Barbara J. Skelton, age 82, of Cornelia, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
Ms. Skelton was born on May 19, 1940, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late Elbert Floyd and Callie Lois Shedd Skelton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Hazel Williams, Elizabeth Terry, Frances Jarrard, Ethel Kimbrell; brothers, Bobby Skelton and Leslie Skelton. Ms. Skelton was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Gainesville. She had retired as a self-employed house painter. Barbara was a loving, self-sacrificing mother and devout friend. She will be remembered for her strong will with a feisty spirit.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Donna Gail Worley Ryno and David, of Athens; grandchildren, Ricky Matthew Crane and Daphne Lynn Crane-Harrison.
Memorial Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 9, 2023, at the Demorest City Cemetery, with Rev. Mickey Umbehant and Rev. Scott Waters officiating.
All family and friends should meet at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m., Thursday, February 9, 2023, prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Barbara’s Memory to Victory Baptist Church, 145 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville, Georgia 30501 or to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children,
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123.
