Mary Frances Rowe

ALAPAHA — Mary Frances Rowe, 78, of Alapaha, died early Monday morning, Feb. 19, 2007, at Tift Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Kevin Stone, the Rev. Jackie Connell and the Elder Robert Tucker officiating. Interment will follow at the St. Luke Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 tonight at Lovein Funeral Home in Nashville.

Mrs. Rowe was born on Sept. 2, 1928, in Berrien County. She was the daughter of Albert Hardy Gaskins and Lilla Bell Bradford Gaskins. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by an older sister, Irene, who died at age 8.

Mrs. Rowe is survived by a daughter, Joyce Anne Rowe Jones and her husband, Carlton Ellis Jones; a granddaughter, Lauren Frances Jones Moffitt and her husband, Clifton Moffit; and a granddaughter, Catherine Elizabeth Jones, all of Hahira. She is also survived by a brother, Albert Harvey Gaskins and his wife, Clara Steverson Gaskins, of Alapaha; a sister, Gloria Annett Gaskins Ferrell and her husband, Mallory Hope Ferrell Jr., of Peachtree City; her nieces, Brenda Irene Gaskins Thornton and her husband, Dannie Thornton, Sandra Frances Gaskins Starling and her husband, Jimmy Starling; her nephews, Stephen Harvey Gaskins and his wife, Yvette Turner Gaskins, Eric Bradford Ferrell and his wife, Susan Scott Ferrell; and numerous great-nieces and nephews and church family members. She is also survived by friends and students from her many years of teaching who also enjoyed and benefited from her love, care and nurturing.

Lovein Funeral Home in Nashville is in charge of arrangements.

Frances Webb Greene

SPARKS — Frances Webb Greene, 82, of Sparks, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, at South Georgia Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Brushy Creek Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Springhill Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at Boone-Lipsey Funeral Home.

Mrs. Greene was born on May 30, 1924, in Cook County. She was the daughter of David Aaron and Vida Tyson Webb, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Levi Greene; one half-brother, Rob Webb; and four half-sisters, Bessie Stripling, Mattie Faircloth, Etta Bell Reed and Ida Dove. She lived most of her life in Cook County and was a member of Brushy Creek Baptist Church and a homemaker.

Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Freida and Earl Joiner of Sparks and Sandra Greene and Vince Bruttomesso of Kansas City, Mo.; six grandchildren, Christy and Robert Garcia, Toni and Louis Holder, Earl and Nancy Joiner, Timmy and Carol Rayle, Lee and Brandi Bruttomesso and Joey Bruttomesso; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Boone-Lipsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.