Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 5 Sep 1997 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 header ANET Options Myrtie Buffington Lavonia Myrtie Vickery Buffington, 93, of 511 Grogan St. died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Buffington was a daughter of the late James Shannon and Nelia Madden Vickery and the widow of Carl Robert Buffington. She was a homemaker and a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hamby-Weldon Funeral Home with the Rev. J. Harbin Sanders officiating. Burial will be in Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Launa Isbell, Geraldine Isbell and Patricia Cole, all of Lavonia; two sons, Robert Buffington Jr., Atlanta, and Alton D. Buffington, Marietta; a sister, Louise Vickery, Lavonia; a brother, Mariet Vickery, Lavonia; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Sam Dowdy Athens Sam Dowdy, 88, of 188 Parkview Extension died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Dowdy was a son of the late Leah Brightwell and Roy Nunnally and was raised by Gene Dowdy. He was a member of Arnolds Grove Baptist Church in Arnoldsville. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Arnolds Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. William Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Dowdy; a daughter, Selomia Hunter, Athens; two sisters, Lizzie Harper, Crawford, and Bessie Drake, Bogart; two brothers, Andrew Dowdy, Detroit, and Hoyt Nunnally, Atlanta; and nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence. Mack & Payne Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Jesse Jackson Austell Jesse Jackson, 93, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997. A native of Little Rock, Ark., Mr. Jackson was retired after 28 years as a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier. He was a member of Mount Paran Church of God. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at White Columns Funeral Chapel, Mableton. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Grace Johnsa, Mableton; three sons, Robert Jackson and David Jackson, both of Austell, and Dr. James E. Jackson, Athens; a sister, Louise Foster, Decatur; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Fred Mayfield Philadelphia Fred Edward Mayfield, 47, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997. A native of Hart County, Mr. Mayfield was a son of the late L.D. and Willie Mayfield. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of Hartwell First Baptist Church. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mack's Funeral Home, Hartwell. Survivors include his wife, Rita Mayfield; a son, Keith Mayfield, Philadelphia; a sister, Patricia Mayfield, Hartwell; and three brothers, Columbus Lee Mayfield and Prentis Mayfield, both of Hartwell, and Willie D. Mayfield, Philadelphia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hartwell First Baptist Church Building Fund. John Poulnott Newark, Ohio John Wayne Poulnott, 50, of 1575 N. 21st St., formerly of Greensboro, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997. A native of Greenwood, S.C., Mr. Poulnott was a son of John Alexander and Floy Gabriel Poulnott of Greensboro. An Air Force veteran, he was retired from Owens-Corning and was a member of Community Wesleyan Church, American Legion Post 85 and GMP Local 224. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Wesley Chapel Wesleyan Church, Greensboro, with the Revs. Sherwin Finch and Dana Ingersoll officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Connie L. Higdon Poulnott; a daughter, Laura Angela Poulnott Carr, Newark, Ohio; two sons, James Michael Poulnott and John William Poulnott, both of Newark; a sister, Donna Phylis Poulnott, Greensboro; two brothers, Dale Poulnott, Auburn, and Jack Poulnott Jr., Wadesboro, N.C.; and a grandchild. Pallbearers will be members of the Robins Air Force Base Honor Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be Albert McNair, Jimmy Walker, Johnny Lewis, Butch Jackson, Raymond Smallwood and Jim Carr. The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Saturday at McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro. Myrtle M. Ripley Watkinsville Myrtle M. Ripley, 82, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997. A native of Madison, Maine, Mrs. Ripley was a daughter of the late Charles and Gladys Burwood Duplisea and the widow of William K. Ripley. She was preceded in death by a son, William Kendall Ripley Jr. She attended Watkinsville First Christian Church. Graveside memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Oconee Memorial Park with family friend Starr Lee delivering the eulogy. Survivors include two sons, Charles Peter Ripley, Tallahassee, Fla., and James Allen Ripley, Berkeley, Calif.; a brother, Bill Greene, Madison, Maine; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Athens Area Homeless Shelter, 620 Barber St., Athens, Ga. 30601. Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements. Ann Scarborough Royston Ann Sartain Scarborough, 66, of 143 Bowers St. died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Scarborough was a daughter of the late Samuel Lee and Ina Mae Martin Sartain and the widow of Jimmy Scarborough. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl Sartain and Paul Sartain. She was a homemaker and a member of Jones Chapel United Methodist Church in Danielsville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Jones Chapel United Methodist Church with the Revs. Martin T. Coile and Marvin Coffee officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include three children, Dianne S. Scarboro, Royston, and Cheryl and Tom Chasteen, Athens; a sister, Ruth Gordon, Danielsville; three brothers, Sam Sartain, Ila, and Neal Sartain and Max Sartain, both of Danielsville; five grandchildren, Marie Roberts and Stoney Roberts, both of Lavonia, and Jim Chasteen, Jon Chasteen and Joy Chasteen, all of Athens; and two great-grandchildren, Toni Roberts and Tiffany Roberts, both of Lavonia. Pallbearers will be Donald Sartain, Kent Sartain, Sam Sartain, Terry Sartain, Bill Sartain and Mike Gordon. The family is at the residence. Memorials may be made to the Jones Chapel United Methodist Church Van Fund, Royston Road, Danielsville. Pruitte Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Charles D. Shelton Madison Charles D. Shelton, 63, of 1140 Appalchee River Road died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Shelton was a son of the late Leonard Shelton and Katie Worley. He was a dairyman. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Simmons Funeral Home with the Revs. Roger Whitley and Walter Venable officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Linda P. Shelton; three daughters, Frances Guinn, Kate Strozier and Melinda Walden, all of Madison; two sons, David Shelton and Joseph Shelton, both of Madison; four sisters, Margaret Patat, Hull, Ruby Daves, Madison, Katie Kelley, Farmington, and Vadie Hunt, Greensboro; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Ruby Tolbert Jefferson Ruby Louise Dalton Tolbert, 88, of 817 Lynn Ave. died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997. A native of Gwinnett County, Mrs. Tolbert was a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Alma Mae Summers Dalton and the widow of Charlie A. Tolbert. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Doris Doster. She was retired after 40 years as a spinner at Jefferson Mills, served 36 years as a Sunday school teacher and was a member of Jefferson Christian Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jackson Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Law officiating. Burial will be in Woodbine Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Janie Tolbert Cotton, Jefferson; a son, Nelson Tolbert, Jefferson; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Callie Winkfield Athens Callie Brown Winkfield, 103, of 249 Magnolia St. died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997. A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Winkfield was a daughter of the late Jean and Emma Brown and the widow of George Winkfield Sr. She was retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Athens and was a member of Timothy Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Timothy Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry F. Hutchins officiating. Burial will be in Brooklyn Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Survivors include two daughters, Josie Meadows and Georgia Bell Scott, both of Philadelphia; two sons, George Wingfield Jr. and William "Seanie" Wingfield, both of Athens; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. The family is at the home of George Wingfield, 251 Magnolia St. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. DEATH NOTICES Kenneth Duck Braselton Kenneth Ray Duck, 60, of 583 Duck Road died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, will announce funeral arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.