Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 1 Jan 1999 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/ *********************************************************************** Obituaries Friday, 01-Jan-99 13:01:47 Joseph Berrian Athens Joseph Berrian, 63, of 37 Pinewood Estate, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998. A native of Jefferson County, Mr. Berrian was a son of the late Bubba and Essie Berrian. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Jones Lexington Funeral Home with the Rev. William Jennings officiating. Burial will be in the Jennings Cemetery, Carlton. Survivors include five daughters, Carolyn Harris, Pompano Beach, Fla., Christine Wingfield, Denise Faust, Consonder Ellington and Priscilla Berrian, all of Athens; four sons, John Henry Berrian, Norfolk, Va., Louis Barnes, Carlton, Joseph Berrian and Antonio Berrian, both of Athens; four sisters, Mildred Burnetth, Essie Mae Hall, Walter Mae White and Leila Crawford, Augusta; two brothers, Rufus Lee Berry and Evan Ungene Berry, Wrens; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Kitty Brown Detroit, Mich. Annie "Kitty" F. Holden Brown, 74, formerly of Greensboro, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Holden Sr. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Ebenezer AME Church, Greensboro, with the Rev. Bruce Francis officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Birda Daily and Florence D. Clarke, both of Detroit, Mich.; two sons, James R. Gresham, Washington D.C., and Charles E. Brown, Farmington, Mich.; a sister, Alice Mae Jackson, Greensboro; two brothers, Phillip Holden Jr., Detroit, Mich. and George Holden, Augusta; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends today at Watts Funeral Home, Union Point. Zelma Chitwood Cornelia Zelma Chitwood, 77, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998. A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Chitwood was a daughter of the late Walter O. and Daisey Miller Carter and widow of Hammond Simmons and John Daniel Chitwood. She was of the Methodist faith. Services will be 2 p.m. today at McGahee-Griffen Funeral Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Lula. Survivors include a sister, Elsie Mae Hudson, Winchester, Tenn.; and three brothers, Otha Carter, Alto, and Ralph Carter and Roy Carter, Gainesville. Ruby E. Clodfelter Comer Ruby Epps Clodfelter, 93, of 2835 Highway 98 East, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Clodfelter was a daughter of the late Joe and Ida Dillard Epps and widow of Mack Clodfelter. She was a retired employee of Franklin Process Company and was a member of Meadow Baptist Church. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Meadow Baptist Church with the Revs. Virgil Edwards and Joe Dooley officiating. Burial will be in the Meadow Cemetery. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Bob Stephens, Roger Stephens, Russell Fogg, Bryant Carithers, Harold Sorrow and Talmadge Sorrow. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Meadow Cemetery Fund or to a charity of choice. Mary L. Colbert Cornelia Mary Lee Colbert, 86, of Henderson St., died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998. A native of White County, Mrs. Colbert was a daughter of the late Willie and Molly Edwards Trotter and widow of William E. Colbert. She was a retired employee of Chicopee Manufacturing Company after 32 years of service. She was a member of Level Grove Baptist Church and the Grace Sunday school class. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Whitfield Funeral Home with the Revs. Terry Rice and Hoyt Tench officiating. Burial will be in Level Grove Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Mildred Lathan, Cornelia; four sisters, Ethel Westmoreland and Zella Wilson, both of Sautee, Essie Parrott, Gastonia, N.C., and Ellene Shook, Clarkesville; a brother, Robert Trotter Sr., Clarkesville; and a granddaughter. friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Level Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 416, Cornelia, GA 30531. William H. Eberhardt Athens William H. Eberhardt, 90, of 284 Plaza St., died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998. A native of Atlanta, Mr. Eberhardt was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Eberhardt Sr. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church West with the Rev. Winfred M. Hope officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Dennis Freeman Eberhardt; a son, Frank Eberhardt, Nevada; three sisters, Matilda Ann Simpson, Atlantic City, N.J., Frances McBride, Athens, and Rosa Lee Childs, Columbus; a brother, L.B. Eberhardt Jr., Greensboro, N.C.; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and nieces and nephews. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Phillip Jones Brooklyn, N.Y. Phillip "Popeye" Jones, 75, of 428 Monroe St., died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Jones was a son of the late Chandler "Gip" Jones and Zimmie Jones. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and was a retired employee of the U.S. Postal Service. Services will be 6 p.m. Monday at Benjamin Robertson Funeral Home, Brooklyn, N.Y. Burial will be in Calvary Veterans Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Edith Hull Jones; two sons, Jerome Jones and Eric Jones, both of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a sister, Lorene Jones; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Announcement courtesy of Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa. Joseph K. Lee Toccoa Joseph King Lee, 81, of 652 Rosedale St., died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998. A native of Falcon, N.C., Mr. E. and Caro Wellons Lee and widower of Betty Garrison Lee. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a retired G.B.I. Officer, having served with the State of Georgia as a Revenue Agent in the Alcohol Division and as a Trooper with the Georgia State Patrol. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Toccoa, the Curtis Wesley Sunday school class, the American Legion Post No. 104, and the Masonic Lodge No. 309. He was a member and co-founder of the Tri-State Law Enforcement Conference. After retiring from the State, he was employed with the Stephens County Hospital for five years, where he developed the hospital security program. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Bob Partridge and Jack Lamb officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include four daughters, Betty Jo Poole, Toccoa, Jean Anderson, Watkinsville, Teresa Farr, Jonesboro, and Karen Parker, Grayson; a sister, Mildred Carroll, Eastanollee; a brother, the Rev. J. Doner Lee, Falcon, N.C.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Glenn Chapman, Jim Ledford, Melvin Dukes, Guy McGinnis, Sandy Lunsford and Mack Childs. Honorary pallbearers will be state and local law enforcement officers, the Curtis Wesley Sunday school class and Masons. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 429 E. Tugalo St., Toccoa, GA 30577. Ray Harold McAllister Toccoa Ray Harold McAllister, 79, of Ola Street died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998. A native of Oconee County, S.C., Mr. McAllister was a son of the late Franklin Eugene and Anna Mae Westmoreland McAllister. He was a retired employee of WABCO Company and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Heaven Bound Sunday school class. Services were Thursday at Whitlock Mortuary with the Revs. Jack Sosby, Larry King and Tim Miller officiating. Burial was in Stephens Memorial Survivors include his wife, Vivian Cleland McAllister; a daughter, Dianne Elaine McAllister, Toccoa; a son, Thomas Ray McAllister, Toccoa; four sisters, Bert Elrod and Gladys Russell, both of Toccoa, Hazel Hayes, Norcross, and Polly Steele, Stone Mountain; a grandson; and a granddaughter. Honorary pallbearers will be the Heaven Bound Sunday school class. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association. The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McAllister, 4644 Georgia Highway 184, Homer Road, Toccoa. Harold B. Oliver Royston Harold B. Oliver, 72, of 115 Oliver Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Oliver was a son of the late Charlie and Rilla Mae Crawford Oliver. He was retired from the Advocate Press (Lifesprings) in Franklin Springs and was of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Pruitte Funeral Home with the Revs. Charles Bradshaw and A.D. Beacham Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Ruhamah Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Irene Baugh Oliver; four sons, William Oliver, Roy Oliver and Ronald Oliver, all of Royston, and Dan Oliver, Canon; four sisters, Gladys Horton and Laura Jean Lindsey, both of Macon, Lula Mae Crider, Royston, and Sara Sue Royston, Greenwood, S.C.; four brothers, Grady Oliver, Abbeville, S.C., Clyde Oliver, Royston, C.B. Oliver, Macon, and Herman Oliver, Cumming; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Ruth Payne Toccoa Ruth Andrews Payne, 79, of 603 Poplar St., died Wednesday, Dec. 30. 1998. A native of Banks County, Mrs. Payne was a daughter of the late Knox and Nettie Mae Ward Andrews. She was a member of Lamar Christian Church and attended Toccoa Christian Church. Services will be 1 p.m. today the Rev. Mike Robertson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Roy L. Payne; three daughters, Shirley Robertson, Gainesville, Renee James, Cottondale, Fla., and Beverly Dooley, Toccoa; three sons, Bryan Payne, Cleveland, Anthony Payne and Jody Payne, both of Toccoa; a sister, Dot Wilkinson, Toccoa; 12 grandchildren; and four great-great-grandsons. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Glenn Robertson, Michael Dooley, Brad Dooley, Todd Robertson, Brent Dooley, Douglas "Bubba" James, Colin Payne and Ethan Payne. Acree-Davis Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. Annie K. Rayford Atlanta Annie Kate Rayford, 66, formerly of Woodville, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Rayford was a daughter of the late Dave and Kate Fulton and widow of Floyd Rayford. She was a member of Randolph Baptist Church. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Randolph Baptist Church, Union Point, with the Rev. A.W. Williams officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Survivors include a daughter, Gwendolyn Rayford, Atlanta; Cathy Wright, raised in the home as a daughter; three sons, Rudolph Rayford, Douglas Smith and Cedric Smith, all of Atlanta; three sisters, Ida Nesbitt, Mattie Kennebrew, both of Woodville, and Lula Mae Latimore; Atlanta; a brother, Eddie Fulton, Atlanta; nine grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins. The family is at the residence of Mrs. Ida Nesbitt, Route 1, Highway 77 North, Woodville, Ga. and will receive friends today at Watts Funeral Home, Union Point. Helen C. Rickett Perry Helen C. Rickett, 74, of 1208 Fairway Drive, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998. A native of Houston County, Mrs. Rickett was a daughter of the late J.B. Cliett Sr. and Helen Ingram Cliett. She was a retired employee from Robins Air Force Base. She was a charter and active member of the Pink Ladies Auxiliary for Perry Hospital for the Perry First Baptist Church. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. today in Perry Memorial Gardens with the Revs. Elder Gordon Buchanan and Randy Kennedy officiating. Survivors include her husband, Max Rickett; a daughter, Faye R. Kemp, Athens; four sisters, Adelaide C. Ruzze, Perry, Evelyn C. Hayes, Fort Valley, Ann C. Locke, Memphis, Tenn. and Elizabeth Maddox, Hampstead, N.C.; and nieces and nephews. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home, Perry, has charge of the arrangements. Joseph P. Rice Toccoa Joseph Paul "J.P." Rice Jr., of 930 Skyline Drive, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998. A native of Royston, Mr. Rice was a son of the late Joseph Paul Sr. and Lola York Rice. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in the Korean Conflict. He was owner and operator of Rice Party Supplies and Sew-Vac, Toccoa. He was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4346, and the Elks Lodge BPOE No. 1820. He was co-founder of the Moose Lodge, Lavonia. Funeral mass will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Daniel R. Tool officiating. Burial will be in Toccoa City Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Marion Glenn Rice; two daughters, Joan Marie Hackett, Seattle, Wash., and Connie Rice Nelms, Toccoa; a son, Joseph Rice, Toccoa; two sisters, Vera Belle Harper, Royston, and Shelvie Jean Edens, Morrow; and eight grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Leroy Couch, Hugh Brown, Harold Atkinson, Mike Edens, Kendall Harper and Bob Edens. The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at the residence. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Church or Hand & Hand Hospice, 118 N. Big A Road, Toccoa. Acree-Davis Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. Norene Sanders Crawford Norene Wood Sanders, 91, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Sanders was a daughter of the late Homer and Ruby Smith Harrison Sanders Sr. She had lived most of her life in Oglethorpe County and was a member of Salem Baptist Church. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Friday at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Lindsey officiating. Survivors include four sons, Carl Sanders, Omaha, Robert Sanders and Ray Sanders, both of Stephens, and Nathan H. Sanders, Stockbridge; 14 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Memorials may be made to the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Crawford, has charge of arrangements. Frank E. Sheriff Eastanollee Frank Edwin Sheriff, 81, of Memorial Drive, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1998. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Sheriff was a son of the late Lee and Virgie Jordan Sheriff. He was a member and deacon of Rock Creek Baptist Church and was a member of the adult men's Sunday school class. Services will be 3 p.m. today at Rock Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Leon Miller and Crate Murphy officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Nina Busha Sheriff; two sisters, Genell Garland, Toccoa, and Montine Stonecypher, Eastanollee; two brothers, Willie Sheriff, Eastanollee, and Tommy Sheriff, Toccoa; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Terry Sheriff, Chad Sheriff, Shane Sheriff, Ashley Hayes, Donnie Thomason and Richard Pulliam. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Rock Creek Baptist Church. The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Sheriff, Prather Bridge Road, and will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon today at Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rock Creek Baptist Church Building Fund, 5194 Brookhaven Circle, Toccoa, GA 30577. Ruth K. Sosebee Toccoa Ruth Victoria King Sosebee, 66, of Route 3 Rider Road, died A native of Oconee County, S.C., Mrs. Sosebee was a daughter of the late Dalton and Belle Hill King. She was a member of Old Toccoa Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home with the Revs. Roger Elrod and Charles Savage officiating. Burial will be in Old Toccoa Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, John Winford Sosebee; a daughter, Martha Murray, Toccoa; three sons, Tony Sosebee, Dallas, Texas, and Randy Sosebee and Michael Sosebee, both of Toccoa; two sisters, Pauline Sanders, Toccoa, and Rebecca Hart, Seneca, S.C.; a brother, Richard King, Anderson, S.C.; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be grandsons, John Michael Sosebee, Matthew Sosebee, Caleb Murray, Mark Sosebee, Joshua Murray and James Murray. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Order of the Eastern Star. The family will be at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Winnie Terry Winterville Winnie Stephens Terry, 88, of 1595 Cherokee Road, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998. A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Terry was a daughter of the late Henry Daniel and Alice Pittman Stephens. She was an RN with St. Lukes Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla. She was a member of St. Joseph's Young At Heart, the Tuckston Senior Citizens, the ACCA-RSVP Volunteer and the Post No. 10 Amvets Auxiliary. Services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. Wesley Stephens and Deacon Bill Lakin officiating. Burial will be in Oconee Hill Cemetery. Survivors include a brother, Coy Stephens, Athens; three nephews; and a niece and family friend, Frances Victor. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to ACCA Meals on Wheels. Rudolph Rivers Hull Randolph Rivers, of 289 Bedford Drive, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998. Mack & Payne Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Clara L. T. Wilkinson Duluth Clara Lee Taylor Wilkinson, formerly of Athens, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998. Mack & Payne Funeral Home will announce arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.