Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 25 Jun 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/ *********************************************************************** Friday, 25-Jun-99 09:27:18 Martha E. Autry Athens Martha Elizabeth Autry, 81, of 605 King Ave. died Wednesday, June 23, 1999. A native of Athens, Mrs. Autry was a daughter of the late Deloe Aqnew and Claudia Willingham Williams and was the widow of Grover Charles Autry. She was a homemaker and was a member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church, where she attended the women's bible class. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Ricketts officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter, Martha A. Coppage, Athens; a son, Jimmy C. Autry Sr., Arnoldsville; two sisters, Jennie Ree Dixon and Willie Saye Maxey, both of Athens; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Bob Fields, Norm Allgood, Herbert Logan, Marvin Adams, Jake Guest and Cecil Smith. Rembert P. Bellows Marietta Rembert Pressley Bellows, 78, of 140 Worthington Drive died Thursday, June 24, 1999. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Bellows was a son of the late James S. Bellows and Maggie Knox Bellows. He was an agent for Life & Casualty of Tennessee. He was a combat engineer for the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of John Knox Presbyterian Church of Marietta. Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Danburg Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Albert Huyck officiating. Survivors include his wife, Juanita Arnold Bellows; four sons, James Lee Bellows, Levelgreen, Pa., Gary Thomas Bellows, Marietta, David Pressley Bellows, Albuquerque, N.M., and William Rembert Bellows, Atlanta; two step-sons, Gregory Arnold, Largo, Fla. and Jeffrey Arnold, Marietta; a sister, Jane Garner, Washington; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jeff Arnold, Jim Garner, Steve Garner and Phil Garner. Hopkins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Cosby Brown Union Point Cosby Brown, 84, of 2881 Union Point Highway died Monday, June 21, 1999. A native of Greene County, Mr. Brown was member of Pierce Chapel A.M.E. Church, White Plains. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Springfield Baptist Church, Greensboro, with the Rev. S.L. Williams officiating. Burial will be in the City of Union Point Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Goss Brown; six daughters, Ruby Brown Perry, Greensboro, Sara Champion and Christine Brown, both of Atlanta, Bessie Brown Phillips and Frances Brown Graves, both of Uniondale, N.Y., and Gwendolyn Brown Marks, Pittsburgh, Pa.; five sons, Harvey Brown and Willie Melvin Brown, both of Atlanta, Carl Brown, Richard Brown and Gregory Brown, all of Greensboro; two sisters, Nancy Dobbins, Atlanta, and Lillie Bell Green, Warrenton; a brother, Robert "Jack" Brown, Greensboro; 32 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Norrington Funeral Home, Greensboro, is in charge of the arrangements. Buddy R. English Clayton Buddy Ross English, 54, died Friday, June 18, 1999. A native of Rabun County, Mr. English was a son of the late Freeman Jasper and Ina Armona Thompson English. He was a graduate of Piedmont College and was a member of Sautee Nacoochee Presbyterian Church. He was retired with 30 years of service as a state social service specialist. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the residence. Survivors include three sisters, Bernice English Williams, Burice English Bradshaw and Joyce English Grist, all of Clayton; nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Timpson Presbyterian Church, Route 2, Box 2236, Clayton 30535 or to the Sautee Nacoochee Presbyterian Church, Sautee 30571. Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of the arrangements. Walter Harris Bowman Walter Gibson Harris, 80, of Lake Charles, La., formerly of Bowman, died Tuesday, June 22, 1999. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Harris was a son of the late Chandler Gibson and Sue Agnes Hargrove Harris. He was a retired house painter and warehouse foreman for the Atlanta Paper Company and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II. He was a member of Bowman United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Walter Teasley Harris, Stone Mountain; two brothers, Ray Harris and Walker Harris, both of Bowman; one grandson, six nephews. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Hillcrest Cemetery with the Rev. Sharon Waters officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Hall Funeral Home, Royston. Frances Marshall Dalton Frances Marshall, 72, died Thursday, June 24, 1999. Ms. Marshall was a daughter of the late Jesse and Nina Marshall. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens, with the Rev. Bob Bagley officiating. Survivors include a sister, Ellene Gunter, Dalton; a brother, James E. Marshall, Buchanan; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Love Funeral Home. Vida E. Moody Palmer Greensboro Vida Evelyn Moody Palmer, 79, of 3390 Siloam Veazey Road died Thursday, June 24, 1999. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Palmer was a daughter of the late Joseph Robert Moody and Katherine Durham Moody and was the widow of Luther Claude Palmer. She attended Greensboro High School and was a battery filler and weaver at Mary-Leila Cotton Mill for 37 years. She was a member of West End Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McCommons Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Powers officiating. Burial will be in Greenview Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Minnie Palmer Chamlee, Greensboro; a son, Joe Palmer, Buckhead; a sister, Jeanette Moody Smith, Athens; and five grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Robert J. Palmer Jr., Scott Palmer, Billy Latimer, Calvin Sorrow, Frank Busbin and Mickey Farley. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Lillie B. Ray Athens Lillie B. Ray, of 451 N. Billups died Monday, June 21, 1999. A native of Warren County, Mrs. Ray was a daughter of the late Jim Barnett and Betsey Turman Barnett and was the widow of James G. Ray. She was a retired teacher from the Clarke County Board of Education and was a member of First African Methodist Episcopal Church. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First African Methodist Episcopal Church with the Rev. George R. LaSure officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Rev. Arad D. Smith Lavonia The Rev. Arad Dewitt Smith, 94, died Monday, June 7, 1999. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Smith was a son of the late Harrison and Etta Reed Smith and was the widower of Savannah Littleton Smith. He was the great-great-great-grandson of Henry Smith, Revolutionary war veteran and pioneer of Franklin County. He was pastor of Fairview Baptist Church from 1942 to 1945, and the Berea Baptist Church in Asheville, N.C. from 1945 to 1966. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fairview Baptist Church with the Rev. C. Roy Smith. Survivors include a son, Jack Smith, Fort Myers, Fla.; and two grandchildren. Announcement courtesy of Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville. Elizabeth Autry Athens Elizabeth Autry, 81, of 605 King Ave., died Wednesday, June 23, 1999. Bernstein Funeral Home will announce the 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. [an error occurred while processing this directive] _________________________________________________________________ online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1998 Athens Newspapers Inc. Locos News | Sports | DogBytes | OpEd | Classifieds | Archives | Marquee | Links Advertising | Yellow Pages | Automall | DateLines | Education | Interact [INLINE] obits [LINK] Contact Us! E-mail / Phone Online Athens - Your Local News Source [INLINE] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [INLINE] Friday, 25-Jun-99 09:27:18 Martha E. Autry Athens Martha Elizabeth Autry, 81, of 605 King Ave. died Wednesday, June 23, 1999. A native of Athens, Mrs. Autry was a daughter of the late Deloe Aqnew and Claudia Willingham Williams and was the widow of Grover Charles Autry. She was a homemaker and was a member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church, where she attended the women's bible class. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Ricketts officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter, Martha A. Coppage, Athens; a son, Jimmy C. Autry Sr., Arnoldsville; two sisters, Jennie Ree Dixon and Willie Saye Maxey, both of Athens; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Bob Fields, Norm Allgood, Herbert Logan, Marvin Adams, Jake Guest and Cecil Smith. Rembert P. Bellows Marietta Rembert Pressley Bellows, 78, of 140 Worthington Drive died Thursday, June 24, 1999. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Bellows was a son of the late James S. Bellows and Maggie Knox Bellows. He was an agent for Life & Casualty of Tennessee. He was a combat engineer for the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of John Knox Presbyterian Church of Marietta. Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Danburg Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Albert Huyck officiating. Survivors include his wife, Juanita Arnold Bellows; four sons, James Lee Bellows, Levelgreen, Pa., Gary Thomas Bellows, Marietta, David Pressley Bellows, Albuquerque, N.M., and William Rembert Bellows, Atlanta; two step-sons, Gregory Arnold, Largo, Fla. and Jeffrey Arnold, Marietta; a sister, Jane Garner, Washington; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jeff Arnold, Jim Garner, Steve Garner and Phil Garner. Hopkins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Cosby Brown Union Point Cosby Brown, 84, of 2881 Union Point Highway died Monday, June 21, 1999. A native of Greene County, Mr. Brown was member of Pierce Chapel A.M.E. Church, White Plains. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Springfield Baptist Church, Greensboro, with the Rev. S.L. Williams officiating. Burial will be in the City of Union Point Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Goss Brown; six daughters, Ruby Brown Perry, Greensboro, Sara Champion and Christine Brown, both of Atlanta, Bessie Brown Phillips and Frances Brown Graves, both of Uniondale, N.Y., and Gwendolyn Brown Marks, Pittsburgh, Pa.; five sons, Harvey Brown and Willie Melvin Brown, both of Atlanta, Carl Brown, Richard Brown and Gregory Brown, all of Greensboro; two sisters, Nancy Dobbins, Atlanta, and Lillie Bell Green, Warrenton; a brother, Robert "Jack" Brown, Greensboro; 32 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Norrington Funeral Home, Greensboro, is in charge of the arrangements. Buddy R. English Clayton Buddy Ross English, 54, died Friday, June 18, 1999. A native of Rabun County, Mr. English was a son of the late Freeman Jasper and Ina Armona Thompson English. He was a graduate of Piedmont College and was a member of Sautee Nacoochee Presbyterian Church. He was retired with 30 years of service as a state social service specialist. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the residence. Survivors include three sisters, Bernice English Williams, Burice English Bradshaw and Joyce English Grist, all of Clayton; nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Timpson Presbyterian Church, Route 2, Box 2236, Clayton 30535 or to the Sautee Nacoochee Presbyterian Church, Sautee 30571. Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of the arrangements. Walter Harris Bowman Walter Gibson Harris, 80, of Lake Charles, La., formerly of Bowman, died Tuesday, June 22, 1999. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Harris was a son of the late Chandler Gibson and Sue Agnes Hargrove Harris. He was a retired house painter and warehouse foreman for the Atlanta Paper Company and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II. He was a member of Bowman United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Walter Teasley Harris, Stone Mountain; two brothers, Ray Harris and Walker Harris, both of Bowman; one grandson, six nephews. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Hillcrest Cemetery with the Rev. Sharon Waters officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Hall Funeral Home, Royston. Frances Marshall Dalton Frances Marshall, 72, died Thursday, June 24, 1999. Ms. Marshall was a daughter of the late Jesse and Nina Marshall. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens, with the Rev. Bob Bagley officiating. Survivors include a sister, Ellene Gunter, Dalton; a brother, James E. Marshall, Buchanan; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Love Funeral Home. Vida E. Moody Palmer Greensboro Vida Evelyn Moody Palmer, 79, of 3390 Siloam Veazey Road died Thursday, June 24, 1999. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Palmer was a daughter of the late Joseph Robert Moody and Katherine Durham Moody and was the widow of Luther Claude Palmer. She attended Greensboro High School and was a battery filler and weaver at Mary-Leila Cotton Mill for 37 years. She was a member of West End Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McCommons Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Powers officiating. Burial will be in Greenview Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Minnie Palmer Chamlee, Greensboro; a son, Joe Palmer, Buckhead; a sister, Jeanette Moody Smith, Athens; and five grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Robert J. Palmer Jr., Scott Palmer, Billy Latimer, Calvin Sorrow, Frank Busbin and Mickey Farley. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Lillie B. Ray Athens Lillie B. Ray, of 451 N. Billups died Monday, June 21, 1999. A native of Warren County, Mrs. Ray was a daughter of the late Jim Barnett and Betsey Turman Barnett and was the widow of James G. Ray. She was a retired teacher from the Clarke County Board of Education and was a member of First African Methodist Episcopal Church. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First African Methodist Episcopal Church with the Rev. George R. LaSure officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Rev. Arad D. Smith Lavonia The Rev. Arad Dewitt Smith, 94, died Monday, June 7, 1999. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Smith was a son of the late Harrison and Etta Reed Smith and was the widower of Savannah Littleton Smith. He was the great-great-great-grandson of Henry Smith, Revolutionary war veteran and pioneer of Franklin County. He was pastor of Fairview Baptist Church from 1942 to 1945, and the Berea Baptist Church in Asheville, N.C. from 1945 to 1966. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fairview Baptist Church with the Rev. C. Roy Smith. Survivors include a son, Jack Smith, Fort Myers, Fla.; and two grandchildren. Announcement courtesy of Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville. Elizabeth Autry Athens Elizabeth Autry, 81, of 605 King Ave., died Wednesday, June 23, 1999. Bernstein Funeral Home will announce the 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.