Linda Faye Fussell, 71, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Funeral services will he held 11 AM, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Brushy Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Irwin County, Georgia, with Elder Philip Smith, Elder Phillip Nichols and Elder Jimmy Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in Union Cemetery in Lax, Georgia. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, from 6 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Fussell was born December 6, 1949, in Willacoochee, Georgia, to the late Rev. John Laster Rowe & Rosa- Moore Rowe. She lived in the community all of her life. She received an Associate’s Degree in Medical Coding and worked in health information management for South Georgia Medical Center and Dorminy Medical Center. Mrs. Fussell was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a devoted Pastor’s wife who loved to quilt, sew and crochet. Her favorite title was “Granny”. She was a member of Brushy Creek Primitive Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Elder Travis Fussell of Fitzgerald; children: Edward Fussell, II & Sheree of Lawrenceville, Rosanne McMath & Lee of Plainwell, Michigan and Joel William Fussell & Laura of Hinesville; grandchildren: Will Fussell & Alana, John Lee McMath & Allie, Maggie McMath, Carly McMath, Mary Beth McMath and Jennifer Fussell; siblings: Annie Clara Paulk of Willacoochee, Joyce & Kenneth Hunkapillar of Willacoochee, Gene & Susie Rowe of Byron, Betty & Leroy Joiner of Willacoochee and David & Marie Rowe of Willacoochee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother Billy Rowe and a sister, Vivian Crosby.