Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 21 Nov 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 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Louise Garrett Commerce Louise Garrett, 70, of 20 Andrew Jackson St. died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Garrett was a daughter of the late Baxter and Agnes Parson Snipes and was the widow of Calvin Ryles and Alfred Garrett. She was a textile worker. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Ivie Funeral Home with the Rev. Garrett officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Janice Waldroup, Commerce; there sons, Calvin Rylee, Commerce, Thomas Rylee, Maysville, and Wayne Snipes, Homer; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Emily Thornton Smith Albany Emily Thornton Smith, 86, of 902 Gay Drive, formerly of Watkinsville, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. A native of Calhoun County, Ala., Mrs. Smith was the widow of Thomas Frederick Smith Sr. and was preceded in death by a daughter, Janice Chandler. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Home Demonstration Club and the Rowena Garden Club. She was formerly active in 4-H and was a member of Patmos Freewill Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Patmos Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. John Amburger officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Montine Ondracek, Watkinsville, and June Cox, Albany; two sons, Frederick Smith Jr., Duluth, and Jerry Smith, Arlington; a sister, Avice Thorton Monfort, Shellman; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Mathews Funeral Home, Albany, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Sara Bruce Williams Cornelia Sara Bruce Williams, 77, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Williams was a daughter of the late Audis and Flora Whitworth Bruce and was the widow of George C. Williams. She was former owner of Williams Tire Co. and worked for 14 years in the Habersham County tax commissioner's office. She was a member of Cornelia Christian Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with David Terrell officiating. Burial will be in Baldwin City Cemetery. Survivors include four sons, Donald Williams, Jerry Williams, Randy Williams and Clint Williams, all of Cornelia; two sisters, Bobbie Pilgrim, Decatur, and Becky Bridges, Loganville; two brothers, Rudy Bruce, Cornelia, and Leonard Bruce, Atlanta; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Hand in Hand Hospice, 2150 Limestone Parkway, Gainesville, GA 30501. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Harold H. Hooper Jonesboro Harold H. Hooper died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. Mr. Hooper was a retired truck driver for Mason Dixon Truck Lines and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Teamsters Union 728 and was a member of Jonesboro First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Rebecah Elaine Hooper. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Jonesboro First Baptist Church with the Drs. Dean Haun and Alan Purdie officiating. Burial will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Hooper; a son, Phil Hooper, Houston, Texas; a sister, Joyce England, Athens; and a brother, Robert Hooper, Athens. Pallbearers will be Stan Scarboro, Carl Zaglin, Greg Dickens, Sam McBrayer, Gene Pruitt, Stan Whithead, Ronnie Hamilton and Steve England. Honorary pallbearers will be the Lion-Hearted Sunday School class. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rise Up from the Ashes Building Fund, First Baptist Church of Jonesboro or to the Music Ministry of John Wesley United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas. Tara Garden Chapel, Jonesboro, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Vernon Crosby Jr. Canon Vernon Crosby Jr., 58, of 40 Morningside Way died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000. A native of Monroe, La., Mr. Crosby was a son of the late Bill Vernon Crosby and Edna Conley Crosby. He was employed by Tide Water Construction, was a veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of Joy Baptist Church. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Revs. Steve Stephens and Ray Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Karen Sorrow Crosby; five daughters, Theresa Cox, Pasadena, Texas, Angela Bernshausen, Lake Jackson, Texas, Melissa Steves, Angleton, Texas, Amanda Crosby, Redmond, Ore., and Jessica Alexander, Canon; two sons, Jason Alexander and Joshua Alexander, Canon; three sisters, Jessie Mae Dyson, Bogalusa, La., Bonnie Ann Tullier, Baton Rogue, La., and Lillian Mathney, Wingo, Ky.; five brothers, Wilson Crosby, Ponchatoula, La., Larry Crosby, Amite, La., David Crosby Addison, Jackson, Richard Crosby, Bush, La., and Jerry Crosby, Bogalusa; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Clayton Sexton, Brandon Sexton, Jonathan Sexton, Jamie Sorry and Chad Stephens. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Beulah L. Loudermilk Bristol, Tenn. Beulah LaCount Loudermilk, 92, formerly of Mount Airy, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Loudermilk was a daughter of the late Bud and Dora Franklin LaCount and was the widow of J.A. Loudermilk. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Gladys Booher and Ethel Brown. She was a homemaker, a quilter and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Antioch Baptist Church, Mount Airy, with the Rev. Jerry Mize officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Survivors include a daughter, Juanita Jones, Bristol; five sons, James E. Loudermilk, Bluff City, Tenn., Johnny H. Loudermilk, Bristol, Reece C. Loudermilk, Mountain City, Tenn., Homer Loudermilk, Liberty, Ind., and Charles A. Loudermilk, Mount Airy; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Central Holston Christian Church, 261 Sandbar Road, Bristol, TN 37620 or to Antioch Baptist Church, 2175 Antioch Church Road, Mount Airy, GA 30563. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Johnny Peek Greensboro Johnny Peek, 70, of 1220 Bethany Church Road died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2000. A native of Taliaferro County, Mr. Peek was a son of the late Terrance ''Tat'' and Lucille Powell Peek. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with the Rev. Anthony Bryant officiating. Survivors include his wife, Annie Ruth Peek; a daughter, Jennifer Peek Blair, Greensboro; a son, Johnny Leon Peek, Athens; two sisters, Ruby Peek, Crawfordville, and Idonia Peek, Sharon; and four brothers, Charlie Peek, Union Point, Clarence Peek, Atlanta, William Peek and Ed Peek, both of New York. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Frances Edwards Hartwell Frances Hall Edwards, 96, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Edwards was a daughter of the late Joel T. and Georgia Ann Vernon Hall and was the widow of Richard L. ''Joe'' Edwards. She was a homemaker and was a member of United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of the American Revolution and Hartwell First Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Strickland Funeral Home with Dr. F. Hugh Kirby officiating. Burial will be in Northview Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie Temples, Hartwell; a son, Vernon Edwards, Hartwell; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Mike Edwards, Joe Edwards, Tony Temples, Matthew Temples, Christopher Plymel and Timothy Temples. The family is at their respective residences and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Ollie Mae Poss Holly Springs Ollie Mae Conwell Poss, 69, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000. Mrs. Poss was the widow of Wallace Poss. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Meadow Baptist Church, Danielsville, with the Rev. Robert Woodall and Dr. Floyd Falany officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Judy West, Lilburn; a son, Dr. Michael Poss, Carrollton; a sister, Louise Sims, Bogart; a brother, L.T. Conwell, Elberton; and four grandchildren. Huey Funeral Home, Canton, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Annie P. Wood Ellenwood Annie Polly Wood, 74, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Wood was a daughter of Marion Brown and Annie Bell Stepp. She was retired as a teacher from Guice and Jereome Jones elementary schools after 42 years. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia, a T-6 and a master's degree from Emory University. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ward Funeral Home, Stockbridge, with Dr. Donald Brett officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Gardens. Survivors include her husband, Calvin Wood; two sisters, Mrs. Ralph Howard, Decatur, and Wineva Brown, Jefferson; two brothers, Enoch Brown and Rutherford Brown, both of Jefferson; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Maggie Lee Wright Hartwell Maggie Lee Wood Wright, 71, of 1255 Nancy Hart School Road died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Wright was a daughter of the late Johnny and Endia Jordan Wood. She was a member of Lavonia Church of God and was a homemaker. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lavonia Church of God with the Revs. David Wilson and Willard Fitzpatrick officiating. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, Hulie Lee Wright; a daughter, Marie Wright Reed, Hartwell; two sons, William Wright, Hartwell, and Roger Wright, Toccoa; a brother, Robert Wood, Bowersville; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Marie Wright Reed, 1187 Nancy Hart School Road, Hartwell, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Hamby Funeral Home, Lavonia. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 10:19 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2000 Daisy Lee Shaw Athens Mrs. Daisy Lee Shaw, 95, of 525 West Hancock Avenue, Athens, died November 18, 2000. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 21, 2000, at First AME Church with the Rev. Dr. George R. LaShure, officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 12 noon. Burial will be in Eastlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Shaw is survived by a devoted daughter-in-law, Ruby S. Shaw, Athens; one granddaughter, Myhia S. Williams, Augusta, GA; five great-grandchildren, and cousins, Mary F. Johnson, Stone Mountain, GA and Ellis Johnson, Austell, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Lovie Brooks, Athens; husband, Charlie Burrell Shaw, Athens; son, Charles M. Shaw, Athens; and daughter, Ramona Shaw Prater, Athens. Gardenview Funeral Chapel has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.