Belle Moore Mathis

Belle Mathis

Mrs. Belle Moore Mathis, age 91, of Epworth, GA passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter November 26, 2016. She was born May 1, 1925 in Fannin County, GA to the late David Fred Moore and Minnie Ditmore Moore. She was also preceded in death by husband, Gordon Willard Mathis, Sr., and brother, Claude Fred Moore, Jr.
Belle was a longtime member of Lebanon Baptist Church and was active in the Woman's Missionary Union, helped in the bereavement food ministry, and sang in the choir for many years. She loved her Lord, loved people, and loved to sing and cook. She sold Avon in the community for over thirty years.
She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Rev. Al Patterson of Epworth, GA; son and daughter-in-law, Rev. G.W. and Lynda Mathis of Copperhill, TN; and son and daughter-in-law, Rev. Claude and Kathi Mathis of Blue Ridge, GA. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren: Tammy Bonilla, Alice Payne, Kim Worley, Chris Patterson, Enoch Patterson, Monica Clark, Kelly Brown, David Mathis, Ginger Hughes, Rev. Scotty Mathis, Candy Taylor, and Lynn Franklin; thirty-one great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Lebanon Baptist Church, Epworth, GA, with Rev. Claude Mathis, Rev. Al Patterson, and Rev. Scotty Mathis officiating. She will lie in state at the church from 1:00 p.m. until the funeral hour. Chris Patterson, David Mathis, Rev. Scotty Mathis, Rev. Al Patterson, Rev. G.W. Mathis, and Rev. Claude Mathis will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Mathis, Junior Mathis, and the deacons of Lebanon Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville, GA from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Monday, November 28, 2016. Flowers will be accepted, or if preferred, a donation may be made to Lebanon Baptist Church, Drawer 309, Epworth, GA 30541 in Belle's memory. Arrangements entrusted to Finch-Cochran Funeral Home, McCaysville, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.