Marie Spikes, age 87, passed on October 13, 2023.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at First Salem Baptist Church, 191 Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia. Burial will follow at the Champ Waters Cemetery, Montezuma, Georgia.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such as shoes with high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Mrs. Marie Spikes was born to the late Bee Sanders and Maggie Ford Sanders on August 18, 1936, in Oglethorpe, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her brothers, George Sanders and Roosevelt Sanders, and her sisters Beatrice Sanders Gaines, Agnes Sanders Wright, and Laura Sanders Harris.
She was educated in the Macon County School System. Marie confessed Christ at an early age and joined Shady Grove Baptist Church. She later moved her membership to First Salem Baptist Church in which she served in many capacities: a choir member, Youth, Missionary, and Deaconess Ministries. Marie worked at Southern Frozen Foods for 49 years.
In celebration of her life, Marie leaves to cherish loving memories of three devoted daughters, Gail E. Spikes, Montezuma, Georgia, Willette Smith (Jessie), Americus, Georgia, and Marsha Jefferson (Kelvin), Montezuma, Georgia, and three sons Henry Spikes, Jeffery Rogers (Shari) both of Montezuma, Georgia and Stanley Rogers (Sherrie) of Lithonia, Georgia; nineteen grandchildren and a host of great grands; a host of devoted nieces, nephews, close friends, and dedicated caregivers (Gentiva Hospice, Warner Robins, Georgia).
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at First Salem Baptist Church, 191 Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia. Burial will follow at the Champ Waters Cemetery, Montezuma, Georgia.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such as shoes with high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Mrs. Marie Spikes was born to the late Bee Sanders and Maggie Ford Sanders on August 18, 1936, in Oglethorpe, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her brothers, George Sanders and Roosevelt Sanders, and her sisters Beatrice Sanders Gaines, Agnes Sanders Wright, and Laura Sanders Harris.
She was educated in the Macon County School System. Marie confessed Christ at an early age and joined Shady Grove Baptist Church. She later moved her membership to First Salem Baptist Church in which she served in many capacities: a choir member, Youth, Missionary, and Deaconess Ministries. Marie worked at Southern Frozen Foods for 49 years.
In celebration of her life, Marie leaves to cherish loving memories of three devoted daughters, Gail E. Spikes, Montezuma, Georgia, Willette Smith (Jessie), Americus, Georgia, and Marsha Jefferson (Kelvin), Montezuma, Georgia, and three sons Henry Spikes, Jeffery Rogers (Shari) both of Montezuma, Georgia and Stanley Rogers (Sherrie) of Lithonia, Georgia; nineteen grandchildren and a host of great grands; a host of devoted nieces, nephews, close friends, and dedicated caregivers (Gentiva Hospice, Warner Robins, Georgia).
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