Obituaries
Huggins; brothers Troy and Waymond (Sonny) Huggins, sisters Orene Bowman and Wilma Neal; sister-inlaw, Annette Huggins, brothers-in-law Ed Bowman, Windom Neal, Herschel Davis and Joe McClure.
She is survived by her children: Angela (Ricky) Stack, Troy (Susan) Fitzpatrick and Leslie Cole. Grandchildren: Tricia Cothron, Mary Greenway, Coy Moody, Aaron Stack, Zach Varnell, Joey Varnell, Thomas Fitzpatrick, and Anna Fitzpatrick. Surviving siblings include Lebron (Myra) Huggins, Smyrna, TN, Joel (Barbara) Huggins, Jerry (Carolyn) Huggins, Glenda Davis of the West Armuchee Community and Katherine McClure of LaFayette. Also surviving are ten great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, a 1955 graduate of LaFayette High School and worked at Best Mfg. before making the choice to become a stayat-home mother.
Visitation: 2:00pm4:00pm, Thursday, March 22 at Pleasant Hill UMC (4686 W. Armuchee Rd.) with the funeral service following visitation with the Rev. Chris Mullis and the Rev. Skip Mitchell officiating.
Interment: In the church cemetery.
Pallbearers: Zach Varnell, Marty Huggins, Randy Huggins, Brian Neal, Aaron Stack and A.J. Cothron.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pleasant Hill Cemetery Fund or to the charity of your choice.
Arrangements by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.
Fred Greene, 79, LaFayette, Ga.
Rev. Fred Greene, age 79, of LaFayette passed away Monday, March 19, 2018.
He began his work in Ministry in 1969 and was one of the founders of Old Way Baptist Church where he began pastoring in 1974. Throughout his ministry he pastored many churches in the area. He was a member of Highland Avenue Baptist Church in Summerville and retired from Walker County Transit with 11 years of service.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Debbie Greene; parents, Henry Greene and Lucy Borden Greene; grandson, Jeremy Greene; great granddaughter, Makenzie Grace Allmond; two brothers; and three sisters.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Etta Woody Greene; sons, Jeff (Kecia) Greene, Roger (Denise) Greene, and Steve Greene all of LaFayette; grandchildren, Jennifer Browning, Valerie Kelley, Caleb Greene, Austin Greene, and Clay Haney; great grandchildren, Ethan and Evan Adams, Lindsey Browning, Amylia Grace, Jackson, Ava, and Canaan Kelley; sisters, Ann Brown of Cloudland, Ga., Margaret Mann of LaFayette, Judy (Harold) Brock of Knoxville, Tenn., and Dorothy Greene Huskey of Alcoa, Tenn.; brothers, Charles Greene of LaFayette and Jim Greene of Madisonville, Tenn.; several nieces and nephews; and special friends, David and Edna Wilkerson and Audrey Harbin.
Funeral service: 2 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2018 in the Wilbanks Memorial Chapel with James Brown and Phillip Wells officiating.
Interment: West Hill Cemetery.
Visitation: Wednesday from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. and Thursday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.
Everette Lee Bradley, 87, LaFayette, Ga.
Everette Lee Bradley, age 87, of LaFayette passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Nichols Bradley; daughter, Theresa Bradley; son, Joseph Bradley; and parents, Jewell Bradley and Dollie Denny Bradley.
He is survived by his daughter, Lisa (Terry) Templeton; brother, Lonnie Bradley all of LaFayette; five grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
Funeral service: 5 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2018 in the Wilbanks Memorial Chapel.
Interment: Estelle Cemetery.
Visitation: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.
Lisa Jackson Blankenship, 53 Rossville, Ga.
Lisa Jackson Blankenship, age 53 of Rossville passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018.
She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her father, Grady Jackson.
Lisa is survived by her son, Jake Blankenship; mother, Ruby Jackson; sister, Cathy (Danny) Harper; nieces, Tiffany (Buddy) Parker and Amber (Curtis) Duncan; several great nieces and nephews.
Graveside service: Friday, March 23, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Calvary Gardens with Pastor George “Dink” Gates officiating.
Arrangements by W. L. Wilson and Sons Funeral Home-Ft. Oglethorpe.
Lynabel Price Crowe, 91, Dothan, Ala.
Mrs. Lynabel Price Crowe, a resident of Dothan, Alabama, went to be with the Lord March 5, 2018, in a Dothan hospital after a brief illness. She was 91 years old.
Funeral services: 11:00 a.m. (CST) Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Pea River Presbyterian Church in Clio, Alabama with the Reverend Brewer Ames officiating.
Interment: In La Fayette, Georgia Cemetery Monday, March 26, 2018, at 12:00 Noon (CST) with Reverend Tom Ariail officiating, Holman Funeral Home and Cremations of Ozark directing.
Visitation: Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Pea River Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Crowe was born August 6, 1926 in Wrightsville, GA to the late Dennis and Nona Belle Price. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in La Fayette, Georgia. She was a devoted, loving mother and grandmother who loved to visit and travel with her children and grandchildren. She was a member of several organizations; The DAR (Daughters of American Revolution, The UDC (The United Daughters of the Confederacy, The Colonial Dames of the 17 Century, The United States Daughters of 1812, The National Society Daughters of the Americas Colonists, and The National Society of The Dames of The Court of Honor. She was very active in these organizations and held Chapter and State offices. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Crowe; her brothers, Dennis Herschel Price and Salas Price; her sisters, Lavada Guilfoyle and Ethel Thomas all of Tucson, AZ.
Survivors include her children Dennis and (Helen) Crowe of Clio, AL, Debbie Hermann of Pagosa Springs, CO, Denise and (Gordy) Quinn of Lakewood, WA; nine grandchildren, Melinda Van Ackern, Dothan, Dennis Crowe II, Luverne, AL, James Crowe, Geneva, Al, Molly Bowen, North Little Rock, AR. John Hermann, David Hermann Tucson, AZ , Amanda Robinson, Lakewood, WA, Drew Crabtree, Lakewood, WA, Abegail Nelson, Las Vegas, NV; one sister in law, Ann Crowe, Sumter, SC; 17 great grandchildren, 2 greatgreat grandchildren, 3 step grandchildren, 16 step great grandchildren and 4 step great-great grandchildren.
Condolences may be expressed at www. HolmanFuneralHome. com.
Mary Pearl Barefield Cooper, 87, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018.
A lifelong resident of the Ringgold area, she was a former employee of Five Star Food Service where she worked for over 30 years and was a member of Nellie Head Baptist Church. Mary was a very loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved her family and loved her flowers.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd Lee and Edna Lee Williams Barefield; grandchild, Baby Lane Cooper; great grandchild Dillon Parks and brother, Lloyd Lee Barefield Jr.
She is survived by her loving husband of 71 years, Charlie A. Cooper Jr. of Tunnel Hill, GA.; three children, Brenda (Tillie Jr.) Parks, Lynn (Meredith) Carpenter, and Steve (Joy) Cooper all of Tunnel Hill, GA.; three sisters, Evia Lee Boles of Apison, TN., Nelle Frances Rogers of Ooltewah, TN., and Judy Edwards of Ringgold, GA.; brother, Johnny Ray Barefield of Red Clay, GA,; five grandchildren, Renea Gillean, Steven Cooper, Michael (Sarah) Parks, David (Amy) Carpenter, and Nicole (Dallas) Smithson; fourteen great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren,