Mrs. Alva DeLoach

STATESBORO - Mrs. Alva Key DeLoach, age 75, died Saturday at the East Georgia Regional Medical Center. The Portal native lived in Savannah for many years before returning to Statesboro several years ago. She was a ceramics teacher at Calvary Baptist Temple in Savannah for many years. Mrs. DeLoach was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Nevils. She was a member of the Metter Nursing Home singing group. Mrs. DeLoach enjoyed fishing and tending to her numerous flower beds. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Harold Charles Selbo; and her second husband, Willie Elton DeLoach; two daughters, Dale Marie Selbo and Brenda Gail Waters; a sister, Thelma Cribbs French; and two brothers, James Smith and Willie A. Key.
Surviving is three daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia and Tim Zimmerman of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Laura and John Cook of Pembroke and Krista and Robbie Folmar of Savannah; a son, Jimmy Selbo of Statesboro; and seven grandchildren, Melissa Desprez, Charles Foster, Amanda Foster, Chris Cook, Kathryn Cook, Robbie Folmar and Alyssa Selbo. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Eason officiating.
The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service.
Interment will be in the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Savannah.
Pallbearers will be Charles Foster, Foy Smith, Clay Smith, Robert Scott, John Cook and Tim Zimmerman.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Trinity Baptist Church Building Fund, 1172 Nevils-Denmark Road, Pembroke, Georgia 31321.
Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home of Statesboro is in charge of arrangements.

Statesboro Herald, March 4, 2008
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