Mrs. Regina "Jean" Verner, age 74, of Chatsworth, Georgia, departed this life Thursday evening, June 18, 2015 at the Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, Georgia. Jean was born May 5, 1941 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Edgar and Mamie Coleman Painter. She was also preceded in death by her husband of forty-nine years, Parks Donald "Bozo" Verner, August 3, 2007, and sisters, Betty Allgood and Marie Russell Hix.

Jean was retired from Shaw Industries and was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church.

She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Chris Jaquay, Lisa Verner, Jessica and Mitchell Eubanks all of Chatsworth, GA; sons and daughters-in-law, Vent and Cheryl Verner of Dalton, GA, Harold and Lisa Verner, James and Cyndi Verner, Jeffery and Sharon Verner all of Chatsworth, GA; twenty-two grandchildren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren; brother, Reverend William and Dorothy Painter; sisters, Ann and Fred Morrow, Reba Chastain and Tommy Stehpens all of Tunnel Hill, GA; several nieces and nephews.

Services to celebrate the life of Mrs. Jean Verner will be held Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church (2215 Maddox Chapel Road, Dalton, GA) with her nephews, Reverend Jeff Panter, Reverend Chris Gibson and Reverend Shane Gibson officiating. She will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery in Murray County, Georgia, with Lee Deal, Tommy Keener, Jason Verner, Allen Verner, Joe Verner and Patrick Verner serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at Ponders Melrose Chapel from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Saturday and after 10:00 a.m. Sunday until the service hour.

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