Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 6 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/ *********************************************************************** Saturday, 06-Mar-99 08:57:38 Hilda Evans Griffin Hilda Evans, 79, of Helen Drive died Thursday, March 4, 1999. Mrs. Evans was the widow of Charles B. Evans. She lived in Griffin for over 30 years after moving from Douglas County. She was a veteran of the Womens Army Core Service having served in World War II. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Moody Funeral Home with the Rev. Gene Walton officiating. Burial will be in Griffin Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a son, Charles D. Evans, Griffin; a sister, Dollie Daniel, Mableton; two brothers, Willard Ford, Douglas County, and Harold Ford, Jackson County; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Robert B. Fuller Snellville Robert B. Fuller, 104, of 3000 Lenora Church Road died Thursday, March 4, 1999. A native of Meriwether County, Mr. Fuller was a son the late Charles H. Fuller and Julia Lee Hodnett. He was a member of Oakley United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Lewis Memorial Park Cemetery, Ashville, N.C. Survivors include 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; four nieces; and four nephews. James Gaddis Monroe James Howard Gaddis, 61, of 407 East Marable St. died Thursday, March 4, 1999. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Gaddis was a son of the late Howard M. and Mattie Elizabeth Parrish Gaddis. Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. Elmer Butler officiating. Burial will be in Bethabera Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include two sisters, Imogene Atkinson, Monroe, and Ruth Peden, Dublin; two brothers, Wayne Gaddis, Fort Mill, S.C., and William H. Gaddis, Comer; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Charles W. Granner Jr. Simpsonville, S.C. Charles W. Granner Jr., 78, of 508 Two Gait Lane died Monday, March 1, 1999. Born August 10, 1920 in Wichita, Kan., Mr. Granner was a son of the late Charles W. and Emma Clements Granner. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy Stryker and Jeanne Osborne; and two brothers, Robert Clements Granner and H. Theadore Granner. He attended Wichita University and was a member of the Webster Fraternity. He was a first lieutenant pilot in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 808 of Fort Thomas, Ky. He was a past president of the Kentucky Drug Travelers Association and was a Kentucky Colonel. He was connected with Johnson and Johnson, Mills Hospital Supplies, Drug Master and retired from Delta Foremost Chemicals. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church of Asheville, N.C. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Forest Chapel United Methodist Church, 680 W. Sharon Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Rev. Herman Emmert officiating. Survivors include his wife, Alma O'Shields "Cherrie" Granner; a daughter Debra Granner Morris and her husband Warren, Athens; three sons, Charles Wilson Granner III., Paducah, Ky., John Cortney Granner and his wife, Darice, San Jose, Calif., and Jeffery Bryan Granner and his wife Kim, Greenville, S.C.; two sisters, Ruth Lawrence, Wichita, Kansas, and Marjory McFall, Richmond, Va.; and two grandchildren, Cory and Kasie Granner. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Clifford Greenway Canon Clifford Inman Greenway, 50, of 1010 Grady School Road died Thursday, March 4, 1999. A native of Hart County, Mr. Greenway was a son of the late Leonard and Odell Risner Greenway. He was employed by Tenneco Automotive, Hartwell, and was a member of Reed Creek Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hamby Funeral Home with the Revs. Wayne Durden and Layman Fred Greenway officiating. Burial will be in Lavonia City Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Hamby Greenway; a daughter, Melody Greenway, Lavonia; two sons, Dale Greenway and Scotty Bailey, both of Canon; two stepdaughters, Sharon Crump, Lavonia, and Karen Crump Bond, Royston; a stepson, Joey Crump, Toccoa; a sister, Frances Roper, Hartwell; two brothers, Fred Greenway and Donnie Greenway, both of Hartwell; two grandchildren; and three step grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Frank L. Higgins Baldwin Frank L. "Buddy" Higgins, 69, died Thursday, March 4, 1999. A native of Banks County, Mr. Higgins was a son of the late Ferd and Lula Martin Higgins. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Charlotte Higgins. He was a retired truck driver after 45 years of service and had served in the U.S. Army National Guard. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Friendly Mission Baptist Church with the Revs. Danny O'Kelly and Bobby Burke officiating. Burial will be in Baldwin Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Faye Chitwood Higgins; four daughters, Marilyn Foster, Clarkesville, Ginger Gunn and Pam Guilloud, both of Baldwin, and Phyllis Rasnick, Cornelia; two sons, Wayne Higgins and Phil Higgins, both of Cornelia; a sister, Peggy Payne, Baldwin; six brothers, Royce Higgins, Alto, Donald Higgins, Demorest, Preston Higgins, Eatonton, Johnny Higgins, Lincolnton, N.C., Melvin Higgins, Baldwin, and Billy Higgins, Clarkesville; 15 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The family is at the residence, 740 J. Warren Road. Whitfield Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Willie Hinton Winder Willie Hinton, 57, died Monday, March 1, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Move of God with the Rev. Ken Cooper officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors include seven children, Barbara Hinton, Athens, Donna Hinton, Drucilla Hinton-Russell, Leslie Jackson and Tyrus Jackson, all of Winder, John Hinton, Atlanta, and Pamela Hinton, Statham; six sisters, Maggie Jo Lee, Thelma Rittenberry, Pauline Chandler, Virginia Bailey and Betty Sue Harris, all of Winder, and Annie Mae Cobb, Cincinnati; three brothers, John Lee Hinton and Tommy Lee Harris, both of Winder, and the Rev. Willis Hinton, Atlanta; and 14 grandchildren. Eberhardt & Son Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Helen Howard Hull Helen Bellew Howard, 75, of 790 Sanders Road died Thursday, March 4, 1999. A native of Collinsville, Ala., Mrs. Howard was a daughter of the late Raleigh E. and Susie Anna Tolbert Bellew. She was retired from Mount Vernon Mills. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Revs. G.H. Hammond and Tommy Baker officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, John Howard; a son, James Everhart Jr., Hull; a sister, Addie Mae Self, Athens; two brothers, David Bellew, Hull, and James Bellew, Athens; a grandson; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Bellew, Allen Thurmond, Dennis Thurmond, Randy Bellew and Clark Drake. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Cordie Hutchins Decatur Cordie Hutchins, formerly of Winder, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999. Services were Friday at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Dacula, with the Rev. Jesse G. Gordon officiating. Burial was in Barrow Memorial Garden, Winder. Survivors include four children, Ann Sutton, Decatur, Arthur Mahaffey, Covington, Robert Mahaffey, Cincinnati, and Bertha Johnson, Winder; three sisters, Inez Wright and Lizzie Gordon, both of Dacula, and Rhynell Rakestraw, Gainesville; two brothers, Erwin Hutchins, Dacula, and Coley Hutchins, Atlanta; 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Eberhart & Son Mortuary was in charge of the arrangements. Walter Jarrells Danielsville Walter Jarrells, 73, of 5498 Jotem Dron Road died Thursday, March 4, 1999. A lifetime resident of Madison County, Mr. Jarrells was a son of the late Claude and Lowoenia Jarrells. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Tabor Chapel C.M.E. Church with the Rev. Morris Colvin officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Annie Jarrells; a daughter, Phyllis Brown, Danielsville; three sisters, Ruby Vinson, Jefferson, Claudia Me Johnson, Winder, and Emma Morgan, Atlanta; a brother, John Henry Jarrells, Dahlonega; and a grandson raised in the home, Martavions Jarrells, Danielsville. Hurley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Hazel W. Moore Athens Hazel Whitehead Moore, 70, of 115 Westover Drive died Thursday, March 4, 1999. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Moore was a daughter of the late John Henry and Ruby Stephens Whitehead and was the widow of Vernard Moore. She was retired from F.W. Woolworth Co. and was a member of Central Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Crooked Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Ronny Barnes officiating. Survivors include two sons, Philip Moore and Danny Moore, both of Athens; a sister, Marjorie Woodall, Athens; and two grandchildren, Crystal Moore and John Moore, both of Athens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Baptist Church, 720 Danielsville Road, Athens 30601. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. William B. Richardson Rutledge William B. Richardson, 70, of 2131 Hightower Road died Friday, March 5, 1999. A native of Hall County, Mr. Richardson was a son of the late Bertram Richardson and Julia Annie Minter. He was owner and operator of Rutledge Hardware Store. