Former Ludowici mayor and councilwoman Myrtice Warren, 88, died Wednesday after an extended illness. Warren was pronounced dead just a little before noon at Golden Living Center in Jesup, where she resided.

Warren who retired from public service Dec. 31, 2011, served as mayor and councilwoman for Ludowici for 29 years. She also was a member of Ludowici Methodist Church, former Sunday school teacher and a bus driver for the Long County School System.

Warren was predeceased by her parents, L.B. and Laura Bell Warren; sister and brother-in-law, Willa Brown; brothers and sister-in-law, James Warren and L.B. Warren Jr.

She is survived by a brother, Bert Warren of Jesup. 

Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at Ludowici Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Burgess and the Rev. Neil Brown officiating. Interment will follow in Baggs Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be her nephews.

Visitation will be held from 9:30-11 a.m. prior to service at the church. 

More on Warren will be provided in an upcoming edition of the newspaper.