Services for Tiny Upton, of Roxie, will be held at 11 a.m.Saturday, Jan. 6, at Bethlehem Baptist Church in the Hamburgcommunity in Franklin County with burial in the church cemetery.Marshall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of the serviceat the church.

Mrs. Upton, 94, died Dec. 29, 2007, at her residence. She wasborn in Franklin County on Oct. 8, 1913, to Ed Gatein and MaggieLewis.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, JuliusUpton; her son, Lawrence Upton; and her five sisters and fourbrothers.

Survivors are her daughter, Ruby Upton; her sisters, RubyCarter, Adell Ditimus and Marie Dunlap; her brother, NathanielHarris; her five grandchildren; her eight great-grandchildren; anda host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.