Jean Nicholson Free

Funeral services for Jean Nicholson Free, age 88, of Clarkesville will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 19, 2012 from the Hillside Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Hills Crossing Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Free died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness.

Born in Clarkesville on September 1, 1923, Mrs. Free was the daughter of the late William Andrew and Nancy Spivey Nicholson. Mrs. Free worked at Scovill Fasteners for a period of time and she also worked at Habersham Home. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Free is preceded in death by her husband J. B. Free, brothers Turner, Charles, Homer, Willie J., Claude, and Clyde Nicholson, sisters Mary Nicholson, Lucy Jenkins, Susie Kennedy, Hester Sosebee, and Hattie Waddell.

Survivors include daughter Phyllis Elaine Fountain of Martin, son Danny N. Free of Clarkesville, brother and sister in law Truett and Elizabeth Nicholson of Demorest, grandchildren Tiffany Chambers, Kelly Chambers, and Holly Bryant (Robert), as well as six great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, May 18, 2012 from 6