Mrs. Betty Griffin Harper, 87, of Berrien County, Georgia, died Monday, October 6, 2003 at Palemon Gaskin Nursing Home in Ocilla.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at Spring Hill Primitive Baptist Church in Irwin County with the Rev. Dan Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 P.M. Tuesday evening at Paulk Funeral Home, Ocilla.
Mrs. Harper was born February 10, 1916 in Berrien County, Georgia, to the late Obie & Mary Luke Griffin. She was a homemaker and former employee of Dill’s Grocery in Ocilla. Mrs. Harper was a member of Spring Hill Primitive Baptist Church and a member of the Spring Hill Church Hill Top Club. Her husband, Herbert Harper & grandson, Donnie Howell Luke preceded Mrs. Harper in death.
Survivors include: 2 Daughters Mary Alice H. Smith, Alapaha, GA & Shirley H. Ralph, Jacksonville, FL; 1 Son, Densil Harper, Woodbine, GA; 1 Sister, Christine Walker, Enigma; 9 Grandchildren & Several Great Grandchildren.