Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 7 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/ *********************************************************************** Sunday, 07-Mar-99 09:33:10 Robert Charles Jr. Toccoa Robert Charles Jr., 65, of East Silver Shoals Road died Friday, March 5, 1999. A native of Habersham County, Mr. Charles was a son of the late Robert Filmon Charles Sr. and Ruby Taylor Charles. He retired from the Bank of Toccoa with 33 years and continued to work part time after retirement, was a member of Hill Street Baptist Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4346, past president of Civitan Club, a participant in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life as a cancer survivor, and served in the U.S. Army Signal Corp during the Korean Conflict. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Hal Cason and Jerrell Beaty officiating. Burial will be in Roselane Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Darlene Charles Vickers, Cleveland, Jennifer Charles Austin, Cornelia, and Evan Charles, Cumming; three sons, Dale Charles and Dennis Charles, both of Toccoa, and David Charles, Seneca, S.C.; a sister, Mary Lou Martin, Clarkesville; four brothers, Dan Charles, Eastanollee, Byard Charles, Decatur, Fred Charles, Easley, S.C., and Gary Charles, Turnerville; an uncle, Wayner Charles, Demorest; and six grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be past and present officers and employees of the Bank of Toccoa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the American Heart Association. The family is at their respective homes and will receive friends 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today at the mortuary. 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, March 13, 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. Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Florence Hix Hull Florence Edna Hix, 78, of 1373 Hull Road died Saturday, March 6, 1999. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Hix was a daughter of the late J.G. and Nettie Hart Yarbrough. She was a member of Hull Baptist Church. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Hull Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Crowe officiating. Burial will be in Old Hull Cemetery. Survivors include three sisters and a brother-in-law, Wilma Simmons, Hazel Porterfield, and Lillian and Lance Thomason, all of Hull; a number of nieces and nephews, and a special family friend, Sara Brown. Memorials may be made to Old Hull Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East. Andrew H. LeCroy Columbia, Mo. Andrew H. "Andy" LeCroy, 54, of 7350 Pine Tree Road died Thursday, March 4, 1999. Mr. LeCroy was a son of Claudine McDonough of Toccoa and the late Garvin LeCroy. He had lived most of his life in Stephens County, was a truck driver for the past 20 years, was employed by AIC of West Union, S.C., and a former employee of Toccoa Casket Co. and Hemphill Trucking. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Richard Ivester officiating. Burial will be in Roselane Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Linda Gail Luttrell LeCroy; three daughters, Karen Thomas, Lawrenceville, Jennifer Vinson, Eastanollee, and Lisa Miller, Mass.; three sons, Donald LeCroy, Snellville, Steve Nunn, Toccoa, and Michael LeCroy, Mass.; a sister, Geraldine Burns, Calif.; two brothers, Morris LeCroy, Lawrenceville, and Jerry Lawson, Walhalla, S.C.; stepfather, Thomas McDonough, Toccoa; and 12 grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today and Monday at the mortuary. J.R. Patton Union Point J.R. Patton, 75, of 3691 Macedonia Road died Friday, March 5, 1999. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Patton was a a son of the late Phil and Sally Patton. He was retired from Georgia Power after 39 years and a member of Center Methodist Church, Stephens. Services will be 3 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel with the Rev. Joel Sorrow officiating. Burial will be in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Moore Patton; a daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Mike Short, Union Point; two sons, Greg Patton, Florida, and Johnny Patton, Sandy Cross; a brother, Dorsey Patton, Athens; and two grandchildren, Wesley Patton, Maxeys, and Teena Short, Union Point. Pallbearers will be Wesley Patton, Buddy Moore, W.O. Dawkins, Larry Corry, Carey Marable, and John Settles. Ruth L. Smith Athens Ruth L. Smith, 81, of 225 Timber Lane died Friday, March 5, 1999. A native of Mercer County, Pa., Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late Alfred and Jessica Stearns Reiser and widow of Howard A. Smith. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and active in the Auxiliary Guild at St. Mary's Hospital. Graveside services will be in Oconee Hill Cemetery with Father Joseph Chaloux officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Susan Brownlee, Grand Junction; a son, Carry T. Smith, Alpharetta; a sister, Shirley Johns, Greensboro, N.C.; and five grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 550 Pharr Road, Suite 550, Atlanta, Ga. 30305, or to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 134 Prince Ave., Athens, Ga. 30601. The family is at the residence. Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Walter Smith Lavonia Walter George Smith, 74, of 7324 Stoney Point Road, Fayetteville, N.C. died Wednesday, March 3, 1999. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Smith was a son of the late Lawrence and Eulala Cox Smith and widower of Doris Smith. He was retired as Fort Bragg Commissary Manager, a member of Fort Bragg Masonic Lodge 667, and a Baptist. Services will be 2 p.m. today at Reeves Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Williams officiating. Burial with full Masonic rites will be in Cumberland Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Smith, Fayetteville, N.C.; a son, Howard Smith, Argyle, N.Y.; a sister, Mary Ruth South, Lavonia; and two brothers, the Rev. C. Roy Smith, Lavonia, and Herschel Smith, Elloree. The family is at the residence. Announcement courtesy of Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville. Larry Woody Royston Larry Woody, 47, of 1897 Bond Bridge Road died Friday, March 5, 1999. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Woody was a son of Mozelle Reese Woody and the late Henry Woody. He was employed at Mount Vernon Mills, Commerce, and a member of Zidon Baptist Church. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Pruitte Funeral Home with the Revs. Paul Collins and Robert Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Zidon Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a sister, Beth Canfield, Chattanooga, Tenn.; and three brothers, Robert Woody, Dennis Woody, and Gary Woody, all of Royston. The family is at the home of his mother, 1895 Bond Bridge Road, Royston, and will receive friends 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Evelyn Daniel Union Point Evelyn Daniel died Saturday, March 6, 1999. Callaway Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Bennie Eva Tolbert Athens Bennie Eva Tolbert of 187 Parkway Ext. died Saturday, March 6, 1999. Bernstein Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Obituary notices are published as a public service. However, we reserve the right to edit funeral notices for content and length. Notices that include information not normally published have been paid for by the family or the funeral home. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc.