Obituaries:Lethia Faulkner
Submitter: Pauline Mobley 1/01
Source:Richland Beacon News June 8, 1895


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Lethia Faulkner

Lake Providence Banner Democrat: Perhaps one of the oldest persons
in the State died on the 15th of May in the second ward. Her name was
Lethia Faulkner, but was generally known as "Grana Lethia". She
died on the Atherton plantation, where she had been living for the
past sixty yeears or more. Her exact age is not known, but in 1853,
when J.W. Keene purchased her with other slaves at a sale in the 
second ward, she was then considered to old to work, and had not done 
any work for several years. Col. E.W. Constant consideres her at 
least 115 years old or older. She was taken care of by the Keene and 
Constant families, and never knew what want was. Up to within a few 
weeks of death she could thread a needle, do patchwork, and took a 
delight in doing little things about her home.

The old woman was tenderly laid away.