Obituary of Elaine Cheatham

Mrs. Elaine Lifsey Cheatham, age 92 of Barnesville passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville following an extended illness. Mrs. Cheatham was born on December 20, 1920 in Barnesville, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Lester Gerdine Lifsey, Sr. and the late Mrs. Bessie Britt Lifsey. She was the wife of the late Mr. Sidney F. Cheatham, Sr. Mrs. Cheatham was a graduate of Gordon Military College where she met Sid and became his sponsor of Company A, of which he was Captain. They were married for 72 years. She was a school teacher, an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a board member of the Council on Aging, a member of the First United Methodist Church of Barnesville and Circle Three. Elaine enjoyed gardening, bridge, dancing, and her beloved family. She was a loving matriarch and established many traditions carried down through her children and grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by her family. Survivors are her son, Sidney F. Cheatham, Jr. and his wife Peggie of Sandersville, GA, a daughter, Bettilanie Cheatham Wolfe and her husband Tom of Wake Forest, NC, five grandchildren, Lauren Densmore, Amy Thomas, Jessica Meckes, Erin Anderson, and Reid Cheatham, thirteen great grandchildren, Christian Densmore, Hayden Densmore, Grace Densmore, Taylor Meckes, Jackson Meckes, Macon Thomas, Molly Grace Thomas, Sydney Anderson, Leila Anderson, Margaret Scott Anderson, Thomas Cheatham, Walker Cheatham and John Carlisle Cheatham, brother-in-law, Ralph Tyner Cheatham of Vero Beach, Florida. Funeral Services for Mrs. Elaine Lifsey Cheatham will be coducted at 2 O’ Clock on Friday, September 13, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church of Barnesville with the Rev. Dana Overton-Garrett officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the First United Methodist Church of Barnesville on Friday, September 13, 2013 from 1 pm until the service hour. The Pallbearers will be Reid Cheatham, Paul Densmore, Ty Thomas, Scott Meckes, Scott Anderson, Britt Lifsey, Randy Long, Tim Dix, and Lester Lifsey. Mrs. Cheatham will lie in state at the Williams Funeral Home of Barnesville on Thursday afternoon, September 12, 2013. The family suggest that donations be made to the First United Methodist Church of Barnesville, 375 Thomaston Street, Barnesville, GA 30204. Those who wish may view the memorial page and sign the guest book at: www.williamsfh.net and www.mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com May and Smith Funeral Directors of Sandersville and Williams Funeral Home of Barnesville is in charge of arrangements.