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my beautiful great-grandmother Velma Elizabeth Henderson Givens
"MORGANTOWN — Velma Elizabeth Givens, 80, of Morgantown died at 1:50 p.m. Feb. 29, 2008, at her daughter’s residence. The Butler County native was a homemaker and former owner of Givens Grocery and Antiques. She was the oldest active member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Harvey B. Henderson and Mary Hampton Henderson, and wife of the late Grady Avis Givens. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Clifton Henderson, Talmage Henderson, Raymond Henderson and Guy Henderson; a sister, Ruble Carter; a son-in-law, Doug Smith; and a grandson, Craig Givens. Funeral is at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sandy Creek Baptist Church, with burial in Sandy Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Monday and from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.jonesfuneralchapel.com. Survivors include a son, Roger Givens and his wife, Deborah, of Morgantown; two daughters, Faye Taylor and her husband, Leon, of Hendersonville, Tenn., and Diann Smith of Morgantown; a grandson, Chris Givens and his wife, Jobi, of White House, Tenn.; five granddaughters, Gina Kirkpatrick, and her husband, Gary, of Whitehouse, Lisa Desroches and her husband, Gary, of Westmoreland, Tenn., Cynthia McCoy and her husband, Tim, of Morgantown, Carla Turner and her husband, Paul, of Cartersville, Ga., and Beth Hathaway and her husband, Andy, of Richmond; three great-grandsons, Clint Desroches, Chase McCoy and Travis Mace; seven great-granddaughters, Sydney Desroches, Kathrine Givens, Sally Givens, Amy Mace, Elizabeth McCoy, Kara Turner and Kayla Turner; two sisters, Mabel West of Bowling Green and Ovie Beliles and her husband, Thel, of Smiths Grove; and a brother-in-law, Ralph Carter of Bowling Green."
my beautiful great-grandmother Velma Elizabeth Henderson Givens
"MORGANTOWN — Velma Elizabeth Givens, 80, of Morgantown died at 1:50 p.m. Feb. 29, 2008, at her daughter’s residence. The Butler County native was a homemaker and former owner of Givens Grocery and Antiques. She was the oldest active member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Harvey B. Henderson and Mary Hampton Henderson, and wife of the late Grady Avis Givens. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Clifton Henderson, Talmage Henderson, Raymond Henderson and Guy Henderson; a sister, Ruble Carter; a son-in-law, Doug Smith; and a grandson, Craig Givens. Funeral is at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sandy Creek Baptist Church, with burial in Sandy Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Monday and from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.jonesfuneralchapel.com. Survivors include a son, Roger Givens and his wife, Deborah, of Morgantown; two daughters, Faye Taylor and her husband, Leon, of Hendersonville, Tenn., and Diann Smith of Morgantown; a grandson, Chris Givens and his wife, Jobi, of White House, Tenn.; five granddaughters, Gina Kirkpatrick, and her husband, Gary, of Whitehouse, Lisa Desroches and her husband, Gary, of Westmoreland, Tenn., Cynthia McCoy and her husband, Tim, of Morgantown, Carla Turner and her husband, Paul, of Cartersville, Ga., and Beth Hathaway and her husband, Andy, of Richmond; three great-grandsons, Clint Desroches, Chase McCoy and Travis Mace; seven great-granddaughters, Sydney Desroches, Kathrine Givens, Sally Givens, Amy Mace, Elizabeth McCoy, Kara Turner and Kayla Turner; two sisters, Mabel West of Bowling Green and Ovie Beliles and her husband, Thel, of Smiths Grove; and a brother-in-law, Ralph Carter of Bowling Green."