Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 13 Feb 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 Albert G. Andrews Seneca, S.C. Albert G. Andrews, 91, of 228 Keowee Trail, formerly of Toccoa, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998. A native of Carnesville, Mr. Andrews was a son of the late Henry M. and Ola Browning Andrews and widower of Madeira Vaughan Andrews. He was a retired Southland Life Insurance manager, a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, a charter member of the 220 Senior Fellowship and an active member in his Sunday school class. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Sosby and Dr. Marion H. Hare officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Survivors include three daughters, Henri Nell Bertschin, Jonesboro, Albertine Anderson, Seneca, S.C., and Evalyn Carter, Greenville, S.C.; two brothers, Dow L. Andrews and Horace M. Andrews, both of Carnesville; a sister, Nettie A. Harrison, Summerville, S.C.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa. Memorials may be made to Ebenezer Baptist Church, 1100 S. Big A Road, Toccoa, Ga. 30577. Will Bishop Madison Will Henry Bishop, 57, of 2471 Farmington Road died Friday, Feb. 6, 1998. A native of Greene County, Mr. Bishop was a son of Mazie S. Dumas of Madison and the late Edward Bishop. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Little Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Robert Slaughter and Dr. Winfred M. Hope officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Edna Bishop; two daughters, Frances Bishop and Jennifer Bishop, both of Athens; four sisters, Shirley Billups, Jeannette Wilson and Lucille Stovall, all of Athens, and Sarah Allen, Fayetteville, N.C.; two brothers, Eddie Bishop and Walter Stovall, both of Madison; and seven grandchildren. Hurley Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements. Jasben Fortson Hartwell Jasben Kazar Fortson, 46, of 130 David St. died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998. A native of Elbert County, Mr. Fortson was a son of Ruby Fortson of Hartwell and the late Joe W. Fortson Sr. He was a member of Shiloh Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mack's Funeral Home with Brother James Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Church Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include five children, Kazak Maurice Fortson, Dee Dee Fortson and La Shae Fortson, all of Atlanta, and Christi Ann Teasley and Tina Renee Rucker, both of Hartwell; five sisters, Juanice Hendricks, Como, N.C, Comilla Rucker, Hartwell, and Charlotte Rucker, Sherrel McCord and Olivia Fortson; a brother, Joe W. Fortson Jr., Hartwell; and four grandchildren. The family is at the home of Mr. Fortson's mother, Ruby Fortson, 191 Sanders St. Isaac C. Gowder Maysville Isaac C. Gowder, 81, of 460 Carson Segars Road died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998. A native of Homer, Mr. Gowder was a son of the late I.F. and Bell Massey Gowder. He was a retired maintenance employee of General Times and a member of Grove Level Baptist Church and American Legion. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Grove Level Baptist Church with the Rev. Swayne Carlan officiating. Burial will be in Grove Level Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Lila Mae Gowder; two daughters, Wilda Brock, Maysville, and Debra Strickland, Hull; two sons, Donnie Gowder, Maysville, and Jerry Gowder, Gainesville; two stepdaughters, Ann Osgood, Snellville, and Geneva Savage, Maysville; two stepsons, Calvin Bolton, Maysville, and Tom Bolton, Tyron; a sister, Manolia Veal, Maysville; 7 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements. Frederick Mason Lavonia Frederick William "Fred" Mason, 74, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998. A native of Louisville, Ky., Mr. Mason was a son of the late Percy B. and Isabelle Haas Mason. He was a former import monitor with the FDA U.S. Government and was a Navy World War II veteran. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the church choir, Parrish Council and Knights of Columbus. He was a graduate of Marist School and Woodrow Wilson Law School. Funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Toccoa. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Tucker. Survivors include his wife, Rita Hart Mason; three daughters, Kathleen Busdeker, Smyrna, Debbie Fletcher, Lawrenceville, and Teresa Landers, Suwanee; two sons, Thomas Frederick "Tom" Mason, Acworth, and Steve Mason, Atlanta; two sisters, Bette Harvey, Decatur, and Kitty Youngdahl, Short Hills, N.J.; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rothell Road, Toccoa, Ga. 30577. Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa, is in charge of arrangements. Albert Rhodes Tignall Albert Stephens Rhodes, 93, of 4202 Delhi Road died Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Rhodes was a son of the late John M. and Lois Wright Rhodes and widower of Lunelle Beard Rhodes. He was a farmer and a merchant and a member of Hiram Lodge 51 and Beulah Baptist Church in Beulah Community. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Beulah Baptist Church with the Revs. O'Neil Martin and Sherman Padgett officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, Sara Frances R. Henderson, Beech Island, S.C., Barbara R. Oakley, Griffin, Betty R. Reese, Washington, and Patsy R. Mack, Tignall; four sons, Robert Sanders Rhodes, Ed Rhodes and William Rhodes, all of Tignall, and Albert S. Rhodes Jr., McDonough; a sister, Sarah R. Harper Mathews, Tignall; 17 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons, including Randy Rhodes, Mike Reese, John Mack, William Johnson, Creighton Henderson and Robert Darracott. Honorary pallbearers will be Derrick Rhodes, Robert Rhodes, Chris Mack and Ronnie Rhodes. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington. Memorials may be made to the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, Tignall, Ga. 30668. Frank Seaman Martin Frank Ray Seaman, 81, of 124 Whispering Woods Road died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998. A native of Burlington, W. Va., Mr. Seaman was a son of the late David Samuel and Anna Virginia Tephanbaugh Seaman. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a former supervisor with Bethlehem Steel, where he was employed for 27 years, a volunteer worker with Toccoa Falls College and a member of First Alliance Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Ferrell Towns officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Gainesville. Survivors include his wife, Alice Thomas Seaman; three daughters, Ruby Rothenburg, Nebo, N.C., Rae McLaughlin, Punta Gorda, Fla., and Mary Allen, Toccoa; a son, the Rev. Samuel D. Seaman, New Port Richey, Fla.; two sisters; a brother; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Allen, 116 Hillandale Drive, Toccoa, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the mortuary. Lottie Segars Royston Lottie Lee Segars, 90, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998. A native of Oconee County, S.C., Mrs. Segars was a daughter of the late William M. and Roxie Ann Richardson and widow of S.P. Carter. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy Carter, and three sons, Ralph Carter, Roy Lee Carter and W.S. Carter. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamby-Weldon Funeral Home, Lavonia. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Archie T. Carter, Lavonia; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The family is at the home of Mrs. Seagars' son, Archie T. Carter, 636 Hartwell Road, Lavonia, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. James Thornton Sr. Elberton James Carlton Thornton Sr., 79, of 1348 Lexington Highway died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Thornton was a son of the late James Marion and Virginia Mathews Thornton. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired real estate officer with the Army Corps of Engineers. He was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 11 am. Saturday at Berry Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Forsythe officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park. Survivors include two daughters, Sherry Thornton Lindsay, Warrenville, S.C., and Nancy Thornton, Hartwell; a son, James Carlton "Pete" Thornton Jr., Elberton; and two sisters, Nell Hubbard and Reba Nash, both of Elberton. The family members are at their respective homes and will receive friends 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Matthew Todd Nicholson Matthew Hunter Todd, 5 months, of Stapler's Bridge Road died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998. Matthew was born in Fulton County, a son of Scarlett Atkins Todd of Nicholson and Matthew Steven Todd of Monroe. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Young Harris Memorial United Methodist Church, Athens, with the Rev. Jerry Varnado officiating. Burial will be in Stapler Cemetery. In addition to his parents, he leaves grandparents, Stanley and Robin Atkins, Nicholson, Sherry and Don Huggins, Lilburn, Mr. and Mrs. Keith and (Joan Williams) Ottinger, Monroe, and Mr. and Mrs. Steven and (Peggy) Todd, Snellville; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Atkins and Bill and Ann Guyton, all of Nicholson, Charles and Joan Thomas, Pittsboro, N.C., George and Mary Huggins, Columbia, S.C., Mrs. Carvis (Nancy) and the late Carvis P. Williams and the late Mr. and Mrs. T.E. (Helen) Todd, all of Snellville, Mrs. Barbara Ottinger and the late Linton Ottinger, Greeneville, Tenn., and Mrs. Sara Mercer and the late James Mercer, Cairo; great-great-grandparents, Mrs. Katherine "Missie" Embrey, Atlanta, and Mrs. E.R. (Mable) Snell and the late E.R. Snell and the late Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Williams, all of Snellville; aunts and uncles, Candice Atkins, Nicholson, Marci Owens, Watkinsville, Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne and (Stephanie) Pickens, Lawrenceville, Robert and Ashley Ottinger, Monroe, and Lee Todd, Snellville; and many great-aunts and great-uncles. The family will receive friends 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday at Jackson Funeral Home. Patsy Turnbull Auburn Patsy Joyce Turnbull, 57, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998. Mrs. Turnbull was a daughter of Lois Kinsey of Auburn and the late Roy Kinsey. She was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church and was employed by Flowers by Jim as a floral arranger. Funeral arrangements will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Virgil Vickers officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Harold Turnbull; four daughters, Connie Arnhart, Alpharetta, and Cindy Parker, Flowery Branch, and Pam Chambers and Stacy Turnbull, both of Winder; a son, David Turnbull, Auburn; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. LaFaye Wise Athens LaFaye Carnette Wise, 20, of 1535 Tallassee Road died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998. A native of Oglethorpe County, Miss Wise was a daughter of Marie Hull Wise of Athens and Marvin Wise of South Carolina. She moved to Clarke County at the age of 10, attended Clarke Middle School and Cedar Shoals High School and was presently employed at General Time Corporation of Athens. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Stephens, with the Revs. Calvin Turner, W.R. Flint and Michael Gresham officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include three sisters, Latoya Wise, Sade Wise and Terrica Wise, all of Athens; two brothers, Demond Wise and Jakiese Wise, both of Athens; and aunts and uncles. Pallbearers will be Marcus Brown, Deveckio Flint, Lamar Power, Taurus Wymbs, Tyrone Hull, Mark Hunter and Eddie Payne. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 1-7 p.m. today at Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, is in charge of arrangements. Earl Chitwood Maysville Earl Chitwood, 67, of 10325 Gillsville Highway died Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, will announce arrangements. Jauinta Craft Elberton Jauinta Elizabeth Craft, 62, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998. Mack's Funeral Home, Hartwell, will announce arrangements. Grace Elrod Athens Grace Elrod, 84, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.