Georgia: Decatur County: Obituary of Mrs. Mary Estella Kornegay Chason 1 December 1955 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Brenda King McNair Bmcnair614@aol.com ==================================================================== Mrs. Gordon Chason Dies Tuesday Night As we go to press we've just learned of the death of Mrs. Mary Estella Kornegay Chason, wife of Dr. Gordon Chason, following one day's illness. She died in the Riverside Hospital at 11:45 p. m. Tuesday. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Chason is survived by one daughter, Mrs. W. H. Miller, and two grandchildren, Gordon Chason Miller and Mary Miller, all of Bainbridge. Mrs. Chason has been a resident of Bainbridge for fifty years and has been a well known figure since her arrival here in 1905. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from their residence on Shotwell Street. Source: The Post - Searchlight Bainbridge, Georgia, Thursday, December 1, 1955. Front Page. *Note* Mary Estella Kornegay was born 14 August 1879 in Duplin Co., N. C. and died 20 November 1955. She was a daughter of Robert David Kornegay and Elisa Cornelia. She was married 27 June 1905 in Newbern, N. C. to Gordon Chason, M. D. Submitted by: Brenda King McNair < Bmcnair614@aol.com