Mrs. Eula Irene Driver Gravitt went to be with her heavenly Father on March 21, 2015. She was born on April 19, 1948 in Arley, Alabama. She was of Christian faith. She was the daughter of the late Artis Driver and Alma Horton Driver. She was the youngest of five children. She graduated from West Point High School, Cullman, Alabama. She was a cosmetologist, nursing assistant and former Springs Carpet factory employee. She went Georgia Northwestern Technical College in Calhoun, Georgia and received a certificate for Customer Service and Business Administration. She loved being with family, friends and her church family. She loved the Atlanta Braves.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Spruell; brother in law, Bill McQuillin; nieces, Marcella Driver and Bonita Thompson Keith. She is survived by her husband Oscar; sisters Bonnie McQuillin and Thelma (Joel) Thompson of Vinemont, Alabama; brother, Lehman (Dorothy) of Orlando, Florida; nieces, Katrina (Duane) Ray, Cindy Driver of Orlando Florida, Debbie (Bill) Brumbeloe and Kathryn (Michael Holmes) of Cullman, Alabama; nephews, Russell (Gwen) McQuillin and Joey (Stephanie) Thompson of Cullman, Alabama, and Kevin Driver of Orlando, Florida. Numerous great nieces and nephews also survive. Step Children; Jeffery Gravitt of Tennessee, Laurie Cape of Dalton, Georgia and Becky Hughes of Trenton, Georgia.
Visitation will be held Monday, March 23, 2015 from noon until 2:00pm at Max Brannon & Sons Funeral Home in Calhoun, Georgia. The funeral service will follow immediately at 2:00pm with Pastor Norris Sexton, Rev. Frank Bramblett, and Rev. Terry Timms officiating.
Graveside services will be Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 11:00am at Friendship Methodist Church in Vinemont, Alabama with Joel Thompson officiating. Pallbearers serving include Joey Thompson, Eric Brumbeloe, Alex Brumbeloe, Jake McQuillin, Michael Holmes and Millard Mason. Honorary Pallbearers serving include Russelll McQuillin, Doug Rampley, Ken Moorehead, Kenneth Gravitt, Noah Holmes, and Michael Collins.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the National Diabetic Foundation or Barrett Road Church of God in Calhoun, Georgia.
I worked at Springs with Irene for many years. We inspected, stacked and tagged rugs before we went to work in the dye house. Irene and I were dye weighers for many years working for Jimmy McDearis (dec), Bobby Dixon (dec), Doug Rampley and others. We had good times and bad. We finally advanced to the front office and worked there until I retired. Irene remained for a time. She was always ready with a smile or a grin. Ready to help at any time. She and I crochet many projects even though she was left-handed, they were still beautiful and uniformally made to perfection. She and I found out that we were diabetics about the same time and had to start watching what we ate. I am glad that she married Oscar and was happy at the end of her life.
So long, Irene. You will be missed, my friend.
