Mitchell County  Georgia Obituaries Shiver McCarty French 2002

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Obituary of Thelma Shiver McCarty French 
as written in "The Albany Herald" dated 15 Oct 2002.  

Albany, Georgia.  
SHERMAN, Texas---
Thelma S. McCarty French, previously of Camilla, Georgia, passed away Thursday, 
October 10, 2002, in Sherman, Texas, where she had resided for three years. A native of 
Mitchell County, she was born the daughter of Jesse C. and Emma Cook Shiver on 
August 4, 1918.  Thelma is remembered by loved ones and friends for her devotion to her 
duties as a licensed nurse, caring for the sick in various hospitals in south Georgia 
and north Florida from 1968 until she retired in 1999. She last worked at Parkway Nursing 
Home in Pelham, Georgia.  Thelma had two careers, the first in retail department stores 
in Camilla and the second in the nursing field. At the age of 50, when many people are 
thinking about retirement, Thelma realized her lifelong goal to become a nurse by going 
back to school in Valdosta to complete her secondary education eventually graduating 
from Valdosta Vocational School a LPN.  Her husbands Thomas E. McCarty (1964) and 
Max O. French (1987) preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Claudia 
McCarty Rhodes of Kennesaw, Ga., and Louise McCarty Barrs of Albany; one son, 
Thomas E. McCarty Jr. of Sherman, Texas; a sister, Bernice Shiver Tatum of Leesburg 
and one brother, Stanley Shiver of Quitman; much beloved were her seven grandchildren 
and seven great grandchildren.  Family and friends are welcome at a memorial service 
that will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Pine Cliff Baptist Church Saturday.