Ms. "Geri" Alice Geraline Peden, age 85, of Sugar Valley, Georgia, departed this life on Monday, September 4, 2023, at the Oakview Health and Rehab in Summerville, Georgia, surrounded by loving family. She was born December 26, 1937, in Cohutta, Georgia. and was preceded in death by her dearly loved father, Chester Paul Peden, mother, Ila Elizabeth Holt, and beloved daughter, Teresa Hammontree Williams.

She is survived by her children, Rickey Carlin Hammontree of Tunnel Hill, GA, Deborah Lavonne Hammontree of Thomasville, GA, Robert Faralee Hammontree of Sugar Valley, GA, Denise Rossie Hammontree of Calhoun, GA, Earnest Kendall McDonald of Dalton, GA, and Johnny Kevin McDonald of Dalton, GA; ten grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren.

Geri was a lifelong resident of North Georgia where she worked many years in the carpet mills of Dalton, including E.T. Barwick, World Carpet, and Mohawk Industries. She was an avid animal lover and would rescue any critter that needed a home. Geri always worked hard, enjoyed watching "rastlin", and kept her spunky and feisty spirit to the very end.

Graveside service will be held Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. from the Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, 13619 Hwy 225 North, Crandall, GA 30711 with Pastor Michael Little officiating. The family will visit in the fellowship hall after the service.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.pondersfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Ponders Calhoun Chapel, 675 Jolly Road, Calhoun, GA 30701 www.selectedindependentfuneralhomes.org. In lieu of flowers, donations may also be made to https://hsnwga.org/ at the Humane Society of Northwest Georgia, 1210 Veterans Drive, Dalton, GA 30721.