Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Laura Belle Shirah Faircloth 1947 ****************************************************************************************************** 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 Laura Belle Shirah Faircloth as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 17 Jan 1947. Mrs. George W. Faircloth, prominent and generally beloved Mitchell county woman, died in Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany on Thursday night, 16 Jan 1947 at 7:45 PM. She had been in bad health for several years. She was taken suddenly and seriously ill at her home Wednesday and was carried by ambulance to the hospital. A lifetime resident of this county, Mrs. Faircloth was the former Miss Laura Belle Shirah, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gus Shirah, of Flint community. In early young womanhood she was happily married to Mr. George W, Faircloth, the couple establishing their home on their farm near Baconton, a home well known for its hospitality and Christian ideals through the years. In home, church and community her influence as a good Christian woman, kindly and benevolent to all extended where she was known. She had been a member of the Baptist church for a number of years. Funeral services took place Saturday, 18 JAN 1947, at 11:00 AM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev W. M. Davis of Meigs and the Rev J. T. Rigsby of Sale City. A large company of friends were present for the services and the flowers were unusually lovely. Interment was in the church cemetery. Bramlett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She is survived by her husband, four sons, Raiford Faircloth of Moultrie; William Faircloth of Sylvester; M. A. (Jack) Faircloth of Wilmington, N. C.; and Watson Faircloth, who lived at home with his parents; and three daughters, Mrs. Parks Goodson of Tallahassee, Fla., Mrs. Eddie Hatcher of Elmodel and Mrs. Erasmus Brown of Chattanooga, Ten. Three surviving sisters are Mrs. Miles Mansfield of Baconton; Mrs. Clarence Vines of Sale City and Mrs. Minnie Adams of Baconton.