My first cousin once removed.
Born: 13 March 1914 in Georgia. 1 2
Parents: JAMES ALLEN PUCKETT AND MARTHA ALMA DOGGETT
Death: 24 April 2001 in Commerce, GA. 2 3
Burial: 26 April, Thursday 2 p.m. Bethabara Cemetery, Hwy 78 at Hwy 53, Oconee Co., GA. 2 3
Religion: Baptist. 3
Notes: Died within days of her sister, Jesse Louisa Puckett; According to her cousin, Gerald Doggett, both were deaf and mute because of childhood malaria, and were in a nursing home in Commerce, GA when they died; none of the three sisters ever married.
OBITUARY: The Jackson Herald, 2 May 2001.
MISS PUCKETT
Homemaker
COMMERCE - Miss Mary Gladys Puckett, 86, died Tuesday, April 24, 2001. A native of Oconee County, Miss Puckett was a daughter of the late James and Martha Doggett Puckett.
She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Miss Puckett was preceded in death by a sister, Jessie Lou Puckett, on April 21.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 26, in the Bethabara Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Vaughn Howington officiating.
Survivors include one niece, Martha Roberts, GAinesville; and one nephew, Jimmy Puckett, Commerce.
Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, was in charge of arrangements.
Sources:
1. 1920 Federal Census, Statham, Barrow, GA.
2. Personal viewing of cemetery marker at Bethabara Cemetery, Hwy 78 at Hwy 53, Oconee Co., GA.
3. Obituary, The Jackson Herald, 2 May 2001.
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