Georgia (Georgie) Shackleford Collier was born in Aiken, South Carolina. She married Edward Trippe Comer in 1888 in Memphis, Tennesee and after his death in 1927 took over the E.T. Comer Company and ran Millhaven Plantation until its sale in 1942. She was a member of the Colonial Dames of America starting in 1914 and from 1925 to 1928 was a member of the Board of Managers. In addition, she was on the Board of Directors of the Telfair Hospital from 1931 until her death. Perhaps owing to her father's artistic inclinations, she was a great patron of the arts and an active member of Georgia's cultural and historical societies. On her death a good portion of her collected art, including works by her father, was donated to her alma mater Wesleyan College in Macon Georgia, as well as $75,000 for the erection of a fine arts building at the College.
Georgia (Georgie) Shackleford Collier was born in Aiken, South Carolina. She married Edward Trippe Comer in 1888 in Memphis, Tennesee and after his death in 1927 took over the E.T. Comer Company and ran Millhaven Plantation until its sale in 1942. She was a member of the Colonial Dames of America starting in 1914 and from 1925 to 1928 was a member of the Board of Managers. In addition, she was on the Board of Directors of the Telfair Hospital from 1931 until her death. Perhaps owing to her father's artistic inclinations, she was a great patron of the arts and an active member of Georgia's cultural and historical societies. On her death a good portion of her collected art, including works by her father, was donated to her alma mater Wesleyan College in Macon Georgia, as well as $75,000 for the erection of a fine arts building at the College.
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