Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, announces services for Guynita Smith Farmer, age 80, of Gainesville who went to her heavenly home on August 7th, 2014 following an extended illness.
Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday, August 10th, at 3 PM in the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with internment following in Grey Hill Cemetery. Rev. Benji Boone will be officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday August 9th from 6 PM until 9 PM.
Mrs. Farmer was born on April 29th, 1934 in Athens to the late Floyd A. Smith and Gertrude Embrick Smith Green. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard Eugene Waldrop and Donald J. Farmer.
Mrs. Farmer is survived by a son, Danny E. (Connie) Waldrop of Talmo; daughter, Debbie L. (James Larry) Farmer of Gainesville; brother, Leo (Billy) Smith of Commerce; three grandchildren, Shane (Linda) Waldrop, Donovan (Heather) Waldrop, Alan (Shanda) Farmer, and eight great grandchildren.
Guynita was retired from the Hall County Health Department after 34 years of service. Her early years of employment included Harmony Grove Cotton Mill and Blue Bell Overall Factory where she honed her skills of being a master seamstress. She also worked for General Times of Athens and City Ice Company of Gainesville. She was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church and most recently attended Sugar Hill Baptist Church, where the love of family and friends filled her retirement years.
Visitation
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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)
Ivie Funeral Home
1053 S. Elm Street
Commerce, GA, 30529
Service
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10.
3:00 PM (EDT)
Ivie Funeral Home
1053 S. Elm Street
Commerce, GA, 30529