L. Charles Farmer

L. Charles Farmer (son of Charles Clayton Farmer and Jerusha Ella Inez Hale) was born on January 27, 1930 in Alabama.  He died on February 03, 1996 in Cobb County, Georgia from a stroke.  He married Glema Louise Harvell (daughter of Raymond Newton Harvell and Lena Bell McIntosh).  Glema was born on October 01, 1933 in Carroll County, Georgia and died on July 09, 2007 in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia.

L. Charles Farmer and Glema Louise Harvell are buried in the Bowdon City Cemetery in Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia.

Children of L. Charles Farmer and Glema Louise Harvell

Harland Keith Farmer

1.  Sheila Farmer was born on June 16, 1952.
2.  Harland Keith Farmer was born on April 22, 1955 in Georgia.  He died on May 04, 2010 in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida from lung cancer.  His body was cremated and he was buried in the casket with his sister, Sheila.
3.  Elton Farmer was born on November 21, 1957.  He died on November 23, 1957 from a hole in his heart.  He is buried at the Bowdon City Cemetery in Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia.
4.  Dexter Lynn Farmer (Living, details withheld)
5.  Derwin Scott Farmer (Living, details withheld)
6.  Mindy Kaye Farmer (Living, details withheld)


Notes:

L. Charles Farmer was know by family and friends as "L. C." He served as a Private in the US Army during the Korean War.
Glema Louise Basden was known as Louise.  At some point, she changed her name from Farmer to Basden.  She had met a man named John Basden who gave her a ring, but it was never known if they really married or not.  Louise suffered from dementia in her later years.

Sources:
1930 Census:  Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama
1940 Census:  Cleburne County, Alabama
1940 Census:  Smithfield, Carroll, Georgia
Personal knowledge of Dexter Lynn Farmer
Farmer Family Bible written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer
Obituary of Glema Louise Basden which was published in the Times-Georgian on July 11, 2007

Glema Louise Basden, 73, of Bowdon died July 9, 2007. Mrs. Basden was born Oct . 1, 1933, in Carroll County to the late Raymond and Lena Bell McIntosh Harvell.  She was retired from Tanner Medical Center where she worked as a nurse. She was a life-long residence of this area and a member of Bowdon Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, L.C. Farmer; son, Ellen Farmer, and a brother, Raymond Harvell Jr. Survivors include her sons, Dexter Farmer of Savannah, Scott Farmer of Bowdon and Harland Farmer of Bradenton, FL,; daughters, Sheila Smith of Carrollton and Kay Ploeg of Douglasville; sister, Gladys Johnson of Bowdon. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 12, at 11 a.m. at Rainwater Funeral Home with the Rev. J. W. Daniel officiating.  Burial will follow in the Bowdon City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at t he funeral home today from 5 to 8 p.m. Messages of condolences may be sent to the family at www.rainwaterfuneralhomcome.com

Obituary of Sheila Smith which was published in the Times-Georgian on July 26, 2010
Elton Farmer's Gravestone Photo
L. C. Farmer's Gravestone Photo
Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998 -- L. C. Farmer (007293)
Wedding Announcement of Jennifer Lynn Farmer and Charlton Lee Connett which was published in the Savannah Morning News in 2006.
Engagement Announcement of Jennifer Lynn Farmer and Charlton Lee Connett which was published in the Savannah Morning News in 2005.
Social Security Death Index -- L. C. Farmer (418-36-8285)
Birth Certificate of Glema Louise Harvell -- in the possession of Dexter Lynn Farmer
Obituary of Lena Harvell published in the Bowdon Bulletin on July 12, 1973.

Obituary of Dick Farmer - November 2021

Obituary of Kirby Ray Farmer - November 2021

Updated on November 16, 2021