Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 27 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 for Friday, December 27, 1996 Roy 'Peter' Camp Decatur Roy "Peter" Camp, 59, of Decatur died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1996. Mr. Camp was an Army veteran and a retired employee of DeKalb County. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bush Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in Winder, the Revs. William Flippin and Phillip Wells officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Ethel Camp, Decatur; four sons, Todd Camp, Bernard Camp, Terry Camp and Chris Camp, all of Winder; a daughter, Precious Camp, Winder; and nine grandchildren. Eberhart and Son Mortuary in Winder is in charge of arrangements. Mamie Dove Royston Mamie Stowe Dove, 81, of 599 Highway 17 South died Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996. A native of Banks County, Mrs. Dove was a daughter of the late John Stowe and Susie Johnson Stowe and the widow of Alvin Dove. She was preceded in death by a son, Odell Dove, and two grandchildren, Robbie Driver and Lamar Holcombe. She was retired from Oxford Manufacturing Co. and was of the Church of God faith. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pruitte Funeral Home with the Revs. Williard Fitzpatrick, Bobby Farmer and Williard Crider officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Survivors include two sons, Alton Dove, Elberton, and Charles Dove, Lavonia; four daughters, Susie Carnes, Anderson, S.C., Jackie Driver, Dewy Rose, and Ruby Wilson and Sue Holcombe, both of Royston; a brother, Charlie Stowe, Royston; a sister, Monteen Smith, Royston; 19 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren; and six great-great grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. The family is at the home. Elizabeth Henson Lexington Elizabeth Faust Henson, 46, of Fairground Road died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1996. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Henson was a daughter of the late Katie Mae Faust and Obie Nowell and a member of Fork Bethel Baptist Church, where she was a member of the usher board and the deaconess board. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Aaron Baptist Church in Lexington, the Revs. Sanford, Willie J. Scott and J.F. Dillard officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Robert Lee Henson; two daughters, Valerie L. Jenson and Robin J. Henson, both of Lexington; a stepdaughter, Betty Carter of Lexington; nine sisters, Katie Collins, Bernice Henson, Shirley Faust, Myra Mattox and Claudie Nowell, all of Lexington, Grace Martin, Crawford, Mamie Nowell, Philadelphia, and Iula Dyous and Ruby Nowell, both of Miami; six brothers, Willie J. Faust, Clifford Faust, Horace Faust and Rufus Faust, all of Lexington, Mural Nowell, Miami, and George Nowell, Washington, D.C.; four grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence. Lexington Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Hilda Hyder Decatur Hilda Evelyn Hyder, 80, of 2560 Blackmon Drive died Wednesday Dec. 25, 1996. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Hyder was the daughter of the late William D. and Sallie G. Garrison Lay. She was a retired teacher from Fernbank Elementary School in DeKalb County and a member of Dry Pond United Methodist Church in Jackson County. She was a graduate of Young Harris College and the University of Georgia and a member of the DeKalb Teachers Association and the State Retired Teachers Association. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Dry Pond United Methodist Church, the Rev. Edwin Smith officiating. Survivors include her husband, Ralph E. Hyder; and two sisters, Amy L. Phillips and Sara F. Lay, both of Athens. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Reba Lingold Greensboro Reba Louse Lingold, 82, of 1121 Vandiver Road died Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996. A native of Barrow County, Mrs. Lingold was a daughter of the late Alexander Washington House and Elizabeth Haggard. She was pthe widower of Rudolph " Red" Lingold. The owner of L&L Grocery and a farm, Mrs. Lingold attended Madison A&M in Toccoa. She was a member of the Minnie Boswell Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Eastern Star and the American Association of Retired People. She attended Wesley Chapel Wesleyan Church. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at McCommons Funeral Home chapel in Greensboro. The Rev. Sherwin Finch will officiate. Burial will be in Greensboro City Cemetery. Survivors include three sisters, Louise Fulford, Alledo, Texas, Hilda Loggins, Montgomery, Ala., and Bobbie Sue Wall, Lizella; a brother, Fred D. House, Little Rock, Ark.; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Thomas Prisock, Stephen Prisock, Terry House, Jason Sutton, Matt Boswell, Lewis Duval, Rusty Hicock and Chris Leach. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wesley Chapel Wesleyan Church. Doug Lynch Alpharetta Doug Lynch, 76, of Alpharetta, formerly of Athens, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 1996. A native of Franklin, Tenn., Mr. Lynch was retired from the U.S. Postal Service, where he was a career postal inspector. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. He was a member of Mount Carmel Christian Church, the Harvesters Sunday School Class, the Retired Postal Inspectors Club and the Hasbens Club. