Polly B. Wade

Polly B. Wade obituary

Polly B. Wade

Polly Wade Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Mathis Funeral Home - Cochran on Sep. 21, 2025.

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Cochran – Polly B. Wade, age 91, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2025, at her residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. The family will greet friends one hour before the service Sunday at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Polly, born in Dodge County, had lived most of her life in Cochran. She was the daughter of the late Daniel V. and Dorothy Marie Pitts Bowman and was preceded in death by her husbands, Willis Hampton Wade and Alton Franklin Arnold and her son, Bill Wade. Mrs. Polly was retired from Jac-Arts Label Factory and had worked at L&H Shirt Factory. She was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.

Survivors are her children, Tammy (David) Moon, Gary (Debbie) Arnold and Don (Katherine) Wade all of Cochran; her grandchildren, Cole (Monica) Moon, Lexi (Austin) Hall, Kyle (Jessica) Arnold, Luke (Casi) Arnold, Will (Makayla) Wade, Kristina (Conner) Haskins and Megan Wade; her great grandchildren, Brody Arnold, Bo Arnold, Blaine Arnold, Henley Moon, Hampton Moon, Hudson Wade and Anderson Wade; her brothers, Earl Bowman of Cochran, David Bowman and M.B. Bowman both of Hawkinsville; several nieces and nephews including special niece, Mary Ann Montano.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in memory of Polly B. Wade to Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 134 Abney Road, Cochran, GA 31014.

A special thank you from Mrs. Polly's family to the caregivers, Estella Wilmore, Opal Wilmore, Phyllis Rozier and Luann Brewer and to Georgia Hospice Care for their loving care of Mrs. Polly.

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Mathis Funeral Home - Cochran

151 E. Dykes Street, Cochran, GA 31014

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