Mrs. Essie Gertrude Gilstrap, age 87, of Murrayville, passed away Friday, October 28, 2022.
Essie was born in White County on July 19, 1935, to the late Robert and Lillie Shelnut Pruitt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sons Roger Gilstrap and Kenneth Gilstrap; siblings Lois Gooch, Mamie Sutton; Lonnie Pruitt; son-in-law Mitchell Greenway. Essie loved the Lord and was saved by his amazing grace. She was of the Baptist faith. Essie was a loving and kind person who loved her family deeply.
Survivors include her husband of almost 68 years, J.C. Gilstrap of Murrayville; children Larry Gilstrap of Dahlonega, Joyce Anderson of Cleveland, Vickie (Harold) Carpenter of Dahlonega, Ricky (Lynn) Gilstrap of Murrayville, Allen (Lesha) Gilstrap of Lumpkin County, Connie (Rodney J.) Grizzle of Gainesville; siblings Pauline Bryan, Lawrence Pruitt, Jeanette Barnes; grandchildren Candy (Larry) Bennett, Amanda (Luke) Finley, Scott (Sarah) Greenway, Jessica (Joshua) Clark, Matthew (Heather) Greenway, Crystal (Marty) Abernathy, Dustin (Kiley) Carpenter, April (Sterling) Strickland, Stephanie Gilstrap, Keven Gilstrap, Ashley (Cody) Hamilton, Blake (Elizabeth) Grizzle, Joshua (Makayla) Grizzle; twenty-four great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services are scheduled for Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home with the Rev. Lyman Caldwell and the Rev. Steve Baker officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery in Cleveland. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 12:00 PM until the service hour.
To share a memory or a condolence with the family, visit Mrs. Gilstrap's online guestbook at andersonunderwood.com.
Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home, 2068 Highway 19 North, Dahlonega, GA 30533
