Carolyn Louise (Chandler) Waters

Carolyn Louise (Chandler) Waters, age 93, of Gainesville, entered Heaven Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at the Resting Nest Personal Care Home.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 pm Friday, April 3, 2026, at Memorial Park Riverside Chapel. Funeral services honoring Carolyn will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Memorial Park Riverside Chapel with interment to follow at Lebanon Methodist Church Cemetery. Pastor Mike Pinson will officiate.

Carolyn was born January 23, 1933, in Gainesville, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Gower Chandler and Hattie Verdell (Butterworth) Chandler. She was a homemaker and a member of South Bend United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Murphy James Waters; grandson, Ronn Justin Smith; brothers, Charles and Donald Chandler and a sister, Patricia (Chick) Farr.

Survivors include her daughters, Pam (Gary) Smith and Sheri (Louie) Griffin; grandchildren; Ryan (Brandi) Smith, Rustin (Jessica) Smith, and Nicole (Matt) Ellis; great-grandchildren, Layla, Easton, Avelyn, Eden, Conner, Emersyn, Eleanor Smith and Lucas Ellis; brother, Joe Chandler and sister, Barbara Wallace special “3rd daughter”, Darlene Underwood, and a host of other relatives also survive.

The family would like to say a special thanks to her caregivers at the “Resting Nest” and Pruitt Hospice.

Memorial Park Riverside Chapel, 989 Riverside Drive, Gainesville, GA 30501. 770-297-6200. For online condolences www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com  

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