Mildred Sue Canady

Mildred Sue Canady passed peacefully on Thursday, February 10, 2022, surrounded by loved ones at

Community Hospice in Vidalia, Georgia, following an extended illness and complications from

COVID-19.

Mildred Sue Williamson was born April 14, 1952, in Swainsboro, Georgia, to the late William Dover

Williamson and the late Mildred Sherrod Williamson. Sue was a graduate of Grand Blanc High

School in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and Swainsboro Technical College in Swainsboro, Georgia. After

various jobs in South Carolina, Michigan, and Georgia, she found her calling in the classroom. Sue

spent 31 years with Emanuel County Schools as a para-professional in Kindergarten at Swainsboro

Primary School, in Pre-K at Swainsboro Pre-K and Twin City Elementary School, and again in

Kindergarten at Twin City Elementary School until her retirement in 2019. She also enjoyed 17 years

driving a school bus, retiring in 2021. She joined the team at Emanuel Counseling Services in

Swainsboro, Georgia, after she retired from the classroom.

Sue was a deeply devoted mother and wife, and she cherished time spent with her family and

friends. She and her sisters made frequent trips between Michigan and Georgia visiting each other

and elsewhere visiting other family and friends. She also loved to fish, especially in the Ogeechee

River and at Clarks Hill Lake.

Sue is survived by her husband of 39 years, Bobby Canady of Midville, Georgia; son Jay Canady of

Charleston, South Carolina; son Danny Haycraft of Milton, Florida; stepson Robbie Canady (Tyra) of

Covington, Georgia; stepdaughter Emily Long of Soperton, Georgia; sister Helen Irby of Grand

Blanc, Michigan; sister Martha Sumner of Grand Blanc, Michigan; and brother Benny Williamson of

Midville, Georgia; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Sue is predeceased by her parents; brother William Dover Williamson, II of Vidalia, Georgia; brother

Mark Williamson of Louisville, Georgia; brother-in-law Bill Irby of Grand Blanc, Michigan; sister-in-law

Melvadean Williamson of Vidalia, Georgia; sister-in-law Helen Williamson of Midville, Georgia;

nephew BJ Williamson of Aiken, South Carolina; and nephew Andrew Irby of Hickory, North Carolina.

The family will receive friends at Chapman Funeral Home in Swainsboro, Georgia on Sunday,

February 13, 2022, from 6:00 until 8:00 in the evening.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, February 14, 2022, at Mount Olivet Baptist

Church in Garfield, Georgia. The Rev. Randy Adams and Rev. David Donnan officiating.

Interment will be private. A luncheon will follow the service in the Fellowship Hall.

Chapman Funeral Home of Swainsboro, Georgia, is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her honor to Community Hospice of Vidalia, Saint Jude

Children’s Research Hospital, or The Human Rights Campaign.