Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 25 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 John M. Burdette Elberton John M. Burdette, 82, of 3375 Anderson Highway died Sunday, April 23, 2000. A native of Anderson County, S.C., Mr. Burdette was a son of the late W.W. and Verna Bruce Burdette. He was a retired security guard, was a member of Weslyn Methodist Church, Iva, S.C., and was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Berry Funeral Home with the Revs. Frankie McClain and Phil Kowen officiating. Bural will be in Iva City Cemetery, Iva, S.C. Survivors include his wife, Clara Suttles Burdette; four sisters, Jennie Pruitt and Sara Helms, both of Anderson, Verna Greenway and Carrie McCall, both of Elberton; and a brother, C.J. Burdette, Anderson. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Gertrude N. Owen Eastanollee Gertrude Neitzler Owen, 92, of Ridge Road, formerly of Atlanta, died Monday, April 24, 2000. A native of Gatesville, Texas, Mrs. Owen was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Neitzler and was the widow of John Wilson Owen. She was a homemaker and was a member of Toms Creek Baptist Church and the Sunshine Sunday School Class. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Toms Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Clack Stubbs and Charles Barfield officiating. Burial will be in College Park Cemetery at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Survivors include three daughters, Elizabeth ''Libby'' White, Eastanollee, Johnel Barfield and Viola Gene Sommer, both of Marietta; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Chip White, Chris Collier, Chris Barfield, Chris Ankerich, Ray Clark and Larry White. The family is at the residence on Ridge Road and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Minnelle J. Delay Statham Minnelle Jackson Delay, 86, died Sunday, April 23, 2000. Mrs. Delay was a daughter of the late Noble and Maude Wofford Jackson and was the widow of Harmon Lynmore Delay. She was retired from Empire Manufacturing Co. and was a member of Winder First United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Lary Rary and Danny Shumake officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a son, Billy Jack Delay, Statham; five sisters, Bill Harris and Bertha Floyd, both of Winder, Helen Adcock, Monroe, Jean Gunter, Largo, Fla., and Jimmy Ann Shellnut, Jefferson City, Tenn.; two brothers, Russell Jackson and Joe Jackson, both of Monroe; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Winder First United Methodist Church, 280 N. Broad St., Winder, GA 30680. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Jack Edison Wilson Tucker Jack Edison Wilson, 77, of 3649 Marlborough Drive died Monday, April 24, 2000. A native of McDuffie County, Mr. Wilson was a son of the late Thomas Edison and Estelle W. Wilson. He was a 1940 graduate of Thomson High School and attended Georgia Military College. He was a member of Clarkston United Methodist Church and Andrew M. Wilihin Masonic Lodge No. 136. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was retired from AT&T as an engineer. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Siloam Cemetery, Siloam, with Dr. J. Larry Amos officiating. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Sanders Wilson; two daughter, Mary Elizabeth Wilson Thompson, Milledgeville, and Jacquelyn Wilson Daniell, Snellville; a son, Julian Thomas Wilson, Tucker; and two grandchildren. McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Nelson W. Keye Toccoa Nelson W. Floyd Keye, 73, of 151 Elberton St. died Friday, April 21, 2000. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Keye was a son of the late Cornel and Mandy Keye. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of Crossroads Missionary Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Crossroads Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. G.L. Walton officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, the Rev. Lois Keye; a son, Joseph Williams Keye, Marietta; seven sisters, Dorcus Keye, Beatrice Keye, Beaulah Jackson, Dora Swilling, Betty Arthur and Sadie Barmore, all of Toccoa, and Ruth Williams, Chattanooga, Tenn.; a brother, Willie Clyde Keye, Toccoa; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Mary Nell Bush Cornelia Mary Nell Golden Bush, 70, of Skyland Drive died Sunday, April 23, 2000. A native of Elmore County, Ala., Mrs. Bush was a daughter of the late David D. and Elizabeth Crocket Golden. She was retired as benefits coordinator from Mount Vernon Mills after 16 years and was a member of Cornelia First Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin. Burial will be in Yonah Memorial Gardens. Survivors include her husband, Zeb Bush; three daughters, Martha Mitchell, Gainesville, Mary Schoonmaker, Eatonton, and Nancy House, Mount Airy; three sons, Phillip Bush, Abbeville, S.C., David Bush, Cleveland, and Damon Bush, Cornelia; a brother, W. Hasty Golden, Tallassee, Ala.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Margie G. Trotter Elberton Margie Gantt Trotter, 74, of 1106 Brewers Bridge Road died Sunday, April 23, 2000. A native of Leesville, S.C., Mrs. Trotter was a daughter of the late George and Lennah Gunter Gantt and was the widow of James R. Trotter. