Agnes P. Freeland died peacefully on Sunday, April 13, 2008, at Clark County Regional Hospital in Winchester, Ky. She was born January 5, 1916, in Smithfield to the late Isaiah and Laura Albright. She was a graduate of Smithfield High School.
She retired from Corning Glass Works, Paden City. She was a member of the Democratic State Executive Committee and served the second senatorial district for many years. She was a member of the United Christian Fellowship, Middlebourne. She attended Central Baptist Church while living in Winchester, Ky.
Agnes and her late husband, Carl W. Freeland, raised four daughters and two sons. Her memory will be cherished by Katherine (Homer) Wise of Follansbee, Jean (Bert) McNees of Winchester, Ky., Dot (Denver) Haught of Ripley, Lynn (Sherry) Freeland of Statesville, N.C., and Sharon (Gary) Williams of Follansbee. She is also survived by her brother, Jack (Betty) Albright of Aliquippa, Pa.; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son, William Rickey Freeland; her brothers, Harold, Robert Lee, Clifton, Devon, and Jimmy Albright; and her sister, Iva Lou Davis.
Family and friends will gather to honor the memory of this special woman with funeral services at Furbee Funeral Home, Middlebourne, on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at 11:00 A.M. Burial will follow at Beechwood Cemetery, Alma. Sympathy expressions may be offered to the family at
www.furbeefuneralhome.com.