Sorority Founder. Fitzgerald founded the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Started at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia, it was the world's first secret society for women. Throughout the rest of her life, she was known as "Mother Fitzgerald" by members of the sorority worldwide.
********
Mrs Fitzgerald died in Fort Worth Texas where she had been living with her niece, Mrs Roberta Flournoy Andrews. Her body was held in a vault in the chapel of Oakwood Cemetery until 1933 when she was brought to Macon for interment.
Death Announcement
Macon Telegraph (Macon, Georgia)
Thursday, December 13, 1928
Page: 12
Burial Announcement
Macon Telegraph (Macon, Georgia)
Tuesday, August 22, 1933
Page: 8
********
Mrs Fitzgerald died in Fort Worth Texas where she had been living with her niece, Mrs Roberta Flournoy Andrews. Her body was held in a vault in the chapel of Oakwood Cemetery until 1933 when she was brought to Macon for interment.
Death Announcement
Macon Telegraph (Macon, Georgia)
Thursday, December 13, 1928
Page: 12
Burial Announcement
Macon Telegraph (Macon, Georgia)
Tuesday, August 22, 1933
Page: 8
Sorority Founder. Fitzgerald founded the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Started at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia, it was the world's first secret society for women. Throughout the rest of her life, she was known as "Mother Fitzgerald" by members of the sorority worldwide.
********
Mrs Fitzgerald died in Fort Worth Texas where she had been living with her niece, Mrs Roberta Flournoy Andrews. Her body was held in a vault in the chapel of Oakwood Cemetery until 1933 when she was brought to Macon for interment.
Death Announcement
Macon Telegraph (Macon, Georgia)
Thursday, December 13, 1928
Page: 12
Burial Announcement
Macon Telegraph (Macon, Georgia)
Tuesday, August 22, 1933
Page: 8
********
Mrs Fitzgerald died in Fort Worth Texas where she had been living with her niece, Mrs Roberta Flournoy Andrews. Her body was held in a vault in the chapel of Oakwood Cemetery until 1933 when she was brought to Macon for interment.
Death Announcement
Macon Telegraph (Macon, Georgia)
Thursday, December 13, 1928
Page: 12
Burial Announcement
Macon Telegraph (Macon, Georgia)
Tuesday, August 22, 1933
Page: 8
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
See more Fitzgerald or Tucker memorials in:
- Rose Hill Cemetery Fitzgerald or Tucker
- Macon Fitzgerald or Tucker
- Bibb County Fitzgerald or Tucker
- Georgia Fitzgerald or Tucker
- USA Fitzgerald or Tucker
- Find a Grave Fitzgerald or Tucker
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
