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HR 1391: Edna Sirmans Sessoms Bridge; Clinch County; dedicate

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House Resolution 1391

By: Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Ridley of the 6th, Rhodes of the 124th, Williams of the 148th, and LaHood of the 175th

A RESOLUTION

Honoring the life of Mrs. Edna Sirmans Sessoms and dedicating a bridge in her memory; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Mrs. Edna Sirmans Sessoms was born on October 16, 1892, the beloved daughter of State Senator Frank B. Sirmans and Amanda Strickland Sirmans, and passed away on September 18, 1994; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Sessoms grew up on her family's land in Sirmans, Georgia, near Camp Creek Missionary Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, on February 28, 1913, she married Alexander Kelly Sessoms and the couple moved to Cogdell, Georgia, where they opened a large general store; and

WHEREAS, the Sessoms went on to become the largest landowners and operators of naval stores in the entire State of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, after her husband's passing in 1944, Mrs. Sessoms continued to oversee the family's timber holdings and business interests; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Sessoms was involved in the early pioneering of the modern day forest industry in south Georgia, ensuring that the family's sprawling acreage was improved, contained as one functioning unit, and maintained as sustainable forests for more than five generations; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a bridge in her memory.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL

ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on State Route 168 over Camp Creek in Clinch County is dedicated as the Edna Sirmans Sessoms Bridge. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Edna Sirmans Sessoms Bridge.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the family of Mrs. Edna Sirmans Sessoms and to the Department of Transportation.