Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 1 May 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 8:29 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2000 Barbara Reese Bogart Barbara Ann Reese, 63, of 840 Cleveland Road, died Saturday, April 29, 2000. A native of McDuffie County, Mrs. Reese was a daughter of the late Horace E. and Elvie R. McCorkle. She was a retired para-professional and attended the Friends Sunday School Class. She was a member of Beech Haven Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, with Dr. Stewart B. Simms Jr. officiating. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens, Thomson. Survivors include her husband, Bobby J. Reese; a daughter, Janice Ann Martin, Columbus; a son, Bobby Michael Reese, Rome; two sisters, Vivian Reese, Washington, and Patricia Sprayberry, Covington; a brother, John T. McCorkle, Thomson; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Roy Edwards, Dan McCorkle, Jimmy Young, Joe McKinstry, Terry Reese, Jim Sprayberry and Brent Marble. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Monday, May 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 8:20 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2000 Winford Maddox Athens Winford Maddox, 71, died Sunday, April 30, 2000. A native of Valley, Ala., Mr. Maddox was retired from West Point Pepperal and a member of Shawlmut Christian Church. He was employed with the Potter's House. Survivors include a daughter, Laurie Stapleton, Knoxville, Tenn; and a sister, Hazel Spivey. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Potter's House, Athens. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, has charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News, Monday, May 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 8:19 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2000 Joan LeMons Winder Joan DeRoche LeMons, 60, died Saturday, April 29, 2000. Mrs. LeMons was a daughter of Neva Wheat Lackey, Winder, and the late Homer B. DeRoche. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Winder First Christian Church with the Rev. John Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include her husband, Chuck LeMons; a daughter, Lori Cain, Winder; a son, Jim LeMons, Winder; a special niece, Ellen Gentry, Winder; and six grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Barrow County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, c/o Edna Jennings, P.O. Box 460, Winder, GA 30680, or to the Winder First Christian Church, 272 North 5th Ave., Winder, GA 30680. Smith Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News, Monday, May 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 8:17 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2000 Lillie Hancock New Hartford, N.Y. Lillie Mae Hancock, 81, of 132 Colonial Drive, died Friday, April 28, 2000. A native of Taliaferro County, Mrs. Hancock was a daughter of the late James W. and Elaanor Cauldwell Atchison. She was a homemaker and a member of New Hartford First United Methodist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Callaway Funeral Home, Union Point, with the Rev. Kennth Schuff officiating. Burial will be in Crawfordville Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Gilbert F. Hancock; a son, James A. Hancock, New Hartford, N.Y.; two sisters, Martha Neal, Crawfordville, and Lottie ''Boot'' Ashworth, Fayetteville; a nephew, Kennth Schuff, Crawfordville; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Larry Stewart, Lee Yearwood, Steve Norris, Charles Atchison, Sam Greene and T.C. Harrington. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Monday, May 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 8:16 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2000 Jamarrio Rudisel Union Point Jamarrio Jones Rudisel, infant, 1520 Margaret Grove Road, died Thursday, April 27, 2000. Jamarrio was a son of Ivy Tilwanna Rudisel, Union Point. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at New Hope Baptist Church cemetery, Crawfordville, with the Rev. John F. Dillard officiating. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a sister, Quadsha Jones; a grandmother, Betty Jones; and a grandfather, Marvin Rudisel. Watts Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News, Monday, May 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 8:06 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2000 John Allen Hartwell John Allen, 79, of 388 Savannah St., died Friday, April 28, 2000. A native of Hart County, Mr. Allen was a son of the late Edmond and Rosie Lee Roebuck Allen. He was a World War II veteran and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Elbert County and Sardis Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sardis Baptist Church with the Rev. Oscar Meridith officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 12 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Alice Moore Allen; a son, John C. Allen, Anderson, S.C.; a sister, Elvelyn Allen Crump, Lavonia; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Mack's Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News, Monday, May 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 8:05 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2000 Bobby Clark Jefferson Bobby R. Clark, 60, of 169 Airport Road, died Saturday, April 29, 2000. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Clark was a son of the Cassie Cain Owens, Gainesville. He was a retired crane operator for Roper Pump Company and was a member and deacon at Maysville Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Evans Funeral Home with the Revs. Grady Carpenter, Jerry Smith and Richard Coppage officiating. Burial will be in Oconee Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, Martha Evelyn Mathis Clark; a daughter, Jennie Wilbanks, Commerce; two sons, James Michael Clark, Homer, and Brian Keith Clark, Jefferson; four sisters, Brenda Whitmore, Gainesville, Shelby Jean, Lula, Cathy Marschburn, South Carolina, and Kay Belshire, Crawford; a brother, Ellis Whitmore, South Carolina; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Brandon Wilbanks, Larry Fleeman, Eric Shelton, Dean Ayers, Trent Ayers and Randall Shaw. The family will receive friends today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Monday, May 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 8:40 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2000 Ray Agnew Canon Ray Hamlet Agnew, 80, of 2516 New Franklin Church Road, died Saturday, April 29, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Agnew was a son of the late Mose and Ollie Allen Agnew, and was the widower of Margie Kelley Agnew. He was a retired poultry farmer and was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Hamby Funeral Home, Lavonia, with the Rev. David Wilson officiating. Burial will be in the Franklin Memorial Gardens North. Survivors include four daughters, Ollie Sue Agnew, Seneca, S.C., Barbara Allgood, Conyers, Shirley Felak, Aiken, S.C., and Patricia Poole, Carnesville; three sisters, Helen Agnew-Biever and JoAnn Agnew, both of Athens, and Loretta Phillips, Bogart; a brother, O.L. Agnew, Toccoa; 13 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Patricia Poole, 1045 Hubbard Road, Carnesville. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Edwards Building 2, 600 N. Main and Berry Avenue, Greer, S.C. 29650. Athens Daily News, Monday, May 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 7:57 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2000 Robert Ward Evans Robert Smith Ward, 86, died Sunday, April 30, 2000. A native of Soperton, Mr. Ward was a son of the late Richard Elmer Sr. and Ina Smith Ward. He was retired from the Union Camp Corporation and was a charter member of the Treutlen Historical Society. He was a member of the Sea Island Property Owners Association, the Piedmont Driving Club, the Kiwanis Club and the First Baptist Church of Soperton. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Soperton First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery. Survivors include two nieces, Dianne Burke, Garden City, and Sandra Owens, Baton Rouge, La.; a great-niece, Varetta Burke, Alpharetta; two great-nephews, Richard A. Burke Jr., Clyo, and Daniel Owens, Baton Rouge, La.; and cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Treutlen County Library, 2nd St., Soperton, GA 30457, or the Treutlen County Historical Society, Soperton. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Sammons Funeral Home, Soperton. Athens Daily News, Monday, May 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 7:53 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2000 Hallie McCarty Commerce Hallie Sue McCarty, 86, of 53 Wood St., formerly of Athens, died Friday, April 28, 2000. A native of Arnoldsville, Mrs. McCarty was a daughter of the late John Wesley and Ella Epps Hale McCarty. She was retired from the garment industry and was a member of the Commerce Church of God. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at the Hale Family Cemetery with the Rev. John Weber and Roberta Owensby officiating. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, has charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News, Monday, May 1, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.