Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Georgia McDougal

Sept. 23, 1918 - Jan. 9, 1999

 

South Bend Tribune 1/14/1999

Mrs. Georgia McDougal, 80, formerly of 2117 West Kenwood Street, South Bend, Ind., departed this life on Saturday, Jan. 9, in Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center, South Bend. She was born on Sept. 23, 1918, to the late Gracie and Waymon McDougal in Trenton, Tenn. She is survived by two nieces, Mrs. Joyce (Morris) Redding and Mrs. Mary Edwards, both of South Bend; a nephew, Alonzo Whitlock, Jr., also of South Bend; ten great nieces and nephews; sixteen great-great-nieces and nephews; eight great-great- great-nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.

 

After eighteen years of dedicated service, Ms. McDougal retired from the University of Notre Dame in 1984. Confessing a hope in Christ at an early age, she united with the Lake Chapel Primitive Baptist Church after the passing of her pastor, the late Elder George Watson of New Hope Primitive Baptist Church in Indianapolis, Ind. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Lillie B. Briggs and Mrs. Mattie Mae Jones.

 

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday in Lake Chapel Primitive Baptist Church. Visitation will start at 11:30 a.m. prior to funeral services in the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Clark- O'Neal Funeral Home is in charge of services.