Reba Elrod

Graveside services and interment for Reba S. Elrod, 72, of Columbus, GA, will be held Wednesday, September 28 at 3 pm at Crest Lawn Cemetery. Rev. Frank Davis will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service on Wednesday from 12-2 pm at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Mrs. Elrod died Saturday, September 24, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. She was born March 28, 1939 if Cookeville to the late Carlos Ethan Smith and Lassie Gentry Smith. She was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church, Columbus, GA and retired from the Muscogee County School District where she faithfully served for over 25 years. During her distinguished career, she was awarded the Georgia Outstanding Assistant Principal Award-1995 by the Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals. Mrs. Elrod was a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend. She will be remembered for her great generosity. Mrs. Elrod was a dedicated Sunday School teacher and a servant of her Lord Jesus Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Captain (U.S. Army) Waymon Clay Elrod; three brothers, Harlon Smith, Mitchell Smith, and Nolan Bob Smith. Mrs. Elrod is survived by one daughter, Deanna Elrod Anest and her husband Colonel (U.S. Army) Peri Anest of Tampa, FL; one son, Brian Thomas Elrod and his wife Helen Elord of Columbus, GA; two sisters, Lois Ramsey and Prillie Kerrigan, both of Cookeville; four grandchildren, Christopher Clay Anest and his wife Jessica Anest, Katherine Lynn Anest, Victoria Lynn Elrod, and Michael Brian Elrod. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Memorial contributions may be made to Edgewood Baptist Church, Senior Adult Ministry, 3564 Forrest Road, Columbus, GA 31907.