Myrtle Jane Meeks Standridge

Myrtle Jane Meeks Standridge, age 91, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023 following an extended illness.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel with Rev. Jon Huebner officiating. Interment will follow at the Yonah Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery in Alto, Georgia.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at the funeral home prior to the service.

Born on July 2, 1931 in Homer, Banks County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Wiley H. Meeks, Ella Ann Shore Meeks and Elese Addison Meeks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Lester Meeks, Marion Meeks; and sister, Martha Addison Wiley.

Married for some fifty years, to her loving husband, the late Bruce Wilford Standridge, Sr., they provided a nurturing home raising two children. Mrs. Standridge was a devout Christian reading her Bible daily, going to church when able, teaching family the importance of keeping those values and sharing with others. After many happy years, she retired from a successful career at Carwood Manufacturing in Baldwin, Georgia.

Survivors include her children, Jo Ann Standridge and Henry Rigdon III, of Gainesville; Bruce Wilford Standridge Jr. and Karen, of Mt. Airy; grandchildren, Brent Matthew and Anne Marie Lathem Braham; Brian Michael and Meredith Whitmer Braham; Laura Rigdon and Chad Reese Johnson; Clayton Cooper and Melanie Clear Rigdon; eight grandchildren; sisters, Ruby Ann and Rev. Ralph O. Smith; Lillian Ruzelle Meeks Addison-Morris Craven; and brother, Harold Addison, Jr.; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family.

The family would like to extend appreciation to Habersham County Meals on Wheels, Pruitt Health, and the community members who faithfully supported our family over time.

In lieu of floral arrangements or gifts, donations can be directed to Pruitt Health Hospice, 715 Queen City Pkwy #200, Gainesville, GA 30501 or Meals on Wheels, 217 Scoggins Drive, Demorest, GA 30535 or to the charity of one's choice.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123.