Dolores Brooks Orr

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Funeral services for Dolores Brooks Orr, 78, of Cornelia, formerly of East Point, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Abbey Chapel of Westview Cemetery in Atlanta, with Mr. Everett Huffman officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery.

Mrs. Orr passed away Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022.

Born Jan. 16, 1944, in Milledgeville, she was the daughter of the late Grady and Mildred Allen Brooks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, M.C. Orr; and her son, Timothy Orr.

Dolores was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was known to her grandchildren as "GrandDee."

Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Keith and Leah Orr of Demorest, and Grady and Angie Orr of Cornelia; grandchildren, Hayden Orr, Itali Orr, and Adrienne McElwaney; great-grandchildren, Charlie and Catalina; sister and brother-in-law, Debbie Brooks Barnett and Dave; and cousin, Linda Brittnel.

The family will receive friends directly following the graveside service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mrs. Orr's memory to Habersham County Animal Shelter, 4231 B Toccoa Highway Clarkesville, GA 30523.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, Baldwin.