Mitchell County  Georgia Obituaries John Franklin Maples 1936

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Obituary of John Franklin Maples 
as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 25 Dec 1936.  

Camilla, Georgia.  
Mr. J. F. Maples, aged citizen of Mitchell County, died 
Sunday, 20 Dec 1936, night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Camilla Shiver, in Bennett 
Park, after a long and tedious illness extending over a period of a year or more.  Funeral 
services were held Monday, 21 Dec 1936, afternoon at 3:00 PM at Hopeful Baptist 
church, where a large group of relatives and friends of the deceased were assembled.  The 
service was conducted by Rev S. H. Bennett, pastor of Camilla Baptist church.  The 
pallbearers were Messrs. R. E. L. Culpepper, Bob Taylor, D. W. Fitzgerald, N. H. 
Pritchett, J. G. Bailey and W. F. Cullens.  Interment was in the family lot in the cemetery 
beside the church.  Mr. Maples had almost reached his eightieth milestone, his birthday 
coming in late January.  He was a member of one of the oldest and prominent pioneer 
families of this county.  His father was the late Nathan Maples.  The deceased was born 
and reared in this county.  He was married early in life to Miss Laura Gaulden, who 
preceded him to the grave and after several years he married a Miss Arline, who lived 
only a few years after their marriage.  He later married Mrs. Henry Parker, who survives 
him.  Mr. Maples lived for a number of years in Hopeful community and he was a 
member of Hopeful Baptist Church.  Surviving the deceased are the following children: 
Mrs. Camilla Shiver of Camilla; Mrs. Howard Culpepper of Perry, Fla.; Mrs. John Cook 
of Pelham; Mrs. R. E. Welch of Cross City, Fla.; Mrs. J. G. Frazier of New York, N. Y.; 
J. N. Maples and J. A. Maples of Newton; B. B. Maples of Cuthbert; Rema Maples of 
Shamrock, Fla.; and Hoke Maples of Meridian, Miss.