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Betty Townsend Orr

Obituary Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Mrs. Betty Townsend Orr, age 82, of Gainesville passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, surrounded by her family.

 

Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 6, 2017 in the Chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home with interment following at Memorial Park South Cemetery.  Rev. Scott Wilson and Rev. Chris Orr will officiate.  The family will receive friends 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Memorial Park South Funeral Home.

 

Mrs. Orr was born December 1, 1934 to the late Jim & Eliza Townsend in Blairsville and was a member of Union Baptist Church.  A 1953 graduate of Union County High School, she had been an office manager of Gold Kist, Inc for 30 years, prior to the Ownership of Georgia Mountain Graphics.

 

Mrs. Orr is survived by her husband of 61 years, Max Orr of Gainesville; son & daughter-in-law, Steve & Debra Orr of Flowery Branch; grandchildren, Chris Orr and Aundrea Baisley; great-grandchildren, Abigail Orr, Whitley Orr, Georgia Baisley and Penny Baisley; brother, Tom Townsend of Cumming; sister, Grapelle Thompson of Winder; and several nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by siblings, Sara Roberts, Cliff Townsend, Bill Townsend, Odell Townsend, Margie Butts, Robert Townsend and Jeanette Vest.

 

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia  30542 is in charge of arrangements.  Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.

Funeral Date
01/06/2017 at 11:00AM
Funeral Home
Memorial Park South Funeral Home and Cemetery
Phone
770-967-5555
Address
4121 Falcon Pkwy. , Flowery Branch, GA 30542
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