Schley-Marion County GaArchives Obituaries.....McCorkle, Jabez April 26, 1940
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The Ellaville Sun  Friday, May 3, 1940  No. 44
MR. MCCORKLE PASSES FRIDAY
Jabez McCorkle, 73, former Marion county tax collector and a prominent retired 
farmer, died Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at his home near Tazewell after 
an illness of four days.  Funeral services were held from the residence Sunday 
morning at 11 o'clock with Elder M.W. Walker of Middleton, Ga., officiating.  
Burial was in Ramah cemetery at Buena Vista.  A native of Marion county, Mr. 
McCorkle served as tax collector for 11 years, completing an unexpired term 
and two full terms.  When the offices of tax collector and receiver were 
combined, he did not seek re-election.  He was a member of Mount Pisgah 
Primitive Baptist church for more than 40 years, and was a leader in its 
activities.  Surviving besides his widow, the former Miss Ida Welch, are three 
daughters, Mrs. A.T. Benson, Buena Vista; Mrs. Nell Hogg, Atlanta, and Miss 
Unis McCorkle, of Marion county; three sons, Elder S.H. McCorkle, Ellaville 
and Jabez McCorkle, Jr., Tazewell.  Active pallbearers were Andrew, Robert, 
Riner, Respess, George and J.C. McCorkle.  An honorary escort included C.M. 
Clements, William Wooten, William Parker, H.T. Chapman, George Lowe and T.E. 
Chapman.


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