Mary A. Garner, 76, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at Dorminy Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 8, 2003, at Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, Fitzgerald. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Turner County. The family will receive friends from 7-9 P.M., Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Garner was born May 25, 1927, in Turner County, Georgia, to the late George Sanders Ivey & Ella Malcolm Ivey. Along with her parents, 5 brothers & 4 sisters preceded her in death. Mrs. Garner grew up in Turner County and had lived in Fitzgerald for 40 years. Mrs. Garner was a former employee of Fitzgerald Underwear, SWS Garment Company, and Y & W Sportswear and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include: four daughters - Dianne Jacobs, Vicki Lynn Smith, Susan E. Westberry, and Cathy Bowman, all of Fitzgerald; three sons - Thomas Garner, Jr., John A. Garner, and Dale Garner, all of Fitzgerald; one brother - Billy Head, Ashburn; 17 Grandchildren and 13 Great-Grandchildren.