Dougherty-Pike County GaArchives Obituaries.....Gerst, Susie (Sue) Coggins August 3, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Yeager annmarkvii@yahoo.com and Freddie Page August 26, 2007, 6:22 am Kimbrell Stern - Obituaries Susie (Sue) Coggins Gerst October 15, 1918 - August 03, 2007 Mrs. Susie (Sue) Coggins Gerst, 88 of Ironwood Place in Lake Blackshear, GA, former resident of Albany died August 3, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Gerst was a member of Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church, Charter Member of The Fellowship Sunday School Class and Life Member of United Methodist Women. She was a native of and educated in Pike County, Georgia and worked at The Naval Ordinance Plant in Macon during World War II before moving to Albany in 1945. She worked briefly at the Trailways Bus Terminal until marrying in 1947. She was a homemaker and a member of AARP and spent most of her time volunteering for activities which involved her family and church. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 45 years: Melvin (Dink) Francis Gerst, her beloved daughter, Judy Frances Gerst Flegel and her brothers & sisters, Grace Coggins, Louise Coggins, James Coggins, Mary Lou Coggins, John Coggins, Frances Coggins Taylor and Beecky Coggins Moseley Survivors include her daughter Patricia (Patty) Sue Gerst of Lake Blackshear, formally of Albany, one grandson, Matthew Corey Flegel of Lake Blackshear, formally of Albany, many nieces, nephews and cousins. Those desiring, please make memorials to Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church, 2200 Dawson Road Albany, GA. 31707; Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702 or The Leukemia-Lymphoma Society, Georgia Chapter, 3715 Northside Parkway, 400 Northcreek, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA. 30327. The family will receive friends Sunday from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM at Kimbrell- Stern.The funeral service will be Monday 2 PM at Kimbrell-Stern. Rev. Nancy Scarbrough and Rev. Betty Lou Miller officiating. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dougherty/obits/g/gerst10237ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb