Ethel Mae England Messer Forrester, age 102, of Lula, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 21, 2022.
Mrs. Forrester was born December 13, 1919, in Scott County, Virginia to the late Hiram and Susie Tomlinson England. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her spouses, Rufus Messer and Walter Forrester; children, Coy Forrester, Helen Nale; son-in-law, Joe Garrett; daughter-in-law, Gloria Messer; grandson, Mike Nale; granddaughter, Debbie Garrett Jordan; sisters, Annie Vanzant, Maude Snapp; brothers, Tommy England, Elmer England, Ronald England. Mrs. Forrester was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Mae was of the Christian Faith and had attended Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Lula. She was known to her grandchildren as “Me-Maw”, her great-grandchildren as “great-granny”. She will be remembered as a strong and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Mae touched many lives throughout her 102 years.
Survivors include her son, Charles Messer, of Warner Robins; daughters, Lucille Garrett, of Spartanburg, SC; Lou Ann Duckett, of Alto; eight grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, and thirteen great-great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extended their thanks to Mrs. Forrester’s caregivers, Eva Mae Forrester, Frankie Helton, Mary Lee Hutchinson, The Staff of Oaks At Scenic View, and to the Nurses of Hospice of Northeast Georgia.
Funeral Services will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2022, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel with Rev. Kenneth McEntire officiating.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2022, at the funeral home prior to the service.
Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at the White Rose Cemetery, 1156 Sunny Acres Road, Pacolet, South Carolina 29512 with Lee Chapman, Jr. officiating.
In Memory of Mrs. Forrester, the family request that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Hospice of Northeast Georgia, 2150 Limestone Parkway, #222, Gainesville, Georgia 30501.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123.
