Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 25 Aug 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/ *********************************************************************** Nancy Silver Allen Athens Nancy Silver Allen, 91, of 960 Hawthorne Ave. died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998. A native of Walker County, Mrs. Allen was a daughter of the late Della Norris and Charlie Silver and widow of Jake Ernest Allen. She was a homemaker and a member of Temple Baptist, Chattanooga, Tenn., and First Baptist Church, Henegar, Ala. Services will be 11 a.m. today at Commerce Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Tom Lewis officiating. Graveside services will be 4 p.m. today in Lakewood Memorial Gardens, Chattanooga, Tenn. Survivors include two sons, George Allen, Athens, and Lamar Allen, Dunellon, Fla.; a brother, David W. Silver, Woodstock; and four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements. Tony J. Foss Augusta Tony J. Foss of 2910 Richmond Hill Road died Friday, Aug. 21, 1998. A native of Augusta, Mr. Foss was a son of Mary A. Foss. He was an attorney, a member of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, and had served in the U.S. Army. Services will be 11 a.m. today at Elliot Sons Funeral Home, Lumpkin Road Chapel, Augusta. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Ange Kahn-Foss, Colbert; four daughters, Joi Davidson, Alexandria, Va., Emily F. Foss, Augusta, Amiee Kahn-Foss and Jolie Kahn-Foss, both of Colbert; a stepdaughter, Anne-Michelle Singleton, Colbert; a son, Russell L. Foss, Meridian, Miss,; a stepson, Donald L. Singleton, Seattle, Wash.; and two brothers, Jerry K. Foss, Avera, and Joseph E. Foss, Louisville. Pallbearers will be Michael Richards, Wayne Holton, James Wilson, Joey Foss, Gene Holton, Louis Swint, and Alvin Holton. James Franklin Hill Detroit James Franklin Hill, 75, of 3245 West Grand St. died Monday, Aug. 17, 1998. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Hill was a son of the late Frank and Emma Harper Hill. He had lived in Detroit for 45 years and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Services will be 11 a.m. today at Christ Cathedral Baptist Church with the Rev. Alfred M. Nicholson officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Jean Hill, Detroit; a son, Carrell Hill, Detroit; three sisters, Sebelle Hill Jordan, Roxie Lou Hill Hawkins, and Emma Mae Hill Bolden, all of Athens; and a brother, Tommie Lee Hill, Athens. The family will receive friends at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Ferd Tobe Sims Winder Ferd Tobe Sims, 78, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998. A native of Barrow County, Mr. Sims was a son of the late Sanford and Ruby Griffith Sims. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Hal Tapp officiating. Survivors include a niece, Sheila Woods, Winder and several great and great-great nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Association of the Blind. Grady Luther Smith Lula Grady Luther Smith, 69, of Old Cornelia Hwy. died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998. A native of Hall County, Mr. Smith was a son of the late James Thomas and Mae Saxon Smith. He retired after 35 years as a carpenter and was a member and deacon of Belton Baptist Church. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Belton Baptist Church with the Revs. Henry Grady Barnes and Paul Morris officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Lucille Smith Smith; two sisters, Louella Thomas, Lula, and Christine Hulsey, Clermont; and two brothers, Wiley Smith and Harold Smith, both of Lula. The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Whitfield Funeral Home, Baldwin. Billy Perry Steed Commerce Billy Perry Steed, 69, of 271 Toney Road died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998. A native of Barrow County, Mr. Steed was a son of the late Roy Steed and Ruby Webb Steed. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and a retired warehouse foreman. Services will be 2 p.m today at Ivie Funeral Home with the Rev. Danny Greene officiating. Burial will be in Webbs Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mary Toney Steed; two daughters, Linda Stevens, Commerce, and Brenda Hembree, Maysville; a stepdaughter, Toney Daniel, Gordon; a stepson, Gene Williams Jr., Commerce; four sisters, Jean Cothran Russell, Carnesville, Judy Sloan, Winterville, Carol Parker, Westminster, S.C., and Miriam Perry, Commerce; three brothers, Larry W. Steed, Marietta, Kenneth Steed, Atlanta, and Lavern Steed, Lawrenceville; and eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Alice Turner Crawfordville Alice Dorothy Nash Turner, 81, of 320 Broad St. died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998. A native of Warrenton County, Mrs. Turner was a daughter of the late James Dearing Nash and Mattie Burton Nash and widow of Ernest B. Turner. She was a retired postmaster, member of Crawfordville Baptist Church, and the last resident of Liberty Hall. Services will be 3 p.m. today at Crawfordville Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Water officiating. Burial will be in Crawfordville Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy Ann Mahaffey, Bessemer, Ala., and Frances Louise Palmer, Eatonton; two sons, Brentz Turner, Rome, and David Turner, Oxford, Ala.; two sisters, Sara Ella Ambrosni, Fort Myers, Fla., and Martha V. Nash, San Diego, Calif.; a brother, Burt Thomas Nash, Kosciusko, Miss.; and five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jimbo Mahaffey, Michael Turner, Gus Mayo, T.C. Harrington, Kermit Hocut, and Carson Moncrief. Honorary pallbearers will be K.W. Dye, Owen Lunceford, Sam Greene, Frank Mitchell III, Gray Fowler, Richard Fowler, Nelson Keller, Howard Keller, and Bobby Rocker. Callaway Funeral Home, Union Point, is in charge of arrangements. Lady B. Blackwell Canon Lady B. Blackwell, 56, of 1660 Ray Brown Road died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998. Mack's Funeral Home, Hartwell, will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.