Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 31 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 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Charles Andrew Bowers Milton, Fla. Charles Andrew Bowers, formerly of Gainesville, died Saturday, Aug. 28, 1999. A native of Royston, Mr. Bowers was a son of the late Maury James and Cornelia Wilder Bowers. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Milton. Memorial services will be held today at First United Methodist Church, Milton. Survivors include his wife, Miniebelle Powell Bowers; two sisters, Dorothy B. Whitmire, Toccoa, and Connie B. Wallace, Memphis, Tenn.; and two brothers, James Wilder Bowers, Gainesville, and Stanley M. Bowers, McDonough. Announcement provided by Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Jerry Junior Thornton Toccoa Jerry Junior Thornton, 44, of Georgia Highway 184, Toccoa, died Friday, Aug. 27, 1999. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Thornton was a son of Margaret Haley Thornton and the late Robert L. Thornton. He was a member of Melvin Hill C.M.E. Church, Carnesville, and attended Franklin County Schools. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Melvin Hill C.M.E. Church, with the Rev. Arthur L. Jones officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Janice Thornton; a daughter, Shaleta Gartrell, Toccoa; two sons, Tyrekus Gartrell and Terrance Gartrell, both of Toccoa; and three sisters, Jessie Thornton and Ida Ruth Gillespie, both of Toccoa, and Mary Wallace, Commerce. The family is at the residence of Margaret Thornton, Georgia Highway 184, Toccoa, and will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Cecile Scott Henson Toccoa Cecile Scott Henson, 87, died Monday, Aug. 30, 1999. A lifelong resident of Stephens County, Mrs. Henson was a daughter of the late Samuel Arthur and Fannie Mae Smith Scott. She was a homemaker and was a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church and The Willing Workers Sunday school class. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, with Donna Johnson and the Revs. Jeff Connell and Richard Ivester officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Dwight W. Henson; a sister, Thelma Scott Johnson, Atlanta; two brothers, Lewis H. Scott and Ben L. Scott, Toccoa; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence of Lewis Scott, 452 Orlando Drive, Toccoa, and will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Lucius Brown Jr. Lavonia Lucius Emmuneal Brown Jr., infant son of Kristy Blackwell of Crest Circle Apartment 388, Lavonia and Lucius E. Brown Sr. of Can, died Saturday, Aug. 28, 1999. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mack's Funeral Home, Hartwell, with the Rev. Elbert Morrison officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Baptist Church, Franklin County. The family is at the home of his mother. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Clifford Melissa Dyer Danielsville Clifford Melissa Dyer, 87, of 132 Dyer Road, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 1999. A native of Gainesville, Mrs. Dyer was a daughter of the late James and Gertrude Weaver Thomas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Full Gospel Holiness Church, with the Revs. Lester Haynes and Larry Dyer officiating. Burial will be in Nicholson Cemetery, Nicholson. Survivors include her husband, Joe Collie Dyer; two daughters, Lucille Hooper, Nicholson, and Ethelene Meadow, Commerce; three sons, Dewey Dyer, Blacksburg, S.C., Herschel Dyer, Danielsville, and Hubert Dyer, Lula; five sisters, Pearlee Armour, Belton, Winnie Ward, Seneca, N.C., Vadie Armour, Dorothy King, and Phoebe Thomas, all of Alto; 25 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Lance Avery Hart Winder Lance Avery Hart, infant son of Nick and Mandy Hart, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Rose Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Ellis E. Parker Jr. officiating. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include grandparents, Lynda and Charlie Weeden, Lula, Ben and Pat Hart, Kennesaw, and Rebecca and Michael Chambers, Winder; great-grandparents, Joan Scott, Jacksonville, Fla., Frances Pratt, Marietta, and Edward Hart, Roswell; great-great-grandparents, Linda and Ronald Jean, Florida, and Floy Ruth Brown, Winder. The family will receive friends after noon Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Bill Kelley Carnesville William Johnson ''Bill'' Kelley, 76, of 13445 Georgia Highway 59, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 1999. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Kelley was a son of Ora Pitts Kelley and the late Noah Clinton Kelley. He was a retired truck driver and was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ginn Funeral Home, with the Rev. Michael Bell officiating. Burial will be in Franklin Memorial Gardens. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Geneva Oliver Kelley; two sons, Dan Kelley, Carnesville, and Larry Kelley, Newnan; three sisters, Edna Oliver, Helen Hogan, and Mary Brown, all of Fitzgerald; four brothers, Albert Kelley, Riverdale, Everett Kelley, Ocilla, Ray Kelley, Fitzgerald, and Calvin Kelley, Cleveland; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Sara Ward Kitchens Macon Sara Ward Kitchens, 67, died Monday, Aug. 30, 1999. Mrs. Kitchens was a daughter of the late Will and Carzola Parr Ward. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Harvey Smith and Tim Lumley officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce. Survivors include a daughter, Carol Kitchens, Warner Robins; a son, Scott Kitchens, Macon; and a sister, Bertha Roberts, Homer. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Morgan Brianna Quarles Elberton Morgan Brianna Quarles, infant daughter of Thomas and Helen Bridges Quarles of 1942 Rousey Road, died Friday, Aug. 27, 1999. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Deep Creek Baptist Church cemetery, with the Rev. Waymon Dotson officiating. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include a sister, Megan Nicole Quarles; and grandparents, Margaret Bridges, Elberton, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Quarles, Augusta, and Elsie Quarles, Lincolnton. The family is at the residence and will receive friends after the service at the graveside. Berry Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Gwendolyn Tate Stevens Bogart Gwendolyn Tate Stevens, 40, of 230 Old Monroe Road, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999. A native of Athens, Mrs. Stevens was a daughter of Henry Tate Sr. and the late Ella Jones Tate. She was a member of Hill Chapel Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hill Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Service Hearst officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include three sisters, Marie Tate Betrand, Bridgewater, N.J., Jennifer Tate Smith, Athens, and Vanessa Tate Champion, Winder; and six brothers, Henry Tate Jr., Athens, Alexander Tate, Valley Springs, Calif., Robert Tate, Atlantic Beach, Fla., Henry Tate, Dorchester, Mass, Larry Tate, St. Louis, Mo, and Joseph Tate, Jamaica, Mass. The family is at the residence. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of the arrangements. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:53 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Wallace Rosenwach Builder NEW YORK -- Wallace Rosenwach, builder of rooftop water tanks that dot Manhattan's skyline, died Aug. 23 after a brief illness. He was 77. Rosenwach, who inherited his grandfather's Rosenwach Tank Company, stunned the competition by constructing water tanks in just 10 hours, a fraction of the time residents used to have to go without water while their tanks were replaced. The mini wooden silos perched atop hundreds of New York buildings are capped with tin hats that look like upside-down funnels. They're a crucial part of city life, storing at least 8,500 gallons of water and ensuring that occupants of higher floors have proper water pressure. They cost around $25,000. Sometimes the tanks aren't just for water. Rosenwach once built a two-story version for a customer to live in, and used to supply them to winemakers as well. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. Story last updated at 8:53 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Olin T. Binkley Reverend WAKE FOREST, N.C. -- The Rev. Olin T. Binkley, a former president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary who spoke out for racial integration early in the civil rights era, died Friday. He was 91. Olin T. Binkley Baptist Church was expelled from the Southern Baptist Convention and Baptist State Convention in 1992 for giving a preaching license to gay divinity student. online athensAthens Daily News/Banner Herald Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc.