Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 15 Jul 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 Guy Berryman Royston Guy D. Berryman, 71, died Sunday, July 13, 1997. A native of Madison County, Mr. Berryman was a son of the late T.R. and Ellen Coile Berryman. He was a cattleman and a Navy veteran of World War II and was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Pruitte Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Burns officiating. Burial will be in Mill Shoal Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Doris Sachs, Sylacauga, Ala.; a son, Dennis Berryman, Athens; two sisters, Gaynell Brown and Frances Parham, both of Royston; three brothers, T.J. Berryman, Danielsville, and Buster Berryman and Leon Berryman, both of Royston; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Nephews, including Tim Brown, Micky Brown, Billy Parham, Chris Parham, Ned Berryman and Rod Berryman, will serve as pallbearers. The family is at the home of Gaynell Brown, Aaron Brown Road. Marilyn Brown Woodville Marilyn D. Brown, 46, of 1061 Willow St. died Saturday, July 12, 1997. A native of Greene County, Ms. Brown was a daughter of Mary Louise Stephens and Calvin M. Stephens Sr., both of Woodville. She was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Baptist Church with the Revs. Charles Reeves and A.W. William officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include her stepmother, Willie Mae Stephens, Woodville; a son, Garis Brown, Union Point; three sisters, Laverne Smith, Greensboro, Beverly Greene, Decatur, and Lisa Hoard, Lawrenceville; five brothers, Gregory L. Stephens, Union Point, Calvin M. Stephens Jr., Killeen, Texas, Tony L. Stephens, Waynesville, Mo., Monte C. Stephens, Huntsville, Ala., and Marty C. Stephens, Fort Valley; a grandmother, Beatrice Stephens, Chicago; a granddaughter; and nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, is in charge of arrangements. Farmer Combs Washington Farmer Wilson Combs, 83, of 822 Berkshire Drive died Sunday, July 13, 1997. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Combs was a retired truck driver and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Farm Bureau, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5899 and Popes Chapel United Methodist Church, Tignall. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today at Popes Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dana Schroeder officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Fred Combs, Aiken, S.C., and Frank Edlund, Burlingame, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Elizabeth Pullen Chafin, Washington; three sisters, Mary Helen Thornton and Elizabeth Mantooth, both of Washington, and Frances West, Decatur; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Perry Davis, Tommy Thornton, Charles Chafin, Bill Smith, Alfred Truitt and Jimmy Wheatley. Memorials may be made to Popes Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o 1410 Lincolnton Road, Washington, Ga. 30673. Hopkins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. James Cox Jr. Toccoa James William Cox Jr., 22, of 158 Crump St. died Saturday, July 12, 1997. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Cox was a son of Audrey Kay Ault Cunningham of Monroe, Mich., and James W. Cox Sr. of Maryville, Pa. He was an employee of Hardee's in Clarkesville and a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Mark Anthony officiating. Burial will be in Toccoa City Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Donna Sue Banks Cox; his stepmother, Barbara Cox, Maryville; four sisters, Michelle Hamdar, Lavonia, Amy M. Priest, Gainesville, Rebecca L. Cox, Mechanicsburg, Pa., and Karrie F. Cunningham, Monroe, Mich.; and three grandparents, Virginia Klinger, Enola, Pa., and Alvin and Ednamae Ault, Petersburg, Mich. Pallbearers will be Tim Scharf, Tommy Kimbrell, Bobby Schuster, David Wagner, Justin Doody and Donnie Blackwell. The family is at the home of Marion Blackwell, Braswell Street, and will receive friends 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home. Ruby Greenway Rutledge Ruby Cecil Greenway, 74, of 3231 Doster Road died Sunday, July 13, 1997. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Greenway was a daughter of the late Vinnie Morris and Leonard Arwood. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Beacon Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Lloyd Pearson officiating. Burial will be in Buckhead City Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Survivors include her husband, Donald Elbert Greenway; five daughters, Annette Moore, Rutledge, Barbara Webb, Greensboro, and Margaret Burt, Kathy Wood and Wanda Jackson, all of Madison; six sons, Buddy Greenway, Alvin Greenway and Derrell Greenway, all of Madison, Crawford Greenway, Rutledge, and Travis Greenway and Melvin Greenway, both of Winterville; three sisters, Ruth Smith and Gertrude Pugh, both of Madison, and Mary Shepherd, Athens; five brothers, Marvin Arwood, Griffin, Ned Hicks, Anderson, S.C., Jewel Arwood, Winterville, and Eugene Arwood and Herbert Arwood, both of Athens; 25 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Simmons Funeral Home, Madison, is in charge of arrangements. Dorina Guarnieri Flushing, N.Y. Dorina Villa Guarnieri died Friday, July 11, 1997. Mrs. Guarnieri was the beloved wife of the late Attilio Guarnieri, the loving mother of Liugi Guarnieri, Enrico Guarnieri and Attilio Guarniere Jr., the cherished grandmother of four and great-grandmother of four. Services were at 9:15 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, N.Y. Frederick Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Anne Knapp Ames, Iowa Anne Marie Taff Knapp, 79, died Saturday, July 12, 1997. A native of Ames, Mrs. Knapp was a daughter of the late Paul and Gertrude Carberry Taff and the widow of Albert "Beezer" Knapp. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Suzanne. She was a homemaker, a graduate of Iowa State University and a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Thomas Aquinas Church with the Rev. Everett Hemann officiating. Burial will be in Ames Municipal Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Charles Knapp, Washington, D.C.; three sisters, Mary Watkins, Ames, Jeanne Cutter, Napierville, Ill., and Marge Myers, Freeport, Ill.; a brother, James Taff, Tucson, Ariz.; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Bliss Cancer Center, c/o Mary Greeley Medical Center, 1111 Duff Ave., Ames, Iowa 50010. Adams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. J.D. McAvoy Tignall John Daniel McAvoy, 76, of 5943 Danburg Road died Sunday, July 13, 1997. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. McAvoy was retired from the state highway department. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Tignall Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Tignall Baptist Church with the Rev. Dale Fincher officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Dr. Dan McAvoy, Elberton, and Barry McAvoy, Tignall; two sisters, Dorothy Patrick, Crawfordville, and Cornelia Vandiver, Thomson; a brother, William McAvoy, Thomson; and five grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Mike Bufford, Tim Standard, Ronnie Futch, Boyce Fortson Jr., Roy Cates and Bobby Long. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington. Memorials may be made to Tignall Baptist Church, South Hulin Avenue, Tignall, Ga. 30668. Joe Mize Hartwell Joe Mize, 71, of 492 Laurel Drive died Sunday, July 13, 1997. A native of Hart County, Mr. Mize was a son of the late George S. and Florrie Jenkins Mize. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired self-employed plumber and electrician and retired from the Hartwell Housing Authority. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Bethesda United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Strickland Funeral Home with the Revs. Sam Gray and Nathaniel Long officiating. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Bess Champion Mize; two stepdaughters, Joyce Florence, Elberton, and JoBeth Sewell, Hartwell; two stepsons, John A. White, Denver, Colo., and Frank S. "Chip" White, Toccoa; four sisters, Drucilla Anderson, Dewy Rose, Georgia Moorhead, Canon, Blanche Dickerson, Norcross, and Carol Hilley, Hartwell; three brothers, Warren Mize, Hartwell, and Phil Mize and John Mize, both of Anderson, S.C.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Nettie Robertson Statham Nettie Whitfield Robertson, 84, died Sunday, July 13, 1997. A native of Banks County, Mrs. Robertson was a daughter of the late H.F. and Myrtle Lee M. Whitfield and the widow of Otis Robertson. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Harriett Young Nowell. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today at Statham United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jeremy Squires officiating. Burial will be in Statham Cemetery. Survivors include a son-in-law, Robert Nowell, Winder; a sister, Rilla M. Craft, Gainesville; four grandchildren, Craig Young, Statham, Kay Fish, Lawrenceville, Cindy Peppers, Auburn, and Charity Meacher, Bogart; and 10 great-grandchildren. Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements. Ivan Roth Athens Ivan Lambert Roth, 69, of 175 Clyde Road died Saturday, July 12, 1997. A native of Nixon, Texas, Mr. Roth was a son of the late T.J. and Helga Wendell Roth and the widower of Charlotte W. Roth. He was a retired microbiology professor at the University of Georgia and past president of the Council on Aging. He was a former member of the Athens Barber Shop Quartet and a member of the American Society of Microbiology, Southeast Microbiology and Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church with Pastor David Hart officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter, Janet Clute, Mobile, Ala.; a son, Marc W. Roth, College Park; a sister, Altadina Peterson, University Park, Ill.; and three grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East. Memorials may be made to Holy Cross Lutheran Church or St. Mary's Hospice of Athens. David Sloan Lawrenceville David L. Sloan, 58, died Sunday, July 13, 1997. Mr. Sloan was an Army veteran and had worked for CSX Railroad for 35 years. He was a member of Monfort Road Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Wages Oak Lawn Chapel with Wayne McGee officiating. Burial will be in Gwinnett Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Betty R. Sloan; a stepdaughter, Debra Elaine Rice, Marshall, N.C.; two sisters, Evelyn Sloan Patman, Comer, and Thelma Martha Pettit, Rock Hill, S.C.; a brother and sister-in-law, D.A. and Barbara Sloan Jr., Wellington, Ala.; and nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Tom M. Wages Funeral Service. DEATH NOTICES Arthur Rucker Jr. HARTWELL - Arthur Rucker Jr., 66, of 174 Georgia Drive died Monday, July 14, 1997. Mack's Funeral Home will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.