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Mrs. Elizabeth Price Monroe, 89, died Thursday morning, March 12, 2020, at Osprey Village Assisted Living Facility in Amelia Island, Florida, after a lengthy illness.
She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 3, 1931, but resided in Waycross most of her life.  Mrs. Monroe attended schools in LaGrange, Georgia, where she was the valedictorian of her senior class.  She graduated magna cum laude in mathematics from the University of Georgia in 1952. While at the University of Georgia, she earned the Zodiac's Freshman Award for having the highest GPA in the freshman class. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was the co-valedictorian of her senior class. She was also a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
She was married to RS “Sam” Monroe Jr. She worked alongside her husband at Sam Monroe & Son in Waycross for over 40 years. They sold Honda motorcycles, boats, motors and they were a wholesale pecan dealer.
Mrs. Monroe was well-known for being an avid gardener, a master level bridge player and loved traveling. She was a member of the Colonial Dames and the Amelia Island Plantation Club.
Her parents were Mr. Barnett Cantwell Price and Mrs. Sarah Segrest Price Ragsdale.
She is survived by two daughters, Sally Hannah and Harriett M. Davis (husband Gary); one son, RS “Sonny” Monroe III (wife Janet); four grandchildren, Beth M. Polatty (husband Scott), Lindsey M. Paulk (husband Jacob), Jimbo Hannah (wife Annika) and Bob Davis; and two great-grandchildren, David McDonald and Tripp Hannah.
Visitation was from 2 to 3 p.m., Sunday, March 15, at Miles-Odum Funeral Home.
A graveside service was held at 3 p.m., Sunday in Oakland Cemetery.
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