Lillie Mae Caldwell Argroves, age 99 of Gay, Ga., passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Alvaton, with Rev. Wendell Banks officiating, assisted by Rev. Chuck Conkle. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers; Ronald Caldwell, Harold McFarlin, Glenn Argroves, James Argroves, Terry Vining, and P. J. Calhoun. Serving as as an honorary pallbearer will be Lanny Caldwell.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at Smith-Steele-Meadows Funeral Home in Woodbury.
Mrs. Argroves was born June 17, 1915 in the Wooster Community of Meriwether County, Ga., the daughter of William Creed Caldwell and Claudia Owens Caldwell. She believed in hard work, and held numerous jobs through the years, retiring from International Playtex in Manchester after twenty years' service. She was a lifelong resident of Meriwether County, having never lived more than seven miles from her birthplace. She was a very active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where for over sixty years she taught the children's Sunday School class. As long as she was able, she never failed to share her strong faith with others, always ready and willing to offer her testimony to anyone who would listen. She loved working in her yard, gardening, and especially growing flowers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Washington Argroves, and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her two daughters; Jane Chappell of Eatonton, Ga., and Glenda Duke and her husband Edward of Griffin, Ga.; a son, Edward Argroves of Gay, Ga.; a former daughter-in-law, Glenda Starling of Gay, Ga.; seven grandchildren, Rhonda Vining of Griffin, Ga., Britt Calhoun of Greenville, Ga., Ronnie Dunn and Tim Dunn both of Griffin, Ga., Wanda Argroves of Gay, Ga., James Argroves and his fiance Danielle of Gay, Ga., and Glenn Argroves and his wife Tammy of Greenville; nine great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Faye Jackson of Newnan, Ga.: a brother, Claude Caldwell of Rocky Mount, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.
Flowers will be accepted or those who desire may make memorial contributions to the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, or Affinis Hospice 21 Highland Drive, Newnan, Ga. 30263.
Smith-Steele-Meadows Funeral Home, Woodbury, is in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Alvaton, with Rev. Wendell Banks officiating, assisted by Rev. Chuck Conkle. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers; Ronald Caldwell, Harold McFarlin, Glenn Argroves, James Argroves, Terry Vining, and P. J. Calhoun. Serving as as an honorary pallbearer will be Lanny Caldwell.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at Smith-Steele-Meadows Funeral Home in Woodbury.
Mrs. Argroves was born June 17, 1915 in the Wooster Community of Meriwether County, Ga., the daughter of William Creed Caldwell and Claudia Owens Caldwell. She believed in hard work, and held numerous jobs through the years, retiring from International Playtex in Manchester after twenty years' service. She was a lifelong resident of Meriwether County, having never lived more than seven miles from her birthplace. She was a very active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where for over sixty years she taught the children's Sunday School class. As long as she was able, she never failed to share her strong faith with others, always ready and willing to offer her testimony to anyone who would listen. She loved working in her yard, gardening, and especially growing flowers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Washington Argroves, and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her two daughters; Jane Chappell of Eatonton, Ga., and Glenda Duke and her husband Edward of Griffin, Ga.; a son, Edward Argroves of Gay, Ga.; a former daughter-in-law, Glenda Starling of Gay, Ga.; seven grandchildren, Rhonda Vining of Griffin, Ga., Britt Calhoun of Greenville, Ga., Ronnie Dunn and Tim Dunn both of Griffin, Ga., Wanda Argroves of Gay, Ga., James Argroves and his fiance Danielle of Gay, Ga., and Glenn Argroves and his wife Tammy of Greenville; nine great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Faye Jackson of Newnan, Ga.: a brother, Claude Caldwell of Rocky Mount, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.
Flowers will be accepted or those who desire may make memorial contributions to the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, or Affinis Hospice 21 Highland Drive, Newnan, Ga. 30263.
Smith-Steele-Meadows Funeral Home, Woodbury, is in charge of arrangements.
