Ms. Mary Lou Givens was born on April 12, 1925, in Lulation, GA (Brantley County), to the late Big Jim Edwards and Lillie Mae Maxwell.  Mary Lou lived most of her life in Pierce County working as a housekeeper until her health began to fail.  She departed her earthly travel on December 26, 2017, in the Harborview Pierce County Nursing Home, in Blackshear, GA.

Mary Lou was a member of the Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Mershon, GA.

Other than her parents, Mary Lou is preceded in death by her husband, Arcelia Givens,; one brother, Samson Edwards; one sister, Geraldine Edwards; one son, Wilber Sloans; two nieces, Laura Edwards and Martha Edwards Cooper; two nephews, Henry Edwards and John Henry Edwards; one sister-in-law, Thelma G. Riley (R.W. Riley) and nephew, Joe L. Riley.

She will leave to cherish her memories: sisters-in-law: Estella Edwards, Bristol, GA; Patty Givens, Mary Dell Hillery and Florence Givens of Brunswick, GA; brothers-in-law: Harry Deloach, Washington, DC; Ruben Givens, Elliot Givens, Baxley, GA; Frankie Givens, Hazlehurst, GA; one adopted daughter, Lori Taylor, Blackshear; The Sauls Family, and a host of nieces and nephews.

Viewing was held Saturday, December 30, 2017, from 5-7 p.m. at Rainge Memorial Chapel, Inc.

A celebration of life was held Sunday, December 31, 2017, at Union Chapel Baptist Church with Minister Helen Staggers offering words of comfort to the family.

Burial was followed in Shiloh Cemetery in Blackshear, GA.

Final and most sacred arrangements are entrusted to the professional care of Rainge Memorial Chapel, Inc.