Laura K. Harrell, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Thursday, July 14, 2005 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, July 16, 2005, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, Fitzgerald, with the Rev. Ray Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in Lax Cemetery, Irwin County. Visitation will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 Friday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Harrell was born May 12, 1933 in Burkhart, Ohio to the late Leo Grover Kuhn and Eleanor Crum Kuhn. She lived in the community since 1969. Mrs. Harrell was a former employee of Allied Department Store and Holt's Bakery. She enjoyed playing bingo at the Elk's Lodge and was of the Catholic faith.
Mrs. Harrell is survived by her six sons: Stephen Allan Caton of Pineview, Richard Dale Caton of Ocilla, Patrick Lee Caton of Ashburn, Keith Raymond Ashton of Fitzgerald, Gaines Junior "G.J." Harrell of Ocilla and John Clifford Harrell of Fitzgerald; one daughter: Valerie Sue Peterson of Fitzgerald; eighteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; a sister and a brother: Mary Bowman and Bernard Kuhn, both of Zanesville, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Harrell and six brothers.