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Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter

  • Born Aug. 15, 1898
  • Died Oct. 30, 1983
  • was married to James Earl Carter, Sr.
  • Had 4 children: Jimmy, Gloria, Ruth, and Billy
  • earned a nursing degree from Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1923
  • died of breast, bone, and pancreatic cancer.

Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter, or "Miss Lillian".
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