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Lucile Byars Hennessee

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Lucile Byars Hennessee has gone to join her Lord and Savior on Easter Sunday. Born in 1918, Keltonburg, Tenn., she was the oldest daughter of six children to Perry Green Byars and Vernia Swindell. In 1939, she married Bert Hennessee and mothered two sons, David and Fred.

Lucile loved God and His Word. She began her discipleship when she was saved and joined Magness Memorial Baptist Church, McMinnville, Tenn., in 1936. In 1939, she and Bert moved to Detroit where they were active in the Grosse Pointe Baptist Church. In 1957, they moved to Lake Park, Fla., and became charter members of the First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for 46 years.

She leaves in mourning, her loving son, David and daughter-in-law, Sheila, two devoted sisters, Pearl Bess Fultz, Bessie Wright and many nephews, nieces, great-nephews and great-nieces.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home in McMinnville and was officiating by pastor Jerry Hennessee. She was laid to rest beside her beloved husband and son at Mt. View Cemetery on March 24.

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