Mitchell County  Georgia Obituaries Emma Spence Fitzgerald 1945

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Obituary of Emma Spence Fitzgerald 
as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 23 March 1945.  


Funeral services were held at Greenwood Baptist church Friday 
afternoon for Mrs. Emma Spence Fitzgerald, prominent and much beloved Mitchell 
county woman, who died at her home in Greenwood community Wednesday at midnight 
after a short illness. The little church was filled with those who knew and loved Mrs. 
Fitzgerald, relatives, neighbors and long time friends. There were numerous and 
unusually beautiful floral offerings, bespeaking love and thoughtfulness of friends and 
hymns of simple Christian faith were sung by the choir. Rev. N. H. Williams conducted 
the services and was assisted by Rev. C .J. Harvey. Pall bearers were grandsons and 
grandsons-in-law, Messrs G. R. Fitzgerald, R. S. Fitzgerald, H. J. Fitzgerald, Lester 
Piland, Ezra Carter and C. K. Cox. Interment was in the family plot in the church 
cemetery, where her body was laid to rest beside that of her husband, who preceded her 
in death nineteen years ago. Bramlett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. 
Fitzgerald died at the age of 85 after a long and useful life. She was born in the lower part 
of Mitchell county January 29, 1860 and was the firstborn child of her parents, the late 
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Warner Spence. When she was a small child her parents moved to 
Greenwood community where she spent the remainder of her life. She was married May 
30, 1876 to E. T. Fitzgerald, a union that lasted fifty years before death severed the tie. 
She was a charter member of Greenwood Baptist church and of the Womans Missionary 
Union and was an active and faithful worker in church affairs through the long years. She 
was ever ready and untiring in her ministry to the sick and suffering, needy and those in 
trouble. Even after the loss of her eyesight twelve years ago, the same fine and 
indomitable spirit prevailed and age (sic) was ever thoughtful of others, with love and 
prayer for them, and attended church services up to her last illness. The eldest of a family 
of ten children, she outlived them all. The late W. Curry Spence, Warner Spence and 
Maj. R. E. L. Spence were her brothres (sic). She was the mother of seven children, five 
of whom were reared to maturity. Her surviving children are J. B. Fitzgerald, of Albany, 
D. W. Fitzgerald, of Baconton and Mrs. J. C. deGraffenreid and a number of 
grandchildren and great-grandchildren also survive. Among those here from a distance to 
attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Fitzgerald, of Albany, and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. 
Fitzgerald, of Baconton; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stewart and son Alex, Jr., Messrs R. S. 
Fitzgerald, H. J. Fitzgerald, D. C. Campbell, and Mr and Mrs. Lester Piland, of Albany; 
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Fitzgerald and children, of Ocilla; Miss Delona Frazer, of West Palm 
Beach, Fla.; Miss Peggy Kirbo, of Bainbridge; Mrs. W. R. Wynn, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. 
Ezra Carter, of Pelham.