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| JENNIFER SLOCUMB EWING June 23, 1952 - July 25, 2006 Jennifer Slocumb Ewing of Atlanta died tragically, Tuesday, July 25, 2006, while cycling on the Silver Comet Trail. She was 54. She is survived by husband, James G. Ewing; sons James Guyton Ewing, Jr., George McNeill Ewing and daughter Margaret Paige Ewing, all of Atlanta. Jenny was preceded in death by her father, Burke Lowe Slocumb, Jr. She is survived by her mother, Margaret Crimmins Slocumb of Macon, Georgia, and siblings Burke Lowe Slocumb, III, Robert Edward Slocumb, John Thomas Slocumb, MD, William Ashley Slocumb and Liesl Paige Slocumb; all of Macon, Georgia. She leaves behind many relatives, in-laws and close friends who miss her dearly. Jenny grew up in Macon, Georgia, where she attended Stratford Academy. She was an honor graduate of the University of Georgia in 1974, where she majored in the French language. She obtained her Masters degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology in 1976. In college she was active in the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority and various other student organizations. Upon earning her masters, she married her college sweetheart, Jim. She worked as a speech therapist in the Atlanta area public school systems from 1978 to 1980. Jenny used her passion for teaching and her love of the arts to home school her three children who all excelled academically and who all developed a love of reading, the arts and appreciation of nature. She enjoyed playing the piano, violin and hammered dulcimer. Jenny regularly took her children, as well as other children, on field trips and other adventures. She included her family in working vacations to various places including France, Switzerland, the Hudson River Valley, New York and Philadelphia where they gained an understanding and appreciation of all forms of art. Each of her children received merit scholarships to the colleges of their choice. Jenny devoted her life to Christ and served in many capacities in the church during her lifetime. She was committed to physical fitness and was an enthusiastic cyclist. She loved the beauty and serenity of the Silver Comet Trail and consistently rode a fifty mile circuit in less than three hours. A memorial service will be held Monday, July 31, 2006 at 11:00AM at Buckhead Church, 4967 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30342. See www.Buckheadchurch.org for directions. For those who have not had an opportunity to visit with the family, there will be a visitation at the church from 9:45AM to 10:45AM. |
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