Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 22 Dec 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 Nancy Ardolina Athens Nancy Ardolina, 70, of 105 Cedar Creek Drive died Thursday, Dec. 18, 1997. A native of Queens, N.Y., Mrs. Ardolina was a daughter of the late Joseph Carmine and Anella Sico Verali and the widow of Michael John Ardolina. She was the original owner of The Capri Restaurant. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with Father Joy Nellissery officiating. Burial will be in Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors include two daughters, Michele Ardolina, Lilburn, and Jeanette Keeter, Chesapeake, Va.; a son, Joseph M. Ardolina, Longwood, Fla.; four sisters, Gloria Fama, Palm Harbor, Fla., Anella Johnson, Franklin Square, N.Y., and Anna Marie Facciolo and Dolores Rizzuto, both of New Port Richey, Fla.; a brother, John Verali, Casselberry, Fla.; two granddaughters; and nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, Diabetes Association or Egleston Children's Hospital. Dennis Fouche Jefferson Dennis Grady Fouche, 40, of 2105 Thyatira Brockton Road died Friday, Dec. 19, 1997. A lifelong resident of Jackson County, Mr. Fouche was a son of Myrtle Palmer Fouche of Nicholson and the late Grady Willard Fouche. He was a plumber and attended Nicholson Congregational Holiness Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Nicholson Congregational Holiness Church with the Revs. Dennis Kesler, Gerald Minton and Henry Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Howington Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Lynn Rice Fouche; five sisters, Connie Wilkes, Jefferson, Becky Skelton, Braselton, Cindy Rogers, Bogart, and Cathy Brain and Rhonda Fouche, both of Nicholson; and three brothers, Stanley Fouche and Tim Fouche, both of Nicholson, and Davis Fouche, Jefferson. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home. Reginald Franklin Washington Reginald Franklin, 36, of 205 Moss St. died Thursday, Dec. 18, 1997. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Franklin was a son of Virginia and R.C. Franklin. He was a granite worker and a member of Cherry Grove Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Cherry Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. G.L. Avery officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Cynthia Franklin; four daughters, Rebecca Franklin, Kalisha Blackmon, Qualacia Franklin and Shambria Hawes; a son, Fabian Dye; five sisters, Catherine Thompson, Fort Stewart, Josephine Franklin, Athens, and Lutisa King, Latisa Wooten and Dominque Franklin, all of Washington; and four brothers, Tony Franklin, Jacksonville, Fla., and Ricky Franklin, Luke Franklin and Mark Franklin, all of Washington. The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. today at Davenport-McLendon Mortuary. Edna Mae Gray Newport News, Va. Edna Mae "Boot" Huff Gray, formerly of Athens, died Friday, Dec. 19, 1997. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cook Bros. Funeral Home, Newport News, Va. Survivors include a sister, Darlene Huff Johnson, Athens. Mack & Payne Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Charlie Haynes Greensboro Charlie Haynes, 69, of 1340 W. Broad St. died Thursday, Dec. 18, 1997. A native of Greene County, Mr. Haynes was a son of the late Prince and Jenny Bell Haynes. He was a member of New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church with the Rev. Sarah Billups officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. Survivors include his wife, Millie L. Haynes; two daughters, Marcella Haynes, Boston, and Stella L. Haynes, St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sons, Charles Haynes Jr., Hampton, Va., and Roscoe C. Haynes, Greensboro; two sisters, Lillie K. Haynes and Pecolia Smith, both of Atlanta; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 10 a.m.-8 p.m. today at Watts Funeral Home, Union Point. Al Kitchens Winder Al Kitchens, 82, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997. A native of Walton County, Mr. Kitchens was a son of the late Samuel and Nessie Martin Kitchens. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jaquelin Kitchens. He was a retired painter and had been running a produce stand at his house. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home with the Revs. Joel Shadburn, Robert Dryman and Randall Casper officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Clealia B. Kitchens; a daughter, Gwen Andrews, Demorest; three sons, Randall Kitchens and Wayne Kitchens, both of Winder, and Bruce Kitchens, Norcross; a sister, Lorraine Bray, Crawford; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Bethany Mullinax Athens Bethany Mullinax, infant daughter of Richard and Marion Mullinax of 275 Brookstone Drive, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997. Private family services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Chapel of St. Mary's Hospital with Chaplin Lee McNeil officiating. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include four grandparents, Roy and Lilly Mullinax, Vienna, Va., and Dan and Berkley Minor, Athens; and four great-grandparents, Bob and Marion Smith, Macon, Elizabeth Clarke, Atlanta, and Daisy Aultman, Toccoa. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Danielle Mullinax Athens Danielle Mullinax, infant daughter of Richard and Marion Mullinax of 275 Brookstone Drive, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997. Private family services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Chapel of St. Mary's Hospital with Chaplin Lee McNeil officiating. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include four grandparents, Roy and Lilly Mullinax, Vienna, Va., and Dan and Berkley Minor, Athens; and four great-grandparents, Bob and Marion Smith, Macon, Elizabeth Clarke, Atlanta, and Daisy Aultman, Toccoa. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Susan Mullinax Athens Susan Mullinax, infant daughter of Richard and Marion Mullinax of 275 Brookstone Drive, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997. Private family services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Chapel of St. Mary's Hospital with Chaplin Lee McNeil officiating. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include four grandparents, Roy and Lilly Mullinax, Vienna, Va., and Dan and Berkley Minor, Athens; and four great-grandparents, Bob and Marion Smith, Macon, Elizabeth Clarke, Atlanta, and Daisy Aultman, Toccoa. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. William Nesbitt Athens William Nesbitt, 48, of 120 Sherwood Drive died Friday, Dec. 19, 1997. A native of Greene County, Mr. Nesbitt was a son of Ella B. Nesbitt and the late Sidney Tripp Sr. He was a bus driver and maintenance worker with the Greene County School System and an employee of the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of Hills Chapel Church. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Floyd T. Corry Elementary School Gym, Greensboro, with the Rev. Herman LaGuins officiating. Burial will be in New Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery, Siloam. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Angela Giles Nesbitt; three daughters, Shante Nesbitt, Chanee Nesbitt and Sabrina Nesbitt, all of Athens; a son, William Nesbitt Jr., Athens; 10 sisters, Charlene Nesbitt, Jessie Ruth Nesbitt, Janice Nesbitt, Jean Nesbitt, Jane Nesbitt, Connie Nesbitt, Betty Criggs, Imogene Dunn, Diane Wright and Vera Parks, all of Greensboro; five brothers, Edward Nesbitt, Maverick Nesbitt, Jamie Nesbitt and Sidney Tripp Jr., all of Greensboro, and Markham Tripp, Atlanta; three grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. The family is at 106 Rachel St. in Greensboro and will receive friends 2-8 p.m. today at Watts Funeral Home, Union Point. Henry Parrish Bogart Henry Parker Parrish, 81, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 1997. A native of Dougherty County, Mr. Parrish was a son of the late Rev. H. Homer Parrish and Arvilla Rast Parrish. An honor graduate of Georgia Tech, he was a retired civil engineer with the federal Highway Department. He was a member of ASCE and Beech Haven Baptist Church. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today at Emmanuel Episcopal Church with the Rev. Eddie Ard officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Oak Hill Cemetery, Quitman. Survivors include his wife, Frances Starr Parrish; a daughter, Dr. Margarete Parrish Warwick, Baltimore; two sisters, Marjorie Parrish Simms, Hollywood, Fla., and Martha Parrish Elliott, Barnesville; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be nephews B.B. Simms, the Rev. T.C. Elliott and Henry N. Elliott. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.