Haberhsam Co., GA - Obituaries - Violet Willene Whisenant Ivester
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Violet Willene Whisenant Ivester 

Graveside services for Violet Willene Whisenant Ivester, 83,
of Clarkesville were held Saturday, June 15, at 11 a.m. at
Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery. The Rev. Furman Lewis and the
Rev. George Deadwyler officiated. 

Mrs. Ivester died Thursday, June 13, 2002, at her residence
following an extended illness. 

Born in Habersham County on May 31, 1919, she was the
daughter of the late Thomas W. and Ida Youngblood. She was a
member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, a homemaker and a
couturier seamstress before working and retiring from
International Outerwear in Clarkesville. 

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Buford
Whisenant; second husband, Henry A. Ivester; and a
granddaughter, Wisa Jeanine Sands. 

Survivors include her stepdaughter, Ruth I. Rollins of
Greenville, S.C.; son, Buford Whisenant of Clarkesville;
daughter, Florence W. Sands of Clarkesville; granddaughter,
Dee Couter of Clarkesville; grandsons, Evan Whisenant of
Clarkesville, Phil Sands of Helen; and great-grandson,
Wesley Couter of Clarkesville. 

Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Fund, P.O. Box 488, Clarkesville, GA 30523. 

Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville, was in charge of
arrangements.