Georgia Equendial "Quen" (McCrea) Buie

Mrs. Georgia Equendial “Quen” McCrea Buie, 90, of Blackshear, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 24, 2023, at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House.

Born in Alma, GA on April 17, 1933, she had lived in Pierce County most of her life.  Mrs. Buie was a 1950 graduate of Bacon County High School.  She retired from Southern Bell Telephone Company after 30+ years of service working as a telephone operator.  Mrs. Buie loved to work in her yards and enjoyed fishing and dancing.  She dearly loved her grandchildren and so enjoyed going to all of their school functions over the years.  She also loved making memories with her family in Fernandina Beach where they would all gather for vacation.  Mrs. Buie attended the Blackshear First United Methodist Church. 

She was a daughter of the late John L. (Katherine) McCrea, Jr. and Ocie Lee (Everette) Moore.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Archibald Buie, Sr.; a son-in-law, Sam Walker; her sister, Jeanine Castro; and a brother, Tommy McCrea.

Survivors include two daughters, Gail Walker and Elizabeth Dowling both of Blackshear; her son and daughter-in-law, Bobby & Kay Buie, Jr. of Waycross; a brother, John L. McCrea, Jr. of Blackshear; 9 grandchildren, Lealane (Brian) Sanders, Hannah (Kelly) Murray, Cassie (Nick) Berkemeier, Quincy (Chase) Burgess, Sam Walker, Jr., Thomas Dowling, Jr., Jessica (Chris) Clark, Hunter Buie, and Bailey (Blake) James; 16 great grandchildren with the 17th due in July, Ava, Claire, Julianna, Olivia, Owen, James, John Daniel, Maren, Quill, Natalie, Audrey, Riley Quinn, Elyse, Madilyn, Gracie, Olivia, and baby Camden Buie James; and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Funeral services for Mrs. Buie will be held Saturday morning, May 27, 2023, at 11:00 o’clock from the Pearson-Dial Funeral Home Chapel.

The family will receive friends at the chapel one hour prior to the service.

Interment will be in the Blackshear Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be her grandsons and grandsons-in-law, Sam, Thomas, Hunter, Brian, Kelly, Nick, Chase, Chris, and Blake.

Memorials may be made to the Hospice Satilla Hospice House, 811 Beacon St., Waycross, GA  31501.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online register at www.pearsondial.com.

Pearson-Dial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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