Georgia Broadaway Mahon

Georgia Broadaway Mahon, 80, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, August 30, 2008. She lived her entire life in Jonesboro. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Jonesboro and an active member of the Phebean Sunday School Class.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, J.C. Mahon and her parents, Gordon & Eliza Pierce Broadaway.

She is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Janet & Steve Merriman of Jonesboro, Marcia & David Griffith of Coppell, Texas; two granddaughters, Katie Merriman Hoehn of Lafayette, Colorado and Jessica (J.J.) Griffith of Sherman Oaks, California; brother and sister-in-law, Willis & June Broadaway; one niece and three nephews, Steve Broadaway, Jeff Mahon, Vince Mahon, and Lisa Trevathan.

Graveside committal will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery. Dr. Bruce Tippit will officiate. Emerson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A Memorial Service will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Phebean Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church, Max & Betty Alexander, Dores & Janice Griffin, Leon & Marguerite Kirksey, Mona Mathis, and Marcia Patton, and Roy & Martha Secrease.

Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

For those wishing to leave lasting memorials, the family requests you please consider the Building Fund of the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro.