Jefferson County GA

Wilcher, Elaine Harrington Mrs. – Obituary

Elaine Harrington Wilcher, 72, of Louisville, Ga., a former longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 8, 2006, after a brief illness. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Haines Methodist Church. Her funeral was Feb. 11 at the First Baptist Church in Louisville. The Rev. Larry Montgomery officiated. Burial was in the family plot at the Davisboro City Cemetery. Mrs. Wilcher was born on July 24, 1932, at Baker City and lived here most of her life. She was employed by the Haines Telephone Co. for a number of years and was employed at The Merc … Read more

Wilcher, Marjorie Elaine Harrington Mrs. – Obituary

Marjorie Elaine Wilcher, 72, of Louisville, Ga., a former longtime Baker City resident, died Feb. 8, 2006, after a brief illness. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church at Louisville. The Rev. Larry Montgomery will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot at the Davisboro City Cemetery. Mrs. Wilcher was born on July 24, 1932, at Baker City and lived here most of her life. She was employed by the Haines Telephone Co. for a number of years and by the Oregon State Police. She and her husband, Curtis, moved to Louisville in … Read more

Slave Narrative of Carrie Nancy Fryer

Interviewer: Miss Maude Barregan Person Interviewed: Carrie Nancy Fryer Location: Augusta, Georgia Age: 72 An angular, red-skinned old Negro women was treading heavily down the dusty sidewalk, leaning on a gnarled stick and talking to a little black girl. A “sundown” hat shaded a bony face of typical Indian cast and her red skin was stretched so tight over high cheek bones that few wrinkles showed. “Auntie,” she was asked, “have you time to tell me something about slavery times?” “No’m, I sorry,” she answered, “but I gwine to see a sick lady now, and I gots to ‘tend to … Read more