Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 27 Aug 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 9:06 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 1999 Jennie Lou Taylor Bradley Detroit, Michigan Jennie Lou Taylor Bradley, formerly of Athens, died in Detroit Michigan. She was the aunt of Mrs. Corene Neely of Athens. Funeral services for Ms. Bradley will be held on Saturday August 28, 1999 at 10:30 a.m. at Hollie Cross Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Courtesy of Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 9:06 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 1999 Corinne Holden Maffett Elberton Corinne Holden Maffett, 88, of 530 Woodland Road, Elberton, widow of Hugh Frank Maffett, died Thursday Aug. 26, 1999 at her home. Born in Galena, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late George Holden and Blanche McCartney Holden. Mrs. Maffett graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.A. in English and Education and earned her M.A. from the University of Georgia. She and her husband moved to Elberton after World War II. Her husband preceded her in death on March 7, 1997. Mrs. Maffett taught in the Elberton Schools and retired as supervisor of curriculum for The Elbert County School System. She was active in the Retired Teachers Association, Delta Kappa Gamma, the Pilot Club, the D.A.R. and Colonial Downs. She enjoyed travel, reading, and bridge. She spoke often of her former students and remained interested in education and national politics. Mrs. Maffett was a member of the Elberton First Presbyterian Church. She is survived by several cousins. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Sat. Aug. 28, at Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton with Rev. Doug Hilliard officiating. The family will receive friends only at the graveside after funeral services. The family has requested please, no flowers and memorials may be made to the Elberton First Presbyterian Church, 154 S. McIntosh St., Elberton. Berry Funeral Home in charge of the funeral arrangements for Corinne Holden Maffett. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 9:05 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 1999 Fannie Lee Wilhite Athens Fannie Lee Wilhite, age 44, of 225 Hollow Ridge Drive, died on Monday August 23, 1999. She was a native of Madison, County, daughter of the late Marion Wilhite and Reba Meadows Wilhite. She joined Fairfield Baptist Church, Danielsville, GA at an early age and later joined Timothy Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday at Timothy Baptist Church. Rev. Jerry F. Hutchins will officiate. Interment in Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery, Danielsville, Georgia. The remains will be placed in the church at 11:00 a.m. Survivors include six sisters; Jacquelyn Wilhite, Connie Appling, Deloris Lay and Patricia Beasley, all of Athens, Sheila Brevard, Washington State, and Miriam Rose, of Minnesota; two brothers, John Reginald Cunningham and Douglas Dean, both of Athens; two nieces Cerissa Appling and Joi Brevard; one nephew, Jonathan Appling; three-brother-n-laws, Jeffrey Lay, Phillip Brevard Jr. and Tim Rose; two aunts, Mary Lou Griffeth, Colbert, Ga & Bonnie Stewart, Atlanta, GA; two uncles, Paul Wilhite, Atlanta & Roger Wilhite, of Florida. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 9:24 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 1999 Ruby L. Roberson Athens Ruby L. Roberson, 82, of 470 Timothy Road died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 1999. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Roberson was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mattie Stephens. She was a member of Timothy Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Timothy Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry F. Hutchins officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in Fairfield Baptist Church cemetery, Danielsville. Survivors include her husband, Jim Roberson; three daughters, Ellen Garner, Cincinnati, Ohio, Shirley Sims and Louise Johnson, both of Athens; three sons, James Roberson, Philadelphia, Pa., William Roberson, Athens, and Lewis Roberson, Hartford, Conn.; three sisters, Rebecca Browner and Marie Russell, both of Athens, and Madeline Fincher, Cincinnati; two brothers, Johnny Stephens, Philadelphia, and Julius Stephens, Cincinnati; 13 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Deacons of Timothy Baptist Church. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 9:23 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 1999 Leroy Dodd Alto Leroy Dodd, 69, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999. A native of Banks County, Mr. Dodd was a son of the late Silas and Lonnie Standridge Dodd. He was a retired bulldozer operator and was of the Holiness faith. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McGahee-Griffin Funeral Home, Cornelia, with the Revs. Jacob Armour and W.L. Corn officiating. Burial will be in the Dodd Family Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Lillian Dodd; three daughters, Merle Morris, Cornelia, Denise Lovell, Alto, and Janice Hicks, Demorest; a son, Franklin Dodd, Alto; three sisters, Elma Brown and Dorothy Turner, both of Alto, and Ruby Smallwood, Baldwin; a brother, Alonzo Dodd, Homer; and six grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Denise Lovell, 765 Alonzo Road, Alto, and will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 9:23 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 1999 David Coleman Athens David Joseph Coleman, infant son of Alan Joseph and Mari G. Coleman of Athens, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday in Athens Memorial Gardens. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include grandparents, Cornelia B. Coleman, Sparta, Danielle Gonzalez, Woodstock, Jorge Gonzalez, Puerto Rico. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 5575, Athens, GA 30604. The family 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 9:23 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 1999 Willie Mack Douglas Westminster, S.C. Willie Mack Douglas, 58, of 225 Jenkinsville Road died Monday, Aug. 23, 1999. A native of Oconee County, S.C., Mr. Douglas was a son of the late Leroy and Susie Scott Douglas. He was retired form Oconee Implement Tractor and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Westminster, with the Revs. Edward Scott, Herbert Cuyler and Alton Evett officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mae Charles Mayfield Douglas; four daughters, Kim Prather, Toccoa, Beverly Douglas, JoAnn Mayfield and Sylvia Mayfield, all of Westminster; three sons, Eric Douglas, Clayton Douglas and Leroy Mayfield, all of Westminster; two sisters, Eva Brown and Essie Wright, both of Westminster; four brothers, Sylvester Brown, Leroy Douglas Jr., both of Westminster, Robert Douglas, New Jersey, and Raymond Orr, Augusta; and 13 grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Gilberts Funeral Parlor, Seneca, S.C. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa, is in charge of the arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 9:23 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 1999 Lauren Rose Athens Lauren Rose, infant daughter of Gary Wayne and Marilyn Ann Canning Rose of 2415 Cherokee Road, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1999. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Oconee Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Shephard officiating. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include two sisters, Robie Wilkes and Hannah Rose, both of Athens. Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of the arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 9:23 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 1999 Lonnie Lanier Athens Lonnie Lanier, 34, 305 Hemlock Drive died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 1999. A native of Cochran, Mr. Lanier was a son of Will Harris of Atlanta and Lula Mae Harris of Athens. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Lyonsville Baptist Church, Rayle, with the Rev. Lamar Davenport officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a son, Martavio Bush, Colbert; a sister, Diana Beck, Cochran; and two brothers, Larry Lanier, Athens, and Bobby McLendon, Crawfordville. Davenport-McLendon Mortuary, Washington, is in charge of the arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 9:23 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 1999 John W. Burkhart Politician INDIANAPOLIS -- John W. Burkhart, a powerful Republican in Indiana politics for more than half a century and co-founder of the Indianapolis Business Journal, died Wednesday at the age of 91. Burkhart, a one-time director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, assisted in the rise of a group of young Indiana Republicans, including U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar. He once said of his community and political involvement: ''I had hoped I could help people understand better the political and economic systems and the threats to them.'' Burkhart was a graduate of DePauw University. He moved to Indianapolis in 1931, where he co-founded the College Life Insurance Co. of America and University Life Insurance Co. of America. He sold both in 1979 and a year later launched the Indianapolis Business Journal, which he owned until 1986. He is survived by his mother, Lorraine, and three sisters. Bradley Chamberlin MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Bradley Chamberlin, a producer for network, cable and public television, died Friday of brain cancer. He was 43. After spending six years at KTCA-TV in St. Paul, Minn., Chamberlin moved to New York in 1986 to research and produce films for HBO. One project he was associated with, ''How To Raise A Drug-free Child,'' won an ACE Award. Mary Tyler Moore was the host. He moved to Los Angeles in 1989 to produce television specials for Paramount, NBC, Fox and CBS. Chamberlin also worked for ''Hard Copy'' and interviewed the Menendez brothers, who killed their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. He went on to produce a pilot talk show for their lawyer, Leslie Abramson. The University of Minnesota alumnus moved back to his hometown in 1997 and returned to KTCA. His most recent endeavor was a personal-finance series called ''Right on the Money,'' which premiered last year. Judge Paul J. Driscoll COLCHESTER, Conn. (AP) -- Retired Connecticut Superior Court Judge Paul J. Driscoll, who devoted his life to public service, died Monday after a long illness. He was 90. Driscoll began his public service career volunteering for the U.S. Army in 1942 and earned the rank of major. He served on several local and state boards and commissions. After practicing law for several years, Driscoll was appointed to the Superior Court in 1966. He served until 1979 when he reached the mandatory retirement age. Joe Hampton NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Hampton, a longtime golf pro who helped many young black players learn the game, died Wednesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 79. Hampton is best known for his work at the Ted Rhodes Golf Course, a municipal course where he worked for 40 years, including several years as manager. Alexandre Lagoya PARIS (AP) -- Alexandre Lagoya, a self-taught French guitar player known for his mastery of classical and popular music, died Tuesday after a long illness. He was 70. Lagoya and his wife, Ida Presti, were an acclaimed duo, and after her death in 1967, he continued his career as a soloist and guitar teacher in Paris. In addition to his concert and teaching career, Lagoya performed for film scores. Mary Jane Croft Lewis LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mary Jane Croft Lewis, who played a comedy sidekick in Lucille Ball's television series, died Tuesday at age 83. The actress built a career on playing TV's friendly neighbor, starting with a role on ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.'' She and Lyle Talbot played Clara and Joe Randolph on the sitcom from 1956-66. Mrs. Lewis joined ''I Love Lucy'' for the 1957 season, playing neighbor Betty Ramsey. Mrs. Lewis began her career on radio in Cincinnati and moved to Los Angeles in 1939. She had roles on the era's major radio dramas, including ''Lux Radio Theatre'' and a radio version of ''Ozzie and Harriet,'' as well as the TV and radio versions of Eve Arden's series ''Our Miss Brooks.'' Mrs. Lewis was the widow of ''The Lucy Show'' producer, Eliott Lewis. Rachel Rivers-Coffey BOONE, N.C. (AP) -- Rachel Rivers-Coffey, the former publisher of the Watauga Democrat and a past president of the North Carolina Press Association, died Tuesday after a horse-riding accident. She was 56. Ms. Rivers-Coffey took over the newspaper when her father, Robert C. Rivers Jr., died in 1975. She was publisher until 1994, when she and her husband sold the paper, ending a century of ownership by the Rivers family. The paper is now owned by Power Publications Inc. Ms. Rivers-Coffey, an avid equestrian, sustained severe head injuries when she fell off a horse while riding in Watauga County. Norman Wexler WASHINGTON (AP) -- Screenwriter and playwright Norman Wexler, whose work included ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Serpico,'' died Monday after suffering a heart attack. He was 73. The Harvard College graduate wrote movies and plays that exposed life's grit. In 1970, he earned his first Oscar nomination for the movie ''Joe,'' starring Susan Sarandon and Peter Boyle, about a racist factory worker and his search for a businessman's hippie daughter. Wexler earned more praise for ''Serpico'' in 1973, a screenplay based on the true story of a New York cop's battles against corruption in the police department. His blockbuster ''Saturday Night Fever,'' nominated for an Oscar, explored the life of a store clerk, played by John Travolta, who submerged himself in the world of disco. In his later career, Wexler tallied a few flops, including ''Stayin' Alive,'' the sequel to ''Saturday Night Fever,'' and ''Raw Deal'' starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Wexler, who suffered from manic depression, was arrested by the FBI in 1972 after he said he planned to shoot President Nixon. George M. Wilson MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- George M. Wilson, who helped found the Rev. Billy Graham's Minneapolis-based evangelical association, died Tuesday at 85. Wilson was executive vice president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association from its founding until 1987. In 1950, while serving as business manager of Northwestern College in Minneapolis, Wilson helped Graham -- then president of the college -- incorporate the evangelical association, which serves as headquarters for Graham's crusades. Wilson also served as president of the Minneapolis Children's Heart Fund, chairman of the board of Prison Fellowship in Washington, D.C., and vice president and director of the Bank of Minneapolis and Trust Co. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc.