Graveside services for Margaret Willodine Gay Sweatt, age 92, of Wadley will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 12:30 PM at Pine Grove Cemetery in Wadley with Wendell Dutton officiating and Benefield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Sunday before services begin.

Mrs. Sweatt passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Cherokee County Health and Rehab in Centre, Alabama.

Survivors include: one daughter, Denise Hilburn (Charles) of Centre, AL; one son, Tony Sweatt (Ginga) of Wadley; four grandchildren; one brother, John Robert Gay of Augusta, GA; special friend, Larry Estes; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Pallbearers will be David Sweatt, Cale Sweatt, Christian Estes Shirah, Brody Estes Shirah, Daniel Jones, Victor Rowe, and Gage Estes.

A Wadley native, Mrs. Sweatt was born on December 24, 1933, the daughter of Wiley Mitchell and Ellen Odessa Elliott Gay.  She was a member of Almond United Methodist Church and worked as a seamstress for Clegg Manufacturing.  Mrs. Sweatt was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Durell Sweatt; one sister, Catherine Kilgore; and two brothers, Elliott Gay and Hubert Gay.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like any donations to be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.