Beloved GA Perry MS Teacher Jennifer Mashburn Passes Away ‘Unexpectedly’ At 46

HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. (THECOUNT) — We are now learning that Jennifer Mashburn, a beloved Houston County teacher, passed away unexpectedly last week, according to a Perry funeral home.

Watson-Hunt Funeral Home says Mashburn, 46, passed away Thursday. Her funeral services and burial were held over the weekend.

According to her obit, Mashburn was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and grew up in Hawkinsville. She went to college, earning degrees from Middle Georgia College and Georgia Southwestern College in education. She got her first job at Perry Middle School teaching students with special needs and disabilities and stayed there for 25 years, up until her untimely death.

Along with teaching, she was also a cheer coach for almost 15 years, reports 11Alive

“Whether she put a grade on their papers or a smile on their faces, she was everyone’s teacher at Perry Middle School, and everyone loved her,” her obituary says.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Perry and loved the Georgia Bulldogs.

She was married for 20 years to Ed Mashburn, who is the principal of Crawford County High School, and has two sons.

A cause of death was not provided.

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Geo quick facts: Houston County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The estimated 2016 population is 152,122. Its county seat is Perry, although the city of Warner Robins is substantially larger in both area and population. Georgia is a southeastern U.S. state whose terrain spans coastal beaches, farmland and mountains. Capital city Atlanta is home of the Georgia Aquarium and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, dedicated to the African-American leader’s life and times. The city of Savannah is famed for its 18th- and 19th-century architecture and leafy public squares. Augusta hosts the Masters golf tournament – Wikipedia.