James Earl Tench

December 22, 1931 - December 5, 2020

James Earl Tench, age 88, of Cornelia, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Mr. Tench was born in Alto, Georgia, on December 22, 1931, to the late Ernest and Velma Woodall Tench. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Robinson; three brothers, J. T. Tench, Lamar Tench, and Ernest L. Tench, Jr. Mr. Tench was a resident of Habersham County, Georgia for most of his life. He was a member of the Level Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Tench attended Cornelia School, Piedmont College, and Brenau College, receiving a BA degree. He worked a number of years in the consumer finance industry as a branch manager in the Northeast Georgia area and was also a licensed real estate agent. Mr. Tench retired from the United States Postal Service as a mail clerk with over twenty years of loyal and dedicated service. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from 1948 to 1953, having proudly served his country in the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1952. Mr. Tench loved his bird "Sunny" and also loved to feed his "outside birds" daily. He was a true lover of nature. Survivors include his wife: Lucy Fricks Tench, of Cornelia; daughters, Sandra Hawthorne, of Cornelia; Teresa Lewallen and her husband Darryl, of Demorest; and Kela Daniels, Alto; six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren also survive. Memorial services may be planned at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, at 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535, Telephone, 706-778-1700