Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 22 Oct 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 Mae Butler Douglas Mae Griffin Butler, 80, of Peachtree Street, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 1997. A native of Irwin County, Mrs. Butler was a daughter of the late Willie Elton and Elizabeth Priscilla Sutton Griffin and the widow of Murvin Lanier Butler. She was a homemaker and attended College Avenue Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sims Funeral Home with the Rev. Jesse Watkins officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Church Cemetery near Ambrose. Survivors include a daughter, Priscilla R. Strickland, Douglas; two sons, Murvin Ladon Butler, Rabun County, and Jerry L. Butler, Athens; two brothers, Bill Griffin, Holt, and Herman Griffin, Douglas; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Anna Calloway Elberton Anna Allen Calloway, of 1300 Mineral Spring Road, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 1997. Mrs. Calloway was a daughter of the late Gerod and Betty Pressley Allen and the widow of Willie Calloway. She was a member of Carlton Grove Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Carlton Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. H.L. Dotson and Jimmy Allen Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons, James Allen Sr. and John Lindsay Allen, both of Elberton; five step-daughters, Betty Jean Blackwell, Alice A. Allen and Wadene Jackson, all of Atlanta, and Sylvia Willis and Ledonia Sanders, both of Elberton; a step-son, Lewis Calloway, Elberton; four brothers, Gerod Allen Jr., Willie Allen and Jimmy Allen Sr., all of Elberton, and Charles Allen, Atlanta; 18 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. C.W. Phelps Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Edwin Campbell Hartwell Edwin Campbell, 83, of 1415 Ridge Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1997. A native of Hart County, Mr. Campbell was a son of the late M.G. and Rudie A. Holbrook Campbell. An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, Mr. Campbell was a retired inspector for Monroe Auto Equipment Co. and a member of Milltown Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and a member of the Senior Men's Sunday school class. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Milltown Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Patton officiating. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Cecile Harper Campbell; two daughters, Linda Carnes, Hartwell, and Mary Helen Dunnell, Greenwood, S.C.; a sister, Ruby Nell Mauldin, Lavonia; a brother, J.T. Campbell, Hot Springs, Ark.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home. Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to Milltown Baptist Church, 609 Milford Road, Hartwell, Ga. 30643. William Casker Elberton William "Bill" George Casker, 65, of 2520 Country Lane Drive, died Monday, Oct. 20, 1997. A native of Melvindale, Mich., Mr. Casker was a son of the late William D. and Marion Julian Casker. An Army Air Corp veteran of the Korean conflict, he was retired from Chrysler Automotive Co. and was a member of Elberton Veterans of Foreign Wars and St. Mary's Catholic Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Berry Funeral Home with Father Phillip Ryan officiating. Survivors include his wife, Dolores Dybalski Casker; three daughters, Deborah Cope, White Hall, Mich., Cheryl Casker, Warren, Mich., and Lea Geisler, Richmond, Mich.; three sons, Daryl Casker, Warren, Mich., Steven J. Casker, Cresview, Fla., and William G. Casker Jr., Elberton; two sisters, Darlene Cramer, Michigan, and Elizabeth Pitton, Clarkston, Mich.; two brothers, Edward Casker, Jamestown, Va., and Edward L. Casker, Virginia; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 1-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Monroe Dunn Jr. Calhoun Monroe Henry Dunn Jr., 62, formerly of Dewy Rose, died Monday, Oct. 20, 1997. A native of Greenville, S.C., Mr. Dunn was a son of the late Monroe H. and Edith Mae Dickerson Dunn. He was preceded in death by a stepson, Jimmy Wright. He was a building contractor, a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Bethel Baptist Church of Calhoun. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hicks Funeral Home with the Rev. David McConnell officiating. Survivors include his wife, Dee McCraw Dunn; a daughter, Tammy Collier, Stockbridge; two sons, Monroe H. Dunn III, Monroe, and Derrick Dunn, Calhoun; a stepdaughter, Linda Langley, Rome; three sisters, Frances D. Martin and Iris D. Brown, both of Elberton, and Cathrine D. Whitworth, Lilburn; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Gary Whitworth, Ray Singleton Jr., Michael Langley, Jimmy Martin, Chuck Martin, Dennis Johnson, Troy Colquitt and Mallory Dunn. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Brown, 10 Peachtree St., Elberton. Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to Community Hospice, 1207 Martha Berry Blvd., Rome, Ga. 30165. Rufus C. Haynie Canon Rufus C. Haynie, 77, of 1017 Grady School Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1997. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Haynie was a son of the late T.C. "Thomas" and June Williams Haynie and the widower of Lillie Haynie. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Rita Louise Haynie. An Army veteran, he was formerly associated with Toccoa Casket Co. and was retired from the Stephens County school system, where he was employed in the maintenance department. He was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today at Hamby-Weldon Funeral Home, Lavonia, with the Rev. Steven D. Hamby officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Cutshall, Toccoa; two sons, Howard Haynie and Terry Haynie; four brothers, Dan Haynie, Hartwell, Bobby Haynie, Lavonia, Jack Haynie, Elberton, and James Haynie, Westminster, S.C.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family members are at their respective homes. Paul Hogan Jefferson Paul Hogan, 81, of 3834 Highway 124 West, died Monday, Oct. 20, 1997. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Hogan was a son of the late Marion and Dora Doster Hogan. An Army veteran of World War II, he was retired from the textile industry and was a member of White Plains Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at White Plains Baptist Church with Larry Banks and the Revs. Henry Loggins and Kevin Page officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Grace Phillips Hogan; three sons, Larry Hogan, David Hogan and Ricky Hogan, all of Jefferson; a sister, Lottie Skelton, Jefferson; and three grandchildren. Evans Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Alma Hunnicutt Madison Alma Lurine Hunnicutt, 81, died Monday, Oct. 20, 1997. A native of Morgan County, Mrs. Hunnicutt was a daughter of the late Tinsley and Mattie Simms Landrum and the widow of Thomas "Cap" Hunnicutt. She was preceded in death by a son, Marvin Hunnicutt. She was a retired seamstress with AAA Upholstery and was a member of Buckhead Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Buckhead Baptist Church with the Revs. David Lemons and Mike Prichett officiating. Burial will be in Buckhead City Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, Geneva Cantrell and Martha Sue "Katie" Thurmond, both of Madison, Margaret Bell, Buckhead, and Sally Lee, Atlanta; a son, Lent Hunnicutt, Conyers; two sisters, Patricia Fielding, Madison, and Mattie Lee Lane, Durham, N.C.; a brother, William Landrum, Bostwick; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Billy Cantrell, Thomas Bell, Ron Thurmond, Davis Bell, Marcus Hunnicutt and Gil Lee. Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements. Walter Jackson Sr. Athens Walter Vernon Jackson Sr., 67, of 140 Benjamin Dr., died Sunday, Oct. 19, 1997. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Jackson was a son of the late Charlie and Estella Thrasher Jackson. An Army veteran of the Korean conflict, he received his B.S. degree from Albany State College and his master's degree from the University of Georgia. He taught school in Clarke and Barrow counties, was assistant football coach at Athens High and Industrial School, and served as head football coach at Burney Harris High School in 1965. He retired from the Clarke County school district in 1987 and had been working as a bailiff for the Clarke County State Court government. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars 3910, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Albany State College Alumni and Shady Grove Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for many years. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Shady Grove Baptist Church, Watkinsville, with the Rev. B.S. Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Survivors include his wife, Marguerite R. Jackson; a daughter, Deborah J. Jackson, Athens; a son, Walter V. Jackson Jr., Athens; three sisters, Clarace J. Hawkins, Doris J. Jackson and Hazel J. Owens, all of Athens; three grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-8 p.m. today at Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home. Mary Oliver Winder Mary Oliver, 86, died Monday, Oct. 20, 1997. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Oliver was a daughter of the late Samuel and Ara T. Rooks and the widow of Homer Oliver. She was a homemaker and a member of Cedar Creek Church. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home with the Revs. Virgil Vickers and Kenneth Brewer officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include two sons, Doug Oliver and Charles Oliver, both of Winder; a sister, Lucille Moon, Winder; and three grandchildren. Winnie Poole Eastanollee Winnie Belle Stowe Poole, 84, of Route 1, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1997. A native of Stephens County, Mrs. Poole was a daughter of the late Don D. and Hattie Minyard Stowe and the widow of Rudolph Poole. She was a former employee of Coats & Clark and Social Circle Textile Mill, was a mem ber of Toms Creek Baptist Church and attended Liberty Hill Baptist Church for many years. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Toms Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Clack Stubbs and Kenneth Moon officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sisters, Mae Stowe Davis and Lou Etta Stowe, both of Eastanollee; two brothers, Ernest Terrell Stowe, Toccoa, and Willie G. Stowe, Eastanollee; a nephew raised in the home, John Terrell Stowe, Eastanollee; and nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa. Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to Hand In Hand Hospice. Marjorie Smith Watkinsville Marjorie R. Smith, 73, of 58 S. Main St., died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1997. A native of White Plains, N.Y., Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late Adalai N. and Mary Louise Reich Robie. She was a graduate of the University of Maryland and was a teacher at Oconee County High School for 27 years. A resident of Watkinsville since 1952, she was a member of Ashford Memorial United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, 1997, in Ashford Memorial United Methodist Church with the Revs. Richard Hoard and Thomas Cochran officiating. Burial will be in Watkinsville City Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Francis C. Smith; a daughter, Mary S. Mills, Watkinsville; a son, Bob Smith, Watkinsville; a brother, Dr. William A Robie, Raleigh, N.C.; and five grandchildren, Lynn Mills, Julie Mills, Robert Smith, Matthew Smith and Shearron Smith. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Ashford Memorial UMC Fellowship Hall. Memorials may be made to Ashford Memorial United Methodist Church. Arthur Bowick's Oconee Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Robert Wall Athens Robert Charles Wall, 59, of 940 Timothy Road, died Monday, Oct. 20, 1997. A native of Columbus, Mr. Wall was a son of the late Charles and Nina Robertson Wall. He had lived in Athens the past 1-1/2 years after moving from Elberton. He was retired/self-employed in communications and was a member of Lawrenceville First United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home with the Revs. Bobby Dixon and Cecil Clegg officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Dianne Dickerson Wall; a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Ben Huber, Decatur; three sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Cary and Tammy Wall, Athens, Sidney Keith and Suzanna Wall, Charlotte, N.C., and Michael Edward and Elizabeth Wall, Lawrenceville; a sister, Grace Sharpe, Savannah; a brother, Thomas Wall, Manassas, Va.; seven grandchildren, Taylor Wall and Chris Wall, both of Athens, Sidney Caroline Wall and Mary Kate Wall, both of Charlotte, N.C., Charleston Wall and Parker Wall, both of Lawrenceville, and Jeremy Huber, Decatur; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Joe Cook, Stanley Gunter, Sonny Brand, John Marshall, Jack Britt and Rick Britton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christian Concepts for Living, Box 959, Vidalia, Ga. 30475, or the Atlanta Diabetes Association, 3193 Howell Mill Road N.W., Atlanta, Ga. 30310. Sam McDuffie Baldwin Sam McDuffie, 88, of Baldwin Falls Road died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1997. Whitfield Funeral Home will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.