Mrs. June Futch Bierman

June Futch Bierman, 90, formerly of Albany, passed on to glory peacefully on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the Church Home and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Valley, GA. Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 3:00 PM at Sherwood Baptist Church Chapel. Visitation will start one hour prior to the service at 2:00 PM. Interment will be held Monday, March 30, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Stephen Dervan will officiate. Born in Thomas County in1924, June was part of the ‘greatest generation’. She graduated from Albany High School in 1942, and married Gene Bierman that October. For many years after WWII, she and Gene lived in various parts of the US including Salt Lake City, UT, Parkersburg, WV, Wilmington DE, and Joliet IL. They settled in Albany in the late 1950’s and she began working at the Bank of Albany which later became C&S Bank, now Bank of America. She retired in 1987 after 30 years of dedicated service. Upon retirement she focused her attention on caring for others, working as a volunteer at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. She especially cared for and loved all of her family, but her granddaughter Haley Steele held a special place in her heart. A long-time member of the Agape Sunday School Class at Sherwood Baptist Church, June loved the Lord and her ‘Sunday School ladies’. June was loved by so many and will be truly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene V. Bierman. Her memory will be forever treasured by her daughter, Gina Bierman Keadle and her husband, Ken of Macon, GA; her granddaughter, Haley Kathryn Steele of Nashville, TN; two brothers Jack Futch and his wife, Laverne of Leesburg, GA and Sam Futch and his wife, Billie Carolyn of Albany, GA; one sister, Christine Stewart of Albany, GA; Ken’s two sons, Karl Keadle and his wife, Sarah of Atlanta, GA (Sarah is the former Sarah Bishop of Albany, GA) and Kevin Keadle of Warner Robins, GA, their children and many beloved nieces and nephews. The family would also like to thank the staff at Morningside Assisted Living (Albany) and the Church Home (Fort Valley) for their kindness and caring during the last 3 years. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in June’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, Children’s Hospital- Navicent Health (Macon) or a charity of your choice. To share your thoughts with the Bierman family you may visit our website at www.kimbrellstern.com.

Mrs. June Futch Bierman

November 1, 1924 - March 25, 2015