Funeral services for Mrs. Thelma Leary Kaigler of Warner Robins, Georgia will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Dooling, Georgia with Pastor Jerry Sanders officiating. Interment will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery.
Mrs. Thelma Leary Kaigler was born in Dooly County, Georgia on August 5, 1932 to the late Raymond and Jessie Mae Candale Leary. She was married to Eli Kaigler on December 27, 1947. She was educated in the public school system of Dooly County, Georgia. At an early age, she joined the Bethlehem Baptist Church where she later became a devoted member of the usher board until her untimely accident. She worked at the Southern Frozen Foods Company in Montezuma, Georgia, for many years.
Thelma loved entertaining and cooking her famous fried chicken along with several sides and desserts. She always had pots and pans on the stove and was more than happy to feed anyone that stopped by. Not only did she share her home and food with others, but she shared her infectious laugh and smile. When she wasn’t entertaining family and friends, in her spare time, she also enjoyed fishing with her sister-in-law, Clara Bell Leary, her cousin-in-law, Bertha Fobbs, and her daughter’s mother-in-law, Sallie Mary McKenzie.
Thelma Leary Kaigler departed this life on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins, Georgia. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eli Kaigler; her daughter, Betty Jean Kaigler; her brothers, Morgan Leary, Walter Leary, Willie Leary, Rayfield Leary, and Calvin Leary.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Mollie Kaigler McKenzie of Warner Robins, Georgia; three grandchildren: Therman McKenzie Jr. (Monica) of McDonough, Georgia, Carmisha Deniece Ramsey (Macon) of Greer, South Carolina, and Christopher Bernard McKenzie of McDonough, Georgia; three greatgrandchildren: Madison Deniece McKenzie and Taylor Renee McKenzie both of McDonough, Georgia , and Marleigh Grace Ramsey of Greer, South Carolina; five brothers: N.C. Leary, A.C. Leary and Leroy Leary all of Montezuma, Georgia, Johnny B. Leary (Sandra) and Jerry Leary (Mary)both of Riverdale, Georgia; three sisters: Pastor Jessie Mae Leary Snipes of Atlanta, Georgia, Esther Leary Wiggins (James) of Columbus, Georgia, and Rosie Lee Leary Briley of Montezuma, Georgia; one sister-n-law, Clara Bell Leary of Warner Robins, Georgia; one uncle, Charlie Everett of Atlanta, Georgia; her first cousins, Irene Haugabrook of Miami Florida and Caroline Walker of Macon, Georgia; devoted nieces: Marilyn Rogers of Montezuma, Georgia and Stephanie Deshell Leary of Warner Robins, Georgia; a host of nephews, nieces, cousins, other relatives and many sorrowing friends.
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