Gwinnett Daily Post

Mr. Harold Eugene Snelling, age 84, of Suwanee, GA passed away on Friday, March 25, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Jackson Snelling; parents, Edwin D. and Dora Brooks Snelling; brother, T. J. Snelling; sister, Minnie Lee Biddix; and niece, Angie Kay Blalock. He is survived by his sisters, Edna Thigpen, Doraville, GA, Annie Ruth Snelling, Commerce, GA and Mary Francis Bowlan, Commerce, GA; sister-in-law, Ruth Snelling, Douglasville, GA; brother, Rudolph Snelling, Palm City, FL; nieces, Brenda Brock, Fletcher, NC, Sue Kavina, Freedom Rung, VA, and Kim Carlton, Marietta, GA; nephews, Ronnie Biddix, Asheville, NC, Richard Snelling, Douglasville, GA, William Blalock, Cumming, GA and Tommy Snelling, Charlotte, NC; and several great nieces, great nephews and cousins. Mr. Snelling was born August 10, 1926 in Tignall, GA and lived in Suwanee, GA for fifty years. He was a 1943 graduate of Tignall High School. He was a World War II veteran of the Air Force. He was retired from Sears Commercial Tire Division. He was a member of Shadowbrook Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA. He was an avid gardener, hunter and fisherman. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Shadowbrook Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA with Rev. Bobby Linkous and Rev. Rick Patchin officiating with remains placed in state at 1:00 p.m. Graveside service will be held on Monday, March 28, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta, GA with military honors. The family will receive friends at the church on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shadowbrook Baptist Church or to Crossroads Hospice. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA, 770-932-1133, www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.