Mary Olivia

Heath Cauthen

Obituary

Mary Olivia Heath Cauthen, 94, of Tifton passed away Monday, May 17, 2004, at Tift Health Care. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 2004, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Eddie Allen and the Rev. Steve Moon officiating. Mrs. Cauthen was laid to rest at Eldorado Baptist Church Cemetery.

David McCranie, Rodney McCranie, Dave Singer, Dale Beard, Glenn Beard, Dick Olive, Richard Howell and Craig Carter served as pallbearers.

Born September 2, 1909, in Cartersville (Bartow County), Mrs. Cauthen was the daughter of the late Russell Heath and Sarah Jane Alexander Heath. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Claude William Cauthen; two brothers; and one sister. She was a homemaker; and she was a member of Eldorado Baptist Church. She was a longtime member of the Golden Age Club.

Mrs. Cauthen is survived by four daughters, Inez C. McCranie, Ruth Beard and Helen Sumner, all of Tifton and Nell Howell of Taylors, South Carolina; ten grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren.