Bettye Pincus Cohen, 76, of Tifton died Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 11, 2005, in Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation Cemetery. Rabbi Elbaz will officiate with eulogies to be given by family and friends. Burial will follow in Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation Cemetery.
Mrs. Cohen was born on February 22, 1929, in Blackshear and was the daughter of Abe Pincus and Jean Lazarus Pincus, both deceased. She was retired from Tri-State Systems, the family business, and a member of the Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation. She was a wonderful, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend as well as an avid bridge player. She had lived in Tifton since 1953.
Mrs. Cohen is survived by her husband, Harold Cohen of Tifton; one son and daughter-in-law, Marty and Debbie Cohen of Tifton; one daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Rickey Bernstein of Marietta; two sisters, Dot Polonsky of Valdosta and Jo Bonnett of Jacksonville, Florida; and four grandchildren, Anna and Rachel Cohen of Tifton and Michael and Alan Bernstein of Marietta.
The family requests no flowers, however, donations may be made to the Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation, c/o The Big Store, 346 Main Street, Tifton, GA 31794.