Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Tennie Wood Twitty1943 ****************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ****************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Oct 2002 Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of Tennie Wood Twitty as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 21 May 1943. Camilla, Georgia. Mrs. Thomas Baker Twitty, Sr., prominent and greatly beloved Camilla matron, died Monday at 12:35 o'clock at Crawford W. Long Hospital in Atlanta after an illness of about three and a half weeks. She underwent an operation on April 26 and failed to gain needed strength but steadily grew worse. All members of her family were continually with her through days of weary suffering and friends back home were pulling for her and praying for her relief. When news came Monday morning that the end was near, and later that she had passed away, hosts of friends of the entire community were deeply saddened and have extended every sympathy to the bereaved family. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock at the Baptist church, of which Mrs. Twitty was a lifelong member, and the large auditorium was filled with relatives and friends assembled. The services were conducted by Rev. S. H. Bennett, pastor of the church, who was assisted by Rev. N. H. Williams, of the Methodist church. The church chancel was banked with lovely floral pieces and arrangements, which told in silent beauty and fragrance of Christian love, comfort and assurance. Comforting hymns were sung by the choir and prayers and tender eulogies spoken. Pall bearers were Dan Palmer, Tom C. Palmer, George M. Perry, Crawford Collins, T. B. Perry, William B. Davis, W. W. Bullard and B. W. Hughes. Interment was in Sunrest the old cemetery. Mrs. Twitty was the former Miss Tennie Wood. She grew up and spent her entire life in Camilla. She was the only daughter of the late Dr. John A. Wood and Jane Culpepper Wood and was born June 2, 1878 at the country home of her parents near Camilla, known as the old Seab Holton place now the Floyd place where the house is still standing. Dr. Wood, a native of Tennessee, came with his brother, Dr. Jim Wood, to Camilla in the late 1860's and located, her father practicing medicine and he and his brother operating a drug store for a number of years. Her parents moved in to town when she was a little girl and she grew up here, and received her college training at Cox College. Growing into a stately and beautiful young woman and the belle of Camilla, she was united in marriage to the young Thomas Baker Twitty at a beautiful wedding ceremony taking place at the Baptist church June 24, 1896 in the old building where the present church stands. Building a beautiful home soon after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Twitty entered joyously into church and community life and have been prominent and beloved citizens, rearing a fine family of daughters and son (sic), maintaining a home known for its Christian hospitality. Mrs. Twitty was a splendid Christian woman devoted to family and friends and true and loyal to her church, a real neighbor, thoughtful of the sick and needy. She was beloved by numerous friends, who will miss her sadly. Surviving Mrs. Twitty are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. J. C. Smith of Atlanta, and Mrs. J. R. Bramlett, of Camilla; and four sons, T. B. Twitty Jr. and Frank S. Twitty, of Camilla; Melvin W. Twitty of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Pvt. Vernon W. Twitty, in U. S. Army, stationed at Camp Crowder Mo. A little daughter, aged nine months and named, Tennie, died in (year illegible). Eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive.