Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 21 July 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 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 Mary Echols Haynes College Park Mary Echols Haynes of 2613 Lakeshore Drive died Sunday, July 16, 2000. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Haynes was a daughter of the late Veasey and Mary Echols. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall, East Point. Survivors include her husband, Robert Haynes; three daughters, Tammy Echols, Latoya Haynes and Reneuta Haynes, all of Atlanta; three sisters, Dorothy E. Martin, Atlanta, Bernice Jackson and Victoria Huff Watkins, both of Carlton. Donald Trimble Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Announcement courtesy of Jones Lexington Funeral Home, Lexington. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 Robert F. Thomas Colbert Retired Lt. Col. Robert F. Thomas, 72, of 943 Shoal Creek Road died Wednesday, July 19, 2000. A longtime resident of Clarke County, Mr. Thomas was a son of the late Robert F. and Nannie Sue Stokes Thomas. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in World War II, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam with the Special Forces Corp. of Engineers. He served as City Manager in Athens under Julius Bishop from 1972-1975. He was retired as vice president in charge of mortgage lending at Athens Federal. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. Wesley Stephens officiating. Survivors include his wife, Pamela V. Thomas; two daughters, Nancy Thomas Sink, Lexington, S.C., and Janet Thomas Fowler, Charlotte, N.C.; two sisters, Evelyn Allen and Betty Thomas, both of Athens; and seven grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1060 Gaines School Road, Athens, Ga. 30605, or to the University of Georgia Foundation, 824 South Milledge Ave., Athens, Ga. 30602-5582, Attn: Gift Accounting. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 B.L. Glaze Mount Airy B.L. Glaze, 71, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000. A native of White County, Mr. Glaze was a son of the late Lester C. and Nezzie Mae House Glaze and was the widower of Gurlene Gurrell Glaze. He was a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran and was a retired employee of Mason-Dixon Truck Lines with 30 years of service. He was a member of Evangel Temple Bible Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Whitfield Funeral Home with the Revs. Ron Glaze and Gary Heffner officiating. Burial will be in Union Grove Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Charles Wayne Glaze, Crewe, Va.; four sisters, Ruby London, Ada Mae Watkins and Jo Nell Barrett, all of Cornelia, and Everene Tomlin, Mount Airy; two brothers, Artis J. Glaze, Mount Airy, and Jack Glaze, Cleveland; a grandson; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 Warren Aubrey Moore Lavonia Warren Aubrey Moore, 59, of 36 Knox Lane died Thursday, July 20, 2000. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Moore was a son of Mae Sue Dover Moore and the late Elmer Moore. He was the owner of M & M Development Company and Lavonia Building Supply. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Maxey. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Meriwether Memory Gardens, Manchester, with the Rev. Ted Kelly officiating. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Juliaette ''Jackie'' Wright Moore; a daughter, J. Darlene M. Bohannon; a son, W. Jeff Moore, Lavonia; two sisters, Joyce Beale, Atlanta, and Polly Hatfield, Birmingham, Ala.; two brothers, Hugh Moore, Farmington, and Gordon Moore, Hartwell; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Hamby Funeral Home, Lavonia. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Abundant Life Baptist Church, Hartwell, Community Park, City of Lavonia, or to a charity of choice. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 McKinney Tiller Houston, Texas McKinney Tiller, 78, of 3737 Dalmatian died Friday, July 14, 2000. Mr. Tiller was a son of the late Gartrell and Minnie Tiller and was the widower of Fannie Tiller. He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of New Faith Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mack's Funeral Home, Hartwell. Burial will be in Cedar Springs Church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Frances Burnett and Piccola Bowers, both of Houston; a sister, Julia Foulks, Hartwell; a brother, Leon Tiller, New York City; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Julia Foulks, 120 E. Gibson St., Hartwell. