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Stella <I>Thigpen</I> Bedgood

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Stella Thigpen Bedgood

Birth
Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia, USA
Death
29 Mar 1978 (aged 84)
Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Saint Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services for Stella T. Bedgood, 84, who died early Wednesday morning at the local hospital, will be held Friday at 11am from the graveside at Oglethorpe Memorial Park on St. Simons Island. The Rev. Felix Haynes, pastor of the St. Simons Baptist Church, will officiate.

She came from Douglas and had lived on St. Simons Island for the past 30 years. She was one of the founders of the St. Simons State Bank which is now the Coastal Bank of Georgia. She was the owner of the King and Prince Gift Shop several years ago. She was a member of St. Simons Baptist Church, a member of the Frederica Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was active in community affairs.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Donna Jean Bedgood Jones of Macon; three sisters, Mrs. DeAluah Barwick of St. Simons Island, Mrs. Willow Holmes of Atlanta, and Mrs. Mattie Glover of Hazlehurst; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The family will be at the Bedgood home at 410 Myrtle Street, and ask for memorials be made to the First Baptist Church of St. Simons.

Members of the Frederica Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will serve as honor guard.

Chapman Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Funeral services for Stella T. Bedgood, 84, who died early Wednesday morning at the local hospital, will be held Friday at 11am from the graveside at Oglethorpe Memorial Park on St. Simons Island. The Rev. Felix Haynes, pastor of the St. Simons Baptist Church, will officiate.

She came from Douglas and had lived on St. Simons Island for the past 30 years. She was one of the founders of the St. Simons State Bank which is now the Coastal Bank of Georgia. She was the owner of the King and Prince Gift Shop several years ago. She was a member of St. Simons Baptist Church, a member of the Frederica Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was active in community affairs.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Donna Jean Bedgood Jones of Macon; three sisters, Mrs. DeAluah Barwick of St. Simons Island, Mrs. Willow Holmes of Atlanta, and Mrs. Mattie Glover of Hazlehurst; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The family will be at the Bedgood home at 410 Myrtle Street, and ask for memorials be made to the First Baptist Church of St. Simons.

Members of the Frederica Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will serve as honor guard.

Chapman Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.


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  • Created by: J. Steven Hinson
  • Added: Jan 28, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84110271/stella-bedgood: accessed ), memorial page for Stella Thigpen Bedgood (31 Dec 1893–29 Mar 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84110271, citing Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens, Saint Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by J. Steven Hinson (contributor 47569799).