Funeral services will be held today for former Walker County Sole Commissioner Bebe Heiskel.  The Pennsylvania native who adopted Walker County as her home had a long history in politics in Walker County.

Heiskel was the first Republican elected as sole commissioner and was the next-to-last sole commissioner of the county.  She was also the only female sole-commissioner ever elected in Georgia. Heiskel is being remembered for building fire stations and civic buildings across Walker County and for her leadership during the Tri-State Crematory incident.

Heiskel served for twenty-four years in Walker County government during the administration of Sole Commissioner Roy Parrish before being elected as sole commissioner herself.

When then-Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed her to the state Board of Community Affairs in 2003, the announcement noted that she had been awarded Professional Woman of the Year by LaFayette Business and Professional Women in 1994 and a resolution for outstanding achievement by the Georgia Senate in 2002.

The funeral service will be held this morning at 10:30 AM at the Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory in Fort Oglethorpe.