Bertha Geraldine Jetton, 87, of Double Springs, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Bertha was born June 18, 1939, to Christopher Columbus "Lum" Claborn and Minnie Ancil Taylor Claborn. She was a member of Liberty Grove Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing piano, tending her yard, and listening to bluegrass gospel music.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 8, 2026, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Nichols Funeral Home in Double Springs, where her funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Burial will be at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Double Springs. Brother Delmar Duboise will officiate.
Bertha is survived by her daughters, Shelia Miller and Jill Jackson (Greg); son, Kendall Jetton (Sandra); grandchildren, Kevin Miller, Steven Jetton, Craig Miller (Jennilee), Steffanie Hocking (Buford), Michael Thomas, Malorie Jetton, Jacob Jackson, and Jordan Jackson; great-grandchildren, Jonathan Miller, Braydon Hocking, Elijah Miller, Haylie Rae Hocking, Kylie Miller, Grayson Hocking, Emma Kathryn Hocking, and Kale Miller and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gurtis Thurman Jetton; parents, Columbus "Lum" and Minnie Claborn; sisters, Christine Meador and Willodene Gilliland and brothers, William Billy Claborn and John Franklin Claborn.
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