Faye Wise Dalton

Faye Wise Dalton, age 95, of Hollingsworth, GA, died Sunday, November 8, 2009 at a private care facility. Mrs. Dalton was born on November 26, 1913 in Banks County, Georgia to the late John Tyler and Idella Smith Wise. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Broughton Dalton and five sisters and two brothers. Mrs. Dalton was the oldest member of the Harmony Baptist Church having been a member her entire life. She taught Sunday School, was a member of the Baptist Women on Mission, sang in the church choir and played the piano, and worked in Vacation Bible School at her church. Mrs. Dalton was a graduate of Piedmont College and then taught at Baldwin Elementary School for 34 years before her retirement. She was an Emeritus member of the Habersham Retired Teachers Association. Survivors include: her daughter and son-in-law: Helen and George Hardeman, Guatemala City, Guatemala; her son and daughter-in-law: Len and Atha Dalton, Baldwin, GA; her grandchildren: Len B. and Renee Dalton, Tommy and Laura Dalton, John and Brooke Dalton, Lynna and Robert Gotsch, Nathan and Claudia Hardeman, Daniel and Nikki Hardeman, Rebecca Hardeman, Jeremy and Anna Ledford, Jody Ledford, Jamey Ledford; her great-grandchildren: Dylan and Payton Dalton, Allie and Nolan Dalton, Jake Dalton, John Gotsch, Levi and Caleb Hardeman, and Natalie Hardeman. She was the last member of her immediate family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Harmony Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Vandiver and Rev. Gene Todd officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. on Friday. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 5223 Old Hwy 441 North, Baldwin, GA 30511 or to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions, c/o Harmony Baptist Church, 5223 Old Hwy 441 North, Baldwin, GA 30511. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia.