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In Memory Of Our Poets

Gertrude Maria McGehee (Sedberry) (1912-2007) - Class Of 1930

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