Funeral services for Michael Tanksley, 40, of Cornelia, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel with the Rev. Terry Rice, the Rev. Mark Gerrells, and Chief Josh Ivey. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens with Honors by the Hall County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard and Masonic Rites by Clarkesville Masonic Lodge No. 325 F & AM.
Mr. Tanksley went to his heavenly home Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.
Born Oct. 3, 1981, in Hall County. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Roy Lamb Keller; paternal grandparents, Oscar L. and Betty Tanksley; and step-grandfather, Bill Crook.
Mr. Tanksley was a Law Enforcement Officer for approximately 19 years, serving the past two with Alto Police Department. Michael loved his "babies," Wyatt and Maci. Michael was a very caring person and friend, to know Michael was to love Michael. He was a member of the Clarkesville Masonic Lodge No. 325 F & AM.
Survivors include his mother, Donna Crook of Carrollton; father, Tim Tanksley of Habersham County; son, Wyatt Tanksley of Cornelia; daughter, Maci Tanksley of Cornelia; significant other, Kayla Maxwell of Cornelia; step-father, Keelyn Crook of Carrollton; maternal grandmother, Ethelene Keller of Mt. Airy; uncle and aunt, Jerry and Nancy Tanksley of Martin; cousins, Jessica Anderson and Jana Duncan; step-grandmother, Nancy Crook of Lynn Haven, Florida; and numerous friends.
A livestream of the service will be available on the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory Facebook Page, facebook.com/whitfieldfh.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin.