Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 8 Mar 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 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 'Junebug' Rogers Athens Frederick N. ''Junebug'' Rogers, 63, of 115-1 Carriage Lane died Monday, March 6, 2000. A native of Barrow County, Mr. Rogers was a son of the late Vendal N. and Jessie Lou Brewer Rogers. He was a disabled U.S. Army veteran. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. Elmer Butler officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include four sisters, Hazel Tolbert, Winterville, Brenda Craft, Danielsville, Sue Pethel, Athens, and Judy Wright, Bishop; a brother, Douglas Rogers, Winterville; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Jerry Coker, Wayne Wright, Scott Payne, Gene Houseman, Benny Erwin and Zackery Pethel. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Emma Lou Saulpaw Nicholson Emma Lou Saulpaw, 81, of 4168 Crabapple Hollow Road died Monday, March 6, 2000. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Saulpaw was a daughter of the late Allen Robert and Evie Lee Barnett Wilkes and was the widow of George L. Saulpaw. She was retired from Delmar Industry and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Pittman Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Wood officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Gail A. Lester, Hull; a son, Ernest J. ''Joe'' Jones, Nicholson; a sister, Yvonne Reeves, Stone Mountain; two brothers, Bobby Wilkes, Stone Mountain, and Eddie Wilkes, Ellenwood; five grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice, P.O. Box 6588, Athens, GA 30604. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Geraldine Fox McDaniel Atlanta Geraldine Fox McDaniel, 70, died Monday, March 6, 2000. Ms. McDaniel was a daughter of the late Thomas Bernie and Lila Kathlene Healen Fox. She was a legal secretary for the Salvation Army and was a member of New Pentecost United Methodist Church and AARP. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Lisa Caine officiating. Burial will be in New Pentecost United Methodist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Martha Jean Barnette, Winder; two brothers, Thomas Fox, Murrayville, and James E. Fox, Winder; nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to New Pentecost United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund or to the Salvation Army. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Dessie Lee Dove Royston Dessie Lee Westbrook Dove, 80, of 91 Wolf Den Road died Tuesday, March 7, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Dove was a daughter of the late Grover C. and Carrie Jordan Westbrook and was the widow of Shiremare M. Dove. She was retired form the textile industry and was a member of Hannah's Creek Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at New Hope Congregational Holiness Church with the Revs. Dennis Kesler, Williard Crider and Buford Lockman officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in Franklin Memorial Gardens, South. Survivors include a daughter, Martha Jane Dove, Royston. Pallbearers will be Marvin Coker, Oral Dove, Randy Dove, Ray Dove, William Dove Jr. and Edwin Fowler. Memorials may be made to New Hope Congregational Holiness Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 355, Franklin Springs, GA 30662. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Pruitt Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Virginia 'Candy' Dunn White Plains Virginia ''Candy'' Dunn, 79, of 7930 Sparta Highway died Saturday, March 4, 2000. A native of Hancock County, Mrs. Dunn was a daughter of the late Courus and Georgia Tucker Howell and was the widow of Leroy Dunn. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, where she served on the Usher Board. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Sparta, with the Revs. C.L. Crawford and Charlie Butts officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a son, Calvin Dunn, Atlanta; a sister, Lizzie Williams, White Plains; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Jaimee Nicole Lequire Snellville Jaimee Nicole Lequire, 19, died Sunday, March 5, 2000. Jaimee was a daughter of Karl and Karen Lequire, Snellville. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Bethany Christian Center, Loganville, with Dr. John Casoria officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in Lavonia City Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include grandparents, Marilyn Price, Winter Haven, Fla., Paul and May Lequire, Lavonia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Suite 275, 2250 N. Druid Hills Road, Atlanta, 30329. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at Eternal Hills Funeral Home, Snellville. Announcement provided by Hamby Funeral Home, Lavonia. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Elizabeth Beard Dobbs Commerce Elizabeth Beard Dobbs, 87, of Orchard Drive died Monday, March 6, 2000. Mrs. Dobbs was a daughter of the late Wilburn and Lucy Hamilton Beard and was the widow of Lilburn Dobbs. She was a former private-duty nurse caring for newborns and mothers and later was a kindergarten and day care teacher. She was founder of the literacy program for Jackson County. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Ivie Funeral Home with Robert Eberhart and Richard Gasser officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Park. Survivors include two sisters, Pauline Waters, Commerce, and Glynn Dalen, Holiday, Tenn.; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence of Dan and Lucy Hagy, 48 Ridgeway Road, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Jessie Ellen Irvin Manassas, Va. Jessie Ellen Meador Irvin, 84, formerly of Baldwin, died Saturday, March 4, 2000. Mrs. Irvin was a daughter of the late Charles Wilson and Myrtle Stroud Meador and was the widow of Lee V. Irvin Jr. She was retired as a medical technologist from Arlington Hospital and was formerly a member of Cornelia First Baptist Church. She was a member of Manassas Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Joyful Noise Choir. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Yonah Memorial Gardens, Demorest, with the Rev. Bryson McEachern officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Lynne Smith, Virginia Beach, Va., and Rhonda Strickhouser, Manassas; and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Cornelia First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 96, Cornelia, GA 30531. Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Belle S. Watkins Lexington Belle S. Watkins, 90, died Monday, March 6, 2000. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Watkins was a daughter of the late J. Lee and Lena Jane Glenn Smith and was the widow of O. Dewey Pass and of Ed M. Watkins. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Lexington Women's Club in the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was a member of Lexington Baptist Church, where she was a member of the WMU and the Co-Workers Sunday School Class. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Clarke Cemetery, Lexington, with the Rev. Harry Warren officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Carrie Pass Wall, Athens; three stepdaughters, Edna Germany, Lexington, Mary Maxwell, Evans, and Frances Lee Smith, Spanish Fort, Ala.; three sisters, Pauline Foster, Lakeland, Fla., Agnes Pass, Elberton, and Julia Kelly, Athens; a brother, John O'Neal Smith, Lakeland; three grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lexington Baptist Church Building Fund or to Rainbow Retirement Home. The family is at the residence of Carrie Wall, 140 Curtis Way, Athens, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, Oglethorpe Chapel. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Laura Ethel Waller Lexington Laura Ethel Waller, 83, of 866 Washington Highway died Sunday, March 5, 2000. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Waller was a daughter of the late Harvey Henson and Annie Laura Norman and was the widow of Bobby Waller. She was a member of New Anon Grove Baptist Church, where she served on the Usher Board. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at New Anon Grove Church with the Rev. Frank Dillard officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, Magnolia Turner, College Park, Susie Hill and Betty Strong, both of Lexington, and Camilla Hodo, Athens; a son, Richard Williams, Hull; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the residence of Joe and Betty Strong, Old Fairground Road, Lexington. Jones Lexington Funeral Chapel has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 200 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Ruby Ivie James Rutledge Ruby Amsbaugh Ivie James, 87, of 124 Hawkins Ave. died Tuesday, March 7, 2000. A native of Shawnee County, Kan., Mrs. James was a daughter of the late William N. and Edna Marie Downing Amsbaugh and was the widow of Fayne W. Ivie and of Ralph C. James. She was preceded in death by a son, Ramon H. Ivie. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Madison and of Eastern Star. She was a waitress at Ye Old Colonial Restaurant and East End Restaurant, both in Madison. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Madison Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Tom Kerr officiating. Survivors include three grandchildren, Brian Herold Ivie, Russell James Ivie and Clara Ivie Copelan; four great-grandchildren, Amber Ivie, Kristen Ivie, Erika Ivie and Jasper Copelan; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 William Howard Belk Jr. Danielsville William Howard Belk Jr., 81, of 1762 Wesley Chapel Road died Tuesday, March 7, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Belk was a son of the late William Howard Sr. and Eva Robinson Belk. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Belk. He was a textile worker, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of Wesley Chapel Methodist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Douglas officiating. Burial will be in Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mary Elizabeth Lord Belk; a daughter, Pam Moates, Greensboro; a son, Sonny Belk, Danielsville; four sisters, Mauzee Bonds, Danielsville, Helen Bradley, Ila, Jean Rice, Travelers Rest, S.C., and Peggy Izquierdo, Lawrenceville; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Marguret Lee Barnes Union Point Marguret Lee Malcom Barnes, 99, of 106 Scott St. died Tuesday, March 7, 2000. A native of Walton County, Mrs. Barnes was a daughter of the late Jefferson and Lucy Malcom and was the widow of Francis L. Barnes Sr. She was a retired school teacher and was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Union Point. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Bill Mounts officiating. Burial will be in Wisteria Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Phillis Barnes Ramsey, Marietta, and Lucy Barnes McDowell, Gainesville; three sons, Francis L. Barnes Jr., Union Point, Henry M. Barnes, Atlanta, and Joseph C. Barnes, Athens; a sister, Tillie Dollar, Decatur, Ala.; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Goodwin, Henry Barnes, Bud Barnes, Sibley Bryan III, Jason Brown and Jerry Goodwin. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Callaway Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:17 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Craig Spratlin Hull Craig Pope Spratlin, 89, of 9844 Highway 72, died March 6, 2000. A native and lifelong resident of Hull, he was a son of the late David Pope and Lucy Williams Spratlin. He was a retired brick mason and a member of the Brick Layers Union. He was a member of Hull Baptist Church since age 14 where he taught Sunday School, served as a deacon for a number of years and served as Building Superintendent during a construction period. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 8, 2000 at 11:00 AM at Hull Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Crowe officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be George Cronic, George Adair, Lance Thomason, O.P. Jones, Lawrence Tolbert and Charles Dooley. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Character Builders Sunday School Class. Survivors include his wife, Reba Johnson Spratlin; daughter and son in law, Sharon Spratlin and Charles (Chip) Reid of Hull; sister, Ruby Stewart of Charlotte, NC; 2 brothers, William Spratlin and Ted Spratlin of Hull; 3 grandchildren, Craig Reid, Rachel Reid and Molly Reid and a number of nieces and nephews. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Wednesday, March 8, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.