Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 14 Nov 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/ *********************************************************************** Ruby J. Bonds Athens Ruby J. Bonds, 82, of 2275 Winterville Road died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1998. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Lula Johnson. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Morton Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. R. Bryant officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Survivors include two sisters, Laura MacDaniel, Athens, and Elizabeth Collins, Atlanta; two stepdaughters, Lola M. Russell, Winder, and Jacqueline Bush, Athens; nine stepgrandchildren; 11 great-stepgrandchildren, 10 great-great-stepgrandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lorene B. Marable Athens Lorene B. Marable, of 150 Hickman Drive, Apt. 4, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 1998. A native of Athens-Clarke County, she was a daughter of the late John and Carrie Sims. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church East. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Mack officiating. Survivors include Mary Alice Coleman, who was raised in the home; a niece, Louise Lumpkin, New York; and a nephew, Robert Reid, New York. Gus Angus Morris Nicholson Gus Angus Morris, 82, of 30 Daisey Lane, died Friday, Nov. 13, 1998. A native of White County, Mr. Morris was a son of the late Lonzo and Olivia Toney Morris and the widower of Bernice Pope Morris. He was a retired security guard from B-J-C Medical Center and was a member of Nicholson Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Allen Seagraves officiating. Burial will be in Howington Cemetery. Survivors include one son, Gus Eddie Morris, Nicholson; one daughter, Janice Morris, Nicholson; two sisters, Louise McEver, Nicholson, and Martha Vinson, Athens; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Louise B. Pritchett Tuscumbia, Ala. Louise Berryman Pritchett, 75, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1998. A native of Georgia, Mrs. Pritchett was the wife of Dr. Hugh W. Pritchett, Tuscumbia, Ala. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Tuscumbia. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church of Tuscumbia with the Rev. Gene Webb officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala. Survivors, in addition to her husband, include two sons, Hugh W. Pritchett Jr., Tuscumbia, and David J. Pritchett, Athens, Ala.; two daughters, Linda L. Pritchett, Augusta, and Terri Ann McWhorter, Gadsden, Ala.; five brothers, Ferald Berryman, Stockbridge, Junious Berryman, Crawford, Coke Berryman, Winter Park, Fla., and Ed Berryman and Ray Berryman, both of Athens; five sisters, Gretel Cronic, Margaret Hansford, Darline Anderson and Bobbie Jean Burroughs, all of Athens, and Peggy Berryman, Martinez; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Horace Cleveland, Leland Lee, Pete White, Dewey Cowart, Ray Massey, Walter Smallwood, Buddy Aldridge and Don Collingsworth. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Shubie Sparks Sunday School Class. Morrison Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements. James H. Rousey Bowman James Henry Rousey, 64, of 369 Cherokee Heights, died Friday, Nov. 13, 1998. A native of Elbert County, Mr. Rousey was a son of the late George and Etta Dove Rousey and was the husband of Hilda Scoggins Rousey. He was a retired furniture salesman and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, retiring with 22 years of service. He was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Berry Funeral Home, Elberton, with the Rev. Gary Purvis officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include one daughter, Sharon Moore, Clarkesville; one son, Stanley Rousey, Columbus, Ohio; three brothers, Paul Edward Rousey and Steve Rousey, both of Elberton, and Richard Hayward Rousey, Bowman; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Berry Funeral Home. Beatrice Sebok Flowery Branch Beatrice Sebok, 73, formerly of Jupiter, Fla., died Thursday, Nov. 12, 1998. Mrs. Sebok was a daughter of the late Harold C. and Huldah S. Myers and wife of Franklin Sebok, Flowery Branch. She was a homemaker and a member of Sea Side Chapel, Jupiter, Fla. Services will be 10 a.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Charles Brett officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Court, Jupiter, Fla., on Nov. 21. Survivors, in addition to her husband, include one son, Kenneth Sebok, Jupiter, Fla.; one daughter, Rebecca Swaim, Maysville; a sister, Jean Pierce of McFarland, Wis.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends this morning in the funeral home before the service. Bertha D. Wallace Athens Bertha D. Wallace, 96, of 1055 Macon Highway, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 1998. A native of Americus, Mrs. Wallace was a daughter of the late William and Mary Darden Dupree and the widow of Levi Wallace. She was a member of Princeton United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Harriett Hanson. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bridges Funeral Home with Rev. Peggy Lowe of Princeton United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Survivors include four daughters, Reba Thornton, Marjorie Adams and Louise Melton, all of Athens, and Ouida Dobbs, Bostwick; one sister, Sara Berry, Americus; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Douglas Dobbs, Christopher Hein, Charles Jones, Keith Adams, Andy Watkins and Richard Hanson. The family is at the residence, and will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Glenda E. White Washington Glenda Edmunds White, 65, of 1855 Thomson Road, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 1998. A native of McDuffie County, Mrs. White was a daughter of the late Thomas T. and Inez Blanchard Edmunds and the widow of Estel "Ed" White. She was a homemaker and a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Ebenezer Baptist Church with the Rev. Albert Huyck officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Doug White, Washington, and Duane White, Tignall; two daughters, Suzanne Beemer, Gurnee, Ill., and Celia Palmer, Athens; two brothers, Richard Edmunds, Elberton, and Thomas Mack Edmunds, Dearing; one sister, Lila Bentley, Greenwood, S.C.; and seven grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Mike Thornton, Kenny Long, Tommy Edmunds, Kenneth Thornton, Overton Winfrey Jr. and Jeff Guerrero. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Hopkins Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Ebenezer Baptist Church, c/o Mrs. Eva Burdette, 3519 Thomson Highway, Washington, Ga. 30673. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.