Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 12 Nov 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 8:55 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 Charlie Taylor Demorest Charlie Taylor, 82, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999. A native of Rabun County, Mr. Taylor was a son of the late Fay and Dorothy Mae Worley Taylor. He was a retired brick mason with over 40 years of service and was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Whitfield Funeral Home, Baldwin. Burial will be in Demorest City Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mageline Chapman, Demorest; a daughter, Brenda Janice Taylor, Phoenix, Ariz.; three sons, Charles L. Taylor and William Taylor, both of Alto, and David E. Taylor, Demorest; three sisters, Della Powell and Mae Loudermilk, both of Cornelia, and Faye Stewart, Cleveland; a brother, Robert L. Taylor, Savannah, Tenn.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:41 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 Douglas Cook Hartwell Orr Douglas Cook, 77, of 806 Fairview Ave. died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999. A native of Hart County, Mr. Cook was a son of the late Orr and Bert Jenkins Cook. He was retired from Newton Mills as a supervisor and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of American Legion, Bethesda United Methodist Church, Men's Bible Class and Methodist Men's Club. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home with the Revs. George Owens and Al Key officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Garden of Prayer. Survivors include his wife, Myra McCurley Cook; a daughter, Sandra Infinito, Cumming; two sisters, Marjorie Ammons, Hartwell, Sara Higginbotham, Anderson; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:47 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 Morris W. Scarborough Grayson Morris Wayne Scarborough of 415 Waverly Point Drive died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999. A native of Elbert County, Mr. Scarborough was a son of Willamette Brown Scarborough, Elberton, and the late Bummie Scarborough. He was of the Holiness faith. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Berry Funeral Home, Elberton, with the Rev. Phillip Hart officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Cecily Goodsell Scarborough; two stepdaughters, Kelly McFry, Cummings, and Kim Patterson, Lawrenceville; a stepson, Thomas Washington, Buford; a sister, Betty Haynes, Elberton; two brothers, Cecil Scarborough and Gene Scarborough, both of Elberton; six stepgrandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Randy Haynes, Sammy Scarborough, Darren Scarborough, Michael Washington and Brandon Scarborough. The family is at their respective residences. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:57 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 Bodie Holmes Dewy Rose Bodie Holmes, 91, of 1179 Holmes Road died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999. A native of Elbert County, Mr. Holmes was a son of the late Lenard and Carey Hunt Holmes. He was a retired farmer and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in Company D 38 Infantry 2nd Division. He was a member of VFW, Disabled Veterans and Bethesda United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Strickland Funeral Home with the Rev. George Owens officiating. Burial will be in Hunt-Holmes Family Cemetery, Elbert County. Survivors include his wife, Annie Ruth Lunsford Holmes; and two sisters, Elsie Blackmon, Canon, and Gertrude Robertson, Royston. Memorials may be made to Bethesda United Methodist Church, 352 Bethesda Church Road, Hartwell, 30643. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:41 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 Irene Heaton Arguello Toccoa Irene Heaton Arguello of 209 Clearview Drive, formerly of Atlanta, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999. A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Arguello was a daughter of the late Flay J. Heaton Sr. and Fannie Dodd Heaton and was the widow of Richard D. Arguello. She was a member of Chopped Oak Baptist Church and was retired from Nabisco. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Ernest Ivester officiating. Burial will be in Chopped Oak Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Mize officiating. Survivors include a sister, Flacy Dean, Toccoa; a brother, Flay Heaton, Toccoa; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Frank Dean, Sloan Dean, David Dean, Dean Glore, Bob Glore and Wayne Colston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to United Hospice, 700 S. Enota St., Suite 202, Gainesville. The family is at their respective residences and will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:47 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 James R. Brown Sr. Stephens James Richard Brown Sr., 91, of 208 Dalton Ross Drive died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Brown was a son of the late Doc and Lucy Brown. He was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church with the Revs. Calvin Turner and Casey Finch officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Geraldine Dalton, Stephens; three sons, James R. Brown Jr., Jimmy Brown and Clarence Brown, all of New York; a sister, Maggie Kidd, Atlanta; 14 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:58 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 J.T. Chapman Union Point John Thomas ''J.T.'' Chapman, 82, of 1179 Springfield Road, formerly of Detroit, Mich., died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999. A native of Taliaferro County, Mr. Chapman was a son of the late Mitchell and Hattie Ackinson Chapman. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was honorably discharged. He was a member of Springfield Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Springfield Baptist Church with the Rev. James Wright Sr. officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Avis Jones, Detroit; a son, Bruce M. Chapman, Detroit, Mich.; a sister, Lula Stewart, Sparta; a brother, Johnny Chapman, Cincinnati, Ohio; nine grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 'Buddy' Yearwood Hartwell Ernest H. ''Buddy'' Yearwood, 69, of 141 Shallow Creek Road died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999. A native of Green County, Mr. Yearwood was a son of the late John Lester and Hattie Lee Marchman Yearwood. He was a self-employed truck washer, was of the Methodist faith, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Strickland Funeral Home. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Susie Rice Yearwood; a son, Ernest Howard Yearwood, Puberty, Mass.; three stepdaughters, Linda Baker, Pendleton, S.C., Martha Byrum and Diane Holland, both of Hartwell; a stepson, Ronnie Eaton, Ladysmith, Va.; two sisters, Louise Hayes, Arnoldsville, and Peggy Evans, Bogart; a grandson; and six stepgrandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:24 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 Anne Ruth Crawford Watkinsville Anne Ruth Crawford, 98, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999. A native of Statesboro, Mrs. Crawford was a daughter of the late Virgil A.S. and Lee Camp Moore and was the widow of Thomas P. Crawford. She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Crawford Jr. She was retired from the University of Georgia as a film librarian at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. She was recipient of the first Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree awarded to a woman by UGA and was a charter member of the Alpha Alpha Chapter of Phi Mu Sorority. She was a member of Johnson United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Johnson United Methodist Church with the Revs. Albert Askew and Robert Murphy officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter, Anne Elizabeth Schildwachter, Armonk, N.Y.; a son, William B. Crawford, Greensboro, N.C.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Johnson United Methodist Church, Flat Rock Road, Watkinsville, 30677. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Saturday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 Howard Cullars Washington Howard Cullars, 49, of 222 Butler St. died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999. Mr. Cullars was a son of the late Johnny Cullars and Helen Moore. He was a member of Mount Nebo Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Nebo Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles E. Lacy officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, Michelle Milton, Tonya Milton, Felicia Milton and Kiera Norman, all of Washington; four sons, Lynn Beard, Lincolnton, Mickey Milton, Michael Norman and Jamal Norman, all of Washington; two sisters, Frances Mae Booker and Anjour Cullars, both of Washington; four brothers, John Cullars, Washington, Thomas Cullars, Rayle, Jimmy Cullars, Elberton, and Sonny Cullars, Lexington, N.C.; and seven grandchildren. Davenport-McLendon Mortuary has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:48 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 Theodric 'Bem' Edwards Winterville Theodric ''Bem'' Edwards, 73, of 1440 Murrell Road died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Edwards was a son of the late John and Lizzie Turner Edwards. He was a member of Russel Chapel A.M.E. Church, Lexington. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church, Athens, with the Revs. Charles Dickey, Scotty Randolph, B.S. Jackson and Clarence Burgess officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Friendship Baptist Church cemetery, Lexington. Survivors include two sisters, Lucrestia Howard, Winterville, and Julie Ann Howard, Atlanta; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home, Athens, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:26 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 Mynelle Crowder McGinty Danielsville Mynelle Crowder McGinty, 90, formerly of Moultrie, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999. A native of Kilmichael, Miss., Mrs. McGinty was the widow of Dr. William Ray McGinty. