It is a request by her children to give their mom a final journey home. Maria Weldy, who spent most of her life in Habersham County, lived in Nashville, Tennessee, where she passed away at the age of 67 from complications from sepsis. She had battled breast cancer and won, being cancer-free for nearly two years, a requirement to receive a lung transplant.
Maria died on June 22, just two months shy of the mark to have a lung transplant.
Daughter Angel Gaddis said, “Everybody called her Mom. She treated everybody like her own.”
Maria leaves behind four children; a son Shawn who lives in Habersham with his wife Laura, and two sons; three daughters, Tina Gailey, with three children; Moriah Davis, with three children; and Angel Gaddis, with three children; and two great-grandchildren.
“We want to bring her home and give all those who loved her a chance to tell her goodbye,” Angel added. “We want her to be buried in Habersham, and I know she wanted that too.”
Angel described her mom as someone who would give all she had if someone needed it.
The family has started a GoFundMe to help cover the expenses to transport Maria back home and the cost of the funeral. Any amount will help during this time of need.
Donations may also be made directly to Hillside Memorial Chapel and Gardens in Clarkesville, Georgia.
