Mrs. Mattie Lou Williams Pope, age 100, of Tallapoosa passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015.  Mrs. Pope was born in Haralson County, Georgia on June 2, 1915. She was the daughter of the late J.W. Williams and the late Cynthia Dobbs Williams.  Mrs. Pope was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Reece Pope; three grandchildren, Jeffery Swafford, Randy Johnson and Roger Dwayne Pope; two great grandchildren, Kevin Clayton and Miranda Kuck; two sons-in-law, Donald Johnson and Bernard Swafford; three sisters, Thelma Bowman, Martha Williams and Gladys Wood; and three brothers, Fred Williams, Elbert Williams and J.T. Williams.

Survivors include four daughters and two sons-in-law, Marlene and Edward Garner of Buchanan, Miranel Swafford of Tallapoosa, Sandra Johnson of Tallapoosa and Cynthia and Wendell Fielder of Buchanan; three sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Katie Pope of Buchanan, Johnny and Sherry Pope of Buchanan and Tom and Linda Pope of Dixie, GA; sixteen grandchildren; twenty six great grandchildren; thirteen great great grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. from Cross Roads Baptist Church with Rev. Wendell Fielder and Rev. Travis Warren officiating.  Music will be under the direction of Michael and Joan Brown.  Interment will follow in Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery with the following gentlemen serving as pallbearers: Murray Fielder, Sidney Garner, Stephen Garner, Rodney Johnson, Michael Pope and Tony Pope.

Mrs. Pope's remains will taken to the Church Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. to lie in state until 2:00 P.M.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday evening from 6:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.

Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan is in charge of the arrangements.