MARY JO SOUTHERLAND

Mary Jo Michael Southerland, age 91, of Duluth, GA passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026. The family will receive friends at Flanigan Funeral Home, located at 4400 South Lee Street in Buford, on Wednesday, April 22nd, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Broadlawn Memorial Garden, located at 5979 New Bethany Rd. in Buford, on Wednesday, April 22nd, with Rev. Dr. C. Kay Fuino officiating.

Mary Jo was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-eight years, Billy Southerland; parents George and Estelle Mobley Michael; sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and Waylon “Red” Southerland; nephew, Michael Southerland. Mary Jo is survived by nieces, Terry (Robert) Lawson of Snellville, GA, Sally Bullock Southerland of Duluth, Pam, Kathy and Gwen; great nieces, Ashley (Scott) Cortese of Arden, NC, Sherry Ferguson of Peachtree Corners, GA; great nephews, Donald (Sonya) Southerland of Dacula, GA, Andy Ferguson of Athens, GA; great great-nephew, Chance Cortese; godchild, Laura (Charles) White of Lawrenceville, GA; several cousins.

Mary Jo was born on September 18, 1934 in Buford, GA. She graduated from Sugar Hill High School in 1951 and had worked at Allis Chalmers Co. and the Precision Paint Company. Then she took an early retirement from General Motors after twenty-three years of service. Mary Jo was a member of Duluth First United Methodist Church.