Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 3 Mar 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/ *********************************************************************** Wednesday, 03-Mar-99 08:25:15 Arnold E. Balk Athens Arnold E. Balk died Saturday, Feb. 27, 1999. A native of Germany, Mr. Balk was retired from the University of Georgia where he was a business biographer. He held a degree in religion and a master's in business administration. He was a supporter of the university's gymnastics and soccer teams and coached youth soccer in Athens. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jon Appleton officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the University of Georgia Foundation for the Gymnastics Fans Scholarship Endowment c/o UGA Athletic Association, P.O. Box 1472, Athens, GA 30603. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Rita Ann Bennett Athens Rita Ann Bennett, 47, of 4505 Lexington Road, died Monday, March 1, 1999. A native of Jasper County, she was a daughter of the late Ivan and Della Mae McDaniel. She had lived in this area all of her life, and attended Cornerstone Church of God. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home East, with the Rev. Robert Sheppard officiating. Burial will be in Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors include her husband, George Bennett; two sons, John Warwick, Athens, and William Daniel Warwick Jr., Danielsville; three brothers, Ivan McDaniel Jr., Tommy Lamar McDaniel and V.C. McDaniel; six sisters, Betty Jo Butler, Christine Hix, Willie Mae Stone, Iva Lee Panther, Wanda Ingram and Bonnie Haynes; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Bud Butler and Steve Bennett. Lottie E. Bridges Georgetown Lottie Evans Bridges, 84, of Route 2, Box 154, died Monday, March 1, 1999. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Bridges was a daughter of the late Floyd Evans and Lula Cash Evans. She was a homemaker and was a member of Mount Carmel Christian Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Jackson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ed Holloway officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Fork Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, John "Randolph" Bridges, Georgetown; four daughters, Mary Kathryn Fuller and Carolyn Copelan, both of Georgetown, Rachael Ernestine Turnipseed, Albany, and Barbara B. Jones, Auburn; a sister, Darris Kinney, Mount Carmel; and a brother, Reece Evans, Jefferson. Pallbearers will be David Fuller, Johnny Jones, Kevin Beggs, Terry Hall, Wayne Dyer, Rick Muggridge, Andy Evans and Steve Neal. Ethel O. Cantrell Winder Ethel O. Cantrell, 99, died Monday, March 1, 1999. Mrs. Cantrell was a daughter of the late P.M. and Emma Jame H. Ollis and was the widow of James O. Cantrell. She was a retired seamstress and was a member of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, with the Revs. G.H. Hammond, Tommy Baker and Nathan Carrell officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include two sons, James B. Cantrell, Longwood, Fla., and Paul B. Cantrell, Lynn Haven, Fla.; four sisters, Montine Lane, Jackson, Desmay Roberts, Rex, Mae Peppers, Forrest Park, and Jippie Gald, Jonesboro; a brother, Wilson H. Ollis, Jonesboro; nieces and nephews. Bobby Clark Toccoa Bobby Felton Clark, 64, of 4407 Owens Road, died Monday, March 1, 1999. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Clarke was a son of the late Arthur K. and Myrtle Dover Clark. He was retired from General Motors after 13 years of service and was a member of Forest Park Assembly of God. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kenneth Moon officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a sister, Lucille Robinson, Evans; and a brother, Lee Roy Clark, Lawrenceville. Flowers are optional and memorials may be made to Saint Joseph's Hospice Center, Augusta. Betty M. Coleman Rock Hill, S.C. Betty McCorkle Coleman, 69, of 4604 Oak Meadow Road, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999. A native of Rock Hill, S.C., Mrs. Coleman was a daughter of the late Wade and Lula Mae Ross McCorkle. She attended Rock Hill public school and graduated from business college. She worked many years in the Rock Hill area before retiring and becoming a homemaker and bookkeeper for her husband's construction company. She was a member of Lakewood Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Greene Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jack Nunn officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, Oscar C. Coleman; a daughter, Sandra Brazil, Athens; a son, Oscar C. Coleman Jr., Moyock, N.C.; two sisters, Sylvia McCorkle and Dorothy Helsaveck, both of Rock Hill; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, SC 29730. Robert L. Ellis Penfield Robert L. Ellis, 79, of 5330 Penfield Road died Tuesday, March 2, 1999. A native of Hillsborough County, Tampa, Fla., Mr. Ellis was a retired school teacher for the Atlanta Board of Education. Survivors include his wife, Peggy H. Ellis; a daughter, Olivia Carmichael-Brown, Tampa, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Mildred Williams, Atlanta; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a foster child. Norrington Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Christine M. Heriot Madison Christine M. Heriot, 83, of 239 E. Washington St. died Tuesday, March 2, 1999. A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Heriot was a daughter of the late William J. Saturday and Katie Dowdy and was the widow of Theodore B. Heriot. She was a manager of McCory/H.L. Green and was a member of the Historic Savannah Chapter of the American Business Women's Association. She held every office and was named Woman of the Year in 1990. She was a volunteer with the American Red Cross and coordinated bridge lessons for the Southside Woman's Club at White Bluff Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Immanuel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ernest King. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah. Survivors include her stepmother, Etta Saturday, Morehead City, N.C.; a daughter, Patricia Ryan, Madison; a stepdaughter, Jeanne Delaney, Metairie, La.; a brother, W.J. Saturday, Harlem; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson. The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at Immanuel Baptist Church, Savannah. Simmons Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Garnett Herron Eastanollee James "Garnett" Herron, 86, of Route 1 died Tuesday, March 2, 1999. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Herron was a son of the late Lewis and Beulah Stowe Herron and was the widower of Annie Grace Isbell Herron. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Patsy Nix. He was retired from Trogdon Furniture Company after 35 years of service and was a member of Toms Creek Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Whitlock Mortuary. Burial will be in Toms Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Anderson, Starr, S.C.; a son, Charles Herron, Toccoa; a sister, Nell Smith, Toccoa; a brother, Troy Herron, Gastonia, N.C.; half brothers and sisters; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Danny Herron, 3650 Prather Bridge Road, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Lloyd S. Hicks Toccoa Lloyd Spearman Hicks, 89, of Pine St., died Monday, March 1, 1999. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Hicks was a son of the late Jake and Lillie Deal Hicks and was the widower of Mary Lee Lyles Hicks. He was retired from Coats and Clark and was a member of Zebulon Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Zebulon Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Revs. Ty Childers and Ernest Ivester officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Mildred Jones, Blue Ridge and Joyce Bell, Toccoa; two sons, John "Nick" Hicks, Toccoa, and Bill Hicks, Eastanollee; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John "Nick" Hicks, 877 Cherry St., Toccoa. Flowers are optional and memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 106 Rose Lane, Toccoa, GA 30577. Whitlock Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Dorothy M. Hulsey Lavonia Dorothy M. Romines Hulsey, 75, of 75 Mount View Lane, died Monday, March 1, 1999. A native of Floyd County, Mrs. Hulsey was a daughter of the late Thomas and Lillie Flurnoy Romines. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Faye Hulsey. She was retired from the allied health profession, serving as a nurse's aide at Georgia Baptist Hospital and as a nurse's aid in the surgical department of Doctors Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Life-Line Church of Bowersville. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Life-Line Church, with the Revs. Kenneth Adkins, Eugene Smith and Woodrow Salley officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Franklin Memorial Gardens, North, Lavonia. Survivors include her husband, Woodrow W. Hulsey Sr.; two daughters, Jayne Garner and Carolyn Flippin, both of Lavonia; a son, Woodrow W. Hulsey Jr., Cartersville; a sister, Millie Maney, Rome; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hamby Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Eleanor F. Jindrich Lavonia Eleanor F. Jindrich, 76, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 1999. Mrs. Jindrich was the widow of Leonard Jindrich. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Toccoa. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Survivors include a daughter, Jacqueline Ullman, Streetsboro, Ohio; two sons, Jerald Jindrich, Newburgh, Ind., and Daniel Jindrich, Conyers; a brother, Dwight Ferguson, St. Petersburg, Fla.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Mary's Ladies Guild for the church gardens. Cremation Society of the South, Atlanta, is in charge of the arrangements. Alexander L. Liles Jr. Jefferson Alexander "Alex" Lawrence Liles Jr., 50, of 105 Sandy Lane Court, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999. A native of Ware County, Mr. Liles was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander L. Liles Sr. He was owner and operator of Ace Printing and Graphics, Jefferson, and was a U.S. Army veteran. he was a member of The Tabernacle, Lawrenceville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bernstein Funeral Home, with the Rev. Fritz Musser officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Jean Dennis Liles; two daughters, Jennifer Kinzer and Angeline Kinzer, both of Jefferson; his mother-in-law; and a granddaughter, Sarah Kinzer, Jefferson. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Tabernacle, 270 Simonton Road, Box 41, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. Johnnie M. Neloums Washington Johnnie Mae Neloums, 69, of 311 Tate St. died Monday, March 1, 1999. A native of Wilkes County, Mrs. Neloums was a daughter of the late Oliver Cleveland and Christine Hardin. Services will be at noon Thursday at Davenport McLendon Mortuary, with the Rev. G.L. Avery officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Christine Booker, Washington. Davenport McLendon Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Evelyn M. Porterfield Elberton Evelyn Mewborn Porterfield, 79, formerly of 122 Myrtle St., died Tuesday, March 2, 1999. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Porterfield was a daughter of the late Dallas William Mewborn and Rosa Bell Dove Mewborn. She was a homemaker and was a member of Elberton First Baptist Church. Private graveside services will be at Forest Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. C.E. Jackson III officiating. Survivors include a sister, Betty Brockington, Marietta; nine nieces and nephews; 11 great-nieces and nephews; and seven great-great nieces and nephews. The family is at their respective residences. Berry Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Rita Bennett Athens Rita Ann Bennett, of 4505 Lexington Road, died Monday, March 1, 1999. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, will announce arrangements. Mary Chambers Winterville Mary Chambers died Tuesday, March 2, 1999. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East. Obituary notices are published as a public service. 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