Lanier County GaArchives Obituaries.....Pressley, Frank Austin January 1, 2011
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The Berrien Press - January 5, 2011
 Frank Austin Pressley, 89, of Lakeland died Jan. 1, 2011, at Berrien County 
Hospital.
 Born May 11, 1921, in Cullowhee, NC, to the late Robert Daniel and Ivey 
Pressley, he had lived in Lakeland near Teeterville most of his life. He served 
a tour of duty in the United States Coast Guard during WWII, worked for Colonial 
Foods, and most recently as a barber in Valdosta. He was best known for singing 
bluegrass gospel music at church and nursing homes in and around Lakeland. He 
was a member of Knights Memorial Missionary Baptist Church.
 He was preceded in death by his life- long wife, Mary Kent Pressley, brothers 
and sisters, William Howard Pressley, Nora Lee Pressley, Robert Daniel Pressley, 
Jr. Hicks, Louise Pressley, Lula Arganna Pressley, Sallie Ann Pressley, John 
Clayton Pressley, Jessie Brazilla Pressley, Fred Alexander Pressley, Harley 
Hurton Pressley, David Swain Pressley, Emily Ruth Pressley, Buford Eugene 
Pressley.
 Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Elaine and Jim Weight of Kettering, 
OH; son, Sammy Pressley of Gulfport, MS; grandchildren, Greg Weight, Karen 
Weight Casablanca, Tine Pressley, Robert and Jill Pressley, great grandchildren, 
Naomi Weight, Sam Weight, Alia Weight, Tygart Robert , Clayton Robert, Emily 
Robert.
 Funeral services were held Jan. 4 at 11 a.m. at Knights Memorial Missionary 
Baptist Church with burial in Empire Cemetery in Lanier County.
 Music Funeral Services of Lakeland was in charge of arrangements.



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