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 Dennis H. Payne Toccoa Dennis H. Payne, 53, of Route 2, Box 2270 Harbert Valley Road died Thursday, July 19, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Payne was a son of Bonnie Sue Cobb Payne and the late George Lee Payne. He was a member of Mullins Ford Baptist Church. Services will be at 5 p.m. today at Mullins Ford Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Edwards and Revs. Roger Elrod and Larry Free officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Myra Bailey Payne; two daughters, Jill Ann Roberts and Brandy Whitlock, both of Toccoa; a son, Brad Payne, Toccoa; a sister, Daphene Barrett, Toccoa; two brothers, Haskell Payne, Toccoa, and Sherman Payne, Canon; five grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence of his mother on Brookhaven Circle and will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 Hester Peppers Elberton Hester Powers Peppers, 80, of 1107 Ruckersville Road died Wednesday, July 19, 2000. A native of Sladen, Tenn., Mrs. Peppers was a daughter of the late Jasper and Ivy Browning Powers and was the widow of Jesse W. Peppers. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Elbert Memorial Hospital Auxiliary where she served as a pink lady. She was a member of the Flatwoods Pentecostal Holiness Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Flatwoods Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Phillip Hart officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton. Survivors include two daughters, Janet P. Melton, Fayetteville, N.C., and Scarlet Park, Athens; a sister, Reatha Anderson, Alexander City, Ala.; two brothers, her twin brother, Vester Powers and Newton Powers, both of Clarkesville, Tenn.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Frankie Johnson, David Johnson, Lance Johnson, Mike Poole, Rob Bruce and Landon Johnson. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Saturday at Hicks Funeral Home, Elberton. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 M. Joel Reed Athens Retired Commander M. Joel Reed, U.S. Navy, 85, of 801 Riverhill Drive died Wednesday, July 19, 2000. A native of Lexington, Mr. Reed was a son of the late Dr. Fred C. Reed and Lessie Weaver Reed. He was a career Naval officer and a Pearl Harbor survivor, and a charter member of the Athens Area Retired Officers Association. He was a faculty member in the agricultural engineering department at the University of Georgia and was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Georgia. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park with the Rev. Jon Appleton officiating. Survivors include his wife, Mildred C. Reed; two daughters, Carolyn Reed, Palm Desert, Calif., and Barbara Tustian, Cartersville; a son, Joel Reed, Atlanta; four brothers, Fred Reed, Atlanta, Dr. Marion Reed, Athens, Colonel David Reed, San Antonio, Texas, and Jack Reed, Deland, Fla.; and five grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1112, Athens, Ga. 30603. Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 M. Joel Reed Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 Marie Golden Housworth Decatur Marie Golden Housworth, 75, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000. A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Housworth was a daughter of the late Grover C. and Florence Smith Golden. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dr. David E. Hardy officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, Evan H. Housworth; two sisters, Lottie Lou Adams and Jane Miller, both of Cornelia; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home, Decatur. Memorials may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church or to the Alzheimer's Disease Association. Announcement courtesy of Whitfield Funeral Home, Baldwin. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 Bruce K. Whitfield Cornelia Bruce K. Whitfield, 85,. of Highland Ave. died Thursday, July 20, 2000. A native of Banks County, Mr. Whitfield was a son of the late Ira H. and Orphia Dailey Whitfield. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a 1931 honor graduate of Homer High School and attended Norman Junior College. He was a graduate of Mercer University and received his masters degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He retired from the Sunday School Board of Southern Baptist Convention with 28 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Cornelia, and the Berean Sunday School class and served as a deacon and as Sunday School Department Director. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Whitfield Funeral Home with Dr. T. Logan Smith officiating. Burial will be in Banks County Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Lois Mason Whitfield, Cornelia; two daughters, Miriam Vess, Hickory Tavern, S.C., and Catherine Bryant, Newcastle, Ky.; two sons, Robert Whitfield, Grovetown, S.C., and Lamar Whitfield, Pisgah Forest, N.C.; two sisters, Mildred Rentz, Moultrie, and Carolee Hulsey, Mount Airy; a brother, Jessie Whitfield, Gainesville; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Flowers are optional and memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Cornelia Building Fund, P.O. Box 96, Cornelia, Ga. 30531. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 Lillian Hambrick Comer Lillian Ophelia Dunn Hambrick, 90, formerly of Bowman, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Hambrick was a daughter of the late Freeman Robert and Beulah Madden Dunn and was the widow of Pack Hambrick. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Christine Martin; and three sons, M.E. Hambrick, R.P. Hambrick and Ronald Hambrick. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hillcrest Cemetery, Bowman, with the Rev. Tony Smith officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Gail H. Duncan, Spartanburg, S.C. and Lilla H. Wheatley, Panama City, Fla.; a sister, Grace Scott, Canton; two brothers, Asberry Dunn Sr., Elberton, and George Dunn, Dewy Rose; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. The family is at their respective residences and will receive friends from noon until 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hicks Funeral Home, Elberton. Flowers are optional and memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to the American Cancer Society. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 Bill Eller Toccoa William Thomas ''Bill'' Eller, 65, of 3125 Cedar Forks Road died Wednesday, July 19, 2000. A native of Rabun County, Mr. Eller was a son of the late James Kimsey and Lula Gibson Eller. He was employed by Bowman Transportation Co. of Atlanta for 20 years and was a member of Old Toccoa Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Old Toccoa Baptist Church with the Rev. Roger Elrod officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Rider Eller; two sons, Tony Eller, Ayersville, and Tommy Eller, Toccoa; five sisters, Lena Gibson, Otellia Walls, Mary Smith and Gracie Spencer, all of Toccoa, and Nora Spencer, Madison, S.C.; a brother, Ed Teague, Hartwell; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Henry Rider, Jodi Holbrooks, Doug Chamblee, Jack Holbrooks, Stephen May and Larry Kahn. The family is at the residence. Acree-Davis Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:10 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 S.L. 'Spud' Welborn Jefferson S.L. ''Spud'' Welborn dies at age 87. Spud Welborn died on July 20, 2000 at Morningside Assisted Living facility where he had resided for two years. Born on November 15, 1912 in Jackson County, he lived in various communities in Northeast Georgia. He was the son of the late Horace L. Welborn and Delia King Welborn. Spud was preceded in death in 1999 by Sara, his wife of 57 years. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Mike and Anita Welborn of Covington, GA; one brother, Branson Welborn, Clarkesville; and two sisters Marian Anderson, Blue Ridge, GA and Ann McKinney, Jefferson, GA, as well as several nieces and nephews. Prior to Spud's retirement in 1973, he was employed by the Cooperative Extension Service in Union County, GA and then Jackson County. From 1952 until 1973, Jackson County, under his leadership, had many outstanding 4-H state and national winners. In his career, he touched hundreds of young lives that went on to be extremely successful citizens as adults. He received many honors as a county agent, including serving as President of the Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents (GACAA), the professional improvement association for county agricultural agents in Georgia. In addition, Spud was a charter member of the Blairsville, GA Kiwanis and an active member of the Jefferson Lions Club. He and his wife were both very active members of the Jefferson First Baptist Church, teaching various Sunday School classes as well as serving on numerous committees. After his retirement, he stayed active by working as a bank appraiser and chairman of the board of the Commerce Savings and Loan. In the early '80s, Spud was recruited by the late Colonel Tuttle Smith to volunteer many hours for several years to the development of Jackson County's Hurricane Shoals Park. He, along with many other volunteers, were instrumental in building the grist mill and the amphitheater at the park. After the park opened, he spent many hours grinding corn meal in the grist mill. Spud always said he was a man of many functions and served the public throughout his life. He enjoyed the people he was with and life itself to the end. Jackson Funeral Home in Jefferson is in charge of the funeral arrangements. The family will receive friends from 7:00-9:00 pm on Friday, July 21 at Jackson Funeral Home on Institute Street, Jefferson, GA. The service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 22 in the First Baptist Church of Jefferson, Rev. Cary Hillard officiating. The Baraca Sunday School Class will be honorary pallbearers. Interment will be in the Jackson Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the building fund of Jefferson First Baptist Church. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:12 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 Lt. Col. Joseph Ewing Miller Athens Lt. Col. Joseph Ewing Miller, Jr., age 80 died July 19, 2000. A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Mr. Miller was the son of the late Joseph Ewing and Harriett Sinclair Miller, and attended public schools in Montgomery and the University of Alabama. He had a military career serving in three wars WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Mr. Miller retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1971. