Haberhsam Co., GA - Obituaries - Evelyn Tanksley
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Evelyn Tanksley 

Funeral services for Evelyn Sosebee Tanksley, 81, of
Clarkesville were held Saturday, May 11, at 11 a.m. at
Habersham Baptist Church. The Rev. Tim Burpee officiated
with burial in Habersham Cemetery. 

Mrs. Tanksley died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at the Habersham
County Medical Center following a brief illness. 

Born on Sept. 10, 1920, in Habersham County, she was a
daughter of the late Ernest and Ione Gastley Sosebee. She
was preceded in death by her husband, S.V. Tanksley;
brothers, Dewey Sosebee and James A. Sosebee. 

Mrs. Tanksley was retired from Habersham Mills. She was a
member of Habersham Baptist Church, the Young at Heart and
Ladies II Sunday school class. 

Survivors include her sisters, Christine Spivey, Grace
Burton, both of Clarkesville; sisters and brothers-in-law,
Gail and Charles Kastner of Powder Springs, Annette and
Clyde Tench of Clarkesville; brothers and sisters-in-law,
Charles and Julie Sosebee of Las Vagas, Nev., Tony and Linda
Sosebee of Clarkesville; several nieces and nephews. 

Memorials may be made to Habersham Baptist Church Building
Fund, P.O. Box 412, Habersham GA 30544. 

Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel in Demorest, was in
charge of arrangements. 

The Northeast Georgian 

May 14, 2002