Rev. Paris Whitworth

Rev. Paris Whitworth, age 88, of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013 at his residence.
Born on March 13, 1925 in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Edward Coleman and Mary Elizabeth Eller Whitworth. Rev. Whitworth spent 52 years in the ministry having pastored churches in North Carolina and Georgia. For the past several years, he was involved in the nursing home ministry in Habersham and Rabun counties and visiting the sick. He was a member of Trinity Full Gospel Church in Cleveland. Rev. Whitworth was also a carpenter and woodsman who hand-planted numerous trees in the area. In his spare time he enjoyed Bible studies and spending time with his children and grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Rev. Whitworth was also preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Worley Whitworth; sons, Leroy and Kenneth Whitworth; daughter, Bronez Whitworth; brothers, Frank, Houston and Howard Whitworth; sisters, Lula Whitworth, Clarcy Savage, Beulah Biles, Eunice Grimes, Ruth Vinson and Margie Allen; great grandchild, Kaitlyn Dayton.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Jerry & Ann Whitworth of Mt. Airy; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Jerald Palmer of Demorest, Carol Allen of Clarkesville, Molly and Henry Nicholson of Clarkesville, Polly and Charles Wade of Demorest and Nancy and Autry Gosnell of Clarkesville; sister, Grace Gosnell of Clarkesville; 12 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.


Funeral services are 2:00 pm Sunday, October 20, 2013, at the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart with Rev. Thomas Gragg and Geoffrey Dillard officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bill Free officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 pm on Friday and from 2-4 & 6-8 pm on Saturday.
Flowers are accepted or donations may be made to the charity of one's choice.

An online guest register is available and may be viewed at www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia (706/778-8668) is in charge of arrangements.