Life Legacy

Barbara Dell Poston Thomson, GA. - Mrs. Barbara Dell Poston 56, of Twin Pine Rd. N.W. entered into rest March 9, 2012 at her residence. She was the beloved wife of Cliff Poston. Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, March 11, 2012 from the First Baptist Church, Thomson with Dr. James C. Elder, Jr. and Dr. Leonard L. Dupree officiating. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be: Tate Reddick, Jay Poston, Mark Jenkins, Tommy Dudley, Mike Dudley, Sam Roche, Jad Dean and David Ruehle. Mrs. Poston was born in Ft. Valley, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Harry Reddick and the late Maedelle Morgan Reddick. She was a 1973 graduate of Peach County High School and a 1977 graduate of the University of Georgia with a BA in Journalism. Mrs. Poston taught ninth grade World Geography at Thomson High School and retired from the McDuffie County Board of Education with over twenty five years of service. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Thomson where she had been active in teaching Girls in Action (GA's) for many years. Survivors include her husband of 34 years, Cliff Poston; sons, Cully Poston, Cleve Poston and wife, Megan and daughter, Hanna Poston, all of Thomson, GA; sisters, Cissie O'Connell and husband, Dan of Spartanburg, SC, Ginny Roche and husband, Bob of Savannah, GA; step-mother, Marie Reddick of Ft. Valley, GA; mother-in-law, Vonnie Poston of Thomson, GA; sisters-in-law, Becky Reddick of Ft. Valley, GA and Jane Dean and husband, Jeff of Greenwood, SC; and caregivers, Mary Hall, Marion Reese and Mamie Thomas. Mrs. Poston was preceded in death by her brother, Buddy Reddick. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 1205, Thomson, GA 30824. Friends may call at the residence 3025 Twin Pine Rd. NW, Thomson, GA or from 3:00 until 4:30 p.m., Sunday, March 11, 2012 in the Atrium of First Baptist Church, Thomson prior to the service.