Frances Beck Stephens

Frances Beck Stephens, age 87, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016.

Mrs. Stephens was born on December 3, 1928, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late Hubert and Lena Alexander Beck. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Kimsey Stephens; brothers: Carlton, Clay, and Troy Beck; sister: Katie Beck Smith; nephew: Terry Beck; and nieces: Cheryl Meeks and Brenda DeFoor. Mrs. Stephens retired from Carwood Manufacturing with 50 years of service. She was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church.

Survivors include her sisters-in-law: Beth Beck, Clara Beck Petrie, and Frances Beck Hopkins, all of Mt. Airy; nephews: Aubrey Duncan, Sam Beck, Bud Smith, and Greg Beck; and nieces: Phyllis Cantrell, Diane Witherspoon, Janet Yarber, Kathy Herrin, Carol McFarlin, Barbie Blackburn, and Regina Benton. A special thank you to her nurse, Beth Quarles Turner. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia, with Rev. Wayne Strickland and Rev. Phillip Yarber officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 pm on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at the funeral home.

Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Gideons International, Memorial Bible Plan, P.O. Box 195, Baldwin, Georgia 30511.

Those wishing to express online condolences to the family may do so by visitingwww.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home & Crematory, South Chapel, 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia.