Coffee County Georgia Obituaries - Thomas J. McGovern 1950 ********************************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Kay Music Thomas J. McGovern, 74, Broxton, died at the Douglas Hospital Friday, Sept. 1, 1950, after an illness of several weeks and funeral services were held Sunday morning at Reedy Branch Church with The Rev. C.E. Faulk officiating. Mr. McGovern was born Sept. 26, 1875 in Coffee Co., Ga., to the late Thomas and Adeline Elizabeth Ricketson McGovern, and is survived by his wife, Maude Conley McGovern. Other survivors include 7 sons, Lonnie McGovern, Steen Hatchie, Fla.; Willie McGovern, Brunsiwck; Terry McGovern, Tampa Fla., Hubert McGovern, U.S. Nazy, Walter McGovern, Savannah, and Dave McGovern, Tampa; 6 daughters, Mrs. Annie Laura Crosby, Tampa; Mrs. Fannie Geiger, Tampa; Mrs. Lola Music, Douglas; Misses Barbara Joyce, Estelle, and Lucy McGovern, of Broxton; 3 sisters, Mrs. Eliza Paulk, Wray; Mrs. Lizzie Vickers, Douglas, and Mrs. Nancy Kikland, Broxton. Music was by the Reedy Branch choir. Honorary pallbearers were: Emory Fussell, Woodrow Fussell, Joe Bridges, Guy Pridgen, Jim McCallum, A.J. Corbitt, G.L Fussell, and Marvin Kikland. Active pallbearers were: Billie Kirkland, Roy Kirkland, Howard Hursey, T.W. Vickers, and Milton Kirkland. Interment was in Reedy Branch cemetery with Sims Funeral Home in charge of arrangments. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Note added by Melody McCook : Honorary Pallbearer Marvin Kirkland, and active pallbearers Roy Kirkland and Milton Kirkland were all nephews of TJ McGovern. They were all the sons of his sister Laura McGovern Kirkland, wife of Ellijay (LJ) Kirkland. Billie Kirkland was their step-brother and was the son of Belle Hursey Kirkland, 2nd wife of Ellijay (LJ) Kirkland and sister to Victoria Hursey McGovern. LJ raised him as his own child, although I don't know if there was ever any formal adoption back then. Ellijay (LJ) Kirkland has only one surviving child, a daughter from the second marriage, still living in Douglas.