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Donna McGinty, Danielsville; two sons, Ray McGinty, Yorba Linda, Calif., and Miles McGinty, Sylva, N.C.; a sister, Bonnie Bell, Hampstead, N.C.; three grandchildren; two great-grandsons; nieces and nephews. Harrell-Faircloth Funeral Home, Moultrie, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 8:43 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 Robert W. Shirley Toccoa Robert Wilson Shirley Sr., 60, of 8134 Cherokee Drive died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Shirley was a son of the late Benny Wilson and Mattie Holmes Shirley. He was preceded in death by three daughters, Delinda Shirley, Connie Shirley and Linda Shirley, and a son, Robert W. Shirley Jr. He was employed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for 24 years and was a member of Oak Valley Church of God. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Oak Valley Church of God with the Revs. Ronnie Head and Jerry Smith officiating. Burial will be in Lake View Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mary Sue Long Shirley; a daughter, Barbara Sue Grafton, Eastanollee; three sisters, Catherine Payne, and Clifford Kimsey, both of Toccoa, and Jean Long, Lake Mary, Fla.; four brothers, Billy Shirley, Bobby Shirley, Jack Shirley and Benny Shirley Jr., all of Toccoa; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Claude Lewallen, Mark Shirley, Paul Shirley, Ricky Shirley, Randall Shirley and Glenn Long. The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Grafton, Isbell Road, Eastanollee. Acree-Davis Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. LEADSTORIES Story last updated at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 1999 Funerals Notices Kathleen Hansford Arnoldsville Kathleen Lord Hansford, 83, died November 10, 1999. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Florene Brooks Lord, and the widow of Ralph V. Hansford. She was retired from the University of Georgia Library-Book Binding Department and was a lifelong member of East Athens Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 13, 1999, at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East. Rev. Bill Nash will officiate. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include a son and daughter in law, Tommy R. and Mildred Hansford; grandsons, Jeffrey Hansford, Douglas and his wife Julie Hansford, Phillip and wife Tonya Hansford; great grandchildren, Austin, Matthew, Dalton, Joshua and Abigail Hansford, all of Watkinsville; brother, Ed Lord of Athens; sisters, Clara Dudley of Athens, and Jennie Argo of Winterville. Pallbearers will be Roger Lord, Auburn Adams, Tom Pledger, Tommy Patton, Jack Malaier, and Lee Faulkner. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to East Athens Baptist Church, 4235 Lexington Road, Athens, Ga. 30605, or Rainbow Retirement Home, 109 Meyer Farm Road, Arnoldsville, Ga. 30619. The family will receive friends Friday from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Emma Eula Bell Charlotte, N.C. Emma Eula Bell, 97, of 6403 Spring Garden Lane, Charlotte, formerly of Athens, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999. A native of Wilkes County, Mrs. Bell was a daughter of the late Will and Edith Lunceford and was the widow of Alfred Bell. She was a member of Springfield Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Senior Usher Board, Matrons Circle and Mothers Board. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 13, 1999 at Springfield Baptist Church, 4th Street, Athens, with the Rev. H.L. Dotson, H.S. Diggs, the Rev. Charles Mack and the Rev. R.L. Calloway officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:00 p.m. until time of service. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Nora Lee Bell Ellis (David), Waterbury, CT.; two sons, Mr. Hurshul L. Goosby, Washington, D.C., and Mr. Robert Bell (Lula), Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Willie Mae Bell, New Haven, CT.; 9 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Friday, November 12, 1999 at Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Chapel. The family is at the residence of Mrs. Annie Mildred Bell Lyle, 1000 Oglethorpe Avenue, Athens, GA. Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Eleanor T. Kidd Comer Eleanor T. Kidd, 80, of 54 Clover Ave. died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Kidd was a daughter of the late Dewey and Nina Carruth Threlkeld and was the widow of Charlie C. Kidd. She was a homemaker and was a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at New Hope Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jack Taylor officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Lynda Drake, Comer; a son, Charles Kidd, Carlton; a granddaughter, Allison Valdes, and three grandsons, Scott Drake, Chris Kidd and Bryan Kidd. Pallbearers will be Lee Bales, Dallas Fields, Mike Kidd, Rufus Kidd, Butch Russell and Howard Threlkeld. The family is at the residence of Charles Kidd, 2488 New Hope Church Road, Carlton. Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Friday, Nov. 12, 1999 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc.