Ethel Sumner Shealey, 87, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Thursday, October 30, 2003, at her home.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Sunday, November 2, 2003, at Old Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church, Irwin County with Elder Charles Tyson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7:00 until 9:00 P.M., Saturday at Paulk Funeral Home, Ocilla.
Mrs. Shealey was born February 26, 1916 in Ben Hill County, Georgia to the late Elex Morris & Odie Alma Blackburn Sumner. She lived in Irwin County most of her life. Mrs. Shealey was a homemaker and a former employee of Weaver Milling & Duck’s Candies. She was a member of Old Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold W. Shealey and son, W.L. Shealey.
Survivors include: Daughter, Shirley S. Merritt, Ocilla; Granddaughter & Grandson-in-law, Sherry & Bobby Walker, Ocilla; Grandson & Grandaughter-in-law, Kenji & Alisha Shealey, U.S. Army, Iraq; Great-Grandchildren, Benjamin & Zachary Shealey, Ft. Riley, KS; Adopted Daughter, Michiko Dewitt, Ocilla.