So sorry to hear about your losses, Linda. Will keep you family in my prayers this week. Trudy Linda Fiddie wrote: > To my fellow Vicks, > I hope no one thinks that I have abandoned my responsibilities to > the list. I still read everything that is posted and frequently > correspond privately with different list members. I have been working > with Census 2000 since February while still helping to care for my > Mother. I have not had much free time. > This past week has also been very stressful for our family. Mom > lost two of her sisters. The first died on Wednesday April 26th (see > obituary below). We returned last evening from the funeral trip to > Florida and the other sister died during the night Saturday. > These two (as well as my Mom) were the children of Mary Jane > (Cannon) and Connie Rad Vick of Thomas County Georgia. All ten of the > children were born on their farm near the community of Patten. > The following is a transcription of the obituary from the Tampa > Tribune on April 28, 2000: > > AKRIDGE > Mrs. Rosa Lee Akridge, 79, of Tampa, passed away Wednesday April 26, > 2000. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday April 29, > 2000 at the funeral home. Interment will follow in the Garden of > Memories Cemetery. Mrs. Akridge was of the Baptist Faith and retired > from Nations Bank after 25 years of service. She is survived by a > daughter, JoAnn Elwood and husband Richard, of Brooksville, FL; a > brother, Homer Vick, of Thomasville, GA; four sisters, Janie Barnes of > Thomasville, GA; Thelma Ratliff, of Panama City, FL; Ola Mae Jordan, and > Ellen Morris, both of Thomasville, GA; 2 grandchildren, Natalie Davis, > Ft. Myers, FL; and Rick Elwood, of Tampa, FL; one great grandchild, > Kellam Davis, of Ft. Myers, FL. > BLOUNT CURRY & ROEL > Funeral Homes & Cemeteries > Garden of Memories Chapel > 4207 E. Lake Ave. > Tampa, FL 33610 (813) 626-3161 > > (Note: Homer Vick and Ola Mae Jordan actually live in Ochlocknee, > not Thomasville). > > The sister who died last night was Janie Barnes. I will post the > transcript of her obituary on Tuesday. (They do not publish a paper on > Monday in our neck of the woods.)