Mr. Rosco Felker, 83, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1987, at his home in Columbia. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Oaks and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Survivors include his wife, Lola Foster Felker of Columbia; two daughters, Fay Shepherd of Atlanta, Ga., Dorris Cole of Columbia; one son, Billy Felker of Columbia; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Melvin Hickman and Mrs. Vaden Brown, both of Lynnville; two brothers, Willie and Garland Felker, both of Pulaski.
The Pulaski Citizen, 03 Feb 1987
Special thanks to fellow volunteer Ed Mosby (#48731125) for the above obituary.
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An Ancestry.com Family Tree has George Roscoe Felker, born 6 Oct 1903 to Elijah Abraham Felker and Lena Gertrude Cates [Lena is actually his step-mother]; married Lola Pearl Foster on 3 May 1927 in Giles County, TN; died Jan 1987 in Columbia, Maury County, TN.
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Tennessee Marriage Records have Elijah Felker married Mary Lou Freeman on 5 Oct 1902 in Giles County.
1910 Census, taken 29 Apr 1910, has Elijah A Felker, 27, laborer on stock farm, married for 8 years to Mattie Lou, 27, who's had 4 children with all surviving, living in Lynnville, Giles County, TN. Children are: Roscoe, m, 6; Cleller, f, 5; Garland, m, 3; and Alice, f, 1y 2m.
Mother Mattie Lou died in 1913. Cannot find date of marriage to Lena Gertrude Cates.
1920 Census, taken 10 Jan 1920, has Elijah A Felker, 37, farmer on a general farm, married to Lena, 37, living in Lynnville, Giles County, TN. Children are: Roxie M, f, 4; Desie L, f, 3; Roscoe, m, 16; and William, m, 12. Also in the household is step-daughter Clella, 14.
Tennessee Marriage Records have Roscoe Felker married Lola Pearl Foster on 8 May 1927 in Giles County.
1930 Census, taken 21 Apr 1930, has George R Felker, 26, barber at beauty shop, married at 22 to Lola P, 21, married at 17, living in Pulaski, Giles County, TN. They have a daughter Willie, 2y 1m.
1940 Census, taken 21 Apr 1940, has Roscoe Felker, 35, barber at barber shop, married to Lola, 31, woman's supervisor at pants factory, living in Columbia, TN. Children are: Nellie Fay, f, 12; Dorris Marie, f, 9; and Bill Dean, m, 6.
US City Directories for Columbia, TN has:
1948: Felker G Roscoe (Lora P) 2 auto dlr
1950: Felker George R (Lola) 1 barber Slims Barber Shop
1953: Felker G Roscoe (Lola) 3 barber Brown & Haywood Barber Shop
1956: Felker Roscoe G (Lola) barber Rochelle's Barber Shop
US Social Security Death Index has George Felker, born 6 Oct 1903, died Jan 1987. Last residence was Columbia, Maury County, TN.
The Pulaski Citizen, 03 Feb 1987
Special thanks to fellow volunteer Ed Mosby (#48731125) for the above obituary.
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An Ancestry.com Family Tree has George Roscoe Felker, born 6 Oct 1903 to Elijah Abraham Felker and Lena Gertrude Cates [Lena is actually his step-mother]; married Lola Pearl Foster on 3 May 1927 in Giles County, TN; died Jan 1987 in Columbia, Maury County, TN.
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Tennessee Marriage Records have Elijah Felker married Mary Lou Freeman on 5 Oct 1902 in Giles County.
1910 Census, taken 29 Apr 1910, has Elijah A Felker, 27, laborer on stock farm, married for 8 years to Mattie Lou, 27, who's had 4 children with all surviving, living in Lynnville, Giles County, TN. Children are: Roscoe, m, 6; Cleller, f, 5; Garland, m, 3; and Alice, f, 1y 2m.
Mother Mattie Lou died in 1913. Cannot find date of marriage to Lena Gertrude Cates.
1920 Census, taken 10 Jan 1920, has Elijah A Felker, 37, farmer on a general farm, married to Lena, 37, living in Lynnville, Giles County, TN. Children are: Roxie M, f, 4; Desie L, f, 3; Roscoe, m, 16; and William, m, 12. Also in the household is step-daughter Clella, 14.
Tennessee Marriage Records have Roscoe Felker married Lola Pearl Foster on 8 May 1927 in Giles County.
1930 Census, taken 21 Apr 1930, has George R Felker, 26, barber at beauty shop, married at 22 to Lola P, 21, married at 17, living in Pulaski, Giles County, TN. They have a daughter Willie, 2y 1m.
1940 Census, taken 21 Apr 1940, has Roscoe Felker, 35, barber at barber shop, married to Lola, 31, woman's supervisor at pants factory, living in Columbia, TN. Children are: Nellie Fay, f, 12; Dorris Marie, f, 9; and Bill Dean, m, 6.
US City Directories for Columbia, TN has:
1948: Felker G Roscoe (Lora P) 2 auto dlr
1950: Felker George R (Lola) 1 barber Slims Barber Shop
1953: Felker G Roscoe (Lola) 3 barber Brown & Haywood Barber Shop
1956: Felker Roscoe G (Lola) barber Rochelle's Barber Shop
US Social Security Death Index has George Felker, born 6 Oct 1903, died Jan 1987. Last residence was Columbia, Maury County, TN.
