Hazel Kimbrell Funk

Hazel Kimbrell Funk, age 76, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, died Monday, August 31, 2009 at the Habersham County Medical Center.

Mrs. Funk was born on September 8, 1932 in Habersham County, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lessie Kimbrell James, her husband, Harvey Funk, and a brother, Boots Kimbrell. Mrs. Funk was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church and was a retired employee of Ethicon Inc.

Survivors include: her son: Brandon Wade, Cornelia, GA; 9 nieces and 16 nephews, whom she loved dearly, as well as brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 from the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia with Rev. Austin Kelley and Rev. Larry Ryals officiating. Interment will follow in Welcome Home Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the South Chapel from 6 until 9 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 and again from 12:30 p.m. until the funeral hour on Wednesday, September 2, 2009.

Those wishing to express condolences to the family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com

Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia.