Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 15 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/ *********************************************************************** Mozelle Brawner Elberton Mozelle Dye Brawner, 87, of 509 Mill St. died Sunday, May 10, 1998. A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Brawner was a daughter of the late Walter and Anna Hatten Dye and was the widow of Fred Brawner. She was a retired nurse and attended Temple Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lofton Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Bascoe Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Lincoln Heights Cemetery. Survivors include five sisters, Lucille Crawford, Eula Rucker and Zephree Ferguson, all of Elberton, and Ora Lee Dye and Salma Waters, both of Philadelphia; and two brothers, Walter Dye, Elberton, and Calvin Dye, Philadelphia. The family is at the residence. McKinney-Neal Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Mannie N. Brown Toccoa Mannie N. Brown, 55, of 7252 DeFoor Road died Thursday, May 14, 1998. A native of Washington, D.C., Mr. Brown was a son of Marie Brown of Toccoa and the late Rural Brown. He was a teacher at Toccoa Elementary School and a member and deacon of Martin Grove Baptist Church, Martin. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Martin Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. W.R. Young and O.D. Duncan officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Denise Brown; a daughter, Danielle Brown, of the home; and two sons, Anthony Brown and Mannie Brown Jr., both of the home. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Willie B. Carey Athens Willie B. Carey of 750 Morton Road died Wednesday, May 13, 1998. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Carey was a son of the late Albert and Rachel Watkins Carey. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Billups Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Ben K. Willis officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Survivors include his wife, Precilla Johnson; nine daughters, Betty Patman, Mary Mitchell, Patricia Davenport, Hattie Bolton, Rachel Dunn, Cornelia Collins, Frances Derricotte and Precilla A. Carey, all of Athens, and Jessie Harper, Crawford; a son, Robert J. Carey, Athens; 29 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence. Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. William S. Carpenter Toccoa William Stanhope "Stanley" Carpenter Jr., 75, of Ridgemore Drive died Thursday, May 14, 1998. A native of Demorest, Mr. Carpenter was a son of the late Lilly Belle Turpin and William Stanhope Carpenter Sr. He was an Army veteran of World War II, having served with the Infantry Division in France, Italy and Germany. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and a member of First United Methodist Church of Toccoa and the Toccoa Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars 4346. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home with the Revs. Bob Partridge and Jack Lamb officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens with members of the Toccoa Post of VFW 4346. Survivors include his wife, Diane Haslett Carpenter; a daughter, Jane Hix, Lilburn; two sons, Richard Carpenter, Griffin, and Gary Carpenter, Lawrenceville; three sisters, Ethel Lovett, Rome, Florence Cook, Decatur, and Bonnie Powell, Commerce; and five grandsons. Pallbearers will be Wayne Hix, Stan Hix, Matthew Carpenter, Joseph Carpenter, Daniel Carpenter and Mike Rice. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Helen H. Cisson Toccoa Helen Head Cisson, 77, died Thursday, May 14, 1998. A native of Toccoa, Mrs. Cisson was a daughter of the late Clinton and Zephyr Stovall Head and was the widow of LeRoy Cisson. She was an inspector with Coats and Clark and a member of Saint James Methodist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Allens United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jarrett Ragan and Bob Partridge officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Carole Kelly, Conyers; two sons, Dan Cisson, Toccoa, and Steve Cisson, Madison; three sisters, Juanita Alewine, Lavonia, Joyce Moore, Jacksonville, Fla., and Jean Webb, Blue Ridge; and four grandchildren. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cisson, 1776 Hancock Drive, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home. Ransom Clark Jr. Decatur Ransom Clark Jr., 50, of 271 Session Ave. died Saturday, May 9, 1998. A native of Lithonia, Mr. Clark was a son of Ransom Clark Sr. of Lithonia and the late Ester Clark Lee. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Riley Rucker Funeral Home. Burial will be in Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his father, include his wife, Sadie Walter Clark, Athens; his stepfather, Claude Lee, Decatur; two daughters, Tometa Warrington, Texas, and TerrLakesha Broughton, Decatur; four sons, Dimitri Clark, Lithonia, and Mseo Davis, Artego Maxey and Randy Broughton, all of Decatur; three sisters, Shirley Pitts, Regina Collins and Ethellen Bell, all of Decatur; two brothers, Clint Lee and Arthur Clark, both of Decatur; and nine grandchildren. Announcement courtesy of Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home, Athens. Jack Freeman Oakland, Calif. Jack Freeman, 70, formerly of Athens, died Sunday, May 10, 1998. Mr. Freeman was a son of the late Mortimer and Catherine Freeman. He was retired from the U.S. Army after serving for 21 years. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mack & Payne Funeral Home with the Rev. Charlie Maddox officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Otis Freeman, Athens; five sisters, Ella Mae Batchelor, Agnes Freeman, Jealine Freeman and Elnora Bailey, all of Athens, and Roberta Lutz, Bladensburg, Md.; and a grandchild. William E. Griffin Hahira William E. "Billy" Griffin passed away May 14, 1998, at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born Feb. 9, 1926, to William H. and Carrie Mae Griffin of Hahira, Georgia. Mr. Griffin was retired from civil service at Moody Air Force Base. He was also engaged in farming and real estate. He loved Hahira and built 30 homes in that area. He was a member of Hahira United Methodist Church. Mr. Griffin is survived and well loved by his wife, Peggy, of Hahira; two sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Karen Griffin of Athens, Georgia, and Joe and Kim Griffin of Camden, Arkansas; four grandchildren, Jesi, Jake, Patrick and Aaron. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Sara Suttles and her husband, Drew, of Tucker, Georgia; two brothers, Harvey Griffin and his wife, Margie, of Valdosta, Georgia, and Harold Griffin of Rome, Georgia. A host of nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services for Mr. Griffin will be held Saturday, May 16, 1998, at 2 p.m. at Passmore-Sumner Funeral Chapel with Mr. Evans McMullen and the Rev. Jimmy Cone officiating. Internment will follow in Friendship Cemetery in Hahira. The family will receive friends Friday from 7:00 until 9:00 at the Chapel. Passmore-Sumner Funeral Chapel, 3831 North Valdosta Road, is in charge of arrangements. Daniel H. Howington Rockingham, N.C. Daniel Herbert Howington, 85, died Thursday, May 14, 1998. A native of Commerce, Mr. Howington was a son of the late Daniel Sylvester and Lula Coil Howington. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Faith Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister, Alice S. Marquis, formerly of Athens. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Saturday at Watson-King Funeral Home. Louise B. Hudson Westminster, S.C. Joseph Louise Brown Hudson, 73, of Berry Farm Road died Monday, May 11, 1998. A native of Plum Branch, S.C., Mrs. Hudson was a daughter of the late Homer and Mary Brown. She attended a Pentecostal Holiness Church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery, Long Creek, S.C., with the Rev. Haskell Lee officiating. Survivors include her husband, Lewis M. Hudson; six daughters, Judy Carter and Debra Johnson, both of Houston, Texas, Dorothy Sanders, Westminster, S.C., Fay Verwold, Magnolia, Texas, Iris Theriot, Homer, La., and Brenda Hagerty, Conroe, Texas; a son, David Monroe Hudson, Westminster, S.C.; a sister, Rebecca Sexton, McCormick, S.C.; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Grandsons, including Jonothon Hagerty, James Hagerty, Jason Sanders, James Verwold Jr., Victor LeBeau and Francis Theriot, will serve as pallbearers. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa. Rev. V.S. Hughey Jefferson The Rev. V.S. "Vat" Hughey, 82, of 351 Gordon St. died Saturday, May 9, 1998. A native of Walton County, the Rev. Hughey was a son of the late Luther Malcome and Agnes Hughey. He pastored the Gillsville and Maysville Baptist churches, Fellowship Baptist Church, Social Circle, Broad River Baptist Church, Lavonia, and St. Paul First Baptist Church, Jefferson. He retired from St. Paul in 1994 after 38 years of service. He served in the Northwestern Baptist Association for more than 60 years and served as 2nd vice moderator for 20 years. He was instrumental in the plans for the subdivision of the homeowners on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jefferson, and was named Citizen of the Year by the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Council in 1994. He served on the Jefferson Housing Authority Board and was retired from the University of Georgia as a maintenance supervisor. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul First Baptist Church with the Revs. Marvin Simmons, L.D. Sims, L.C. Teasley, J.B. Lester, Kenneth Cooper, Harold Harris, Clinton Sorrells, Bobby Berryman, William Thaxton and Cameron Alexander officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Lucy Belle Martin Hughey; a daughter, Lucile Hughey Cooper, Jefferson; six sons, Willie Hughey, Vassco Hughey Jr. and the Rev. J.T. Hughey, all of Jefferson, Ralph Hughey, Jacksonville, Fla., John L. Hughey, Gainesville, and Bobby Hughey, Stone Mountain; a brother, Robet Hughey, Cleveland, Ohio; 20 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be members of the deacon board and the Minister's Alliance of the Northwestern Baptist Association. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Forestglen Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rev. V.S. Hughey Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 437, Jefferson, Ga. 30549. Eula A. Johnson Hartwell Eula Ayers Johnson, 86, died Wednesday, May 13, 1998. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the late Daniel and Pearlie Reed Ayers. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Hebron Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Patton officiating. Burial will be in Northview Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Frances Sokol, Hartwell, and Margaret Williamson, Martin; a son, Hoyt Walters, Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Delree Brock, High Point, N.C.; six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Bill Marett Hartwell William Joseph "Bill" Marett, 82, of 215 Johnny St. died Wednesday, May 13, 1998. A native of Hart County, Mr. Marett was a son of the late Walter William and Nettie Vickery Marett. He was a graduate of Spartanburg Junior College, the University of Georgia and the Army School of Engineering, Fort Belvoir, Va. He was the owner of Bill Marett's Western Auto in Hartwell from 1950-89 and a former teacher in the Rabun County and Hart County school systems. He was a World War II U.S. Army Corps of Engineers veteran, having enlisted immediately after Pearl Harbor. He rose to the rank of Captain and served under General Douglas MacArthur in 506th Engineering Co. in New Guinea and the Philippines. He served in the Army Reserves until 1956. He was a former member and past president of Hartwell Rotary Club, member and past commander of American Legion Post 109, former member and past fund chairman of American Red Cross, former member and director of Hart County Chamber of Commerce and organizing member and former director of Hart County Jaycees. Funeral services will 2 p.m. Saturday at Strickland Funeral Home with the Rev. F. Hugh Kirby officiating. Burial will be in Northview Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Nonnie Dilworth Marett; a daughter, Nonnie Marett Peets, Gainesville; a son, William Joseph Marett Jr., Nashville, Tenn.; a sister, Flora Marett Smalley, Walhalla, S.C.; and four grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends at the funeral home. Doretha Peek Philadelphia, Penn. A native of Crawfordville, Mrs. Peek was a daughter of Easter Peek of Crawfordville and the late Wadie Peek. She was preceded in death by a son, Steven Peek. She was retired and a member of Greater Level Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Level Hill Baptist Church, Crawfordville, with the Rev. Samuel Duggans officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Lydia Newson; 11 sisters, Virginia Stephens, Mary Pitts, Prince Hayes, Barbara Brinkley, Rosena Bradley,Melba Carmichael, Doris Peek, Sherrie Tolbert, Drucilla Peek, Lola Parks and Janice Wilburn; four brothers, Marion Peek, the Rev. Harvey Peek, Stanley Peek and Donald Peek; and four grandchildren. McLendon Memorial Funeral Home, Washington, is in charge of arrangements. Reese Ransom Jr. Athens Reese Ransom Jr. of 106 Bazelle Ave. died Monday, May 11, 1998. A native of Madison County, Mr. Ransom was a son of the late Mack and Josie Lee David Ransom. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Mount Carmel Baptist Church with the Rev. Mack H. Kenney officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Gladys V. Ransom; six daughters, Yvonne Thomas and Tina Louise R. Matthews, both of Atlanta, Teresa Wills, Oklahoma, and Virginia R. Glenn, Josie C. Ransom and Paulee Ransom, all of Athens; a son, Reese Ransom III, Athens; a stepdaughter, Jackie Brown, Athens; two sisters, Pauline King and Louise Wooten, both of Athens; 16 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a step grandchild. The family is at the residence. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mamie L. Staggers Toccoa Mamie L. Staggers, 75, of 400 S. Sage St. died Monday, May 11, 1998. A native of Stephens County, Mrs. Staggers was a daughter of the late Ola and Bush Ramsey. She was employed at Singer Manufacturing Co. and a registered nurse for many years. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, where she served as an usher and a member of the adult choir. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles White officiating. Burial will be in Toccoa City Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, T.G. Staggers; three sons, M.C. Harris and Michael Harris, both of Toccoa, and Thomas Harris Jr., Oakwood; three stepdaughters, Margaret Owens, Atlanta, Diane Gordon, New York City, and Jackie Staggers, Westminster, S.C.; a brother, Willie Sherman, Toccoa; 24 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. today at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home. Pauline Brackett Athens Pauline Brackett, 93, formerly of Athens, died Thursday, May 14, 1998. Bridges Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Charles H. Bryant Toccoa Charles H. Bryant, 76, of 7331 Pine Tree Road died Thursday, May 14, 1998. Whitlock Mortuary will announce arrangements. Marilyn Maddox Athens Marilyn Jeanette Maddox of 1504 E. Broad St. died Thursday, May 14, 1998. Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.