E. C. Harper, age 94, of Vienna, formerly of Seville, died Thursday, March 11, 2010, in a Cordele nursing home.
He was born in Crawford County to the late Lonnie Harper and Minnie Barefoot Harper. Mr. Harper was a farmer and a logger and the widower of Evelyn Stewart Harper, his wife of 51 years who died in 1987. He was a kind, gentle man with a strong work ethic all his life. He will be missed.
Survivors include:
Son: Charles Harper (Ann) of Pitts
Daughters: Sandra Pope (J. C.) of Vienna
Janice Brown Cottongim (John) of Marietta
Grandchildren: 5
Great Grandchildren: 10
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Charles L. Harper, Jr., his son-in-law, Marvin Brown; brothers, Philip Harper, Edgar Harper; sisters, Jessie Mathews, Allie Giles, Ruby Childers and Minnie Wade.
Funeral services will be at 4 PM Saturday, March 13 in the chapel of Brannen-NeSmith Funeral Home of Vienna with interment in Seville Cemetery.
Visitation will begin two hours prior to the service.
Memorial gifts may be made to United Hospice, 708 E. 16th Avenue, Cordele, GA 31015.
Brannen-NeSmith Funeral Home of Vienna has charge of arrangements.
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