Funeral services for Evelyn Allen Sweeten, age 76 of Demorest, will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, February 7, 2020, at Hillside Memorial Chapel. Rev. Bill Trotter and Rev Austin Kelley will officiate with interment to follow the service in Cool Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Sweeten passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020.
Born in White County on September 19, 1943, Mrs. Sweeten was the daughter of the late Frank and Martha Savannah Sosebee Allen. She retired from Clarkesville Mill and enjoyed gardening, vegetables, and flowers as well as canning and cooking. Mrs. Sweeten attended Old Nacoochee Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Sweeten is preceded in death by daughter Debbie Kay Taylor, brothers Jimmy Allen and Phillip Allen, sisters Dorothy Jean Burton, Elaine Burton, and Brenda Lee Sweeten.
Survivors include daughters Cindy Lynn Taylor of Cornelia and Martha Jean Taylor of Demorest, son Jeffery Scott Taylor of Demorest, sister and brother in law Rita and Randy Addis of Clarkesville, sister in law Stevie Allen of Clarkesville, eight grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held at Hillside Memorial Chapel on Thursday, February 6, 2020, from 4-8 PM.
An online guestbook is available at hillsidememorialchapel.com
Funeral arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville. 706-754-6256.
