Funeral services for Sara Lo Bolton Gilbert, age 92, of Clarkesville will be held on Friday, March 19, 2010, at 11:00 am from the Hillside Memorial Chapel in Clarkesville. Rev. Jim Holmes will officiate with burial to follow the service at 3:30 PM in the Turner Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Lithonia.
Mrs. Gilbert passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at the home of her daughter, Bonnie Akins.
Born in Wilkes County, Mrs. Gilbert was the daughter of the late Frank Moses and Ida Ellen Stalnaker Bolton. Mrs. Gilbert was retired from T-Graphics where she worked in quality control. Mrs. Gilbert was a member of Helen First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gilbert is preceded in death by her husband, Fred Marion Gilbert and a son, Gene Gilbert.
Survivors include daughter, Bonnie Akins of Clarkesville; daughter and son-in-law Terry and Ron Shelnutt of Lawrenceville; daughter-in-law Madelyn Gilbert; grandchildren, Ty Akins and wife Kristin, Tammy Akins Cline, Heather Shelnutt, Rachel Shelnutt, Gaelan Gilbert, and Melantha Gilbert; great-grandchildren Colton Jones and fiancée Kara Moores, Kyle and Hannah Jones, Natalie Cline, Natasha Cline, and Christopher Akins.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home, 5495 Highway 197 S. Clarkesville, on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 6:00-8:00 pm.
Those wishing may send condolences online at
www.hillsidememorialchapel.comFuneral arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville. 706-754-6256
