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Langston, Clara Elizabeth Crider (LaFayette)

  • Saturday, June 1, 2019
Clara “Maw-Maw” Elizabeth Crider Langston, 64, of LaFayette, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019.

She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Harold Langston; daughters, Angela Langston (Anthony Rhudy) and Amanda (Rocky) Hamilton all of LaFayette; grandchildren, J.J. Langston, Cheyenne Hamilton and Michael Hamilton; great grandchildren, Madelyn Langston, Molly McHugh and Amelia Langston; sisters, Peggy Ball of LaFayette, Helen Bearden of Dalton, Martha Fowler of Summerville, Nancy Teague of Chatsworth, and Glenda Somers of Rock Spring; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, in the Wilbanks Memorial Chapel with Jackie Langston, Rocky Hamilton, Matthew Hunter, and Ricky Harris officiating. Family will receive friends prior to the service after 12 p.m. at the funeral home.

Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.
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