Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Rosebud Cochran Gafford 1936 ****************************************************************************************************** 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 Rosebud Cochran Gafford as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 10 Jan 1936. Camilla, Georgia. Casting a pall of sadness over the entire community Wednesday, 8 Jan 1936, afternoon was the death of Mrs. Rosebud Cochran Gafford, the wife of W. M. Gafford, which occurred at her home on North Harney Street shortly before 2:00 PM. Mrs. Gafford's death followed an illness of only a week. She was taken sick on New Year's Day and in a few hours pneumonia developed. Loved ones, nurses and doctors waged a hard fight for her life, giving every care and attention possible and the first of the week she had improved so much that every one felt that she would be able to pull through, but new complications developed Tuesday and her strength was depleted that she was unable to rally. Funeral services were held Thursday, 9 Jan 1936, morning at 10:00 AM at the Baptist Church, where a large company of relatives and sympathizing friends had gathered. Rev S. H. Bennett conducted the service and comforting hymns were beautifully sung by the choir. Attesting also to thoughtfulness of friends were the beautiful floral offerings. Following the service at the church interment was made in Sunset cemetery. Mr. J. R. Bramlett of Camilla Hardware and Implement Co. was the undertaker in charge. Mrs. Gafford was thirty one years of age and had spent her entire life in Camilla. She was the second daughter of Mr. B. H. Cochran and the late Mrs. Maude Cochran. Attending Camilla public schools and the Baptist Sunday School, a close friendship with numbers of playmates and school friends of childhood days had endeared her especially to the young people of the community. In her girlhood she united with the Baptist Church and gave a happy service to the church for as long as she lived. She was married on 23 June 1923 to W. M. Gafford and in her married life demonstrated the fine qualities of womanhood, giving to her husband and children a beautiful devotion as shown in her many services of the home. The sudden and untimely close of her useful young life has brought desolation to the little home and family, and sadness to relatives and hosts of friends throughout the county. Mrs. Gafford is survived by her husband and four children: Milton, Jr. age eleven; Eleanor Maude, age nine; Roy, age four and a five month old baby, David. She leaves also her father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Cochran, and two sisters, Mrs. E. M. Fagerstrom and Mrs. Lester Butler. The bereaved family have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in their sad loss.