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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 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2000 Norma Williamson-Moore Athens Norma Compton Williamson-Moore, 75, of 575 Cedar Creek Drive, Athens died Thursday, January 13, 2000. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Williamson-Moore was the daughter of the late Milton and Emma Scarborough Compton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas C. Moore. She was the retired co-owner of Custom Picture Frames and a member of Green Acres Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday at Green Acres Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Babin officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include sons, Donald Williamson, Winterville, and Gary Williamson, Augusta; daughter, Pamela Williamson, Raleigh, NC: sisters, Ruth Greenway, Adairsville, Ava Jordan, Winston-Salem, NC, and Enide Strickland, Greenville, SC; and grandchildren, Laura Williamson-Packard, Birmingham, AL, and Jeff Williamson, Atlanta. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Green Acres Baptist Church, 2085 Barnett Shoals Road, Athens, GA 30605. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2000 Travis Simmons Commerce Travis Simmons, 75, of 632 Madison St., died Friday, Jan. 14, 2000. A native of Homer, Mr. Simmons was employed with Garrison Brothers Lumber Company and was a member of Leatherwood Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ivie Funeral Home with the Revs. Leroy Chastain and Tom Garrett officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Margie Simmons; six daughters, Angela Elrod, Homer, Shirley Samples, Hull, Julia Echols and Carol Parr, both of Danielsville, and Rita Seabolt and Belinda Simmons, both of Commerce; five sons, Jimmy Gregg Simmons, Columbia, S.C., and David Simmons, Samuel Ray Simmons, Thomas Elex Simmons and Travis Simmons, all of Commerce; a brother, George Husley, Helen; 31 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2000 B.H. Barrett Ila The Rev. B.H. Barrett, 82, of 482 Sewell Mill Road, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000. A native of Madison County, Rev. Barrett was a son of the late Evie Sorrells and E.B. Barrett Sr. He was a retired minister having served many churches in the northeast Georgia area. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Revs. Tim Barrett, Mark Anderson, and Chaplain Mark Fite officiating. Burial will be in Ila Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Lunice Bond Barrett; two daughters, Deanne Sullens, Williamston, S.C., and Bonda Owens, Piedmont, S.C.; a son, Tim Barrett, Gainesville; a sister, Evie Lee Lowery, Rocky Face; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Joe Sullens, Mark Quattlebaum, Terry Ford, Clay Caudell, Lamartine Bond and James Wofford. The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until the hour of service today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ila Baptist Church Building Fund, Main Street, Ila, GA 30647. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2000 Anne Farris Watkinsville Elizabeth Anne Farris, 14, of 1040 Bradham Drive, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2000. A native of Fulton County, Miss Farris was the daughter of Raynette Billings Farris and Rodney Farris. Miss Farris had lived in Watkinsville for the past 10 years. She was a ninth-grade student at Oconee County High School, where she participated in FHA. She was a member of Faith Presbyterian Church, where she was in the OGIWOP Bible Group, and she was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West. Revs. Bob McAndrew and Kevin Burrell will officiate. Interment will be at 3 p.m. at Holly Hills Cemetery, Fairburn. Survivors include her mother, Raynette Billings Farris of Watkinsville; father, Rodney Farris, Austell; maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Truitt Billings of Watkinsville; paternal grandparents, Keith and Audrey Farris of Columbus; two uncles, Truitt Ray Billings of Watkinsville and Henry Lee Billings of Jonesboro; and an aunt, Maria Billings Schneider of Smyrna. Pallbearers will be Dr. John Bergstrom, Mark Vickers, the Rev. Kevin Burrell, and Ken Faulkner. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Faith Presbyterian Building Fund, 2191 Mars Hill Road, Watkinsville, Ga. 30677. @obit tagline:Athens Daily News/Banner HeraldSunday, Jan. 16, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2000 Clara Lou Norman Hartwell Clara Lou Norman, 96, of 440 Savannah St., died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2000. A native of Elberton, Mrs. Norman was a daughter of the late Ernest and Georgia Adams Norman. She was a member of the Norman Grove C.M.E. Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Norman Grove C.M.E. Church with the Rev. Florence Gaines officiating. Burial will be in Norman Grove Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Velma Durrett, Hartwell, and Lula Miller, Salisbury, N.C.; two sons, Worley Norman, Mooresville, N.C., and Marian ''John'' White, Charlotte, N.C.; 32 grandchildren; 84 great-grandchildren; and 55 great-great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 1:30 until the funeral hour Monday at the funeral home. Mack's Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2000 Jessie Champion Jonesboro Jessie Champion, 112, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2000. A native of Greene County, Mr. Champion was the widower of Fronie Champion. Formerly of Greensboro, he was a member of the Second Baptist Church, White Plains. