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Easter Gayton Amos
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Easter Gayton Amos, 88, of Dawsonville, died Oct. 8, 2016.

Born April 8, 1928 to the late John and Lucy Gayton, she was a lifelong resident of Dawson County.

Easter worked in farming her entire life and enjoyed gardening and canning what she grew.

She was a member of Sweetwater Baptist Church.

Her husband, Paul Amos; and several sisters and brothers, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her sister-in-law, Annie Maude Gayton; niece, Peggy Kent and her husband, Larry; nephews, Lamar Gayton, David Gayton; great-niece, Emily Kent, all of Dawsonville; various other relatives also survive.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Bearden Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Gene Carnes and Larry Kent officiating. Interment followed in the Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requested donations be made to Bearden Funeral Home to assist with final expenses.

Bearden Funeral Home of Dawsonville was in charge of the arrangements.