Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 25 Oct 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 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 George W. McGinnis Jefferson George Wesley McGinnis, 76, of 2873 Commerce Road died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000. A native of Hall County, Mr. McGinnis was a son of the late Guy Rueben and Nellie Lou McGinnis. He was a retired welder and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church and was a mason. Services will be at 5 p.m. today at Wilson United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Wilbanks officiating. Survivors include three sons, Greg McGinnis, Jefferson, Mike McGinnis, Winneconne, Wis., and Tim McGinnis, Omro, Wis.; two sisters, Lucille Sims, Maysville, and Dorothy Trammell, Pine Mountain; two brothers, Guy McGinnis, Toccoa, and Harold McGinnis, Commerce; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gideons International or to a charity of the donor's choice. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 Edna Dawkins Canon Edna Rogers Dawkins, 79, of 1163 Jackson Bridge Road died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000. A native of Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. Dawkins was a daughter of the late Virgil Llewellyn and Martha Elizabeth Steakley Rogers and was the widow of Charlie Roe Dawkins. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Willene Gollette, and by a son, Joseph Wayne Dawkins. She was a homemaker and was a member of Gaines Chapel United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, with the Revs. Wayne Lambert and Sam Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Gaines Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Edwards, Ringgold, and Rosemary Chitwood, Canon; a son, Steve Dawkins, Anderson, S.C.; two sisters, Sarah Park, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Joan Ginn, Carnesville; a brother, Virgil L. ''Wellie'' Rogers Jr.; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 Eunice C. 'W.Y.' Smith Winder Eunice C. ''W.Y.'' Smith, 103, formerly of 169 W. Athens St., died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000. A native of Rome, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late William Lewis Collier and Minnie Murphy and was the widow of W.Y. Smith. She was a retired teacher and was a member of Winder First Methodist Church. Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Winder First Methodist Church with the Revs. Larry Rary and Bill McKoy officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. Survivors include a niece, Nancy Henderson; and a great-niece, Amy Henderson. Pallbearers will be Larry Jones, Howell Whiddon, Dewey Bentley, David Watson, David Tuck and Terry Reynolds. The family has requested no flowers. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Wise-Connolly Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 Roscoe Clark Dale City, Va. Roscoe Clark, 85, of 5700 Roundtree Drive died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Clark was a son of the late Bruce and Mammie Clark and was the widower of Louise McEver Clark. He was retired as transportation director of Alachua County, Fla. and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Bill Carpenter officiating. Survivors include two sons, Carroll Clark, Fairfax Station, Va., and Frank Clark, Dale City; and three grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 Buford Lee Underwood Mount Airy Buford Lee Underwood, 77, of 2403 Camp Creek Road died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000. A native of Habersham County, Mr. Underwood was a son of the late Author and Viattie Irvin Underwood. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, worked at Reeves Hardware and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at New Hope Baptist Church with the Revs. Hoyt Skelton, Henry Grady Barnes and Luther Williams officiating. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean McConnell Underwood; two sisters, Ruby Thompson, Blacksburg, S.C., and Mozelle Thomas, Augusta; and two brothers, Noah Underwood, Homer, and Loy Underwood, Mount Airy. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at McGahee-Griffin and Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 Dorothy Fitzgerald Toccoa Dorothy Elizabeth Sullivan Fitzgerald, 74, of 405 N. Pond St., formerly of Lavonia, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000. A native of Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. Fitzgerald was a daughter of the late Gene and Rosa Lee Lemser Sullivan and was the widow of James A. Fitzgerald. She was a member of Toccoa First Baptist Church, where she was a member of Joy Sunday School Class. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home with the Rev. Art Conway officiating. Entombment will be in at 3 p.m. Thursday in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Anderson, S.C. Survivors include a daughter, Sherian Hodges, Andersonville; a son, Jim Fitzgerald, Ruckersville, Va.; a sister, Julienne Campbell, Memphis; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be John Campbell, Charles McMichen, John McMichen, Larry Earhart and Danny Marcus. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 3783 Presidential Parkway, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30340. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 Allen Howard Toccoa Dwayne Allen Howard, 40, of 492 Mize Road died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000. A native of Leesburg, Fla., Mr. Howard was a son of Grady Howard, Toccoa, and the late Opal Roebuck Howard. He was employed by American Woodmark and was a member of the 600 Club and Glad Tidings Assembly of God. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home. Survivors, in addition to his father, include a sister, Doris Ann Howard, Starks, Fla. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 William R. Towler Sr. Monroe William Ralph Towler Sr., 85, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000. A lifelong resident of Walton County, Mr. Towler was a farmer and was owner and operator of Western Auto Associate Store for 34 years. He was a member of Monroe First United Methodist Church and Kiwanis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Towler Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Thelma Lawrence Towler; two daughters, Gail Towler Carrell, Monroe, and Susan Towler Testor, Athens; a son, Ralph Towler Jr., Monroe; two sisters, Evelyn Adams and Idell Thomas, both of Monroe; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Monroe First United Methodist Church or to the Alzheimer's Association, Suite 1000, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Meadows Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 Tonja Lynette Champion Athens Tonja Lynette Champion, 31, of 996 Martin Luther King Parkway died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000. A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Champion was a daughter of Freddie and Adell Williams Williams Jackson, Athens. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in East Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Abraham Mosley officiating. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include her husband, Michael Champion; six daughters, Monia Lisa Carruth, Martena Carruth, Mardreka Carruth, Jeronica Arnold, Jasmine Jackson and Latonja Shaw, all of Athens; three sons, Deon Jackson, Marquis Jackson and Cedric Shaw, all of Athens; a sister, Rukiya Jackson, Athens; two brothers, Freddie Jackson, Washington, and Taroyce Jackson, Athens; and her grandfathers, Clifford Carson, Athens, and Freddie Dolfort Jackson, Atlantic City, N.J. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 Helen Tucker Lacey Commerce Mrs Helen Tucker Lacey age 85 of 188 B. Wilson Rd. Commerce, GA died Monday Oct. 23, 2000 at her residence. Mrs Lacey was retired from Gold Kist. She was a member of Harmony Christian Church. She was the daughter of the late William Allen and Julia Wilson Tucker Sr, and the wife of the late Roy R. Lacey. She was a native of Jackson County. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2PM from Harmony Christian Church with Mr Jerry Payne and Mr Dennis Harris officiating. Interment in the church cemetery. Survivors are daughter and son in law, Linda and Otis Hiland, Maysville, GA. Son and daughter in law, Jack and Peggy Lacey, Evans, GA. Son and daughter in law, Colie and Judy Lacey, Commerce, GA. Son and daughter in law, Mike and Jean Lacey, Commerce, GA. Brother, Gene Allen, Detroit, Mich. 9 Grandchildren, 12 Great-Grandchildren and 1 unborn great-grandchild. The family is at the residence and will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday 7 until 9PM. Flowers are welcome or contributions may be made to Dennis and Lynn Free Harmony Christian Church PO Box 382 Commerce, GA 30529. Little-Ward Funeral Home Commerce, GA. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:06 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2000 Jack W. Smith Colbert Jack Wilbur Smith, 83, of 242 Mitchell Farm Rd, Colbert, died October 23, 2000. A lifelong resident of Clarke County, Mr. Smith was the son of the late John W. ''Bud'' and Susie Tolbert Smith. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a cattle farmer. He had been a member of Winterville First Baptist Church for 47 years, where he as a Life Deacon and a member of the Pope Spratlin Sunday School Class. He was predeceased by two brothers, Paul Smith and Donald Smith. Funeral services will be held 2 PM Wednesday at Winterville First Baptist Church. Dr. Stan Annandale and Dr. Rick Standard will officiate. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. The body will lie in state at the church at 1 PM. Pallbearers will be Ricky Rogers, Felton Green, Jim Green, Ron Mize, Robert Ashe, and Kenny Shealy. Survivors include his wife, Annelle Carter Smith of Colbert; two sons and daughters-in-law, Thurmond and June Smith of Gainesville and Kenneth and Shirley Smith of Tucker; two sisters, Elsie Spratlin of Athens and Geneva Hooper of Hull; five grandchildren, Mike Smith, Chris Smith, Donna Smith, Kim Smith, and Kevin Smith; and one great-grandchild, Jesse Smith. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the Winterville First Baptist Church Building Fund, 305 N. Church Street, Winterville, GA 30683. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East has charge of arrangements. For more information and guest book, go to www.legacy.com Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.