Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 1 June 2000 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/ *********************************************************************** OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:51 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2000 Genevieve Elsa Durand High Shoals Genevieve Elsa Durand, 97, died Wednesday, May 31, 2000. A native of New Jersey, Mrs. Durand was a daughter of the late Frederick Martin and Elsa Hugle Letson and was the widow of Edwin Martin Durand. She was a homemaker and was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. She was active with the Red Cross Volunteers during World War II in New Jersey. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Survivors include a daughter, Joanna D. Jensen, Burlington, Vt.; two sons, Frederick L. Durand, Brevard, N.C., and William B. Durand, Annapolis, Md.; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Thursday, June 1, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:51 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2000 Dorothy Mae Saville Maysville Dorothy Mae Lewis Saville, 80, of 185 Cross St., died Tuesday, May 30, 2000. A native of Washington, N.Y., Mrs. Saville was a daughter of the late John and Maude Brown Lewis and was the widow of Ernest William Saville. She was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church and the National Grange Association. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Swayne Carlan officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. Survivors include two daughters, Judy Howe, Maysville, and Frances Cadotte, Columbia, S.C.; a son, Daniel Saville, Maysville; a sister, Elizabeth Hall, South Glenns Falls, N.Y.; three brothers, John Lewis, Argyle, N.Y., Richard Lewis and Elrik Lewis, both of Hudson Falls, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Thursday, June 1, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:51 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2000 Nancy Jackson Burpee Cumming Nancy Jackson Burpee, 59, died Wednesday, May 31, 2000. Mrs. Burpee was a member of Fellowship Bible Church, Roswell. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ingram Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary E. Franklin officiating. Survivors include her husband, Jack Burpee; two daughters, Stephanie Varnes, Watkinsville, and Summer Beard, Starkville, Miss.; a son, Pat Burpee, Washington; a brother, Tom Jackson, Mansfield, Texas; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Thursday, June 1, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:51 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2000 Lola B. Wall Winder Lola B. Wall, 83, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000. Mrs. Wall was a daughter of the late William and Dora Brooks Baskin and was the widow of Thomas Calvin Wall. She was retired from H & H Manufacturing. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home with the Revs. Tommy Baker and G.H. Hammond officiating. Bural will be in Pleasant Hill Church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Pat Lanthier, Winder; and a son, Tommy Wall, Winder; two sisters, Maudie Dooley, Statham, and Emilyn Ryles, Alabama; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Athens Daily News, Thursday, June 1, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:51 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2000 James Lee Huff Athens James Lee Huff of 110 Columbus Ave. died Tuesday, May 30, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include five cousins, Alma Gene Hemphill, Juanita Johnson, Emma Pope, Ophelia Dillard and John Dillard. The family will receive friends from noon to 6 p.m. today at Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Thursday, June 1, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:51 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2000 Alton R. Haynes Sr. Elberton Alton Randall Haynes Sr., 68, of 127 Clairmont Ave. died Tuesday, May 30, 2000. A native of Elbert County, Mr. Haynes was a son of the late Carlton Lee Sr. and Lillian Winterbottom Haynes. He was self-employed in the granite industry, was a member of Francis Asbury United Methodist Church and attended Northside Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Berry Funeral Home with the Revs. David McConnell and Tim Adams officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Catherine Moon Haynes; two daughters, Pat Haston and Debbie Grimes, both of Elberton; two sons, Alton Randall Haynes Jr. and Pete Haynes, both of Elberton; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Victor Haynes, Jason Haynes, Jeffery Boswell, Barry Moon, Darren Sartain and Alvin Gilliard. Memorials may be made to Northside Baptist Church Sanctuary Fund, 384 N. Oliver St., Elberton, GA 30635. The family is at the residence. Athens Daily News, Thursday, June 1, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:51 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2000 Dorrien E. Murray Athens Dorrien E. Murray, infant son of Sylvester and Sabrina Murray of 105 Camden Court, died Monday, May 29, 2000. Services will be at noon today in Fork Bethel Church cemetery, Lexington. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his grandparents, John and Adelle Gresham, Sylvester and Doris Murray, all of Lexington; his great-grandparents, Mattie Sue Gresham, and Willie and Cora Lee Gresham. Jones Lexington Funeral Chapel, Lexington, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Thursday, June 1, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:28 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2000 Dr. Richard B. Rimler Ames, Iowa Dr. Richard B. Rimler, 56, of Ames, Iowa died Monday, May 29, 2000. A native of Athens, Dr. Rimler was the son of Mary Hughes Rimler and the late Benjamen J. Rimler. He had been a Senior Research Scientist at the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa since 1977. He held memberships in the following professional societies: American Society for Microbiologist, American Association of Avian Pathologist, Conference for Research Workers in Animal Diseases, International Endotoxin Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Poultry Science Association, and the World Veterinary Poultry Association. Dr. Rimler wrote articles for numerous scientific publications and book chapters. He presented his research at many national and international scientific meetings. He had been on the Editorial Board of Avian Diseases, Poultry Science, and Microbiology. Dr. Rimler had served as reviewer for many scientific journals. His honors included a John Salsbury Fellowship (1974-1977), University of Georgia Inventor of the Year (1992), and numerous presentations and USDA Performance Awards. Dr. Rimler served in the U.S. Army from 1962-65 and was stationed in Japan for part of his duty. Education includes a B.S. in zoology in 1971, a MS in medical microbiology in 1976, and a PhD in medical microbiology in 1978, all from the University of Georgia. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Lucy Mealor Rimler, his step-mother, Marie Carroll Rimler of Winder, an aunt, Elizabeth Mason of Athens, and an uncle, Carisle Hughes of Winterville. Funeral Services will be Friday, June 2, at 11:00 A.M., Graveside at Evergreen Memorial Park with the Rev. Mike Fite officiating. Family will receive friends at Bridges Funeral Home from 7:00 until 9:00 P.M. Thursday June 1. The family will be at the Residence of Dr. and Mrs. Leon Smith, 105 Renfrew Drive, Athens. A Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established. Contributions can be made to: Richard Rimler Scholarship Fund, c/o Dr. Keith Murray, Director, National Animal Disease Center, 2300 Dayton Ave., Ames, Iowa 50010-0070. Bridges Funeral Home Athens, GA has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Thursday, June 1, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:29 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2000 Judge James Barrow Athens Judge James Barrow, 82, of 197 Dearing Street, died on May 30, 2000. Judge Barrow was a distinguished jurist and respected legal scholar, a decorated veteran of World War II, and a devoted husband and father. He was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Athens. James Barrow was born in Athens in 1917, the son of the late James and Clara Elizabeth Barrow of Clarke County. He was descended from the Barrow, Lumpkin, Pope, and Church families which have been prominent in this part of Georgia throughout its history. Barrow attended public schools in Athens and was graduated from the University of Georgia during the Great Depression, earning his AB in 1937 and LLB in 1939. At the same time, he managed the farm that had been in his family for six generations, a responsibility he inherited at age 17 upon his father's death. Before America's entry into World War II, Barrow enlisted in the Army as a private and was honorably discharged in April of 1946 with the rank of Captain. He participated in five campaigns in the European Theater of Operations in a tank destroyer battalion attached to the First U.S. Infantry Division, and was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star medals for gallantry in action against German forces. Upon his return to private practice after the war, Barrow also taught law at the University of Georgia Law School from 1946 until he took office as Superior Court Judge in 1963. In addition, Barrow was elected City Attorney for the City of Athens, an office he held from 1950 until his election as Superior Court Judge. As City Attorney, Barrow served as de facto superintendent of public safety in the wake of public disturbances attending the desegregation of the University of Georgia, and he was instrumental in averting the violence that attended the desegregation of other southern universities. During the public school desegregation crisis, Judge and Mrs. Barrow served as co-chairs of H.O.P.E. (''Help Our Public Education''), which successfully opposed efforts to close the public schools rather than submit to federal court orders to desegregate. Barrow was a founder and first president of the Athens Legal Aid Society in 1961. Before the Supreme Court required the states to do so, the Society was organized to provide counsel to persons who had the right to a lawyer but could not afford to hire one. Barrow was elected Superior Court Judge of the Western Judicial Circuit in 1962 and was thereafter re-elected without opposition until his retirement in 1990, when he was appointed by the Governor to serve as Senior Judge of the Superior Courts. He continued to serve on a full-time basis through 1995. Barrow began his service as a Judge at a time when the country was on the verge of sweeping changes in the law's treatment of the civil rights of minorities and the criminal rights of those charged with crimes. He was not a reluctant player in the struggle to make the law respond to the felt necessities of the times. Instead, he embraced changes in the law that he thought were long overdue. In many cases he made decisions that the appellate courts adopted, significantly affecting Georgia law. Judge Barrow continued to serve as a role model in the civil rights movement, charging grand juries to comply with new federal laws guaranteeing civil rights that many local officials throughout the South were urging people to disobey. During the investigation of the murder of U.S. Army Col. Lemuel Penn by the Ku Klux Klan (the ''murder at Broad River Bridge''), Judge Barrow was virtually alone among local public officials in offering the assistance of his office to federal officials investigating the outrage. Barrow's service on the bench was recognized by the Georgia State Bar in 1992 with the Tradition of Excellence Award, its highest honor for judicial service. Services will be at First Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on June 2, with the Rev. Jon Appleton officiating. Pallbearers will be Chief Judge Joseph Gaines, Judge Kent Lawrence, Judge Susan Tate, Harry Gordon, Jack Lumpkin, Charles Holcomb, Jim Hudson, Denny Galis, Milner Ball, and Billy Bryant. Honorary pallbearers will be the Board of Directors of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Jenkins Barrow; a brother, Tom Barrow, of Killeen, Texas; six children and their spouses: Judge Mike and Ruth Barrow Bracewell, of Madison, Jim and Sallyanne Crawford Barrow, of Stephens, and Don and Phyllis Barrow Nelson, Tom and Kathy Harvey Barrow, John and Victoria Pentlarge Barrow, and Hal and Church Barrow Crow, all of Athens; nine grandchildren: Jim and Sam Barrow, of Stephens; and Parker, Eleanor, and Michael Crow; Steven Barrow; Arthur Nelson; and James and Ruth Barrow, all of Athens. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Clute Barrow Nelson, of Athens. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial gifts be made to The Clute Barrow Nelson Life Foundation, 320 Milledge Heights, Athens, Georgia 30606. The Foundation was formed in memory of his grandson to provide financial help to families of children with cancer. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Thursday, June 1, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.