Nellie M. Bowman Whitmire

Funeral services for Nellie M. Bowman Whitmire, will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 12:00 Noon, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Rev. Mr. James David Gravitt and Rev. Mr. Wayne Smith officiating. Burial will follow at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Gainesville, Georgia.


Mrs. Whitmire died August 10, 2009 at her residence.


She was born on November 15, 1909 in Franklin, NC. Shortly after her birth the family moved to Georgia where she remained her whole life. Most of her life was spent in Habersham County. During her childhood, she and her 14 brothers and sisters helped with the farming and rode to church in a horse and buggy. In 1938, she married Fletcher Copeland Whitmire. During the Second World War, she and her husband served their country...he in the Army, she in a munitions plant in Macon. Upon his return, they returned to Habersham County.


Mrs. Whitmire has served the community in many ways over the years. She had been a member of The Cornelia United Methodist Church since 1964, where she participated in the womenâ