Edna Bragg Gostin

Edna Bragg Gostin, 89, died Sunday, October 19, at her residence after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Reverend Hal J. Weidman officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 21st from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Hart's Mortuary on Cherry Street. There will be a Greeting Reception at St. Paul's Church in the Parish House at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday before the funeral. Mrs. Gostin was preceded in death by her husband Sommers Jessup Gostin and her parents Mary Marston Bragg and Edgar Ross Bragg. A lifelong resident of Macon, Georgia, she graduated from A.L. Miller High School with the class of 1943 and attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Until her illness became debilitating, she was employed by Wells Fargo Advisors, having previously worked for Meadors, Wall, & Co., Jos. N Neel Co., and S. J. Gostin Co. Mrs. Gostin was a devoted member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church where she sang in the Adult Choir for 76 years. She served there on the Finance Committee and as a greeter and was a former Vestry member and Senior Church Warden. An active community volunteer, "Mrs. G" worked with the Rolling Readers of Bibb County, reading to children for 12 years at Riley and Brookdale schools. She was a member and former Treasurer of Bibb County Golden K. She was an ardent supporter of the engineering profession and a member and former President of the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers Auxiliary. Mrs. Gostin was a supporter of the Macon Symphony Orchestra, the Museum of Arts and Sciences, and the Historic Macon Foundation. She formerly served on the grounds and membership committees the Middle Georgia Council of the Girl Scouts of America and as an assistant Scout Leader. She was an enthusiastic fan of Georgia Tech football. Mrs. Gostin is survived by three children, Lee Gostin Robertson (Tom) of Augusta, Georgia, Sommers Jessup Gostin, Jr. (Sue) of Woodstock, Georgia, and Lester Lamar Gostin of Woodstock, Georgia; seven grandchildren, Thomas Heard Robertson III (Martha,) Jonathan Sommers Robertson (Laura,) George Gostin Robertson, Rebecca Gostin Thornton (Chad,) Jessica Lee Gostin, Leslie Irene Gostin, and Nathaniel Lamar Gostin; and six great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 753 College Street, Macon, Georgia, 31201, or the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance, 6065 Roswell Road, Suite 512, Atlanta, GA 30328. Register online at www.hartsmort.com. Hart's Mortuary and Crematory, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.