Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 15 Apr 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/ *********************************************************************** Thursday, 15-Apr-99 08:56:21 Billy Sanders Barnett Athens Billy Sanders Barnett, 53, of 328 Knottingham Drive died Friday, April 9, 1999. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Barnett was a son of Jessie Barnett and the late John Tyler Barnett. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with the Revs. James Barnett and Abraham Mosley officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include four sisters, Elaine Barnett, Barbara Barnett, Jennifer Ade, all of Athens, and Ann Ramos, New York, N.Y.; three brothers, William Barnett and Freddie Barnett, both of Athens, and the Rev. James Barnett, Charlotte, N.C. Hurley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Jack C. Crow Martin Jack C. Crow, 84, of 275 Clarks Creek Road died Tuesday, April 13, 1999. A native of Habersham County, Mr. Crow was a son of the late Robert Norman and Mary Louise Kimbrell Crow. He was retired from Coats & Clark and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where he was a deacon and helped in the Sunday school department. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Dennis Petty officiating. Burial will be in Roselane Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Janalu Purdy Crow; four sisters, Elese Bruno, Tampa, Fla., Christine Williams, Roswell, Gertrude Holland, Toccoa, and Martha Thomly, Mount Airy; and two brothers, Otis Crow, Grayson, and Harold Crow, Mount Airy. Pallbearers and honorary escort will be the deacons of Calvary Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 1532 Tugalo Road, Toccoa, GA 30577. The family is at the residence. Mary Grace Dunavent Hull Mary Grace Dunavent, 55, of 422 Oak Bend Road died Monday, April 12, 1999. A native of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Dunavent was a daughter of the late John Roop and Mary LaPorte Devries Woodward. She daughter, Claire Rohan Tomlinson. She was the author and co-author of numerous research articles. She earned her B.A. degree in English from St. Mary's Seminary in Maryland and her B.S. degree, with honors, in biology management from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va. She was a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Chi Sorority. She taught plant propagation at UGA from 1991-1994. She was of the Episcopal faith. She was a research tech for Dr. Frank Porkorny in the UGA Horticulture Dept. and was co-owner of Oak Bend Nursery with him. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the residence. Survivors include her husband, Bryce B. Dunavent, Hull; a son, Craig LaPorte Tomlinson, Hull; three sisters, Jane LaPorte Sutton, Mardella Springs, Md., Edith Clarke Longley, Reisterstown, Md. and Phebe Woodward Daughtry, Lilburn; nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Clarke-Oconee Unit, 545 Research Drive, Suite B, Athens, GA 30605, or to St. Mary's Hospice, 1230 Baxter St., Athens, GA 30606. The family is at the residence. Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Robert "Bobby" Farmer Commerce Robert "Bobby" D. Farmer, 34, of 107 Patton Lane died Tuesday, April 13, 1999. A native of Fulton County, Mr. Farmer was a son of Dorothy Daniel Dyer of Colbert and Robert L. Farmer of Ila. He was a grading contractor and a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Danielsville, with the Revs. Douglas Duncan and Dennis Kesler officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Farmer; a daughter, Kayla Farmer, Commerce; two sisters, Robin Coley, Danielsville, and Linda Wood, Ila; two brothers, Paul Farmer, Ila, and Ralph Farmer, Danielsville; and a grandmother, Lucille Farmer, Roswell. The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wood, Georgia Highway 98, Commerce, and will receive friends at the Wood residence today. Ivie Funeral Home is in Elizabeth Farren Danielsville Elizabeth Sarah Farren of 9697 Wildcat Bridge Road died Tuesday, April 13, 1999. A native of Glasgow, Scotland, Mrs. Farren was a daughter of the late Daniel and Sarah Groves McCaig and was the widow of Edwin F. Farren. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Joy Nellisery officiating. Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors include two daughters, Elizabeth Mosseri, Comer, and Mary Farren, Groveland, Mass.; two sons, Edwin Farren, Garden City, N.Y., and Joseph Molloy, Valley Stream, N.Y.; a sister, Theresa Forrestor, Irvine, Scotland; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers will be William Poole, Edwin Farren, Lucian Mosseri and Edwin F. Farren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home. Mary McDaniel Hayes Eastanollee Mary McDaniel Hayes, 86, of Wolf Pit Road died Tuesday, April 13, 1999. A native of Mitchell County, Mrs. Hayes was a daughter of the late Dr. John Alison and Maggie Simmons McDaniel and was the widow of Hoke Hayes. She was a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church where she was a member of Willing Workers Sunday school class and had served as pianist and Sunday school teacher. She was a retired music teacher and music supervisor with the Stephens County School System. She was a member of Toccoa Womans Club, D.A.R., U.D.C. and the Retired Teachers Association. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Liberty Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. Jarett Ragan, Herbert Doud and Ron Collins officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Anne Caudell, Eastanollee, and Laura Lee, Roswell; two sons, Ashley Hayes, Eastanollee, and Alison Hayes, Winder; and eight grandchildren. Honorary escort will be members of the Willing Workers Sunday school class. Whitlock Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Shirley Ann Hill Canon Shirley Ann Hill, 53, of Georgia Highway 17 died Tuesday, April 13, 1999. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Hill was a daughter of David Wilder and the late Elise Wilder. She was a member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Harmony Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. J.T. Hughey and Truman Bolden officiating. Burial will be in Pineview Memorial Garden. Survivors, in addition to her father, include her husband, Freeman Hill; a daughter, Michelle Hill, Martin; six sons, Freeman Hill Jr., Rodney Hill and Randy Hill, all of Canon, Silvester Hill, Commerce, and Steven Johnson and Gary Johnson; two children raised in the home, Angie Oglesby and Roderick Oglesby; a sister, Ruth Boggs; 26 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa. Wendy McLanahan Elberton Wendy Joyce Porter McLanahan, 37, of 1037 Bakers Ferry Road died Monday, April 12, 1999. A native of Fulton County, Mrs. McLanahan was a daughter of Randall Porter of Woodstock and Joyce Williams Porter of Alpharetta. She was a housewife. Services will be at 10 a.m. today the residence. There will be a private memorial service in Elmhurst Cemetery at a later date. