Grady-Thomas County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hambleton, Georgia Roddenbery July 1915
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The Cairo Messenger, Friday, July 16, 1915
From the Thomasville Times-Enterprise:

A Good Lady Laid To Rest
The news of the death last Friday morning at Meigs of Mrs. W. B. Hambleton of 
this city was received with great sorrow by her many relatives and friends 
here.  She was visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. J. Willis, in Meigs, when the end 
came at 8 o'clock in the morning.

Mrs. Hambleton had been in failing health for the past year and had been 
spending some time in Meigs, hoping that the little change might be of benefit 
to her.  But, in spite of loving care and attention, she did not improve and 
the end came peacefully and quietly this morning.   Her condition was serious 
for the past few days, due to an attack of malarial fever.

Mrs. Hambleton was, before her marriage, Miss Georgia Roddenbery of Cairo, and 
was a member of the large and prominent family of that name in south Georgia.  
She was about 68 years of age, having been born November 10th, 1847.

She was a woman of beautiful Christian character and a devoted member of the 
First Baptist church of this city.  She was quiet and unassuming in her manner 
but those who knew her realized her true worth and she leaves numbers of warm 
friends, both in Thomasville and throughout this county and section.

Besides her husband, Mrs. Hambleton is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. N. 
Carter and Mrs. T. J. Willis of Meigs, and three sons, Mr. J. R. Hambleton and 
Mr. W. B. Hambleton, Jr. of Meigs and Mr. A. R. Hambleton of Thomasville.  She 
also leaves two sisters, Mrs. N. E. Turner of Merrillville and Mrs. Margaret 
Tuggle of this city.  (Mrs. Tuggle passed away last Monday morning. Ed.)

The funeral of Mrs. Hambleton was held at 2:30 Saturday afternoon from the 
family residence on College street and the services were conducted by Rev. W. 
M. Harris, of the First Baptist church and Rev. D. H. Parker of the Second 
Baptist church.  They were impressive and solemn, and were attended by a large 
number of relatives and friends of the deceased.

High tributes were paid to the life and character of this good and useful woman 
by both ministers, and at the conclusion of the service, the body was taken to 
Laurel Hill cemetery, where it was interred.

The pall bearers were Messrs. L. H. Jerger, E. E. Mack, Ardis McDougald, M. M. 
Cooper, William Miller and W. H. Bibb, Sr.    

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