Bertha Lee Chitwood

Obituary

Bertha Lee Millsap Chitwood, 95, died Saturday, October 27, 2018. She was born in Gordon County on August 27, 1923, to the late Billie and Oscar Millsap. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Lois Millsap McBrayer in 1990; and her son, Clyde Jeffery Chitwood in May, 2018. She was married to Clyde Chitwood in 1943 until his death in 1988. In 1996 she was married to Albert "Bud" Coffman until his death in 2001.
Survivors include her sisters, Myrtle Millsap Pledger and Frances Millsap Hutchinson; daughters, Carol Chitwood Brown and Gaile Chitwood Watford; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Honoring her wishes, her body was cremated. A memorial service to honor the life of Bertha Lee will be held on November 17th at 1:00 PM from Damascus Baptist Church on Highway 41N. Rev. Walter Hare and Rev. Larry Hibberts will officiate. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. Send donations to Telina Norton, Attn: Cemetery Fund, 121 Swain Drive, Resaca, GA 30735.
Arrangements are by A.S. Turner Funeral Home of Decatur.








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