Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 5 Dec 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/ *********************************************************************** LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:37 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 1999 Corrie A. Mason Commerce Corrie A. Beck Mason, 93, of 318 Elizabeth St., died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999. A native of Swayne County, N.C., Mrs. Mason was a daughter of the late Harvey and Agnes Beck, and was the widow of John Harold Mason. She was retired from Blue Bell and was a member of Homer Presbyterian Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Homer Presbyterian Church with Dr. Wade H. Bell Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Mae Evelyn Baldwin, Doraville, Helen Harrison, Gainesville, and Virginia Sue Hood, Sautee; three sons, George Mason, Homer, Swayne Mason, Mt. Airy, and T.I. Mason, Baldwin; 16 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Little-Ward Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:37 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 1999 Mark Turner Toccoa Mark Hopkins Turner, 84, of 643 North Rosedale St., died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999. A native of Hart County, Mr. Turner was a son of the late Rev. J.D. and Berta Alford Turner. He was retired from Coats and Clark, and was a former school teacher in the Red Hill and Carnesville school systems. He was a member of the Administrative Board, the Curtis-Wesley Sunday school class, and the First United Methodist Church of Toccoa. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church of Toccoa with the Revs. Jim Bocian and Jack Lamb officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Emma Morris Rampley Turner; two sons, Mark H. Turner Jr., Macon, and Bill Turner, Toccoa; a sister, Faye Mauldin, Carnesville; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be John Dickerson, Edwin Mulkey, Greg Gilbert, Stephen Gower, Charlie Lawson and Hunter Poythress. Honorary pallbearers will the members of the Curtis-Wesley Sunday school class. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Toccoa. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:37 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 1999 Willie Healan Winder Willie Bell Healan, 92, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999. Mrs. Healan a daughter of the late W.S. and Maggie Page Bradberry, and was the widow of James Clarence Healan. She was a retired seamstress for Superior Garment and a member of New Pentecost United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Lisa Caine officiating. Burial will be in New Pentecost United Methodist Church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Virginia Healan Green, Arden, N.C., and Louise Healan McDonald, Athens; a brother, Wesley Bradberry, Winder; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:37 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 1999 Launa Burns Columbus, N.C. Launa Harris Burns, 88, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Burns was a daughter of the late Christopher C. and Alice Reeves Harris, and was the widow of John Milton Burns. She had lived in both Groveland, Fla. and Columbus, N.C., and was a member of the Tomoka chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Edge Memorial United Methodist Church of Groveland. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Bethany United Methodist Church, Jefferson, with the Rev. Hulon Hill officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, L. Christine Burns, Columbus, N.C., and Patricia B. Seifert, Campobello, S.C.; two sons, John M. Burns, Raleigh, N.C., and William E. Burns, Birmingham, Ala.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Monday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Florida United Methodist Children's Home, P.O. Box 6299, Deltona, Fla., 32728. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:37 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 1999 Martha Suddeth Hull Martha Eloise Suddeth, 81, of 153 Woodale St., died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999. A native of Banks County, Mrs. Suddeth was a daughter of the late John Wesley and Avorine A. Wilson. She was a homemaker. Graveside services were held Saturday at Winterville Cemetery with the Rev. Buford Lockman officiating. Survivors include a son, Gregory Charles Suddeth, Hull; and a grandchild. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, is in charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:37 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 1999 Mary Sewell Montgomery, Ala. Mary Taska Thomas Sewell died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999. A native of Lavonia, Mrs. Sewell was a daughter of the late William and Attie Thomas, and was the widow of James Marvin Sewell. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Lavonia City Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Pamela S. Buss, Montgomery, Ala., and Nancy S. Graham, St. Petersburg, Fla.; a son, William L. Sewell, Charlotte, N.C.; and three grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m. today at the Leak Memory Chapel, Montgomery, Ala. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Montgomery, Ala., or to a favorite charity. Hamby Funeral Home, Lavonia, and Leaks Memory Chapel are in charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:37 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 1999 David Smith Commerce David Smith, 82, of 1258 Georgia Highway 326, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999. A native of Madison County, Mr. Smith was a son of the late Jordan and Pearl Lee Smith. He was a retired farmer and a member of Homer First Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Homer First Baptist Church with the Rev. Wilson officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Gertrude Smith; three daughters, Luciel Smith, Nicholson, and Dottie Smith and Martha Borders, both of Commerce; three sons, A.D. Smith, Homer, and Garnett Smith and Donnie Smith, both of Commerce; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa, is in charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:37 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 1999 Annie Williams Shaker Heights, Ohio Annie Lorraine Williams, 75, of 2890 Van Aken Blvd., died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999. A native of Hartwell, Mrs. Williams was a daughter of the late Robert and Fannie Mae Roebuck. She was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church of Hartwell. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the New Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio, with the Elder A.L. Perry officiating. Burial will be in Cleveland Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a sister, Gennie V. Rucker, Hartwell; and two brothers, Howard Roebuck and James Roebuck, both of Hartwell. Watson's Funeral Home, Cleveland, Ohio, is in charge of the arrangements. Announcement courtesy of Mack's Funeral Home. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:37 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 1999 Jane Wilson Warner Robins Jane Nielson Wilson, of 209 Gilchrist Drive, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999. A native of Omaha, Neb., Mrs. Wilson was a daughter of the late Peter R. and Mildred K. Nielson, and was the widow of George H. Wilson. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Father Fred Nijem officiating. Burial will be in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Survivors include two daughters, Sheila K. Shah, Warner Robins, and Patricia J. Wilson, Macon; four sons, Stephen Wilson and John M. Wilson, both of Athens, Jeffery T. Wilson, Little Rock, Ark., and Joseph P. Wilson, Warner Robins; a brother, Peter Raymond Wilson Jr., Mondamin, Iowa; and six grandchildren. The family will receive friends at 7 p.m. today at Christopher-Smith Funeral Home. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:37 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 1999 James Randolph Atlanta James Lee Randolph, 48, of 925 Hall St., died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999. Formerly of Athens, Mr. Randolph was a son of Willie and Carrie Randolph of Willingboro, N.J. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Campbell Funeral Home, Trenton, N.J. Survivors include a daughter, Tamiki Randolph, Baltimore, Md.; two sons, Randolph J. Mitchell and Raymond Mitchell, both of Trenton, N.J.; five sisters, Angela Hall, Janie Stephens and Janice Washington, all of Willingboro, N.J., Geneva Mendenhall, Burlington, N.J., and Mary A. Leonard, Trenton, N.J.; three brothers, Willie Randolph Jr., Willingboro, N.J., and Johnny M. Randolph and Robert Randolph, both of Trenton, N.J.; and two grandchildren. Announcement courtesy of Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home, Athens. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:37 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 1999 Juanita Griffeth Athens Vivian Juanita Griffeth, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999. A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Griffeth was a daughter of the late Carlton T. and Ella Mae Seagraves Venable, and was the widow of Hillman F. Griffeth. She was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include a sister, Annette Sanders, Athens; two brothers, William Robert Venable, Commerce, and Tommy Venable, Nicholson; a niece raised in the home, Susan Hendrix, Athens; a nephew raised in the home, Shane Haley, Winder; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Prospect United Methodist Church, 334 Prospect Church Road, Athens GA 30607. 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