Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 23 Sep 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 11:37 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 Jessie Lee Byrd Collins, Miss. Jessie Lee Williams Byrd, 81, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Byrd was a homemaker and was a member of Temple Baptist Church of Seminary. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa, with the Revs. Wayne Marcus and Kenneth Moon officiating. Burial will be in Toms Creek Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Woodrow Byrd; four daughters, Mary Newman, North Carolina, Frankie Ehrzatt, Collins, Angela Benoit, Atlanta, and Kay Blackwell, Arkansas; a stepson, Bennie Byrd, Texas; two sisters, Sally Stiles, Andrews, N.C., and Mary Jo Stephenson, Morganton, N.C.; two brothers, John Hodge and Claude Hodge, both of Andrews; 13 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 9-11 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:37 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 Wes Bradberry Winder Wes Bradberry, 82, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000. A native of Barrow County, Mr. Bradberry was a son of the late William and Maggie Page Bradberry. He was retired from Wrigley Co. as a security guard. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home with the Revs. Linwood Smith and Mike McLemore officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Dot Bradberry; a daughter, Gail B. Hughes, Winder; two grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:37 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 'Deb' Watson Talmo Harold Eugene ''Deb'' Watson, 66, of 2149 Mountain Creek Road died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Watson was a son of the late Bud and Dessie Cannon Watson. He was retired from McEver Packing Co. after 30 years and was a member of Mountain Creek Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Myron Lackie and Jeff Langley officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Ruthie Cochran Watson; two sons, Randall Watson, Pennsylvania, and Travis Watson, Jefferson; a stepson, Conrad Ray, Atlanta; five sisters, Dean Beatty, Betty Boyd, Shirley Jacobs and Elaine Jacobs, all of Pendergrass, and Peggy Elrod, Maysville; a brother, Donald Watson, Maysville; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Alvin Love, Waymon Love, Larry Love, Hoyt Love, Gary Watson, Jason Powell, Clelle Kinney and Loyd Craven. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mountain Creek Baptist Church, Mountain Creek Road, Pendergrass, GA 30567 or to the American Cancer Society. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:37 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 H.F. Sims Winder H.F. Sims, 84, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000. A native of Barrow County, Mr. Sims was a son of the late Jim and Alice Wages Sims. He was a member of Midway Christian Church, was a retired carpenter and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Cole officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Sims, Winder; two sons, Buddy Sims and Phil Sims, both of Winder; a sister, Mary Alice Lovan, Pawley's Island, S.C.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:37 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 Edgar G. Blackwell Toccoa Edgar Goldlee Blackwell, 77, of 669 Avon St. died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Blackwell was a son of the late Henry and Lula Yearwood Blackwell. He was a self-employed brick mason and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home with the Revs. Johnny Brady and Barney Gerrin officiating. Burial will be in Toccoa City Cemetery with military honors accorded by VFW Post 4346. Survivors include his wife, Essie Mae Sisk Blackwell; two daughters, Jean Payne and Joyce Bohannon, both of Toccoa; a son, Jimmy Blackwell, Toccoa; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Blackwell, James Stowe, Wayne Bohannon, Luther Ramey, Charles Norris and Donny Blackwell. 