Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 29 Nov 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 Sheena Brown Jennings Winder Sheena Brown Jennings, 38, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1996. A native of Barrow County, Mrs. Jennings was a daughter of Mrs. Jerry Brown of Winder. She was employed by Custom Industries. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Winder, with Brother James Parker officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Winder. There will be a wake 7-8 p.m. today at Eberhart & Son Mortuary's Glenwood Chapel, Winder. Survivors include her husband, Ronnie G. Jennings; two sons, Ronnie G. Jennings Jr. and Ryan Nicholas Jennings, Winder; five brothers, Billy J. Brown and Cyrus Brown, both of Mariana, Fla., Sherwin L. Brown, Athens, and Freeman Wilkerson and Sam Morgan, both of Winder; and seven sisters, Barbara Wells, Veronica Price and Joyce Shields, all of Winder, Cynthia Johnson, Atlanta, Clarissa Wilkerson, Chicago, Denise Milsap, Gainesville, and Arlisa Teasley, Atlanta. Robert L. "Bob" King Hampton Robert L. "Bob" King, 51, of 263 Rocky Creek Road, formerly of Lavonia, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1996. A native of Hart County, Mr. King was a son of Dorsey and Carlyne Walters King of Lavonia. He was an inspector for Delta Air Lines and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He was an Air Force veteran. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Curtis Gilstrap and Ted Kelley officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Sheila W. King; a daughter, Pam King Blakely, Lavonia; a son, Russell M. King, Hampton; three sisters, Jane King, Ponce Inlet, Fla., Priscilla Randall, Dunellon, Fla., and Nancy McDaniel, Cary, N.C.; and seven brothers, Hugh King, Martin, James R. King, Greenville, S.C., Thomas D. King, Hartwell, Gus King, William Morris King and Doug King, all of Lavonia, and Johnny King, Bowersville. The family is at the King residence, 1014 Kings Road, Lavonia, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Weldon Funeral Home. Virginia Martin Chattanooga, Tenn. Virginia Jane Hardy Martin, 74, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1996. Mrs. Martin was a native of Jackson County and was a former resident of Athens. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Chattanooga Funeral Home. Burial will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Martin; a daughter, Mary Jane Martin Bugg, Harrisburg, Ky.; a son, Neal Edward Martin, Shelbyville, Ky.; two sisters, Ruth H. Rhodes, Athens, and Mary Cofer, Tifton; five grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. George O. Byrum Hartwell George O. Byrum, 75, of 1531 Beacon Light Road died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1996. A native of Hart County, Mr. Byrum was a son of the late Clayton and Rose Lee Carnes Byrum and was the widower of Ellen Jewell Byrum. He was retired from Monroe Auto Equipment Co. and was a member of Providence United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Weldon Funeral Home with the Revs. Hubert Ellison and Mike Nicholas officiating. Burial will be in Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a brother, Bennie Byrum; and several nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence of Bobby Vickery, 1531 Beacon Light Road. Thomas Jefferson Moss Commerce Thomas Jefferson Moss, 76, of 136 Gordon Farm Road died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1996. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Moss was a son of the late W.T. and Delia Gillespie Moss. He was a retired poultry farmer and a member of First Baptist Church in Commerce. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Paulson officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Moss; a son, Jimmy Moss, Danielsville; three daughters, Lynn Bernier, Pelham, Carolyn Goddard, Gainesville, and Sandar Purdom, Decatur; a sister Ruth Shupe, Commerce; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Little-Ward Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Pairelee Poss Comer Elizabeth Pairelee Kidd Poss, 83, of Route 1, Box 424, Transco Road, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 1996. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Poss was a daughter of the late O.T. and Lizzie Brown Kidd and was the widow of L.C. Poss. She was a homemaker and a member of Meadow Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Meadow Baptist Church with the Revs. Tracy Sims, Bob Ballard and Eugene Pettyjohn officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Survivors include a son, Larry Poss, Augusta; a daughter, Linda Graham, Comer; four brothers, Guy Kidd, Richard Kidd, Bryant Kidd and Theron Kidd, all of Greenwood, S.C.; a sister, Pauline Edwards, Greenwood S.C.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home. Vera Manning Union Point Vera Evelyn Manning, 90, of Georgia Highway 44 died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1996. A native of Fulton County, Mrs. Broome was a daughter of the late Walter L. and Rosa Lee Dorsey and was the widow of Len B. "Jack" Broome. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Union Point, United Methodist Women, Pilot Club of Greene County and Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a retired bookkeeper for Wilson-McKan Co. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Callaway Funeral Home with the Rev. Dennis Higdon officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Suzanne Broome Sack, Comer; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. McKaley Ireland Lewis Winterville McKaley Ireland Lewis, infant daughter of Jason Lewis and Heather C. Owen of Route 3, died Monday, Nov. 25, 1996. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Forest Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, Elberton. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include a maternal grandmother, Rose Kesler Owen, Oakwood; and her paternal grandparents, Steve Lewis, Davisboro, and Frances Bowman Lewis, Cornelia. The family will receive friends at the graveside service. The family is at their respective homes. Berry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Hattie Eloise Sidwell Madison Hattie Eloise Sidwell, 88, of 1011 Apalachee Road died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1996. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Sidwell was a homemaker and a Methodist. Graveside services were Wednesday in Apalachee Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Pritchett officiating. Survivors include her husband, Alfonza Sidwell; two sons, Grady Sidwell, Madison, and J.T. Sidwell, Eatonton; three daughters, Lucille Godwin and Vivian Ferguson, both of Madison, and Nettie Claude Goodson, Macon; two sisters, Annette Wiley, Rutledge, and Ivie Doggot, Atlanta; 14 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Bridges Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mattie Collins Colbert Mattie Beauchamp Collins, 84, of 288 S. Fourth St. died Thursday, Nov. 28, 1996. A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Collins was a daughter of the late Adrian Lee and Ada Burson Beauchamp and the widow of Coney Mason Collins. She was a homemaker, a former employee of the DeKalb County school food service program and a member of Atlanta Unity Church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville. Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Seymour, Colbert; a brother, Woodrow Beauchamp, Atlanta; and two grandchildren. Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of local arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Northeast Georgia Deaf Church, c/o Beech Haven Baptist Church, 2390 W. Broad St., Athens, Ga. 30606. Tom B. Kelly Eastanollee Thomas Burruss Kelly, 74, died Wednesday, Nov. 27 1996. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Kelly was a son of the late Thomas H. and Laura Alice Sheriff Kelly. He was a Methodist and a former employee of Coats & Clark. He was a member of Grove Masonic Lodge and was a Royal Arch Mason. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Whitlock Mortuary with the Revs. Kenneth Moon, Ryan Seawright and Dr. Perry Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Confidence United Methodist Church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Marie Spratlin Kelly; a son, Thomas William Kelly, Eastanollee; two brothers, Sheriff Kelly, Houston, Texas, and Dorsey Kelly, Stone Mountain; two sisters, L.M. Mary Sheriff, Eastanollee, and Shirley Pless, Marietta; and nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the mortuary. The family will be at the home of Tommy Kelly on Eastanollee Road. Troy Lawson Day Toccoa Troy Lawson Day, 78, of Collins Road died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1996. A native of Barrow County, Mr. Day was a son of the late Cornelius R. "Bert" and Ida Smith Day. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Toccoa Masonic Lodge, Yarrab Shrine Temple in Atlanta and the Blue Lodge. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary with the Revs. Art Conway and Jarrett Ragan officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Vinus Holbrooks Day; a daughter, Kathy Mize, Toccoa; a sister, Clarice Day, Winder; and a grandson. 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