Milledgeville-Baldwin
County, Ga.
In The News 1940's
1941
July 31, 1941
The Union-Recorder
Mrs. L.B. Babb Passed Away Thursday Night
Mrs. Josephine
Franklin Babb, widow of the late Mr. L.B. Babb, passed away Thursday
afternoon July 24, at her home in East Baldwin after several months of
ill health. The funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Black
Springs Baptist Church, with Rev. J. M. Gilmore officiating in the
presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends of the deceased.
The interment was in the Black Springs cemetery, the following acting as
pallbearers: Messrs. Ed Jackson, Grady Possey, A.C. Simpson, George
Gilmore, Ralph Simmerson, Howard Underwood and J.B.Moran.
Mrs. Babb was 87 years of age, and her long life
had been a useful one, as she was a devoted wife and mother. She was a
member of the Montpelier Methodist Church for over 60 years and served
on the Board of Stewards for a number of years, and was faithful and loyal
in the performance of her Christian duties.
Mrs. Babb is survived by her six
sons, Messers. Jerome, Preston and Lonnie Babb of Milledgeville;
Clifford
Babb of McIntyre; Avery Babb of Lake Port, Calif.;
Homer
Babb of Charlotte, N.C.; and two daughters, Mrs. J.B. Jackson
of
Hillside, Pa.; and Mrs. E.W. Jackson of Milledgeville.
Eileen Babb McAdams copyright 2004
