Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 27 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 Mildred Corbin Carnesville Mildred Gholston Corbin, 71, formerly of 414 Audubon Place, Toccoa, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1997. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Corbin was a daughter of the late Lewis and Iva Gholston and the widow of L.C. Corbin. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Union Grove Christian Methodist Episcopal Church with the Revs. Christopher Goss and Tyrone Scott officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a son, William Wheeler, Perry; a brother, William Gholston, Washington, D.C.; and nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence of Brenda Blassingame, 655 S. Pond St., Toccoa, and will receive friends 7-8 p.m. today at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home. Brenda Dana Sanderville Brenda Arwood Dana, 38, of 733 Woodbine Drive died Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997. A native of Putnam County, Mrs. Dana was a daughter of the late Gartrell Arwood. She was a real estate agent. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Sandersville Methodist Church with the Rev. Butch Lee officiating. Burial will be in Buckhead City Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, John A. Dana; three daughters, Brandi Fitzgerald, Brittany Fitzgerald and Blair Fitzgerald, all of Sandersville; a stepdaughter, Katie Dana, Tennille; a stepson, Hugh Dana, Spokane, Wash.; and aunts and uncles. Simmons Funeral Home, Madison, is in charge of arrangements. Sarah B. Ellington Athens Sarah B. Ellington, 87, of 537 Fourth St., Building 9D, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 1997. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Ellington was a daughter of the late Sebe Smith and Litha Barnett and the widow of Fisher Ellington. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Ebenezer Baptist Church West with Dr. Winfred M. Hope officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca Holland, Athens; two sons, Humphery Ellington, Atlanta, and Fisher Ellington, Hull; a sister, Annie Mae Colcough; two brothers, John Henry Smith and Robert Wright, both of Athens; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Bradley Thomas Holmes Dawsonville Bradley Thomas Holmes, 8 months, of 46 Cross Sabre Drive died Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997. A native of Gwinnett County, Bradley was a son of Jonathan Eric and Kimberly Ann Williams Holmes. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Rev. Swain Cochran officiating. Burial will be in Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a sister, Kaylee Elizabeth Holmes, Dawsonville; two brothers, Matthew Tyler Williams, Dawsonville, and Darren Eric Holmes, Gainesville; three grandparents, Dale Olan Williams, Farmington, Mo., and Oliver Leon Holmes and Reba Mae Dean, both of Buford; and two great-grandparents, A.J. and Emma Ricks, Jefferson. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Col. Frank W. Iseman Macon Col Frank W. Iseman, 79, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997. A native of Ithaca, Mich., Col. Iseman was a son of the late Ida Mae and Frank W. Iseman Sr. He was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and later graduated from the Air Command and Staff School and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Among the awards he received during his service in the U.S. Air Force are the Air Medal, Bronze Star, Army of Occupation (Japan), Army of Occupation (Germany) and Air Force Longevity Service Award with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. J. Aubrey Estes officiating. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Survivors include his wife, Alma Hancock Iseman; his children, Madeline Van Dyck, Athens, Jamie Harper, Jacksonville, Fla., and Pattie Gettinger, Acworth; his sister, Margaret Catallo, Livonia, Mich.; and 11 grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Central Georgia, P.O. Box 6533, Macon, Ga., 31208. Crest Lawn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Dennis Maret Lavonia Dennis Franklin "Dank" Maret, 78, of 30 Tiger Trail Road died Friday, Sept. 26, 1997. A native of Hart County, Mr. Maret was a son of the late Bart and Flora Mae Haynie Maret. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hamby-Weldon Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Stacey officiating. Burial will be in Franklin Memorial Gardens North. Survivors include three sisters, Nellie Smith, Royston, Evelyn Smith, Anderson, S.C., and Sarah Ivey, Lincolnton; and two brothers, Guy Maret and Hubert Maret, both of Lavonia. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Parielee Murphy Braselton Parielee Towler Murphy died Friday, Sept. 26, 1997. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Phillips officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Carl Murphy; five children, Wesley Murphy, Thomas Murphy, Emory Murphy, Jesse Murphy and Caren Blair; two sisters, MaeJo Ashworth and Sarah Kilgore; a brother, Henry F. Towler; and nine grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Zion Baptist Church Youth Program. Henrietta Smith Athens Henrietta Smith, 93, of 216 E. Meadow Drive died Friday, Sept. 26, 1997. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late Mark and Jessie Griffith Johnson and the widow of J. Wade Smith Sr. She was preceded in death by a son, Lloyd Smith. She was a member of Burt's United Methodist Church and active in Tuckston United Methodist Church. She was a church officer and served as Sunday school superintendent, leader of the women's group and president of the Senior Citizens Club. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Burt's United Methodist Church with the Revs. John Alexander and Herbert Owen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Emily Whittington, Athens; a son, John W. Smith Jr., Alpharetta; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East. James Vanderford ROYSTON - James C. Vanderford, 82, husband of Maggie Vanderford, died Friday, Sept. 26, 1997. Pruitte Funeral Home will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.