Bonnie Lou McConnell Tench, age 89, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
Mrs. Tench was born on November 12, 1929, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late Marion A. and Verlee Cowart McConnell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy J. Tench. She was a member of The Torch Worship Center. Mrs. Tench was a homemaker and a seamstress. Mrs. Tench was known as “Granny” to her grandchildren. She was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Drucilla Tench Bryson and Roy Lee Bryson, of Mt. Airy; sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne E. and Bernice Tench, of Demorest; Sidney Judson and Carol Tench, of Demorest; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild on the way, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 8, 2019, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel with Pastor Daryl Lovell officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 7, 2019, at the funeral home.
Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535. 706-778-1700
