Hester Lorea Cranford

1915 - 2011  (96 years)

• Name	Hester Lorea Cranford
  Born	11 Dec 1915	Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _FSLINK	https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=LQRZ-VTK
  Died	28 Dec 2011	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  	Obituary December 28, 2011 the Chattanoogan.com Hester Lorea Gilliam, 96, of Chattanooga, Tn. died on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in a local health care facility. A native of Albertville, Ala., she was the daughter if the late Joel and Cludie Mae Cranford. Mrs. Gilliam was a longtime employee of United Hosiery Mill. She was a passionate gardener and longstanding member of Summit Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Gilliam and a daughter Jacqueline Berry. Survivors include her granddaughter, Lisa Berry; brothers, Rev. Dairrell Cranford and Milford Cranford; sister, Ruth Hall and several nieces and nephews. The family will gather with friends at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 30, 2011 at Hamilton Memorial Gardens in Hixson, for a graveside ceremony conducted by Mrs. Gilliam's brother, Reverend Dairrell Cranford. Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday, December 29, 2011 from 5-8 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Home. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 4506 Hixson Pike at Hamill Road, Hixson, Tn.
  Buried	Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  	Address: Hamilton Memorial Gardens Hixson, Tennessee
  Person ID	I9	Cranford-Bales
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Joel Franklin Cranford,   b. 20 Mar 1890, Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States ,   d. 8 Jul 1973, Lewisburg, Marshall, Alabama, United States  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Cludie Pearl Allen,   b. 15 Feb 1895, Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States ,   d. 9 Aug 1969, Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1911	Marshall, Alabama, United States   [2]
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eugene Rossevelt Gilliam,   b. 3 Dec 1904,   d. May 1980, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jack Moss,   b. 26 Apr 1915, Tennessee, United States ,   d. 26 Jul 1952  (Age 37 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1938
  Children	+ 1. Jacqueline L. Moss,   b. 10 Jul 1939,   d. 29 May 2007, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2014
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Dec 1915 - Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States Died - 28 Dec 2011 - Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States Buried - Address: Hamilton Memorial Gardens Hixson, Tennessee - - Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		1920 US Census, Joel Franklin Cranford Family, Thompson Precinct, Marshall County, Alabama Home in 1920: Thompsons, Marshall, Alabama Household Members: Joel F Cranford 29 Cludie Cranford 24 Loree Cranford 4 Lovee Cranford 2 Monzee Cranford 1
  		1930 US Census, Joel Franklin Cranford Family, District 3, Lincoln County, Tennessee Street address: Flintville and Elora Road Household Members: J F Cranford 40 Cludie Cranford 35 Lore Cranford 14 Love Cranford 13 Monazell Cranford 12 Berman Cranford 9 Cooly Cranford 8 Olin Cranford 7 Jewet Cranford 5 Mamie Ruth Cranford 3 Milferd Cranford 0

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave Memorial #82497523, Accessed online 20 Feb 2015. [S19] Family GR of Joel Franklin Cranford, Cranford, James Milford and Olen B. Supplied by compiler.