Mrs. Adeline Hanson Velie, 92, of Waycross died Monday morning at Baptist Village Retirement Communities after an extended illness. She was born in Bagley, Minnesota on July 3, 1925 to Evan and Emma Hanson. She grew up in Minnesota on the dairy farm owned and operated by her parents, who were honest, hardworking, German and Norwegian people. After she met and married her husband, they moved to the south with their three young children. Even though she always loved and remembered the snow-covered hills of Minnesota, she loved the warmth and evergreen landscapes of Georgia. Three more children were born to their family and they settled down in Brantley County to raise their children.

After retirement, they moved to Waycross and built a small house on the Swamp Road. She could be seen daily, working in the yard, with her little blue hat on. She loved gardening, whether it was flowers or vegetables, and nothing made her happier than burning a little pile of leaves she raked up in the fall.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Velie, her brothers and sisters, Fern Hanson, Harvey Hanson, Alton Hanson, Kermit Hanson and two daughter-in-laws , Donna Velie and Edna Velie.

Mrs. Velie is survived by six children, LaRee Lyle (Buddy) of Waycross, Greg Velie (Janie) of Kingsport, Tennessee, Gary Velie of Perry, Georgia, Jeff Velie of Moss Point, Mississippi, Brad Velie (Penny) of Jasper, Georgia, Cynthia McElroy (Don) of Jacksonville, Florida, her grandchildren, Allen Altman (Tanya), Alicia Harkleroad (Thad), Brady Altman (Heather), Wendy Kurtz, Stephen Velie, Timothy Velie, Joseph Velie, Aaron Velie (Jody), Kara Hunt (Marty), Rachel Velie, Everett Velie (Missy), Alaina Bowman (Justin), Leslie Hansard (Christopher), Allison Velie, Emily Mosley (Josh), Misty McElroy, Brandon McElroy (Alyssa), Valerie Finnicum (Cheyne), Donovan McElroy, (Charity), twenty-five great grandchildren, one great great grandchild and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.

A funeral service will be held, 2:00 p.m., Saturday in the Miles-Odum Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday at the funeral home beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.milesodumfuneralhome.com.∼Mrs. Adeline Velie, 92, of Swamp Road in Ware County, passed away on Monday morning peacefully at Baptist Village Retirement Home ..

A native of Minnesota , she had lived there with her parents who owned a dairy farm where the family was raised of German and Norwegian ways of life ...
After Adeline met her husband Gene Velie, they were married
in 1947 and moved to the South to the warmth of Sunshine to start their own family ..
They ended up after retiring on Swamp Road where Adeline spend most of her time out doors in her flower gardens ...

Her parents were the late Even E. Hanson and Emma Bloch Hanson of Minnesota; also preceded in death by her husband Mr. Gene Velie ; also her siblings :
Evelyn Fern Hanson (1922-2001)
Harvey Paul Hanson (1924-1994)
Adeline Ingeborg Hanson (1925-2018)
Alton Eugene Hanson (1927-2003)
Kermit Elroy Hanson (1932-1993)

Survivors include her children:
LaRee Lyle (husband Buddy) of Waycross
Greg Velie (wife Janie) of Kingsport, Tennessee
Gary Velie (of Perry, Ga.)
Jeff Velie (of Moss Point. Mississippi)
Brad Velie (wife Penny) of Jasper, Ga.
Cynthia McElroy (husband Don) of Jacksonville, Fla.

Funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 am at the Miles-Odum Chapel with the Rev. ------------------- following burial into High Bluff Cemetery in Schlatterville area (Brantley County) ....

Miles-Odum Funeral Home is in charge ......

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