TAYLOR COUNTY, GA - OBITS - Mrs. Thessie Wisham Albritton

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The Butler Herald

IN MEMORIAM
Funeral services for Mrs. Thessie Wisham Albritton were
conducted at Prosperity church Jan. 5 at 11a.m.

Mrs. Albritton was 62 years of age and a life-long
citizen of this county; she was a member of Prosperity
church.

Besides her husband, Mrs. Albritton is survived by five
sons and six daughters: Messrs. J.C. of  Cordele, Wilchar
and A.V., of Rupert, Clinton of Taylor Mill and Edgar Lee
of Rupert; daughters, Mrs. Mary Joiner, Ft. Valley; Mrs.
Vera Carpenter, Taylor Mill, Mrs. Wilma Carpenter of
Butler, Mrs. Ioan Singletary of Cordele, Miss Dorothy
Albritton of Rupert, Survivors also include her father,
Mr. J.Q. Wisham Sr., of Rupert; Four brothers and five
sisters, towit: Messrs J.Q., Wanza, Solon, and Y.S.
Wisham; Mrs. Monroe Layfield of Ideal, Mrs. C.O. White of
Rupert, Mrs. Bob Albritton of Ellaville, Mrs. J.C. Hayes
of Mauk and Mrs. William Harmon, Alabama.

Funeral was conducted by Rev. Hartley, Rev. Adams and
Rev. Hall.

Pallbearers were Roscoe, J.B., Halton, Travis Albritton,
Fred Brewer and Howard Barrow.

The Butler Herald

Mrs. Charles Albritton Dies at Her Home in Rupert January
4th.

At her Rupert home Jan. 4th, 3 a.m., occurred the death
of Mrs. Charles Albritton from a heart ailment the first
attack of which she suffered a few hours prior to her
death.

Mrs. Albritton, and esteemed lifelong citizen of the
county was born June 6, 1895, the daughter of Mr. J.Q.
Wisham who survives as does five sons and five daughters,
to-wit; Messrs. A.V., J.C., Jack, Wilchar and Clinton
Albritton; Mrs. Wilber Carpenter, Mrs. Vera Carpenter,
Mrs. Mary Jinks, Miss Dorothy Albritton and Mrs. Nettie
Bears and Mrs. I. Singleton of Cordele; also her father
and the following sisters: Mrs. Oscar White, Mrs. Monroe
Layfield, Mrs. William Harmon, Mrs. J.C. Hays and Mrs.
Robert Albritton.

Mrs. Albritton was regarded as a devout Christian and a
member of Prosperity Church where the funeral was
conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday. Interment was in the
family lot in the nearby cemetery. These rites were in
charge of Revs. Hartley and Adams. Pallbearers were
Messrs. Lee, Halton, J.B. and Travis Albritton, Fred
Brewer and Howard Barrow. The floral offering was
unusually abundant and beautiful.

Edwards Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Note: Thessie Wisham Albritton passed away on January 4,
1956.