Ellie Mae Parson Herbert, age 93, of Gillsville, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022.
Mrs. Herbert was born on August 27, 1928 in Banks County, Georgia, to the late Tom and Etter Nunn Parson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, of 70 years, Roy O. Herbert; daughter, Valerie Herbert; daughter-in-law, Toni Herbert; four brothers and five sisters. Mrs. Herbert was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was the oldest living member of Silver Shoals Baptist Church in Lula. Ellie was a very loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Ellie loved God, her family and friends, her church, and reading her Bible.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Kenneth Brady; son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Cindy Herbert: sons, Danny Herbert; Tommy Herbert; four grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The family would like to express their gratitude for the care shown by Amedisys Hospice.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the Silver Shoals Baptist Church with Rev. Kenneth Barrett officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Monday, April 18, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to the Silver Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Jan Parks, 939 Antioch Church Road, Lula, Georgia 30554.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123.
