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     Christina Ann Kearse was known as Ann. She was born on August 19, 1926 in Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of Hugh Thompson Kearse and Bessie Barrow Calhoun², the daughter of Hugh and Bessie Calhoun Kearse.³
     Christina married Thomas Jefferson Slade III, son of Thomas Jefferson Slade Jr. and Mary Ivor Garrick, on July 21, 1948 in Leesburg, Lee County, Georgia.^1,2 After retirement, about 1997, Jeff and Ann relocated Kathleen, Georgia to be near their daughter.³ Christina died on January 18, 2016 at age 89⁴ and was buried in Southview Cemetery, Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia.⁵

     James Milton Slade was born on June 20, 1921 in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia.¹ He was the son of Thomas Jefferson Slade Jr. and Mary Ivor Garrick.¹
     James married Madge Ann Yawn, daughter of Robert Walter Yawn and Alberta Hurst, on June 16, 1948 in Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia.¹ James died on May 27, 2014 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, at age 92.² He was buried in Southview Cemetery, Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia.² His obituary read as follows:

      James Milton Slade, 92, passed away May 27, 2014, at Savannah Square Health Center in Savannah, Georgia. He was born in Griffin, Georgia, on June 20, 1921, to the late Ivor Garrick Slade and Thomas Jefferson Slade, Jr. His family moved to Thomaston, Georgia, where he made his home for most of his life. Mr. Slade graduated from R.E. Lee High School, Thomaston. He attended West Georgia College in Carrollton and later Draughton's School of Business in Atlanta. He joined the Army during WW II and served his country working in the Adjutant General Corps in Germany, England, and France.

After the war, he met and married Madge Ann Yawn in 1948. They had one daughter, Iva Susanne (Mock). He belonged to the Thomaston Country Club. He was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church of Thomaston.

Mr. Slade spent most of his career working for the Federal government as a Selective Service Officer and as a bookkeeper and tax preparer (Slade Accounting Services). After retiring from the Selective Service, he pursued several other entrepreneurial endeavors as well.

Known as Milton or "Bubba" most of his life, he began calling himself Jim after moving to Savannah in 2006. They missed their beloved Thomaston and talked about it constantly. However, they enjoyed living at The Landings and trying to find their way around Savannah!

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ivor Garrick Slade and Thomas Jefferson Slade, Jr. (Jeff) and a brother, Thomas Jefferson (Jeff) Slade, III.

Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Madge Ann Yawn Slade, his daughter, Susanne Slade Mock and her husband, William H. (Billy) Mock, Jr. of Savannah. Also surviving are his sister-in-law, Ann Kearse Slade, a niece, Christina Ann George (Jeff), great niece, Ashley Whitaker McConnell (Brad), and their three children, Slade, Grey, and Elizabeth Ann all of Perry, Georgia. Also surviving is a great niece, Kearse George of Denver, Colorado. His surviving step-grandchildren include, William H. Mock, III of Newnan, Georgia, Michael Joseph Mock of Atlanta, Georgia and Patrick O'Brien Mock (Kimberly) of Decatur, Georgia. He has one step-great granddaughter, Chloe Ann Mock of Decatur, Georgia.

The family will receive friends and family from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2014 at The First United Methodist Church, Thomaston.

A graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2014 in Southview Cemetery, Thomaston.

Remembrances: The First United Methodist Church, 132 Cherokee Road, Thomaston, Georgia 30281.²

     Madge Ann Yawn was born on March 12, 1927 in Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Walter Yawn and Alberta Hurst.¹
     Madge married James Milton Slade, son of Thomas Jefferson Slade Jr. and Mary Ivor Garrick, on June 16, 1948 in Thomaston, Georgia.¹ Madge died on November 15, 2016 at age 89.²

     Oma Booth was born in 1903 in Texas Her mother and father both born Texas.²
     Oma married James Hampton Slade, son of Samuel Joseph Slade and Nancy Irene Bruton, in 1924.^1,2

     Mack R. Slade was born in 1899 in Washington County, Georgia.¹ He was the son of Charles Joseph Slade and Ella Griffin.¹
     Mack married Louella [?] in 1915 in Johnson County, Georgia.²