Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 29 Nov 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 Rossie Boston Greensboro Rossie Hardy Boston, 83, of 504 S. East St. died Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997. A native of Whitfield County, Mrs. Boston was a daughter of the late Pearl Daves and George M. Hardy. She was a homemaker, attended the University of Georgia, and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Greensboro, Woman's Club, Garden Club, Athens Country Club and Golf & Bridge Association. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church of Greensboro with the Revs. Richard Chewning and Ed Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Greenview Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Ford Boston; a daughter, Elaine Boston Carsel, Athens; a sister, Pearl Brady, Atlanta; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Larry Smith, Scott Baynes, David Thornton, Jackie Eubanks, Robbie Carsel and Ricky Easley. McCommons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mary Chandler Jefferson Mary Chandler, 73, of Apt. C-10, Pine Street, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Chandler was a daughter of the late Payton and Elizabeth Wilson Tanner and the widow of Dewey E. Chandler. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Dennis Kesler officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Sears, Commerce; a brother, Luther Tanner, Commerce; two sisters, Lucy Gillespie and Corean Ramsey, both of Commerce; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. John S. Davis Andersonville John S. Davis, 30, of 108 W. Ellaville St. died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1997. A native of Sumter County, Mr. Davis was a son of Anne Wilson Davis of Andersonville and the late Lewis Keim Davis. He was a student at the University of Georgia and a graduate of Georgia Southwestern State University. He was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Americus and Sigma Chi Fraternity. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hancock Funeral Home, Americus, with the Revs. Sam Maves and Johnny Watts officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a sister, Sandra D. Daniel, Americus; a brother, Gene Davis, Athens; his fiance, Jennifer Williams, Americus; and two nephews. Pallbearers will be Alan Bone, Phil Hart, Jimbo Morton, Jim Harvey, Kelley Buchanan, Raymond Baldwin, Bob Crew and Brian Turner. Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Hobbs, Emmett Holloway, Doug Lane, Rusty Harvey and Bill Johnson. The family will receive friends at the residence of Anne W. Davis, 108 W. Ellaville St. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Ervin Dooley Alto Ervin Ernest Dooley, 68, died Friday, Nov. 28, 1997. A native of Banks County, Mr. Dooley was a son of the late Ernest F. and Mary Chambers Dooley. He was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church and was a retired furniture worker and a sawmiller. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Whitfield Funeral Home with the Revs. Perry Smith and Gene Todd officiating. Burial will be in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Mary Ethel Dooley, Cornelia. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. John Fleming Elberton John D. Brown Fleming of 103 2nd St. died Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997. Mr. Fleming was a son of the late Cornell Brown and Mary Alice Fleming. He was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Tignall and retired from the granite industry. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Shady Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. William Evans and A.M. Easley officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Irene B. Leverette, Elberton. The family will receive friends at the home of a niece, Patricia Bussey, 715 Granite St. C.W. Phelps Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Eunice Harper Union Point Eunice Inez Cox Harper, 74, of 2440 Temperence Bell Road died Friday, Nov. 28, 1997. A native of Wilkes County, Mrs. Harper was a daughter of the late Henry Branham and Dempie Walton Cox and the widow of Jack C. Harper. She was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Lee Harper. She was retired from Hometown Manufacturing, was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church and Mamie Hester Sunday school class, taught Cora Dickerson Memorial Sunday school class and was class pianist for the church for many years. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bethesda Baptist Church with the Revs. Jim Olds and Lem Clark officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a son, Jack C. Harper, Greensboro; a sister, Iris Cox Whitley, Lexington, N.C.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two nieces and a nephew. Deacons of Bethesda Baptist Church will be pallbearers. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Callaway Funeral Home. 'Dee' Harrison Martin "Dee" Doretha Deloris Harrison, 26, of Route 3, Box 128, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1997. Ms. Harrison was a daughter of Dorothy Carol and Joe Lewis Harrison Sr. of Toccoa. She was a member of Deercourt Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Toccoa. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today at Trinity CME Church, Toccoa, with the Rev. C.F. Gresham officiating. Burial will be in Pine View Memorial Garden, Hartwell. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include a son, Undrayus Ahkino Laboon, Toccoa; three sisters, Yvette Harrison Fleming, Marrow, and Gennifer Marie Harrison and Felicia Beverly Gaberielle Harrison, both of Toccoa; and two brothers, Clinton Renaldo Harrison, Lavonia, and Joe Lewis Harrison Jr., Indiana. Mack's Funeral Home, Hartwell, is in charge of arrangements. Ruby Mathews Athens Ruby Nell Mathews, 83, of 281 Holman Ave. died Friday, Nov. 28, 1997. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Mathews was a daughter of the late Plumer and Mae Phillips Mealor and the widow of Royal Mathews. She was a member of Forest Heights Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include two nieces, Sandra Wardlaw, Nicholson, and Susan Mealor, Athens. Pallbearers will be O.C. Howington, Dwayne Dean, Clayton Coile, Norman Ivie, Dale Duncan, Johnny Bryant and Mike Lester. Memorials may be made to Forest Heights Baptist Church, 1155 Oglethorpe Ave., Athens, Ga., 30606. Dwight Parks Athens Dwight L. Parks, 25, of 207 Holmes Ave. died Tuesday, Nov. 25 1997. A lifelong resident of Clarke County, Mr. Parks was a son of Lewis and Debra Parks of Athens. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church with the Rev. Charles Mack and the Rev. Miller officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 9:30 a.m. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include two grandmothers, Martha L. Heard and Dorothy Cooper, both of Athens. Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Clifford Pass Cornelia Clifford Pass, 65, of 269 Cox St. died Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997. A native of Habersham County, Mr. Pass was a son of the late Edward and Viola Stevens Pass. He was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Center Hill Cemetery, Mount Airy, with the Rev. W.I. Gober officiating. Survivors include two sisters, Ladell Tutt and Fannie Dooley, both of Cornelia; and three brothers, Oscar Fortson and Ernest Fortson, both of Gainesville, and Willie Fortson, Clayton. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa, is in charge of arrangements. Marion Patton Athens Marion P. Patton, 68, of 2525 Barnett Shoals Road died Friday, Nov. 28, 1997. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Patton was a son of the late Lawrence P. and Marthaleen Smith Patton. An Army veteran of the Korean War, he was a member of Stephens Grove Baptist Church and a retired salesman with Flowers Bakery Inc., formerly Benson's. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. John McPherson officiating. Burial will be in Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Ethelyn McCannon Patton; a daughter, Marian Lynne Fortson, Danielsville; a son, William Parker Patton, Crawford; three sisters, Nora Hall and Dora Clark, both of Rutledge, and Carrie Sue Knight, Madison; a grandchild; and nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Olive Peters Rutledge Olive Magnolia Whitley Peters, 86, of 1021 Keencheefoonee Road died Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997. A native of Walton County, Mrs. Peters was a daughter of the late Susan Ido Whitley Herndon and Claude Lumkin Whitley and the widow of Willie Peters. She was preceded in death by two sons, Billy Peters and Gerald Peters. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Rutledge United Methodist Church with the Revs. Bonnie Peters, Ken Webb and Wilbur Hill officiating. Burial will be in Rutledge City Cemetery. Survivors include six daughters, Runae Daws and Patricia Knight, both of Rutledge, Thelma Joe Doremus, Snellville, Ida Webb, Augusta, Jeanette Stapp, Social Circle, and Sandra Byrd, Jersey; three sons, Donald Peters and Sammy Peters, both of Rutledge, and Kenneth Peters, Madison; 37 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to a church of your choice or to the American Cancer Society. Simmons Funeral Home, Madison, is in charge of arrangements. Bertie Roberts Eastanollee Bertie Coker Roberts, 71, of Route 2, Buena Vista Drive, died Friday, Nov. 28, 1997. A native of Banks County, Mrs. Roberts was a daughter of the late Earl and Lula Vaughn Coker. She was retired after 15 years at Coats and Clarke and was a member of Hill Street Baptist Church and Couples Sunday school class. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Charles Scott officiating. Burial will be in Roselane Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, John H. Roberts; a daughter, Teresa Roberts Holbrooks, Toccoa; a sister, Betty Manley, Macon; two brothers, Glen Coker, Homer, and Odell Coker, Toccoa; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson. The family is at the residence of Steve and Teresa Holbrooks, Old Mize Road, Toccoa, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Estella Turner Hartwell Estella Barnes Turner, 80, of 68 Pepsi Road died Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Turner was a daughter of the late Thomas and Ida Barnes. She was a member and stewardess of Flat Rock Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Flat Rock CME Church Cemetery with the Rev. Eddie Thornton officiating. Survivors include three sisters, Morolene Lomax, Elberton, Annie Ree Johnson, Bladenboro, N.C., and Edna Mae Ross, Washington, D.C.; and two brothers, Joe Barnes and Ester Freeman, both of Washington, D.C. The family is at the residence of Elma Lee Jones, 2747 Flat Rock Road. Mack's Funeral Home is in charge of announce arrangements. George W. Turner Cornelia George W. Turner, 89, of 448 Cleveland Road died Friday, Nov. 28, 1997. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Turner was a son of the late Thomas Jackson and Cora Stowe Turner and the widower of Blanche Addison Turner. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Eloise Turner Nichols. He worked with LeTourneau Co. for several years and later retired from the carpet manufacturing business in Chatsworth. He was a member of Eastanollee Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eastanollee Baptist Church with the Revs. Thomas J. Turner and Richard Ivester officiating. Burial will be in Eastanollee Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Clarence Davis officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Betty Hannon Turner; a son, the Rev. Thomas J. Turner, Jacksonville, Fla.; six stepdaughters, Frankie Robins, Cheryl Willis and Diane Davis, all of Greenville, S.C., Mary Jane Frantz, Concord, N.C., and Barbara Stepp, Spartanburg, S.C.; a stepson, Tony Hannon, Taylors, S.C.; a sister, Fannie Bell Aiken, Danville, Va.; a brother, Guy Turner, Cornelia; and five grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Joe Nichols, Ed Addison, Bill Turner, Lamar Davis, Joe Frank Stowe and Ronnie Roerts. The family members are at their respective homes and will receive friends 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa. Holly Wisecarver Atlanta Holly Marks Wisecarver, 43, died from complications of cancer Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997, at Hospice Atlanta. A native of Rochester, N.Y., Mrs. Wisecarver moved to Atlanta with her family in 1959. She attended public schools in Atlanta and was employed as office manager for Insurance Services Associates. She was diagnosed with brain tumors two years ago and waged a valiant struggle against the disease endearing all who knew her with her spirit and sense of humor. Survivors include her husband, Charles B. Wisecarver; a daughter, Magdalena "Maggie" Hanger, Atlanta and McDonough; two stepchildren, Bryce Wisecarver and Brook Wisecarver, both of Atlanta; her mother and stepfather, Barbara and C. Douglas Peterson, Athens; three sisters, Gale Smith, Oakland, Calif., Tracey Marks, Atlanta, and Virginia Scarborough, San Francisco; a brother, Robert W. Marks, Dublin, Calif.; and nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be later. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice Atlanta, 1244 Park Vista Drive, Atlanta, Ga., 30319. Wages & Sons Funeral Home Inc., Stone Mountain, is in charge of arrangements. DEATH NOTICES Hayes Turner Crawford Hayes Turner of Crawford Apartments, Apt. 12, died Friday, Nov. 28, 1997. Jones Lexington Funeral Home, Lexington, will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.