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Mary Stowers Czarny, 90 of Lakeland, Ga. passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 in South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born on Dec. 18, 1921 to the late Crum and Dollie Mae (Crosby) Bridges. She began her career as a waitress in Lakeland at the S & R Drive Inn and later worked with the Garden Restaurant and LACO Restaurant. She loved to cook for family and friends. She was a member of the Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Mrs. Czarny was preceded in death by her first husband, Bob Stowers, second husband, Frank Czarny, three sisters, Betty Robinson, Peggy Preddy and Myrtle Johnson and Brother, Hute Bridges.
Survivors include her daughter, Robin Stowers, Jacksonville, Fla.; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Kazuyo Stowers, Lakeland, Ga.; granddaughter, Miki Collins (Mike), Pooler, Ga.; two great-grandchildren, Brayden and Aubrey; two sisters, Janice Carter, Tifton, Ga., Margaret Lightsey, Valdosta; two brothers and sister-in-law, Bobby Bridges, Jacksonville, Fla., Jack and Eloise Bridges, Blackshear, Ga.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in the Lakeland Chapel of Music Funeral Services with burial following in Greenlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. this afternoon at the funeral home. Sympathy may be expressed online at www.musicfuneralservices.com.— Music Funeral Services, Lakeland
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Mary Stowers Czarny
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