Mary White Tatum : Obituary

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Mrs. Mary Katherine White Tatum, age 88 of Tatum, Ga., passed away peacefully at home on May 13, 2011.Mary was born May 1, 1923 and was the daughter of the late James Lewis and Edith Pearl White of Tate, Ga.. She was a member of the 1940 graduating class from Tatum High School. She was also an active member of Jasper First Baptist Church until her recent illness. Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Mary is survived by her husband of 68 years, Hugh Tatum; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Harold Teague; sons and daughters-in-law, John and Sandy Tatum and Tommy and Juanita Tatum, all of Pickens County; grandchildren: Josh and Hilary Tatum of Jasper, Ga., Jessie and Robert Ford of Macon, Ga., Rachel and Aaron Finch of Madison, Al., Casey and Ryan Shostak of LaGrange, Ga. and Jacob Tatum of Jasper, Ga.; two great-grandchildren: Jack and Agatha Tatum; siblings: Edna and Max Wood of Tate, Ga., and Don and Beth White of Jasper, Ga., and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, J.L., Herb, and Pete White; sisters: Hazel White and Ann Ponder.

The family will receive friends at Roper Funeral Home in Jasper, Georgia on Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 4 to 8 PM.

A service to celebrate Mary’s life will be held at Jasper First Baptist Church on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 3 PM with Rev. Jimmy Lewis & Rev. Von Hinton officiating. She will be laid to rest at the Cool Springs Baptist Church cemetery in Tate, Ga. Pall bearers will include nephews: Bill White, John White, Jim Wood, Donnie White, Phillip Tatum and Bill Tatum.

It was Mary’s request that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to either the building fund at Jasper First Baptist Church, 198 East Church St., Jasper, Ga. 30143 or Georgia Mountain Hospice, 70 Caring Way, P.O. Box 580, Jasper, Ga. 30143. The caring staff at Roper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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