Mitchell County  Georgia Obituaries Martha Bell Stripling Lastinger 1938

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Obituary of Martha Bell Stripling Lastinger 
as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 30 Dec 1938.  
Camilla, Georgia.  

Coming as a sad shock to numerous relatives and 
friends throughout the county was the sudden death of Mrs. Martha Stripling Lastinger, 
wife of Mr. E. P. Lastinger, and a woman generally loved by all who knew her.  Her 
death, which took place at her home near Camilla followed on illness of nine days from 
pneumonia.  The end came Christmas morning, 25 Dec 1938, at 7:15 AM.  Funeral 
services were held Monday, 26 Dec 1938, at 11:00 AM at Oakview cemetery in the 
presence of a large company of sorrowing friends.  Services were conducted by Rev S. H. 
Bennett and Rev Frederick Wilson.  Pall bearers were W. H. Nix, C. C. Thomas, J. J. 
Dixon, C. L. Joiner, A. J. Rigsby and C. E. Pollock.  J. R. Bramlett was the undertaker in 
charge.  Mrs. Lastinger was sixty nine years of age.  She was born near Camilla 25 Jun 
1869, and spent her entire life in this county.  She was the former Miss Martha Bell 
Stripling, daughter of the late Lawrence G. and Harriet Hays Stripling.  At the age of 
nineteen she was happily married to Elisha Perry Lastinger with whom she lived for fifty 
two years before death severed the tie, their wedding anniversary coming last Friday.  
The early part of her married life was spent in Pelham and she lived for many years with 
her family in Camilla.  She had been a member of the Methodist church since early in 
life.  She is survived by her husband and the following children:  A. C. Lastinger of 
Albany; C. L. Lastinger, A. P. Lastinger, Miss Alda Lastinger and Mrs. Judson Rigsby, 
all of Camilla and Mrs. T. D. Preston of Newton. Her eight grandchildren are Roy, 
William, and Cecil Lastinger of Camilla; Alfred and Martha Sue Lastinger of Albany; 
Peggy Rigsby of Camilla; David and Ronald Preston of Newton; and one great grandson, 
David Lastinger of Albany.  She leaves two sisters, Miss Ora Stripling and Mrs. J. B. 
Wilson of Pelham.  There are a number of near relatives and close friends who were 
deeply saddened by her death.  The bereaved family have the warm sympathy of friends 
of this entire community and elsewhere in their severe loss.