After the celebration, earlier this month, Eleby took to Facebook to thank attendees and talk about what the event meant to her.

"I was overwhelmed with the outpouring of love and support that was shown to me during my celebration of love and life," she wrote. "I couldn't imagine the ceremony being any more poignant and meaningful."

"I want to encourage each of you to spread your wings and fly! You are not too old, and it's not too late to try something different, learn a new skill, travel to exciting places...Don't be afraid to take risks."

Keep Reading

Georgia Power's Plant Bowen in Cartersville is shown. The utility wants to add about 10,000 megawatts of power supplies in just five years, mainly to serve data centers. (Hyosyb Shin/AJC 2015)

Credit: Hyosub Shin/AJC

Featured

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC