Amy Ruth Parker Blackwell, age 85, of Social Circle, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend to all she met has gone home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 30, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Horis A. Ward’s Rockdale Chapel with her pastor, Tom Rush of Berean Baptist Church, officiating.
A native of Winder, Amy will be remembered by all who knew her as the embodiment of love and generosity. Her amazing God-given strength was fuelled by an insatiable desire to serve and comfort us all.
She is survived and will be greatly missed by: daughters, Susan Owen of Norcross, Beth and Kenneth Williams of Social Circle; grandchildren, Ryan (Pamela) Williams of Powder Springs, Brian Owen of Decatur, Christy Owen of Lilburn; great-grandchildren, Katherine, Colleen and Samantha Williams, Alexis Staton and many cherished nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas H. Blackwell, and four great-grandchildren, Michael Williams and Ashley, Heather and Brittany Owen.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 2, 2010, from 2-6 PM at the funeral home.
Arrangements under the direction of Horis A. Ward - Rockdale Chapel, Conyers, GA.
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