Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 12 Aug 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 Hazel Carter Arnoldsville Hazel LaRue Dixon Carter, 48, of 192 Meyers Farm Road died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997. A native of Clarke County, she was a daughter of Lillian Dillard Dixon of Bogart and the late G.B. Dixon. She was employed by Zoom Bait Co. and was a member of Central Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. Douglas Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include a special companion, Bobby G. Towe, Arnoldsville; a daughter, Katrina Ledford, Danielsville; a son, William Jeffrey Garner, Danielsville; two sisters, Patsy Blalock, Athens, and Vickie Mauldin, Bogart; two brothers, Jerry Dixon, Reidsville, and Billy Dixon, Atlanta; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Henry Looney, Matthew Patman, Randy Michaels, Stanley Johnson, Herman Johnson and Mark Williams. Frances Chatham Carnesville Frances McIntyre Chatham, 52, of 435 Aderholt Road died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997. A native of Stephens County, Mrs. Chatham was a daughter of the late Lessie Mae Brown and Arthur Bill McIntyre Sr. and the wife of the late Roy Lemuel Chatham Sr. She was a homemaker and retired after 11 years at Wright Manufacturing Co. She was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ginn Funeral Home with the Rev. J.J. Chatham officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Ronald Chatham, Alto, Randall Chatham, Toccoa, and Roy Chatham Jr., Carnesville; six sisters, Agnes Marcus, Martin, and Gladys King, Dorothy Smith, Grace Spencer, Doris Dodgens and Mildred Carter, all of Toccoa; and two grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Roy Chatham Sr. Carnesville Roy Lemuel Chatham Sr., 62, of 435 Aderholt Road died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Chatham was a son of the late Otho and Bertha Cornelia Atkinson Chatham and the husband of the late Frances McIntyre Chatham. He was retired after 28 years as a class two operator with the City of Toccoa Water Department and was a stockman with Jerry's Super Valu. He was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. at Ginn Funeral Home with the Rev. J.J. Chatham officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Ronald Chatham, Alto, Randall Chatham, Toccoa, and Roy L. Chatham Jr., Carnesville; two sisters, Ellen Payne, Anderson, S.C., and Glenda Severson, Norcross; and two grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Sammie Gresham Jr. Stephens Sammie Gresham Jr., 63, of Route 1, Box 342 died Friday, Aug. 8, 1997. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Gresham was a son of the late Samp and Diley Gresham. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Calvin Turner officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Gresham; three daughters, Ruby Kelly, Bogart, Annie Merritt, Woodville, and Patricia Smith, Lexington; two sons, George Gresham and Sammie L. Gresham, both of Stephens; three sisters, Mary Smith, Lexington, Lena Harris, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Helen Jarrells, Savannah; two brothers, Joseph Gresham, Jamaica, N.Y., and John Gresham, Savannah; 18 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements. William D. Helton Rex William D. Helton died Thursday, August 7, 1997. Mr. Helton was a son of Nettie Sue Helton of Madison County. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Phillips Drive Baptist Church, Morrow, with Pastor Richard Helms officiating. Burial was in Collier Baptist Church Cemetery, Comer. The body was placed in the church at 1 p.m. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Mary Frank Helton; a daughter, Susan Helton, Rex; three sisters, Mildred Mealor, Hull, Ann Hancock, Bogart, and Alice Helton, Colbert; four brothers, Jerry Helton, Colbert, Jack Helton, Statham, Leonard Helton, Hull, and Ronnie Helton, Monroe; and several nieces and nephews. Pope Dickson & Son Phillips Drive Chapel, Morrow, was in charge of arrangements. Margaret Hollis Athens Margaret McRitchie Hollis, 87, of Greenwood Drive died Saturday, August 9, 1997. A native of Coweta County, Mrs. Hollis was a daughter of the late Thomas Berry and Annie E. Askew McRitchie and the widow of former University of Georgia football and golf coach and assistant athletic director Howell T. Hollis. She was a graduate of Brenau College, where she was a member of Phi Mu sorority. She was a homemaker and a former member of Athens Junior League, and member of Junior Ladies Garden Club of Athens and Athens St. James Methodist Church. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, with the Rev. Gary Parrish officiating. Survivors include a nephew, Edgar Hollis, Newnan; and two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Jeff Hollis, Peachtree City, and Mrs. William McRitchie, Phoenix, Ariz. The family will receive friends 1-3 p.m. today at McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan. Annie Holloway Hartwell Annie Bell Holloway, 89, of Fairview Avenue died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Holloway was a daughter of the late Willis and Fannie Nelms Sartain and the widow of Grady Newton Holloway. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Macedonia Holiness Church with the Revs. Artis Anglin and Barbara Vaughn officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Holloway, Danielsville; three sons, Henry Holloway, Hartwell, Willis Holloway, Dallas, N.C., and Joel Thomas Holloway, Danielsville; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a great-great-grandchild; and nieces and nephews. The family will be at Pine Street, Ila, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville. Virginia Lasly Athens Virginia Gertrude Hulsey Lasly, 72, of 2140 S. Lumpkin St., died Monday, Aug. 11, 1997. She was a native of Athens. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the residence with a reception at 6 p.m. Survivors include her son, Mark Lasly, Athens; a sister, Elsie Sheldrake, Ithaca, N.Y.; five nieces, Barbara Bendzunas, Comer, Constance O'Connell, Mooresville, N.C., Leigh Massengill, Sharpesburg, and Vicki Farr and Debbie Grace, both of Lithonia; numerous great nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice or Athens Regional Library. Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lisbeth Foster Orange City, Fla. Lisbeth R. Foster, 87, died Thursday, July 24, 1997. A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mrs. Foster was a homemaker and a retired secretary at Georgia Motors. Graveside memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, James M. Foster; a son, John T. Henderson, Clearwater, Fla.; and three grandchildren. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of arrangements. Harvey H. Moon Sr. La Porte, Texas Harvey H. Moon Sr, 92, formerly of Elberton, died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997. Mr. Moon was a son of the late Marion and Minnie Boswell Moon and the widower of Beatrice Jenkins Moon. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Pine Bluff Cemetery, Livingston, Texas. Survivors include his stepmother, Lillian Moon Higginbotham, Elberton; four sons, Harvey Moon Jr., Grand Prairie, Texas, Marion Moon, Beaumont, Texas, Wyman Moon, Seabrook, Texas, and Leon Moon, Houston; seven sisters, Violet Payton, Carlton, and Mae Hill, Roosa Huff, Betty Jane Huff, Vernell Rhodes, Susie Dixon and Edna Joyce Franklin, all of Elberton; two brothers, Joe Moon and Clyde "Jack" Moon, both of Elberton; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Berry Funeral Home, Elberton, is in charge of local arrangements. Bill Nation Eastanollee Willie Lee "Bill" Nation, 65, of 171 Hidden Valley Road died Monday, Aug. 11, 1997. A native of Habersham County, Mr. Nation was a son of the late W.T. and Margie Powell Nation. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Vickie Watkins. An Army veteran of the Korean conflict, he was a retired drywall hanger in housing construction. He was a member of Rock Quarry Holiness Church and Cornelia Veterans of Foreign Wars. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rock Quarry Holiness Church with the Rev. Edward Hood officiating. Burial will be in VFW Memorial Park, Cornelia. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Norris Nation; four daughters, Charlotte Bowden and Carolyn Nation, both of Carnesville, Shirley Tharp, Cottondale, Fla., and Debra Vinson, Otto, N.C.; a son, Greg Nation, Carnesville; a brother, Wade Dewitt Nation, Eastanollee; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Marvin Brown, Benny Brown, James Stowe, Jerry Nation, Alan Vinson and Chris Kinney. The family will be at the residences of Mr. & Mrs. James Stowe, Highway 198, Carnesville, and Mr. & Mrs. Greg Nation, Garrison Road, Carnesville, and will receive friends 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa. John Payne Commerce John Henry Payne, 72, of Jackson Hill Apartments died Monday, Aug. 11, 1997. A native of Commerce, Mr. Payne was a son of the late William and Fannie Grindle Payne and the widower of Nizzie Mae Gee Payne and Ludie Hill Payne. He was self-employed as a farmer. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Commerce Church of God with the Rev. John Webber officiating. Burial will be in Diamond Hill Baptist Church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Survivors include a sister, Mozell Swain, Augusta; and a brother, Harold Payne, Commerce. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Ivie Funeral Home. Clarence Smith Toccoa Clarence William Smith, 79, of 604A S. Pond St., died Monday, Aug. 11, 1997. A native of Rabun County, Mr. Smith was a son of the late Bermin J. and Cora Mann Smith. An Army veteran of World War II, he was in the grocery business for many years and was retired from Best Buy grocery store in Toccoa. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4346 and Disabled American Veterans. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home with the Revs. Ernest Ivester, Charles Savage and LeRoy Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Carnes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Betty Brady Smith; two daughters, Cheryl Moon, Commerce, and Carolyn Kendrick, Toccoa; a son, Douglas, W. Smith, of the home; a sister, Lola Mae Yearwood, Carnesville; two brothers, Lloyd Smith, Toccoa, and John Terrell Smith, Conyers; and five grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 10 a.m.-noon today at the funeral home. Pamela Vickers Athens Pamela Vickers, 40, of 137 Harve Mathis Road died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997. A native of Fulton County, Mrs. Vickers was a daughter of Ora Elizabeth Vickers and the late Earl Gray Vickers. She was of the Baptist faith. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Lawrenceville, with the Rev. David Strickland officiating. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include seven sisters, Linda Adams, Danielsville, Geraldine Tassone, Ila, Sandra Gray, Loganville, Teresa Hamill, Griffin, Brenda Cruz, Stone Mountain, Debra Mills, Conley, and Patricia Youngblood, Ideal; and two brothers, William Penn Vickers, Danielsville, and Henry Vickers, Hiram. Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.