G. L. Wigley

Mr. G. L. Wigley, age 81, of Dahlonega, GA, died December 3, 2010.

Mr. Wigley was born in Dallas, GA. He and his wife, Ellen, lived most of their married life in Mableton, GA, and had lived in Dahlonega since 1996. He was a U.S. Army veteran.

He was the son of the late George Fred Wigley and Lona Morgan Wigley and was also preceded in death by brothers Clarence Wigley and Paul Wigley; sisters Vassie Womack, Jewell Atcheson, Sue Ragsdale, Freddie Lee Price, and Louise Sewell.

He is survived by his wife Ellen Wigley, Dahlonega, GA; son and daughter-in-law Jerome and Kim Wigley, Powder Springs, GA; daughter and son-in-law Elaine and Barry Wheeler, Dallas, GA; grandchildren and spouses Michael (Michelle) Wigley, Kim Wigley, Valerie (Patrick) May, Malcolm Short, Jacob Wheeler, Adam (Ashley) Wheeler and Zack Wheeler; 8 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law Charlotte Mazewicz, Wisconsin, Claudette (Bobby) Warren, Marietta, GA, and Roselee Morgan, Dahlonega, GA.

Funeral services for Mr. Wigley are scheduled for 1:30 PM Sunday December 5, 2010 at Dahlonega Baptist Church. Mr. Wigley will lie in state at the church from 1:00 PM until 1:30 PM on Sunday. Rev. Bill Hutcheson will officiate.

Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.

The family will receive friends on Saturday December 4, 2010 from 4 PM until 7 PM at Banister Funeral Home in Dahlonega, GA.

Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega is in charge of the arrangements.