Burice Bowden Waters

Funeral services for Burice Bowden Waters, age 92, of Clarkesville will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, February 20, 2012 from Hillside Chapel in Clarkesville. Rev. Hal Cason will officiate with interment to follow the service in the Bethlehem Baptist Church cemetery.

Mrs. Waters died February 18, 2012.

Born in Maysville, Georgia on September 11, 1919, Mrs. Waters was the daughter of the late Dillard and Laura Stevens Bowden. Mrs. Waters was a lifelong farmer. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Waters is preceded in death by husband Elbert Waters, son Earl "Bud" Waters, daughter-in-law Sue Wooten Waters, sister Jessie Bowden, and brothers Bascomb Bowden, Boone Bowden and Lamar Bowden.

Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Martha W. and Gordon Adams of Clarkesville, daughter and son-in-law Jeannie and Tony Cochran of Oakwood, son E. Eugene Waters, sons and daughters-in-law James and Leola Waters and Joey and Ginger Waters, all of Clarkesville. Mrs. Waters is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 3 great, great-grandchildren, as well as caretakers Joy Baker and Pam Lovell. She is the last surviving member of her immediate family.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, February 19, 2012 from 2 - 4 PM and from 6 - 8 PM.