Joseph Emory Terrell Jr.

Joseph Emory Terrell Jr., age 84, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Sunday, May10, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.

Joe was a Jackson County, GA native who had lived in Lumpkin County for most of his life.

He was a retired poultry worker and was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Lumpkin County.

He was the son of the late Joseph Emory Terrell Sr. and Mellie Ruby Kilpatrick Terrell and was also preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Head Terrell; two infant children; brothers, Horace, Roy, Tom, and David Terrell; sisters, Ramona Rowe and Betty Savage.

Joe is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Danny Dover, Sheba and Randy Waters, all of Dahlonega, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Jane Terrell; sister and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Howard Revis, all of Nebo, NC; granddaughter and spouse, Kate and Max Turner, Dahlonega, GA. A number of nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive.

Funeral services for Joe are scheduled for 1 PM Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at the Banister Funeral Home Chapel in Dahlonega, GA.

Rev. Gerald Edmondson and Rev. Lyman Caldwell will officiate.

Interment will follow in the Yahoola Baptist Church Cemetery in Lumpkin County.

The family will receive friends at Banister Funeral Home in Dahlonega on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from 2 PM until 9 PM and again on Wednesday until time of service.

Online condolences may be made at www.banisterfuneralhome.net.

Banister Funeral Home of Dahonega, GA is in charge of the arrangements.