Dr. Susan Alexander M.D.

A native of Kerala, India, Dr. Alexander was the fifth child of P. Easso Mathew and Chinnamma Mathew, teachers in Kayamkulam. She studied at Christian Medical College, Ludhiana from 1958-1963. Soon afterwards, she moved to England for further studies and training in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She worked in England from 1968-1977 and earned the degree of Member of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (M.R.C.O.G.). She and her husband, Dr. Manuel Alexander moved to Commerce in 1979 and began working at Banks-Jackson-Commerce Hospital.

Dr. Alexander delivered more than 1000 babies in Commerce from 1979 to 1993. She was a very passionate and dedicated doctor, tireless and very confident. She loved the practice of medicine and was loved by so many families in the Commerce area for her down-to-earth nature. A special memory was a party she threw for hospital staff and patients after she became a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1987. She worked after she stopped delivering babies, continuing after Dr. Manuel's death in 2001 and retiring in 2009.

She was an active member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Athens and Atlanta Mar Thoma Church.

Services will be 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, with Father Robert Salamone and Rev. M. P. Samuel officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Survivors include her two sons, Sunil M. Alexander (an OB/GYN in Athens, Georgia) and Suresh M. Alexander (a psychiatrist in Jackson, Mississippi); daughter-in-law, Anna Alexander (internal medicine in Athens, Georgia); grandson, Sumit (age 9, Athens); granddaughter, Anoushka (age 6, Athens); and sister, Remani Abraham (Kayamkulum, India). Chinnamma Thomas (Pune, India) lived with Dr. Alexander for 21 years and was a dedicated companion/sister.

The family would also like to recognize the excellent care provided by Maria Ortiz and Susan Harper.

Family is being consoled by many fond memories, including Dr. Susan's love of interacting with people, gardening, and her pets. She loved to travel, visiting China, Thailand, and much of Western Europe. Her favorite trip was to the Holy Land in 1999. Honoring a pledge, she travelled to Lourdes in southern France every five years from 1990-2010. Most reassuring to her family is her strong faith in Jesus Christ, a faith she shared with almost everyone she met. She was a very positive and happy person.

Pallbearers will include several nephews.

Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 498 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30601 or to the Atlanta Mar Thoma Church, 775 Rays Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30083.

Visitation with be from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, February 16 and from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on February 17.

Bernstein Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.