Juanita Worley

Mrs. Juanita Bell Wor-
ley, age 93, of Toccoa,
passed away Friday, Oct.
31, 2025, and is resting in
the arms of Jesus.
Born Jan. 24, 1932, in
Toccoa, she was a daugh-
ter of the late Isom Lester
and Minnie Irene Morgan
Bell. Juanita was a busy
active lady. She retired
from WABCO. After retir-
ing she loved to work and
stay active. She went back
to work with the Stephens
County School System
where she enjoyed the
kids and cooking for them.
She was known as
"Granny". Juanita was a
volunteer at the Stephens
County Senior Center.
She was a member of
Ebenezer Baptist Church
since 1945. She was a
board member at North
Georgia Credit Union, and
a member of the Eastern
Star. Juanita loved to trav-
el and loved her family.
She always made sure ev-
eryone knew they were
loved with a call, a visit, a
card, or a cake. She was an
angel on earth. Now she is
surrounded by angels.
Family members in-
clude her children;
Michael Worley (Linda), of
Griffin, Ga., Keith Worley,
of Toccoa, and Jane Sut-
tles (Donnie), of Westmin-
ster, S.C.; grandchildren,
Jason Worley (Mary),
Joshua Worley (Shelley),
Julie Pagels Williams
(Seth), Jake Pagels
(Katey); great-grandchil-
dren, Laci Jane and
Landry Williams, Mered-
ith Worley, Cade Worley,
Parker Worley, Madison
Worley, Claire Ann Pagels
and Emma Pagels; two
brothers, Joe Bell (Linda)
and James Bell; and nu-
merous nieces and
nephews who she loved
dearly.
In addition to her par-
ents and her loving hus-
band, Hoyt Worley, she
was also preceded in death
by two brothers, Thomas
Bell and Howard Bell; and
two sisters, Barbara Doo-
ley and Jimmie Alewine.
The body was at the
church at 1 p.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 4, 2025, to lie-in-state
until the service hour
where friends and family
gathered and viewed Mrs.
Juanita.
A service to celebrate
her life was held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at
Ebenezer Baptist Church
with the Dr. Jamie Smith
and Mr. Brian Akin offici-
ating.
Burial followed at
Stephens Memorial Gar-
dens.
The following grand-
sons and great-grandson
served as pallbearers: Ja-
son Worley, Joshua Wor-
ley, Jake Pagels, Parker
Worley, Cade Worley,
Landry Williams, and Seth
Williams.
The family would like
to give a special thank you
to Family Hospice and
Shaconda Poole for taking
excellent care of Juanita.
Those desiring may
make memorial donations
to Ebenezer Baptist
Church.
Please keep the family
in your thoughts and
prayers and sign the on-
line guestbook at
www.whitlockmortu-
ary.net.
Whitlock Mortuary, Fu-
nerals and Cremations is
honored to be serving the
family of Mrs. Juanita Bel