Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Shearer, Sally Ruth Beatty July 4, 2008
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The Berrien Press - July 9, 2008
  Sally Ruth Beatty Shearer, 80, of St. Simons Island died July 4, 2008 at 
Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick.
  The daughter of the late Thomas and Hazel Beatty, she was a native of Dawson 
and had been a resident of St. Simons Island for the past two years. She lived 
in Alapaha for over 50 years and was employed by the Berrien County School 
System for 38 years as a history teacher at Elementary and Middle Schools in 
Enigma, Alapaha and Nashville. She was a graduate of Georgia College in 
Milledgeville where she received her Master's Degree in Education. She was a 
member of Alapaha United Methodist Church where she was a long-time member of 
United Methodist Women. She attended Wesley United Methodist Church in 
Frederica in recent years. She was a member of the National Education 
Association, Georgia Association of Educators and the Georgia Retired Teachers 
Association. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Shearer, and a 
grandson, Heath Swinehart.
  Survivors include two daughters and sons in law, Roxanne Shearer and Sam 
Koogler of Fairfield, Virginia, and Duane Shearer and Bob Swinehart of st. 
Simons; three grandchildren, Will and Frances Koogler of Fairfieldd and 
Savannah Swinehart of St. Simons Island.
  Funeral services were held July 7 at 11 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist 
Church with Rev. Wright Culpepper officiating.
  A graveside service was held at 4 p.m. on July 7 at Fletcher Cemetery in 
Alapaha with the Revs. Mike Gibbs and Bruce Vaughn officiating.
  Honorary pallbearers were Lincoln Gaskins, Woody Wood, Edwin Gaskins, Joe 
Dixon, Bill Smith, Bobby Mathis.
 Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home of Brunswick and Lovein Funeral Home were in 
charge of arrangements.

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