Laura Akers Griffith
Age, 88, of Prestonsburg, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Born on December 31, 1918, in Offutt, she was the daughter of the late Logan Akers and Bessie Meta Peery Akers. She was a former grocer and ran Arnett's Grocery, known as Bess Arnett's Store, for 35 years. She was a former member of Adah Chapter No. 24, Order of the Eastern Star; Miriam Rebekah Lodge No. 31; and I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 293. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil R. "Cowboy" Griffith, on January 11, 1979. Survivors include a son, Johnny Logan Griffith of Prestonsburg; nine nieces, and three nephews. She was preceded in death by three sisters: Evelyn Stephens, Ival Whitaker, and Garnett Mayo; two brothers: Johnny Akers and Clyde Akers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 25, at 11 a.m., at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Arnold Turner officiating. Interment will be at Richmond Memorial Cemetery, in Prestonsburg. Pallbearers: John Earl Hunt, Martin Osborne, Bret Davis, B.D. Nunnery, Wayne Taylor, Jonathan Shaw, Shawn Conley and Keith Bartley. The family has entrusted arrangements to Carter Funeral Home - 04-25-2007.
Age, 88, of Prestonsburg, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Born on December 31, 1918, in Offutt, she was the daughter of the late Logan Akers and Bessie Meta Peery Akers. She was a former grocer and ran Arnett's Grocery, known as Bess Arnett's Store, for 35 years. She was a former member of Adah Chapter No. 24, Order of the Eastern Star; Miriam Rebekah Lodge No. 31; and I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 293. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil R. "Cowboy" Griffith, on January 11, 1979. Survivors include a son, Johnny Logan Griffith of Prestonsburg; nine nieces, and three nephews. She was preceded in death by three sisters: Evelyn Stephens, Ival Whitaker, and Garnett Mayo; two brothers: Johnny Akers and Clyde Akers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 25, at 11 a.m., at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Arnold Turner officiating. Interment will be at Richmond Memorial Cemetery, in Prestonsburg. Pallbearers: John Earl Hunt, Martin Osborne, Bret Davis, B.D. Nunnery, Wayne Taylor, Jonathan Shaw, Shawn Conley and Keith Bartley. The family has entrusted arrangements to Carter Funeral Home - 04-25-2007.
Laura Akers Griffith
Age, 88, of Prestonsburg, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Born on December 31, 1918, in Offutt, she was the daughter of the late Logan Akers and Bessie Meta Peery Akers. She was a former grocer and ran Arnett's Grocery, known as Bess Arnett's Store, for 35 years. She was a former member of Adah Chapter No. 24, Order of the Eastern Star; Miriam Rebekah Lodge No. 31; and I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 293. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil R. "Cowboy" Griffith, on January 11, 1979. Survivors include a son, Johnny Logan Griffith of Prestonsburg; nine nieces, and three nephews. She was preceded in death by three sisters: Evelyn Stephens, Ival Whitaker, and Garnett Mayo; two brothers: Johnny Akers and Clyde Akers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 25, at 11 a.m., at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Arnold Turner officiating. Interment will be at Richmond Memorial Cemetery, in Prestonsburg. Pallbearers: John Earl Hunt, Martin Osborne, Bret Davis, B.D. Nunnery, Wayne Taylor, Jonathan Shaw, Shawn Conley and Keith Bartley. The family has entrusted arrangements to Carter Funeral Home - 04-25-2007.
Age, 88, of Prestonsburg, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Born on December 31, 1918, in Offutt, she was the daughter of the late Logan Akers and Bessie Meta Peery Akers. She was a former grocer and ran Arnett's Grocery, known as Bess Arnett's Store, for 35 years. She was a former member of Adah Chapter No. 24, Order of the Eastern Star; Miriam Rebekah Lodge No. 31; and I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 293. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil R. "Cowboy" Griffith, on January 11, 1979. Survivors include a son, Johnny Logan Griffith of Prestonsburg; nine nieces, and three nephews. She was preceded in death by three sisters: Evelyn Stephens, Ival Whitaker, and Garnett Mayo; two brothers: Johnny Akers and Clyde Akers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 25, at 11 a.m., at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Arnold Turner officiating. Interment will be at Richmond Memorial Cemetery, in Prestonsburg. Pallbearers: John Earl Hunt, Martin Osborne, Bret Davis, B.D. Nunnery, Wayne Taylor, Jonathan Shaw, Shawn Conley and Keith Bartley. The family has entrusted arrangements to Carter Funeral Home - 04-25-2007.
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