Cynthia Diane Rowland Gragg, age 59 of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020, following an extended illness.
Born in Anderson and raised in Honea Path, South Carolina, Mrs. Gragg was the daughter of Junior Rowland and the late Naomi Fields Campbell. Mrs. Gragg was of the Baptist faith and she enjoyed hunting, fishing, and classic cars, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her grandsons and great-grandsons. Mrs. Gragg was employed at Ten Cate where she was a weaver.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Gragg is preceded in death by sister Karen Rowland, grandmother Zadie Rowland, and grandfather James Carl Rowland, Sr.
Survivors include her daughter Leatha Gragg Johnson of Clarkesville, father Junior Rowland of Cornelia, life partner Patricia Jane Tench of Clarkesville, sisters Sandra Rowland Bales (Jamie) of Cornelia, Lisa Lynn Thompson of Baldwin, Tammy Lynn Crocker of Baldwin and Carla Wilson of Anderson, South Carolina, brothers Jackie Dean Rowland of Cornelia and Eric Rowland of Anderson, South Carolina, grandsons Austin Lee Wilbanks of Clarkesville and Ethan Allen Johnson of Clarkesville, great-grandsons Carsten Zayden Simmemon of Cornelia and Koasta Lee Wilbanks of Clarkesville, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family.
Funeral services for Mrs. Gragg will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Hillside Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, June 22, 2020, from 6 – 8 PM. In consideration of public health and safety, those in attendance will need to comply with the Centers for Disease Control recommendation for social distancing.
An online guest book is available for the Gragg family at HillsideMemorialChapel.com.
Arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville. 706-754-6256
