Theda Weathersby

Theda B. Weathersby, 91, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at First Christian Church with Minister Damon Edwards officiating. Interment will follow at Oak City Cemetery with Rick Anderson, Carlton Earnest, Buddy Earnest, Marc Bacon, Wilson Weathersby, Jim Lee and Lowell Coppinger serving as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . . In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Christian Church, P.O. Box 907, Bainbridge, GA 39818. Descended from pioneers who settled Decatur County in the early 1820s, she was born in Iron City, Ga. on October 2, 1920 and was the daughter of Cary Duncan Lane and Bessie Adkinson Enfinger. After moving to Bainbridge in 1928, she attended Bainbridge City Schools and graduated in 1938 as an honor graduate of Bainbridge High School. The three most important things in Theda's life were her God, her family, and her Church. She had a deep faith and trust that God's will would be done in all things and accepted that will with grace and courage. She was baptized into Christ and became a member of the First Christian Church in Bainbridge in 1932, where she remained an active member until her death. On September 15, 1940 she married T.E. Weathersby, who predeceased her on January 6, 1992, after 51 years of marriage. Their life together revolved around family and church. Theda was famous among family and friends for her lemon cheese and coconut cakes and her cornbread. Always full of life and determination, she was able to live alone and keep house until the last month. She was also known for her kindness and her sweet smile. Survivors include her daughter, Susan Mann and her husband Bruce, who was like a son to her, of Bainbridge; son Greg Weathersby and wife Ginger of Blakely, Ga.; grandchildren, Rebekah Mann of Thomasville, Trey Phillips of Cedartown, Ga., and Nic Weathersby of Blakely, a great-grandson Caiden Phillips and a great-granddaughter Alia Phillips. She was predeceased by a son Donald Weathersby in 1941, a daughter Elaine Weathersby Phillips in 1973, and a grandson Michael Thomas Mann in 2008. "Her children arise up and call her blessed." Proverbs 31:28