Lela Margaret George, 94, Bergholz, died Aug. 26, 2011 in Gables Care Center, Hopedale, where she resided for over three years. She was born July 29, 1917 in Bergholz, a daughter of the late Harold (Hac) and Hattie Pearl Anderson Carson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ellis George.
Friends may call at the Blackburn Funeral Home at Second and Monroe Streets in Bergholz, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, from 2-4 p.m., 7-9 p.m. with services there on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the Mooretown Cemetery, near Bergholz with the Rev. Alan Jeffries will officiate.
Lela’s favorite charity was St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
A full obituary will appear in the next print edition of the Harrison News-Herald.