Mr. Rosco Felker, 83, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1987, at his home in Columbia. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Oaks and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. Survivors include his wife, Lola Foster Felker of Columbia; two daughters, Fay Shepherd of Atlanta, Ga., Dorris Cole of Columbia; one son, Billy Felker of Columbia; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Melvin Hickman and Mrs. Vaden Brown, both of Lynnville; two brothers, Willie and Garland Felker, both of Pulaski.
The Pulaski Citizen, 03 Feb 1987
Special thanks to fellow volunteer Ed Mosby (#48731125) for the above obituary.
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An Ancestry.com Family Tree has George Roscoe Felker, born 6 Oct 1903 to Elijah Abraham Felker and Lena Gertrude Cates [Lena is actually his step-mother]; married Lola Pearl Foster on 3 May 1927 in Giles County, TN; died Jan 1987 in Columbia, Maury County, TN.
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Tennessee Marriage Records have Elijah Felker married Mary Lou Freeman on 5 Oct 1902 in Giles County.
1910 Census, taken 29 Apr 1910, has Elijah A Felker, 27, laborer on stock farm, married for 8 years to Mattie Lou, 27, who's had 4 children with all surviving, living in Lynnville, Giles County, TN. Children are: Roscoe, m, 6; Cleller, f, 5; Garland, m, 3; and Alice, f, 1y 2m.
Mother Mattie Lou died in 1913. Cannot find date of marriage to Lena Gertrude Cates.
1920 Census, taken 10 Jan 1920, has Elijah A Felker, 37, farmer on a general farm, married to Lena, 37, living in Lynnville, Giles County, TN. Children are: Roxie M, f, 4; Desie L, f, 3; Roscoe, m, 16; and William, m, 12. Also in the household is step-daughter Clella, 14.
Tennessee Marriage Records have Roscoe Felker married Lola Pearl Foster on 8 May 1927 in Giles County.
1930 Census, taken 21 Apr 1930, has George R Felker, 26, barber at beauty shop, married at 22 to Lola P, 21, married at 17, living in Pulaski, Giles County, TN. They have a daughter Willie, 2y 1m.
1940 Census, taken 21 Apr 1940, has Roscoe Felker, 35, barber at barber shop, married to Lola, 31, woman's supervisor at pants factory, living in Columbia, TN. Children are: Nellie Fay, f, 12; Dorris Marie, f, 9; and Bill Dean, m, 6.
US City Directories for Columbia, TN has:
1948: Felker G Roscoe (Lora P) 2 auto dlr
1950: Felker George R (Lola) 1 barber Slims Barber Shop
1953: Felker G Roscoe (Lola) 3 barber Brown & Haywood Barber Shop
1956: Felker Roscoe G (Lola) barber Rochelle's Barber Shop
US Social Security Death Index has George Felker, born 6 Oct 1903, died Jan 1987. Last residence was Columbia, Maury County, TN.
The Pulaski Citizen, 03 Feb 1987
Special thanks to fellow volunteer Ed Mosby (#48731125) for the above obituary.
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An Ancestry.com Family Tree has George Roscoe Felker, born 6 Oct 1903 to Elijah Abraham Felker and Lena Gertrude Cates [Lena is actually his step-mother]; married Lola Pearl Foster on 3 May 1927 in Giles County, TN; died Jan 1987 in Columbia, Maury County, TN.
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Tennessee Marriage Records have Elijah Felker married Mary Lou Freeman on 5 Oct 1902 in Giles County.
1910 Census, taken 29 Apr 1910, has Elijah A Felker, 27, laborer on stock farm, married for 8 years to Mattie Lou, 27, who's had 4 children with all surviving, living in Lynnville, Giles County, TN. Children are: Roscoe, m, 6; Cleller, f, 5; Garland, m, 3; and Alice, f, 1y 2m.
Mother Mattie Lou died in 1913. Cannot find date of marriage to Lena Gertrude Cates.
1920 Census, taken 10 Jan 1920, has Elijah A Felker, 37, farmer on a general farm, married to Lena, 37, living in Lynnville, Giles County, TN. Children are: Roxie M, f, 4; Desie L, f, 3; Roscoe, m, 16; and William, m, 12. Also in the household is step-daughter Clella, 14.
Tennessee Marriage Records have Roscoe Felker married Lola Pearl Foster on 8 May 1927 in Giles County.
1930 Census, taken 21 Apr 1930, has George R Felker, 26, barber at beauty shop, married at 22 to Lola P, 21, married at 17, living in Pulaski, Giles County, TN. They have a daughter Willie, 2y 1m.
1940 Census, taken 21 Apr 1940, has Roscoe Felker, 35, barber at barber shop, married to Lola, 31, woman's supervisor at pants factory, living in Columbia, TN. Children are: Nellie Fay, f, 12; Dorris Marie, f, 9; and Bill Dean, m, 6.
US City Directories for Columbia, TN has:
1948: Felker G Roscoe (Lora P) 2 auto dlr
1950: Felker George R (Lola) 1 barber Slims Barber Shop
1953: Felker G Roscoe (Lola) 3 barber Brown & Haywood Barber Shop
1956: Felker Roscoe G (Lola) barber Rochelle's Barber Shop
US Social Security Death Index has George Felker, born 6 Oct 1903, died Jan 1987. Last residence was Columbia, Maury County, TN.
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