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Second Baptist Church, White Plains, with the Rev. John Smith, L.T. Crawford, James Collins, William Smith and Cecil Champion officiating. Burial will be in Kilpatrick Cemetery. Survivors include five daughters, Rita M. Horne, Annie M. Heath, and Doris C. Johnson, all of Atlanta, Ellen McCrary, Conley, and Bernice Smith, Jonesboro; a son, Ernest Weaver, Detroit, Mich.; 32 grandchildren; 68 great-grandchildren; and 36 great-great-grandchildren. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, is in charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2000 Aldyne Fulbright Payne Toccoa Aldyne Fulbright Payne, 80, of 4120 West Currahee St., died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Payne was a daughter of the late James W. and Mary Hemphill Fulbright, was the widow of Guy S. Payne, and was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Lamar Payne. She was retired from the Stephens County School System Cafeteria and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. David Sosebee officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Julianne P. Kelley, Cleveland; a son, Steve Payne, Toccoa; two sisters, MossCille Fulbright and Mary Terrell, both of Toccoa; five grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Dan Fulbright, Jimmy Fulbright, William Terrell, Buddy Terrell, Marvin Fulbright and Dennis Fulbright. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2000 Arthur Middleton Athens Arthur Moog Middleton, 16, of 185 Stillwood Court, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2000. A native and lifelong resident of Clarke County, Mr. Middleton was the son of Kent Richards Middleton and Melissa Jane Moog. He was an eleventh grade student at Cedar Shoals High School and was an editor of the yearbook ''Mirari.'' A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, 780 Timothy Road. The Rev. Terre Balof will officiate. Survivors include his father, Kent Richards Middleton of Athens; mother, Melissa J. Moog of Athens; stepfather, Richard D. Menken of Athens; two sisters, Hillary Middleton and Margaret Middleton, both of Athens; two stepsisters, Carrie Elizabeth Menken and Molly J. Menken, both of Athens; a stepbrother, Theron Menken of Athens; maternal grandparents, Arthur E. and Joan Bond Moog of East Aurora, N.Y.; three uncles and seven cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Arthur Moog Middleton Scholarship for Music and Writing c/o the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, 780 Timothy Road, Athens, GA 30606. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East has charge of the arrangements. @obit tagline:Athens Daily News/Banner HeraldSunday, Jan. 16, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2000 Jim Ware Washington Jim Ware, 79, of 1481 Edgewood Road, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2000. A native of Crawfordville, Mr. Ware was a son of the late John Alex and Betsy Collins Ware, and was the widower of Winnie L. Wynn. He was a World War II veteran, was retired from DuPont Aiken, S.C., and was a member of Greater Level Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Greater Level Hill Baptist Church, Crawfordville, with the Rev. Samual Duggans officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Alene Randolph and Rosie Cullars, both of Crawfordville, and Janice W. Miller, Augusta; three sons, Oliver Ware, Columbus, and Marvin Ware and Charles Ware, both of Crawfordville; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. McLendon Memorial Funeral Home, Washington, is in charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2000 Wallace C. Durant Toccoa Wallace Clesson Durant Jr., 56, of 2315 East Silver Shoals Road, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2000. A native of Keene, N.H., Mr. Durant was a son of Clara Isabelle Bonner Bushey and the late Wallace C. Durant Sr. He was retired from the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Fleet Reserve, Disabled Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Mobile Riverine Forces, Granite Statesman 51, and a past commander of the D.A.V. Chapter 21. He was a member of the Toccoa Church of God. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Harlan Noles and Dennis Rafala officiating. Burial will be in Roselane Cemetery. Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, Cindy Ortiz Durant; three sons, Joseph Durant, Tarzana, Calif., Johnny Durant, Toccoa, and James Durant, Hendersonville, Tenn.; three sisters, Dolly Durant, Petersborough, N.H., Cindi LaFromboise, Issaquah, Wash., and Joyce Merrow, Newport, N.H.; two brothers, Bob Durant, Miami, and Bill Durant, Roxbury, N.H.; and nine grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2000 Dewey Rose Kelley Colbert Dewey Rose Kelley, 50, of 229 E. 5th St. died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2000. A native of Madison County, Mr. Kelley was a son of the late Bunyan Monore and Flora Garrett Kelley. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and was employed by Fowler Products Co. He was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Collier Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Don Fuller officiating. Survivors include two sisters, Brenda Faye Damron, Colbert, and Addie Cloe Hill, Holly Hill, Fla.; and a brother, Reuben Ben Kelley, Elberton. The family is at the residence of Donald Damron, 51-HV Chandler Road, Colbert, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.