Sue Nell Jones Stapleton

Sue Nell Jones Stapleton March 11, 1922 - January 12, 2012 - METTER - Mrs. Sue Nell Jones Stapleton, age 89, of Metter died Thursday, January 12th in Cairo Georgia, after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Stapleton and her parents Ruth Proctor Jones and William Eason Jones of Metter. She was a graduate of Georgia State College for Women and taught Home Economics. Mrs. Stapleton, an avid gardener and genealogy researcher, was a member of the First Baptist Church of Metter, the D.A.R, and the Garden Club. She is survived by daughters and their husbands, Jan S. and the Reverend Doug Simmons of Cairo, Georgia, Dr. Fay Burnett and the Reverend Brock Burnett of Winder, Georgia; grandchildren Ansley, Jana, and Alea Simmons, Brandon and Jordan Burnett; sisters and their husbands Fay J. Brewer and Jeff Brewer of Atlanta, Annie Ruth Anderson Brown and husband John Brown of Decatur, and a number of other relatives. A memorial service will be held Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church of Metter, with visitation to follow in the Church Fellowship Hall. A private burial will be at the Upper Lotts Creek Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the following: The Guido Evangelistic Association, 600 N Lewis St. / PO Box 508, Metter, Georgia 30439; The Upper Lotts Creek Church Cemetery Fund, C/O Lorene Hendricks, 22639 Hendricks Road, Metter, Georgia 30439; The First Presbyterian Church of Winder Building Fund, P.O. Box 549 Winder, Georgia 30680. Guests may sign the on-line register at www.clarkfuneral.com Clark Funeral Home Savannah Morning News January 14, 2012 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannahnow.com/obituaries .