MRS. GULABBEN AVINASH PATEL, age 61, of Toccoa, Georgia passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2010. Mrs. Patel was born on February 12, 1949, in India to the late Vithalbhai Vanmalibhai and Maniben Vithalbhai Patel. She was also preceded in death by her late husband, Hirabhai Patel. Mrs. Patel was a homemaker. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Vipul and Bharti Patel, Toccoa, GA and 2 grandchildren, Nikhil and Aryan Patel, Toccoa, GA. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, October 18, 2010 from 1 until 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Toccoa, GA A visitation will be held just prior to the funeral hour on Monday at the church. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, GA. (706) 778-7123