Royce D. Waldrip

Mr. Royce D. Waldrip, age 89, of St. Charles Ave., Gainesville, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness.

Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 11:00 am in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with interment to follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Reverends Vernie Worley and Scott Sorrells will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday, January 6, 2010 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the funeral home.

Mr. Waldrip was born on October 12, 1920 to the late Erskin Ira and Ara Allen Waldrip in Forsyth County. Royce was the youngest of 10 siblings. He served in the United States Army during WW II, and was retired from the Big Dutchman Poultry Company. Mr. Waldrip was a Deacon since 1970 and a member of the Menâ