Glenda Bell Ryals, age 69, of Clarkesville, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 4, 2017, following an extended illness.
Mrs. Ryals was born on November 24, 1947, in Clarkesville, Georgia, to the late Charles and Fannie Bell. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Linda Jane Bell. Mrs. Ryals retired from Fieldale Farms. She was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Pastor Larry Ryals of Clarkesville; daughter, Christy Ryals of Demorest; daughters and sons-in-law, Melanie and Richard Acker of Clarkesville and Cadie Lane and Jay Dee Barron of Dahlonega; son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan and Amber Ryals of Savannah; and grandchildren: Taylor, Ryalie, and Hunter Acker and Eoin and Charlie-Belle Barron.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia, with Pastor Larry Ryals officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 pm on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at the funeral home.
Those wishing to express online condolences to the family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia.
