Mr. Lee Roy Worley, 76, of Ellijay died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. He was born Dec. 25, 1944, in Ellijay, to the late William Taft and Mattie Pritchett Worley.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ellijay and worked as a general laborer.
He is survived by daughters, Melissa Mae Ballew, of Elberton, Diana Lee Worley, of Ellijay; daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda Gail and Randy Pierce, of Ellijay; son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Mary Worley, of Ellijay; grandchildren, Robert Avilez, Tyler Ballew, Luis Arreaga, Susana Yarbrough, Luz Jimenez, Petra Jimenez, Yovani Arreaga, Felipe Arreaga, Sequoyah Arreaga, Chrissy Worley, Alan Worley and Effieana Worley; sisters, Eva Mae McArthur, of Ellijay, Mary Ruth Hall, of Blairsville; brother, James Howard (Slugger) Worley, of Ellijay; great-grandchildren, Laylah Arreaga, Atticus Arreaga, Addalynn Arreaga; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, from the chapel of Bernhardt Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Fields officiating.
Interment was in Flat Branch Baptist Church Cemetery.
Bernhardt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.