Gladys Padgett Mccullough

Gladys Padgett McCullough, age 75, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, August 03, 2010, at Habersham County Medical Center. Mrs. McCullough was born on June 6, 1935, in Miami, Florida, to the late Henley Stephen and Daisy Lummis Padgett. She was a member of Leatherwood Baptist Church. Mrs. McCullough was a retired school teacher, with 33 years of experience, in Bibb County, Johnson County, Texas, Hall County, Washington County, and Habersham County. Survivors include her husband, Rev. Lavay McCullough, Cornelia, GA; daughter, Belinda Sward, La Jolla, California; daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Jose Berrios, Alpharetta, GA; son and daughter-in-law, Andy and Robin McCullough, Lafayette, Colorado; sister, Eleanor Sinyard, Gastonia, North Carolina; and 7 grandchildren, Isaac Berrios, Joseph Berrios, Claire Berrios, Elizabeth Berrios, Luke McCullough, Jack McCullough, and Drew McCullough. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 6, 2010, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, GA with Rev. Jerry Buschmann, Rev. Dewey Henderson, and Andy McCullough officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, August 5, 2010, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, GA. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Leatherwood Baptist Church Family Life Center, P.O. Box 785, Baldwin, GA 30511. Those wishing to send condolences to the McCullough family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, GA.