Nelda Kathryn Cason

1913 - 2011  (98 years)

• Name	Nelda Kathryn Cason  [1, 2]
  Birth	17 Jan 1913	Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1920	Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA   [1]
  	Waycross Ward 3
  Residence	1930	Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA   [2]
  SSN issued	Bef 1951	Georgia, USA   [3]
  Name	Nelda Kathryn Cason Drinkwater  [3, 4]
  Residence	Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, USA   [4]
  Social Security Number	260-32-2048  [3]
  Death	29 Mar 2011	Shady Grove Hospital, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, USA   [3, 4]
  	Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Nelda Drinkwater Nelda Kathryn Cason Drinkwater, 98, of Gaithersburg, formerly of Silver Spring, died March 29, 2011, in Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville. Born Jan. 17, 1913, in Waycross, Ga., she was a daughter of the late Joseph B. and Fredda Harbin Cason. She was the wife of the late Charles N. Drinkwater, who died in 1997. They had been married for 50 years. Mrs. Drinkwater graduated from Waycross Junior and Senior High School in 1930. She attended Wesleyan Conservatory and School of Fine Arts in Macon, Ga., where she studied piano and played first-chair violin in the Macon Symphony Orchestra. During World War II, she served as one of the first female U.S. Marines. She was stationed at Henderson Hall, near Washington, D.C., where she worked in the transportation and engineering departments. Mrs. Drinkwater and her husband moved to Silver Spring in 1947. Following their retirement in 1978, they returned to Waycross. She returned to Maryland in 2008 to live with her daughter. Survivors include a daughter, Julia D. Sloan and husband, Stephen, of Gaithersburg; two sisters, Fredda C. Drupiewski of Winter Park, Fla. and Carol C. Farr of Waycross, Ga.; one brother, Richard K. Cason of Lutz, Fla.; three grandsons and two great-grandsons. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Keren E. Cason, Doris C. Williams and Lois C. Butler; and one brother, Joseph B. Cason Jr. Funeral services were held Saturday in the chapel of Central Baptist Church in Waycross, Ga. Burial followed in Lott Cemetery in Waycross. Memorial donations may be made to the Joe and Fredda Cason Scholarship Fund, Waycross College, 2001 South Georgia Parkway, Waycross, GA 31503.
  Burial	2 Apr 2011	Lott Cemetery, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I9079	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	Joseph Benjamin Cason, Sr,   b. 22 Jun 1886, Ware, Georgia, USA d. 21 Apr 1974, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Leonard Fredda Harbin,   b. 16 Feb 1892, Waltertown, Ware, Georgia, USA d. 22 Nov 1983, Ware, Georgia, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Jan 1908	Hebardville, Ware, Georgia, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F3436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Newton Drinkwater,   b. 1 Sep 1917, Georgia, USA d. 3 Jul 1997, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1947	Georgia, USA   [8]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F3441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 17 Jan 1913 - Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Residence - Waycross Ward 3 - 1920 - Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Residence - 1930 - Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Marriage - 21 May 1947 - Georgia, USA SSN issued - Bef 1951 - Georgia, USA Burial - 2 Apr 2011 - Lott Cemetery, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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