Mary Fae Edmondson, 92 years young and a lifetime resident of Lumpkin County, went to be with the Lord and her beloved husband Charlie, on Friday, July 15,2016.
Mary Fae was the daughter of Wash and Lillie Shelton Rider. She was preceded in death by 5 brothers, Clarence, Guy, Ray, Ralph, and Roy Rider and 1 sister Vila Mae Garrett. Her surviving sisters are Fannie Gaddis and Mamie Reid.
She loved her church and her family which include son Robert and wife Pam, daughter Judy and husband Roy Dalton, son Joe and wife Karin, daughter Sarah and husband Fred King, and son Phillip and wife Marie. From those children she enjoyed 13 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild and a host of nieces and nephews and was affectionately known as Granny, Memaw or Granny Grape.
Visitation will be Saturday July 16, 2016 beginning at 3:00 PM and Sunday July 17, 2016 beginning at 12:00 noon up to the time of funeral services at 2:00 at the Dahlonega Funeral Home. Pastor Mark Biddy and Pastor Rodney Colston will preach her sermon and graveside services with Pastor Lyman Caldwell at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Dahlonega.
A special thanks to the Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center for their care and compassion for our mother in her time of need.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.dahlonegafuneralhome.com
Arrangements by the professional staff of Dahlonega Funeral Home, 20 Gibson Road Dahlonega, GA 30533 706-864-DOVE (3683)