Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 17 Feb 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, 18-Feb-99 08:33:32 Mary E. Baker Danielsville Marry Ellen Baker, 88, of Mary Ellen Court, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Baker was a daughter of Tramell Ray and Cora Lillian Aiken Aycock and was the widow of Luther E. Baker. She was retired from Danielsville Elementary, where she taught for 39 years and was a member of Danielsville Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Danielsville Methodist Church, with the Rev. John Alexander officiating. Burial will be in Danielsville Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy B. Dudley, Danielsville; a brother, Warren C. Aycock, Albany; three sisters, Lillian Weatherford, Watkinsville, Dorothy Fulford, Alamo, and Anita Phillips, Warner Robins; two grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family will be at the residence, 2945 Booger Hill Road, Danielsville, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Homes Madison Chapel. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Danielsville Methodist Church. William S. Caudell Jr. Martin William Starlin Caudell Jr., 70, of 711 Salubrity Drive, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Caudell was a son of the late William S. Sr. and Hattie Cobb Caudell. He was retired from Snyder Brothers Co., Toccoa, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4346. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home, with the Rev. Roy Rogers officiating. Burial will be in Toccoa City Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Walter Carl Caudell and Jesse Charles Caudell, both of Gastonia, N.C., and William S. Caudell III, Martin; five sisters, Mae Brockman, Houston, Texas, Carol Masdon, Riverdale, Jeanette Wilkins, Marietta, Velma Ellenburg, Toccoa, and Evelyn Futrell, Muncie, Ind.; a brother, Carlton Caudell, Duluth; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family will be at the residence in Martin. Inez M. Dunn Greensboro Inez McGibony Dunn, 97, of 308 East St., died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Dunn was a daughter of the late James Thomas McGibony Sr. and Essie Mullins McGibony, and was the widow of William Claude Dunn. She was a graduate of Greensboro High School and the Georgia Baptist Nurses Training School. She was a retired registered nurse at Georgia Baptist Hospital and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Greensboro. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Westview Cemetery, with the Rev. Paul Glass officiating. Survivors include a brother, Gen. James Thomas McGibony, Jacksonville, Fla.; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the residence. McCommons Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Kathy Fincher Winterville Kathy Mullis Fincher, 46, of 135 Wintersett Place, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999. A native of Hawkinsville, Mrs. Fincher was a daughter of Horace Mullis and the late Susie Barlow Mullis. She was employed with USDA Rural Development and was a member of Hull Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, Jeffrey Mullis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. Randy Crowe officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, Edward L. "Sonny" Fincher Jr., Winterville; a daughter and son-in-law, Michelle Fincher and Guy Travis, Winterville; a daughter, Sherie Lynn Fincher, Winterville; her father, Horace Mullis, Gray; four sisters, Vicky Mullis, Byron, Debbie McCrimmon, Gray, Sandy Mullis and Ginger Harrison, both of Macon; a brother, Larry Mullis, Macon; a grandson, Travis Allen Hayes, Winterville; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Kenny McCrimmon, Craig Harrison, Kevin Stewart, Jason Lastinger, Gregory Jordan and Jack Hall. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Wateiris Harris Athens Wateiris Harris, 75, of 341 Arch St., died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999. A native of Berke County, Waynesboro, Mr. Harris was a son of the late Freeman Harris and Myria Toney. He was retired from the University of Georgia. He also sold produce in Athens and the surrounding areas. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Saint Mark A.M.E. Church, with the Rev. A. R. Killian officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the East Lawn Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Etta Elaine T. Harris; five children, Gloria McCladdy, Hephzibah, Thelma McGahee, Augusta, Adul Karim Qudii, Brooklyn, N.Y., Levernon Harris, West Germany, and LeTarder Harris, Atlanta; two sisters, Anna Sweeney and Thelma Williams, both of Manhattan, N.Y.; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Edwin Lyle Winder Edwin Lyle, 78, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999. A native of Barrow County, Mr. Lyle was a son of the late James Loyd and Emmie Ruth Hardigree Lyle. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of New Pentecost United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at New Pentecost United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mike McLemore officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Lyle; two sons, Bobby Lyle and Jimmy Lyle, both of Winder; a sister, Miriam Wallace, Bethlehem; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of the arrangements. William E. Merritt Union Point William "Billy" E. Merritt, 74, of 1561 Rhodes St., died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999. A native of Greene County, Mr. Merritt was a son of the late Fred Merritt Sr. and Lula Ellington Merritt. He was retired from the Southern Railroad and was a member of San Marino Lodge of Greensboro, the Royal Arch, the Grand Council of Georgia, the Godfrey De Bouillon Conmandery, the Yaarab Temple, the Scottish Rites and the KWYC. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Greensboro, where he taught Men Adult Sunday school. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Callaway Funeral Home, with the Revs. Dave Sandridge and Jim Olds officiating. Burial with Masonic rites will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Union Point. Survivors include his wife, Frances Merritt; and several cousins. Masons of the San Marino Lodge will serve as pallbearers. George C. Peterson Athens George Coombe Peters, 64, died Monday, Feb. 8, 1999. Mr. Peterson was a son of the late Chester and Josephine Peterson. Private memorial services were Sunday, Feb. 14, at the residence of the family. Survivors include his wife, Vera Peterson; two daughters, Lynette Biggs, Hudson, Mass. and Elizabeth Peterson, Baltimore, Md.; two sons, George Peterson Jr., Athens, and Eric Peterson, Mendon, Mass.; two stepdaughters, Gloria Hammond and Veronica Carithers, both of Athens; a stepson, Rolando Umpierre, Anchorage, Alaska; a sister, Mrs. Norman Benson, Danvers, Mass.; a grandson; and five stepgrandchildren. Oliver Peurifoy Eastanollee Oliver Scott Peurifoy, 29, of Route 2, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999. A native of Graceville, Fla., Mr. Peurifoy was a son of the Rev. Thomas Gordon Peurifoy Sr. and Opal Juanita Tolbert Peurifoy, Walhalla, S.C. He was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God and the College & Career Sunday School class. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today at Glad Tidings Assembly of God, with the Revs. Mark Anthony and Malcom Schaad officiating. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include three sisters, Pamela Sadler, Walhalla, S.C., Elizabeth Collins and Cheryl Duerr, both of Toccoa; and three brothers, Thomas Gordon Peurifoy Jr. and David Emanuel, both of Toccoa, and Wayne Emanuel, Marianna, Fla. The family is at the residence of Bradley and Elizabeth Collins, Route 1, Box 1408, Highway 106, Toccoa. Whitlock Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Peggy P. Porter Jefferson Peggy Pinson Porter, 63, of West Shores Drive, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999. A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Porter was a daughter of the late Joseph Pinson and Lorena Spencer Pinson. She was a homemaker and was the former owner of Ideal Dress Shop. She was the first president and charter member of the Jefferson Pilot Club, was a member of the Jefferson Historical Society and was the owner of Peggy's Antiques Shop. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church of Jefferson with the Revs. Mickey Kirkindoll and Bill Carpenter officiating. Burial will be in Woodbine Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Dwight Porter, Jefferson; three sons and daughter-in-laws, Keith and Jody Porter, Don and Kim Porter and Brantley and Kelli Porter, all of Jefferson; a sister, Marie Thomason, Athens; and six grandchildren, Lora Porter, Joseph Porter, Blaze Porter, Sky Porter, Tradd Porter and Camille Porter, all of Jefferson. Pallbearers will be Damon Wilbanks, Frankie Bray, Irwin "Buckshot" Escoe, Ed Thompson, Henry Asbury and Henry Robinson. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 246 Washington St., Jefferson, GA 30549. Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson is in charge of the arrangements. Louise M. Floyd Hartwell Louise McGee Floyd, 65, of 728 Nancy Drive, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999. Strickland Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Ellen C. Franklin Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Ellen Chapman Franklin, 87, of 272 Northwest 29th Terrace, formerly of Crawfordville, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999. Hughes & Turner Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Lowry Gillespie Athens Lowry Gillespie, of 290 Oakland Ave., died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999. Bernstein Funeral Home will announce arrangements. John Lattimore Stone Mountain John H. Lattimore, formerly of Oglethorpe and Greene County, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, will announce arrangements. Warren Mobley Jr. Hartwell Warren Mobley Jr., formerly of Reed Creek Community, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999. Strickland Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Eulous Rhodes Crawfordville Eulous Rhodes, 55, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999. Hughes and Turner Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Barbara A. Sims Athens Barbara A. Sims, of 832 Vincent Drive, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home will announce arrangements. 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