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sinclair Wood Miller Williams. Survivors include: his widow Margaret Wood Miller of Athens, GA; a son, Joseph Ewing Miller III of Winterville, GA; a granddaughter, Margaret Innis Williams of Wilton, Connecticut; a sister, Mary Ewing Miller of Montgomery, Alabama; a niece, Mary Ann McPherson Oliver of California; two nephews, James Curtis McPherson, Jr. of Mississippi and Joseph Miller McPherson of Arizona. The family will be at the residence and receive friends on Friday July 21, from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. The funeral services will be held graveside on Saturday July 22, at 10:30 A.M. in Oconee Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Joseph Berry officiating. If you wish to make a contribution, you may make them to the Salvation Army or to the charity of your choice. Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:12 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000 Dorothy Virginia Spence West Point For Dorothy Virginia Spence, 99, life's journey ended Wednesday, July 12, 2000, at her residence on 105 Old Wells Road, West Point, Georgia, where she had lived for 17 years with her niece and nephew, Ruth Spence Wingate and Donald J. Downs. Initially educated as a school teacher at Shorter College and Peabody College, now part of Vanderbilt University, Miss Spence's brief school teaching experience in rural schools in Georgia, South Carolina, and Oklahoma convinced her that her talents lay in the direction of professional library work. She graduated from the Library School of the University of Illinois in 1931 and enjoyed a lengthy career as a librarian. As State Superior of WPA Library Service Miss Spence initiated and promoted the establishment of the first regional library in Georgia, Athens Regional Library. From that beginning grew the pattern of public library service organizations throughout the state resulting in the establishment of twenty-eight regional or multi-county libraries. Miss Spence was director of Southwest Georgia Regional Library, Bainbridge, GA 1950-71; Assistant State Supervisor of Public Libraries, Albany, GA 1944-50; State and District Supervisor, WPA Library Program, Atlanta, GA 1936-43. Always an avid reader, Miss Spence especially enjoyed discussing books, visiting and corresponding with many friends and family members, listening to classical music, playing bridge, walking, participating in the discussion of current and political events, and traveling extensively all over the world. ''We were a political family,'' Miss Spence often said. Her father was elected a circuit Judge in Southwest Georgia before serving as a U.S. Attorney for the Territory of Alaska. Miss Spence was born December 20, 1900 and spent her early years in Camilla, GA in the historic Gardner Home built by her father Judge Spence. Her family returned from Alaska and resided at 425 Society Avenue, Albany, GA, which served as a permanent address for Miss Spence as she traveled the state and while she worked in Bainbridge. Miss Spence was a member of First Baptist Church of West Point and was active throughout much of her life in church and civic affairs. She described herself proudly as a ''crusading liberal,'' especially for civil rights, children's and women's causes, and the environment. Two nieces and three nephews survive Miss Spence including: Mrs. Ruth Spence Wingate (Mrs. Donald J.) Down of West Point, GA; Mrs. Luanne Spence (Mrs. Benjamin G.) Taylor of San Antonio, TX; Mr. William R. Wingate of Camilla, GA; Mr. William Spence and Mr. Craig H. Spence, both of San Antonio, TX. Her eighteen great nieces and nephews include Dr. Joseph R. Downs, III and Dr. Margaret Downs Schaufler of West Point, GA; Judge Doris L. Downs of Atlanta, GA; and Mr. J. Wingate Downs of Arnoldsville, GA. Daughter of the late Judge William Napoleon Spence and Annie Rogers Curry Spence of Albany, GA, three sisters and three brothers preceded Miss Spence in death, including: Misses Susie and Emily Toy Spence of Albany, GA; Mrs. Ruth Spence (Mrs. H.L.) Wingate of Pelham, GA; Mr. Henry Turner Spence of Albany, GA; Brig. Gen. William Spence of San Antonio, TX; and Mr. Sam Bennett Spence of Wichita Falls, TX. Two nephews, Lt. James Cochran Wingate of Pelham, GA and Mr. Harry Lynnwood Wingate, Jr. of Albany, GA, also predeceased Miss Spence. A memorial service was held on Saturday, July 15 at the First Baptist Church of West Point featuring music, poetry, scripture, and celebrating memories of her long and exemplary life. The family respectfully declines the gift of flowers, requesting that friends consider a memorial gift to the local public library. Miss Spence donated her body for medical education and research to Emory University School of Medicine. McCarthy Funeral Home of West Point handled arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Friday, July 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.