Nell S. Buchanan, age 71 of Carrollton, passed away August 19, 2018. She was born June 20, 1947 in Carrollton, Georgia, daughter to the late Buford Ray Bilbo and Martha Elizabeth Maddox Bilbo. She was a Carrollton High School graduate and retired from Plunkett Manufacturing where she worked as a seamstress.

She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her daughter, Shawn Wilbanks; and a brother, Rocky Brown.

She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Andy and Tina Smith of Carrollton; daughter, Reagan Buchanan of Bowdon; sister, Carol Ann Walker of Fitzgerald, GA; and five grandchildren, MSgt. Brandon Wilbanks, Ryan Smith, Ariana Smith, Avery Banister, and Jacob Williamson.

Funeral service will be conducted Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 4:00 PM from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Mr. Scott Cranford officiating. Interment will follow in Beulah Baptist Church.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, August 24, 2018 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com.