Funeral services for Wayne Ronnie Tatum, age 77 of Demorest, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, April 25, 2025, at Hillside Memorial Chapel with interment to follow the service in Old Nacoochee Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, prior to the service from 12-2 p.m.
Mr. Tatum passed away Monday, April 21, 2025, at his residence.
Born in White County on April 4, 1948, Mr. Tatum was the son of the late Arvil and Laura Allen Tatum. Mr. Tatum was a United States Air Force veteran who had worked his entire career in textiles. He worked at Clarkesville Mill for almost 40 years, and after retirement, he worked for Baycor/Nicolon. Wayne will be lovingly remembered for always sharing a song with his friends, no matter where they were at. In addition to his parents, Mr. Tatum is preceded in death by brother Arvil Tatum, Jr., sisters Bernice Wheeler, Leona Palmer, Mary Lou Fain, and Opal Burke, and nephews Kenneth Tatum and Ronnie Tatum.
Survivors include brother and sister-in-law Charles and Margie Tatum of Turnerville, nephews Randy Fain, Michael Tatum, Dale Tatum, Phillip Wheeler, and Jerry Wheeler, nieces Deborah Palmer and Elaine Fortson, as well as numerous great-nieces, great-nephews, and many friends.
An online guestbook is available and may be viewed at HillsideMemorialChapel.com.
Arrangements are in the care and professional direction of Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville. 706-754-6256
