Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Elizabeth Crosby Mansfield 1932 ****************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ****************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Oct 2002 Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of Elizabeth Crosby Mansfield as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 13 May 1932. Camilla, Georgia. Mrs. Elizabeth Mansfield, aged 78 this May, died at the home of Rev H. N. Burnett Tuesday, 10 May 1932, morning after and illness of several weeks from infirmities of old age. Grandma Mansfield had made her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Rev and Mrs. Mansfield, since the death of her husband, the late H. J. Mansfield, five years ago, living her entire life in a short distance of Flint, the place of her birth, she was a pioneer, and possessed those virtues that make the real woman; joining the Baptist church at Pleasant Hill when a young woman, she tried to live up to the teachings of the Master, being patient, kind, loving, generous, energetic and conservative. Her passing away was not unexpected, nevertheless it cast a gloom over a large family membership and friends. Besides her one daughter, Mrs. Burnett, she is survived by four sons, Miles and Clem of Sale City, Morgan of Baker County and Ed of Dundee, Fla.; 37 grandchildren and as many great grandchildren. Funeral was held from Pebble City Baptist church where she was a member, Wednesday, 11 May 1932, afternoon at 2:00 PM conducted by Rev S. O. Thomas. Interment was at Shady Grove cemetery where her husband was buried.