Mary Elizabeth Baird

Mary Elizabeth Baird, age 90 of Flowery Branch, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. Friday, April 12, 2024 at Memorial Park South Chapel with interment following at Redwine United Methodist Church Cemetery. Pastor Justin Arnold will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Friday, April 12, 2024 at Memorial Park South Funeral Home.

Elizabeth Baird was born March 24, 1934 to the late Oscar Glenn Abernathy & Aubrey Ernestine White Abernathy in Jefferson, Georgia. She was a retired fiber optic technician with Lucent Technologies and a member of Redwine United Methodist Church. She was a loving and devoted mother. During her later years, she was devoted to her cat, Maggie.

She is survived by her son, Mike (Debbie) Garrett of Gainesville; daughters, Donna Burch of Flowery Branch, Yvonne (Mike) Morris of Oakwood, & Becky (Jerry) Taylor of Flowery Branch; brother, Wayne (Sandra) Abernathy of Flowery Branch; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, O.G. Abernathy & Donald Abernathy.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude.org.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.  Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.

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