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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 7:41 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Annie Ruth Thompson Hartwell Annie Ruth Browning Thompson, 99, of 261 Fairview Ave. died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Thompson was a daughter of the late Henry and Annie Starr Browning and was the widow of Hurley R. Thompson. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Helen White, and by two sons, Bob Thompson and James Thompson. She was a homemaker and was a member of Liberty Hill United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Nancy Hart Memorial Park with the Rev. Ted Kelley officiating. Survivors include five daughters, Frances Bowers, Janette Thompson, Mary Thompson and Louise Garris, all of Hampton, and Nell Keever, Tucker; a son, Jerry Thompson, Conyers; 19 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Abundant Life Baptist Church, Liberty Hill Church Road, Hartwell, GA 30643. The family is at the residence of Betty Thompson, 419 Old Andersonville Road, and will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:41 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Ruby Wilkerson Crawfordville Ruby Wilkerson, 74, of 6214 Greensboro Road died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000. A native of Washington, Mrs. Wilkerson was a daughter of the late Luther Sr. and Sinor Smith and was the widow of Mall Wilkerson. She was a homemaker and was a member of New Salem Baptist Church. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at New Salem Baptist Church, Washington, with the Rev. R.L. Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Lillian Lee, Washington. McLendon Memorial Funeral Home, Washington, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:41 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Eloise Moon Hayes Cleveland Eloise Moon Hayes, 72, formerly of Jefferson, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000. Mrs. Hayes was a native of Jackson County. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Maxey Hill Baptist Church, Jefferson, with the Revs. Ambrose Jackson and Franklin Winters officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Hazel Summerour, Cleveland; four sons, Nathaniel Moon, Larry Moon, James Kenneth Moon and George Moon, all of Jefferson; two brothers, James A. Shields, Chicago, and Samuel D. Shields, Atlanta; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Eberhart and Son Mortuary, Winder. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:41 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Ruby Sexton Danielsville Ruby Lee Ward Sexton of 808 Peach Orchard Road died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Sexton was a daughter of the late John Wesley and Myrtie Fowler Ward and was the widow of Loyd Sexton. She was preceded in death by three daughters, Myrtie Lou Ingram, Geraldine McElreath and Shelby Jean Brown, and two grandchildren, William Russell Sexton and Rober Dennis McElreath. She was a homemaker and was a member of Jones Chapel United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Chapel United Methodist Church with the Revs. Ray Jenkins, Dennis Kesler and Marvin Coffee officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Ralph Sexton and Leon Sexton, both of Danielsville; a sister, Vera Bowen, Hartwell; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Sexton and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:41 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Mildred Johnson Colbert Mildred Johnson, 80, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the late Jestus and Susie Johnson. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Waggoner's Grove Baptist Church, Colbert, with Pastor Roy L. Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Hitchcock Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Marion Deadwyler, Margaret Howard and Ollie Freeman; a son, Melvin Johnson; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at Gardenview Funeral Chapel, Athens. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:41 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Ottie Richardson Harris Carnesville Ottie Richardson Harris, 82, of 82 Hall Circle died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000. A native of Carnesville, Mrs. Harris was a daughter of the late Jim Little and Mayola Fuller and was the widow of Joe Harris. She was preceded in death by a son, Clarence Mayfield. She was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, where she was a member of Missionary Circle. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Hill Baptist Church, Carnesville, with the Rev. Elbert Starks, Truman Bolden and Willa Jones officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Tommie McCurry; a sister, Ruby Lee Moore, Carnesville; a brother, Roy Lee Linder, Athens; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:41 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Ruth Griffin Haddock Statham Ruth Griffin Haddock, 86, of 343 Price St. died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000. A native of Danby, Mo., Mrs. Haddock was a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Stella Mae Hill Griffin and was the widow of Cosby S. Haddock Sr. She was retired as a self-employed bookkeeper and secretary, and was a member of Kingsland United Methodist Church, Kingsland. