Mrs. Emily Elizabeth Hawkins Holcomb, age 83 of Crandall, GA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 28, 2022 at her residence.

She was a member of Fairy Valley Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Ruby Elizabeth Crider Hawkins; daughter, Deborah Ann Holcomb; siblings, Selma, Edgar, Claud, Ben, Winfrey, George, and Paul Hawkins and Beulah Hawkins Cook, Loretta Hawkins Ownby, and Mary Lynn Hawkins Waldrop.

Those left behind to cherish her memory include her husband of 67 years, Colquitt W. Holcomb; children and their spouses, Brian and Brenda Holcomb, Colleen and Mark Elliott, Craig and Mary Holcomb, and Karen and Tony Kendrick; grandchildren, Josh and Kim Kendrick, Emily and Joey Stafford, Kaci Holcomb, Megan and Ryne Ball, Kyle and Anna Holcomb, Katie and Daniel Mason, Zach and Lauren Elliott, and Cameron and Samantha Holcomb; great-grandchildren, Harper, Henry, Hattie, Heidi, Sawyer, Sydney Jo, Cora, Denver, Brooks, Dansby, Hayes, Brayden, Bryce, Weston, Maicie, Colton, Thomas, Luke, and Ellie Kate; brothers and sisters-in-law, J.W. and Margie Hawkins, Fred and Martha Jean Hawkins, and Barbara Hawkins; brother-in-law, Keith Waldrop; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mrs. Emily Elizabeth Hawkins Holcomb will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Fairy Valley Baptist Church with Rev. Crafton Dover, Rev. Lamar Beason, and Rev. Tim Cheathem officiating. Interment will follow at Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Fairy Valley Baptist Church on December 1, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Peeples Funeral Home & Crematory of Chatsworth is entrusted with the arrangements for Mrs. Emily Elizabeth Hawkins Holcomb.