Mrs. Helen Hendon Crane

October 16, 1933 - December 25, 2017

Mrs. Mary Helen Hendon Crane, age 84 of Covington formerly of Rockmart passed away Monday, December 25, 2017. Mrs. Crane was born October 16, 1933 in Rockmart, daughter of the late Barney Hendon and the late Ruby Gladys Freeman Hendon. She attended Rockmart High School and was a member of the Solid Rock Baptist Church of Covington. Mrs. Crane retired from West Lumber Company as a sales representative. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading, square dancing and gardening, but most of all loved her family. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Debra Jo Carroll; son, Clarence Steven Carroll; two sisters, Ruby Clyde Wright and Evelyn Hendon Hardin; and four brothers, Henry Freeman Hendon, Jack Huckabee Hendon, Austin Hendon and James Hardin. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Vicki and Todd Mitchell of Covington, Shannon and Greg Smith of Hoschton and Stephanie and Terry George of Atlanta; two sisters, Jessie Ellen Casey of Cartersville and Jane Smith of Smyrna; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services for Mrs. Crane will be held on Friday, December 29, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Davis officiating. A eulogy will be given by Mr. Joshua Crane-Whittington. Interment services will follow in the family lot of Bethlehem Cemetery. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Joshua Crane-Whittington, Todd Mitchell, Lofton Mitchell, Greg Smith, Ken Morris and Ben Kilpatrick. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday prior to the service from 12 noon until 1:30 p.m. Floral donations will be accepted or those wishing to do so, may make memorial contributions to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by donating online at www.lls.org in memory of Mrs. Crane. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mrs. Mary Helen Hendon Crane.