Myrtle Jane Meeks Standridge, age 91, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, with Rev. Jon Huebner officiating. Interment will follow at the Yonah Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery in Alto, Georgia.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the funeral home prior to the service.
Born on July 2, 1931, in Homer, Banks County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late George Wiley Meeks, Ella Ann Shore Meeks, and Elease Addison Meeks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Lester Meeks and Marion Meeks, and sister, Martha Addison Wiley.
Married for some fifty years to her loving husband, the late Bruce Wilford Standridge, Sr., they provided a nurturing home raising two children. Mrs. Standridge was a devout Christian reading her Bible daily, going to church when able, teaching family the importance of keeping those values and sharing with others. After many happy years, she retired from a successful career at Carwood Manufacturing in Baldwin, Georgia.
Survivors include her children, Jo Ann Standridge and Henry Rigdon III, of Gainesville; Bruce Wilford Standridge Jr. and Karen, of Mt. Airy; grandchildren, Brent Matthew and Anne Marie Lathem Braham; Brian Michael and Meredith Whitmer Braham; Laura Rigdon and Chad Reese Johnson; Clayton Cooper and Melanie Clear Rigdon; eight grandchildren; sisters, Ruby Ann and Rev. Ralph O. Smith; Lillian Ruzelle Meeks Addison-Morris Craven; and brother, Harold Addison, Jr.; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family.
The family would like to extend appreciation to Habersham County Meals on Wheels, Pruitt Health, and the community members who faithfully supported our family over time.
In lieu of floral arrangements or gifts, donations can be directed to Pruitt Health Hospice, 715 Queen City Pkwy #200, Gainesville, GA 30501, or Meals on Wheels, 217 Scoggins Drive, Demorest, GA 30535, or to the charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123.
