McRAE, Ga., Oct. 20 (AP) - Mattie Talmadge, whose husband was elected Governor of Georgia four times and whose son was a Governor and United States Senator, died today at the age of 100. Mrs. Talmadge was the widow of Gov. Eugene Talmadge, who died in 1946 before taking office for a record fourth term, and the mother of Herman E. Talmadge, who also served as Georgia Governor and then was elected four times to the Senate. She lived in the Talmadge home on Sugar Creek plantation near here. Mrs. Talmadge had been hospitalized at Telfair County Hospital since Sept. 27. Mrs. Talmadge was born in Edgefield County, S.C. Funeral services were scheduled for Thursday at the First Baptist Church in McRae.
McRAE, Ga., Oct. 20 (AP) - Mattie Talmadge, whose husband was elected Governor of Georgia four times and whose son was a Governor and United States Senator, died today at the age of 100. Mrs. Talmadge was the widow of Gov. Eugene Talmadge, who died in 1946 before taking office for a record fourth term, and the mother of Herman E. Talmadge, who also served as Georgia Governor and then was elected four times to the Senate. She lived in the Talmadge home on Sugar Creek plantation near here. Mrs. Talmadge had been hospitalized at Telfair County Hospital since Sept. 27. Mrs. Talmadge was born in Edgefield County, S.C. Funeral services were scheduled for Thursday at the First Baptist Church in McRae.
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