Effie Olene Motes Fuqua
July 1, 1943 - December 6, 2020
Funeral service for Effie Olene Motes Fuqua, 77, of Piedmont will be Friday, December 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Garry Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Piedmont Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday from noon until time of service. Mrs. Fuqua passed away Sunday, December 06, 2020 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Survivors include two daughters, Christy Brown (Stacey) and Lisa Ann Mobley all of Piedmont; one granddaughter, Heather Nicole Elliott (Jesse) of Piedmont; two great grandchildren, Blake Higgins and Katelyn Higgins; one sister, Jo Ledbetter of Piedmont; and four brothers, Gene Motes (Sue) of Jacksonville, Edgar Motes (Linda) of Piedmont, Charles Motes of Piedmont, and Dan Motes of Piedmont. Pallbearers will be Blake Higgins, Stacey Brown, Jesse Elliott, David Hastert, Dustin Brown, and Randy Brown. Honorary Pallbearer will be Katelyn Higgins. Mrs. Fuqua was a lifelong resident of Piedmont and of the Baptist faith. Her pride and joy were Heather, Blake, Katelyn, and her fur baby Peanut. She loved working in her flowers. Mrs. Fuqua was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Randolph Fuqua; son-in-law, Carl Mobley; and parents, Howard and Edwina Motes.
Funeral service for Effie Olene Motes Fuqua, 77, of Piedmont will be Friday, December 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Garry Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Piedmont Memory Gardens. The family will receive... View Obituary & Service Information