Edith Vickers Young, 83, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Thursday, October 12, 2006 at Osceola Nursing Home in Ocilla.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Sunday, October 15, 2006 at Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, Ocilla, with the Rev. Virgil Vickers officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald. Visitation will be held Saturday at the funeral home in Ocilla from 7 to 9 PM.
Mrs. Young was born July 11, 1923 in Berrien County to the late Thomas Raleigh and Alice Cox Vickers. She lived in the community most of her life and was a member of Vickers Baptist Church.
She is survived by Daughter: Loree Whaley of Douglas, GA; 5 Grandchildren: Debra (Greg) Scotta of DeBary, Fl, Diane (Jeff) Womac of Decatur, TN, Darlene (Rick) King of Riceville, TN, DeeDee (Robert) Dean of King George, VA and Daniel Whaley of Douglas, GA; 9 Great-grandchildren and 6 Great-Great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, D.C. Young.