Anne Conger

Anne Thomas Conger, 86, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Memorial Hospital. The graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Oak City Cemetery with Rev. Paul Medley officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 7, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mrs. Conger was born March 30, 1926 in Thomasville, GA, the daughter of William Bryant Thomas and Anne Gullatte Thomas. She was a graduate of Thomas County High School, her undergraduate was from Mercer University, and she earned a Masters degree from Florida State University. Mrs. Conger was a school teacher for many years in the Decatur County School System. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she was on the bereavement committee. Mrs. Conger was also involved with the Decatur County Historical Society and the Friends of the Library. Survivors include her son, Tom Conger and his wife, Gloria, of Bainbridge, GA; her grandchildren, Bryant Conger of Birmingham, AL and Lee Conger and his fiancee, Sara Smith, of Alexandria, VA. Mrs. Conger was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Leonard Hodges Conger; and her sons, Len Conger and Ben Conger.