Graveside services will be at 11:00 am Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Crestwood Memorial Cemetery for Mrs. Rae Machen, age 83, of Gadsden, who died on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Rev. Bill Abbott will officiate. Burial will be at Crestwood Memorial Cemetery. Crestwood Memorial Funeral Home will direct.
Mrs. Machen was a long time member of James Memorial Baptist Church. She taught in the Gadsden City School System for over 20 years. She was an avid fisherwoman and had a fondness for Iris flowers. She was a loving mother and wife and always put others needs ahead of her own. She dearly loved her boys.
She was preceded in death by her parents, H.M. and Eula Mae Kimberley; brother, Richard H. Kimberley.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Ralph Machen; sons, Ralph (Betty) Machen and Russell (Susan) Machen; one granddaughter, Lauren (Joseph) Puckett, one great grandson, Hudson Puckett; sisters, Mae Bowman, Billie Bowman, Betty (Norby) Reed and Patricia (Marvin) Waldrop; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Foundation or to your favorite charity.
Special thanks to caregiver, Vivian Brewer, Wiregrass Hospice employees, Shay Knight, Stephanie Cox and special friends, Donna Smith, Melba Wyatt, Kenneth Beason, Joe and Margie Hall, Helen Cain and Dr. Ralph Wesley, Jr.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, at Crestwood Memorial Funeral Home.