Dora BOONE

1918 - 2014

BOONE (Watters), Dora Mrs. Dora Maude Watters Boone - of the community of Curryville, Georgia, departed this life on December 17, 2014 at her residence in Curryville surrounded by her children. She was born October 27, 1918 to William and Julia Greenwood Watters. She was married to Solomon Franklin Boone, Sr. who preceded her in death. Mrs. Boone was an educator who received her Bachelor's Degree from Fort Valley State College and her Master's from Berry College. She taught in the public schools in Gordon County for more than 50 years. She was a member of the Georgia Retired Teachers Association and attended the Mt. Zion Baptist Church for many years and was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She is survived by four children, Samuel (Carmen), Anthony (Louvonia), Beverly (Dennis), and Solomon (Gayle); ten grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren; and a host of relatives. Funeral Service will be held Monday, December 22, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 256 Church Road, Calhoun, (Curryville community), with Pastor H. D. Caldwell and other ministers officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday at the church from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. Interment will be in the Zuber Cemetery, Shannon, Georgia. Please share your thoughts and memories of Mrs. Dora Boone at www.willisfuneralhomedalton.com. Arrangements are by Willis Funeral Home, Dalton, Georgia.