Funeral services for Eloise McConnell Land, 86, of Cornelia were held at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel. The Rev. O.L. McCullough officiated with burial in Prentiss Baptist Church cemetery, Franklin, N.C.
Mrs. Land died Friday, Nov. 15, 2002, at Habersham County Medical Center.
Born in Macon County on Dec. 8, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Loren and Bessie Ledford McConnell. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Land Sr.; and sons, Melvin Land, and Delmar Land. Mrs. Land was a homemaker and a member of Prentiss Baptist Church.
Survivors include her sons, William Henry Land Jr., J.C. Land, Michael Land, all of Cornelia; sisters, Charlotte McConnell Carver of Cornelia, Bonnie McConnell Callahan of Charlotte, N.C.; brothers, J.B. McConnell, R.L. McConnell, both of Franklin, N.C.; and one grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the Eloise Land Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 866, Baldwin, GA 30511.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge of arrangements.
The Northeast Georgian--November 19, 2002
