Elaine Dixon M. Gerrell, age 76, of Royston, Georgia, formerly of Cornelia, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, peacefully in her sleep.
Mrs. Gerrell was born on July 21, 1946, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late Charlie Lilly Dixon, Jr. and Mildred Ida Dixon Strait. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of thirty-seven years, Billy W. Gerrell, and brothers, Haven Dixon, Allen Dixon, and Anthony Dixon. She was a member of the Alto Congregational Holiness Church. Elaine had retired from Johnson & Johnson Ethicon after many years of dedicated service.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Leah and Stan Davis, of Baldwin; son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Rita McCollum, of Lacombe, LA; daughter and son-in-law, Victoria and Patrick Barry, of Suwanee; step-daughters, Kathy I. Hartley, of Pierre, SD; Tina M. Stallings, of Buford; step-son, Levis Gerrell, of Cleveland; adopted son, Justin Gerrell, of Lavonia; brother, David Dixon, of Clarkesville; sister-in-law, Annie Lee Dixon, of Clarkesville; sixteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 24, 2023, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, with Rev. Scott Ledbetter officiating. Interment will follow in the Yonah Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Friday, March 24, 2023, at the funeral home prior to the service.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, at 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535. Telephone: 706-778-1700.
