Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 26 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 Marion Channell Union Point Marion Ellis Channell, 82, of 212 Wooten Ave. died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997. A native of Greene County, Mr. Channell was a retired store clerk with G.C. Murphy. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev. David Key officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Sara Griffith Channell; and a niece. Pallbearers will be Harold Finch, John Osborne, Mickey Osborne, Gene Lindsey, Richard Newsom and Jery Caldwell. Callaway Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Earl Chapman Toccoa Earl D. Chapman, 64, of Red Rock Road died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997. A native of Fastril, Texas, Mr. Chapman was the son of the late Jim and Revah Grimes Chapman. He was a truck driver with W.R. Grace Co. and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member and deacon of Rock Quarry Congregational Holiness Church. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rock Quarry Congregational Holiness Church with the Revs. Edward Hood and Fred Kendrick officiating. Burial will be in Zebulon Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Ayers Chapman; two daughters, Carol Holbrooks and Paula Blackwell, both of Toccoa; a son, Mike Chapman, Toccoa; three sisters, Neldra Farmer, Toccoa, Vera Fryer, San Antonio, Texas, and Annie Morris, Lufkin, Texas.; two brothers, Tommy Chapman, Teague, Texas, and Clyde Chapman, New Caney, Texas; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Jeff Rudeseal, James Farmer, Jody Bohannon, Kevin Westmoreland, Johnny Farmer and Gary Simpson. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home. Barbara Craig Aiken, S.C. Barbara Hord Holland Craig, 66, of 128 Dunbarton Circle, formerly of Athens, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997. A native of Dallas, N.C., Mrs. Craig was a daughter of the late Carroll and Katherine Hord Hol land. A schoolteacher, she was past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star's Athens chapter and a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Shellhouse Funeral Home with the Rev. Chuck Byrd officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Dallas. Cousins will serve as pallbearers. Survivors include her husband, William Donald Craig; two daughters, Elizabeth Craig Middlekauff, Maryville, Tenn., and Suzanna Craig Springler, New Orleans; a brother, Ronald R. Holland, Dallas; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends 6-7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shrine Children's Hospital, 950 W. Farris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605, or to Scottish Rite Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 101395, Atlanta, Ga. 30392-1395. Zoe Craig Demorest Zoe Gunn Craig, 89, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 1997. A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Craig was a daughter of the late William P. and Alice Allison Gunn and the widow of Morris Craig. She was retired from Carwood Manufacturing Co., was a member of Double Springs Baptist Church and attended Cornelia Church of God. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Whitfield Funeral Home, Cornelia, with the Revs. James Gunn and William Ivester officiating. Burial will be in Yonah Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a sister, Jessie Gunn, Demorest; a brother, Marvin Gunn, Clarkesville; a niece raised in the home, Alice Marie Baker, Flagler Beach, Fla., and other nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Georgia Floyd Conyers Georgia Floyd, 84, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Floyd was a member of Conyers Presbyterian Church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Green Meadow Memorial Gardens with Dr. Albert Myers officiating. Survivors include two sons, Harold Floyd and Felton Floyd, both of Conyers; a daughter, Eleanor Scarbrough, Oxford; three sisters, Mary Baker and Lois Gordon, both of Athens, and Grace Fowler, Conyers; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Conyers Presbyterian Church, 911 Main St., Conyers, Ga. 30012. Harry L. White Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Thurman Haley Danielsville Thurman Haley, 83, of Sunset Drive died Thursday, Dec. 25, 1997. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Haley was the son of the late Ludie Criss and Mattie Hart Haley and the widower of Julia Arlene Hatcher Haley. He was a retired motor grader operator with Logan Paving Co. and was of the Baptist faith. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Danielsville Memorial Garden with the Rev. Dayton Logan officiating. Survivors include four sons, Gilbert Haley and William Haley, both of Danielsville, Milton Haley, Watkinsville, and Charles Haley, Bogart; three brothers, Ludie Haley, Harrison community, James Haley, Oglethorpe County, and Leland "Boss" Haley, Hull; four sisters, Willie Blanche Sims, Ila, Tibby Rousey, Bowman, Gladys Scogins, Hull, and Frances Horne, Danielsville; four grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Frank Haley, Nick Haley, Ricky Haley, Ronnie Fleming, Chris Dunlap, Danny Pruitt, Dean Williams and Charles Byrd. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Pruitte Funeral Home, Royston. Louise Hart Carnesville Mildred Louise Williams Hart, 87, of 61 Turkey Creek Road died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997. A native of Banks County, Mrs. Hart was a daughter of the late Ethel H. and Lavenia Free Williams and the widow of George W. Hart Sr. She was a homemaker and a member of Double Springs Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ginn Funeral Home with the Rev. David Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Franklin Memorial Gardens. Survivors include three sons, George W. Hart Jr., William O. Hart and Michael Hart, all of Carnesville; five daughters, Betty McWilliams, Morrow, Nancy Hart, Commerce, Ruth Read, Villa Park, Calif., Peggy Cothran, Carnesville, and Arlene Gilley, Tyler, Tex.; 19 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. The family is at the home of William Hart, 414 Brown Road, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Grace Kytle Toccoa Grace Ophelia Kytle, 82, of Ayersville community died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997. A lifelong resident of Stephens County, Miss Kytle was a daughter of the late John Henry and Zella Pearl Elmore Kytle. She was retired from General Telephone and was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery with the Revs. Steve Boswell and Roy Bainey officiating. Survivors include two sisters, Annie Lee Kytle Davis, Fayetteville, and Sarah Kytle, Ayersville; two nephews; and three nieces. Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa, is in charge of arrangements. Zelma Leaird Royston Zelma Leaird, 82, of 661 W. College St. died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997. A native of Madison County, Mr. Leaird was a son of the late Tugalo and Nora Bryant Leaird. He was a retired produce dealer and was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pruitte Funeral Home with the Revs. James Creason and Eldon Massey officiating. Burial will be in Community Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Nora Jean Chitwood, Sandy Cross community; a son, Kenneth Leaird, Gresham, Ore.; a stepson, Thomas Kirk, Sandy Cross; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Dwayne Chitwood, J.G. Rush, Lary Barnes, Buddy Gordon, Jessie Garrett and Floy Holiday. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Robert Mansfield Colbert Robert Joseph Mansfield, 83, of 1544 Hardman Road died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997. A native of Washington County, N.Y., Mr. Mansfield was a son of the late Thomas Frances and Jennie Collier Mansfield. He was retired from Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, South Glens Falls, N.Y. Survivors include his wife, Harriet E. Mansfield; three stepdaughters, Elaine Robertson, Lupton, Colo., Karen Mooney, Colbert, and Ruth Colchester, Queensbury, N.Y.; a stepson, Robert Robertson Jr., Argyle, N.Y.; a sister, Nora Goldsmith, South Glens Falls; a brother, Thomas F. Mansfield Jr., San Diego; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of local arrangements. Dorothy Reeves Jefferson Dorothy Reeves, 56, of Curry Crossing died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997. A native of Murphy, N.C., Mrs. Reeves was a daughter of the late Giles Tilman and Margaret Derrberry Truett and the widow of Thomas C. Reeves and Bruce S. McClure. She was a bookkeeper with the Jewish Home in Atlanta and was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Jackson Funeral Home with the Revs. Dennis Kesler and Richard James officiating. Burial will be in Woodbine Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Kirk L. McClure, Lawrenceville, and Barry G. Reeves, Jefferson; six sisters, Sue Hendricks, Murphy, Doris Mulkey and Helen Tart, both of Dallas, N.C., Wanda Strickland, Jefferson, Vickie Deal, Belmont, N.C., and Beartha Lee Pace, Sweatwater, Tenn.; two brothers, R.L. Derrberry, Clover, S.C., and Harold Johnson, Murphy; and three grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Herbert Rice Stephens Herbert E. Rice, 87, of Route 1, Box 1096, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997. A lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Rice was a son of the late Charles and Ida Olde Rice. He was a World War II veteran and a member of Center United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Center United Methodist Church with the Revs. Thomas Moon and Richard McFalls officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, Maxeys. Survivors include his wife, Lessie Wallace Rice; a stepdaughter, Dorothy Wallace, Arnoldsville; a stepson, Davis Wallace, Poplar Bluff, Mo.; a brother, Charles A. Rice Jr., Norfolk, Va.; two sisters, Margaret Pierce, Lawrenceville, and Ludie Wright, Little Rock, Ark.; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Cecil Maxey, Bill Cabaniss, Randy Carter, Bobby Marable, Bill Dawkins and John Stephens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Center United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel Funeral Home, Crawford. Raybon Shaw Bowman Raybon Alford Shaw, 71, of 135 E. Church St. died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997. A native of Elbert County, Mr. Shaw was a son of the late John William and Essie Mildred Mann Shaw and the widower of Flora Brown Shaw. An Army veteran of World War II, he was retired from the pulpwood industry and was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Rehoboth Baptist Church with the Rev. Milton Bagwell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Survivors include a son, Danny Shaw, Bowman; three sisters, Susie Mae Donald and Sara Brown, both of Bowman, and Julia Nash, Fort Wayne, Ind.; two brothers, J.T. Shaw, Dewy Rose, and Louis Shaw, Bowman; and three grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Berry Funeral Home, Elberton. Willie Sims Athens Willie Sims, 76, of 553 W. Hancock Ave. died Monday, Dec. 22, 1997. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Sims was a son of the late John and Fannie Banks Sims. He was a former employee of Athens Regional Medical Center and was a retired maintenance engineer with Bethel Homes. An Army veteran of World War II, he was one of the original Goodwill Gospel Singers and a member of Greater Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where he served as a steward and in the senior choir. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church with the Rev. David T. Batts officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. The body will be place in the church at noon. Survivors include two brothers, Harry Sims Sr., Chicago, and John B. Sims, Athens; two nieces; and a nephew. Mack & Payne Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Hammie Tate Bowman Hammie Tate, 89, of 2813 Sandhill Road died Sunday, Dec. 21, 1997. Mrs. Tate was a daughter of the late George and Mattie Maddox Tate and the widow of Robert Tate. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at noon Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church with the Rev. Luther Mahoney officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. Survivors include two sons, Roosevelt Tate, Elberton, and the Rev. George Tate, Bowman; four daughters, Mammie Lee Roebuck and Jessie Mae Allen, both of Atlanta, Sara Jo Bell, Bowman, and Louise Thornton, Athens; a sister, Lammie Huff, Cincinnati; and 34 grandchildren. The family is at the home of George Tate, 2837 Sandhill Road. C.W. Phelps Funeral Home, Elberton, is in charge of arrangements. Death Notices Lovenia Kell Toccoa Lovenia Head Kell, 86, of 258 Queen St. died Thursday, Dec. 25, 1997. Acree-Davis Funeral Home will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.