March 25, 1996

LEOTA MAE LAYNE

BERTRAND -- Leota Mae Layne, 86, died Sunday, March 24, 1996, at her home. She was born March 11, 1910, at Bertrand, daughter of Thomas Forrest and Clara Jane Finley Baker. She married Raymond Clay Layne Dec. 24, 1930. He died March 26, 1987. Layne lived in Bertrand her entire life. She was a charter member of the Cornerstone General Baptist Church and held services in her home until the building was constructed...

BERTRAND -- Leota Mae Layne, 86, died Sunday, March 24, 1996, at her home.

She was born March 11, 1910, at Bertrand, daughter of Thomas Forrest and Clara Jane Finley Baker. She married Raymond Clay Layne Dec. 24, 1930. He died March 26, 1987.

Layne lived in Bertrand her entire life. She was a charter member of the Cornerstone General Baptist Church and held services in her home until the building was constructed.

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Survivors include two daughters, Janeice Ayers of Bertrand and Cassie Groves of Pueblo, Colo.; a nephew, W.T. Metcalf of the home; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, two brothers and three sisters.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Cornerstone General Baptist Church in Bertrand. The Revs. David Cullen and Larry Kirby will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

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