Randolph County GA Archives Obituaries Zennie Arkansas "Kansas" (Jernigan) Culbreth 1856 - 1936

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Here is the obituary from an unknown newspaper for my great grandmother
Zennie Arkansas "Kansas" (Jernigan) Culbreth
born 1856 in Edison, GA, d. 15 Jan 1936 in Edison, GA.

Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Zennie A, Culbreth.
EDISON,Ga., Jan. 17.-In the death of Mrs., Zennie Arkansas Culbreth, Randolph County has lost one of 
its pioneer citizens and one of its most beloved women.
 
Eighty-two years ago Mrs. Culbreth was born in that county, near Carnegie, where her entire life was 
spent. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Jack Jernigan and Mrs. Katie Jernigan, and the widow of 
the late Mr. Jim Culbreth, who preceded her in death five years.
 
An illness of only a few days of pneumonia caused Mrs. Culbreth's death Wednesday afternoon at her home.
 
Mrs. Culbreth joined the Baptist Church when 16 years of age, and from that time on has been a loyal 
Christian worker, and one whose influence will continue to live. She will be greatly missed in this 
community.
 
The deceased was the mother of thirteen (?) children, six of whom are living. They are: 
Mrs. C.E. Nichols and Mr. W.T. Culbreth, of Carnegie; Mrs.C.G. Jordan, of Rowena; 
Mr. C.J. [Charles Jackson] Culbreth and Mr. S.A. Culbreth of Edison, and 
Mr. W.E. [William or "Willie"] Jernigan [her nephew raised by her], of Shellman. 
Other survivors include thirty-eight grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren; 
one brother, Mr. Jeff Jernigan, of Laurel Hill, Fla., and two sisters, Mrs. T. N. Little, of Edison, 
and Mrs. Anne Tabb, of Albany.
 
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Baptist Church in Carnegie, where she was a member, 
conducted by the Rev. J. C. Grimes, of Shellman, assisted by the Rev. H. G. Shearouse, pastor of the 
Edison Methodist Church. The large attendance and numerous floral offerings attested to the high esteem 
in which the deceased was held. Interment was in the Carnegie Cemetery.

Velma Shaw Beale