Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Mary Ann Hughes Faircloth 1919 ****************************************************************************************************** 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 Mary Ann Hughes Faircloth as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 18 Apr 1919. Many relatives and friends were saddened by the death of Mrs. Mary Hughes Faircloth, which took place at the home of her son, Mr. W. M. Faircloth, in Hopeful community on Friday, 11 Apr 1919, night at 11:00 PM. Mrs. Faircloth had been in bad health for several months, suffering from heart trouble, but was taken with her fatal illness only a few days before the end came. Everything that loving hands could do, was done to rest the tired body and prolong life, but the end was inevitable. She had lived a long and useful life and went to sleep in peace. Funeral services were held at Hopeful church on Saturday, 12 Apr 1919, afternoon at 4:00 PM. Rev J. I. D. Miller , pastor of the Flint Baptist Church, conducting the services with the assistance of Rev H. B. Woodward, of the Camilla Baptist Church. A large gathering of people at the funeral attested to the affection with which the deceased was regarded in life. The pallbearers were grandsons of Mrs. Faircloth, the following acting: Messrs. Earl Hurst, Forrest West, Mack West, Paul Parker, Hubert Parker and David West. The deceased leaves two sons, Mr. J. R. Faircloth of Dothan, Ala., and Mr. W. M. Faircloth of Hopeful; and three daughters, Mrs. Morgan West of Pelham; Mrs. W. M. Hurst of Meigs, and Mrs. J. F. Maples of this county. Mrs. Faircloth was about 80 years of age. She was one of the pioneers of the county and had witnessed all its changes and progress. She was a member of Hopeful Baptist Church, had been an earnest and sincere Christian and consistent church worker since early in life, and was revered and generally beloved by all who knew her. Her relatives, her many friends and her community sustain a great loss in her death. The deep sympathy of many friends goes out to the bereaved family.