Hershel Elzie Cantrell, of Forsyth, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Jimmy Corbitt will officiate. The family will greet friends from 3 until 5 p.m. today, Nov. 4, 2012, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.

Cantrell, the son of the late Joseph Elzie and Orbleen Morton Cantrell, was born on Dec. 9, 1942, in Jasper. He was a retired truck driver and a veteran of the Georgia Army National Guard.

Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Brenda Cantrell of Forsyth; son, Steven (Angie) Cantrell of Culloden; three grandchildren, Autumn, Amber and Ashley Cantrell; brothers, Leon (Peggy) Cantrell of Orrville and Gordon Cantrell of Jasper; sister, Barbara (Ronald) Walker of Jasper; brother-in-law, Ronald (Kathy) Henslee of Tuscaloosa; special nephew, Ron (Roseann) Henslee Jr.; and several other nephews, nieces, cousins and aunt, Bobbie Appling of Bolingbroke, Ga.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Bethany Baptist Church Building Fund, Post Office Box 539, Bolingbroke, GA 31004 or to Pine Pointe Hospice, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31210.

Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com to express tributes.

Monroe County Memorial Chapel, Forsyth, Ga.; 478-994-4266