Murleene Cleghorn

VILLANOW — Murleene Ann Wimpee Cleghorn, 73, went home to be with The Lord Sunday, July 29, 2018. She was born in LaFayettte, Ga., and spent most of her childhood in Lakeview. She was a graduate of Lakeview High School - Class of 1962. Murleene worked alongside her husband Tom to build their family business – Luau Pools. The business started in 1970 in Fort Oglethorpe and expanded into Dalton in the mid 1970s. She was a very energetic and hard worker who loved doing for others. She loved her family and adored her grandchildren. She could light-up a room with her smile and was a great encourager to others. She was a strong Christian in the Faith and was a member of Woodstation Baptist Church in Catlett, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas “Tom” Elbert Cleghorn; daughter, Reinice Cleghorn; father, William Murl Wimpee and stepfather, Penn G. Goodson. She is survived by her mother, Bernice Stephenson Wimpee Goodson, of Rossville, Ga.; sons, Dean (Jill) Cleghorn, Don (Josie) Cleghorn; grandchildren, Aimee, Asa, Madalyn and Hartley Cleghorn, all of Villanow, Ga. The family will receive friends Tuesday – July 31, 2018, at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. Funeral services will be follow at 4 p.m. in the chapel with Pastors Clifford Chambers and Steve Skates officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery – Villanow, Ga. Members of the Lakeview Class of 1962 are requested to serve as honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be given to the American Diabetes Association at 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 900 – Arlington, VA 22202 or the American Cancer Society at P.O. Box 22478 – Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Homes – LaFayette Chapel. Online guestbook at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com