Mrs. Elsie Faye Cooper Grogan, age 93, of Menlo, GA died Sunday, July 22,
2012 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Grogan was born February 22, 1919 in Chattooga County, GA, the
daughter of the late William Pink Dempsey and Annie Mae Willingham
Dempsey. Mrs. Grogan was retired from Mt. Vernon Mill. She also
retired from Wal-Mart after17 years of employment. She was the oldest
living member of Beersheba Presbyterian Church, where she served as
an elder. Other than her parents, Mrs. Grogan was preceded in death by
her first husband, Ted Cooper; second husband, Carl Grogan; and a sister,
Helen Rich.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, H. D. “Bub” and Wanda Cooper;
daughters, Ann Ward and Joan DuBois; brothers, Harrel “Bud” Dempsey
and William “Tab” Dempsey; grandchildren, Leigh Ann Cooper, Matt Cooper,
Wendy Cooper, Jeff Ward, Melody Davis, Robert DuBois, and Melissa
Braswell; 8 Great-Grandchildren; and a number of Nieces, Nephews, and
Cousins.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a. m. Friday, July 27, 2012 at
Macedonia Cemetery with Rev. Ken Terrell officiating. Active pallbearers will
be Jeff Ward, Matt Cooper, Robert DuBois, Cary Braswell, Clayton Davis,
Rob Dempsey, and Trey DuBois. Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Shaw,
Carolyn and Ronald Hill, Corey and Greg Hughes, Dempsey Lawson, Chris
Bowman, Lois Mason, Nita Smith, Fonda Henderson, and Brenda and Gene
Wesson.
Mrs. Grogan will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will
receive friends from 5:00 until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, July 26, 2012.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Beersheba
Presbyterian Church Building Fund.
Mason Funeral Home is directing.
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