Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 19 Jan 1887 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 Lois Autry Flowery Branch Lois McCurley Autry, 80, formerly of Athens and Oconee County, died Friday, Jan. 17, 1997. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Autry was a daughter of the late Eugene C. and Eula Richardson McCurley. She operated a grocery store with her husband and was a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Bridges Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Claude Healan and Kenneth Glenn officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, Hoyt Autry; two daughters, Gail Hunter, Bogart, and Eugenia Dellinger, Athens; a son, Dwayne Autry, Snellville; a brother, James E. McCurley, Athens; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence of Eugenia Dellinger, 1651 Epps Bridge Road, and will receive friends 5-7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Kathryn Bolton Athens Kathryn K. Bolton, 92, of 310 McWhorter Drive died Friday, Jan. 17, 1997. A native of Pine Mountain, formerly Chipley, Mrs. Bolton was a daughter of the late Heyward and Eva Mobley Kimbrough and the widow of John D. Bolton Sr. She was preceded in death by a son, John D. Bolton Jr. She was a member of Athens First United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Oconee Hill Cemetery with Dr. Garnett Wilder and the Rev. Grady Wigley officiating. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Kitty Culpepper and E.H. Culpepper; a sister, Evelyn Edmondson; and two grandchildren, Evelyn Dukes and John H. Culpepper. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the John D. Bolton Jr. Memorial Fund, c/o UGA Banking & Trust Department, Athens, 30602. The family is at the residence. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of arrangements. Jordan Everhart Hull Jordan Estelle Everhart, infant daughter of Melissa Estelle Morrison and James Dwight Everhart Jr. of Hull, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 1997. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home Chapel, West, Bogart, with pastor Tommy Baker and Bishop G.H. Hammond officiating. Burial will be in Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include a brother, James Dwight Everhart III, Hull; four grandparents, Margo Morrison, Commerce; James Dwight Everhart Sr., Apalachee, and John and Helen Howard, Hull; and aunts and uncles. The family will receive friends at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, 26 S. Williams St., Winder, 30680. Virginia Gillespie Philadelphia Virginia Archer Gillespie of 1908 North Patton St. died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997. Ms. Gillespie was a daughter of the late Rosa Lee and McWhorter Stroud Sr. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Mack and Payne Funeral Home's Willis Chapel with the Revs. Service Hurst, Charlie Maddox and Abraham Mosley officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, James Gillespie, Augusta, and Dwayne Gillespie, Philadelphia; three daughters, Brenda Gillespie and Sharon Gillespie, both of Philadelphia, and Pamela Gillespie, Augusta; a brother, McWhorter "Little Mack" Stroud Jr., Athens; four grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. The family is at 117 Brooklyn Road. Margaret A. Gozzola Watkinsville Margaret Ann Gozzola of 1140 Tuxedo Lane died Thursday, Jan. 16, 1997. A native of Athens, Miss Gozzola was a daughter of Elise Bruce of Watkinsville and the late Claude Bruce. She attended Elder Road Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Evergreen Memorial Park with the Rev. Carlton Shelton officiating. Survivors include three sons, Michael Octon, Cape Cod, Mass., and Curtis Sloan and Gary Octon, both of Chicago; a half sister, Frances Giles; two brothers, Carlton Bruce, Winder, and Thomas Bruce, Winterville; four sisters, Dorothy Bruce, Marjorie Roberts, Mary H. Whitley and Mildred Adcock, all of Watkinsville; and eight grandchildren. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Dennis McCarty Hull Dennis Wayne McCarty, 45, of Route 2, Box 802, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 1997. A native of Clarke County, Mr. McCarty was a son of Thelma Porter Morrow of Colbert and the late William A. McCarty. He was a self-employed electrician and a member of Colbert Methodist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Colbert Methodist Church with the Revs. Don Fuller and Robert McDaniel officiating. Burial will be in Colbert City Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include two sons, William McCarty Jr. and Michael Lance McCarty, both of Winterville; and a sister, Brenda Palmer, Hull. Pallbearers will be Dabney Sorrow, Ross Kesterson, Harold Gaulding Jr., Royce Fortson, David Spratlin Jr. and Glenn Turner. The family is at the residence of Thelma Morrow, Highway 72, Colbert, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville. Ambrus Nail Jefferson Ambrus Odell Nail, 75, of 1294 Hog Mountain Road died Friday, Jan. 17, 1997. A native of Henry County, Mr. Nail was a son of the late Perry Odell and Leona Lester Nail and the widower of Mary Elizabeth Gresham Nail. