Extracted from The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Thursday, June 3, 1971

Freeman Shows Sr

CENTREVILLE -- Funeral services for Freeman G. Shows Sr., 66, who died Tuesday night at a Birmingham nursing home, were to be held at 2 p.m. today at Pondville Methodist Church. The Rev. Percy Bamberg and the Rev. George Vernon were to officiate.

Burial was to be in the church cemetery with Jack Lee Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ethel Shows of Warrior; three sons, Troy C. Shows of Mt. Olive, George F. Shows Jr. of Warrior and Glenn Shows of Birmingham; three daughters, Mrs. Jessie Thrasher of Gardendale, Mrs. Melvin Summerlin of Selma and Mrs. Aline Dodd of Birmingham; one brother, Carson Shows of Brent; three sisters, Mrs. Ben Arnold of Brent, Mrs. Leslie Sanford of Linden and Miss Donna Shows of Brent; 25 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.