Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 29 Sep 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/ *********************************************************************** Adell Austin Winder Adell W. Austin, 86, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998. A native of Barrow County, Mrs. Austin was a daughter of the late Emmett and Maybelle Miller Wall and was the widow of Theo Austin. She was a member of Chapel Christian Church and a retired seamstress. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Barrow Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jim Stephens officiating. Survivors include a sister, Edna K. Wall, Winder; and cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Chapel Christian Church, 776 Chapel Church Spur, Winder, Ga. 30680. Carter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Olive Crew Hull Olive Maggie Crew, 77, of Route 2 died Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998. A native of Walton County, Mrs. Crew was a daughter of the late Hugh Leonard and Ella Mae Norris Conner and was the widow of Robert C. Crew. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home East, Athens, with the Rev. Don Fuller officiating. Burial will be in Reese Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Bob Crew, Charlotte, N.C., and Don Crew, Nashville, Tenn.; four sisters, Georgia Tanner, Helen Moore and Ellen Johnson, all of Lithonia, and Nellie Brown, Fair Play; a brother, Troy Conner, Conyers; and five grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Nellie Gant Sanford, Fla. Nellie Wallace Gant, 90, formerly of Atlanta, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1998. A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Gant was a daughter of the late Isaac Madison and Stafford Nunnally Wallace. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Orman Knight officiating. Survivors include cousins and other relatives in Habersham and Banks counties. The family requests that flowers be omitted. Whitfield Funeral Home, Baldwin, is in charge of arrangements. Lucy Kenney Athens Lucy Kate Kenney, 87, of 143 Norman Way died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Kenney was a daughter of the late Omar C. and Corrie Glenn Dillard and was the widow of Wilson Kenney. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home with the Rev. Stewart Simms Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Martha K. Yount, Lawrenceville, Nancy K. Webb, Oconee County, and Jane K. Jones, Athens; a son, James W. Kenney, Athens; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mrs. Kenney's memory to a favorite charity. Willie H. Kerbo Jr. Athens Willie Hugh Kerbo Jr. of 650 Sunset Drive, Apt. 5, died Monday, Sept. 21, 1998. A native of Pensacola, Fla., Mr. Kerbo was a son of the late William and Irene Harris Kerbo. He was retired from the Navy after 33 years of service. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Ebenezer Baptist Church with the Rev. Walter M. Brown officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Geraldine Percelle, Antioch, Calif., and Judith Williams, San Jose, Calif.; three sisters, Irene Kerbo, Columbus, Ohio, and Lois Kerbo and Arlene Kerbo, both of New Jersey; a brother, Edward Kerbo, Detroit; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Martha Miller Lawndale, N.C. Martha Falls Miller of 334 Carpenter's Grove Church Road died Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998. A native of Cleveland County, Mrs. Miller was a daughter of the late Cicero C. and Hattie Lattimore Falls and was the widow of Carl James Miller. She was a homemaker and a member of Carpenter's Grove Baptist Church. Services were Monday at Carpenter's Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Jerry Welch and Archie Chapman officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Ely, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Rachel Howell, Kings Mountain, N.C.; three sons, Marion Miller, Decatur, Olan Miller, Athens, and Roger Miller, Kings Mountain; three sisters, Sarah Brackett and Margaret Dixon, both of Lawndale, and Frances Falls Miller, Midland, Mich.; a brother, C.Z. Falls, Phoenix, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Carpenter's Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Becky Bridges, 104 Rock Lane, Lawndale, N.C. 28090, or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, N.C. 28150. Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston, N.C., was in charge of arrangements. Robert Morgan Lexington, Ky. Robert Neal Morgan, 78, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998, at his home, 826 Fister Way, after a long illness. A native of Athens, Ga., he was a son of the late Eddie Lee and Alma Lucille Lavender Morgan, a veteran of service in the U.S. Navy in World War II, and a retired major in the Lexington Fire Department. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Grace Modica Morgan; a daughter, Shirley Morgan, Statham, Ga.; and three brothers and sisters-in-law, Eddie and Mary Morgan, Jefferson, Ga., and Lauren and Mary Morgan and Max and Hazel Morgan of Athens, Ga. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev. John Modica officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jim Sallee, Tom Lorrison, Joe Modica, Denny Sabree, Buddy Rust and Bill Patrick. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today. Announcement courtesy of Bridges Funeral Home, Athens. Kelly Nichols Toccoa Kelly Nichols, 18, of 9230 Ward Circle died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998. A native of Newport News, Va., Miss Nichols was a daughter of the late Don and Claudine Kesler Nichols. She was a graduate of Stephens County High School and a freshman at Piedmont College. She attended Toccoa Church of God. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home with the Revs. James Dumas and Joey Grizzle officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a son, Jonathon Trey Nichols, Toccoa; her grandparents, W.A. "Dub" and Idell Anderson Kesler, Toccoa; and aunts and uncles. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dub Kesler, Ward Circle, and will receive friends 10 a.m.-noon and 2-4 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Trey Nichols Trust Fund, c/o Liberty Bank and Trust, 27 N. Big A Road, Toccoa, Ga. 30577. Charles Powell Homer Charles W. "Bill" Powell, 68, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998. A native of Banks County, Mr. Powell was a son of the late Charlie and Jimmie Ensley Powell. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Silver Shoals Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Whitfield Funeral Home, Baldwin, with the Rev. Perry Smith officiating. Burial will be in Silver Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Etta Mae Parson Powell; a daughter, Scarlet McDonald, Homer; a son, Terry Powell, Homer; a sister, Ethel Powell, Commerce; a brother, Ed Powell, Maysville; and three grandchildren. Donna White Martin Donna Lee Wright White, 50, of Memory Lane died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998. A native of Niagara Falls, N.Y., Mrs. White was a daughter of Donald Wright, High Point, N.C., and the late Bertha Mae Wright. She was previously employed with Tugalo Boxer. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stephens Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Paul Garrison officiating. Survivors in addition to her father include her husband, David C. White; a daughter, Dena Lunsford, Toccoa; a son, Donald C. White, Covington; a stepmother, Evon Wright, High Point, N.C; and a granddaughter. Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa, is in charge of arrangements. Willie Billings Auburn Willie Billings, 66, of 150 Ninth St. died Monday, Sept. 28, 1998. Eberhart & Son Mortuary, Winder, will announce arrangements. Mary Hall Washington Mary "Tiny Lady" Hall, 50, of 314 Meredith Circle died Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998. Davenport-McLendon Mortuary will announce arrangements. Leonard J. Laster Sr. Athens Leonard J. Laster Sr. of 211 North Avenue, Spring Garden Apartments, died Monday, Sept. 28, 1998. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home will announce arrangements. William C. Smith Athens William C. Smith, 75, of 560 Rivermont Road died Monday, Sept. 28, 1998. Bernstein Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Betty Willoughby Watkinsville Betty Willoughby of 1120 Moreland Drive died Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998. Hurley Funeral Home, Athens, will announce arrangements. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.