Martha Jane Minshew, 95, of Rebecca, Georgia, died Thursday, June 30, 2005, at Ashburn Health Care.
Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 PM, Saturday, July 2, 2005, at Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, Fitzgerald. Interment will follow in Young Cemetery, Ben Hill County. Visitation will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 Friday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Minshew was born May 5, 1910 to the late John Henry and Susan McDuffie Smith. She was the oldest member of the Rebecca Baptist Church. She was a former member of the Home Demonstration Club and was an avid gardener and fisherman. She enjoyed cooking for her family and friends.
She is survived by three daughters: Betty Lou (Donald)Vickers, Wray, Georgia; Faye (Joe) Odom, Ashburn, Georgia; Mildred (Winfred) Fowler, Rebecca, Georgia and 10 Grandchildren and 14 Great-grandchildren.: She was preceded in death by her husband, Isbon Player Minshew , a son, I.P. Minshew, Jr., a granddaughter, Kanas Joyce Odum, 4 sisters and 4 brothers.