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10/5/13

FUQUA, Nancy – (d. 1946)

Mrs. Nancy Fuqua Dies After Lingering Illness

Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Fuqua, aged 77 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Booker Curtis in Lafayette at six thirty o’clock Thursday morning of last week. She had been in feeble health for years and had been confined to her bed for many years from a complication of troubles. She was a widow of John Fuqua, who died 15 years ago. She leaves two sons, Oscar and Britt Fuqua, both of Lafayette; three daughters, Mrs. Nelia Reid, of Springfield; Mrs. H.B. Law, of Scottsville; and Mrs. Curtis; 17 grandchildren, five great grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Clark Day, of the Alton Hill section of this county; and a half brother, Bill Parker of Hartsville.

The remains were laid to rest Friday afternoon about two o’clock in Drury’s cemetery, following funeral services conducted by Elder N. C. Fuqua and Elder A.J. Sloan. She was a good woman and had been a member of New Harmony Baptist church for more than 60 years. She was a Miss Shrum prior to her marriage, being the daughter of King and Mary Carter Shrum, both of whom died a number of years ago. She was born and reared in the Carter Branch section of the county.

Source: Macon County Times, Lafayette, Tennessee, Thursday, 12 September 1946

Submitted by:  Shelta R. Shrum, email is:  shrum1@mwsi.net

09/17/13

DOZIEE, Flossie Fuqua – (d. 1955)

Mrs. Flossie Fuqua Dozier, aged nearly 48 years, died suddenly at her home in Lafayette about one o’clock Monday afternoon. She suffered a heart attack nearly three months ago and spent some time in the local hospital. She had been apparently doing nicely until a short time before the end came unexpectedly on Monday. Her husband, who is a young Baptist minister and also a merchant at Brattontown, was away from home on business when Mrs. Dozier passed away. She leaves, in addition to her husband, two sons, Otis and Jack T. Dozier, residing in their father’s home; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Faye Able, who resides with her soldier husband stationed at present in Alaska; Mrs. Della Mae Jenkins, of Lafayette; and Mrs. Wanda Lee Stinson of Haysville this county; three grandchildren, three brothers, Fred Fuqua, of Detroit; Otto Fuqua, of Indianapolis; and Carney Fuqua, of Tompkinsville, Ky., and one sister, Mrs. Rosa Edens, of Lafayette.

Funeral services were conducted at Brattontown Baptist church at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning by Elders N.C. Fuqua and M.R. Drury, followed with interment in Drury cemetery. The deceased was a good woman and was an excellent member of Brattontown Baptist church. She was a native of Robertson county but had lived most of her life near Lafayette. She was the daughter of the late Rickman and Samantha Reid Fuqua.

Source: Gallatin Examiner, 20 October 1955

Submitted by:  Shelta R. Shrum