Mae Blount Day, 94, of Ocilla, Georgia died Sunday, October 29, 2006 at Life Care Center, Fitzgerald, GA.
Funeral Services will be held 2 PM Tuesday at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Irwin County with the Rev. John Gibbs, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Brushy Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 PM Monday evening at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mrs. Day was born February 11, 1912 in Johnson County, GA to the late Harold and Clara Sumner Blount. She was a graduate of Georgia State College for Women and taught elementary grades in Irwin County for over 30 years. She was a member of the Ben Hill Irwin Retired Educators Association and was recently honored by the organization.
She is survived by Son: Larry (Anne) Day of Ocilla, GA; Three Grandchildren; Four Great-grandchildren; Sister: Edelle Gray of Ocilla, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joel J. Day, three brothers and five sisters.