Stephens County GaArchives Obituaries.....Whiten, Sara Rozilla Davis August 1967 ************************************************ 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: H Farmer hfarmer@windstream.net and J Haygood June 1, 2007, 1:48 am Toccoa Record Toccoa Record August 17, 1967 Mrs. Sarah Rozilla Davis Whiten, age 85, pioneer and widely known citizen of the Mize community and wife of Jack O. Whiten, passed away at the residence Monday evening at 6:45. Mrs. Whiten’s death came after a sudden illness. The daughter of the late Asa M. and Sarah Walters Davis, she was born April 16, 1882 in Stephens County (Franklin County, Stephens County was formed in 1905) and had resided in Stephens and Franklin Counties her entire life. Mrs. Whiten was a member of Carnes Creek Baptist Church and attended both Carnes Creek and New Hope Churches. Mr. And Mrs. Whiten recently celebrated their 62nd Wedding Anniversary. Survivors beside her husband include two daughters, Miss. Grace Whiten and Miss. Maude Whiten, both of the residence. She is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Mrs. Whiten was the last surviving member of 12 children in her immediate family. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock from the Hillcrest Chapel of Acree Davis Funeral Home with Rev. Everett Brady, Rev. Ralph Bagwell, Rev. Marlin Thomas, and Rev. Jack Whitehead officiating. The body lay in state at the Funeral Home until the funeral hour. The following gentlemen served as pallbearers, Clarence Davis, Hoyt Adams, Wofford Adams, Paul Mann, Ben Scott, Tyrus Davis, Marvin Taylor, and Dwain Andrews. Interment was in Carnes Creek Cemetery with Acre-Davis Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/stephens/obits/w/whiten993nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb