Mrs. Rachel Anne Edwards Berg, 81, of Hartwell, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Brown Health & Rehab in Royston, Georgia.
Born on October 19, 1938 in Lake City, SC, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Coleman Blease Edwards and Lessie Mae Evans Edwards. Mrs. Berg graduated from Holmes Bible College then the Columbia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1960. She was a former RN for the Hart County Hospital Swing Bed Unit, ICU/CCU nurse for Athens Regional Hospital, former medical missionary for the IPHC in Zimbabwe for 6 years, and a retired RN for Hartwell Health & Rehab.
Survivors include three sons: Richard Berg (Michele) of Rydal, GA, Ralph Berg (Kathy) of Gainesville, GA, and Daniel Berg (Leslie) of Athens, GA; her daughter: Anne Marie Addison (Kenny) of Hartwell; four sisters: Melba Potter of Lake City, SC, Jewelle Stewart (Rev. Rabon) of Florence, SC, Wanda Lampley (Rev. Harrison) of Franklin Springs, and Donna Ivey (Rev. Al) of Lake City, SC; seven grandchildren: Hunter Berg, Rachel Addison, Parker Dillard, Michael Addison, Caedmon Berg, Laura Clark, and Haley Dakich; and five great grandchildren: Mia Addison, Michael Jay Addison, Abigail Dakich, Mackenzie Dakich, and Calla Rae Berg. Mrs. Berg is preceded in death by her parents; and husband: Clarence Ralph Berg.
The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Franklin Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church. Other times the family will be at their respective homes.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Berg will be held Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in the Franklin Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Harrison Lampley and Rev. Rabon Stewart officiating. Burial will be at the Nancy Hart Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Franklin Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church, P.O. Box 269, Franklin Springs, GA 30639.
The Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell is in charge of all arrangements.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mrs. Rachel Edwards Berg please visit our Sympathy Store.
[Editor's comment: Melvine, my deceased wife, was as classmate with Rachel Edwards at Holmes Bible College. She was privileged to travel to Rachel's home to meet her parents and sisters. She loved Rachel dearly.
When God called Rachel to be a medical missionary for the IPHC in Zimbabwe, we helped to support her, and had her speak in our church to present her mission field and ministry. She was excellent. During the time I was pastor at Tarkenton Memorial Church in Athens, GA, I often saw her at Athens Regional Hospital and Medical Center as she ministered to patients as a nurse in critical care. She was the best of the best. She was a faithful and loyal member of the Hartwell Pentecostal Holiness Church when Lawrence Johnson was the pastor.
Of course, I know Rachel's four outstanding sisters, Melba Potter, Jewell Stewart, Wanda Lampley, and Donna Ivey.
I know that Pastor Harrison Lampley and Rabon Stewart will do a good job in conducting the memorial service.
I wish I could present to honor Rachel and see the family I love.
I send my love, prayers, and condolences to the family.]
Born on October 19, 1938 in Lake City, SC, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Coleman Blease Edwards and Lessie Mae Evans Edwards. Mrs. Berg graduated from Holmes Bible College then the Columbia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1960. She was a former RN for the Hart County Hospital Swing Bed Unit, ICU/CCU nurse for Athens Regional Hospital, former medical missionary for the IPHC in Zimbabwe for 6 years, and a retired RN for Hartwell Health & Rehab.
Survivors include three sons: Richard Berg (Michele) of Rydal, GA, Ralph Berg (Kathy) of Gainesville, GA, and Daniel Berg (Leslie) of Athens, GA; her daughter: Anne Marie Addison (Kenny) of Hartwell; four sisters: Melba Potter of Lake City, SC, Jewelle Stewart (Rev. Rabon) of Florence, SC, Wanda Lampley (Rev. Harrison) of Franklin Springs, and Donna Ivey (Rev. Al) of Lake City, SC; seven grandchildren: Hunter Berg, Rachel Addison, Parker Dillard, Michael Addison, Caedmon Berg, Laura Clark, and Haley Dakich; and five great grandchildren: Mia Addison, Michael Jay Addison, Abigail Dakich, Mackenzie Dakich, and Calla Rae Berg. Mrs. Berg is preceded in death by her parents; and husband: Clarence Ralph Berg.
The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Franklin Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church. Other times the family will be at their respective homes.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Berg will be held Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in the Franklin Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Harrison Lampley and Rev. Rabon Stewart officiating. Burial will be at the Nancy Hart Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Franklin Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church, P.O. Box 269, Franklin Springs, GA 30639.
The Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell is in charge of all arrangements.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mrs. Rachel Edwards Berg please visit our Sympathy Store.
[Editor's comment: Melvine, my deceased wife, was as classmate with Rachel Edwards at Holmes Bible College. She was privileged to travel to Rachel's home to meet her parents and sisters. She loved Rachel dearly.
When God called Rachel to be a medical missionary for the IPHC in Zimbabwe, we helped to support her, and had her speak in our church to present her mission field and ministry. She was excellent. During the time I was pastor at Tarkenton Memorial Church in Athens, GA, I often saw her at Athens Regional Hospital and Medical Center as she ministered to patients as a nurse in critical care. She was the best of the best. She was a faithful and loyal member of the Hartwell Pentecostal Holiness Church when Lawrence Johnson was the pastor.
Of course, I know Rachel's four outstanding sisters, Melba Potter, Jewell Stewart, Wanda Lampley, and Donna Ivey.
I know that Pastor Harrison Lampley and Rabon Stewart will do a good job in conducting the memorial service.
I wish I could present to honor Rachel and see the family I love.
I send my love, prayers, and condolences to the family.]