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George (G. B.) Dyer, Jr

Obituary Date: Monday, September 28, 2015

George (G. B.) Dyer, Jr. age 81, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2015. 

 

Mr. Dyer was born on April 19, 1934, in White County, Georgia, to the late George Benjamin Dyer Sr. and Leila Jackson Dyer.  He was also preceded in death by his sister, Sue Stringer.  Mr. Dyer was a member of Level Grove Baptist Church.  He was a Mason with Yonah Lodge # 382 F & A. M. Cleveland.  Mr. Dyer was a United States Army Veteran.  He was a retired Sales Representative with Wooley & Company with 30 years of service. 

 

Survivors include his loving wife of 58 years, Joyce Thomas Dyer, Cornelia, GA; daughters and sons-in-law, Shari and Brad Sykes, Athens, GA, Leigh and David Tallant, Cornelia, GA; sisters, Shirley Duncan, Cornelia, GA, Helena Dyer, Cornelia, GA, Linda Dooley, Toccoa, GA; brothers, Frank Dyer, Mt. Airy, GA, Roy Dyer, Old Town, FL, Hayward Dyer, Alto, GA, Ray Dyer, Mt. Airy, GA, Hollis Dyer, Burleson, TX; grandchildren, Corey Tallant and Fiancé, Ashley Potts, Nicole Tallant, Natasha Tallant, Taylor Eastwood and Fiancé, Zachary Garvey; great-grandson to be, Cohen Garvey; special friend, Loften Planck

 

Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia with Rev. Terry Rice and Rev. Brian James officiating.  Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Grant Reeves VFW Post 7720, Rabun County DAV Chapter 15, and Habersham County American Legion 84.

 

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2015.

 

Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to The Parkinson’s Foundation, 200 S.E. First Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL  33131;  The Sunshine Band, c/o Level Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 416, Cornelia, GA  30531 or Hospice of NEGMC, 2150 Limestone Parkway, Suite 222, Gainesville, GA  30501.

 

Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, 245 Central Ave. Demorest, Georgia. 706-778-1700

 

Those wishing to express online condolences to the Dyer family may do so by visiting our website at www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.

Funeral Date
10/01/2015 at 11:00AM
Funeral Home
Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel
Phone
(706) 778-1700
Address
245 Highway 441 S, P.O. Box 58, Demorest 30535
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