Jean Hood Booth Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Jean Hood Booth, 83, of Commerce, Georgia passed away Sunday, February 3. Jean Booth was born September 19, 1924, the only daughter of Norma Alexander Hood and John Hood, both of Commerce. An active Presbyterian, she served on the then Athens Presbyterian Youth Council as moderator. After graduating from Agnes Scott College, she began working at Langley Fields Virginia which is now NASA’s oldest wind tunnel. In an effort to get closer to home, she took a job as youth director at a Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC. She married the late William Howard Booth and moved to Apple Valley where she lived out her life. There they raised four sons.During her marriage she was a faithful member of Apple Valley Baptist Church. She played the piano for worship, taught Sunday School and worked many Vacation Bible Schools. Returning to her Presbyterian roots, she again became active in Commerce Presbyterian where she served as Elder, taught the ladies’ Sunday School class, was moderator of Women’s Circle many times, led a Circle at Northminster (Bentley) Homes, served as Moderator of Presbyterian Women and was honored for her work in the church by receiving an honorary lifetime membership in Presbyterian Women.Jean Booth was in love with history, especially that of her community and her family. She was an avid genealogist, assisted innumerable women with DAR papers, and was the go-to person for countless who were searching family lines. She was an enthusiastic member of the DAR, Jackson County Historical Society and Crawford Long Museum board. She is survived by her children William Howard and Jacquelynne Simpson Booth of Athens; John Thomas Booth of Commerce; Joseph Henry and Susan Allen Booth of Commerce; Alexander Hood and Fran Spiva Booth of Atlanta. She had six grandchildren: Leigh Booth Paoletti, Greenville, S.C.; Kate Booth Greene, Wigham, Georgia; Annie Lauren Booth, Athens; Whitney Olivia Booth, Nashville, TN; Christina Culver Booth, Durham, NC; and William Alexander Booth, Atlanta, GA. The highlight of her last year was the birth of her only great-grandchild, Robert William Greene. The family will receive friends at Little-Ward Funeral Home in Commerce from 5:00 until 8:00 pm on Tuesday. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 am, Wednesday, February 6, at Commerce Presbyterian Church., with burial at Apple Valley Baptist Church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Commerce Presbyterian Church, the Commerce Library Historical Room, the William H. Booth Scholarship (UGA College of Agriculture) or to a charity of your choice.\r\n