Louis Charles Husted, Sr., 85, of Tifton, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church. Father Alfonso Gutierrez will officiate with a private burial to be held at a later date.
Mr. Husted was born on May 6, 1922 in the Republic of Panama and was the son of George Washington Husted and Ailia Mata Husted, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by one son, Donald Robert Husted; two brothers, Edward Husted and George Albert Husted; and one sister, Annetta Husted. He was retired as a crane operator with the Department of Defense and of the Catholic faith. He was also a United States Army veteran.
Mr. Husted is survived by his wife, Rose Alvarez Husted of Tifton; one son, Louis Charles Husted, Jr. of Merritt, Florida; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Mary Jane and Robert Gephart of Ty Ty, Sandra Cusumano of Tifton, and Linda and Aaron Talley of Italy; one sister, Dora LeGrys of Arizona; six grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.