Julian Ray McDaniel, age 92 of Bethlehem, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018. He was a member and a deacon at Bethel Baptist Church and he attended Carter Hill Christian Church. Julian had been a Mason for 60 years and was a member of Bethlehem Masonic Lodge. He loved music and played a variety of instruments, playing for several bands throughout NE Georgia since the early 1950's. Julian was preceded in death by his parents, Rufus Calvin and Pearl Ann Helton McDaniel; four brothers, Carson, RC, Cecil and Paul McDaniel and three sisters, Annie B. Wells, Mary Ruth McDaniel and Bessie Lee McDaniel. He is survived by his love of 58 years, Mary Ann Moon McDaniel of Bethlehem; his daughter, Julie Brigham of Bethlehem; three grandchildren, Alexandra Brigham (Daniel), Maxwell Brigham and Caleb Brigham and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, June 19, 2018 in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home, Winder, GA. The family will receive friends from 9:00AM until service time the day of the funeral. Interment will follow in Carter Hill Christian Church Cemetery. Flowers graciously excepted or donations may be made to Carter Hill Christian Church or The Grand Lodge of Georgia.
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