Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 31 Oct 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/ *********************************************************************** Rolletta Chapman Homer Rolletta Landers Chapman, 54, of U.S. Highway 441 North died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1998. A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Chapman was a daughter of Sybil Smith Landers, Mount Airy, and the late Roland Landers. She was a member of Seventh Day Adventist Church. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Whitfield Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Frost and Wayne Cagle officiating. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery, Banks County. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Paul J. Chapman, Homer; a daughter, Paula Westbrook, Mount Airy; a son, Gregory P. Chapman, Gillsville; a sister, Glenda Smith, Phil Campbell, Ala.; and a brother, Ricky Landers, Mount Airy. Norma Connery Inverness, Fla. Norma Burton Connery, 80, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1998. A native of Elberton, Mrs. Connery attended the Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Charles Connery; two daughters, Charlene Allen and Cathy Connery, both of Bushnell, Fla.; and three grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Announcement courtesy of Berry Funeral Home, Elberton. Pete Cunningham Athens Homer C. "Pete" Cunningham, 75, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1998. The Rev. Cunningham, a native of Clarke County, was the CUNNINGHAM son of the late Allen Homer and Mary Jane Shadden Cunningham. He was retired from Thomas Textile with 43 years of service and was pastor of Christian Fellowship for 35 years. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 1, 1998, at 3 p.m. at Lord and Stephens Chapel West, Bogart. The Revs. Dan May, Grady Hicks, Howard Conine, Woodrow Sally and Frank Knight will officiate. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include a special friend, Merle Llewellyn of Athens, and nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 7-9 p.m. Noma Lee T. Fullbright Hartwell Noma Lee Taylor Fullbright, 86, of Murray Avenue died Friday, Oct. 30, 1998. A native of Sequoyah County, Okla., Mrs. Fullbright was a daughter of the late John and Carrie Kelton Taylor and was the widow of Floyd F. Fullbright. She was preceded in death by a son, Billy Mack Fullbright. She was a homemaker and a member of Hartwell First Baptist Church. Services will be Monday at Agent Funeral Home, Sallisaw, Okla. Burial will be in Akins Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Danny Fullbright, Colbert; a sister, Vinita Farmer, Oklahoma City, Okla.; two brothers, Tom Taylor, Sallisaw, Okla., and Jack Taylor, California; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Alexis Hattaway Commerce Alexis Elizabeth Hattaway, infant daughter of Mark Allen and Tracy Michelle Wilder Hattaway of 44 Harmony St. died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1998. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Grey Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Dennis Kesler officiating. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include four sisters, Heather LaChele Hattaway, Christy Michelle Vickery, Kellie RaChele Hattaway and Kasey Leigh Hattaway, all of Commerce; a brother, Joshua Adam Hattaway, Commerce; six grandparents, C.L. and Bernice Wilder, Commerce, John and Edna Hattaway, Ila, and James and Bessie Lord, Danielsville; and two great-grandparents, Hoyt and Rose Leachman, Commerce. The family will receive friends noon-2 p.m. today at Pruitte Funeral Home, Royston. John Huey Sevierville, Tenn. John William Huey, 79, of 1305 Spring Court died Friday, Oct. 30, 1998. A native of Draketown, Mr. Huey was a son of the late Allie Victoria Braswell and John Leroy Huey and was the widower of Doris F. Huey. A Marine Corps Sgt. and veteran of World War II, he attended Georgia Tech. He was a mechanical engineer and maintenance worker for Kraft Foods, Atlanta, and a member of Peachtree Christian Church, Decatur. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Greenview Cemetery, Greensboro, with Father John Via officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Sherry L. Stevenson, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Deborah A. Pendergrass, Huntingdon, Tenn.; a sister, Belle Huey Lewis, Greensboro; and four grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Sunday at McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro. Memorials may be made to Brenners Children Hospital, Winston-Salem, N.C., or the American Red Cross, Sevierville, Tenn., or Greensboro. Clara Hunter Toccoa Clara Elizabeth Hunter of West Franklin Street died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1998. A native of Stephens County, Mrs. Hunter was a daughter of the late Jim Brown and Elizabeth Prather. She was a member of Bethlehem Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity CME Church with the Rev. Oscar Mayfield officiating. Burial will be in Toccoa City Cemetery. Survivors include his husband, Hick Hunter Sr.; two daughters, Bobbie J. Brown and Corstella Simpson, both of Toccoa; four sons, Hick Hunter Jr., Edward Hunter, Jimmy L. Hunter and Ivory J. Hunter, all of Toccoa; 28 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and 34 great-great-grandchildren. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Louise Johnson Athens Louise Geter Johnson of 250 Dougherty St. died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1998. A native of McDuffie County, Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the late Wilton Eugene and Mamie Agnes Proctor Geter and was the widow of Marvin H. Johnson Sr. She was a homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church, coming from Pine Grove Baptist Church, Thompson. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Thompson. Survivors include three daughters, Sarah Poole, Augusta, Shirley Short, Gainesville, and Dianne Finger, Watkinsville; a son, Marvin Johnson, Bogart; a sister, Mary Newsome, Elyria, Ohio; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Ruth Mercer Elberton Ruth Cornelia Aderhold Mercer, 80, formerly of Concord Community, Elbert County, died Friday, Oct. 30, 1998. A native of Linden, Texas, Mrs. Mercer was a daughter of the late Oscar Waco and Maude Pulliam Aderhold and was the widow of George Alton "Al" Mercer. She was a retired machine operator at Wright Manufacturing Co., a homemaker and a member of Concord United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the Wright Club. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Concord United Methodist Church with the Rev. Stan Hamilton officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include four sons, George Robert Mercer, Douglas Wayne Mercer, Gerald Harper Mercer and James Waco "Jimmy" Mercer, all of Elberton; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Randy Mercer, Richard Mercer, Alton Mercer, Craig Mercer, Clint Dickerson and Kris Mercer. The family members are at their respective homes. Hicks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Dessie Salmon Bogart Dessie T. Salmon of 333 S. Burson Ave. died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1998. A native of Tallapoosa, Mr. Salmon was a daughter of the late Melvin A. and Susan Sophronia Byrd Thompson and was the widow of Haston Edwin Salmon Sr. She was a bookkeeper and a homemaker. She was a founding member of Bogart Women's Club and was a member of Home Demonstration Club and Bogart United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bogart UMC with the Rev. Albert Askew officiating. Burial will be in Oconee Memorial Park. Survivors include three sons, Philip N. Salmon, Marietta, and retired Lt. Col. H.E. Salmon Jr. and John M. Salmon, both of Watkinsville; two sisters, Nona Heinlen, Tallahassee, and Sarah McCall, Lilburn; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Tom Rosseter, Gordon Lackey, Trey Salmon, David Salmon, Leonard Stewart, Tom Leach and Patrick Salmon. The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West. ______ ______________________________ Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.