Marie Maxwell Dalton

Marie Maxwell Dalton, age 87 of Clarkesville, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019.

Born in Homer, Georgia on August 27, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Joe Berry Maxwell and Minnie Viola Worley Maxwell.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Dalton, Jr.; son, Fred Richard Murray; brothers, Tatum Maxwell and Talmadge Maxwell; a twin sister Mildred Maxwell; sisters, Pearline Murphy, Edith Thurmond and Dorothy Parker.

Surviving are her son, Roy Lee Murray of Virginia; brother, Cranford Maxwell of Union Point; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services are scheduled for 1 pm, Saturday, June 1, 2019 in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin and Stewart with Mrs. DJ Canup Harkins giving the eulogy. Interment will follow in Mt. View Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 11 am until the service hour on Saturday at the funeral home.

The family would like to express their gratitude to Pruitt Health Hospice of Gainesville for the care and compassion they provided to Mrs. Dalton during her illness.

An online guest register is available and may be viewed at www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.

McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia, Georgia (706/778-8668) is in charge of arrangements.