6,1927, the son of Rev. Isiash and  Annie K. 
Jenkins Talton of  Reynolds. He attended school in the Lax community and 
the Ocilla School. He joined New Bethel Lax Baptist Church in 1938 and 
was a member until his death. He was a minister for 47 years, graduating 
from Bryant Theological Seminary in Fitzgerald. He was the chairman of 
the Ocilla District Union Meeting for several years and the Vice 
Moderator of the Willacoochee Baptist Asspciation for 17 years. He 
organized the Minister Alliance of Irwin County, Minister Alliance of 
the Willacoochee Baptist Church and a member of the Irwin County 
Mission-In-Action.
Survivors include his wife, Johnnie L. Talton of Ocilla; his children, 
Shirley Deberry, Rev. Edfored Talton, Jr., Dec. Jeremiah Talton, Sr., 
Erma Bryant, Lillian Cole, Dec. Joel Talton, Dec, Timothy Talton, 
Everett D. Talton, and Delphine Battle; two brothers, Rev. Isiah Talton 
and Rev. Johnny Talton, both of West Palm Beach, ,FL; three sisters, Eva 
Herring of Ocilla, Ollie Covington of West Palm Beach, FL and Ida 
Anderson of Ocilla; 26 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren; nieces, 
nephews, and godchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 7, 1998 at Bethlehem Baptist 
Church in Ocilla with Rev. Marcus Anthony officiating.
Pallbearers were Rev. Douglas Taylor_Rev. Horace Bullock, Rev. T., H. 
Bradswell, Rev. Garrison Stanley, Jr., Rev: Charles Luke, Rev. Tommy 
Washington, Rev. W. F. Mobley, and Rev. James Curtis.
Honorary pallbearers were Rev. Edfored Talton, Jr.,Dec. Jeremiah Talton, 
Bro. Darron Talton, Rev. Stanford Anderson, Dec. Timothy Talton, Dec. 
Joel Talton, Rev. Charles Anderson, and Rev. Thomas Wilson.
    Interment was in Ocilla Cemetery.
    Davis Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.



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