Private services for Lynda Lokey Gresham, 81, of Peachtree City, will be held Wednesday, Dec. 22, in Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, at 1 p.m. with Mr. Everett Huffman officiating. Interment will follow at Demorest City Cemetery.
Mrs. Gresham passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at her home Dec. 20, 2021.
Born Aug. 20, 1940, in Demorest, she was the daughter of the late Robert Bobby Lokey and Mary Dell Sullivan Lokey.
In addition to being the valedictorian of her graduating class of 1958 at South Habersham High School, she was also the captain of the girls basketball and cheerleading team. After high school, she went on to attend Piedmont College where she graduated with honors in 1961. Lynda then obtained her master’s degree in education from the University of Georgia and went on to attend all the necessary classes toward her doctorate degree at The College of William & Mary. She had a lifelong career of teaching high school classes in math and english and was also a school counselor until her retirement in 2009. Mrs. Gresham was an avid reader and a phenomenal gardener. She enjoyed crafting all kinds of art and was an excellent tennis player and was a certified USTA umpire. Lynda was an exceptional wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Ken Gresham of Peachtree City; her sons, Nik Lokey of Demorest, Jonathan Lokey and his wife, Valerie, of Greenville, South Carolina, and Dru Bergren and his wife, Maureen, of Chattanooga, Tennessee; stepdaughters, Nancy Malnik and her husband, Al, of Ocean Ridge, Florida, Amanda Gresham of Peachtree City, and Alex Gresham and her fiancé, Chris of Peachtree City; brothers, Robin Lokey and his wife, Marianne, of Juliette and Scott Lokey and his wife, Diana, of Cumming; and sister Olivia Lokey Smith of Chapin, South Carolina. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Kyle, Luke, Henry, Trey, Will, Belle, Nathan, Jarod, Spencer, Jesse, Noah and Sterling, who affectionately call her "Luli"; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Family and close friends will gather at the funeral home for the hour prior to the service.
Condolences may be expressed online at whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest.