Jessie Mae Fain Colston

Jessie Mae Fain Colston, age 87, of Demorest, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 26, 2015 following a sudden illness.

Mrs. Colston was born on August 10, 1928 in Helen, Georgia to the late John Holland and Lena Mae Allison Fain. She was a member of the Chattahoochee United Methodist Church. Mrs. Colston was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and homemaker. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brothers, J.S. Fain, Gene Fain, Clifford Fain, and Allen Fain; sisters, Ellene Sisk, and Myrtle Barrett; grandson, Jonathan Hunt.

Survivors include her husband, Homer M. Colston, of Demorest; daughter, Brenda C. Hunt, of Cleveland; daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Johnnie Yearwood, of Demorest; son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Beverly Colston, of Demorest; son, Doug Colston, of Demorest; sisters and brothers-in-law, Edith and John Petitt, of Cornelia; Margie and Marvin Brown, of Cleveland; brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Ruth Fain, of Cleveland; grandchildren and spouses, Brandon and Crystal Hunt, Wesley and Mary Colston, Miranda and Terry Erying, Jesse and Felicia Colston, Kimberly and Brandon Lovell, Jessica and Chad Hunt-Ralston, and Gina Hunt, widow of Jonathan; great grandchildren, Ava Colston, Jayln Colston, Nicholas Hunt, Colston Hunt, Jonathan Noah Hunt, and Wiley Colston.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 4:00 p.m., Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia with Rev. W.A. “Dub” Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the funeral home.

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

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