Mrs. Beulah Pitts Cunningham Stapleton, age 73 of Arbor Terrace, Athens, Georgia formerly of Cornelia passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital following a brief illness.
Born in Mt. Airy, Georgia on January 04, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Watson and Sarah Sellers Pitts. Mrs. Stapleton was a Registered Nurse for many years and a dedicated member of the First Baptist Church of Cornelia where she was actively involved in the J.O.Y. Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Hiram Cunningham, Sr., second husband, James A. Stapleton, Sr., and a sister, Jerri Pitts Hendrixson.
Survivors include her children, Thomas Hiram "Tommy" Cunningham, Jr. & wife, Cindy, of Cornelia, GA; Cary Cunningham Perry & husband, Greg, of Bogart, GA; James A. Stapleton, Jr. & wife, Janis; Susie Stapleton Underwood & husband, Stanley, all of Cornelia, GA; Thomas Stapleton, Waco, TX; brother, Lamar "Boots" Pitts, Mt. Airy, GA; sister and brother-in-law, Ruth P. and John Cook, Suwanee, GA; grandchildren, James A. Stapleton, III., Keith Stapleton, Derek Stapleton, Kristy Underwood, Bo Underwood, Zac Underwood, Lauren Stapleton, Jack Perry, Charles Perry, Sean Cunningham, Tyler Cunningham, 5 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, other relatives, & friends.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at the First Baptist Church of Cornelia with Dr. Eric Spivey and Mr. Don Bagwell officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that all donations be made in memory of Beulah to the First Baptist Church of Cornelia, P.O. Box 96, Cornelia, GA. 30531.
An online guest register is available and may be viewed at www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home (706) 778-8668 of Cornelia is in charge of arrangements.
