Ms. Corine "Nene" Deaton

Ms. Corine Deaton, age 98, of Winder, affectionately known by her family as “Nene,” passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Gateway Gardens Assisted Living.

A lifelong member of Chapel Christian Church and later Winder First Christian Church, Corine retired as a seamstress from Empire Manufacturing Plant. She devoted her life to caregiving, expressing her deep love through the meals she prepared and the cakes she baked for others. Her unconditional love and warm presence created an inseparable bond with her siblings, and she cherished her role as a special aunt to her nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert Allen Deaton and Reba Reynolds Deaton, and all of her siblings: Nathaniel (Helen) Deaton, James (Verla) Deaton, Ronald Eugene (Nora) Deaton, Bill Deaton, Verlyn Deaton, Bobby Joe (Helen) Deaton, Carolyn (Wayne) Holliday, and Peggy Deaton.

Corine is survived by her sisters-in-law, Jeannette Deaton of Marietta and Levender Deaton of Monroe; twelve nieces and nephews; a host of great-nieces and great-nephews; her special caregiver, Paulette Hill; and the devoted nurses of Bristol Hospice and caring staff of Gateway Gardens Assisted Living, who became like family to her.