Franklin-Jefferson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Gale, Sarah Elizabeth Tucker May 16, 1941
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Carnesville Herald, Thursday, May 22, 1941
Carnesville Herald
Thursday, May 22, 1941.
 
Funeral services for MRS. L. D. GALE of Alexander City, AL, were held at the 
Lavonia Baptist Church on Sunday morning, May 18th at 9:30 o'clock conducted 
by Rev. J. E. Hall, pastor of the church, and Rev. Mr. Watkins, pastor of the 
Methodist Church.  The death of Mrs. Gale occurred at her home in Alexander 
City on Friday, May 16th at 3:30 p.m.  
    Pallbearers were Messrs. H. M. Cannon, Dennis Gantt, Dewey Pulliam, W. S. 
Humphreys, Robert Sewell and James Sewell.
    Mrs. Gale died from the affects of flu and pneumonia with which she had 
suffered for about five months.
    Surviving Mrs. Gale of her immediate family are son, Dick Gale of 
Alexander City, AL and 3 daughters, Mrs. Robert Little and Miss Margaret Gale 
of Birmingham, AL and Miss Louise Gale.  A sister, Mrs. Rush Burton, of 
Lavonia, also survives.
    Mrs. Gale was born in Carnesville, GA, on July 13, 1872, a daughter of the 
late Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Tucker.  She grew up in Carnesville where she attended 
the Carnesville Schools.  Later she graduated from LaGrange Female College.  
On Dec. 28th, 1900, she was married to Dr. L. D. Gale of Carnesville.  He 
passed to his reward in Wrens, Ga., on April 24th 1930.  Following the death 
of her husband, Mrs. Gale moved to Lavonia, where she lived for about a year.  
She moved to Alexander City from Lavonia about 10 years ago where she had 
lived with her children since.
    Mrs. Gale joined the Methodist Church early in her life.  In later years 
she joined the Baptist church with her husband and continued in that faith 
till her death.  Mrs. Gale had led a consistent Christian life through the 
years.  She had many friends throughout Georgia.  Many floral tributes 
attested to her popularity in Georgia and Alabama.
    A funeral services was held for Mrs. Gale on Saturday morning.  Following 
this the body was sent to Lavonia, arriving her at 10:30 Saturday night.  
--Taken from the Lavonia Times--

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