Mrs. Gloria Mae Patterson Jarrells, 70 of Coyote Trail, Martin, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center.
Born on November 19, 1943 in Canon GA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Patterson Sr. and Daisy Lyda Pointer.She was a member of Old Pathway Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Corbitt & Ronnie of Martin and Pam Watkins & Jerry of Canon; two sons, Randy Pointer & Joyce of Lavonia and Bobby Pointer & Jane of Martin; twenty-one grandchildren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren and one great great-grandchild.Mrs. Jarrells is also survived by seven sisters, Shirley Hall of Piedmont SC, Donna Sheppard of Thomson GA, Debbie Grims of Lakeland FL, Paula Howsare of NH, Patsy Callahan of Hendersonville NC, Patti Oset of Windermere FL and Peggy Patterson of Daytona Beach FL and six brothers, Paul Patterson, Lamar Patterson, David Patterson and Stevie Patterson all of Lavonia, Terrell Patterson of St. Cloud FL and Billy Pointer of Lakeland FL.Mrs. Jarrells was preceded in death by her husband, Malcolm Jarrells; a son, Winfred Pointer; two daughters, Penny Pointer & Donna Pointer and one brother, Joseph Pointer.
Funeral services will be Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 2:00 pm at the Old Pathway Baptist Church with Pastor Lee Pointer and Billy Swift officiating.Burial will follow in the Franklin Memorial Gardens – North.
The body is at the Strickland Funeral Home of Lavonia, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday night.The family is at the home of Amanda & Billy Swift, 546 Crawford Road, Martin.Memorials may be made to the Old Pathway Baptist Church Bus Fund, 70 Lankford Road, Bowersville GA 30516.