Mrs. Charlotte Lee Gore

April 4, 2016

Mrs. Charlotte Ruth Lee Gore, age 87 of Lilburn, Georgia passed away Monday, April 4, 2016. Mrs. Gore is a native of Rockmart, Georgia but lived most of her life in Decatur, Georgia. She was a devoted wife and mother as well as a lovely homemaker for her family. She was a member of the Oak Grove United Methodist Church of Decatur and enjoyed volunteering at Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, as well as traveling with her sweet friends. She was an avid gardener “with a true green thumb”, enjoyed bird watching and camping in the mountains with her family. She took pleasure in entertaining and cooking/baking, but most of all keeping up with the latest accomplishments and news about her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family would like to acknowledge Mrs. Gore’s caregivers and all the wonderful staff at Sunrise Five Forks. The caregivers, doctors and staff of Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth were such a loving and caring group of people and our family would like to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. John Robert Gore, Jr; brother, Walter B. Lee (Ruth); and sister, Doris M. Lee. Survivors include her son, Robert Lee Gore (Pat) of Evans; daughter, Lyn Deitrich (Steve) of Lilburn; five grandchildren, Robin Hamrick of Shelby, NC, John (Katie) Gore of Chicago, IL, Heidi (Ty) Whitaker of Alpharetta, Chris (Megan) Deitrich of Brookhaven and Milly Deitrich of Atlanta; six great-grandchildren with number seven on the way in September. Funeral services for Mrs. Gore will be held on Saturday, April 9th at 1:00 p.m. in the Snellville Chapel of the Tom M. Wages Funeral Home with Rev. Cecil Etheredge officiating. The family will receive friends at the Snellville Chapel on Saturday prior to the service from 12 noon until the funeral hour. Interment services will follow at 4:00 p.m. in the family lot of the Rose Hill Cemetery of Rockmart. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Oak Grove Methodist Church, 1722 Oak Grove Rd., Decatur GA 30033. Tom M. Wages Funeral Home of Snellville is in charge of the funeral services for Mrs. Charlotte Ruth Lee Gore. (www.wagesfuneralhome.com) Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the local arrangements for the family.