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Author: wcr1951_1
Surnames: Causby, Robbins, DeFoor, Davis, Lenning, Cox
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Calhoun Times
Calhoun, GA
Mrs. Jewel DeFoor
07/22/03
Mrs. Jewel Robbins DeFoor, 91, of 1324 U.S. 41 N., Calhoun died Thursday, July 17, 2003 at
Gordon Hospital. She was born in Gordon County on Aug. 23, 1911, daughter of the late
Thomas Jefferson Robbins Sr. and Etta P. Causby Robbins and had spent her entire life
here. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Baxter Lee DeFoor in 1961; a son, Jack DeFoor, on Dec. 28, 1995; a
brother, T.J. Robbins; and a sister, Opal Davis. Survivors include three sons and
daughters-in-law, Johnson and Betty DeFoor and Tony DeFoor, all of Calhoun, and Lloyd and
Susan DeFoor of Apping; a daughter, Pat Lenning of Calhoun; two brothers, Phillip and
Edsel Robbins, both of Calhoun; a sister, Vinnie Maude Cox of Red Bank, Tenn. and seven
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral was Saturday, July 19, at 1 p.m. from
the chapel of Thomas Funeral Home, with Dr. Bert Vaughn officiating. Interment was in Fain
Cemetery. Nephews were !
pallbearers. The family requests that in addition to flowers contributions be made to the
charity of your choice. Thomas Funeral Home of Calhoun was in charge of arrangements.
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