Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 8 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 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Riley Trasher Jr. Atlanta Riley Trasher Jr. of 430 Techwood Drive died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000. Mr. Trasher was a son of the late Riley Sr. and Calyde Maud Trasher and was the widower of Nina Trasher. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in East Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. A. Killian Sr. officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Frankye Payne, Athens; two sons, Kenneth Stan Trasher and Riley Walton, both of Athens; a sister, Elmer Smith, Cleveland, Ohio; and a brother, Bobby Trasher, Detroit. The family will receive friends at the residence of Frankye Payne, 290 Cavalier Road, Athens. C.W. Phelps Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Johnny M. Barnett Elberton Johnny M. Barnett of 1017 Harmony Drive died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000. Mr. Barnett was a son of Vinnie Norman Barnett and the late James Barnett. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Carlton Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. H.L. Dotson officiating. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Teresa Barnett; three daughters, Connie Joyce Joseph, Plant City, Fla., Sonya Barnett, Elberton, and Daphney Barnett, Statesboro; three sisters, Rozella Tate and Mattie Johnson, both of Knoxville, Tenn., and Azalee Barnett, Elberton; and four brothers, Willie James Barnett, Elberton, Horace Bradley Barnett, Athens, Columbus Barnett, Decatur, and Marion Barnett, Calhoun Falls, S.C. The family will receive friends at the residence. C.W. Phelps Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Robert Dean Cole Athens Robert Dean Cole, 72, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000. A native of Bellevue, Pa., Mr. Cole was a son of the late Basil and Lorraine Beckman Cole. He was retired as a microbiologist for the University of Georgia. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Survivors include his wife, Marylin Taylor Cole; two daughters, Laura Cole Rossi Divito and Michele Cole Clark, both of Atlanta; a son, Robert G. Cole; two sisters, Margaret Maier, Sparks, Nev., and Marilyn Greco, Pierson, Fla.; and four brothers, Ronald Cole, Tucson, Ariz., Donald Cole, Ingomar, Pa., John Cole, Beaver Falls, Pa., and Howard Cole, Reno, Nev. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of Georgia (Athens Office), 2452 Spring Road, Smyrna, GA 30080. Bridges Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Josie Hammock Huff Washington Josie Hammock Huff, 81, of 805 Cloverhurst Drive died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000. A lifelong resident of Wilkes County, Mrs. Huff was a daughter of the late Thomas V. and Agnes Barfield Hammock and was the widow of Woodrow Wilson Huff. She was a homemaker and was a member of Washington First Baptist Church. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hopkins Funeral Home with Dr. John Childers and the Revs. Albert Huyck and Clifton Barrett officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Gail Huff, Washington; a son, Richard Gary Huff, Atlanta; a sister, Nellie H. Cosby, Washington; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Thomas Fanning, Tony Norman, Mitchell Hammock, Ralph Crawford, Madison Huff and Frankie Williamson. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 105 W. Robert Toombs Ave., Washington, GA 30673. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Virginia P. Dillon Athens Virginia Parker Dillon, 83, of 146 Valleywood Drive died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Jan. 14, 2000 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Charlene Dunagan Bethlehem Charlene Horton Dunagan, 77, of 851 Loganville Highway died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000. A native of Bartow County, Mrs. Dunagan was a daughter of the late Augustus Lersch and Alma Johnson and was the widow of Guy Dunagan. She was a seamstress and was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Little River Methodist Church cemetery, Woodstock, with the Revs. Tony Roughton and Robert Hopkins officiating. Survivors include five daughters, Karen Metcalf, Bethlehem, Emma Seabolt, Winder, Katie Sanders, Cumming, Evelyn Myers, Ellijay, and Martha Wheeler, St. Cloud, Fla.; five sons, Robert Hopkins, Dawsonville, Lamar Hopkins and James Hopkins, both of Winder, Grady Hopkins, Ellijay, and Mark Hopkins, Cumming; a sister, Mollie Thomason, Lavonia; 35 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family is at the residence of Karen Metcalf, Bethlehem. Wise-Connolly Funeral Home, Winder, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Charles Otis Williamson Jefferson Charles Otis Williamson, 91, of Georgia Highway 82 S. died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Williamson was a son of the late George C. and Mary Kelly Williamson and was the widower of Beatrice Fowler Williamson. He was retired as supervisor for Right of Way Crew with Jefferson Electric Membership Corporation and was a member of Arcade Presbyterian Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Dennis Kesler officiating. Burial will be in Williamson Family Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Columbus Williamson and Charles Williamson, both of Jefferson; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be John Cody, Ronnie Williamson, Howard Nix, Bill Williamson, Curtis Bond and Gene Williamson. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Lottie Belle McElroy Commerce Lottie Belle Williams McElroy, 78, of 8403 Jefferson Road died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000. Mrs. McElroy was a daughter of the late Dave Berry and Lula Ann Thurmond Williams. She was the widow of Buford Dorsey Hix, Walker Mitchell Clegg and Charles A. McElroy. She was a homemaker and was a member of Rogers Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Rogers Baptist Church with the Rev. Carlton Peters and William Puckett officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. Survivors include three daughters, Wanda Horne, Commerce, Vivian Eubanks and Inya Russell, both of Comer; three sons, David Hix, Jefferson, Clay F. McElroy, Commerce, and Randy L. McElroy, Ila; a sister, Flora Nell Wilkes, Commerce; a brother, J.D. Williams, Thomasville, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Luther Freeman Collins Clarkesville Luther Freeman Collins, 95, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000. A native of Union County, Mr. Collins was a son of the late Jesse and Margaret Bingham Collins and was the widower of Irene Collins. He was owner and operator of Collins Grocery Store, Mount Airy. