 1935 - 2007 (71 years)
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| Name |
Sarah Kersey [1] |
| Birth |
6 Sep 1935 |
Graham, Appling, Georgia, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Also Known As |
Ruth |
| Race |
White [1] |
| Residence |
1950 |
Graham, Appling, Georgia, USA [1] |
| 14 Age: 14; ApartmentNumber: heigt; EnumerationDistrict: 1-3; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: Yes; OccupationCategory: Other; SeekingWork: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter; Never Married MaritalStatus: Single |
| Death |
17 Jan 2007 |
Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, USA |
- Sarah "Ruth" Johnson (Mama Nannie), 78, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's January 17, 2007.
She was formerly from Ellenwood, Georgia and resided at Morningside of Conyers Assisted Living until she went home to be with the Lord and her loving husband, Wesley Johnson, who preceded her in death.
She leaves behind a multitude of family, friends, nieces and nephews. She is survived by Tommy and Judy Johnson of Decatur, Georgia, Freddy Johnson of Acworth, Georgia, and Carolyn Newman and Marilyn Johnson of McDonough, Georgia; ten grandchildren, Jason and Laurie Newman, Jill and Marty Sliver, Wes and Alysia Bryan, Celeste and Todd Weber, Sam King, Jeff and Ashley Johnson, Genia Johnson, Julie Johnson, Alicia and Nathan Phillips, and Andrea Johnson; nine great-grandchildren, Ashlyn and Christopher Newman, Nolan and Kendall Sliver, Sierra and Noah Bryan, Haleigh Weber, Logan Robinson and Destannie Hill, and special friends of the family, Randy Williams and Hugh McNair.
She was a member of Spring Hill Baptist Church in Ellenwood, Georgia for more than 30 years, a dedicated mother and wife, church worker, Sunday School teacher, G.A. leader, and homemaker. She spent many years employed with Sears Roebuck Co. and Brown Transport.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Cherie Cowan, in care of Morningside of Conyers, 1352 Wellbrook Circle, Conyers, Georgia 30012 (770)922-1654.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 19, 2007 at 2:00pm at Ward's Fairview Chapel with Reverend Mike Smith officiating.
Interment Fairview Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends TODAY, Thursday, January 18, 2007 from 6:0Opm-8:00pm at Horis A. Ward Funeral Home, Fairview Chapel, Stockbridge (770)474-1231
Published by Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Jan. 18, 2007.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/sarah-johnson-obituary?id=29413683
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| Burial |
Miles Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA |
| Person ID |
I45645 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
John Victor Kersey, b. 3 Feb 1894, Appling, Georgia, USA d. 29 Dec 1957, Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA (Age 63 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Mary Etta Carter, b. 18 May 1900, Georgia, USA d. 20 Apr 1985, Wheeler, Georgia, USA (Age 84 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
30 Dec 1916 |
Jeff Davis, Georgia, USA |
| Family ID |
F17264 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Birth - 6 Sep 1935 - Graham, Appling, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - 14 Age: 14; ApartmentNumber: heigt; EnumerationDistrict: 1-3; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: Yes; OccupationCategory: Other; SeekingWork: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter; Never Married MaritalStatus: Single - 1950 - Graham, Appling, Georgia, USA |
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 | Death - 17 Jan 2007 - Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S697] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;).
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Graham, Appling, Georgia; Roll: 37; Sheet Number: 23; Enumeration District: 1-3
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62308&h=124546503&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62308&h=124546503&indiv=try
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