Gwendol Bingham, 81, of Carrollton, Ga., passed away Friday, April 14, 2023.
Funeral services were Saturday, April 15, at 2 p.m. from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Patrick Gray officiating. The family received friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 1 p.m. until the hour of service. A private family interment was held in Carroll Memory Gardens on Monday, April 17.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made via check to Plainview Church of Christ, c/o Charles Hale, 443 Regina Drive Henderson, TN 38340. Messages of condolences can be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin and Hightower Heritage Chapel are in charge of the arrangements.
She was born Nov. 12, 1941, in Paulding County, Ga., the daughter of the late Johnnie Henry Defnall and Mary White Defnall.
She loved quilting, cooking, and entertaining. Her home was always the hub for church and family activities. She worked as a licensed practical nurse for many years and was passionate about caring for others. She was also a faithful member of the Church of Christ and was active at the Plainview congregation in Jacks Creek and the Villa Rica congregation in Georgia.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Regina and Patrick Gray, Renea and Tommy Morrow and Rhonda and Joey Butler; son and daughter-in-law, John and Laura Bingham; sisters, Lorene Patterson and Shirley Stanley; grandchildren, Adam Gray, Erin Stewart, Michelle Morrow-Cheek, Lydia Stubblefield and Emily Wilson; 16 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband of 21 years and the father of her children, Elbert Capes; her husband of 31 years, Larry Bingham; daughter, Regina Bingham; sister, Patricia Ann Parmer; and brother, Eddie Defnall.
