Obituary of Marie Harrington

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Graveside services for Marie Harrington, age 83, of Roanoke will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at 2:00 PM Central Time at Bethel East Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Keith Runels officiating and Benefield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

The family will receive friends at the church from 1:00-2:00 PM on Sunday, October 11, 2020.

The family requests that everyone attending the visitation and/or funeral wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Mrs. Harrington passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at Majestic Senior Living in Bowdon, GA.

Survivors include her husband, Gordon Harrington, of Roanoke; three daughters, Sheila Geter (husband, Frankie) of Bowdon, Melinda Robinson (husband, Greg) of Wedowee, and Krista Traylor (husband, Thomas) of Woodland; a son, Tim Harrington (wife, Lynn) of Woodland; seven sisters, Dorothy Yonder of Austell, GA, Virginia Caldwell of Bowdon, Faye Hickey of Bremen, GA, Patricia Burdette of Carrollton, Geraldine English of Bremen, GA, Carolyn Morgan of Woodstock, GA, and Betty Sue Robinson of Bowdon; two brothers, Edward Rice of Bowdon and Michael Rice of Bowdon; ten grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Grandsons and Great-Grandsons.

A Randolph County native, Mrs. Harrington was born on March 17, 1937, in Newell, Alabama, the daughter of Robert Lee and Winnie Ruth Smith Rice.  She was Christian by faith and was a member of Bethel East Baptist Church. She and her husband raised chickens on their farm.  Mrs. Harrington was preceded in death by her parents

Memorials may be floral or the family requests donations go to Bethel East Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.benefieldfhwedowee.com.