Funeral services for Mrs. Gwendolyn Haslam of Marshallville, Georgia will be held on Friday, March 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at New Hope Baptist Church, 8620 GA Hwy 26E, Montezuma, Georgia. Interment will follow in the New Hope Cemetery.
Mrs. Gwendolyn Lee Ball Haslam, daughter of the late Rev. Frank L. Ball and the late Mrs. Aneva Smith Ball, was born December 1, 1941 in Macon County, Georgia. She grew up in Marshallville, Georgia and attended the public schools of the county. Gwendolyn was a graduate of D.F. Douglass High School. Music was her passion. She enjoyed listening to music and skillfully playing the piano. She furthered her education by pursuing a degree in Music at Fort Valley State College.
Having been reared in a Christian home, Gwendolyn loved the Lord. She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior at an early age and joined New Hope Baptist Church. In 1960, Gwendolyn and Otis Haslam were united in holy matrimony, and to this union two children were born. Gwendolyn was a homemaker and took pride in her chosen occupation as housekeeper.
Mrs. Gwendolyn Haslam departed this life on March 5, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Frank L. Ball and Mrs. Aneva Smith Ball, her brother Fredrick James Ball, son Alphonso Haslam, Sr. and grandson Terrell Haslam. Precious memories will forever remain with her loving family which includes her husband, Otis Haslam of Fort Valley, Georgia, her son, Renwick Wayne Haslam of Marshallville, Georgia; three grandchildren: Kimberly Davis of Oglethorpe, Georgia, Corey Mathis of Niagara Falls, New York and Alphonso Haslam, Jr. of Jonesboro, Georgia; sister-in-law, Virginia Ball of Atlanta, Georgia; several great grandchildren, a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, other loving relatives and friends.
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