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rutledge City Cemetery with the Rev. Bonnie Peters officiating. Survivors include three sisters, Betty R. Johnson, Rutledge, Sylvia Richardson, Atlanta, and Evelyn R. Sheets, Thomaston; a brother, Jere M. Richardson, Columbus; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Simmons Funeral Home. Florine M. Roland Crawford Florine Pickelsimer Mapp Roland, 83, of Park Avenue died Thursday, March 4, 1999. Mrs. Roland was a daughter of the late Virgil Lee and Julie Emily Bell Nelson Pickelsimer and was the widow of William H. Mapp and Gray Roland. She played basketball for Arnoldsville High School, where she was recognized by Ripley's Believe It or Not for shooting every basket for her team in a high school game. She was a member of Crawford Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Crawford Cemetery with the Rev. Dennis Kesler officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Coile, Hartwell; a son, Andy Mapp, Athens; a sister, Annie Lou Bradley, Athens; two brothers, Frank Pickelsimer, Florida, and Henry Pickelsimer, Sandersville; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Flowers will be accepted and memorials may be made to Crawford Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, c/o Helen Stevens, P.O. Box 305, Crawford 30630. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of the arrangements. Mamie Shellar Hartwell Mamie Shellar, 52, of 261 Fairview Ave. died Tuesday, March 2, 1999. Mrs. Shellar was a daughter of the late Lucious and Lunnie Bonner. She was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of Flat Rock C.M.E. Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Flat Rock C.M.E. Church with the Rev. Eddie S. Thornton officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two children, Veronica Tabor and Richard Shellar, both of Hartwell; and a grandchild. The family is at the residence of Veronica Tabor and Richard Shellar, 367 Maple St., Hartwell. Mack's Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. R.L. Thomas Lula Dr. R.L. Thomas, 75, of Moccasin Gap Road died Friday, March 5, 1999. A native of Mecklenburg County, N.C., Mr. Thomas was a son of the late Henry Lee and Myrtle Torrance Thomas. He was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Lee Thomas. He was a charter member of the Cornelia Lions Club and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European Conflict. He was a member of the Non-denominational Christian faith. He was a licensed chiropractor. He opened the Thomas Chiropractic Clinic in Cornelia in 1952 where he practiced until his death. He was a lifetime member of the Georgia Chiropractic Association and a former board member and past president of the association. He received the GCA Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Whitfield Funeral Home with the Revs. Irving Ross and Robert Flippo officiating. Burial will be in Yonah Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Blonnie Holbrooks Thomas; a daughter, Deborah Thomas Black; a sister, Montene Thomas Belk, Lula; four stepsisters, Annie Dahlquist, Ocala, Fla., Lillian LeGrow, Lakeland, Fla., Dot Herndon, Ocala, Fla., and Gennie Allison, Inverness, Fla.; a brother, Roscoe B. Thomas, Indian Trail, N.C.; and two granddaughters. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Flowers are optional and memorials may be made to the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Inc., 1775 Clairmont Road, Decatur, Ga. 30033-4005 or to the Georgia Chiropractic Association, 142 Mitchell St., LL1, Atlanta, Ga. 30303. Dillard Whitfield Forest Park Dillard Whitfield, 68, formerly of Habersham County, died Thursday, March 4, 1999. A native of Habersham County, Mr. Whitfield was a son of the late Cornelias and Exie Mae Alexander Whitfield. He was employed with Ryan's Steakhouse, Riverdale, and was a U.S. Army and Air Force veteran having served in the Korean Conflict. He was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at McGahee-Griffin Funeral Home with the Rev. Melvin Stephens officiating. Burial will be in Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, Sherryl Whitfield, Benton, Va., Karen Moore, Cornelia, Lena Darlene Blackburn, Alto, and Marie Morse, Comer; a son, Jerry Whitfield, Forest Park; two sisters, Gladys White, Austell, and Mary Simmons, Toccoa; and seven grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Robert Charles Toccoa Robert Charles, 65, of East Silver Shoals Road died Friday, March 5, 1999. Whitlock Mortuary will announce arrangements. Andrew Harman Lecroy Toccoa Andrew Harman "Andy" Lecroy, 54, of 7350 Tree Road died Thursday, March 4, 1999. Whitlock Mortuary will announce arrangements. J.R. Patton Union Point J.R. Patton, 75, of 3691 Macedonia Road, died Friday, March 5, 1999. Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel will announce arrangements. Obituary notices are published as a public service. However, we reserve the right to edit funeral notices for content and length. 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