Storm causes power outage on Marco Island. Over 15,000 people on Marco Island were without power for more than seven hours Sunday morning. Violent storm winds Saturday night caused the main transmission line feeding the island to go down, leaving many businesses and homes in the dark.
In 1968 Hamer founded the Freedom Farms Corporation (FFC) a non-profit venture designed to help poor farming families. It also provided social services and grants for education. Fannie Lou Hamer died in Mound Bayou, Mississippi on 14th March 1977.
Through our advanced obituary search, you may search our database of obituaries by name, location, date of death and keywords. Winifred Sailors, 92 Winder, Georgia June 18, 1924 - April 15, 2017. Mrs. Winifred Sailors, age 92, of Winder, Georgia passed away April 15, 2017.