Newton County GaArchives Obituaries.....R. M. Rakestraw April 1906 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Phyllis Thompson mandpthompson@bellsouth.net November 13, 2003, 8:15 pm The Enterprise, May 4, 1906 Mr. R. M. Rakestraw Dead Mr. R. M. Rakestraw, one of Newton county's most prominent and highly respected citizens, died at his home near Starrsville, Saturday afternoon, after an illness of more than three months. Mr. Rakestraw was 87 years old, and leaves a wife and several children. His body was buried at the Rakestraw burying ground at 11 o'clock Sunday, in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb