Funeral services for Elizabeth "Diane" Hill Stover, 68, of Clarkesville, were held Sunday, April 3, at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Interment followed the service in the Bethlehem Baptist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Stover passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness.
Born Dec. 10, 1953, Diane was a lifelong native of Habersham County and was the daughter of the late Amos Lamar Hill and the late Elizabeth Ruth Dover Hill. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stover is preceded in death by infant son, Michael Lamar Stover and sister-in-law, Patricia Hill.
At the age of four, Diane was hit by an automobile leaving Sunday school at Bethlehem Baptist Church, an event that would shape the direction of her life serving others. As a lifelong member of Bethlehem, Diane was an active G.A. and Acteen in her youth and later served as a leader in those departments.
Diane was an honor graduate of the first class of Habersham Central High School and a summa cum laude honor graduate from Piedmont College where she earned a B.A. in finance. She was a trust officer with over 38 years of loyal service with Habersham Bank and had more recently been an accountant at North Georgia Technical College.
She was an active member and past president of Clarkesville Kiwanis Club and was a recipient of the G.O.A.L. award (Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership). Alongside her husband, David, they were active in the Unicoi Springs Camp Resort in Helen where they served for over ten years as the activity coordinators. Diane lived a true life of service to others. She was the rock of her family and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the light of her life.
Survivors include husband, David Stover of Clarkesville; son, Bryan Stover (Tiffany); daughters, Shelley Rayner (Richard Wistrom) and Carrie Duren (Michael); grandchildren, Haley Stover, Jason Howard, Ella Stover, Mckinlee Howard, Adelyn Stover, Bailey Rayner, Phillip Rayner, Allee Wistrom, April Wistrom, and Mya Duren; great-grandchildren Harper Rayner, Karson Wistrom, and Kameron Willary; sister and brother-in- law, Frank and Dorothy Hill of Mt. Airy; brother, Roy Lee Hill of Cornelia; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family, and many friends.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at HillsideMemorialChapel.com.
Arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville.