Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 11 Oct 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/ *********************************************************************** Maggie Ward Athens Maggie Nolia Ward, 88, of 245 Atlanta Ave. died Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Ward was a daughter of the late John and Mattie Ward. She was a member of New Dorsey Tabernacle Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Dorsey Tabernacle Baptist Church with the Revs. H.L. Dotson, R.L. Calloway and Bascoe Jackson officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Survivors include two daughters, Vera Bradford, Athens, and Chenetta Thomas, Ellenwood; a son, John W. Ward, Athens; a brother, Robert Ward, Washington, D.C.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Hurley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. John 'J.D.' Evans Athens John "J.D." Evans, of 135 Wynter Court died Monday, Oct. 7, 1996. Mr. Evans was a son of the late David Evans and Bessie Walton Evans. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Chapel with the Rev. James Favors officiating. Burial will be in Spaulding Cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Darlena Arnold, Athens; a brother, Charlie H. Evans, Rollins, Mo.; and nieces and nephews. Wanda Addis Mount Airy Wanda Snyder Addis, 41, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1996. A native of Rabun County, Mrs. Addis was a daughter of Maude Free Snyder, Tiger, and the late Mark Newton Snyder. She was a member of Woodmen of the World and an employee of Ethicon Inc. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Liberty Baptist Church with the Revs. Alton Dendy, Cranford Carnes and Mickey Woods officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband, Grover Addis, Mount Airy; a daughter, Randee Cole, Mount Airy; a son, Wesley Addis, Mount Airy; and two sisters, Vickie Woods, Tiger, and Joan Delaigle, Newport News, Va. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Whitfield Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hand in Hand Hospice, 743 Spring St., N.E., Gainesville, Ga. 30501, or to American Cancer Society, c/o Scarlett Whelchel, Route 1, Box 1819, Demorest, Ga. 30535. Ronald Holcomb Sr. Winder Ronald P. Holcomb Sr., 64, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1996. A native of Habersham County, Mr. Holcomb was a son of the late Henry P. and Mary Geneva Holcomb. He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald A. " Ronnie" Holcomb Jr. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Korean War. He was a retired truck driver. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Suwannee. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of Carter-Stewart Funeral Home with Travis McDaniel and James E. Frady officiating. Burial will be at Peachtree Road Baptist Church Cemetery, Suwanee. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Blackstock Holcomb, Winder; six daughters Lori Dickerson, Douglasville, Delores Medlin, Yvonne Wood, Denise Cole, Teresa McPherson and Glenda Teems, all of Cumming; three sons Mark Christopher, Cape May, N.J., Jeff Christopher, Lawrenceville, and Travis McDaniel, Sugar Hill; two brothers, Curtis Holcomb, Riverdale, and Travis Holcomb, Cleveland; two sisters, Agnes Strum, Lake St. Louis, Mo., and LaVerne Jordan, Douglasville; 20 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Billy Joe Glenn Toccoa Billy Joe Glenn, 56, of 365 Mulkey Road died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1996. A native of Kannapolis, N.C., Mr. Glenn was a son of the late Eule and Gertrude Arthur Glenn. He was employed by Aeroquip Corp., Toccoa, as a set-up punch press operator. He was a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church in the Poali community near Comer. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hillcrest Chapel of the Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa, with the Revs. Ann Edge Smith and Janice Hicks officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Presbyterian Church cemetery, Poali. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Jean Gibson Glenn; two daughters, Wanda Bryant, Elberton, and Marcia Glenn, Toccoa; two sons, Thomas Glenn, Crawford, and Phillip Glenn, Orlando, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Amanda McFalls, Toccoa; a stepson, Michael Finley, Toccoa; a sister, Margaret LeCroy, Poali; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Gary Roberson, Robert Martin, Thomas Ritchie, Chris Sealor, Grayson Gober and Danny Dyar. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Martha Reynolds Hoschton Martha S. Reynolds, 56, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1996. A native of Gwinnett County, Mrs. Reynolds was a daughter of the late Ray and Ruth Mote Sexton. She was employed as an assistant shift manager at Piedmont Laboratories, Gainesville. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hoschton Baptist Church with the Revs. Ricky Thrasher and Kenneth Brewer officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be at Hoschton city cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Dean Reynolds; two sons, Greg Reynolds and Michael Reynolds, both of Braselton; a sister, Agnes Davidson, Munford, Ala.; three brothers, Bobby Sexton and Billy Sexton, both of Gainesville, and Jimmy Sexton, Jefferson; and five grandchildren. Carter-Stewart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. John Wynens Tucker John Carl Wynens, 66, of Drayton Woods Drive died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1996. A native of Fulton County, Mr. Wynens was a son of the late Charles and Vellean Entrekin Wynens and the widower of Doris Taylor Wynens. He was a retired employee of the Georgia Department of Transportation. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, where he was a choir member. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunshine United Methodist Church with the Revs. Frank Orr and Ryan Seawright officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Laura Franks, Greensboro, and Julie Jones, Snellville; a son, John Carl Wynens Jr., Lilburn; and five grandchildren. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family is at their respective homes. Acree-Davis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. R.C. 'Red' Simmons Toccoa R.C. "Red" Simmons, 86, of 3569 King Hall Road, Bowman, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1996. A native of Banks County, Mr. Simmons was a son of the late the Rev. Will and Martha Acree Simmons. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Myrtle Pointer Simmons. He was retired as concrete foreman at Daniels Construction Co. and was superintendent of concrete work at the Hartwell dam and several Milliken plants. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 29 in Decatur, Ala. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Central, S.C. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today at the Hillcrest Chapel of Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa, with the Revs. LeRoy Phillips and Jack Bryson officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens with Toccoa Masonic Lodge No. 309 in charge of graveside rites. Survivors include his wife, Martha Wallace Simmons; five daughters, Allene O'Kelley and Annette Singleton, both of Toccoa, Carol Garnier, Palmetto, Brenda Deal, Westminster, and Debra King, House of Grace, Md.; three sons, Troy Simmons, Cleveland, Jack Simmons, Toccoa, and Charles Bryant, Bowman; a brother, Buford Simmons, Toccoa; two sisters, Reba Kelley and Louise Westmoreland, both of Toccoa; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Simmons, Randy Simmons, Billy O'Kelley, Blake Simmons, Eric Simmons, Ralph Singleton, Jerry Simmons and Edward Deal. Lorenza Smith Athens Lorenza Smith, 58, of 113 Broad Acres Court died Monday, Oct. 7, 1996. A native of Chatham County, Mr. Smith was a son of the late Elijah and Bessie Howell Smith. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at East Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Service Hersh officiating. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Smith; a stepdaughter, Margaretta Garnigan, Cartersville; a sister, Gloria Smith, Hartford, Conn.; two brothers, Elijah Smith, Hartford, Conn., and Thomas Smith, New York; and nieces and nephews. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Death Notices Early Huff CARLTON - Early Huff, Route 2, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 1996. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lexington Funeral Chapel, Lexington. (C)opyright 1996 Athens Banner Herald/Daily News