The Minnie Bell Hersey who was grandmother to my husband, Lonnie Dean Hersey and mother to Lonnie VerDean Hersey (my father in law) died Nov. 26, 1969 and was 75 years old meaning she was born about 1894 according to her Death Notice which was posted in the WayCross Journal Herald, Waycross, GA. states she was a former resident of Coffee Co. and the wife of the late Emmett Hersey. Survived by five daughters: Mrs. Tom Wilson, Mrs W.J. Smith, Mrs, L. B. Hickson and Mrs. M.L. Hickson all of Waycross (The two Hickson's were brothers.) Mrs. Jimmy Lee Taylor of Nicholls: (Mr. Tayor was either the sheriff or deputy. Three sons, Henry Hersey of Waycross, Lonnie Hersey of Jacksonville (my line) and Lt. Col. Early Hersey at the time in Memphis, Tenn. (Early moved to Waycross after retiring from the military) Funeral services were at Roxie Mae Church in Coffee Co. with Rev. Richard Russell of Waycross and Rev. Adrian Shepard officiating. She was buried there beside her husband Emmett along with several of their children and Emmett's parents are also buried there with several other Hersey families all connected in some way .Minnie was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Waycross. Emmett lived on a farm which if going from Waycross to Pearson and turn on 158 to Douglas just past where the Gillis farm where you can buy pecans. The last time I went that way the house which my father in was born along with the first two sons of his and my mother in law was still standing. My parent in laws lived there till after my husband was born in 1845. I think the farm is still in the Hersey family. I know at one time a cousin of my father in law owned it. Hope this might help in figuring out who each of these Minnie Bell's might be. I think one of them might be my Minnie's mother but I do not know their birth dates and do not even know why I think this. Louise _EZfinder2@aol.com_ (mailto:EZfinder2@aol.com) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.