REV. LARRY MERLE LAFFERTY

We regret to announce the passing of Rev. Larry M. Lafferty, age 83, of Donalsonville, GA who passed away Sunday, March 20, 2005, at his residence. Funeral services for Rev. Lafferty will be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 11:00 AM at the Chapel of Evans-Skipper Funeral Home in Donalsonville with Rev. James Scarborough and Rev. Preston Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in the Orange Baptist Church cemetery at Live Oak, FL on Thursday, March 24, 2005, at 2:00 PM. You may sign the guest register and share your thoughts with the family by visiting our website at www.evansskipper.com. Rev. Lafferty was born on May 15, 1921 to the late Larry Merle and Susan Platt Watts Lafferty of High Springs, FL. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was in Company B of the 128th Infantry. He was a Baptist minister, having preached for over 50 years. He was the charter pastor of the Lake Seminole Baptist Church, of which he was currently a member . He leaves to cherish his memory his wife Annie Merle Robinson Lafferty; a son, Alan Lee Lafferty and his wife Jodie of Tallahassee, FL; four daughters, Alice Frances Stevens of Lakeland, FL; Pat Copeland and her husband Ashley of Lake Park, GA; Faye Minear and her husband Jim of Donalsonville, GA; and Polly Weaver and her husband Jim also of Donalsonville, GA; one sister, Marcella Woods of Live Oak, Fl; thirteen grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren and three on the way and also five great-great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Lake Seminole Baptist Church Building Fund, 2990 Burke Road, Donalsonville, GA 39845.