Nadine Willborn

Frances Nadine Willborn, 85, Gadsden, went to be with the Lord Tuesday,

Sept. 28, 2010. A native of Jackson County and longtime resident of Etowah

County, she was the much-loved mother of three children and, for 58 years,

the faithful and loving wife of the late Rev. L.C. Willborn. In addition to

her labors as a homemaker and mother, she worked for several years in

healthcare and childcare (including Tennessee Baptist Children¹s Homes

(Chattanooga and Franklin) and The Bridge (Gadsden)) before retiring in

2000. A member of First Baptist Church, Gadsden, she enjoyed teaching the

Agape Sunday School class for several years.

The family will be receiving friends at Collier-Butler Funeral Home at 9:30

a.m. with the funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel. The

Rev. Larry Fuhrman will officiate, with Mr. Lauil Thompson assisting. Mr.

Bill Drummons and Mrs. Sharron Yancy will be providing music. Burial will be

in Pilgrim¹s Rest Cemetery.

Survivors include Becky and James Oglesby, Southside, C.N. (Nick) and Carol

Willborn, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Chuck and Carol Willborn, Oakdale, Tenn.;

grandchildren, Angie (Jay) Morgan, Cyndi (Chris) Duke, Susan (Doug) Jenkins,

Toni (Jason) Lane, Jessica (Jimmy) Ledbetter, Sophie Willborn, Cas Willborn

and Iain Willborn; great-grandchildren, Katie and Sarah Morgan, Savannah

Duke, James and Isabella Nadine Jenkins and Jace Lane; great-great-grandson,

Jackson Morgan.

Pallbearers will be Chris Duke, Doug Jenkins, James Jenkins, Jay Morgan,

Jason Lane, Jimmy Ledbetter, Eli Smith, Cas Willborn and Iain Willborn.

The family extends a special thanks to Lauil Thompson for his weekly visits

and to others who visited their mother during her time in healtcare.

Additionally, the family expresses their sincere thanks to the staff,

present and past, of Attalla Healthcare for their kind and sacrificial care

for their mother and grandmother.

In lieu of flowers, please give generous memorial gifts to Children¹s

Hospital of Alabama, 1600 7th Ave. S., Birmingham, 35233.

Condolences may be offered at www.collier-butler.com.