Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 25 July 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 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Oscar Pasco Suertefelipe Winder Oscar Pasco Suertefelipe, 63, died Sunday, July 23, 2000. Mr. Suertefelipe was a son of the late Santiago and Josephina Suertefelipe. He was retired from the U.S. Navy and served in Vietnam. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. C.M. Carruthers officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Lois Suertefelipe; two daughters, Mary Ann Childers and Patricia Ann Vaughn, both of Winder; a son, Phillip Suertefelipe, Winder; a sister, Evaling Suertefelipe, Philippines; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Eula Shockley Wright Greentown, Ind. Eula Shockley Wright, 88, died Thursday, July 20, 2000. A native of Whitleyville, Tenn., Mrs. Wright was a daughter of the late Cleveland and Etter Jenkins Raines and was the widow of Fenley Shockley and of Homer K. Wright. She was preceded in death by a son, Cager Shockley, and a stepson, Jessie Shockley. She was employed at Muir Drug Store, Kokomo, Ind., and later in food service at St. Joseph Hospital. She was a member of the First Church of God. Services were at 10 a.m. Monday at Fenn & Shirley Mortuary, Kokomo, with the Rev. James R. Ball officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Anna West, Athens, Mattie Smouse, Spring Hill, Fla., and Joy Albright, Perry; two sons, Virgil Paul Shockley, Indianapolis, and Dan Shockley, Kokomo; four stepdaughters, Velma Bennett, Pensacola, Fla., Barbara Brake, Milton, Fla., Bonnie White, Liberty, Texas, and Matilda Smith, Century, Fla.; four stepsons, Homer Wright Jr., Teaneck, N.J., Robert Wright, Middletown, Ky., Douglas Wright, Oakridge, Ky., and Kenneth Wright, Lilburn; a sister, Grace Hudson, Red Boiling Springs, Tenn.; 13 grandchildren; 22 step-grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 23 step-great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 'Rooster' Brown Greensboro Roosevelt ''Rooster'' Brown, 66, died Friday, July 21, 2000. A native of Greene County, Mr. Brown was a son of the late Henry ''Buster'' and Emmma Lou Brown. He was a member of New Springfield Baptist Church, where he served on the Deacon Board, and was a member of the male and senior choirs. He also sang with the Silvertone Quartet. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at New Springfield Baptist Church with the Rev. Roi Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Saw Dust Cemetery, Siloam. Survivors include his wife, Jesse Mae Brown; two daughters, Susan Plummer, Columbus, and Brenda Jean Moss, Greensboro; two sons, Leon Brown and Michael Brown, both of Greensboro; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Mary Jo Boney Rhine Mary Jo Boney, 89, died Monday, July 24, 2000. A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Boney was a daughter of the late Joe B. and Chessie Cobb Cravey and was the widow of Miles Boney. She was retired as an elementary school teacher from Telfair County Schools and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bethel United Methodist Church with the Revs. Steven Webb and Dena Douglas Hobbs officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include five daughters, Chessie B. Carpenter, Macon, Marie B. Douglas, Warner Robins, Betty Vannier and Bobbie B. White, both of Kathleen, and Jacqueline B. Pierce, Danielsville; two sisters, Nellie Bob Garrison, McRae, and Margaret Hallman, Conyers; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Mike Carpenter, Bill Douglas, Greg Vannier, Jeff Pierce, Jason Pierce, Judd Pierce, Rob White and Ryan White. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Justin D. Savage Clarkesville Justin D. Savage, 52, died Monday, July 24, 2000. Mr. Savage was a son of Mary Elizabeth Hartness, Marble, N.C., and the late Gordon Hartness. He was a member of Upper Chattahoochee River Keepers. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, with the Revs. Loyd Martin and Don Drawdy officiating. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Patsy Roberts Savage; a brother, Kenneth Hartness, Mathis, Texas; and his mother-in-law, Cora Lee Roberts, Clarkesville. The family will receive friends from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Bennie Joe Sutton Athens Bennie Joe Sutton, 51, of 301 Noketchee Drive died Saturday, July 22, 2000. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Sutton was a son of Willie M. Sutton and the late James Sutton. He was a production manager for Kelly Diversified Inc., was a U.S. Army Airborne Division veteran and was a graduate of Burney-Harris High School. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hill Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Ozzie Hanson officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Amye L. Sutton; a daughter, Tarkwase Sutton, Athens; two stepdaughters, Soraya Jones and Tammy Jones, both of Athens; five sisters, Carrie Bullock, Frances Sutton, Essie Sutton and Marian Sutton, all of Athens, and Mattie Cloud, Alexandria, Va.; three brothers, James Sutton and Fletcher Sutton, both of Athens, and John Sutton, Atlanta; five step-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Willie Hull, Ollie Dunn, Alvin Pope, David Jordan, Clay Brown and Alfred King. Ladies of the class of 1967 will serve as flower bearers. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Mary Nell Patterson Bowersville Mary Nell Kotal Patterson, 64, of 1230 Ankerich Road died Sunday, July 23, 2000. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Patterson was a daughter of the late Joseph H. and Ella Adams Kotal and was the widow of Luther Patterson. She was retired from N.V.F. and was a former employee of Hanes Worth Mill, Anderson. She was a member of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Hartwell. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church with Father Terence Kane officiating. Burial will be in Northview Cemetery. Survivors include two sisters, Audrey Martin, Bowersville, and Louise Massey, Hartwell; and a brother, Jimmy Kotal, Canon. Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Edward E. Hood Hartwell Edward E. Hood, 23, of 2097 Nancy Hart School Road died Friday, July 21, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Hood was a son of George Hood and Claudette Smith Hood, both of Hartwell. He was a member of Rucker's Grove Baptist Church, Elbert County. