Barbara Lynn Dayton, age 76, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021.
Mrs. Dayton was born on April 23, 1945, in Appling County, Georgia to the late James Walter and Martha Luke Lynn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 48 years, Van Wesley Dayton; siblings, Miriam Lynn Fowler, Elaine Lynn; infant brother; granddaughter, Katlyn Dayton.
Mrs. Dayton was a Graduate of South Habersham High School and worked in Child Support Enforcement. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother; she was known to her grandchildren as “Nana”.
Survivors include her daughters, Regina D. Taylor; Nancy Dayton; sons, Rodney Dayton, Johnny Dayton; sisters, Kay Bowen, Sylvia Wood; brothers, James “Jimmy” Lynn, Sr., Kenneth Lynn, David Lynn, Roger Lynn; grandchildren, Nathan Taylor, Natasha Taylor, Hunter Dayton, Kaden Dayton, Kyle Dayton; and great-granddaughter, Kylie Taylor.
Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at the BC Grant Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Mrs. Dayton Memory to the Alzheimer’s Association Georgia Chapter, 922 East Morris Street, Dalton, Georgia 30721.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123.
