Margaret May Lafollette

Mrs. Margaret May LaFollette of Malvern passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was 81.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at the First Baptist Church of Slocomb with Rev. David Williams officiating.  Interment will follow in the Slocomb City Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb directing.  The family will receive friends at the church on Thursday beginning at 10:00 a.m. and will continue until service time.  Mrs. LaFollette was born October 15, 1936 in Geneva County to the late James Hubert and Mittie Cleola Gibbons May.  Margaret was a dedicated woman of faith and member of the First Baptist Church of Slocomb where she was actively involved with the T.E.L. Sunday school class.  She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed the time they shared together at the family beach house.   In addition to her parents, her husband, Thomas Edward LaFollette preceded her in death.  Survivors include her daughters: Debra Marsh, Slocomb, Pam Spivey (Tim), Montgomery, and Kim Snell (Ron), Slocomb; grandchildren: Ashlee Merritt (Brad), Slocomb, Magen Sorrells (Grant), Hartford, Annamarie Merritt, Slocomb, Ben Snell (Anna), Dothan, Lanie Thompson (Seth), Orange Co, CA, and Caitlan Snell, Atlanta, GA; great grandchildren: Evan Sorrells, Aytch Sorrells, Brady Merritt, Avery Grace Merritt, and Locke Snell; special friends, Sandra McAllister, Dothan, and Grace Spivey, Slocomb; several beloved cousins; and other extended family and friends.  Pallbearers will be Grant Sorrells, Brad Merritt, Ben Snell, Neil Holloway, Brian Holloway, and Steven Ridenhour. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Becky Peters, Kindred Home Health, and Kindred Hospice for the love and care they provided to Mrs. LaFollette and the entire family.