Rebecca Elaine Durkin

Mrs. Rebecca Elaine (better known as Becky) Durkin, 52, of Chestnut Oak Lane, Blairsville, Ga., died Sunday, July 15, 2007 at her home following an extended illness.

Mrs. Durkin was born Jan. 5, 1955 in Hall County, Ga., the daughter of Harvey Crawford and Christine Adams Crawford. She had made her home in Blairsville since 1998, moving here from Gainesville. Becky was a mighty prayer warrior for the Lord and was a member of New Hope Baptist church.

Surviving Mrs. Durkin are daughter and son-in-law, April and Dean Cook of Blairsville; son and daughter in law, Gabriel and Lori Watson of Oakwood, Ga.; mother, Christine Spain of Blairsville; father, Harvey Crawford of Ma.; aunt, Carolyn Lancaster of Blairsville; grandchildren, Abby,

Dalton, Reid, Savana and Jerin;

cousins, Gene and Faye

Phillips of Blairsville;

many other relatives and

friends also survive.

Funeral services

were held Wednesday,

July 18, 2007 at 11 a.m.

from the funeral home

chapel with the Rev. Leon

McDonald officiating.

Special music was presented by Alice McDonald, Heidi Sosebee, Cindy Whitmore and Sandy Gribble. Pallbearers were Chip Cribble, Stacy Strickland, Rodney Beasley, Gabriel Watson, Dean Cook and Johnny Whitmore.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome. com.