Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 22 Sep 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 Hilda Barnett Nicholson Hilda Watkins Barnett, 69, of 361 Antioch Church Road, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 1997. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Barnett was a daughter of the late Ferd and Ruby Jarrett Watson and widow of the late Jewell B. Barnett. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Antioch United Methodist Church with the Revs. Dennis Kesler and Jamie Bailey officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Dianne Fountain, Nicholson; three sons, David Barnett, Kenneth Barnett and Larry Barnett, all of Nicholson; a sister, Marceline Howington, Nicholson; two brothers, Robert Watkins and A.J. Watson, both of Nicholson; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Dianne Fountain, 322 Antioch Church Road, Nicholson. Little-Ward Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Pearl Bridges Danielsville Pearl C. Bridges, 90, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 1997. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late William and Fannie Westbrook Christian and widow of the late Sol Kennie Bridges. She was a homemaker and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Glenn Guest officiating. Survivors include a brother, Clarence Christian, Danielsville; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at Pruitte Funeral Home, Royston, 7-9 p.m. today. Dalton Clark Eatonton Dalton Johnny Clark, 56, of 125 Imperial Ave., died Saturday, Sept. 19, 1997. A native of Eatonton, Mr. Clark was a son of the late Bennie and Paulene Clark. He was a retired employee of Hercules Corp. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Marshall Memorial Baptist Church, Eatonton. Burial was in Crestlawn Cemetery, Eatonton. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Arthur Clark; a daughter, Linda Garcia, Eatonton; a sister, Evona Anderson, Eatonton; and two grandchildren. Vining Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Lewis Clemmons Greensboro Lewis Edmond Clemmons, 71, of 1561 Indian Woods Road, died Friday, Sept. 19, 1997. A native of Florida, Mr. Clemmons was a son of the late Lewis Alexander Clemmons and Myrtle Marie Noonan and widower of Betty Jean Works Clemmons. He was a retired truck driver. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. Eugene Best officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Lewis and Diane Clemmons Jr., Greensboro; two brothers, Frank Clemmons and Charles Clemmons, both of Charleston, S.C.; a granddaughter, Kristin Clemmons, Greensboro; and a niece and nephews. Simmons Funeral Home, Madison, is in charge of arrangements. Henrietta English Union Point Henrietta West English, 80, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 1997. A native of Wilkes County, she was a daughter of the late George G. and Margaret Blount West and widow of Park H. English. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethesda Baptist Church, Union Point. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bethesda Baptist Church with the Revs. Jim Oldes and Rile Bomar officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Margaret West Chapman, Crawfordville; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Bethesda Baptist Church, c/o Billy Swann, 39 Country Club Drive, Union Point, Ga., 30669. Friends may call the Margaret Chapman residence, 227 Jennings St., Crawfordville. The family will receive friends at Callaway Funeral Home 7-9 p.m. today. Ben Lattimore Hartford, Conn. Ben David Lattimore, 60, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1997. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Lattimore was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Lattimore. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fugus Funeral Home, Bloomfield, Conn. Survivors include a daughter, Debbie S. Lattimore, Athens; three sons, Jeffery David Lattimore and William Bernard Lattimore, both of Athens, and Troy Lattimore, Hartford; two sisters, Annie Ruth Collins, Athens, and Susie Mae Lattimore, Tennessee; four brothers, Will Lattimore, Athens, Jeremiah Lattimore, Atlanta, and James Lattimore and John Dee Lattimore, both of Hartford; four grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Mack and Payne Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of local arrangements. Grace Payne Carnesville Grace York Payne, 81, of 901 Hubbard Road, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 1997. A native of Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mollie Sewell York. She was a homemaker and a retired textile worker and a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Ginn Funeral Home with Mr. Clarence Davis and the Rev. Tim Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Dank Payne; a daughter, Mrs. Frances Murphy, Carnesville; two sons, Kenneth Payne and Leonard Payne, both of Carnesville; two sisters, Ruth Mullis and Josephine Cooper, both of Lafayette; four brothers, Horace York and Billy York, both of Toccoa, Robert York, Royston, and Ray York, Lawrenceville; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family is at the home Kenneth Payne, 360 Brown Road, Carnesville. 'Booty' Price Royston James William "Booty" Price, 77, 603 Springdale Drive, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 1997. He was born in Hart County on Oct. 21, 1919, and was a son of the late William (Will) Martin and Maggie Hendrix Price Johnson and was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Mr. Price was the retired owner and operator of 'Booty's Fish House,' served in the U.S. Army during World War II, was a member of the Northeast Georgia Advisory Council of Emmanuel College, and was a member of Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church where he had served as a Deacon and Elder for years. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Revs. Dennis Kesler, Gary Osteen, and Tommy DuBose officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Bertha Mae Fowler Price; three daughters and sons-in-law, Martha and Roger Hardman and Diana and Barney Johnson, all of Royston, and Stephanie and the Rev. Talmadge Gardner, Oklahoma City; six grandchildren, Melody Hardman, Cory Johnson and Casey Johnson, all of Royston, Libby H. Hill, Toccoa, and Addison Gardner and KatieBeth Gardner, both of Oklahoma City; a great-grandchild, Aleah Hardman, Royston; and a sister, Hazel Payton, Elberton. Pallbearers will be Dale Bush, Don Brady, James Fowler, Alfred Kellum, Jimmy Shipp and George Bryant. Memorials may be made to Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church Family Life Center, P.O. Box 317, Franklin Springs, Ga., 30639. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at at Pruitte Funeral Home. Gladys Tucker Fitzgerald Gladys Black Tucker, 82, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 1997. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Tucker was a daughter of the late M.J. "Bud" and Essie Salers Black and widow of the late Ralph Tucker. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Ruth Tiller. She was a retired weaver from Nashville Mills, Nashville, Ga., and was also a former employee of Fitzgerald Mills and the Monarch Co., both in Fitzgerald, and the Blue Bell Sewing Factory, Athens. She was a member of Colliers Baptist Church, Comer. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, with the Revs. Danny Lovett and Sonny Pate officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Colliers Baptist Church Cemetery, Comer, with the Rev. Terry Smith officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 12:30 p.m. Survivors include three daughters, Hazel T. Troup and Gail T. Knight, both of Fitzgerald, and Shirley T. Melton, Lakeland; a son, Walter H. Tucker, Fitzgerald; a sister, Elise B. Hughes, Comer; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Patricia Reagan Toccoa Patricia Lee Smith Webb Reagan, 38, died Friday, Aug. 29, 1997. Acree-Davis Funeral Home will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.