Mrs. Iva Margret Gilbert Chappelear

Mrs. Iva Margret Gilbert Chappelear, age 99, of Toccoa, passed away February 28, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital.

A daughter of the late Charles Henry and Erie White Gilbert, she was born on January 9, 1921 in Peoria, Illinois. She has lived in Toccoa since December of 1940 when she married H. M. Chappelear, Jr.

She was employed with Wright Manufacturing and Wal-Mart. Retiring from both, she was a life member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 4346 and also worked for Camp Toccoa at Currahee. She was a member of Toccoa First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband: two brothers, Walter Gilbert and Leon Gilbert; and a sister, Helen Applegate all of Peoria, Illinois. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Survivors includes a daughter, Donna Poole; two grandsons, Jeremy Lane Poole (Pamela) and Wayne Poole; great- grandchildren, Raydon and Floyd of Vincennes, IN., Adrienne, Claire, Bryson, Conner, Jace, Grayson and Aiden Poole of Toccoa and Tara Mia Smith.

A Memorial service will be held at two o’clock Friday, March 6, 2020 from the Chapel of Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Brett Sanders officiating.

Burial will follow at Lavonia City Cemetery with the Rev. Brett Sanders officiating the graveside service.

The family will receive friends at the mortuary from 12 noon until the service hour on Friday.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.whitlockmortuary.net

Whitlock Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.