Nona Faye Whitworth Freeman, age 90 of Martin, Georgia, entered her eternal home in Heaven on Friday, December 2, 2022. A daughter of the late Roy Henry and Sallie Gray Whitworth, Nona was born on May 12, 1932 in Hart County Georgia. Mrs. Freeman was a member of Martin Baptist Church. She was a loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Great Great Grandmother who loved spending time with her family more than anything. She will be remembered for many loving deeds in her church and community but especially for many years in Homebound ministry. Nona, along with her husband Harold, spent many years faithfully making weekly visits to shut ins, Homebound, and nursing home residents to deliver printed devotions and reading materials and often, home baked meals from her kitchen. Nona also served in many different capacities in her church, including preparing and coordinating refreshments for Vacation Bible School and was prayer chain facilitator. Many prayers were answered because of Nona’s faithfulness to call church members to request prayer when there was a need for urgent prayers. Mrs. Freeman was retired from Coats and Clark of Toccoa, Georgia.
In addition to her parents and eleven brothers and sisters, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Harold Freeman in 2014 and her daughter Susan Freeman Strickland, also in 2014.
Brothers and sisters who preceded her in death were Freeman Whitworth and wife Lorene, Loyd Whitworth and wife Ila, Joel Whitworth and wife Blanche, Gartrell Whitworth and wife Mary, Sara Whitworth Holland and husband Frank, James Whitworth, Brebson Whitworth and wife Polly, Dwight Whitworth and wife Carrine, Virginia Thomason and husband James, Floy Jean Whitworth, and Maxine Whitworth Thomason.
She is survived by her son Gerald Freeman and his wife Wanda of Toccoa. Also by sisters in law: Margie (Mrs. James Whitworth); and Cerelle Freeman Holcomb and a son in law Ray Strickland, Grandchildren: Kelly Mateos, Scott Freeman (Jessalyn), Brooke Whittle, Lauren Moavero (Mike) Dale Payne (Natalie), Amanda Payne Allen(Marty), Great Grandchildren :Lola Mateos, Katelynn Freeman ,Calie, Ella and Connor Freeman, , Jackson Whittle, Lilli Whittle, Lizzy Moavero, Michael Moavero, Sydney, Taylor and Abigail Payne, Carter Allen, Great Great Grandchildren: Emma Carpenter and Elijah Whittle.
Her legacy will continue on through the lives of her family and those she has influenced through sharing the love of Jesus in her everyday life and service.
She loved reading, especially her Bible and biblical books. She was deeply loved also by a large number of extended family including many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 1 pm at the Hillcrest Chapel of the Acree-Davis Funeral Home with Dr Roddy Turner officiating and Kelly Freeman Mateos representing the grandchildren. JoEvelyn Dean will represent the Whitworth nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, Monday 5-7pm. The following will serve as pallbearers: Ronnie Whitworth, Ernie Gunn, Brown Dean, Kenneth Whitworth, Mike Moavero and Jackson Whittle.
Interment will be in the Stephens Memorial Gardens with the Acree-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Nona Whitworth Freeman
