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Rossie <I>Alexander</I> Craft

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Rossie Alexander Craft

Birth
Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Death
10 Oct 1938 (aged 98)
Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.2386861, Longitude: -82.8031389
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The obituary for Rossie A. Craft was found in the Tuesday, October 25, 1938 edition of The Elberton Star newspaper, Elberton, Georgia

"Mrs. Rossie Craft, 98 years old, native and lifelong resident of Elbert County, and the oldest white resident of Elbert County, died at the home of her son J. W. Craft, near Harmony last Saturday morning at 3 o'clock. The funeral services were conducted at Rock Branch Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Reverend J. W. Keller. Burial was in the church cemetery with Elberton Department Store funeral directors in charge. Mrs. Craft had been a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church continuously for 82 years. She is survived by 2 sons and 2 daughters; Messers J. W. Craft and Clarence Craft and Mrs. J. S. Taylor of Elbert County and Mrs. A. J. Lovingood of College Park. She also leaves a large family of grand children, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren."
The obituary for Rossie A. Craft was found in the Tuesday, October 25, 1938 edition of The Elberton Star newspaper, Elberton, Georgia

"Mrs. Rossie Craft, 98 years old, native and lifelong resident of Elbert County, and the oldest white resident of Elbert County, died at the home of her son J. W. Craft, near Harmony last Saturday morning at 3 o'clock. The funeral services were conducted at Rock Branch Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Reverend J. W. Keller. Burial was in the church cemetery with Elberton Department Store funeral directors in charge. Mrs. Craft had been a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church continuously for 82 years. She is survived by 2 sons and 2 daughters; Messers J. W. Craft and Clarence Craft and Mrs. J. S. Taylor of Elbert County and Mrs. A. J. Lovingood of College Park. She also leaves a large family of grand children, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren."


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  • Created by: Valerie C
  • Added: Jan 9, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10298466/rossie-craft: accessed ), memorial page for Rossie Alexander Craft (22 Jun 1840–10 Oct 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10298466, citing Rock Branch Baptist Church Cemetery #1, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Valerie C (contributor 46774607).