Lucille Allison Brookshire, age 86, of Gainesville, Georgia went to be with the Lord on May 27, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, after a sudden illness.
Mrs. Brookshire was born on March 24, 1931 in Gainesville, Georgia to the late Noah Lafayette Allison and LouElla Haynes Allison of Gainesville, Georgia. She was married to Hoyt Brookshire on June 4, 1949. Mrs. Brookshire was the salutatorian and an honor graduate of Sardis High School. After raising her children and getting them into school, Mrs. Brookshire worked in the lunchroom at Sardis Elementary School for many years. She loved to garden and watch the birds from her kitchen window. She loved the Lord and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church.
Mrs. Brookshire was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and four sisters. She is survived by her husband of almost 68 years, Hoyt Brookshire of Gainesville, Georgia and four daughters, Kathryn Mae Rogers, Janet (& John) Galey, Lynn (& Mark) Noll and Lisa (& Phil) Hartley, all of Gainesville, Georgia. Survivors also include her grandchildren Jonathan (& Kayla) Conner of Gainesville, Georgia, Gene (& Karen) Butler of Smith Station, Alabama, Misty Villatoro of Palm Coast, Florida, Damon Noll, Blake Noll and Ashley Noll of Gainesville, Georgia; great-grandchildren Julie, Rebecca and James Butler of Smith Station, Alabama and Lexi and Ayden Villatoro of Palm Coast, Florida, one sister, three brothers and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at Memorial Park North Riverside Chapel. Interment will follow at Corinth Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at the funeral home. Online condolences can be made at www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.
Memorial Park North Riverside Chapel, 989 Riverside Drive, Gainesville, Georgia 30501 (770)297-6200.
