Private services for Betty Joyce Virginia Autry Colston, 87, of Cornelia, will be held. A public Celebration of Life may be held at a later date.
Mrs. Colston passed away Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.
Born Nov. 23, 1934, in Cleveland, she was a daughter of the late Loy Daniel Autry and Carrie Lee Nix Autry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Weldon Earnest Colston; an unborn infant; infant brother, Raymond Autry; brothers and sisters-in-law, Loy Daniel, Jr. and Sue, Virgil Autry, Ray Neal Autry and Juanita, Benny Autry, and Farrel Autry; sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Ernest Harkins; and sister-in-law, Dianne Autry.
Mrs. Colston was a seamstress at Academy Garment. She loved her family, reading, and was a Brownie leader. She enjoyed breaking and canning green beans and especially loved breaking beans for others. To her friends, she was known to be thoughtful and kind to others. She dearly loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include sons, Randy Weldon Colston of Cornelia and David Mark Colston (Sandy) of Cornelia; daughters, Joye Colston Dodd and Ricky of Cornelia and Diane Colston Shaw of Cornelia; brother, Crandall Autry of Gainesville; sister-in-law, Sarah and (Toni) Autry of Pennsylvania and Ann Autry of Savannah; former sister-in-law, Diane Turner; grandchildren, Matthew Scroggs, Ashley Dodd Freeman (Thomas), and Brooke Alexis Stanley (Nathan); and great-grandchildren, Cara and Mya Scroggs, T.J. Wright, Ada Jaymes, Owen Freeman, and Colston Stanley.
Those in attendance are asked to please adhere to public health and social distancing guidelines regarding COVID-19.
An online guest register is available and may be viewed at mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia is in charge of arrangements.