Carol W. Elrod

Carol W. Elrod, age 64, of Mount Airy, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Heritage Healthcare of Toccoa.

Mrs. Elrod was born on June 26, 1947, in Thomasville, North Carolina, to the late Jerry David and Rachel Blalock Ward. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Steven Ward. Mrs. Elrod graduated from Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing. She was a retired registered nurse and Assistant Director of Nursing at Stephens County Hospital with twenty-two and a half years of service. Mrs. Elrod was also employed with the Northeast Georgia Medical Center and the Habersham County Medical Center where she was the Director of Nursing. She was a lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Grant Reeves VFW Post #7720. Mrs. Elrod was also a member of the Georgia Nurses Association and the Camp Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors include her loving husband of 44 years, William H. "Bill" Elrod, Jr., Mount Airy, GA; son and daughter-in-law, Jason W. and Sherrice Elrod, Ft. Wayne, IN; son and his fiancée, William Clinton "Clint" Elrod and Minda Chapman, Alto, GA; sisters and brothers-in-law, Cathy and Jimmy Rogers, Gainesville, GA and DeAnn and Tommy Downer, Cornelia, GA; brother, David Ward, Mount Airy, GA; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kirby and Genevieve Ward, Calhoun, GA and Milton and Susan Ward, Knoxville, TN; and grandchildren, Cassandra Elrod, Reece Elrod, Jacob Elrod, and Holley Chapman.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia, with Dr. Bill Barrs and Dr. Kenneth Franklin officiating.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2012, at the funeral home.

The family respectfully requests that memorials be made to the Camp Creek Baptist Church, 1761 Camp Creek Road, Cornelia, GA 30531.

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

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

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