Mrs. Evelyn G. Wilborn

June 17, 1938 - June 9, 2017

Mrs. Evelyn G. Wilborn, age 78 of Rockmart, Georgia passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Wilborn was born June 17, 1938 in Dawson County, daughter of the late J. D. Grant and the late Bonnie Collins Ledford. She was a homemaker and a member of the Crossroads Memorial Baptist Church. Mrs. Wilborn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed sewing and crocheting. She also loved to cook and work in her garden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Grant; and two brothers, Glenn Grant and Marvin Grant. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Everett Ray Wilborn of Rockmart to whom she was married January 12, 1956; four children, Kathy Wilborn Elliott and her husband Terry of Cartersville, Michael Wilborn of Rockmart, Diane Wilborn Dunkerton of Douglasville and Jimmy Wilborn and his wife Jennifer of Snellville; four grandchildren, Deric Houston and his wife Jaime of Dallas, Jamie Wilborn Hennings and her husband Steven of Powder Springs, Jessica Cropley and her husband Shawn of Hampton, Virginia and Trevor Dunkerton of Douglasville; five great-grandchildren, Jillian Houston, Devin Houston, Riley Hennings, Leylani and Joseph. Funeral services for Mrs. Wilborn will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Dennis Brown officiating. Interment services will follow in the family lot of the Yorkville Memorial Gardens. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Deric Houston, Trevor Dunkerton, Doug Jones, Terry Elliott and Wally Norris. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday evening, June 10, 2017 between the hours of 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Wilborn.