Linda Gail Corn

Linda Gail Bryson Corn, age 73, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 14, 2025, just as her favorite peonies and roses were in bloom. She was born on November 11, 1951, grew up in Dawsonville, Georgia, and raised her family in Forsyth County. Known by her middle name, Gail, she was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and Christian. On May 3, 1975, she married the love of her life and Navy veteran Gary Corn.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Corn; her parents, Lonnie and Hazel Bryson; her brother, Ronald Bryson; and her sister, Brenda Shultz.

She is survived by her children, Bryan Corn, Linnea Corn, and Bobby Corn; grandchildren, Wilson Corn, Vera Corn, Shelby Corn, Bryson Corn, Jackson Rottenberg, and Ash Rottenberg; her children’s spouses; her brother, Jimmy Bryson, and her sister, Sandra Vaughn; and a loving circle of extended family, nieces, and nephews.

Gail was adored for her inspirational strength, talent, and generosity. She grew up with passion and resilience, dreaming of becoming a missionary like Mother Teresa and possessing a fierce determination to overcome the challenges of her childhood. Gail was a skilled left-handed master cosmetologist who opened the Hair & Us salon in 1977 in Roswell, Georgia, with her business partner, Larry Grant, shortly before discovering she was pregnant with her first child, Bryan. In 1982, she and her husband, Gary, adopted their baby nephew, Bobby Bryson, from foster care without hesitation, raising him as their own. Her work ethic was relentless in providing her three children with every possible opportunity, managing long hours in the salon while giving her support across many ballfields and dance studios. She was an avid gardener, filling her home with beautiful flowers, each with a story of friendship, while sharing her passion with her daughter, Linnea. Gail never fully retired or stopped pushing forward; she continued doing hair for loved ones when she could, walked miles on the beach at Amelia Island, traveled with anyone willing to pack a suitcase, and devoted herself to her grandchildren.

She often said she became her own kind of missionary - whether from behind the salon chair or on her southern front porch - by opening her home to so many, counseling friends through hardships, and giving where she could be of service behind the scenes.

Gail faced breast cancer for 17 years with determination and courage. She chose to view her diagnosis as a calling to learn, share, and support future generations through medical research opportunities. Her strength, humor, and faith never wavered; her life was truly a gift.

“Make sure that you let God's grace work in your souls by accepting whatever He gives you and giving Him whatever He takes from you.”

Mother Teresa, as cited in Mother Teresa: Essential Writings

The family will receive friends and family for visitation on Monday, April 28, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ingram Funeral Home in Cumming, Georgia.

A graveside service, officiated by Rev. Joe Gaines, will take place on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia.

Her ashes will be laid to rest with her husband, Gary Corn, in section 16, site 290.