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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 50, 165.
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 2 Aug 2006.
(July 25, 1909 - August 2, 2006)
Orpha Addie Lunsford, age 97, of Marshall, N.C., formerly of Newport was called home by the Lord, Wednesday, August 2, 2006, after an extended illness. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Newport. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Lunsford; sisters, Ethel Lunsford, and Pearl Ford; also a brother Everette Carlisle. She is survived by a special nephew and niece, Jerry and Alice Maddron of Marshall, N.C. with whom she had lived for the last 2 years; brother, Berlin Carlisle of Greenville, S.C.; sisters, Sara Blanche Maddron of Marshall, N.C., and Helen Dockery of Platka, Florida; also several generations of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday August 5, 2006 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Boggan officiating, with burial in Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends 12 noon until 2 p.m. Saturday prior to the funeral services.
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