Mitchell County GaArchives Obituaries.....Twitty, Thomas Baker Sr. April 22, 1960
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"The Camilla Enterprise" dated 28 Apr 1960

Obituary of Thomas Baker Twitty Sr. as written on pages 6 and 10 of "The 
Camilla Enterprise" dated 28 Apr 1960.  Camilla, Georgia.   
Thomas Baker Twitty, Sr., age 87, native of Mitchell County and son of the late 
pioneer residents, Dr. John Barber Twitty and Nancy Flake Twitty, died at his 
home on Oakland Avenue in Camilla early Friday morning, April 22, after an 
illness of several months.  His health began to fail shortly after he and his 
wife entertained las July at a Twitty family reunion.  During the fall and 
winter months he spent periods at the hospital here and in Atlanta but his 
strength was ever waning.  Funeral services were held at three o'clock Saturday 
afternoon at the First Baptist Church of Camilla where he held membership for 
years, served as deacon, and spent almost a lifetime of devoted service and 
attendance.  Officiating at the final rites was his pastor, the Rev. Edgar T. 
Davis, Jr.  Interment followed in Oakview Cemetery with Bramlett Funeral Home 
of Camilla in charge of arrangements.  Serving as pallbearers were James Lee 
Adams, Neil Palmer, Webb Bullard, Jr., E. K. Harrell, Jr., Hartley Palmer, 
Crawford Collins, all of Camilla, and Robert Bibb of Jacksonville, Fla., Willis 
Gibbs of Homerville, Ga.  Mr. Twitty was in the drug buisness for a number of 
years and was the oldest registered pharmacist in Georgia.  He was associated 
with Chickamauga Trust Company for a while and in 1935, together with his son, 
Vernon, established the Twitty Feed & Seed Store in Camilla.  He retired from 
active business in January of 1958 and sold his interest in the feed business 
to his son, Vernon.  He was a charter member of the Camilla Rotary Club.  In 
recent years he shared with his wife, president of the Cherokee Garden Club, a 
love for growing flowers and spent many hours daily in his garden.  Mr. 
Twitty's first wife was the late Tennie Eliza Wood.  Their marriage took place 
on June 24, 1896, and to this union was born the sons and daughters who 
survive.  She died on May 17th, 1943, and in May of 1944 Mr. Twitty was wed to 
the former Miss Eula Hill Culpepper wh survives him along with two daughters, 
Mrs. Marceline T. Smith of Atlanta, and Mrs. J. R. Bramlett of Camilla; four 
sons, T. B. Twitty, Jr., Frank Twitty, Sr., Vernon Twitty, all of Camilla, and 
Melvin Twitty of West Palm Beach, Fla.  Aslo surviving are eleven grandchildren 
and eight great-grandchildren, a number of nieces and nephews.  Coming from out 
of town to attend services last weekend for Mr. Twitty were Mr. and Mrs. Dan 
Bibb of Waycross; Mr. Paul Bibb of Fernandina, Fla.; Mr. Bob Bibb of 
Jacksonville, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Branch Lee, Mr and Mrs. Walter Lee of 
Waycrosss; Mr. and Mrs. Judson Bibb, Jr., of Albany; Mr. Judson Bibb, Sr., Mr. 
James Bibb, both of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mr. Grover Gibbs of Homerville; Mrs. 
Cleve Cox of Albany; Mr. Felix Bullard of Monticello, Fla.; Mrs Mattie Lou Hall 
of Moultrie;  remaining portion of paragraph illegible.

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