The Graveside Service for Mrs. Zedie Mae H. Hankerson will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 2:00 pm at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Montezuma, GA with Minister James Harrison, officiating. Due to COVID-19 concerns, we ask that you MASK UP and practice social distancing for your protection and the safety of others.
Mrs. Zedie Mae H. Hankerson, better known as “Zett”, was born July 19, 1941 to the late Zedie and Mamie H. Harrison in Macon County, Georgia. Zett attended Flint River Farm and later D.F Douglass High School. She joined the Mt. Pleasant Traveler’s Rest C.M.E Church at an early age. Zett was a faithful member until her health declined.
Zett was united in Holy Matrimony to the late Jimmy Quinn in 1964. They were married until his sudden and untimely death. In 1971, she married Ulysses “Bo” Hankerson. Upon this union, she became a surrogate/stepmother to her husband's 8 children. She worked hard as a dedicated, loving wife and mother. Zett and Bo were married for 47 years when he transitioned to his heavenly home in July of 2018.
Zett departed her earthly life on June 15, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents and seven siblings: Annie Buckles, James Harrison, Charlie Harrison, Charles Harrison, Mildred Tuff, Bobby Harrison, and Douglas Harrison. She was also preceded in death by her stepdaughter Kim Hankerson Myers.
She leaves to cherish her precious memory: one sister, Jessie Bell Spivey (James T) Byromville, GA; her dedicated and devoted niece, Rose Marie Brown (Marvin), that she assisted in rearing as her own child; devoted nephew, Larry Spivey and Victoria Spivey of Unadilla, GA; two devoted great nieces, Marvis and Zyriah Brown of Montezuma, GA, who loved and devoted themselves to her as though she were their grandmother; stepchildren: Melody Oliver (Isiah) of Montezuma, GA, Oneita McDonald (Ernest), Mary Francis Hankerson Hayes (Lee Willie) of Oglethorpe, GA, Cassandra Hankerson Phillips (Samuel) of Columbus, GA, Ulyssess Hankerson II, Donna Hankerson, and Theresa Hankerson all of Atlanta, GA; in-laws: Billy (Edith) Quinn, Karen (Ralph) Oliver, and Linda Hill all of Montezuma, GA; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
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