Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 13 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/ *********************************************************************** Obituaries Carolyn Self Winder Carolyn "Jeanette" Self, 56, died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996. A native of Barrow County, Ms. Self was a daughter of the late R.B. Manders and Nellie Manders Silcox. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today in Rose Hill Cemetery with the Revs. Kenneth Brewer and Carl Fowler officiating. Survivors include a son, Vaughn Self, Winder; a sister, Charlotte Parks, Auburn; and a nephew. Smith Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements. Mellie M. Lord Commerce Mellie Magdalene Lord, 82, of 2458 N. Broad St. died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996. A native of Jackson County, Ms. Lord was a daughter of the late Charles and Magdalene Hendrix Lord. She was a cutter for Blue Bell Manufacturing and was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Brad Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery. The body will be placed in the funeral home chapel at 2:30 p.m. Survivors include a sister, Mae Rice, Commerce. Memorials may be made to the Mount Olive Baptist Church Organ Fund. Scott Sell Hoschton Scott Sell, 33, died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Sell was a son of W.H. and Edna Sell of Hoschton. He was a 1980 graduate of Jackson County High School and attended Abraham Baldwin College and Gainesville Junior College. He was a sales manager at West Tree Nursery and a member of Hoschton Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hoschton Baptist Church with the Revs. Ricky Thrasher and Oscar Crosby officiating. Burial will be in Hoschton Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m.. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Rena C. Sell; a daughter, Rebecca Sell, Hoschton; a brother, Shannon Sell, Hoschton; and a grandmother, Ruby Reece, Winder. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hoschton Baptist Church. The family will receive friends after noon today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder. Corine W. Johnson Commerce Corine White Johnson, 83, of Route 2, Box 456, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1996. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the late Julius and Eula Knox White and the widow of Edgar Johnson. She was a member of King Branch Baptist Church, Carnesville. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at King Branch Baptist Church with the Revs. James Ramey and William Jennings officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Julious Johnson and Larry Johnson, both of Commerce, and Roger Johnson, Athens; six daughters, Betty F. Borders, Annie L. Stewart, Eufolia A. Johnson, Eula B. Stallings, Sarah F. Johnson and Katherine Grant, all of Commerce; a brother, D.S. White, Milwaukee, Wis.; a sister, Lillie Mae Law, Atlanta; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. today at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa. Lois Bettis Athens Margaret Lois Shaw Bettis, 81, of 3011 Lawton Lane died Saturday, Oct. 12, 1996. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Bettis was a daughter of the late Leck and Bertha Nelms Shaw and the widow of George C. Bettis. She was a retired textile worker and a member of Francis Asbury Methodist Church, Elberton. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Rev. Steve Stephens officiating. Burial will be in Meadow Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Nelson Bettis, Hull; a daughter, Camilla Hammond, Athens; a brother, Earnest Shaw, Winder; a sister, Elizabeth Webb, Winterville; four grandchildren, Dameron May, Hull, and Greta Bettis, Nick Bettis and Joe Hammond Jr., all of Athens; and four great-grandchildren. &n bsp; Pallbearers will be Nick Bettis, Dale May Jr., Joe Holden and James Mullins. The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Bettis, Beverly Drive, Hull, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Van Worthy Jr. Athens Van Kermit Worthy Jr., 55, of 134 Westover Drive died Saturday, Oct. 12, 1996. A native of Griffin, Mr. Worthy was a son of Van K. Worthy Sr. and Mattie W. Worthy of Athens. He was a member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, Bogart, with the Rev. Bill Ricketts officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a sister, Monisa Smith, Athens; two nieces; and a great-nephew. Pallbearers will be Casey Worthy, John Wilson, Mike Worthy, Garnett Nash and John Gore. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mary G. Ruark Watkinsville Mary Guthery Ruark, 89, of N. High Scholas Road, died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996. A native of Athens, Tenn., Mrs. Ruark was a daughter of the late Walter and Keturan Hutsell Guthery and the widow of the Rev. Emory L. Ruark. She was preceded in death by a stepson, E. Kelley Ruark. She was a homemaker and a member of Madison Church of God, where she was pianist and a Sunday School teacher. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Bernstein Funeral Home with the Rev. J.T. Willoughby officiating. Burial will be in Oconee Hill Cemetery. Survivors include four sons, Charles G. Ruark, Atlanta, Joseph Ruark, Madison, Hubert Ruark, Clarkesville, and Robert Ruark, Cornelia; a daughter, Frances Tumlin, Athens; two grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Vivian N. Donovan Jacksonville, Fla. Vivian Nadine Donovan, 80, formerly of Toccoa, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 1996. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Donovan was a daughter of the late Samuel Lingle and Mildred Haskins Smart and the widow of Patrick Edward Donovan. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Marys Catholic Church, Toccoa, with Father Paul Flood officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include two sons, Jack Donovan and Tom Donovan; a stepson, Fletcher H. Seals, Jacksonville; a stepdaughter, Margaret A. Knabb, Jacksonville; two brothers, Roy H. Smart, Miami, and Barney G. Smart, Lanexa, Va.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa, is in charge of local arrangements. Ossie F. Whitlock Atlanta Ossie Fulbright Whitlock, 93, formerly of Toccoa, died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996. A native of Stephens County, Mrs. Whitlock was a daughter of the late W.L. and Lula Medlin Fulbright and the widow of John J. Whitlock. She was a retired teacher with Beulah Heights Bible College and received an honorary doctorate degree from William Carter Bible College, Goldsboro, N.C. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa, with the Revs. Raymond J. Reboulet, Clifford Edwards and Hayward Clark officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include four sisters, Wilder Cheek, Macie Deal, Jewel Powers and Leola Hughes, all of Toccoa; two brothers, Clinton Fulbright and Angress Fulbright, both of Toccoa; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Bruce Fulbright, Dwight Fulbright, Carlos Fulbright, Kenneth Deal, Eddie Powers and George Powers. The family is at the home of Macie Deal, Mize Road, Toccoa. DEATH NOTICES Samuel Flint WASHINGTON - Samuel Flint, 74, of 105 Alabama St. died Saturday, Oct. 12, 1996. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Davenport-McClendon Mortuary. Harry L. Cox Harry Lewis Cox, 80, of 684 Branch St. died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home. (C)opyright 1996 Athens Banner Herald/Daily News