Mary Martha Reames Obituary

Mary Martha "Sissy" Reames, 89, of Albany, died at her home on Sunday, September 28, 2008.Her funeral service will be FRIDAY 11 AM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. The Revs. Mark S. Jones and C. Wallace Marsh will officiate.A lifelong resident of Albany, Sissy graduated from Albany High School in the Class of 1936 and was a cheerleader. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Albany Undertaking Co., now Kimbrell-Stern from 1936-1939. She graduated from Macon Hospital School of Nursing in 1942. She began working as a nurse at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in October of 1942 until 1945. An Army veteran of World War II, she served as a 2nd. Lt. in the Army Nurse Corps. Following the war, Sissy returned to Phoebe Putney Hospital in 1946. In 1947, she became the Superintendent of Nurses until 1959. During that time, Phoebe Putney grew from 135 beds to 212 beds. In 1959 she left Phoebe and became a graduate nurse in public health and retired in 1980 as Senior Staff Public Health Nurse of the Southwest Georgia Health District. Sissy was a longtime member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the Walter H. Burt, Sr. American Legion Post 30, the Registered Nurses of Georgia, the Georgia Nurses Association, and the American Nurses Association. An avid student of history, Sissy was a member of the Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society where she helped compile a list of obituary notices from 1938 to the present day to help families in the area compile their genealogy. She also helped compile information for a book on the history of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital as well as a book listing those who gave their lives during World War II from Dougherty County.Sissy is survived by her nieces and nephews: Martha Glenn Burnett (Jamie), Albany, Randy Riley (Cathy), Niceville, FL, Reames Clanton (Bill), Albany, Ramona MacKinnon (Howard), Savannah, Bubba Reames (Toni), Smithville; her close friend: Thedral Morris, Winterville, GA; great nieces and nephews: Mason Duffy (Ryan), Britton Burnett, Brannon Burnett, Addie Riley, Dr. Colin Clanton (Stephanie), Blake Clanton, Heather Zellers (John), Kevin MacKinnon (Iantha), Kyle MacKinnon (Shelly), Adam MacKinnon (Jan), Kimberly Williams (Ben), Trey Reames; 15 great-great nieces and nephews; special caregivers: Selethia Green, Brenda Jones, Val Pickett, Jeanette Pickett.The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern on Thursday from 6-8 PMThose desiring may send memorials to the Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702, or to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 212 N. Jefferson St., Albany, GA 31701

Mary Martha Reames Obituary

October 8, 1918 - September 28, 2008