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Hillside Memorial Chapel with the Revs. Clarence Martin, Linda Phillips and George Deadwyler officiating. Burial will be in Yonah Memorial Gardens, Demorest. Survivors include three daughters, Angie Roper, Athens, Betty Hall, Gainesville, and Helen Welborn, San Diego, Calif.; a brother, Harrison Collins, Demorest; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 'Mike' Lavender Bogart James Michael ''Mike'' Lavender, 46, of 1020 Greenview Court died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Lavender was a son of Mary J. Lipham Lavender of Athens and the late Leroy Lavender. He owned and operated City Wide Wrecker Service for 29 years and was a member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Prince Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Ricketts officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a daughter, Deborah Michelle Maginnis, Panama City, Fla.; two sons, Michael Lavender, Athens, and Matthew Lavender, Bogart; four sisters, Brenda Porter, Ellaville, Dot Hadaway, St. Mary's, Nancy Howard and Barbara Finnan, both of Athens; and a brother, David Lavender, Athens. Pallbearers will be employees of City Wide Wrecker Service. Memorials may be made to Prince Avenue Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Prince Avenue Baptist Church, 595 Prince Ave., Athens, GA 30601. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Minnie Cheatham Pendergrass Minnie Lee Henley Cheatham, 68, of 5710 Hollysprings Road died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000. A native of Bristol, Tenn., Mrs. Cheatham was a daughter of the late Clint and Marion Feather Henley. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Rev. Terry Fowler officiating. Burial will be in Hollysprings Methodist Church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, James Robert Cheatham; a daughter, Lynn Loo, Buford; two sons, Tom Cheatham, Covington, and Jim Cheatham, Sacramento, Calif.; three sisters, Nancy Combest, Mount Holly, N.C., Jennie Boggs, Lakeland, Fla., and July Vanover, Bluff City, Tenn.; two brothers, Ernest Henley and Jim Henley, both of Bristol, Tenn.; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Guy Taylor Toccoa Raymond Guy Taylor, 93, of 655 Prather Bridge Road died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Taylor was a son of the late Will and Cora Davis Taylor. He had worked on the construction of a shipping dock in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and operated a barber shop for 60 years in Toccoa. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service, having served as a rural mail carrier and as Postmaster for three years. He was a member of Carnes Creek Baptist Church, Masonic and Shrine clubs. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Tim Miller and the Revs. Claude Smithmier and Eugene Power officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Macy W. Taylor; a son, Ronald Taylor, Toccoa; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Rodney Wall, Danny Wall, David Wall, Barry Coker, Wofford DeFoor and Frank Stewart. Whitlock Mortuary has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Christine Vickery Lance Jefferson Christine Vickery Lance, 60, of 365 Athens St. died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Lance was a daughter of the late William Robert and Gracie Jordan Vickery. She was a retired seamstress and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Evans Funeral Home, with the Rev. Donald Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Danielsville Memorial Gardens. Survivors include her husband, Jack Lance; two sisters, Sara Smith, Anderson, S.C., and Jeanette Orello, California; and a brother, Seab Vickery, Anderson. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Alexander L. Zachary Madison Alexander L. Zachary, 90, of 2230 Dixie Highway died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000. A native of Roswell, N.M., Mr. Zachary was a son of the late Andres Lee Zachary and Cora Johnston. He was a retired grocery manager. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Kennesaw Memorial Park with the Revs. Hoyte Allen and Tom Kerr officiating. Survivors include his wife, Catherine Zachary; two daughters, Janet Lee Zachary Faucett, Florence, Ala., and June Reances ''Sewell'' Wallace, Madison; and three grandchildren. Simmons Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Dr. Evelyn Barber Brooks Watkinsville Dr. Evelyn Barber Brooks, 65, of 1021 Clairmont Place, Watkinsville, GA. died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000. A native of Pell City, AL, Dr. Brooks was a daughter of the late Cecil and Odell Jones Barber. She received her Doctoral Degree in Education from the UGA and was Director of Admissions at Athens Area Technical Institute. She was a member of the American Vocational Association and the Georgia Vocational Association. Dr. Brooks was a member of First Baptist Church of Athens where she was a member of the choir. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Athens with the Rev. Kent Anglin officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, George S. Brooks, Watkinsville; a daughter, Lynn Benton, Athens; two sons, Sidney Brooks, Chattanooga, TN, and David Brooks, Athens; a sister, Ann Barber, Bradenton, FL; a brother, Ron Barber, Bradenton, FL; and grandchildren, Heather Simms, Dillon Brooks, Erika Brooks, and Taylor Brooks. Those desiring to do so may made contributions to International Student Fund, c/o First Baptist Church, 355 Pulaski Street, Athens, GA 30601. The family will receive friends at Bernstein Funeral Home on Saturday evening from 7-9 p.m. Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 Šopyright 1999 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2000 Lucy Coile Hull Lucy Horne Coile, 80, of Ed Coile Road, died January 6, 2000. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Blondine Scarbrough Horne, and the widow of Ed Coile. She was a homemaker and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a member of Central Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 8, 2000, at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville. Rev. Elmer Butler will officiate. Interment will be in Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Shirley C. Smith of Hull, and Eddie C. Gabriel of Comer; sisters, Jennie Christian of Hull, Caroldine Smith of Athens, and Jackie Roberts of Danielsville; brothers, James Horne of Helen, Ga, and Bobby Ray Horne of Greensboro, NC; three grandchildren, Lucy C. Kidd of Hull, Don Smith of Hull, and Amanda Faust of Crawford; two great-grandchildren, William Smith and Jarrod Smith. Pallbearers will be Don Smith, Benjamin Smith, William Smith, Blayne Smith, Donald Faust, and Douglas Horne. The family is at their respective residences. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements. 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