Dr. Shashikant Patel

Dr. Shashikant Patel, age 63, of Salisbury, North Carolina, and formerly of Toccoa, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011.

Dr. Patel was born on October 19, 1947, in Tanzania, Africa. He was a medical doctor.

Survivors include his son, Vipul Patel, Toccoa, GA; and brothers, C.M. Patel, Anderson, SC and A.M. Patel, Toccoa, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia.

Those wishing to send online condolences to the Patel family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com