Mrs. Bertha Pauline Gilham Ashley, age 94, of Silver Creek passed away Wednesday March 21, 2018 at her residence.
Mrs. Ashley was born July 1, 1923, in Cherokee County, Alabama a daughter of the late Charles Gilham, and Ethel Kennedy Gilham. Mrs. Ashley had 14 sets of 5 Generations. She was preceded in death by her husband Joe Carter Ashley, son, Jody Ashley, daughter, Joy Rita Dowdy, brothers, Amos, George, and Harvel Gilham, sisters, Violet Ashley, and Willie Myers.
Survivors include sons, Jesse Ashley, David Ashley Greg Ashley, all of Silver Creek; daughters, Edna Sisson, Jean (Roger) Mathis, Beverly (Jay) Sisson, all of Silver Creek; 25 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, 36 great- great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday March 25, 2018 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Doyle Road, with Rev. David Morris, and Rev. Don Sutton, officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Ashley will be carried to her residence, 131 Dr. Moore Road, Silver Creek, on Friday afternoon, and lie in state until 1:00 P.M. on Sunday where she will be carried to the Church to lie in state until the service hour.
Pallbearers include the following gentlemen, Jason Sisson, Kyle Ashley, Eric Watson, Nicholas Harrell, Rodney Mathis, Jeremy Allen, Jordan Ashley, Chris Ashley, Chad Dowdy, and Jeffrey Dowdy.
Please visit our website, www.goodshepherdfh.net to post your tributes, and view the DVD on the life, of Mrs. Ashley.
Parnick Jennings, Sr.'s Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 2750 Shorter Ave. Rome, Ga. 30165 has charge of arrangements. Cemetery Details Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Previous Events Service MAR 25.
3:00 PM (ET) Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Doyle Rd.
Loading map
To send flowers
to the family or plant a tree
in memory of Bertha Pauline Gilham Ashley, please visit our floral store.