Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 2 Mar 1998 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 Mary Bolick Commerce Mary Thelma Ingram Bolick, 84, of Rogers Church Road died Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998. A native of Banks County, Bolick was a daughter of the late Lammatine Griff and Mary Jo (Byrd) Ingram and the widow of Robert Hase Bolick. She was a retired textile worker and a member of Rogers Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Rogers Baptist Church with the Rev. Carlton Peters officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include three stepchildren; two brothers, Charlie Ingram, Nashville, Tenn., and L.G. Ingram, Baldwin; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, from 7-9 p.m. today. The family is at the residence of Melvin Ingram, 314 Orchard Circle, Commerce. Goldie Buchanan Athens Goldie M. Buchanan, 95, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998. A native of Jackson County, Buchanan lived in Madison and Clarke Counties for most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Alfred L. and Alice Seagraves Smith and the widow of W.A. Buchanan. She was retired from the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees Chapter 548. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Athens. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bernstein Funeral Home with the Revs. Grady Wigley and William Britt officiating. Burial will be in Gordon's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Sonny Fortson, Tim Fortson, William Rodgers, Danny Stewart, Matt Stewart and Josh King. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today. Renee Neese Pendergrass Renee Neese, 32, of 270 Mountain Creek Drive died Sunday, March 1, 1998. A native of Fulton County, Mrs. Neese was a daughter of Joyce Cooper and the late Larry Tallent. She was a homemaker and a member of Revival Baptist Church, Pendergress. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Revs. Winifred Page, Roland Barlow and Phillip Williams officiating. Burial will be in the Revival Baptist Church Cemetery. In addition to her mother, survivors include her husband, Danny Neese; two daughters, Stephanie Neese and Kala Neese, both of Pendergrass; a son, Derik Page, Pendergrass; a brother, Larry Carter, Commerce; grandparents, Dee and Clarice Lord, Maysville; a step-mother, Brenda Fowler, Locust Grove; a step-father, Terry Cooper; three step-sisters, Angie Tallent and Kellie Tallent, both of Locust Grove, and Tammy Richardson, Pendergrass; and a step-brother, Scott Tallent, Locust Grove. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today. Margaret Short Commerce Margaret Hicks Short, 66, of 957 Hwy. 59 died Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998. A native of Buncombe County, N.C., Mrs. Short was a daughter of Ruth (Whitfield) Hix of Commerce and the late Jason Hix and the widow of Swayne Short. She was a homemaker and a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Don Pruitt officiating. Burial will be in Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Andy Campbell, Homer; and two grandchildren. Leamon Wheeler Winder Leamon Clyde Wheeler, 82, died Sunday, March 1, 1998. Mr. Wheeler was a son of the late Rufas J. Wheeler and Alice Cross Wheeler. He was preceded in death by a grandchild. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Ronald Hewett officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Annie Lou Wall Wheeler; three daughters, Betty Mack, Sara Carey and Anne McDonald, all of Winder; two sons, Eulan R. Wheeler, Auburn, and Jimmy Wheeler, Winder; a sister, Louise Sauls, Winder; and 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Brenda Wilson Jefferson Brenda Ganelle Smith Wilson, 54, of 938 Dry Pond Road died Sunday, March 1, 1998. A native of DeKalb County, she was a daughter of the late Sylvester Dick Smith and Rose Bud Hanners Smith. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Eidson Cemetery, Doraville, with the Rev. Vince Mercandanti officiating. The family will receive friends at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the graveside. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Ann Brown, Jefferson; a son, James Wilson Jr., Jefferson; four sisters, Frances Wallace, Lilburn, Joyce Kimbro, Pensacola, Fla., Geneva Rose, Winder, and Rebecca Berens, Lawrenceville; three brothers, Bobby Smith, Covington, Joe Smith, Doraville, and Kenneth Smith, New Orleans; and two grandchildren. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements. Eleanor Reed Toccoa Eleanor Hamm Reed, 90, of Jarrett Manor Estates died Sunday, March 1, 1998. Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa, will announce arrangements. Bessie Weatherly Crawford Bessie Lee Weatherly, 91, died Sunday, March 1, 1998. Bernstein Funeral Home will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.