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include her husband, Rod "Rodes" McLanahan; two daughters, Jessie McLanahan and Codie McLanahan, both of Elberton; a son, Zed McLanahan, Elberton; a sister, Stacey Cravey, Cartersville; and a brother, David Porter, Alpharetta. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Berry Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. J. Robert Martin HartwellDr. J. Robert Martin, 78, of 2558 Reed Creek Highway died Tuesday, April 13, 1999. A native of Habersham County, Mr. Martin was a son of the late Lester and Alice Dean Martin. He received his Doctorate of Divinity from Trinity Bible College, his Doctorate of Literature from N. Tennessee Bible Institute, and his Doctorate of Ministries and Doctorate of Theology from Brainerd Theological Seminary. He served as pastor of the following churches: Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Demorest; Ebenezer Baptist Church, Toccoa; Utica Baptist Church, Seneca, S.C.; First Baptist Church, Danville, Ky.; Oakwood Baptist Church, Anderson, S.C.; started Oakwood Christian School, Anderson; Temple Baptist Church, Anderson; First Missionary Baptist Church, Lake Wales, Fla.; Spring Street Baptist Church, Smyrna; and West Gate Baptist Church, Spartanburg, S.C. He served as interim pastor at a number of Baptist Churches in Northeast Georgia and Upstate South Carolina. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Reed Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Gerald Beardon, Charles Carter and Ted Kelley officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. Friday in Demorest City Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Bertha Allen Martin; two sons, Danny Martin, Anderson, and Bob Martin, Hartwell; a sister, Evelyn Franklin, Demorest, and Sue Shope, Smyrna; two brothers, Ken Martin and Jack Martin, both of Demorest; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Reed Creek Baptist Church, Family Life Center, 130 Boleman road, Hartwell, GA 30643, Oakwood Baptist Church, Pew and Carpet Fund, 304 Pearman Dairy Road, Anderson, S.C. 29621; and Hospice House, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, S.C. 29621. The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Martin, 795 Boleman Hill Road, Hartwell, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home. Billy Moon Union Point Billy Moon, 64, of 1010 Pine Lane died Tuesday, April 13, 1999. A native of Union Point, Mr. Moon was a son of the late Lois was a retired clerk for Farmers Feed and Seed, Greensboro, and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Moon Methodist Church, Veazy community. Services were Wednesday at Callaway Funeral Home with the Rev. Leon Gentry officiating. Burial was in Walker United Methodist Church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Eldred Powell Moon; a daughter, Judy Moon Alford, Allentown; a brother, Buddy Davis, Greensboro; and two grandchildren. Essie Teasley Athens Essie Mae Andrews Teasley, 83, of 250 Dougherty St. died Tuesday, April 13, 1999. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Teasley was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Huey Andrews and was the widow of Clyde Teasley. She was a homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Evergreen Memorial Park with the Rev. Luther Fouche officiating. Survivors include two sons, Danny Teasley, Athens, and Steve Teasley, Washington, D.C.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Athens Community Council on Aging, 135 Hoyt St., Athens 30601. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mary McKinley Trimble Dalton Mary McKinley Cobb Trimble, 75, formerly of Athens, died Tuesday, April 13, 1999. A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Trimble was a daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. Carlisle Cobb. She graduated from the University of Georgia, served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II, and was a volunteer in Dalton. She was a retired teacher from the Dalton School System. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Services will be at 12 p.m. Friday in Oconee Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Glenn Doak officiating. Survivors include her husband, Lee Shackleford Trimble Jr.; two daughters, Katharine McKinley Trimble, Raleigh, N.C., and Mary Hutcheson, Dalton; two sons, Lee Shackleford Trimble III, Columbia, S.C., and Carlisle Cobb Trimble, Raleigh, N.C.; six grandchildren. of Mrs. Carlisle Cobb Jr., 275 W. Cloverhurst Ave., Athens, and will receive friends at the Cobb residence after the services. Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Alvin Verner Albany Alvin Verner, 77, of Albany, died Monday, April 12, 1999. A native of Westminster, S.C., Mr. Verner was a farmer, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, and was a member of Rafter Rockers Square Dance. He was the widower of Mary Louise Verner. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Home, Albany, with the Rev. Joe Holden officiating. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery with full military honors. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Verner, Madison; two daughters, Mary Verner Brisbois and Jannie Verner Tucker, both of Albany; two sons, David Alvin Verner Jr. and Harris Lee Verner, both of Albany; a sister, Daisy MacLean, Braselton; a brother, Henry Verner, Rutledge; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828 Albany, GA 31702. Jean Ross Holt Ellicott City, Md. Jean Ross Holt, 77, formerly of Athens, died Wednesday, April 14, 1999. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Carolyn Lackey Athens Carolyn Robertson Lackey, 52, of 115 Willow St. No. 10 died Wednesday, April 14, 1999. Mack and Payne Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Robert Nash Winterville Robert Nash of 1122 Dunlap Road died Wednesday, April 14, 1999. Jones Lexington Funeral Chapel, Lexington, is in charge of the arrangements. Obituary notices are published as a public service. 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