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Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Rome News Tribune April 7, 2005
Henry Douglas Freeman
Henry Douglas Freeman, age 85, of 12 Wentworth Place, Garden Lakes Community, Rome, died Tuesday night, April 5, 2005 at a local hospital.
A native of Bartow County, Mr. Freeman was born on Oct. 16, 1919, the son of the late Franklin Jeffery and Hazel Beatrice Branton Freeman. He was a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local. Mr. Freeman was a World War II veteran, having served in the European Theater in the Battle of the Bulge and the Ardennes Rhineland with the U. S. Army. For 16 years Mr. Freeman was associated with the Yellow Freight Lines and prior to his retirement was associated with RCA Trucking Company having retired as a driver.
Mr. Freeman was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Wayne Freeman in 1993 and was married on Dec. 24, 1950 to the former Marion Louise Thrash who survives.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Marion Freeman; a sister, Bettye Ann Barrett of Rome; a brother, Hugh Freeman of Rome. A number of nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral service for Mr. Freeman will be held Friday afternoon, April 8, 2005 at 3 p.m. from the Parkview Chapel of Fred Talley's Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Reynolds officiating.
Interment will follow in the Oaknoll Memorial Gardens. Mr. Freeman will remain at Fred Talley's Parkview Chapel where the family will receive friends this evening from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. At other hours the family will be at the residence.
Nephews will service as active pallbearers.
Fred Talley's Parkview Chapel Funeral Home has charge of the funeral arrangements for Henry Douglas Freeman.
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