Lillie Mae Caldwell Argroves, age 99 of Gay, Ga., passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Alvaton, with Rev. Wendell Banks officiating, assisted by Rev. Chuck Conkle. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers; Ronald Caldwell, Harold McFarlin, Glenn Argroves, James Argroves, Terry Vining, and P. J. Calhoun. Serving as as an honorary pallbearer will be Lanny Caldwell.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at Smith-Steele-Meadows Funeral Home in Woodbury.
Mrs. Argroves was born June 17, 1915 in the Wooster Community of Meriwether County, Ga., the daughter of William Creed Caldwell and Claudia Owens Caldwell. She believed in hard work, and held numerous jobs through the years, retiring from International Playtex in Manchester after twenty years' service. She was a lifelong resident of Meriwether County, having never lived more than seven miles from her birthplace. She was a very active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where for over sixty years she taught the children's Sunday School class. As long as she was able, she never failed to share her strong faith with others, always ready and willing to offer her testimony to anyone who would listen. She loved working in her yard, gardening, and especially growing flowers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Washington Argroves, and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her two daughters; Jane Chappell of Eatonton, Ga., and Glenda Duke and her husband Edward of Griffin, Ga.; a son, Edward Argroves of Gay, Ga.; a former daughter-in-law, Glenda Starling of Gay, Ga.; seven grandchildren, Rhonda Vining of Griffin, Ga., Britt Calhoun of Greenville, Ga., Ronnie Dunn and Tim Dunn both of Griffin, Ga., Wanda Argroves of Gay, Ga., James Argroves and his fiance Danielle of Gay, Ga., and Glenn Argroves and his wife Tammy of Greenville; nine great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Faye Jackson of Newnan, Ga.: a brother, Claude Caldwell of Rocky Mount, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.
Flowers will be accepted or those who desire may make memorial contributions to the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, or Affinis Hospice 21 Highland Drive, Newnan, Ga. 30263.
Smith-Steele-Meadows Funeral Home, Woodbury, is in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Alvaton, with Rev. Wendell Banks officiating, assisted by Rev. Chuck Conkle. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers; Ronald Caldwell, Harold McFarlin, Glenn Argroves, James Argroves, Terry Vining, and P. J. Calhoun. Serving as as an honorary pallbearer will be Lanny Caldwell.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at Smith-Steele-Meadows Funeral Home in Woodbury.
Mrs. Argroves was born June 17, 1915 in the Wooster Community of Meriwether County, Ga., the daughter of William Creed Caldwell and Claudia Owens Caldwell. She believed in hard work, and held numerous jobs through the years, retiring from International Playtex in Manchester after twenty years' service. She was a lifelong resident of Meriwether County, having never lived more than seven miles from her birthplace. She was a very active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where for over sixty years she taught the children's Sunday School class. As long as she was able, she never failed to share her strong faith with others, always ready and willing to offer her testimony to anyone who would listen. She loved working in her yard, gardening, and especially growing flowers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Washington Argroves, and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her two daughters; Jane Chappell of Eatonton, Ga., and Glenda Duke and her husband Edward of Griffin, Ga.; a son, Edward Argroves of Gay, Ga.; a former daughter-in-law, Glenda Starling of Gay, Ga.; seven grandchildren, Rhonda Vining of Griffin, Ga., Britt Calhoun of Greenville, Ga., Ronnie Dunn and Tim Dunn both of Griffin, Ga., Wanda Argroves of Gay, Ga., James Argroves and his fiance Danielle of Gay, Ga., and Glenn Argroves and his wife Tammy of Greenville; nine great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Faye Jackson of Newnan, Ga.: a brother, Claude Caldwell of Rocky Mount, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.
Flowers will be accepted or those who desire may make memorial contributions to the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, or Affinis Hospice 21 Highland Drive, Newnan, Ga. 30263.
Smith-Steele-Meadows Funeral Home, Woodbury, is in charge of arrangements.
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