Jerry Ann Rakestraw Stokes, 80, of Powder Springs, formerly of Dallas, GA passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014. Born in Atlanta, November 13, 1933, Mrs. Stokes was the daughter of Lucille Benson Rakestraw and O. Clint Rakestraw. She was a member of Sweetwater Baptist Church in Douglasville, and was preceded in death by her sisters, Bonnell Hughes and Sandra Snyder.
She is survived by:
Daughter: Connie R. Holcombe, Atlanta, GA
Son: R. Alan (Beth) Holcombe, Dallas, GA
3 Grandchildren: Meredith Taylor (Stephen Taylor) Thompson, Houston, TX
Mary Beth (Eddie) Burns, Dallas, GA
Emily (Chick) Kazienko, Braselton, GA
Funeral Services, 1 o’clock Saturday, September 27, 2014 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Brian Alexander and Rev. Kenneth McDaniel officiating. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wellstar Community Hospice at Tranquility, 4040 Hospital West Drive, Austell, GA 30106. The family will receive friends Friday from 5 o’clock until 8 o’clock at the funeral home. Online guest book @
www.westcobbfuneralhome.com
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