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Jannigje "Jeanne" Hardeman Morris
July 21, 2017

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Jannigje “Jeanne” Hardeman Morris, 68, of Ocilla passed away Friday, July 21, 2017, at Emory Health Care in Atlanta. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Irwinville Baptist Church with the Rev. Rex Johnson officiating. Mrs. Morris will be laid to rest at Irwinville Cemetery with the Rev. Sonny Pate officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday, July 26, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mrs. Morris will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.

Bobby Ray Baldree, Ernie Baldree, Robert Baldree, Justin Roberts, Cal Roberts, Jason Morris, Chad Morris and Lou Morris will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be James Bryan, Bill May and Doug Archer.

Born May 3, 1949 in Ede Gelderland, Holland, Mrs. Morris was the daughter of the late Aris Hardeman and Arisje Walet Hardeman. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Droogers and Wilma Devine. She was a homemaker and a member of Irwinville Baptist Church. She loved to read, garden and spend time with family and friends. She had a huge heart for children and, especially, making sure their needs were met.

Mrs. Morris is survived by her husband Marty Morris of Ocilla; two daughters and sons-in-law, Melissa and Gary Oliver of Ashburn and Amy and Mickie Williams of Sycamore; six brothers, George Hardeman, Brian Hardeman, Ernie Hardeman, Albert Hardeman, Jack Hardeman and Nick Hardeman, all of Canada; six sisters, Effie Smits, Georgina Van Thof, Dian DeJonge and Wyntje Butyn, all of Canada, Erna Corbett of Lake Park and Lucy Baldree of Ocilla; and three grandchildren, Christina Salter, T. J. Oliver and Illa Oliver.

Flowers will be accepted or memorial gifts may be made to Irwinville Baptist Church, 1907 Highway 32 West, Ocilla, GA 31774; or Second Harvest of South Georgia, Inc., 1411 Harbin Circle, Valdosta, GA 31601.

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BOWEN-DONALDSON HOME FOR FUNERALS
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Tifton, GA 31794
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