Betty Anne Stephens Irvin

Betty Anne Stephens Irvin, age 84 of Lula, went home to be with her Savior and beloved husband Curtis, on Friday, August 25, 2023.

She was born on April 22, 1939, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Arthur Alexander and Margaret Ball Stephens. Betty Anne was one of eight sisters and loved spending time with her family. She married her true love, Curtis, on September 13, 1958, and loved spending time camping at Low Gap.

Betty Anne was a devoted wife and loving mother. She loved her girls fiercely and made sure they knew Christ. She was the most precious grandmother and great-grandmother: she loved her grandkids with every ounce of her being. Affectionately known as Nanny Curtis by her oldest grandkids (Adam and Haleigh), she was there to support them in every game, play, graduation, and honors day. She was their biggest cheerleader.

Betty Anne was a long-standing and devout member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Lula. She loved the members and they loved her.

Betty Anne is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Margaret Stephens; her husband, Curtis Irvin; sisters and brothers-in-law, Catherine (Chris) Garrison, Shirley (Cecil) McGehee, Juanita (Everett) Pless, Margaret (Raymond) Orr, Brenda (Jimmie) Bullock, and Mary (Wayne) Strickland; and grandson, Chad Pass.

Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Reneé and Jimmy Pass of Lula; daughter and son-in-law, Becky & Rodney Foster of Lula; grandson, Adam Foster of Lula; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Haleigh and Jared McDougle of Lula; grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Jason and Amy Pass of Murrayville; great-grandchildren, Sean and Ava Foster of Dahlonega, Jase McDougle of Lula, and Isaac (Olivia), Isaiah, Isabella, Illianna and Ila Faith Pass all of Murrayville; sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Wayne Poole of Lula; special niece, Debbie Orr of San Mateo Florida; special friends, Drema Watson, and Debbie Durham; along with numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A special heartfelt thank you to her sons-in-law, Rodney Foster and Jimmy Pass for helping with her care.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 28, 2023, in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart with Rev. Len Land and Rev. Johnny Stone officiating. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery in Lula, with special speaker Adam Foster, and a song by Jase McDougle. 

The family will receive friends from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 27, 2023, and from 1:00 p.m. until the service hour on Monday, August 28, 2023, both at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Betty Anne’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, or www.stjude/donate  or The American Cancer Society, PO Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741, or https://donate.cancer.org/.

An online guest register is available and may be viewed at www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.

McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia, Georgia (706/778-8668) is in charge of arrangements.