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rucker's Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Keith Smith officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a son, Cedarious Simpson, Hartwell; and two sisters, Pamela Smith, Hartwell, and Michelle Smith, Anderson, S.C. The family is at the residence. Mack's Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Jo Hailey Thompson Atlanta Jo Hailey Thompson died Sunday, July 23, 2000. Mrs. Thompson was a daughter of the late Frank and Lula Hailey. She was a member of Atlanta Junior League and Poppy Garden Club. She served on the Atlanta Steeplechase Entertainment Committee for the benefit of the Atlanta Speech School for 24 years. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Northside Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, T.H. ''Tommy'' Thompson; a daughter, Lynda Wingo, Atlanta; two sons, T.H. ''Chip'' Thompson III and Mark Candler Thompson, both of Atlanta; a sister, Ann Epps, Atlanta; a brother, Frank Hailey, Athens; and four grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Vista Care Hospice. Cremation Society of the South has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 J.C. Hunter Fitzgerald J.C. Hunter, 86, died Sunday, July 23, 2000. A native of Wilcox County, Mr. Hunter was a son of the late L.A. and Alma Sue Belcher Hunter and was the widower of Thelma Boggus Hunter. He was retired as superintendent from Ben Hill County Schools, where he served as teacher and principal for 13 years prior to becoming superintendent. He was a member, deacon, Sunday school teacher and church clerk for over 30 years at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Ben Hill County. He was a graduate of Georgia Southern University, Statesboro. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Evergreen Cemetery with Dr. Gene Wilder officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda H. Browning, Winterville; a sister, Alma Kate Hunter, Albany; and two grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the J.C. Hunter Scholarship Fund, c/o Georgia Southern University, Statesboro. Paulk Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Sara Frances Anthony Tignall Sara Frances Anthony, 51, of 1011 Broad River Scenic Drive died Sunday, July 23, 2000. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Anthony was a daughter of the late George Thomas Bennett and Mary Helen Bennett. She was a beautician. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Revs. Elmer Butler, Mitch Elder and Pastor Patsy Hayes officiating. Survivors include her husband, Mike W. Anthony; a daughter, Kimberly Michele Anthony, Tignall; four sons, Neal Cox and Greg Cox, both of Winterville, Scott Cox, Carnesville, and David Cox, Nicholson; two sisters, Tina Kujaneck, Winterville, and Charlotte Boyd, Carnesville; two brothers, George Bennett, Commerce, and Tommy Bennett, Marietta; 16 grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence of Greg Cox, 8 Sulphur Springs Drive, Winterville, and will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Mary Nell White Crawford Mary Nell Williams White, 58, of 25 Silman Drive died Sunday, July 23, 2000. A native of Clarke County, Mrs. White was a daughter of the late Henry Gerald ''Snip'' and Thelma McKinnon Williams. She was a homemaker and was a member of Crawford Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Revs. David Shivar and Dayton Logan officiating. Burial will be in Oconee Hill Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Robert E. White; a son, Gerald White, Crawford; a sister, Louise Williams Dunn, Athens; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Parks Towns, Donald Caston, Ivan Winsett, Donnie Winsett and Myron J. White. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Anna Elfriede Dantes Summerville, S.C. Anna Elfriede Dantes, 71, of 602 Old Golf Road died Saturday, July 22, 2000. A native of West Germany, Mrs. Dantes was a daughter of the late Karl Rummer and Margarte Pfaffenberger and was the widow of Alvin R. Dantes. She was retired as owner and operator of a parking garage, and was a member of Boone Hill United Methodist Church. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today at Boone Hill United Methodist Church, Summerville, S.C. Survivors include two daughters, Monnie Eberhart, Crawford, and Barbara Healy, Kiln, Miss.; a son, Steven Layton, Kiln, Miss.; two sisters, Rosa Schwarz and Maria Barthel, both of Germany; a brother, Waldema Schmidt, Germany; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Bernstein Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Eurilla Lovell Whitener Tignall Eurilla Lovell Whitener, 79, of 250 Delhi Road died Monday, July 24, 2000. A native of Banks County, Mrs. Whitener was a daughter of the late Dalton and Hattie Taylor Lovell and was the widow of Joe Whitener Jr. She was retired from Elberton Manufacturing Co. and was of the Holiness faith. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Independence United Methodist Church cemetery with the Rev. Wade Palmer officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Jessie Shoemaker, Tignall, and JoAnn Ferguson, Cartersville; two sisters, Jessie L. Brungard, Warner Robins, and Equilla L. Thompson, Woodville; a brother, Wates Lovell, Haines City, Fla.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Marvin Palmer, Steve Whitener, Dan Whitener, Fred Lovell, Mike Lovell and Roy Harrison Jr. Memorials may be made to Tignall Independence United Methodist Church, 247 Independence St., Tignall, GA 30668. The family will receive friends at the residence of Jessie Shoemaker, 442 Bolton Road, Tignall. Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2000 Dorothea Andrews Crawfordville Dorothea Evans Andrews, 75, died Thursday, July 20, 2000. A native of Taliaferro County, Mrs. Andrews was a daughter of the late Collie and Essie Gaines Evans. She was a member of Greater Level Hill Baptist Church, Crawfordville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Greater Level Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. Samuel Duggans, Cameron Alexander, Richard Johnson and Clarence Moore officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Jessie Andrews; two daughters, Bernice Paschal and Juanita Stephens; five sons, Jessie Andrews, Marion Andrews, Willie Andrews, Collie Andrews and Clifford Andrews; a brother, Marion Collie ''M.C.'' Evans; 25 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.