Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 23 Apr 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 8:39 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 Everton Chambers Athens Everton Chambers, 42, of 115 Willow St., died Thursday, April 20, 2000. A native of Jamaica, Mr. Chambers was a son of Myrtle Chambers. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Pompey's Chapel Baptist Church cemetery, Washington, with the Rev. W.R. Ferrell officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Latashia Ervin, Douglasville; a son, Devon Ervin, Douglasville; a sister, Brenda Kennedy, Washington; and two brothers, Ansley Chambers, Tampa, Fla., and Gardner T. Dalton, Washington. Davenport-McLendon Funeral Home, Washington, has charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:39 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 Annie Lou Rich Danielsville Annie Lou Booth Rich, 87, of 25 Mathis Road, died Saturday, April 22, 2000. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Rich was a daughter of the late William Singleton and Carrie Carter Booth, was the widow of Charles L. Rich, and was preceded in death by two daughters, Margie R. Brown and Mildred R. Harris. She was retired from Georgia Sportswear and was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Providence Baptist Church with the Revs. Johnny Tucker and Albert Vaughn officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will in the church cemetery. Survivors include three sisters, Ruby M. Weeks, Fairfax, Va., Nellie B. Watson, Danielsville, and Addie B. Wilson, Greenville, S.C.; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Billy Booth, Bobby Booth, Wesley Chandler, Tim Hardman, Jr. McGee, D.L. Mealor, Jr. Shields and Nelson Stovall. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Brown's Funeral Home. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:39 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 Notie Yearby Athens Notie B. Yearby, 85, of 190 Augusta Ave., Apt. B, died Thursday, April 20, 2000. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Yearby was a daughter of Roy Johnson and Nora Johnson Yearby. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Fair Play Baptist Church, Hull, with the Rev. Gazzara Mitchell officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Margie Yearby, Athens; three sisters, Mamie L. Crawford and Juanita Johnson, both of Athens, and Myra Johnson, Washington, D.C.; three brothers, Roy Johnson, Sarasota, Fla., Fordie Johnson, Athens, and John Henry Johnson, Decatur; a grandchild; three great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:39 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 Melburn Segars Toccoa David Melburn Segars, 71, of 1182 Garland Road, died Saturday, April 22, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Segars was a son of the late Stephen David and Sallie Carroll Segars, and was preceded in death by a son, William David Segars. He was retired from Harmony Grove Mills and was a volunteer fireman with Pocataligo Fire Department. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at New Hope Baptist Church with the Revs. David Sosebee, Jimmy Owensby and Dillard Austin officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Reba McKie Segars; a daughter, Inez Hembree, Maysville; three sons, Troy Segars, Homer, Wayne Segars, Lincolnton, and Kenneth Segars, Danielsville; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Wade Segars, Scotty Segars, Edward Segars, Jeff Segars, Jonathan Segars and Stephen Segars. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Pocataligo Fire Department. The family will be at the residence and will receive friends Sunday afternoon and night. Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa, has charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:39 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 Gerald Mitchell Sr. Jefferson Gerald Randall ''Jerry'' Mitchell Sr., 60, of 620 Payneville Road, died Saturday, April 22, 2000. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Mitchell was a son of A.G. and Lottie Toney Mitchell, Jefferson. He was co-owner of Mitchell Hardware and Lumber and was a member of Brockton Road Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Brockton Road Baptist Church with the Revs. Jesse Mealor and Hulon Hill officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Methodist Church cemetery. Survivors in addition to his parents include his wife, Linda Scales Mitchell; a daughter, Shane Chaisson, Jefferson; a son, Mitch Mitchell, Jefferson; a brother, Billy Mitchell, Jefferson; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Bill Mitchell, Billy Norris, Joe Elrod, Jeff Potts, Danny Hart, Lamar Roberts, Timmy Little, Talmadge Green and Clay Dale. Evans Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:39 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 Betty Sue Allen Canon Betty Sue Bratcher Allen, 59, of 750 Roper Road, died Saturday, April 22, 2000. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Allen was a daughter of the late Tom and Julia Mae Sullivan Bratcher. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cross Roads Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Ben Coleman officiating. Burial will be in the Cross Roads Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Robert Thomas Allen, Canon; three sons, Nelson Allen, Danielsville, Wendell Allen, Royston, and Ronnie Allen, Canon; four sisters, Louise Hicks, Edna Davis, Margie Holland and Sara Andrews, all of Lavonia; a brother, Bobby Bratcher, Lavonia; and six grandchildren. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:39 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 Eva Archibald Augusta Eva Leenell Archibald, 64, died Friday, April 21, 2000. A native of Cleveland, Miss., Mrs. Archibald was a daughter of the late Lester and Ben Roby Finley Stanton, and was the widow of Millard Price Archibald. She was a retired social worker. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Peachtree Memorial Park, Norcross. Survivors include a brother, Robert Stanton, Mt. View, Tenn. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, has charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:39 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 Sadie Robinson Winder Sadie Bentley Robinson, 85, died Friday, April 21, 2000. Mrs. Robinson was a daughter of the late Alice Birts and Homer Luther Bentley, and was the widow of W.H. ''Robbie'' Robinson. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Winder. