Sylvia Simonton Bohanon, formerly of Chickamauga, GA passed away at her home in Carrollton, GA on Saturday, December 28, 2013 following an extended illness. She was born Sylvia Malone Simonton in Chattanooga, TN on October 2, 1933. She graduated from Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga in 1951 and completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Education at the University of Georgia in 1955. Sylvia was an elementary and junior high teacher in several Georgia communities and was awarded her Masters of Education degree from West Georgia College in 1978. She enjoyed traveling and visited many different countries. She was an avid reader and learner, curious and inquisitive all of her days. Sylvia was preceded in death by her parents, Fred Huie Simonton, MD and Valentine Blackwell Simonton, both of Chickamauga, GA. She is survived by her brother Fred Huie Simonton, Jr. (Martha) of Kennesaw, daughters Donnee Bohanon Cox (David) of Chattanooga, TN, and Dawn Bohanon Roberts (Bruce) of Temple, GA. Also surviving are grandchildren Adam Brian Turner of Montezuma, GA, Benjamin Sean Turner of Temple, GA, Kathryn Malone Cox of Nashville, TN, and Thomas Clay Cox of Chattanooga, TN, as well as great-granddaughters Michelle Bradley Turner and Lillian Reese Turner of Monticello, GA. Sylvia is also survived by nephew Fred Huie Simonton, III, MD of Gainesville, GA, as well as cousins Carolyn Simonton Southall of Lebanon, PA, Susan Simonton Payne of Barnesville, GA, and Debbie Simonton Huddleston of Carrollton, GA and several special friends, including Lynda Williamson and Lynn Stinson of Carrollton, GA. A Life Celebration will be held on Saturday, January 11 at 12 noon in the gathering room of the First United Methodist Church in Carrollton, GA with Dr. Jimmy Thurman officiating, and there will be a graveside interment of her ashes with her parents in the Chickamauga, GA Cemetery on Saturday, January 18 at 2 PM. Almon Funeral Home in Carrollton, GA is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Agape Hospice of Villa Rica, 124 W. Montgomery Street, Villa Rica, GA 30180, Victory United Methodist Church, 1994 Victory Church Road, Bowdon, GA 30108 or favorite charity of your choice.