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathryn Bobo. She was a retired seamstress at Elberton Manufacturing Co. She was a member of West End Baptist Church and attended Believers Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Hicks Funeral Home with the Revs. Lloyd Shepherd and Waymon Dotson officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Iris Davis, Faye Pierce and Shirley Bobo, all of Elberton; a son, Timothy Trotter, Elberton; two sisters, Blanche Holley, Batesburg, S.C., and Violet Price, Sevierville, Tenn.; and seven grandchildren, of which Mark Bobo, Elberton, was raised in the home. Pallbearers will be Douglas Dickerson, Johnny Chattin, Jeremy Dotson, Steve Gaines, Eddie Martin and Norris Dickerson. Memorials may be made to West End Baptist Church Building Fund. The family is at the residence of Tim and Lisa Trotter, 865 Academy Drive. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Venie M. Richardson Hartwell Venie Myers Richardson, 98, formerly of College Ave. died Sunday, April 23, 2000. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Richardson was a daughter of the late Johnny and Markie Masters Myers and was the widow of Sibley Richardson. She was a homemaker and was a member of Sardis Baptist Church. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Nancy Hart Memorial Park with Dr. Dan Vincent officiating. Survivors include a brother, Ernest P. Myers, Anderson, S.C.; nephews. The family is at their respective residences and will receive friends from 3-3:45 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Mell Brightwell Crawford Mell Brightwell, 65, formerly of Greene County, died Friday, April 21, 2000. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Brightwell was a son of the late Mell Sr. and Dorothy Butler Brightwell. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Siloam Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, Union Point, with the Rev. M.F. Hill officiating. Survivor include two sisters, Rosel Brightwell Walker, Atlanta, and Susie B. Brightwell, Los Angeles; and two brothers, Harold Brightwell, Union Point, and John Brightwell, Las Vegas. The family is at the residence of Harold Brightwell, Watson Ave., Union Point. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Judy Minton Pearson Elberton Judy Minton Pearson, 48, of 2717 Washington Highway died Sunday, April 23, 2000. A native of Wilkes County, N.C., Mrs. Pearson was a daughter of Clifford M. Minton, Elberton, and Mary Edwards Minton Grant, Gastonia, N.C. She was a homemaker and was of the Holiness faith. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Fortsonia Community Cemetery with the Rev. Phillip Hart officiating. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include a daughter, Crystal Minton Smith, Gastonia; a son, Todd Comer Packett, Belmont, N.C.; and a brother, Michael E. Minton, McAdenville, N.C. The family is at the residence. Berry Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Pauline W. Bell Bethlehem Pauline W. Bell, 85, died Monday, April 24, 2000. Mrs. Bell was a daughter of the late Thomas H. and Susie Wilborn Wall and was the widow of Truman Bell. She was retired from Barrow Manufacturing Co. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Jim Stephens and Dr. Becki Jones officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Dru Evans, Bethlehem; a son, Thomas Bell, Bethlehem; two sisters, Doris Healen and Dot Garrett, both of Winder; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Fred Rickman Toccoa Fred Rickman, 77, of Old Church Road died Monday, April 24, 2000. A lifelong resident of Stephens County, Mr. Rickman was a son of the late David Edward and Addie Moore Rickman and was the widower of Drucie Mae Williams Rickman. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was employed by the Toccoa Fire Department for 18 years. He was retired from Coats and Clark and was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home with the Rev. Truitt Brawner officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Eloise Payne Rickman; two sons, Fred W. Rickman, Toccoa, and Bobby Rickman, Martin; two sisters, Willie Kelley, Toccoa, and Betty Hosea, Anderson, S.C.; two brothers, Charles Rickman and Dan Rickman, both of Toccoa; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 4-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Cornelia Howell Dahlonega Cornelia Howell, 65, of 58 Alma St. died Wednesday, April 19, 2000. A native of Royston, Mrs. Howell was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. E.D. McCann. She was a member of Dahlonega First Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dahlonega First Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Mincey officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in Harmony Grove Baptist Church cemetery, Canon. Survivors include her husband, Virstee Howell Sr.; two daughters, Kimberly D. Howell, Dahlonega, and Eleanor Payne, Jamaica, N.Y.; two sons, Virstee Howell Jr., Gilbert, Ariz., and Frank M. Howell, Jamaica, N.Y.; a brother, Robert McCann, Omaha, Neb.; and six grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Jean Butler Lavonia Norma Jean Nasworthy Butler, 69, of 665 Y.W. Vickery Road died Monday, April 24, 2000. A native of Fulton County, Mrs. Butler was a daughter of Mary Catherine Gaines Nasworthy Gilbert, Lavonia, and the late John Wiley Nasworthy. She was a homemaker and was a former volunteer at Georgia Regional Hospital. She was a member of Mount Carmel Christian Church and was a former member of Druid Hills Civitan Club. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Abundant Life Baptist Church, Hartwell, with the Rev. Ted Kelley officiating. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Thomas A. Butler Sr.; two daughters, Dona Lynn B. Kenney, Norcross, and Mary Ann B. Morris, Buford; two sons, Thomas A. Butler Jr., Lawrenceville, and Don D. Butler, Lavonia; a sister, Pat Vaughn, Lavonia; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Abundant Life Baptist Church, P.O. Box 237, Hartwell, GA 30643, or to the American Cancer Society, Hart County Chapter, 97 Benson St., Hartwell, GA 30643. Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Rita Ellis Lavonia Rita Helen Allen Ellis, 79, of 4521 Providence Church Road died Saturday, April 22, 2000. A native of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Ellis was a daughter of the late Charles and Cleo Park Allen and was the widow of Bruce M. Ellis. She was a homemaker and was a Jehovah's Witness. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Bary Goodyear officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia E. Parnell, Hartwell; a son, David B. Ellis, St. Petersburg, Fla.; two brothers, James Allen, Lavonia, and David Allen, Santa Ana, Calif.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Evelyn Louise Blackwell West Columbia, S.C. Evelyn Louise Epps Blackwell, 82, died Monday, April 24, 2000. A native of Athens, Mrs. Blackwell was a daughter of the late John Tooner and Ruby Mae Godfrey Epps and was the widow of Joseph Wesley Blackwell Sr. She was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church and was a life-member of United Methodist Women. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dunbar Funeral Home. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Beverly B. Ramsey, Charleston, S.C.; a son, Joseph W. Blackwell Jr., West Columbia; a brother, Millard Epps, Athens; and four grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Max E. Wellman Commerce Max E. Wellman, 78,. of 341 B. Wilson Road died Sunday, April 23, 2000. A native of Oceana County, Miss., Mr. Wellman was a son of the late E.Z. and Viola Loncor Wellman. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force as a technical sergeant and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church and was a life member of Disabled American Veterans. He was a member of Hudson Lodge 294, a 32 degree Scottish Ride Mason and was a member of Yaarb Temple. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Revs. A. Calvin Forrester and Brad Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Blondine Herbert Wellman; two daughters, Rebecca DeGruson, Pittsburg, Kan., and Viola Weisinger, Leavenworth, Kan.; a son, C.E. Wellman, Colleville, Texas; two stepsons, Charles Westmoreland, Commerce, and Scott Westmoreland, Coral Springs, Fla.; six grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Janet Marie Smith Arlington, Va. Janet Marie Smith, 49, formerly of Cairo, Egypt, died Sunday, April 23, 2000. A native of Athens, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of Dr. Howard R. ''Ted'' and Gwendolyn Collins Smith, Athens. She was an advocate and policy expert on women's reproductive health and rights, helping Egypt, Morocco, the Philippines, Nepal, Madagascar and Turkmenistan. She received a bachelor's degree in art history from Wellesley, a master's degree in education from Harvard and a Ph.D. in medical sociology from Boston University. She formerly worked with and developed policy for the developmentally disabled in Georgia. She was a gardener. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include her husband, James E. Vermillion; a son, Christopher Vermillion, Arlington; and two brothers, Dr. Richard Smith, Providence, R.I., and Dr. David Smith, Buffalo, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of Northern Virginia. Advent Funeral Services has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 8:09 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Robert Lee Cornett Greensboro Robert Lee Cornett, 84, of 1061 Willow Run Road died Monday, April 24, 2000. A native of Gilmer County, Mr. Cornett was a son of the late Luther and Alice Maud Woodall Cornett and was the widower of Nellie Glover Bowers Cornett. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of East Point Southwest Christian Church. He was retired as water filtration supervisor for the city of East Point and was a former transport officer for Fulton County Department of Corrections. Services will be at noon Wednesday in Hillcrest Cemetery, East Point, with the Rev. Dan Atkinson officiating. Survivors include two sons, Hamilton Lee Cornett, Greensboro, and Robert Gary Cornett, Dawsonville; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at McCommons Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 25, 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 7:52 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2000 Catherine Glenn Dillard Athens Catherine Glenn Dillard, 92, of Lanier Gardens died Monday, April 24, 2000. A native of Abbeville, SC, Mrs. Dillard had lived in Madison County most of her life. She was the daughter of Walter Langlin and Mary Rebecca Nichols Glenn. She was the widow of Glenn Newton Dillard Sr. and was preceded in death by a daughter, Ann Dillard Fuller. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Athens. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Dr. Jon Appleton and Rev. Frank Granger officiating. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Glenn and Kaye Dillard, Athens; a daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Loring Lee, Sumter, SC, and a daughter, Susan Dillard Wood, Carrollton, GA; ten grandchildren, four great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Those desiring to do so may make contributions to the First Baptist Church, 355 Pulaski Street, Athens, GA 30601 or to the Athens Y.M.C.A., 915 Hawthorne Avenue, Athens, GA 30606. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Bernstein Funeral Home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Tuesday, April 25, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.