Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 17 Sep 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/ *********************************************************************** Story last updated at 8:43 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Benny Asbury Union Point Benny Asbury, 65, of 102 Hunter St. died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1999. Mr. Asbury was chairman of the Greene County Board of Commissioners. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Siloam Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Forrest Lester officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Carol M. Asbury; a daughter, Sharliss Ledell Asbury, Atlanta; six sisters, Lucille Shoals, Christine Smith, both of Los Angeles, Calif., Idonia McPherson and Lola Staley, both of Detroit, Mich., Ophelia Harris, Union Point, and Roslyn Hargrove, Atlanta; nieces and nephews. Hughes & Turner Funeral Home, Crawfordville, has charge of arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:43 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Elmer J. Davis Brunswick Elmer Jefferson Davis, 76, of 1446 Old Jesup Road, formerly of Clarke County, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999. A native of Madison County, Mr. Davis was a son of the late Walker Levis and Mattie Threkeld Davis. He was retired from Railway Express Agency as an agent and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Memorial services will be held later. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Mobley Davis; three daughters, Vonda D. Ragsdale, St. Simons Island, Francine D. Herron, Athens, and Leah D. Waggoner, Winterville; a son, Joseph A. Davis, Brunswick; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Banks Funeral Home, Sylvester, has charge of arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:43 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Robert Lee Drake Colbert Robert Lee Drake, 79, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Drake was a son of the late David and Alice Sorrells Drake and was the widower of Julia Chandler Drake. He was employed by the Georgia Department of Transportation and was a member of Macedonia Holiness Church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Macedonia Holiness Church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Gunter, Carlton; a son, Michael Drake, Colbert; a sister, Savola Anglin, Danielsville; two brothers, Luther Drake, Colbert, and Alfred Sorrells, Rayle; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m.-noon Sunday at Lord & Stephens Madison Chapel. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:43 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Mary Ann Griffeth Statham Mary Ann Griffeth, 69, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999. Mrs. Griffeth was a daughter of the late Bill and Floy Holliday Casper and was the widow of Harold Griffeth. She was retired from Barrow Manufacturing Co. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Revs. Bob Murphy and Eric Shelton officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Tina Davis, Watkinsville; two sons, Tony Griffeth, Pine Mountain, and Terry Griffeth, Statham; two sisters, Laura Rooks, Winder, and Jean Brown, Colbert; and three grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Egleston Children's Hospital, 1405 Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta 30322. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:43 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Fred Bridges Danielsville Fred Thomas Bridges, 86, of 2809 Highway 29 North died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999. A native of Madison County, Mr. Bridges was a son of the late Toombs and Quilla Graham Bridges. He was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Bluestone Baptist Church with the Revs. David McDonald and Ray Jenkins officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Annie Vic Bridges; a daughter, Beverly Argo, Danielsville; two sisters, Nell Pittard, Comer, and Octavie Sellers, Covington; three brothers, Horace Bridges, Madison, Talmadge Bridges, Danielsville, and Hugh Bridges, Kannapolis, N.C.; and two grandsons. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family is at the residence. Pruitte Funeral Home, Royston, has charge of arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:43 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Andrew Moses Stephens Andrew Moses, 81, of 31 Bull Bray Road died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Moses was a son of the late Claude and Rena Lawrence Moses. He was preceded in death by two sons, Nathaniel Burgess and Andrew ''W.C.'' Moses. He was a member of New Grove Methodist Church, Jackson County, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Thankful Baptist Church with the Revs. Dwight Sims and Stoney Walters officiating. Burial will be in Pope Chapel Cemetery, Hutchins. Survivors include his wife, Magnolia Burgess Moses; two daughters, Marietta Moses and Emma L. Smith, both of Springfield, Mass.; a son, Earnest Burgess, Stephens; five grandchildren raised in the home, Gida McWhorter, Athens, Willie Melton Moses, Travis Moses and Kevin Moses, all of Stephens, and Jimmy L. Moses, Springfield, Mass.; a brother, George T. Moses, Lexington; 18 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, has charge of arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Mary Lois Wynn Washington Mary Lois Wynn of 32 Gordon St. died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1999. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. Ricky Lockhart officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn Stewart, Atlanta; four sons, Wilson Wynn Jr., Dale Wynn and Willie James Wynn, all of Washington, and Robert Wynn, Norwood; three sisters, Neta Adams, Washington, Mirene Young, Atlanta, and Mayme Everett, Texas; three brothers, Sammy Hill and Carnegie Hill, both of Atlanta, and Henry Hill, Decatur; eight grandchildren; a great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. Hughes & Turner Funeral Home, Crawfordville, has charge of arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 John Harold Loveless Cornelia John Harold Loveless, 81, formerly of Dacula, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999. A native of Atlanta, Mr. Loveless was a son of the late John Marion and Bertie Loveless. He was a graduate of Emory University and was an Army-Air Corps veteran of World War II. He served in the Air Corps, later the U.S. Air Force, for 26 years, first as a Lieutenant and later as a Chief Master Sergeant. After retiring from the Air Force in 1967, he became a tax preparer for H&R Block and a Christmas tree farmer, continuing both for 20 years. He was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McGahee-Griffin Funeral Home with the Rev. Benny Nix officiating. Burial will be in Level Grove Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Virginia ''Jean'' Ravenstein Loveless; two daughters, Beth Cody, Clarkesville, and Mary Tullis, Smith, Ala.; two sons, John K. Loveless, Charlotte, N.C., and Charles Loveless, Hoschton; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Paul Marlowe Athens Paul Marlowe, 41, of 175 Norwood Lane died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999. A native of Warner Robins, Mr. Marlowe was a son of H.W. ''Bill'' Marlowe of Winterville and the late Sybil Jean Neisler Marlowe. He was employed in construction. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Winterville Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his father, include a daughter, Michelle Marlowe, Danielsville; a sister, Becky Hammock, Athens; and three brothers, Richard Marlowe, Homer, David Marlowe, Hull, and Ronnie Marlowe, Athens. The family is at the residence of Becky Hammock, 130 Monty Drive, Athens, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Bonnie S.G. Carlan Maysville Bonnie Sue Garrison Carlan, 62, of 467 Hickory Creek Road died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Carlan was a daughter of the late Olen B. and Mayola Coffee Garrison. She was a homemaker and a school teacher, and was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Solid Rock Baptist Church with the Revs. Ralph Smith, Dean Bryant, James Ransom, Marshal Garmon and Terry Hagood officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Baptist Church cemetery, Lula. Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Swayne Carlan; four daughters, Cretia Ariail, Carnesville, Lawayne Oliver, Lula, Amanda Bowen and Jennifer Kent, both of Maysville; a sister, Olivia Slocum, Dublin; and four grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be ministers and wives. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Lamar A. Foster Statham Lamar A. Foster, 61, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999. A native of Barrow County, Mr. Foster was a son of Marie Holliday Foster, Statham, and the late Herschel P. Foster. He worked for Westinghouse Tank Lines and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Blake Foster officiating. Burial will be in Statham City Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a daughter, Charlotte Aaron, Statham; two sons, Tony Foster and Todd Foster, both of Statham; two sisters, Helen Turner, Flowery Branch, and Shirley Campbell, Statham; a brother, Doyle Foster, Statham; and four grandchildren. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Howard A. Perry Jr. Winder Howard A. Perry Jr., 82, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999. Mr. Perry was a son of the late Howard A. and Ruth Hester Perry. He was a member of Winder First Presbyterian Church. He was former president and chairman of Winder Manufacturing Co. and was a World War II Army veteran. He graduated from Winder High School and the University of Georgia, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity and a 1937 summa cum laude graduate. He received a scholarship to attend Heidelberg and Freiberg Universities in Germany and afterward attended Harvard Graduate School of Business. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Rose Hill Cemetery with Vicar Catherine Roberts officiating. Survivors include a sister, Marie P. Culpepper, Augusta; two brothers, George Perry and Gibson Perry, both of Winder; and a nephew. The family will receive friends after 9 a.m. today at Smith Funeral Home. The family requests that flowers be omitted. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Anne Comolli Warren Lynchburg, Va. Anne Comolli Warren of 113 Oakwood Place died Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999. A native of Elberton, Mrs. Warren was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. Comolli and was the widow of Dr. Joseph Edwin Warren. She was a graduate of Wesleyan College, Macon, and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg. Survivors include a son, Joseph Alex Warren, Lynchburg; a sister, Rose C. Savage, Virginia Beach; a brother, Felix Comolli, Elberton; and two grandsons. The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. today at Diuguid Funeral Home, Lynchburg. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Announcement provided by Berry Funeral Home, Elberton. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 1999 Maggie S.M. Sargent Commerce Maggie Sarahelle Moore Sargent, 77, of 52 Elizabeth St. died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Sargent was a daughter of the late Daniel Oscar and Ida Kay Moore and was the widow of James Frank Sargent. She was retired from Southern Uniform Rental and was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Revs. Tim Garrett and Richard James officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Gardens, Stockbridge. Survivors include two sons, Ronnie Sargent, Charlotte, N.C. and Wyman Sargent, Braselton; a sister, Merline McKie, Commerce; a brother, Roger Moore, Jefferson; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc.