Mrs. Montez Raper, age 80, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2009 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mrs. Raper was born Tuesday, September 25, 1928 in Gastonia, NC to the late Fredick Douglas Holbrooks and the late Oma James Holbrooks. Montez was a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church, She was preceded in death by brother, Haven Holbrooks.
Survivors include: husband, Jack Raper of Copperhill, daughter & son-in-law, Gail & Allan Abernathy of Cherokee Hills, sister & brother in law, Dorothy & Sterling Howard of Clearwater, Fla,, sister in law, Jearlean Holbrooks of Dawsonville, Ga., granddaughter, Katrina Abernathy, granddaughter & husband, Alana & Jeremy Locke, sister-in-law & husband, Mary Lou & Grady Anderson, brother-in-law, Charlie Raper, sister-in-law, Willa Mae Wilson, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM from the Finch-Cochran Funeral Home Chapel with the Dr. Tom Jordan, Reverend Harold Willis and Pastor Lisa Moore officiating. Music will be provided by Doug Simonds . Interment will follow in Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are: Mike Howard, Steve Howard, Charles Hoyt Raper, Jeremy Locke, Josh Griggs, Tommy Raper, Jeff Buck.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from Saturday, January 31, 6-9 pm.
Arrangements entrusted to the Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.