Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 4 May 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/ *********************************************************************** Louise Best Bowman Louise Giddens Best, 63, of 396 N. Broad St., Apt. A, died Saturday, May 2, 1998. A native of Cochran, Ms. Best was a daughter of the late Elijah and Ann Skipper Giddens. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, with the Rev. Wayne Durden officiating. Burial will be in the Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a son, William "Jim" Best, Hartwell; a sister, Flora Mae Powell, Cochran; and two grandchildren. The family is at the residence of her son, Jim Best, 915 Bio Lane, Hartwell. 'Buck' Bullard Athens Horace Roland "Buck" Bullard, 75, of 640 Holman Ave. died Sunday, May 3, 1998. A lifelong resident of Clarke County, Mr. Bullard was a son of the late Sam and Eunice Marable Bullard. He was the retired owner and operator of Bullard Wholesale and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of Athens First Christian Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, with the Revs. Kelly Brisendine, Ray Austin and Calvin Coile officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Lois Bullard; a son, Gary Bullard; and three nephews and a niece. Pallbearers will be Wayne Parham, Chip Jones, Keith Fouche, Harris Parham, Harvey Hoechst and Dean Cooper. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the J.O.Y. Class from First Christian Church. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. today. Ned Carter Lavonia Ned Carter, 66, of 455 Gumlog Road died Saturday, May 2, 1998. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Carter was a son of the late Thomas Haskell and Mamie Elizabeth Floyd Carter. He was preceded in death by three sons, Ted Carter, Audrey Carter, and an infant son; and three grandchildren. Mr. Carter was retired from the textile industry and preferred the Church of God faith. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hamby-Weldon Funeral Home, Lavonia, with the Rev. Bobby Farmer officiating. Burial will be in Lavonia City Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Teresa Stancil, Gainesville, and Tina Whisnant and Kay Carter, both of Arcade; four sons, Gary Nix, Arcade, Ricky Carter, Statham, and Lamar Carter and Larry Carter, both of Watkinsville; a sister, Louise Lewis, with whom he made his home, Lavonia; two brothers, Fred Carter, Greenville, S.C., and Ernest "Sonny" Carter, Duluth; and fourteen grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Exar Casper Winder Exar Mobley Casper, 91, died Sunday, May 3, 1998. Mrs. Casper was a daughter of the late John Hampton Mobley and Cora King Mobley and widow of Otis Casper. She was a homemaker and a member of Midway Christian Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. John Burchfield officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Christian Church Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Virgil Casper, Winder, and John Casper, Snellville; a sister, Thelma Jones, Bogart; and 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today. Eleanor Hutchison Sharon, Pa. Eleanor McVicker Hutchison, 78, of 1333 Highland Road died Saturday, May 2, 1998. A native of Edgewood, Pa., Mrs. Hutchison was a daughter of the late Foster S. McVicker and Mildred Stowers McVicker. She was a member of Sharpsville Lodge #237, Order of the Eastern Star, the former Sharon General Hospital Auxiliary, and St. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary in Athens. Mrs. Hutchison had many hobbies, including painting rural landscapes. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Sharon, Pa. The Hutchison family lived in the Athens area from 1957 to 1963, as Mr. Hutchison was the plant manager for the Westinghouse Corp. plant that was started during this time. Private memorial services will be on Tuesday at Sample-O'Donnell Funeral Home, Sharon, Pa., with the Rev. Dr. Thomas A. Sebben officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage, Pa. Survivors include her husband, Carlton E. Hutchison; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Heather Lynn) Beeman, Plymouth, N.H.; two sons, C. Alan Hutchison, Augusta, and Kurt McVicker Hutchison, Gettysburg, Pa.; a sister, Jean R. Urzua, Seneca, S.C.; a brother, Dr. Alan McVicker, Birmingham, Ala.; and eight grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Memorial Fund of the First Presbyterian Church, 600 E. State St., Sharon, Pa., 16146; the F.H. Buhl Trust, 730 Forker Blvd., Sharon, Pa., 16146; or the Mercer County Unit America Cancer Society, 19 Jefferson Ave., Sharon, Pa., 16146. Ronnie Lukasiewicz Athens Ronald Joseph Lukasiewicz, 55, died Friday, May 1, 1998. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Ronnie Lukasiewicz was the child of Bertha and Joseph Lukasiewicz. He earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Carnegie-Mellon University and was awarded a master's degree in fine arts with honors from the University of Georgia. He was owner/president of Georgia Sign and Graphics. A resident of Athens since 1973, Ronnie contributed much to his community. An advocate for the arts, he was founding director of the Lyndon House Arts Center, now undergoing a $6 million SPLOST expansion/renovation. He was also instrumental in the creation of several community arts organizations, including most recently the Athens Area Arts Council. His artworks, familiar to many in Athens, are also included in public and private collections across the country. An advocate for education, he was vice president of the Citizens for an Elected School Board which fostered the successful referendum for an elected board in Clarke County and he was a visionary for the A-CC Neighborhood Parks at the Schools project. He was an activist for creative youth education projects, tirelessly seeking to develop programs to reach those who fall through the cracks. An advocate for environmental preservation, he was instrumental in the Rock and Shoals Wetlands protection project and loved the outdoors, especially when he was catching fish to throw back. Along with his endless achievements for the community were his contributions to his family. He was his daughter's and son's biggest cheerleader. He was always there for each and every one of us in his own ways. He was always a happy person and could find a way to make you smile despite your effort not to, through lame jokes or the remembrance of good times together. He will be missed, there is no doubt. His love is still felt in our hearts, and that will help to guide us through the hard road ahead of us. All the little things that were once taken for granted are now thought of continually and will serve as lasting memories of a good, good man, our father and husband. He is survived by his wife Nancy, daughter Lisa, son Brian, mother Bertha and father Joseph. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the Endowment Fund of the Lyndon House Arts Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 187, Athens, Ga., 30603, to perpetuate scholarship monies for art classes and programs. The family will receive friends at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, from 7-9 p.m. today. Funeral services will be private. Sara Miller Toccoa Sara Dendy Miller, 83, died Saturday, May 2, 1998. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Miller was a daughter of the late James Ervin and Elizabeth Harper Dendy and widow of Clifford Miller. She had lived most of her life in Franklin and Stephens Counties. She was a graduate of Montreat Junior College and the University of Georgia with a bachelor's degree in education. Mrs. Miller was a retired teacher with the Stephens County School System. She was active in the First Presbyterian and Alliance Churches of Toccoa, serving as Sunday school teacher and choir member. She was a member of the DAR and formerly a member of the Women's Club. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa, with Dr. Robert Dendy officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ann Whiten, Greer, S.C., and Sara J. Kellar, Greenville, S.C.; two sons, James C. Miller, Lavonia, and David M. Miller, Gainesville; and 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Helen Palmer Nicholson Helen Whitehead Palmer, 70, of 4904 Highway 441 South died Saturday, May 2, 1998. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Palmer was a daughter of the late Ernest Whitehead and Thelma (Smith) Whitehead and widow of George Clayton Palmer. She was retired from Oxford Manufacturing and attended Nicholson Congregational Holiness Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Nicholson Congregational Holiness Church with the Revs. Howard Rhodes, Curtis Green, Mike Stowers, and Dennis Kesler officiating. Burial will be in Howington Cemetery, Nicholson. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. today. Survivors include two daughters, Gail Barnett and Martha Heaton, both of Nicholson; two sons, Clayton Palmer, Nicholson, and William Palmer, Commerce; a sister, Mary Ann Lord, Nicholson; a brother, James Gibson, Albuquerque, N.M.; and nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Clayton Palmer, 138 Staplers Bridge Road, Nicholson. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements. Harold Smith Winder Harold W. Smith, 93, died Sunday, May 3, 1998. Mr. Smith was a son of the late Madison Smith and Dora Bell Harrison Smith and widower of Evelyn Brown Smith. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Revs. Larry Rary and Susan McLocklin officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Imogene Smith Kilpatrick and Winfrey Smith Richardson, both of Winder; a brother, Robert Smith, Between; and five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons: Wesley Kilpatrick, Barry Kilpatrick, Eric Kilpatrick, Perry Richardson, Toby Richardson and Brandon Kilpatrick. The family will receive friends at the funeral home after 11:30 a.m. today. Eula Vandiver Athens Eula Faye Vandiver, 69, of 140 Hillside St. died Saturday, May 2, 1998. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Vandiver lived in the Athens area for most of her life. She was preceded in death by a son, Stanley Vandiver. She was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at East Athens Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Leaptrott officiating. Burial will be in Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors include her husband, O.T. Vandiver; a son, Michael Vandiver, Athens; a sister, Sara Greer, Danielsville; two brothers, Harold "Red" Jones, Hull, and Alfred Jones, Danielsville; and a grandchild and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at Bernstein Funeral Home from 7-9 p.m. today. Horace Williams Jr. Crawfordville Horace Edmond Williams Jr., 76, of 1669 Margarets Grove died Sunday, May 3, 1998. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Williams was a son of the late Horace E. Williams Sr. and Marie Gilles. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a retired dairyman. Mr. Williams was a member of the American Legion, the Crawfordville Hunting Club, and the Crawfordville Farm Bureau. He was a member of Crawfordville Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Crawfordville Baptist Church with Dr. Jimmy Water officiating. Burial will be in Crawfordville Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Jimmie Lenford Williams; two daughters, Dale W. McMullen, Columbus, and Rita W. Ester, McDougal; a son, Wayne Williams, Crawfordville; two sisters, Hazel Stewart, Warrenton, and Margaret Parrish, Statesboro; and four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Otis Simmons, Bobby Moore, Andy Moore, Charles Greene, Glenn Fennell, Chris McElvean and Bud Griffin. The family will receive friends at Callaway Funeral Home, Union Point, from 7-9 p.m. today. The family is at the residence. Yetta Wilson Hartwell Yetta Wilson died Saturday, May 2, 1998. A native of Clarke County, she was a daughter of J.C. Ginn of Danielsville and the late Grace Smith. She spent most of her life in Madison County and was a homemaker. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home with the Rev. Luther Fouche officiating. In addition to her father, survivors include a daughter, Robin Arms, St. Joseph, Mich.; two sons, Chad Wilson, Winder, and Don Wilson, Augusta; three sisters, Bonnie Hansford and Eloise McCurley, both of Colbert; and Betty Headrick, Murrayville, Tenn.; a brother, Donald Ginn, Colbert; and three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3-4 p.m. today. Sam Crunkleton Martin Samuel H. Crunkleton, 62, of 2003 Baty Road, Red Hill Community, died Sunday, May 3, 1998. Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, will announce arrangements. Charlotte Davis Athens Charlotte Lord Davis of 50 Gail Drive, died Sunday, May 3, 1998. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, will announce arrangements. Mae Dunn White Plains Mae Belle Dunn of 1061 Hickory Lane died Saturday, May 2, 1998. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, will announce arrangements. Doris Williams Nicholson Doris H. Williams, 61, of Sanford Drive died Sunday, May 3, 1998. The family will receive friends at Bridges Funeral Home from 7-9 p.m. today. Bridges Funeral Home will announce further arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.