Marion-Stewart County GaArchives Obituaries.....Geeslin, Betty  Slocumb July 6, 2010
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Tante Funeral Home  July 2010
tante funeral home
1052 Dr. Deryl Hart Road – P.O. Box 382
Buena Vista, GA  31803
Phone (229)649-2478		Fax (229)649-2446



Richland, GA - Betty Slocumb Geeslin, 49, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the 
family home in Louvale, GA.

Funeral services were held Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Lumpkin 
First Baptist Church in Lumpkin, GA with Rev. Wayne Williams and Rev. Sherry 
Witherington officiating. Special music was provided by Martha Jordan, Kim 
Kimmel and Wanda Singer. Interment followed in Louvale Cemetery in Louvale. 
Serving as pallbearers were Jesse Riles, Joey Riles, Jeff Pate, John 
Richardson, Rusty Henson, and Charles “Duttie” Pate. Honorary pallbearers were 
the Deacons of Lumpkin First Baptist, Charlie Miller, Willie Ashew, Dr. Alluri 
Raju, Dr. Terry Wilkey, Jackie Berry, Tom Pate, Russ Henson and Johnny Singer. 
Visitation was at the home of Chris and Jeralyn Buchan, 617 Old Louvale Road, 
Louvale, GA.

Betty was born September 19, 1960 in Richland to Raymond Cole and Johnnie 
Richardson Slocumb. She received her Nursing Degree from Columbus State 
University in 1981 and worked at the Columbus Medical Center as a Registered 
Nurse until 1983, at which time she went to Stewart Webster Hospital in 
Richland. She recently retired from Stewart Webster Hospital after 26 years of 
service where she served in multiple positions including Director of Nursing 
and Hospital Administrator.  She has been a volunteer and advocate with the 
American Cancer Society since 1991 and she was honored to be a participant in 
the first Relay on the Hill in Washington, DC.  She was preceded in death by 
her parents.

She is survived by her husband Chuck Geeslin, who has been a devoted partner 
for 26 years; by her sister and her friend Sybil Buchan Ammons (Wayne) of 
Lumpkin; by her “surrogate” children Thomas Christopher Buchan (Jeralyn) and 
their children Hannah and Amelia of Louvale and Blake Richardson 
Buchan  (Christy) and their children Andrew and Mason of Louvale; and by a 
brother-in-law Bob Geeslin (Bari) of Lumpkin; and sisters-in-law Elizabeth 
Riles (Eddie) of Lumpkin and Rebecca Buchan (Windal) of Louvale. She is also 
survived by her nephews Joey Riles, Jesse Riles, Brady Buchan and Will Miller.

Donations may be made in memory of Betty to the American Cancer Society, 
Louvale Cemetery Fund or to Lumpkin First Baptist Church. Tante Funeral Home 
of Buena Vista, GA was in charge of arrangements.


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