Mary DeFoor

Sunday, September 24, 2006 MARY O. DeFOOR, AGE 96, OF THE SUGAR VALLEY COMMUINTY. DIED SATURDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 23RD AT HER RESIDENCE. MRS. DeFOOR WAS BORN IN CHICKAMAUGA, GEORGIA ON MARCH 7, 1910. DAUGHTER OF THE LATE HENRY CLINTON AND FANNIE LENORE WALLACE OSBURN. SHE HAD BEEN A RESIDENT OF GORDON COUNY FOR 75 YEARS RETIRING FROM THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE IN 1974. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE SUGAR VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH AND HAD BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE CREAM OF THE CROP. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, JAMES W. DeFOOR IN 1984. A DAUGHTER, BERTA SUE DeFOOR HOLCOMB. A GRANDSON, RANDALL HOLCOMB. FOUR BROTHERS , FRANK, CLARK, HENRY, AND JAMES LOUIS OSBURN ALSO PRECEDE HER. SURVIVORS INCLUDE ONE DAUGHTER; DOROTHY DeFOOR FAULKENBERRY OF SUGAR VALLEY. TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS; KATHERINE FAULKENBERRY OF CUMMING, GA. AND ANNETTE HOUSTON OF CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICH.. FOUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ; KIMBERLEY WALKER, QUINCIE FULMER, TREVOR WOODS, AND LAURA HOUSTON ALSO SURVIVE. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH AT 11AM FROM THE CHAPEL OF THOMAS FUNERAL HOME. WITH REV. MITCH PHILLIPS, REV. HOWARD DUVALL, AND REV. DAVID HOLLAND OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN FAIN CEMETERY. PATRICIA BROCK WILL HAVE CHARGE OF THE MUSIC. PALLBEARERS INCLUDE TREVOR WOODS, JEFF FULMER, BOBBY PARKER, GENE HANNAH, BRUCE THOMAS, NEAL HOLSOMBACK, AND LYNN FAULKENBERRY. WITH THE CREAM OF THE CROP SERVING AS HONORARY ESCORTS. YOU MAY SIGN THE REGISTER BOOK OR EXPRESS PRIVATE CONDOLENCES AT WWW.THOMASFUNERALHOMECALHOUN.COM THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 5 UNTIL 8PM. THOMAS FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MRS. MARY O. DeFOOR.