Madeline Wakeham

Madeline Wakeham, 71, of Hayesville died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 in a Murphy medical center. She was a native of New York, but had lived in Florida before moving to Clay County in 2005. She was a retired telephone supervisor with Eastman Kodak. Madeline was of the Catholic faith.

She was the daughter of the late Harlow Edward and Bessie Mae Gage Gould and the wife of the late John A. Wakeman who died Dec. 4, 2003.

Surviving are a son, Bret Kelly of Rochester, NY; two sisters, Marjorie M. Wagner of Hayesville and Florence I. VanOrden of Ft. Myers, FL; and three brothers, Charles H. Gould of Ft. Myers, Raymond W. Gould of Belleview, FL, and Daniel D. Gould of Clarkesville, GA.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, Dec. 9 in the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville with Father George Kloster officiating.

The family will receive friends 10:30-11:00 AM Wednesday at the Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville prior to the services.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of Madeline Wakeman to the American Cancer Society, Hayesville Chapter, 120 Executive Park, Bldg. 1, Asheville, NC 28801.

Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville in charge of all arrangements.

An online guest register is available at “Obituaries” at www.iviefuneralhome.com