Mrs. Mary Ellen Conwell

April 18, 1934 - April 11, 2017

Mrs. Mary Ellen Whitmire Conwell, 82, of Comer, GA passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at the Gentiva Hospice Unit at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. Mrs. Conwell was born in Eatonton, GA on April 18, 1934, daughter of the late William Benjamin Whitmire and the late Jenny Folds Whitmire. She graduated from Hart County High School Class of 1951 and was a homemaker. Mrs. Conwell was a member of David’s Home Church in Comer, GA. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Powell Douglas Conwell, Sr.; and sister, Loretta Seymour. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Jenny Conwell of Danielsville, GA, William and Beverly Conwell of Comer, GA and Stephen Conwell of Athens, GA; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Bobby Fountain of Royston, GA and Sandra and Scott Strickland of Danielsville, GA; grandchildren and spouses, Adam Conwell and Christine Bond, Erica and Bill Roqemore, Sabrina Strickland and Spencer Strickland; sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Kenneth Seymour of Brunswick, GA; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Conwell will be held at the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 2017 with Bishop Tim Lamb and Rev. Doug Conwell officiating. Interment will follow in the David’s Home Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday evening. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William and Beverly Conwell at 673 Transco Road Comer, GA. Pallbearers will be Adam Conwell, Chris Piller, Todd Smith, Alex Sentelle, Joe Wallace, and Dale Maxwell. Flowers are optional, memorials may be made to the Ladies of Faith at David’s Home Church c/o Lisa Maxwell at PO Box 84 Bowman, GA 30624 , David’s Home Church c/o Beverly Conwell at 673 Transco Road Comer, GA 30629 or to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network at 1500 Rosecrans Avenue Suite 200 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.