Ethel Loraine Garner, 86, of Dawsonville, died Jan.  15, 2018.

She was born on Oct. 22, 1931 to the late Willie and Bessie Brookshire.  She was a lifelong resident of Dawson County and a member at Liberty Baptist Church.  She was a loving mother and grandmother who loved to garden and bird watch. 

Her husband, Robert Jack Garner, and a son, Charles Edward Owen, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her son, James Randall Owen of Dawsonville; brother, James Brookshire of Gainesville; grandchildren, Randall Scott Owen of Dawsonville, Angela and Everett Gilbert of Lula; great-grandson, Owen Uriah Gilbert; various other relatives also survive.

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Jan. 18 in the Bearden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chris Segars officiating. Interment followed the service at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family received friends from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan.  17 at the funeral home.

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