MRS. EDITH LEE BIRGE, age 84, of Trion, Georgia, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 29, 2026, in the local nursing home. She was born in Berryton, Georgia on November 5, 1941, a daughter of the late Odis Lee Ponder and Jewell Houston Chapman Ponder Ledbetter. Mrs. Birge was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by twin sons, the late Terry and Jerry Birge and also brothers, the late Robert and the late Alton Ponder.
Surviving are her husband, Rev. Billie Birge; daughter, Melissa (Chris “Corndog”) Hardin; sons, Randy (Sheila) Green, Timothy Ray, and Malcolm (Elaine) Birge; brothers, Vernon (Dean) Ponder and Anthony (Sabrina) Ledbetter; grandchildren, Kellie Green, Randy (Tracy) Green, Benton (Renee) Birge, Sara (Michael) Bumbalough, Kelsey Howell (Jessie Brown), Chloe Ray, Cameron (Cotton) Ray, Dalton Ray, Brian Cronon, Alyssa (Patrick) Strawn; Eleven Great Grandchildren, One Great Great Grandson; several Nieces and Nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, July 31st, at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Collins officiating. Interment will be in West Hill Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Timothy Ray, Randy Green, Benton Birge, Cameron Ray, Dalton Ray, and Michael Bumbalough. The Family will receive friends Friday from 1 until 2 P.M. at the Funeral Home.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Edith Lee Birge, who passed away Wednesday afternoon.
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