Graveside service for Mary Terry Letson, 99, of Moulton will be today, February 7, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Moulton Memory Gardens with Chris Godbee officiating and Lawrence Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Letson, who died Friday, February 6, 2015, at NHC Healthcare, was born April 14, 1915, in Lawrence County to John F. Terry and July Terry Terry. She worked retail and retired as an inspector for the Shirt Factory. She was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. Mrs. Letson was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Talmadge Letson; her parents; grandson, Barry Harris; four brothers, Dempsey Terry, Lucian Terry, Tennis Terry and Redus Terry; and two sisters, Omie Cross and Pauline Terry.
Survivors include one son, Lyndon Letson of Moulton; one daughter, Marva Harris of Moulton; one sister, Betty Lou LaChance of New Hampshire; six grandchildren, Lori Delorenzo and Leann French, both of Atlanta, Ga., Lane Lynn of Athens, Mike Harris and Kim Cameron, both of Moulton, Amie Martin of Franklin, Tenn.; great-grandchildren, Cathy Harris, Jamie Martin, Karly Harris, Adam Martin, Clint Cameron, Joseph Harris and four more great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Mike Harris, Adam Martin, Joe Harris and Clint Cameron.
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Lyndon and I have been friends since childhood. When we were children, we picked cotton for Talmadge and Mary would always prepare a very delicious meal for us. They were salt-of-the-earth people. Mary was always kind and gracious to us aggravating young’ns. This family was part of a network that provided a safe and wholesome environment for children to grow up in. Sometimes our hide and feelings got skint but the experiences molded us into what we needed to be to deal with the world. The experiences and memories of seventy years have deepened my appreciation for my neighborhood pals: Lyndon Letson, Alton & Buddy Lang, Jimmy Jones, Marion Lee Cartee, Alton and Lance, Jr. Cleveland, the Rutherfords, the Kellys, the Hills across the road and my brothers just to name some of them. I shall always love the memories of Talmadge and Mary. Their lives were precious to so many and to us. We want Lyndon and Marva to know how blessed we are to call you our friends. With love and sympathy.