Mrs. Margie Gilbert Daniel

Mrs. Margie Gilbert Daniel, 89, of Thomaston, died Friday, June 17, 2016 at Brightmoor Hospice. Funeral services for Mrs. Daniel will be held on Monday, June 20th, 2016 at 3 pm at the First Presbyterian Church of Thomaston. Dr. Glenn Gilstrap and Rev. Dan Gilbert will officiate and burial will follow in South View Cemetery. The family of Mrs. Daniel will receive friends at the First Presbyterian Church on Monday from 1 pm until the funeral hour. Mrs. Daniel, daughter of the late Charlie and Annie Belle Ruffin Gilbert, was a native of Thomaston. She graduated from R. E. Lee Institute in 1944. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Thomaston for 53 years. Mrs. Daniel served as a Girl Scout leader for many years. She was employed as the bookkeeper for Charles Kass Company for 36 years prior to her retirement. Mrs. Daniel was preceded in death by her husband, James Corbette 'J. C.' Daniel, Jr., and two brothers, Alton Gilbert of Thomaston and Barnie Gilbert of Byron. Survivors include two daughters, Jan (Donald) McFarlin of Thomaston and Susan (Michael) Rodrigues of Gainesville; four grandchildren, Marcie (Patrick) Rogers of Peachtree City, Jon (Jana) McFarlin of Zebulon, Andrew Rodrigues of Raleigh, NC, and Joseph Rodrigues of Gainesville; two great granddaughters, Lyla Jo Lewis and Mollie Cate Rogers; two sisters, Mary Ann Smith of Hiram and Maudene Allen of Thomaston; two brothers, George (Bobbie) Gilbert of San Marcos, TX, and Dan (Eunelle) Gilbert of Nashville, TN; a sister-in-law, Phyllis Gilbert of Thomaston; and several nieces and nephews. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 403 Birdsong St., Thomaston, GA 30286.