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Edith Dumas Obituary

Edith Mae Dumas May 10, 1923- October 18, 2007 COLUMBUS, GA— Edith Mae Dumas, 84, of Columbus, GA died at Magnolia Manor East Nursing Facility Thursday, October 18, 2007. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 21, 2007 in the Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Barnesville, GA with Mr. Jeff Davis officiating according to Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 this evening at the funeral home. Mrs. Dumas was born May 10, 1923 in Constantia, NY daughter of the late Fred Meier and Inez Mowers Meier. After retiring from Civil Service, she moved to Columbus, GA with her late husband Edmond Dumas joining him in his business, Dumas Reality. She later joined Stone Furniture as an office manger and sales associate. Mrs. Dumas enjoyed her work, friends and family. We will miss her but cherish her memories in our hearts. Mrs. Dumas was preceded in death by her husband, Edmond Dumas and her son, Lanny Bennett Barnes, Jr. Survivors include her three daughters, Constance Bence of Bradenton, FL, Lana Radford and her husband, Phil of Lucama, NC and Linda McBurnett of GA ; two sisters, Fran Barimo of NY and Margaret Ellsworth of FL; one brother-in-law, Grady Dumas of Pensacola, FL; four grandchildren, Jeff Davis and his wife, Jennifer of Thomson, GA, Jonna Stack and her husband, Chet of Lakeland, FL, Joanie Stack, and Cheri Stack both o f Bradenton, FL; five great-grandchildren, Heather and Foshae Davis, Bethany, Breana and Bailey Logue; several nieces, nephews and friends. Please visit www.mem.com to sign the on-line guest registry.

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Published by Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on Oct. 20, 2007.

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Melinda Hackett

December 27, 2007

I first met Edith at a motel where we both worked. She made such a difference in my life. She always came in with a positive attitude no matter how she felt. She never had an unkind word to say to anybody. I loved her dearly and I will miss her.

Leila Smith

October 22, 2007

Edith was my friend....for many years. For several years while I lived in Columbus, she was also my church buddy. We sat together on Sunday and shared stories about our past week. She often kept my cockatiel, Truman, while we were out of town. He loved visiting his "grandmother". As her health grew worse and I moved away, we still talked often by phone as long as she lived at home. Moving into the nursing home made visiting more difficult, but I tried to call and visit as often as I was in Columbus. Her spirit prevailed and she never let me leave without saying "I love you." I will miss her sweet spirit, but I am comforted by knowing we will see each other again.

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