1926
Mae
2018
Mae Howard Lamade
April 6, 1926 — February 18, 2018
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces the death of Mae Lamade, age 91, of Young Harris passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 18 at Chatuge Nursing Home in Hiawassee. Mae was born at home on April 6, 1926, on Booze Mountain outside of Rome, Georgia where she was raised. She was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Eunice Howard. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Ralph Lamade in 2002, and several siblings, including her sisters, Eugenia, Betty, Bonnie, Nancy, and Mona; and one brother, Fred. She was a member of Hiawassee United Methodist Church.
Mae met her husband Ralph, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, at a drugstore in Atlanta while she was in nursing school and he was stationed in Fort Benning. They married in 1945. After this whirlwind romance he took her away to Boston for a year to finish his college studies. Through the years, they moved to several places in various states, including Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and finally back to Georgia.
Surviving Mae are one brother, Ned Howard of Rome, GA, four daughters, Dawn Lamade of Young Harris, Nan Holliday and her husband, Bill, of Pennsylvania, Hope Horkavy of Hiawassee, Tess Gallagher and her husband, James of Salisbury, Maryland; and two sons, Dick Lamade and his wife Cheryl of Holland, Michigan, and Mark Lamade and his wife Maria of Silver Creek, GA. Mae leaves 9 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, 4 foster great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She loved her family and her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and looked forward to being with them in heaven. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made in Mae's name to the Gideons International P.O. Box 140800 | Nashville, TN 37214 | 615.564.5000 | www.gideons.org or to Hiawassee UMC Highway 76 West, Hiawassee, 1139 US GA 30546.
No services are planned at this time.
Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee.
Mae met her husband Ralph, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, at a drugstore in Atlanta while she was in nursing school and he was stationed in Fort Benning. They married in 1945. After this whirlwind romance he took her away to Boston for a year to finish his college studies. Through the years, they moved to several places in various states, including Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and finally back to Georgia.
Surviving Mae are one brother, Ned Howard of Rome, GA, four daughters, Dawn Lamade of Young Harris, Nan Holliday and her husband, Bill, of Pennsylvania, Hope Horkavy of Hiawassee, Tess Gallagher and her husband, James of Salisbury, Maryland; and two sons, Dick Lamade and his wife Cheryl of Holland, Michigan, and Mark Lamade and his wife Maria of Silver Creek, GA. Mae leaves 9 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, 4 foster great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She loved her family and her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and looked forward to being with them in heaven. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made in Mae's name to the Gideons International P.O. Box 140800 | Nashville, TN 37214 | 615.564.5000 | www.gideons.org or to Hiawassee UMC Highway 76 West, Hiawassee, 1139 US GA 30546.
No services are planned at this time.
Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee.
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