Iris Pridgen Sidwell, 76, of Ellijay, died Friday, November 27, 2009, at Gilmer Nursing Home in Ellijay, Georgia.
Graveside services will be held 11 AM, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery in Fitzgerald. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Monday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Sidwell was born October 10, 1933 in Fitzgerald, Georgia to the late John E. and Mae Pridgen. Mrs. Sidwell retired from the Ben Hill County school system after 25 years of service as office manager and bookkeeper. She was an active member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Ellijay where she was a member of the choir and the Joy Sunday school class.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Clay F. Sidwell of Ellijay; daughter & son-in-law, Angi & Mike Morrison of Acworth, GA; 8 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; two sisters, Dorothy P. Paulk and Ouida P. Roberts, both of Fitzgerald. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Kenneth M. Sidwell and Gregory B. Sidwell, grandson, S. Chad Sidwell, brother, Edward L. Pridgen and sisters, Vermont Whitehurst, Johnnie Mitchell and Billie Ruth Allen.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Gideons International, %Memorial Bible Chairman, Ben Hill Irwin Gideons, P.O. Box 752, Fitzgerald, GA 31750