Jeanette Grindle

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, March 14, 2010 in the chapel of Little & Davenport Funeral Home for Mrs. Jeanette Grindle, 88, of Gainesville. The Rev. Phil Carpenter, Rev. Jeff Benefield and Rev, Ken Grindle will officiate. The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and again from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Born in Braselton, she was the daughter of the late William Melvin and Lydia Pearl Moulder Benefield. She was retired from Dundee Mill and Chicopee Mill. She was a member of Chestnut Mountain Church. A God fearing woman with faith that was unsurpassable no matter the circumstances life presented and she passed this faith and love of God to her entire family. She was an outstanding mother, first class cook, authority on pound cakes, and vegetable soup.

In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, Herman Ray Grindle; sons, James Robert and Philip Bryan Grindle, brothers; Brozie Benefield, Hubert Benefield, sisters; Eva Long, Mamie Hanes, Mable Tanner and Bertie Orr.

Mrs. Grindle is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law; Harry Maddox and Dennis and Dale Grindle; grandchildren, Lynn Mettler, Jeff Grindle, Robin Bryant, Patricia Carpenter, Desiree Grindle, Nikki Grindle and 14 great grandchildren; sisters, Mildred Bell and Haughtence Benefield.

The family has requested memorial contributions be made to the Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center 2150 Limestone Parkway, Gainesville, GA 30501

Those wishing to send online condolences may do so at www.littledavenport.com

Little & Davenport Funeral Home 355 Dawsonville Hwy, Gainesville, GA is in charge of arrangements.