My first cousin once removed.
Born: 19 Oct. 1909, Georgia. 1 2
Parents: JAMES ALLEN PUCKETT AND MARTHA ALMA DOGGETT
Death: 21 April 2001, Commerce, Jackson Co., GA. 1 3
Burial: 22 April 2001, Sunday, 3 p.m., Bethabara Cemetery, Hwy 78 at Hwy 53, Oconee Co., GA. 1 3
Religion: Baptist. 3
Notes:
Died within days of her sister, Mary Gladys Puckett. According to her cousin, Gerald Doggett, both were deaf and mute because of childhood malaria, and were in a nursing home in Commerce, GA when they died. None of the three sisters ever married.
OBITUARY: THE JACKSON HERALD, 25 APRIL 2001:
MISS PUCKETT
Homemaker
Miss Jessie Lou Puckett, 91, of Commerce, died Saturday, April 21, 2001. A native of Oconee County, Miss Puckett had lived most of her life in Athens. She was the daughter of the late James and Martha Doggett Puckett. Miss Puckett was a homemaker and was of the Baptist denomination.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in the Bethabara Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Vaughn Howington officiating. Survivors include one sister, Mary Gladys Puckett, Commerce; one niece, Martha Roberts, Gainesville; and one nephew, Jimmy Puckett, Commerce.
Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, was in charge of arrangements.
Sources:
1. Personal viewing of cemetery marker at Bethabara Cemetery, Hwy 78 at Hwy 53, Oconee Co., GA.
2. 1910 Federal Census, Dark Corner, Oconee, GA.
3.Obituary, The Jackson Herald, 25 April 2001.
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