Avis de décès de Elizabeth-Atherton Clement - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

ELIZABETH "LIZ" ATHERTON CLEMENT, 83 WINTER HAVEN - Elizabeth "Liz" Atherton Clement, age 83, of Winter Haven, FL and Marietta, GA passed away on May 5, 2011 from cancer. She was born on February 11, 1928, in Birmingham, AL, to the late Irving and Frances de Garis. Her family moved to Georgia where she attended school and graduated from the University of Georgia. Liz enjoyed a lifelong passion for art and was noted for her pen and ink sketches of historical homes in Marietta. In 1976 she collaborated with Meredith Rambo on "A Selection of Nineteenth Century Homes in Historic Marietta, Georgia." She was an avid gardener and member of the Cherry Laurel Garden Club of Marietta and the Sandspur Garden Club of Haines City. Bridge was a favorite pastime and she was a member of the Lake Region Yacht and Country Club. Liz served as Past President of the Junior League of Marietta and was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church of Marietta. She is survived by her husband of 11 years, Major General Robert W. Clement of Winter Haven, FL. She was predeceased by her first husband L. Howard Atherton, Jr., and stepson Robert W. Clement, Jr. She is also survived by her brother Dr. Irving de Garis and wife Reba of Carrollton, GA; children Jim Atherton, Mary Frances Williams, and Nancy Lewis and her husband Mark Lewis of Marietta; grandchildren Nicholas Williams of Philadelphia, Ben Williams, Sam Lewis and Elizabeth Lewis all of Marietta; stepchildren Susan Dicks, Sandra Cooper and Randall Clement. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 13 at 11AM at the First United Methodist Church of Marietta. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Haines City.