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Horis A. Ward Inc., Stone Mountain Chapel, the Rev. Phil Gambill officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tenn. Survivors include his wife, Frances W. Lynch; a daughter, Jan Andrews, Atlanta; a brother, John Henry Lynch, Nashville; a sister, Mildred Daniels, Nashville; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson. The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Ward's Stone Mountain Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mount Carmel Christian Church Missions, 6015 Old Stone Mountain Road, Stone Mountain, Ga. 30087 or the Arthritis Foundation, 1330 W. Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, Ga. Jessica Alison Martin Winder Jessica Alison Martin, 16 months, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1996. She was a daughter of Jerry and Gloria M. Martin Jr. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Chapel Christian Church cemetery, the Rev. Tom Plank officiating. In addition to her parents, survivors include a brother, Jarrett Martin, Winder; grandparents Carl and Jane Martin, Winder, Emory and Carolyn Merk, Commerce, and Don and Sara Long, Commerce; and two great-grandmothers, Oris Harris and Ila Barnes, Jefferson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Galilee Christian Church, 2191 Galilee Church Road, Jefferson, Ga., 30549. Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Sam Oglesby Dewy Rose Sam William Oglesby, 79, formerly of Dewy Rose, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 1996. A native of Elberton, Mr. Oglesby was a son of the late Drew and Sally Blackwell Oglesby. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Maple Springs Baptist Church, the Rev. Alvin D. Scott officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 9 a.m. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Cade Oglesby; four sons, Arnold Oglesby and Fred Oglesby, both of Dewy Rose, Drew Oglesby, Chicago, and Wilbert Oglesby of Racine, Wis.; five sisters, Lillian Thornton and Barbara White, both of Cleveland, and Jewel Jones, Ruby Underwood and Minnie Oliver, both of Baltimore; two brothers, Drew Oglesby Jr., Cleveland, and Frank Oglesby, Boston; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. McKinney-Neal Mortuary, Inc. of Elberton is in charge of arrangements. Cora Lee Sailors Bainbridge Cora Lee Sailors, 84, of Bainbridge died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1996, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Fla., after a sudden illness. Mrs. Sailors was born in Gwinnett County and resided in Athens most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Will and Susan Rollins Wiley. She was the widow of her children's father, Willie Calvin Payne, and the widow of John R. Sailors. Mrs. Sailors was retired and was a very devoted mother and grandmother. Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 21, 1996, at Bernstein Chapel, Athens, with the Rev. Elmer Butler of Victory Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens. Pallbearers were Harold Payne Jr., Phillip Gary, Dennis Payne, Brad Payne, Russ Kilgore and Scott Conoly. Survivors include six sons, James Payne, Lawton, Mich., Bill Payne, Augusta, Harold Payne, Alpharetta, Rick Payne, Arnoldsville, Jerry Payne, Pensacola, Fla., and John Payne, Carlton; a daughter, Betty Conoly, Bainbridge; a brother, Albert Wiley, Hardwick; 33 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Mrs. Sailors was also the mother of a deceased daughter, Alma Alberta Payne Slayton. Bernstein Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Lena Sims Washington Lena Appling Sims, 86, of 372 Quaker Spring Road, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 1996. A native of Wilkes County, Mrs. Sims was a mechanic and a member of Mulberry Baptist Church. Gravesides services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at City West Cemetery in Washington, the Rev. Albert Rucker officiating. Survivors include a son, Leon Appling, Reading, Pa.; a daughter, Peggy Pauline Smith, Washington; a sister, Annie Lee Alexanders, Waterloo, Iowa; and 18 grandchildren. McLendon Memorial Funeral Home in Washington is in charge of arrangements. Denver Strange Elmsford, N.Y. Denver L. Strange, 59, of Elmsford, N.Y., died Monday, Dec. 23, 1996. A native of Hart County, Mr. Strange was a son of the late William and Sallie Turner Strange. He was a member of Mount Moriah #41 AF&AM 32nd. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis AME Zion Church in Port Chester, N.Y. Burial will be in Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. Survivors include his wife, Edna Strange; two sons, Michael Strange and Jonathan Strange, both of Elmsford; a daughter, Belinda Strange, Elmsford; and three brothers, Maxwell Strange, Port Chester, N.Y., James Strange, Bridgeport, Conn., and Thomas Strange, Hartwell. Lee's Funeral Home, White Plains, N.Y., is in charge of arrangements. Death Notices Joseph Dalton Joseph Dalton, 58, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Bernstein Funeral Home. Howard A. Davenport Howard Andrew "Bud" Davenport, 984 Martin Luther King Parkway, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 1996. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home. (C)opyright 1996 Athens Banner Herald/Daily News