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Merle Chason Bearden

January 17, 1926 - September 27, 2012

Merle Katherine Chason Bearden, age 86, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012, at Grady General Hospital in Cairo, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Bearden will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 30, 2012, at First Baptist Church of Cairo. Dr. Joe Allen will be officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Jeremy Bearden, Jay Worthy, Justin Bearden, Kevin Bearden, Carson Bearden, and Robert (Bubba) Bearden will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Saturday, at the church Fellowship Hall. Merle Katherine Chason was born January 17, 1926, in Cotton, Georgia, to Perry Oliver Chason and Jewell Adams Chason. On July 22, 1948 she married James Hollis Bearden, who preceded her in death after 49 years of marriage. Merle served the community as a teacher with the Grady County School system for 33 years. She loved to read. Merle was a member of the Retired Educators' Association, Cairo Women's Club, and Gardenia Garden Club. She joined the First Baptist Church in 1937, when she was 11. Merle has served the church as Training Union Director, Training Union Teacher, and Bible School Teacher. She was a member the Ethel Barkley WMU Group, which she dearly loved. Merle had served as WMU Director and President. She was a member of the TEL Sunday School Class. Merle Chason Bearden is survived by her daughter, Kathi Bearden Worthy of Dallas, Georgia; sons, Keith and wife, Amy Bearden of Cairo, Georgia and Kim and wife, Lynn Bearden of Tallahassee , Florida; brother, Mercer Chason of Muscle Shoals, Alabama; sister, Ione Grebinger of Cairo, Georgia; grandchildren, Chason Garcia of Marietta, Georgia, Jay Worthy of Dallas, Georgia, Emme Worthy of Dallas, Georgia, Justin Bearden of Tallahassee, Florida, Kevin Bearden of Bainbridge, Georgia, Emily Bearden of Cairo, Georgia, Jeremy Bearden of Thomasville, Georgia, and Ashley Bearden of Cairo; great-grandchildren, Maggie Garcia and Luke Garcia of Marietta, Georgia, Jake Bearden of Tallahassee, Florida, and Bella Worthy of Dallas, Georgia. Merle was preceded in death by her father, Perry Chason; mother, Jewell Chason; sisters, Jeanette Devane and Luvoise Landen; husband, James Hollis Bearden; son, Stephen Richard Bearden; and granddaughter, Adrienne Worthy. Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Building Fund, First Baptist Church, 505 North Broad Street, Cairo, Georgia 39828.

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Merle Katherine Chason Bearden, age 86, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012, at Grady General Hospital in Cairo, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Bearden will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 30, 2012, at First Baptist Church of Cairo.... View Obituary & Service Information

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