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Kingsland United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Griffin Bluff Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis H. Talley, Athens; a son, Bruce Haddock, Oldsmar, Fla.; two stepsons, Cosby S. Haddock Jr., Fairplay, Colo., and Doyle Haddock, Jacksonville, Fla.; two brothers, Robert J. Griffin, Keystone Heights, Fla., T. Edward Griffin, Dallas, Texas; 13 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Edo-Miller-Dekle-Wainwright Funeral Home, Kingsland. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, has charge of local arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:41 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Eunice Virginia Carr Commerce Eunice Virginia Williams Carr, 81, of 206 Cherry St. died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000. A native of Bonifay County, Fla., Mrs. Carr was a daughter of the late Frank and Meddie Capps Williams. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Kent Cranford officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. Survivors include two daughters, Annette Potter, Commerce, and Loleeta Smith, Pensacola, Fla.; five sons, Bill Carr, Milton, Fla., Bobby Ray Carr, Port Smith, Va., Daniel Carr and Joseph Carr, both of Pensacola, and Frank Carr, Deer Park, Texas; a sister, Lois Hilstrom, Williamsburg, Va.; two brothers, Chancey Williams, Roopville, and Porter Williams, Pensacola; 17 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 8:03 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Bettie Webb McClendon Bogart Bettie Webb McClendon, 91, of 1660 Jennings Mill Road died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000. A native of Brandon, Miss., Mrs. McClendon was a daughter of the late Julian Rolle and Bettie Theresa Webb East and was the widow of William Ewart McClendon. She was a graduate of what is now the University of Southern Mississippi and was retired from Brandon Public School System after 37 years as an elementary teacher. She was a member of Brandon First Baptist Church and was a founding member of Rankin County Historical Society. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home, Pearl, Miss., with the Revs. Tom J. Nettles and Farley Earnest officiating. Burial will be in Brandon Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a son, Ronald Webb McClendon, Watkinsville; a sister, Mrs. Clyde Nettles, Brandon; two granddaughters; and three great-granddaughters. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rankin County Historical Society, P.O. Box 841, Brandon, MS 39043. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, has charge of local arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Ina Mae Tate Athens Ina Mae Tate, 85, of 225 Clarke Drive, Athens, died October 23, 2000. Born in Madison County, GA, Mrs. Tate was the daughter of the late Willie R. and Elsie Matthews Bullock. She was a lifelong resident of the Athens area and retired as manager of the outlet store at Thomas Textile. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was predeceased by her husband, Albert M. Tate. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East. The Rev. Elmer Butler will officiate. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be O.P. Jones, Junior Jones, Tim Christopher, Stanley Harris, Henry Ferguson and George Bullock. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Martha Tate of Lawrenceville; and three grandchildren, Katherine Tate, Ashley Tate and Erin Tate. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East. For more information and guest book, go to www.legacy.com. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Lessie Jewell Drake Athens Lessie Jewell Drake, 81, of 1385 Murrell Road died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Drake was a daughter of Jack and Frances Jewell and was the widow of King Drake Sr. She was a homemaker, a child-care provider and was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Stephens. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Willis Chapel of Mack and Payne Funeral Home with the Rev. Dwight Sims officiating and the Revs. Leroy Anderson Jr. and William Johnson assisting. Interment will be in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, King Drake Jr. (Mary) and Robert Lewis Drake (Julia Ermie), both of Athens; niece, Frances Anderson (Willie Clyde), Athens. Four grandchildren, Cynthia, Roy, Bob and Usia Drake, all of Athens; four great-grandchildren, Dennis Hubbard, Tiffany Drake, Shameka Starks and Joseph Starks, all of Athens. A host of great and great-great nieces, great and great-great nephews, cousins and friends. Pallbearers will be Alphonza Cooper, Paul Cunningham, Sammy Lee Cooper, Troy Moore, Fred Mitchell Jr. and Lewis Howard. Flower-bearers will be Mildred Stokes, Kim Rogers, Brinnie Watkins, Evelyn Browner, Mamie Howard and Ruby Tiller. The family may be contacted at the residence. Mack and Payne Funeral Home is serving the Drake Family. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2000 Jane Pressley Bryant Quitman Mrs. Jane Pressley Bryant, a resident of the Presbyterian Home in Quitman and formerly of Oconee County, died Sunday, October 22, 2000. A native of Atlanta, she was predeceased by her husband, Richard A. Bryant Jr. and her son, Robby. Surviving are her sons, Rick of Watkinsville and Ron of Marietta, and three grandchildren. Graveside services will be Wednesday 2:00 P.M. at Arlington Memorial Park in Atlanta, Dr. William Mounts officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Presbyterian Home, Quitman, GA 31643 are requested. The family will visit with friends at the gravesite. Lowndes & McLane Funeral Home, Tucker, (770) 491-3021. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.