Estelle Harper

Estelle Harper, 94, of Leesburg, FL passed away Friday, September 14, 2012. A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m., on Monday, September 17, 2012 at Oak City Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made in Estelle's memory to Morrison United Methodist Church, 1005 W Main St, Leesburg 34748 or the First United Methodist Church of Bainbridge, 300 W. Shotwell Street, Bainbridge 39819. On-line condolences and memories may be shared by visiting www.bankspagetheus.com . Mrs. Harper was born May 29, 1918 to the late Jack and Grace (Wells) Sanders in Hadley, GA. She had lived in Bainbridge, GA for 52 years before moving to Leesburg in 1993. She retired from Lanier's Department Store then had worked as a teacher's aide in the public schools. She was a member of the Morrison United Methodist Church in Leesburg, GA and a past member of the First United Methodist Church of Bainbridge, GA. She was a past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Bainbridge and a member of the Gideon's Auxiliary. Survivors include her son, A. Ellis Wiley and his wife, Evelyn, of Yalaha, FL; her step-sons, Claude Edward Harper of Atlanta, GA and Larry Harper of Leesburg, GA; her step-daughter, Susan Harper Pippen of Panama City Beach, FL; her 9 grandchildren; and her 5 great-grandchildren. Arrangements are entrusted to Banks/Page-Theus Funerals and Cremations, Wildwood, FL.