Zella Trotter Wilson, age 101, of Sautee-Nacoochee, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 3, 2016, following an extended illness.
Mrs. Wilson was born on June 2, 1915, in Sautee-Nacoochee, Georgia, to the late Willie and Mollie Trotter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Loyd Wilson; son, Earnest Wilson; and granddaughter, Angela Marie Wilson. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Wilson was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Zella was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother.
Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law: Carolyn and Maxwell Wilson, Pickens, SC; Mollie Ann and Douglas Soule, Spring Hill, TN; and Linda and Lewis McClure, Gainesville, GA; son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Linda Wilson, Cumming, GA; six grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:30 pm on Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia, with Rev. Phil Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 4-7 pm on Saturday, November 5, 2016 and from 1-2:15 pm on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Habersham Home West, P.O. Box 37, Demorest, Georgia 30535 or to Peace Officers Association of Georgia, P.O. Box 977, Reidsville, Georgia 30453.
Those wishing to express online condolences to the family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home & Crematory, North Chapel, 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535.