Sumter-Crisp-Dooly County GaArchives Obituaries.....Sarah Elizabeth Coney Clegg 1920
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The Americus Times Recorder Thursday 30 December 1920
Page Eight
 
MRS. P. C. CLEGG TAKEN BY DEATH
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Friends Mourn Woman Who Help Build Americus
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     Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Coney Clegg died this morning at 1 o'clock at the 
family residence 311 South Lee street, after a long illness extending over 
several years.  Mrs Clegg was 73 years old, and had spent 32 long and useful 
years in Americus, where she was associated with the social, civic ans 
spiritual affairs of the city.
     She was a member of the First Bapist church, having given largely of her 
means and time and talent to the upbuilding of every department.  During the 
period when the church was being built, and afterwards remodeled, munificent 
contributions were made by Mrs. Clegg for the advancement of the cause.
     Mrs. Clegg was the founder of the "Home Workers," one of the most 
petential aids to the  Baptist Church.  For several years she stood at the head 
of this splendid organization and directed its affairs with a peculiar skill 
due to her unusual executive ability in handling fiancial matters.  Under her 
supervision the society grew and prospered, and it was a deep regret in her 
last few years that illness prevented her taking a prominent part in the 
governing affairs of this organization.  She was made honoorary president of 
the society, an office which she held at the hour of her death.
     Mrs. Clegg was also associated with the Americus Hospital, having served 
for a number of years as president of the organization.  During her active 
years, she aided in every way in the promotion of the wefare of the hospital, 
and it was because of her failing health that she released the executive issues 
connected with the hospital.  She alwaysevinced a strong interest in the 
affairs of the hospital, and took great pride in the building of the splendid 
new hospital, which because of the earlier efforts of the representative women 
of Americus has become an accomplish factor to the good of the county and city.
     Mrs. Clegg was married in 1867 to Perry C. Clegg at the old home in Dooly 
county, in the town of Coney, which received its name from her broher, Charles 
Coney, who was a great builder of his community.  Removing to Americus with her 
husband, they became potential factors in the building of this city.  His death 
several years ago removed from its midst one of the foemost promoters of this 
city.
     Mrs. Clegg taught a class of boys in the First Baptist Sunday School and 
on the last Christmas season at which she was premitted to be present, she gave 
each member a Christmas cactus blossom grown and forced into bloom for the 
purpose of presenting them to her class, because, she said, it might be the 
last time that she would be permitted to hear their Sunday school lesson.
     Funeral services will be conducted from the First Baptist church tomorrow 
morning at 10:30 o'clock, with Dr. Carl W. Minor officating.
     Pallbearers selected are J. W.  Shiver, F. E. Bolton, C. A. Chambliss, W. 
B. Worthy, Charles Burke, Chas. Lingo, E. L. Murray and J. E. D. Shipp.
     Surviving relatives are one daughter, Mrs. E. B. Clements, of Buena Vista, 
and two sons, P. C. Clegg of Cordele, and S. C. Clegg, of Americus, besides a 
number of grandchildren.
     Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.


Additional Comments:
A photo of the headstone can be seen at
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/sumter/photos/tombstones/ph447cleggsal.jpg
This lady was very active in the building of Americus.  Her connections are in 
Crisp and Dooly County. Her mother is buried at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Crisp 
County at one time a part of Dooly County., Georgia


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