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, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:37 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 Steed Lyle Simons Warrenton Steed Lyle Simons, 84, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000. A native of Taliaferro County, Mr. Simons was a son of the late Jule C. and Edna Gertrude Lyle Simons. He was retired as a policeman from Crawfordville, was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of Crawfordville Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Sandy Cross Baptist Church, Crawfordville, with Jeffrey Perdue officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Rena Grimsley Simons, Cedartown; three daughters, Faye McBee and Martha Perdue, both of Marietta, and Judy Kinser, Muscle Shoals, Ala.; a son, Ronald Simons, Winston; three sisters, Mary Dean Moore, Washington, Lucy Nell Daley, Hampton, Va., and Barbara Ann Combs, Union Point; three brothers, Jack Simons, Elberton, Thomas Simons, Crawfordville, and Ralph Simons, Greensboro; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:37 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 'Eddie' Reed Hartwell Edward Clyde ''Eddie'' Reed, 40, of 43 Lakeshore Circle died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000. A native of Corcoran, Calif., Mr. Reed was a son of Charles Edward Reed and the late Peggy Darnell Reed. He was a graduate of Athens Tech with a degree in auto mechanics, was a U.S. Navy veteran and attended Cornerstone Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Strickland Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Meeks officiating. Burial will be in Reed Creek Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his father, include his wife, Kathy Sturm Reed; two sons, Billy Clyde Reed and Edward Charles Reed, both of Hartwell; four sisters, Julie Stevenson, Nancy Miller, Shawn Baker and Mickey Reed, all of Hartwell; and a brother, Robert Reed, Hartwell. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Eddie's children's scholarship funds, c/o Northeast Georgia Bank, Hartwell, or to Cornerstone Baptist Church Foundation Fund, P.O. Box 746, Hartwell, GA 30643. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:37 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 Catherine Escoe Ray Athens Catherine Escoe Ray of 110 William Drive died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000. A native of Richmond County, Mrs. Ray was a daughter of the late Jessie Jack and Mary Bell Embry Escoe. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Ray. She was retired from Century 21 Benny Payne Realty for 15 years and was a former member of the board of directors of the Athens Regional Attention Home. She was a member of Boggs Chapel United Methodist Church, the board of directors of the Athens Area Board of Realtors and the Mary Escoe Christian Women's Circle. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bernstein Funeral Home with the Rev. Claude McBride officiating. Survivors include her husband, Jack S. Ray; three daughters, Kelley Nelms, Athens, Karen Jenkins, Grand Junction, Colo., and Nancy Holzhauer, Dallas; four sons, Carey Nelms, Bogart, David Nelms, Farmington, Randy Ray, Colbert, and Chip Ray, Ball Ground; a sister, Jackie Young, Athens; three brothers, Jimmy Escoe, Hull, Gary Escoe, Oakwood, and Freddy Escoe, Athens; 12 grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice, P.O. Box 6588, Athens, GA 30604. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:37 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 Agnes A. Harrison Eastanollee Agnes Aderholdt Harrison, 86, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000. A lifelong resident of Stephens County, Mrs. Harrison was a daughter of the late Jesse and Ida Payne Aderholdt and was the widow of Ed W. Harrison. She was a member of Eastanollee First Baptist Church and the Truth Seekers Sunday School Class. She was a retired grammar school teacher and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia and was a supporter of the UGA Alumni Association. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eastanollee First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Liberty Hill Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include a son, Herb Harrison, Eastanollee; a sister, Pauline Culpepper, Evans; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren; and a step-great-great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to Eastanollee First Baptist Church Building Fund or to Boy Scout Troop 217. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:37 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 The Rev. Percy Williams Sr. Winder The Rev. Percy Louis Williams Sr., 62, of 223 Brook Lane died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000. A native of Tennessee, Mr. Williams was a son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Willie Williams. He was pastor of Austin Chapel Baptist Church for 14 years. Survivors include his wife, Harriet Williams; a daughter, Cynthia Denise Johnson, Clarkston; three sons, Lydell Williams, Conyers, Terrance Williams, Lithonia, and Percy Louis Williams Jr., Atlanta; four brothers, the Rev. Robert Williams and James Williams, both of Chattanooga, Tenn., Isadore Williams, Philadelphia, and Willie C. Williams, Buffalo, N.Y.; a sister, Evangelist Beulah M. Stoudimere, Chattanooga; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Austin Chapel Baptist Church with the Revs. Clinton Sorrells, Ronald Hill, Harold Williams, Robert Williams, Tommy Mayweather and Evangelist Beulah Stoudimere officiating. Burial will be in Crestlawn Cemetery, Atlanta, at noon Monday. Eberhart and Son Mortuary has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:07 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 Kim White Meyer Commerce Mrs. Kim White Meyer age 24 of Commerce, GA, and formerly of Suwanee, GA, died Thursday in an automobile accident. Surviving are her husband Mr. Randy Meyer of Commerce, GA; parents Ralph and Elaine Kimbro White of Suwanee, GA; brother Cory White of Suwanee, GA; mother- in-law and father-in-law: Cindy Wydick Perry and Talmadge Perry of Commerce, GA.; father-in-law and mother-in-law: Freddie and Cindy Meyer of Moultrie; brother-in-law: Fred Meyer of Athens, GA, Alvin Meyer of Athens, GA, and Eli Meyer of Moultrie, GA; several aunts and uncles and cousins. Mrs. Meyer was born in DeKalb County. She was a 1994 graduate of North Gwinnett High School, Suwanee. She attended the University of GA. She was employed with GA Dept. of Public Safety as a license examiner at GA State Patrol Post in Lawrenceville. She was a member of Shadowbrook Baptist Church Suwanee, GA. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, September 24, 2000, at 2 P.M. at Shadowbrook Baptist Church Suwanee with the Rev. Bobby Linkous and Dr. David Bernthal officiating. Interment in Gwinnett Memorial Park, Lawrenceville, GA. All public safety officers will serve as honorary escort. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Arrangements by Flanigan Funeral Home Buford, GA, 770-932-1133. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:07 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 Sarah Ann Bond Carnesville Sarah Ann Bond, 69, of 1980 Sumter Street, Atlanta, GA, passed away at her home September 21, 2000. Born April 3, 1931, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Grady and May Singleton Bond. She was predeceased by five brothers, Harber, Venson, Fred, Leon and Henry ''Preacher'' Bond, and two sisters, Doris Howe and Earlene Bond. She was a retired typesetter with Globe Ticket Company. She was a member of the Indian Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include: one brother and sister-in-law, Russell and Doris Kennedy Bond, Notasulga, Alabama; Sister-in-law, Nettie Forester Bond, Carnesville, GA; a number of nieces and nephews. Services will be Sunday afternoon at 2 pm at the Indian Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Bobby Jones and Rev. Larry Davison. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body is at the Ginn Funeral Home and will be placed in the church, 1:30 pm Sunday. The family is at the home of Virginia Kennedy, 10626 Old Federal Road, Carnesville, Ga. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9pm Saturday evening at the funeral home. www.legacy.com Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:08 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2000 Bessie Mae Fowler Dewy Rose Mrs. Bessie Mae LaCount Fowler, 80, of 2544 Nickville Road, Dewy Rose, Georgia, died Tuesday, September 19, 2000, at the Elbert Memorial Hospital in Elberton, Georgia. Mrs. Fowler was born in Madison County, October 14, 1919, daughter of the late William and Amanda Crawford LaCount. She was a homemaker and member of the Bowman Church of God. Mrs. Fowler and her late husband were involved in Nursing Home and Children's Ministry. Her husband was the late Thomas Haskell Fowler. Survivors include: Son and Daughter-in-law, Paul Thomas and Carole Fowler, Bowman, Georgia; Brother, Sam LaCount, Bessemer City, North Carolina; 2 Grandchildren; 1 Great Grandchild; Family friend, Malcolm Bowers. Preceded in death by three sons: Wayne, Gerald David and Bobby Jason Fowler. Preceded in death by three brothers: Paul, Roy and John Thomas (J.T.) LaCount. Funeral services for Mrs. Fowler were 2 p.m. Friday, September 22, 2000, at the Bowman Church of God with the Rev. Sammy Cutshall, the Rev. Leon Suttles and the Rev. Johnny Stowe officiating. Burial was in the Hillcrest cemetery. The family is at the home of Paul and Carole Fowler, 3261 Five Forks Road, Bowman, Georgia. Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.