October 14, 1978 — April 21, 2025
Lola September Gilbert, age 46 of Calhoun, GA, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025 at Emory Hospital.
Lola was born on October 14, 1978 in Dalton, GA, the daughter of Ricky Glenn Gilbert and the late Cynthia Carver. She previously had worked as a resident cook for A Kid’s Place and loved to thrift shop. She always made sure she took care of her family and was also a foster parent.
Lola was a loving mother, daughter and sister, whose life was rooted in kindness, strength, and service. She was the proud mother of seven children, and her love for them was unwavering and unconditional. She poured her heart into raising them, guiding them with grace and fierce devotion with every step of the way. To know Lola was to know a helping hand. She would drop everything to help anyone in need, whether family, friend, or stranger. Her door was always open, her table always had room, and her heart never knew limits.
Lola is survived by: her father, Ricky Gilbert; her seven children, Shaleaha (Devin) Childers, Sierra Chapman, Taleaha Diaz, Tierra (Austin) Duke, Zack Fonseca, Zackera Fonseca, and Ezekial Fonseca; two foster children, Isaiah Mata and Elijah Clemmons; one brother, Dakota Couch; and fourteen grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Friday, April 25, 2025 from 11 AM until 1 PM at Thomas Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, Apri1 25, 2025 at 1 PM from the Chapel of Thomas Funeral Home with Reverend Terry Timms officiating. Burial will follow in Rocky Face Cemetery.
Pallbearers serving include: Austin Duke, Devin Childers, Dakota Couch, Ezekial Fonseca, Melvin Talley, and Zack Fonseca.
