SEDBERRY, Gertrude Maria McGehee, 95, a resident of Montgomery, AL, formerly of Wetumpka, AL, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2007. Mrs. Sedberry was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Charles Parker Sedberry. She was born on January 18, 1912, in Hope Hull, AL She was the second daughter of Nettie Brown McRitchie McGehee and Oliver Cromwell McGehee. She was also preceded in death by her brothers and sisters, David McGehee, Mary Duncan, Cooper McGehee, Abner McGehee, and Edna Cauthen. She was a fourth generation descendant of Abner McGehee, founder of the Alabama Bible Society. Mrs. Sedberry is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Lovie A. Sedberry Bryan and Jerry H. Bryan of Montgomery, AL and a son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. George McGehee Sedberry and Melanie Beard Sedberry of Selma, AL. Grandchildren are Camille A. Bryan, Christopher H. Bryan and his wife, Jill C.Bryan, Carolyn M. Bryan, Amilee Sedberry, all of Montgomery, AL and Katie Sedberry Carr and her husband W. Ryan Carr of Auburn, AL. Survivors also include one great-granddaughter, Wallace McGehee Bryan; one great-grandson, Christopher H. Bryan, Jr. of Montgomery; one sister-in-law, Evelyn McGehee of Snowdoun, AL and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2007, at First Baptist Church of Wetumpka at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be held at the church at 1:00 p.m., one hour prior to the service. The Rev. Dr. James M. Castleberry of Montgomery will officiate. Burial will follow in the Wetumpka City Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Abner Cauthen, Andy Duncan, Zackary Duncan, Butch Wilson, Jimmy Mays, and Ben Kyser. Honorary pallbearers will be Oliver McGehee, Berney McGehee, Lorenzo Duncan, and Julius Duncan. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Taylor Road Baptist Church, Building Fund,1685 Taylor Road, Montgomery, AL 36117 or to the United Methodist Children's Home, P.O. Box 830, Selma, AL 36702-0830. The family would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to Susan Durden and her staff at Angels for the Elderly, Dr. Walter T. Geary, and Vista Care Hospice for their attention to and loving care for our mother.
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Funeral Home: GASSETT FUNERAL
Publication Date: 04/11/2007