Mrs. Mary Lou Brackett

December 14, 1926 - February 27, 2016

Mrs. Mary Lou Hicks Brackett, age 89 of Rockmart, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016. Mrs. Brackett was born December 14, 1926 in Aragon, Georgia, daughter of the late William H. “Buck” Hicks and the late Margie Knight Hicks. She was a member of the Fairview Baptist Church. Mrs. Brackett was a retired business owner and retail merchant having worked at Brackett Dry Cleaners for 12 years and owned and operated Mary Lou’s Fashion Shop for 30 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Carl L. Brackett on September 30, 1992; brother-in-law, Mr. Gordon Forsyth; and son-in-law, Mr. William G. “Chip” Chambers. Survivors include two daughters, Carla Brackett Chambers and Beth Brackett Ray both of Rockmart; sister, Sal Forsyth of Rockmart; five grandchildren, Shad Chambers and wife Kim, Jason Chambers and wife Jennie, Kendra Chambers Brumbelow and husband Blake, Kaitlyn Ray Griffin and husband Jacob and Shelby Ray Weeks and husband Michael; twelve great-grandchildren, Karson Brumbelow, Conner Brumbelow, Ella Brumbelow, Ethan Brumbelow, Gunner Chambers, Major Chambers, Kannon Chambers, Korr Chambers, Cody Kreitzer, Brackett Lee Weeks, Sara-Laine Weeks and Charlotte “Charlie” Griffin. Funeral services for Mrs. Brackett will be held on Wednesday, March 2nd at 1:00 p.m. in the Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Davis and Rev. Larry Ritch officiating. Interment services will follow in the family lot of Rose Hill Cemetery. The following gentlemen have been asked to serve as pallbearers: Ronald Brackett, Max Chambers, Harlan Morris, Larry Bolt, Ralph Davenport and Ryan Dover. Honorary pallbearers will be: Larry Campbell, James Waits, Zack Dabbs, Jimmy Waldrop, David Brock and W. B. Leatherwood. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening, March 1st between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lou Hicks Brackett.