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Christian Church of Winder with the Rev. John Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Betsy R. Pritchard, Canton, and Melissa Donaldson, Ellijay; a son, W.H. Robinson III, Rome; two sisters, Helen Bachelder, Athens, and Myrna Morris, Winder; a brother, Allen Bentley, Monroe; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 3-5 and 6:30-8:30 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Foundation, 1841 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30329, or the First Christian Church of Winder. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:39 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 John Scott Cornelia John Ervin Scott, 69, of 808 Galloway St., died Thursday, April 20, 2000. A native of Banks County, Mr. Scott was a son of the late Jasper and Lithia Scott. He was a member of the Israel C.M.E. Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Israel C.M.E. Church, Cornelia, with the Revs. Keith Ellison and Oliver Dorsey officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Level Grove Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Latrella Scott; a son, Victor L. Scott, Alto; three sisters, Bertha Davis, Easley, S.C., Ninia Mayfield, Toccoa, and Mary Broner, Cornelia; three brothers, Amos Scott, Cartersville, Herschel Scott, Baltimore, and Barkely Scott, Cornelia; and five grandchildren. The family will be at the residence. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa, has charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:39 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 Henry Lomax Madison Henry Grady Lomax, 75, of 707 South Main St., died Friday, April 21, 2000. A native of Morgan County, Mr. Lomax was a son of the late Ann Griffith and Edward Lomax. He was the retired vice president of Banks of Madison and was a member of the Lion's Club, the American Legion and the VFW. He was the Sunday School Treasurer and member of the Madison Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Madison Memorial Park with Dr. Jim Ross officiating. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn B. Lomax; a son, Kirby Murdoch, Madison; two sisters, Agnes Childs, Madison, and Dorothy Flanigan, Athens. The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. today at Simmons Funeral Home. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:56 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 Sarah Brown Royston, Georgia Mrs. Sarah Margaret Dixon Brown, 82, of 1246 Shirley Rd., Royston, Georgia died Friday, April 21, 2000 at Cobb Memorial Hospital in Royston, Georgia. Mrs. Brown was born in Elbert County, July 21, 1917 daughter of the late Joe and Alice Colvard Dixon. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Her husband was the late Robert N. Brown. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Gloria Brown, Royston, Georgia; a granddaughter, Suzanne Brown, Royston, Georgia; two sisters, Willie Pearson and Hattie Hall, both of Royston, Georgia; a brother, Robert Dixon, Royston, Georgia; she was preceded in death by one son, Robert Michael Brown. Funeral services for Mrs. Brown will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 2000 at the Chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Williard Crider officiating. Burial will follow in the Mill Shoal Baptist Church cemetery. The family is at the home of Tim and Gloria Brown, 1232 Shirley Road, Royston, Georgia. Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:56 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 William C. Reynolds Athens Mr. William C. ''Billy'' Reynolds, age 72, 298 Lenox Road, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2000. A native of Warren County, Mr. Reynolds had lived here in Clarke County most of his life. He was the son of the late Alfred C. and Effie Lexie Askew Reynolds. He was retired from the Benson Bread Company after 43 years as a route salesman. He was a member and deacon of the Central Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Vivian Williams Reynolds, Athens; son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Deborah Reynolds, Nicholson; son, Richard Reynolds, Athens; daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Chad Hargrave, Woodstock; and daughter, Karen Archer, Athens; sisters, Ruby Smith and Myrtle Ray, both of Athens and Mattie Couch, Tyron; nine grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 24, from the chapel of Bernstein Funeral Home with the Revs. Randy Smith, Horace Couch and Robert Passmore officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Junior Askew, Benny English, Ned Couch, Rick Smith, Bobby Williams and Danny Wilson. Honorary pallbearers will be C.P. Shaw, Ben Vaughn, Kenneth Hammond, Harold Sorrow, Chandler Ray and Ed Gulley. The family will receive friends Sunday evening at Bernstein from 7-9 p.m. Bernstein Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:34 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2000 Jessie Henrietta Beusse Bright Mancos Co. Henrietta Bright, 96, passed away April 20, 2000, at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, Co., where she had lived since 1993. Henrietta was a very loving, caring friend to many who will truly miss her. Henrietta was born September 8, 1903 in Athens, Ga., to Jessie (Middlebrooks) and Jesse Hoyt Beusse. She graduated Athens High School in 1920; attended Glen Eden in CT and the University of Georgia where she was a Phi Mu; graduated from St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, Richmond, Va. She worked as a Registered Nurse in Va. and S.C. hospitals. In 1937 she married Graham Bernard Bright of Richmond. A former professor at V.P.I. (now Va. Tech) in Blacksburg, Va., Graham had served in WWI and later served in WWII. After his death in 1947, she lived and worked in Beckley, W.V., where she was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (1950-63). Returning to Athens, she was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church (1963-93) and most recently St. Paul's in Mancos, Co. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Jesse Beusse; brother Thomas C. Beusse; husband Col. Graham B. Bright; grandson Phillip Andrew Steckel. She is survived by daughter Rita Graham Bright and son-in-law Don Lathrop of Hesperus, Co.; granddaughters Jesseka Zeleike of Tucson, AZ., and Julie Wren of Boulder, Co.; sister Ruth Beusse of Athens; sister-in-law, Anna Belle Beusse and nephew Tom Beusse of Athens; cousins Dorothy Hogue Nicholas of Celloden, W.V.; Ann Cabaniss of Athens; and Tom Greer of Dalton, Ga. At her request, there will be cremation and interment of ashes at Arlington National Cemetery. Death was due to natural causes. Ertel Funeral Home, Cortez, Colo., has charge of the arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner Herald, Sunday, April 23, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.