Elizabeth Rebecca Lennon, 102, of Tifton died Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 30, 2008, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Dr. W. Ches Smith, III and Rev. Paul Thomas will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 29, 2008, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Miss Lennon was born on October 12, 1905 in Irwin County and was the daughter of Woodberry Lennon and Alda Henderson Lennon, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Dowlin Lennon and Haines Lennon; and two sisters, Mary Lennon Calvert and Alda Lennon Carter. She was retired as the secretary for the Farmers Home Administration in Ocilla and a member of Tifton's First Baptist Church. She was a life-long resident of Tifton.
Miss Lennon is survived by one sister, Rosalie Lennon Shepherd of Tifton; one niece and her husband, Becky and Jimmy Crowder of Virginia; and two great nieces, Linda Leeke and Lisa Fitzgerald.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Tifton building fund.