Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 4 Dec 1996 Thanks for permission from the Athens Daily News /Banner-Herald http://www.onlineathens.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Obituaries Claude Fleming Florence, S.C. Claude Laura Webb Fleming, 96, of 470 Chippenham Lane, formerly of Elberton, died Monday, Dec. 2, 1996. A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Fleming was a daughter of the late Charlie C. and Jesse Roberta Wilhite Webb and the widow of Buford Fleming. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Wenona F. Rice. She was a homemaker and a member of the Joy Club and Doves Creek Baptist Church, Elberton, where she was a member of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class and the Woman's Missionary Union. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the church with Dr. Marshall Tribble officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Hicks Funeral Home, Elberton. Memorials may be made to the church, Athens Highway, Elberton, 30635. Julian O. Colquitt Lithonia Julian O. Colquitt, 75, died Monday, Dec. 2, 1996. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Colquitt was a son of the late John M. and Annie Bugg Colquitt. An Army veteran of World War II, he was the former regional director for the U.S. Department of Labor and the assistant director of the Georgia Department of Labor. He was a member of Lithonia First United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Henry Funeral Home with Dr. Lawrence F. Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Hillandale Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Whitehead Colquitt; a son, Julian O. "Jute" Colquitt Jr., South Glastonbury, Conn.; three sisters, Sara Smith, Crawford, Hazel Murrow, Farmington, and Martha Daniell, Athens; three grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Clyde Crawford Toccoa Clyde C. Crawford, 86, of Mize Road, Route 1, died Monday, Dec. 2, 1996. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Crawford was a son of the late Plomer E. and Emma Lee Purcell Crawford. He was retired from WABCO Co. and was a member of Woodmen of the World, The Monday Morning Coffee Club and First United Methodist Church of Toccoa, where he was member of the Curtis Sunday School Class. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home Hillcrest Chapel with the Revs. Claude Smithmier, Bob Partridge and Jack Lamb officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Laura Davis Crawford; three daughters, Virginia Smith, Toccoa, Mary Charles, Decatur, and Sherry Pitts, Baldwin; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Matt Charles, Dave Hogsed, Bobby Davis, Jake Mize, Chris Stephens and Bobby Crawford. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the coffee club. Pallbearers are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. The family is at the residence of Jack Smith, 138 Glencrest Drive. Memorials may be made to the church. 'Winnie' Howard Fort Valley Winifred Alice "Winnie" Howard, 62, of Route 1, Box 1210, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 1996. A native of Plains, Miss Howard was a daughter of the late John W. and Winifred Amanda Fowler Howard. She attended Randolph Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Va. and earned a bachelor's of science degree in inorganic chemistry from the University of Georgia, where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She was a medical research chemist at the University of Texas Southwestern medical school and a environmental scientist/chemist for the U.S. Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy. She was also a pilot and a member of the "The Ninety Nine" Woman's Pilot Club and Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, Calif. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home Chapel, Perry, with Dr. John Bagwell officiating. Burial will be in Prospect Methodist Church, Athens. Survivors include two sisters, Sara H. Silverthorn, Del Mar, Calif., and Margaret H. Drubig, Reutlinger, Germany; and a niece. The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 363 Pierce Ave., Macon, 31204, or to the American Cancer Society, 1403 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, 31088. Mary R. Elder Sparta Mary Rittenberry "Sweetie Ma" Elder, 85, formerly of Greene County, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 1996. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Elder was a daughter of John and Mammie Rittenberry and the widow of Robert Elder. She was a member of Springfield Baptist Church, Greensboro. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Greensboro, with the Rev. Bruce Frances officiating. Burial will be in Canaan Cemetery, Greensboro. Survivors include two sons, Preston Lawrence and Marion Lawrence, both of Greensboro; a daughter, Irene L. Gilbert, Atlanta; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, is in charge of arrangements. Molen 'Moe' Watson Commerce Molen Bunyun "Moe" Watson, 57, of 70 Oak St. died Monday, Dec. 2, 1996. A native of Lexington, S.C., Mr. Watson was a son of Rebecca McGee Watson, Saluda, S.C., and the late M.S. Watson. A retired textile management supervisor, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Ramona Leigh Watson, and was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ivie Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. James Cordell, Bill Ricketts and Robert H. Scruton officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Ramona Parker Watson; two sons, Robert M. Watson and James P. Watson, both of Commerce; a daughter, Elizabeth W. Daftarian, Lawrenceville; three brothers, Joe K. Watson, Batesburg, S.C., David E. Watson, Greenville, S.C., and B. Michael Watson, Snellville; a sister, Rosetta Clamp, Batesburg; and six grandchildren. The family is at the residence, 70 Oak St., and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. James H. Hampton Jr. Colbert James Hiram Hampton Jr., 62, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 1996. A native of Gainesville, Mr. Hampton was a son of the late Martha Fleeman and J. Hiram Hampton Sr. He was a graduate of Colbert High School and the University of Georgia, class of 1955. He was a member of Alpha Zeta Honorary Fraternity and the Scabbard and Blade. He was retired from the Army and Gainesville Milling and Colbert Seed. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church, where he was chairman of the Board of Deacons. Funeral services were Sunday at Spring Hill with Dr. Vince Smith officiating. Burial was in Colbert City Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Pauline "Polly" Black Hampton; a sister, Elizabeth Hampton Cornelius; two aunts, Mrs. Clarence J. Fleming, Winterville, and Mrs. Robert W. Crenshaw, Madison; a mother and father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Black; three sisters and sister-in-laws; Nancy and Edward Jeffares, Betty and Roy Crosby, and Shirley and Bob Black; and 19 nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Northside Baptist Church's Steeple Fund. H.M. Patterson & Son, Decatur, was in charge of arrangements. Rachel H. Latimer Athens Rachel Hawkins Latimer, 85, of 651 Rhodes Drive died Sunday, Dec. 1, 1996. A native of Alabama City, Ala., Mrs. Latimer was a daughter of the late Harry N. and Mary Frances Herring Joiner and the widow of Vasco Walter Hawkins and Comer Fulcher Latimer. She was the owner of Rachel's Beauty Salon in Comer and was involved in the Heart Association, where she was a former Heart Fund chairwoman for Madison County. She was a member of Comer Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and served as president of the Women's Society of Christian Service. Graveside services were Tuesday in Oconee Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Ferguson officiating. Survivors include three daughters, Melissa Seagraves, Elberton, Patsy Arnold, Winterville, and Harriette Griffeth, Colbert; a brother, J.W. Joiner, Woodbine; a sister, Mildred Bullock, Athens; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Comer Methodist Church, the Athens Alzheimer's Group, 135 Hoyt St., Athens, 30601, or the Residents' Council of Spring Valley Health Care Center, 651 Rhodes Drive, Elberton, 30635. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of arrangements. Ada B. Sanders Toccoa Ada Blackwell Sanders, 87, of 536 S. Broad St. died Sunday, Dec. 1, 1996. A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Sanders was the daughter of the late Dunson and Charity Ann Blackwell and the widow of William Sanders. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Mount Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles White officiating. Burial will be in Toccoa City Cemetery. Survivors include three nieces. The family is at the residence of Lois Ann Cannon, 536 S. Broad St., Toccoa. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. James Cade Athens James Cade, 55, of 305 Hemlock Drive died Monday, Dec. 2, 1996. A native of Lincoln County, Mr. Carter was a son of the late Thomas Cantrell and Ida Mae Cade. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mack & Payne Funeral Home Willis Chapel with the Rev. Walter Willis Jr. officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Ann Cade, Washington; three sons, Larry Lainer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Jerome Meadows, Athens, and James Cade II, Washington; four sisters, Pauline Willis and Lula Mae Harris, both of Athens, Mary Gartrell, Atlanta, and Jennie Mickens, Decatur; two brothers, Robert Gartrell, Athens, and Ralph Gartrell, Atlanta; and five grandchildren. Mattie M. Gerrell Baldwin Mattie Lee McDuffie Gerrell, 73, of Walden Street died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1996. A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Gerrell was a daughter of the late Ross and Tennessee Martin McDuffie and was preceded in death by two sons, T.L. Gerrell and Johnny Gerell. She was a retired food service employee with South Habersham Junior High School and was a member of Bethesda Fellowship Congregational Holiness Church. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Whitfield Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Clarence Reynolds and Haskell Eavenson officiating. Burial will be in Baldwin Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Lowell Gerrell; four daughters, Addelleen Shedd, Cornelia, and Dolly Parker, Regina Scroggs and Lisa Strickland, all of Baldwin; a son, Brian Gerrell, Baldwin; a sister, Mabelle Smith, Cleveland; two brothers, Sam McDuffie and Clarence McDuffie, both of Baldwin; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family will receive friends 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Johnnie C. Mason Kannapolis, N.C. Johnnie Mae Carithers Mason, 71, formerly of Athens, died Monday, Dec. 2, 1996. A native of Athens, Mrs. Mason was was a daughter of the late John and Reba Owens Carithers. She was retired from the sheet department of Fieldcrest Cannon and was a member of Mable Avenue Bible Church, Kannapolis. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at the church with the Revs. Bobby Sutherland and James Pauley officiating. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Park. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Survivors include three sons, the Rev. Everette Cox, Concord, N.C., Tony Cox, Gastonia, N.C., and Larry Cox, Kannapolis, N.C.; a sister, Lucy Carithers, Kannapolis; a brother, Bill Carithers, Taylors, S.C.; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Larry Cox, 405 East D St., Kannapolis. Memorials may be made to the church, 1007 Mable Ave., Kannapolis, 28083. Charles B. Black Sr. Elberton Charles Bailey Black Sr., 68, of 1213 Crestview Drive died Monday, Dec. 2, 1996. A native of Elbert County, Mr. Black was a son of the late Annie Lou Mattox and Willie Floyd Black Sr. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, a retired stone cutter and of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Berry Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Revs. James Yeargin and Wayne Barger officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Marilu Higginbotham Black; three daughters, Dolores Black, Dolaville, Janice Peters, Canton, and Laura Black, Elberton; a son, Charles "Chuck" Bailey Jr., Elberton; three sisters, Mary Anne Worley and Barbara Winn, both of Elberton, and Wilma Thomas, Hull; six brothers, Willie F. Black Jr., Melvin L. Black, Jamie "Blue" Black, Allen M. Black and Dwight Black, all of Elberton, and Stewart Black, Stone Mountain; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Rob Black, Lee Black, William Black, Steve Black, Barry Black and Bobby Thomas. Honorary pallbearers will be Stew Black, Jason Black, Calvert Black, Bill Partens, Tom Harmon and Tom Fedorka. The family is at the residence. Clarence J. Isom Hartwell Clarence Junior Isom, 46, of 345 Rome St. died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1996. A native of Hart County, Mr. Isom was a son of Mary G. Isom, Hartwell, and the late Emory Isom Jr. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Sardis Baptist Church with the Rev. Oscar Meredith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include two daughters, Fadisha Starks, Atlanta, and Lachaney Hughes, Hartwell; six sisters, Ethel Brown, Linda Keese, Brenda Isom, Sharon Isom and Janie Goss, all of Hartwell, and Peggy Brewer, Atlanta; three brothers, Kenneth Isom, Dwight Brewer and Frankie Isom, all of Hartwell; and two grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Mary Isom, 40 Sanders St., Hartwell. Mack's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Susie Mae Mitchell Lexington Susie Mae Mitchell, 96, of Route 2, Box 2354, died Friday, Nov. 29, 1996. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was a daughter of the late Edd and Lucy Sims Clarke and the widow of George Mitchell. She was preceded in death by four children. She was a member of Oconee Baptist Church, Stephens. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church with the Revs. Frank Dillard and Hoyt Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Survivors include a daughter, Lucy Horn, Bessemer, Ala.; five sons, Sylvester Mitchell, Brooklyn, N.Y., J.C. Mitchell, Springfield, Mass., and K.C. Mitchell, John D. Mitchell and Bobby Mitchell, all of Lexington; 42 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren; 31 great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. today at Lexington Funeral Chapel. DEATH NOTICES Mary R. Elder SPARTA - Mary R. Elder, 85, formerly of Greene County, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 1996. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Watts Funeral Home, Union Point. (C)opyright 1996 Athens Banner Herald/Daily News