Agnes was born on 23 November 1896 in
Goodman,, Holmes county,, Mississippi. She was the daughter of
John Henry Lybrand Unger and
Mary Olivia Eudora McMurtray. She married
Jesse Clark Suduth. Agnes died on 26 September 1983 in
Baton Rouge,, Louisiana, at age 86. Her body was interred in
Goodman,, Holmes county,, Mississippi, in Hillcrest cemetery.
Graduated from Holmes County Agricultural High School. Graduated from Mississippi Normal College in 1919. Taught school in Louisiana.
How Agnes met her husband: "...Mother was teaching in Oak Grove, Louisiana and the Superintendent was so pleased with her work that he asked if she knew any more good teachers. So, she sent for her sister, Alberta. I am not sure just when they were there or how long Mother taught. She was still teaching there when she and Daddy married. The three of them were on their way to Cruger, Mississippi,(home) for the Christmas holidays but were unable to cross the river because of flooding. They decided to be married in Madison Parish and then continued their journey when the water went down.
Mother finished teaching that year at Oak Grove then went to Baton Rouge. She also taught there and my 7th grade English teacher had been one of her pupils. Again the Superintendent asked if she knew any more good teachers and Alberta was sent for. All three of them belonged to First Baptist Church and Mother played cupid by introducing her sister to L.N.Stracener. Julian mentioned that his dad had met his mother at First Baptist when he visited his sisters. Well Mother and Alberta played cupid between Julian Unger and Willie Mabry Gay. I do wish I knew the year this took place." (Source: Letter dated February 20, 1996 from Cathryn Stevens to Susan Ellis Purdom).