Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 19 Nov 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 Annie Mae Bazzelle Athens Annie Mae Bazzelle, 77, of 165 Magnolia St. died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1997. A native of Clarke County, Ms. Bazzelle was a daughter of the late Richard and Lula Bazzelle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hurley Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Ford officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. Survivors include two brothers, Tom Bazzelle and Ozzie Bazzelle, both of New York City; four nieces, Annie S. Bazzelle, Mamie Brooks, Gwendolyn Penn and Maxine Taylor, all of Athens; and four nephews, Julius Bazzelle, Eddie Bazzelle and Tommy Stinston, all of Athens, and James Bazzelle, Charlotte, N.C. Connie Brown Toccoa Connie Judy Brown, 50, of Stewart Street died Monday, Nov. 17, 1997. A native of Detroit, Ms. Brown was a daughter of Raymond Brown of Detroit and the late Connie Elrod Webb. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Bethel Temple Congregational Holiness Church with the Revs. Ronald Wilson and Bob Cook officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to her father, include two daughters, Lorraine Wright, Toccoa, and Lisa Marie Wright O'Kelley, Martin; a son, Bobby Wright, Comer; two sisters, Cheryl Guzman and Donna Garcia, both of Monroe; a brother, Kirk Brown, Toccoa; and six grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Travis Guzman, Walt Willis, Craig Brown, Jeff Brown, Lowell Elrod and Jerry Elrod. Whitlock Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Susie Isom Hartwell Susie Lee Slater Isom, 68, of 16 Walt Wilson Road died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1997. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Isom was a daughter of the late Robert and Gertrude Powell Slater. She was a homemaker and a member of Sardis Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Luther Kay officiating. Survivors include her husband, J. Elon Isom; a daughter, Linda Wilson, Lavonia; three sons, Danny Isom, Bobby Isom and Perry Isom, all of Hartwell; a sister, Audrey Craft, Anderson, S.C.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family is at the home of Jack Wilson, 5239 Mount Olivet Road, in Lavonia. Strickland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Maybelle Ivie Cornelia Maybelle Erwin Ivie, 88, of Duncan Bridge Road died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1997. A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Ivie was a daughter of the late Candler and Margie Morris Erwin and the widow of Taft Howard Ivie. She was preceded in death by a son, Lamar Ivie. She was an employee of Carwood Manufacturing for 30 years and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Whitfield Funeral Home, Baldwin, with the Revs. Roy Mitchell and Clyde Garrison officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Luther Williams officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Charlotte McConnell, Cornelia, and Sandra Horne, Alto; two sons, Donald Ivie, Baldwin, and Levis Ivie, Cornelia; four sisters, Ethel Smith, Marie Thompson, Fannie Tilson and Loveenie Simmons, all of Cornelia; four brothers, Homer Erwin, Lewis Erwin and Coleman Erwin, all of Cornelia, and Ray Erwin, Demorest; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Lola Mae Lawson Monroe Lola Mae Lawson, 67, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today at Smith Chapel Baptist Church, Winder, with evangelist Seretha Lawson officiating. Burial will be in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 9 a.m. Survivors include four children, Mary Lawson, Seretha Lawson, Larry Lawson and Harvey Lawson, all of Monroe; 11 sisters, Alice Moffett, Detroit, Lillie Camp, Lillie Bell Stovall, Jennie Mapp, Sarah A. Smith and Ruby Nell Lawson, all of Monroe, Mary L. Lawson and Lois Vaughn, both of Milledgeville, Rosie Holmes, Decatur, and Carolyn Phillips and Vivian Stuart, both of Flint, Mich.; three brothers, James Watson and Albert Watson, both of Flint, and Frankie Watson, Atlanta; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Eberhart & Son Mortuary, Winder, is in charge of arrangements. Emma McClure Maysville Emma Lois Craig McClure, 75, of 800 Russ Rumsey Road died Monday, Nov. 17, 1997. A native of Banks County, Mrs. McClure was a daughter of the late Guy and Ollie Mae Shumake Craig. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Lula. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Ralph O. Smith, Harold Ledford and William Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. The body will be placed in the funeral home chapel at 1:30 p.m. Survivors include her husband, William Howard McClure Sr.; three daughters, Joan Simmons, Clarksville, Jean Wade, Homer, and Rumelle Wood, Commerce; two sons, James McClure, Commerce, and William Howard McClure Jr., Maysville; a sister, Pauline Parson, Lula; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family is at the home of Jean Wade, 1531 Georgia Highway 51 South, in Homer and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Wrethie Phipps Athens Wrethie Stephens Phipps, 96, of 1595 Cherokee Road died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1997. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Phipps was a daughter of the late Henry Daniel and Alice Pittman Stephens and the widow of Carl Lee Phipps. She was a member of Winterville First United Methodist Church, Marigold Club, Silver Hair Club and St. Joseph's Young at Heart Club. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Revs. Larry Amos and John Brantley officiating. Burial will be in Oconee Hill Cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Winnie Terry, Winterville; a brother, Coy Stephens, Winterville; and three nephews. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to AACA Meals on Wheels, 135 Hoyt St., Athens, Ga. 30601. Janie Richardson Hartwell Janie Lee Cordell Richardson, 90, of 2909 Liberty Hill Road died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1997. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Richardson was a daughter of the late James Lindsey and Mary Lou Slater Cordell. She was a homemaker and a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Strickland Funeral Home with the Revs. Terry Meeks and D.L. Peevy officiating. Burial will be in Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, J.C. Richardson; a daughter, Nina Elizabeth Bradford, Hartwell; two sisters, Alberta Jaynes, Anderson, S.C., and Audrey Lewis, Warner Robins; a brother, Lindsey Cordell, Anderson; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family is at the home of Leslie Bradford, 3179 Liberty Hill Road, in Hartwell and will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cornerstone Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 746, Hartwell, Ga. 30643. L.M. Sheriff Eastanollee L.M. Sheriff, 73, of Eastanollee Road died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1997. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Sheriff was a son of the late Lee and Virgie Jordan Sheriff. He was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Allen Sheriff. He was a farmer and a member of Toms Creek Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Whitlock Mortuary with the Revs. Leon Miller and Richard Ivester officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Mary Kelly Sheriff; a daughter, Bedie Sheriff, Eastanollee; a son, Gerald Sheriff, Toccoa; two sisters, Genell Garland, Toccoa, and Montine Stonecypher, Eastanollee; three brothers, Willie Sheriff and Frank Sheriff, both of Eastanollee, and Tommy Sheriff, Toccoa; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at the mortuary. Starkes Smith Royston Starkes J. Smith, 78, of 948 Reno Road died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1997. A native of Madison County, Mr. Starkes was a son of the late Martin Isom "Bud" and Vanna Farr Smith and the widower of Gracie V. Rich Smith. He was a slasher in the textile industry and was of the Holiness faith. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pruitte Funeral Home with the Revs. Dennis Kesler and Jonathan Randall officiating. Burial will be in Cary Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Coile, Danielsville; a son, Robert Smith, Royston; and four grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. William Berry Jefferson William H. Berry of 704 Martin Luther King Drive died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1997. The family is at the home of Todd Berry, 83 Martin Luther King Drive. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Joe Henderson Jr. Social Circle Joe Webster Henderson Jr., 83, of 172 Oak Drive died Monday, Nov. 17, 1997. Lackey Funeral Home, Covington, will announce arrangements. Announcement courtesy of Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home. Dagne Merdinger Arcata, Calif. Dagne Merdinger, 33, formerly of Athens, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997. Paul's Chapel will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.