Funeral services for Carol Ann Epperson, 79, of Cornelia, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, at Cornelia United Methodist Church with Pastor Ben Wilcox officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens,
Ms. Epperson went to her heavenly home Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.
Born Oct. 17, 1941, in Anderson County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Walter L. and Elizabeth Stallings Epperson.
She was a member of Cornelia United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir, taught Sunday school, was head of UMW and was also very active in many other aspects of the church. Ms. Epperson was retired from the Habersham Board of Education with 36 years of dedicated service at Cornelia Elementary. She was named Habersham County Teacher of the Year in 1986. Although Ms. Epperson did not have any children of her own, she considered her students to be her children and loved each and every one of them. She also had membership with Cornelia 3 Arts Club, Alpha Delta Kappa International Teacher's Sorority, Delta Kappa Gamma International Teacher's Sorority, The Torch Club, Piedmont College, AARP, and the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her sisters and brothers-in-law, Jo and Doug Walter of Cornelia; Debbie and Jerry Burrell of Mt. Airy; nieces, Tara Walter Brookshire and Kevin of Clarkesville, and Wendi Burrell Woods and Ray of Cornelia; nephew, Brad Walter and Amy of Stuarts Draft, Virginia; great-nieces, Ava Brookshire, Audrey Walter, Megan Walter, and Tyler Woods; and great-nephews, Seth Walter, Jacob Woods, and Jameson Brookshire.
The family will receive friends from 1 until 2:30 p.m. Oct. 15, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made in Ms. Carol's memory to Cornelia United Methodist Church, 275 Wyly Street, Cornelia, GA 30531.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, Demorest.