Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 5 Jan 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 8:04 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 State Sen. Roberts dies at 62 Associated Press ATLANTA -- State Sen. Sam Roberts never let his battle with cancer get in the way of his duties at the Capitol, where he showed up for work even when chemotherapy left him weak and nauseated. Roberts died Monday night at age 62. Friends said the Douglasville Republican had planned to return for the 2000 legislative session, which starts next week, until his health took a turn for the worse at Christmas. ''He knew that the odds were not good, but he was focused,'' said Senate Minority Leader Eric Johnson, R-Savannah. ''He didn't want to quit and he didn't want to take a long vacation. He wanted to end his life at the Capitol, serving the people of his district.'' Roberts, who ran his own insurance agency in Douglasville, was elected to the Senate in 1996. He was diagnosed with lung cancer days before he was re-elected in 1998. Roberts moved a leather recliner into his Capitol Hill office and often napped between meetings. But he never missed a day of the legislative session last year, even on days when he took chemotherapy in the morning. ''I had made a commitment to the people in the district that I was going to represent them,'' Roberts said in an interview last year. ''I'm pretty strong on commitments.'' Despite his deteriorating health, Roberts continued to work until last week helping constituents with problems, said Sen. Bill Stephens, who shared an office suite with Roberts. ''He would call in and get his messages, or have somebody call and get his messages, and he would do his best to return the calls and do what he could,'' said Stephens, R-Canton. Never one to seek the spotlight, Roberts rarely rose to speak during debates and introduced few bills. He wasn't much for partisan sniping, either. ''If the lieutenant governor or the other side was going to get mad at a Republican, it wasn't going to be Sam Roberts,'' Johnson said. Stephens described his friend as a rare politician who ''always gets caught doing what he said he was going to do.'' Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor, the Senate's presiding officer, said he was ''profoundly saddened'' by Roberts' death. ''It is a great tragedy that his career as a legislator was cut short, and I extend my deepest sympathies to his family,'' Taylor said in a statement. Last year, Roberts set his hopes on passing a single bill aimed at giving police better tools to crack down on uninsured drivers. Johnson said Republicans plan to keep pushing the measure this year. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Heritage Baptist Church in Douglasville. Gov. Roy Barnes will order a special election to fill Roberts' Senate seat, but no date had been announced Tuesday evening, said Joselyn Butler, the governor's spokeswoman. Roberts is survived by his wife, Sue, his mother, two children, a stepdaughter and two grandchildren. Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:14 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Phillip Bruce Shrader Commerce Phillip Bruce Shrader, 62, of 289 Hebron Road died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000. A native of Tazewell County, Va., Mr. Shrader was a son of the late Homer and Mary Virginia Wilburn Shrader. He was a painter. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home. Survivors include a daughter, Lynn Cox, Snellville; two sons, Michael Hart, Brookhaven, and Phillip Bruce Shrader Jr., Lawrenceville; a sister, Dorothy Atkins, Nitro, W.Va.; five brothers, Bill Shrader, Ohio, Daniel Shrader, Decatur, Dorn Shrader, Virginia, Jinks Shrader, Florida, and Sonny Shrader, Eatonton; and two grandchildren. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:14 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Jewel B. Crook Hartwell Jewel Cash Brown Crook, 92, of 59 Oakland St. died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Crook was a daughter of the late James C. and Neta Cobb Cash and was the widow of William M. Brown Sr. and Arad Crook. She was former co-owner of Crook's Parts in Hartwell, charter member of the Hartwell Pilot Club, Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sewing Club and Nancy Hart chapter of the Eastern Star. She was a member of Hartwell First Baptist Church, Alathean-Friendship Sunday School Class, WMU, Fellowship of Christian Senior and a former Sunday school teacher in the primary department. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hartwell First Baptist Church with the Revs. F. Hugh Kirby and Charlie Wilson officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park. Survivors include a son, William M. ''Billy'' Brown Jr., Hartwell; three sisters, Alybel White, Blairsville, Ruth Christenbury, Concord, N.C., and Helen Cloud, Macon; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hartwell First Baptist Church, 81 E. Howell St., Hartwell, GA 30643. Strickland Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:14 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Jewel B. Crook Hartwell Jewel Cash Brown Crook, 92, of 59 Oakland St. died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Crook was a daughter of the late James C. and Neta Cobb Cash and was the widow of William M. Brown Sr. and Arad Crook. She was former co-owner of Crook's Parts in Hartwell, charter member of the Hartwell Pilot Club, Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sewing Club and Nancy Hart chapter of the Eastern Star. She was a member of Hartwell First Baptist Church, Alathean-Friendship Sunday School Class, WMU, Fellowship of Christian Senior and a former Sunday school teacher in the primary department. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hartwell First Baptist Church with the Revs. F. Hugh Kirby and Charlie Wilson officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park. Survivors include a son, William M. ''Billy'' Brown Jr., Hartwell; three sisters, Alybel White, Blairsville, Ruth Christenbury, Concord, N.C., and Helen Cloud, Macon; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hartwell First Baptist Church, 81 E. Howell St., Hartwell, GA 30643. Strickland Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Mary Jane Glenn Toccoa Mary Jane Haynie Glenn, 85, of Highview Road died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000. A native of Oconee County, S.C., Mrs. Glenn was a daughter of the late Uller and Eller Haynie and was the widow of Abraham Glenn. She was a homemaker and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Friendship Baptist Church with the Revs. Karl Moore, Leon Oglesby and T.G. Staggers officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Toccoa City Cemetery. Survivors include a brother, Major Haynie, Clemson, S.C. The family is at the residence of Major Haynie, 148 Abel St., Clemson. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Myron E. Gooch Jefferson Myron E. Gooch, 73, of 999 Lee St. died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Gooch was a son of Jesse Frank Gooch and the late Viola McNeal Gooch. He was a contractor and was a member of First Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Revs. G. Todd Wilson, G.A. Lawson and Bob Davis officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Navona B. Gooch; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jimmy and Barbara Gooch, and Bobby and Susan Gooch, all of Jefferson; a sister and brother-in-law, Nell and Joe Dale, Gainesville; a brother and sister-in-law, Lewis and Gwen Gooch, Live Oak, Fla.; seven grandchildren, Kimberlie, Christopher, Justin and Blake Gooch, and Kelli Sheridan, all of Jefferson, and Kristi and Donnie Johnston, Commerce; and two great-grandchildren, Logan and Tyler Johnston, Commerce. The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today at Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:14 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Dallas L. Phillips Athens Dallas Leroy Phillips, 73, of 329 Dearing Garden Apartments died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Phillips was a son of the late Walter C. and Inez Phillips. He was a 1944 graduate of Athens High School and was a U.S. Army and Navy veteran. He received his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1961 and practiced law in Fairbanks, Alaska before retiring to Athens in 1990. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park with Father Mandy Brady officiating. Survivors include five sons, Robert ''Sam'' Phillips, Spokane, Wash., Dallas ''Stacey'' Phillips, Fairbanks, David ''Scott'' Phillips, Seymour, Ind., Michael ''Mike'' Stuart Phillips, Phoenix, Ariz., and Daniel ''Dan'' Brian Phillips, Palm Springs, Calif.; and two sisters, Jean Hunnicutt, Athens, and Barbara Tucker, Palm Springs. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 489 Prince Ave., Athens GA 30601. Bernstein Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:14 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Hazel Vasser Hartwell Alice Hazel Vasser, 74, of 94 Cade St. died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000. A native of Hart County, Miss Vasser was a daughter of the late Samuel Lester and Eunice Moore Vasser. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church and the Ladies Sunday School Class. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Strickland Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, S.C. The family is at their respective residences and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:14 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Bertha Ann Kinney Clarkesville Bertha Ann Lawson Kinney, 87, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000. A native of Stephens County, Mrs. Kinney was a daughter of the late Joseph T. and Genie Williams Lawson and was the widow of Herbert E. Kinney. She was a member of Hill's Crossing Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star, Clarkesville Chapter. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hillside Memorial Chapel with the Revs. J.T. Tyson and Donald Holbrook officiating. Burial will be in Hill's Crossing Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Marion Kinney Bowden, Athens; a son, Mitchell Kinney, Martin; a sister, Blanche Lawson Barber, Tucker; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:14 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 'Peanut' Vickery Hartwell James H. ''Peanut'' Vickery, 68, of 711 S. Leard St. died Friday, Dec. 31, 1999. A native of Hart County, Mr. Vickery was a son of the late James W. and Mattie Hembree Vickery. He was a retired loom fixer from Harwell Mills and was a member of Mount Olivet Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home with the Revs. Joe Black and Richard Beilski officiating. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter, Joan V. LeCroy, Hartwell; a sister, Sallie Gaines, Anderson, S.C.; a brother, Bobby Vickery, Hartwell; and two grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Joan LeCroy, 265 Forest Creek Circle, Hartwell. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Michael Kelly Luem Toccoa Michael Kelly Luem, 16, of Hwy 184, Toccoa, son of Dr. Carl R. Luem and Carol Scott Luem, died Monday, January 3, 2000 at Stephens County Hospital. Born November 2, 1983 in Orange County, California, he had lived in Toccoa for the past 6 years. He was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God and was a student at Stephens County High School where he was a member of the Stephens County Indians Football Team. Survivors include his parents; three brothers, Alex Luem of Denver, Co., Matthew Luem of Los Angeles, Ca., Nick Luem of Tucson, AZ.; five sisters, Tracy Arnett of Orange County, Ca., Andrea Luem of Denver, Co., Chan'l Croft of Orange County, Ca., Amy Luem and Sarah Luem both of Toccoa; Grandparents, Lena Luem of St. Louis, Mo., Wayne and Betty Scott and Marian Scott all of Orange County, Ca. Michael was the nephew of Kelly Luem, Michael Scott, Connie Holdroyd and Cindy Gutierrez. His cousins include, Angela, Patrick, Beth, Melanie, Brian, Nicole, Noelle, Carrie, Katie, Nathan, Amanda and Andrew. Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Friday, January 7, 2000 from the Glad Tidings Assembly of God with the Rev. Malcolm A. Schaad and the Rev. Mark Anthony officiating. Burial will follow in Roselane Cemetery. The body is at the mortuary where the family will receive friends from 7pm until 9pm Thursday Evening. The family will be at the home on Hwy 184. Whitlock Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:14 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Robert 'B.R.' Kelley Winterville Robert ''B.R.'' Kelley, 63, of 149 Dunlap Road died Friday, Dec. 31, 1999. Mr. Kelley was a son of the late Carey Arnold and Magnolia Kelley. He was a retired meat cutter. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Billups Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. William Habersham officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Burial will be in New Zion Church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Erma J. Winfrey, Athens; a son, Rufus D. Smith, Winterville; and a grandson. Pallbearers will be Jessie Clarke, Nelson Ollie, Tonto Brown, George Watkins Jr., Steve Clarke, Stevie Watkins and Sylvester Johnson. Flower bearers will be Jan Watkins, Queen Lewis, Dorothy Collins, Jackie Harper, Rhonda Harper, Theodora Parrish and Ann Clarke. The family is at the residence. Mack & Payne Funeral Home, Athens, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:14 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Patricia S. Struve Du Pont, Ind. Patricia S. Struve, 63, formerly of Athens and Pawleys Island, S.C., died Monday, Dec. 27, 1999. A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., Mrs. Struve was a daughter of the late Ernest and May Rector Smith and was the widow of Donald Struve. She attended high school in Athens and was a graduate of the University of Georgia. She was a retired self-employed accountant and was of the Methodist faith. She was a member of the Madison, Ind. Country Club, Litchfield Country Club, Pawleys Island, S.C. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Survivors include a son, Richard Bezjian, Valencia, Calif.; a sister, Ruth Ann Cumuze, Pawleys Island, S.C.; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Vail-Holt Funeral Home, Madison, Ind., has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Doris Irene Fuller Geneva Doris Irene Vandegriff Fuller, 78, formerly of Ellijay, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000. A native of Athens, Mrs. fuller was a daughter of the late Benson Reed and Mamie Cantrell Vandegriff. She was preceded in death by a son, Stacy M. Fuller. During World War II, she was employed by Bell Bomber in Marietta, a division of Lockheed, where she helped construct the first B-29 that bombed Hiroshima. She was a homemaker and was a member and elder of Geneva Presbyterian Church and was Past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Easter Star, Chapter 124, Sandy Springs. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Geneva City Cemetery with the Rev. Lynn McManious officiating. Survivors include her husband, Milton D. Fuller; a son, Floyd Benson Fuller, Kennesaw; three sisters, Jeanette Silvey, Athens, Myrtle Barnes, Ranger, and Margaret Griffey, Chattanooga, Tenn.; two brothers, B.R. Vandegriff, Griffin, and Victor Vandegriff, Ellijay; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at Talbotton Funeral Home, Talbotton. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Ruby Mae Minish Commerce Ruby Mae Minish, 88, of Route 1 died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000. A native of Homer, Mrs. Minish was a daughter of the late James Rufus and Daisy Payne Green and was the widow of Melvin Lee Minish. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Jane Dispain. She was a textile worker at Harmony Grove Mills. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Ivie Funeral Home with the Revs. Curtis Green and Marvin Lutrell officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill. Survivors include three daughters, Frances Brown, Homer, Linda Jordan, Commerce, and Rebecca Williamson, Jefferson; four sons, Coil Lee Minish and Douglas Minish, both of Commerce, Ronnie Minish and Rudolph Minish, both of Homer; 25 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc.