Laurens County GaArchives Obituaries.....Drew, George L. November 10, 1965 ************************************************ 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 September 9, 2009, 6:38 am The Dublin Courier Herald 11-11-1965 Front Page George L. Drew Funeral Rites Funeral services for George L. Drew, 70, of Lollie, who died early last night in a Dublin hospital, after an illness of two weeks, will be held at 2:30pm Friday at the Minter Baptist Church. The Rev. Monroe Carter and the Rev. T. H. Beckworth will officiate with burial in the Blue Springs Cemetery in Laurens County. The body will be taken to the family residence at 2pm Thursday and will remain there until the funeral hour. Active pallbearers will be James Martin, Lewis Martin, I. T. Garnto, Lamar Hester, Prentiss Graham, and Ralph Bostick. Honorary escort will include Laren Thigpen, George Young, Jabo Donaldson, Preston Young, Elbert Warnock, Dewey Warnock, Grable Ricks Sr., Elmer Bush, Alver Spivey, and Felder Fulford. Mr. Drew was a native of Laurens County, the son of the late John Drew and Mrs. Rachel Charity Smith Drew. He was custodian of Wilkes School and a member of the Baptist denomination. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Clara Martin Drew; two sons, Earl Drew of Dublin and T. L. Drew of Lollie; two step-sons, Luther Wynn and Esrie Wynn, both of Lollie; one step-daughter, Mrs. Meck Bush of Lollie; two sisters, Mrs. Grady Hester of Lollie and Mrs. Dollie Graham of Dublin; two brothers, J. D. Drew of Dublin and Joe W. Drew of Lollie; 11 grandchildren; and 4 great- grandchildren. Sammons Funeral Home of Soperton is in charge of arrangements. Additional Comments: George was born 11-27-1894. Georgia death certificate #034216. His first wife was Nettie Foskey. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/laurens/obits/d/drew12600ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb