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Willie Tanksley Obituary

Mrs. Willie Mae Riley Tanksley - SYLVANIA - Mrs. Willie Mae Riley Tanksley, 94, died Thursday. Survivors: son, Alex Tanksley Jr. ; daughters, Cleo T. Nobles (Charles), Arnita T. Boyd and Mary T. Wallace; sisters, Carrie Bell Jackson and Elease Gaston; brothers-in-law, Rev. Henry Neal Tanksley (Annie Bell) and Eugene Taylor; sister-in-law, Louise Coles; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral: 11 am Tuesday at the Lawton Grove Baptist Church. Burial:Lawton Cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior until the funeral services. There will be no viewing after the eulogy. Hill's Mortuary, Inc. Savannah Morning News August 18, 2008 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannahnow.com/obituaries .

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Published by Savannah Morning News from Aug. 16 to Aug. 18, 2008.

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