Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 25 Dec 1996

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     Obituaries for
     Wednesday, December 25, 1996
     
     Viola L. Brooks
     Comer
         Viola Louise Brooks, 89, of Route 2 Box 191, died Monday, Dec.
     23, 1996.
         A native of Jonesville, S.C., Mrs. Brooks was a daughter of the
     late Jim and Minnie Skates and the widow of Alice Cornelius Brooks.
     She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Baptist Church.
         Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the chapel of
     Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Rev. James Olds
     officiating. Burial will be in Davids Home Church Cemetery.
         Survivors include a son, Gerald Brooks, Comer; a sister, Mollie
     Moss, Packlett, S.C.; three grandchildren; and three
     great-grandchildren.
         The family will receive friends 9-11 a.m. Thursday at the
     funeral home.
         The family will be at the residence of Gerald Brooks, Route 2,
     Comer.
     Brady 'Red' Dunn
     Bowersville
         Brady Lee "Red" Dunn, 55, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1996.
         A native of Clarke County, Mr. Dunn was a son of Laura D. Dunn,
     Bowman, and the late Sam Dunn. A U.S. Army veteran, he was a
     retired truck driver and a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
         Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Hicks Funeral
     Home, Elberton, with the Rev. Connie Ivester officiating. Burial
     will be in the church cemetery.
         Survivors include, in addition to his mother, his wife, Carolyn
     Stowe Dunn, Bowersville; two daughters, Lisa Dunn, Bowersville, and
     Syble Dunn, Royston; three brothers, Mallory Dunn, Kendall Dunn and
     Norman Dunn, all of Bowman; two sisters, Dorieta Webb and Susie
     Saxon, both of Elberton; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers will be
     Jerry Griffith, Troy Colquitt, Floyd "Buddy" Jordon, R.L. Dunn,
     Asbury Dunn Jr., Kermit Booth and Jimmy Hall.
         The body is at the funeral where the family will receive
     friends 7-9 p.m. Thursday.
         The family is at the residence of his mother, 2710 Dunn Road,
     Bowman.
     Exie F. Holliman
     Elberton
         Exie Lucile Fountain Holliman, 91, of 397 Church St. died
     Monday, Dec. 23, 1996.
         A native of Wilkinson County, Mrs. Holliman was a daughter of
     the late Charles H. and Mary Davis Fountain and was the widow of
     Ira Pickens Holliman. She earned master's and doctorate degrees
     from Mercer University and a doctorate in education from
     Brewton-Parker College. She was a retired school teacher and a
     member of Elberton First Baptist Church.
         Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church with
     Drs. C.E. Jackson, Kirby Godsey and Y. Lynn Holmes officiating.
     Burial will be in Snow Hill Cemetery, Gordon.
         Survivors include a sister, Janie E. New, Elberton; and nephews
     and great-nephews.
         The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Hicks Funeral
     Home.
         The family is at the residence.
         Memorials may be made to the church.
     Janice LaCount
     Harlem
         Janice Hunt LaCount, 62, of 300 W. Boundary St. died Monday,
     Dec. 23, 1996.
         A native of Troup County, Mrs. LaCount was a daughter of the
     late William and Vera Smith Hunt. She was Miss LaGrange in 1952 and
     was a former member of LaGrange Jaycettes and St. Pauls Episcopal
     Church, Savannah.
         Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Evergreen
     Memorial Park with the Rev. Buford Lockman officiating.
         Survivors include her husband, Thomas LaCount; a son, Paul
     LaCount, Harlem; a daughter, Cindy Pinion, Virginia Beach, Va.; a
     sister, Paula Hunt, Savannah; two grandchildren; and nieces and
     nephews.
         Honorary pallbearers will be employees of the State Revenue
     Department.
         Memorials may be made to the Humane Society.
         Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of
     arrangements.
     
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