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a manager for Colonial Grocery Stores. He was a member of Pendergrass Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Jackson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Vince Mercardante officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Duluth. Survivors include two sons, Phil Nail, Lawrenceville, and Tommy Nail, Alpharetta; four sisters, Lillian Strickland and Onice Allen, both of McDonough, Maurine Clark, Dunwoody, and Ilene Kimsey, Atlanta; and four grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society. The family will receive friends 3-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mary Phillips Athens Mary Phillips, 86, of 180 Epps Bridge Road died Thursday, Jan. 16, 1997. A lifelong resident of Athens, Mrs. Phillips was a daughter of the late Noah H. and Lila Mae Sayer Waltress and the widow of Jack T. Phillips. She was preceded in death by a sister, Kathleen Whitehead. She worked for Southern Bell for several years and attended First Baptist Church of Watkinsville. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park with the Rev. Durell Rice officiating. Survivors include a sister, Frances Tucker, Athens; and three nephews, William Whitehead, Charles Whitehead and Ronnie Tucker, all of Athens. Bernstein Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Lucy White Hartwell Lucy Hutcherson White, 83, of 554 Benson St. died Thursday, Jan. 16, 1997. A native of Madison County, Mrs. White was a daughter of the late Albert J. and Estelle Wilder Hutcherson and the widow of James E. White. She was a graduate of Madison County High School and a 1968 honor graduate of the University of Georgia. She attended the Georgia Normal School for Teachers and taught in the Bowman, Eagle Grove, Hartwell Elementary and Hartwell Middle school systems. She was a member of the Pine Tree Garden Club, the Retired Teachers Association and Hartwell First Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Alathean Sunday School class and the Helen Meredith Missionary Circle. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today at Hartwell First Baptist Church with Dr. F. Hugh Kirby officiating. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park. The body will be placed in the church at 3:30 p.m. Survivors include a son, John E. White, Marietta; a daughter, Rae W. Smith, Rockmart; a sister, Rachel Robbins, Hartwell; and six grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 2-3:30 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Association for Retarded Citizens, c/o Jerrie Paschal, 98 Lakeview Drive, Marietta, 30062. Ed Williams Augusta Ed Williams, 67, of 1315 Baker Ave. died Saturday, Jan. 18, 1997. A native of Athens, Mr. Williams was a son of the late A.R. Williams and Lurene Whitehead Carney. An Army veteran, he was a former Title I director of Richmond County Schools and a former vocational education coordinator for Richmond Academy. He was also a chemical dependency counselor at Columbia-Augusta Regional Medical Center. He was a member of the Downtown Club, the Optimist Club, National Education Association, Georgia Education Association and Woodlawn United Methodist Church, where he was an assistant Sunday School teacher. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn United Methodist Church with Drs. Thom L. Shores and Rodger Murchison officiating. Burial will be in Westover Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Ruth M. "Duffie" Williams; three daughters, Debbie W. McAlexander, Concord, N.C., Carol W. Toomey, Augusta, and Susan W. Dawkins, North Augusta, S.C.; a brother, Elliott Williams, Winterville; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Joe Ward, Cam Willis, Denney Brown, Wade Winslow, Harvey Hogan, Bill Burger, Lee Gooding and Bill Boyd. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Platt's Funeral Home. Memorials may be made the church, 2220 Walton Way, Augusta, 30904. Joe Williams Sr. Watkinsville Joe Blake Williams Sr., 57, of 1070 Long Road died Thursday, Jan. 16, 1997. A native of Randolph County, Ala., Mr. Williams was a son of Mildred Williams of Glenn and the late Henry Newton Williams Jr. He was the owner of Piedmont Irrigation Co. and a member of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Glenn. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mount Zion United Methodist Church with the Revs. Charles G. Johnson and Don Jolly officiating. Burial will be in Glenn Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a daughter, Stacy Williams, Pittsburgh, Pa.; a son, Joe B. Williams Jr., Watkinsville; three sisters, Carolyn Glover, Franklin, Janice Sims, LaGrange, and Gayle Golden, Valdosta; and nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the church or the Glenn Cemetery Fund. The family is at the residence of Donald Glover, 144 Skyview Drive, Franklin. Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home, LaGrange, is in charge of arrangements. DEATH NOTICES Johnny Gladmon WASHINGTON - Johnny Gladmon died Friday, Jan. 17, 1997. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Davenport-McLendon Mortuary. Donnell Kimbrough GREENSBORO - Donnell Kimbrough, 59, died Friday, Jan. 17, 1997. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Watts Funeral Home, Union Point. (C)opyright 1996 Athens Banner Herald/Daily News