Maggie Christine Jones Barge, 81, of Omega passed away Saturday, January 5, 2002, at Wellstar at Cobb Hospital in Marietta. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 8. 2002, at Omega Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Moon officiating. Mrs. Barge was laid to rest at Omega Cemetery.
Pete Jones, Bobby Oliver, Tom Jones, Lee Conger, William Lingerfelt Jr. and Randall Tillery served as pallbearers.
Born August 4, 1920, in Tift County, Mrs. Barge was the daughter of the late Willie David Jones and Minnie Glausier Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Leonard "W. L." Barge; and one son, Leonard F. Barge, who passed away in 1973. She was a homemaker; and she was a member of Omega Baptist Church.
Mrs. Barge is survived by one daughter Mary Elizabeth Creel of Marietta; a daughter-in-law, Merle Barge of Tifton; two sisters, Mary Tomlinson of Cocoa, Florida and Fannie Sheppard of Crane, Texas; five grandchildren, Stephanie Huffman of White, Greg Creel of Marietta and Julie Conger, Kelly Lingerfelt and Denise Cole, all of Tifton; and six great-grandchildren.