Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 26 May 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Lt. James Clark Bogart Lt. James Clark, 55, died Wednesday, May 24, 2000. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Clark was a son of Milton and Ann Laguins Clark. He was a 23-year veteran of the Clarke County Sheriff's Department and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church, the National Guard and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Athens Classic Center, Grand Hall South, with the Rev. J.L. Nunnally officiating. The body will be placed in the center at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Walnut Grove Baptist Church cemetery, Watkinsville. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Clark; three daughters, Tina Clark, Tasha Sims and Tomesha Cox, all of Athens; a son, Keith Clark, Athens; four sisters, Mae Bell Laguins and Victoria Sheats, both of Athens, Mattie Pope, Bogart, and Annie Arnold, Atlanta; five brothers, Charles Laguins, Watkinsville, Duane Clark, Vernon Clark and Michael Clark, all of Athens, and Byron Clark, Atlanta; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be members of the Clarke County Sheriff Department. Visiting police officers will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the residence. Viewing will be from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Collin Evans Statham Collin Evans, 17, died Wednesday, May 24, 2000. Collin was a son of Wendell and Shirley Evans of Statham and was a student at Oconee County High School. Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Smith Funeral Home, Winder. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a brother, Drew Kinsey, Maysville; his grandparents, Relle Drewry, Statham, and Margie Lord, Hoschton; and his great-grandmother, Minnie Ruth Kirk, Monroe. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Collin Evans Memorial Fund at the Peoples Bank, Statham. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Lucyle Boatwright Short Rayle Lucyle Boatwright Short, 91, of Lexington Road died Tuesday, May 23, 2000. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Short was a daughter of the late Jim and Bessie Blount Boatwright and was the widow of James Short Jr. She was a homemaker and was a member of Sardis Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, in Sardis Baptist Church cemetery with the Revs. Allen Danner and Joe Heathcoat officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Gilfillan, Tullahoma, Tenn.; a son, Thomas Short, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; a sister, Pearl Bullock, Savannah; a brother, Marvin Boatwright, Lady Lake, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Wesley Hardin Union Point Wesley Hardin, 20, of 1279 Washington Highway died Saturday, May 20, 2000. A native of Greene County, Mr. Hardin was a son of W.M. and Lillie B. Hardin. He attended Greene County public schools and was a member of New Springfield Baptist Church, Siloam. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Springfield Baptist Church with the Rev. Roi Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Sawdust Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include three brothers, Willey Bernard Hardin and Dennis C. Mapp, both of Milledgeville, and Harold Hardin, Union Point; and his grandmother, Newester Callaway, Greensboro. Watts Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 James 'Slim' Williams Rayle James ''Slim'' Williams, 78, of 2571 Calloway Road died Wednesday, May 24, 2000. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Williams was a son of the late Major and Annie Mae Browner. He was a construction worker and was a member of Clifford Grove Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Clifford Grove Baptist Church, Rayle, with the Rev. David Sims Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include six sons, Marion Williams, Leon Williams, Dennis Williams and Randy Williams, all of Atlanta, Nathaniel Williams, Tampa, Fla., and Rodney Gresham, Athens; two brothers, Horace Browner, Rayle, and Roy Browner, Knoxville, Tenn.; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. McLendon Memorial Funeral Home, Washington, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Geraldine T. Barber Marietta Geraldine Thomas Barber, 80, died Thursday, May 25, 2000. A member of New Providence Baptist Church, Mrs. Barber was retired as secretary from Lockheed-Martin after 31 years. She participated in Cobb County Senior Citizens Program, the Mrs. Senior Georgia and the National Senior pageants. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at H.M. Patterson and Son Canton Hill Funeral Home. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens. Survivors include a daughter, Bonnie Selvey, Marietta; three sons, Don Barber and Tommy Barber, both of Marietta, and Johnny Barber, Woodstock; a sister, Bannie Lundy, Milledgeville; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Demonte Flanigan Winder Demonte Flanigan, 5, died Tuesday, May 23, 2000. A native of Fulton County, Demonte was a son of Erica Flanigan, Decatur. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bush Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church with the Rev. Kenneth Cooper officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include two brothers, Miquavious Flanigan and Randarius Flanigan, both of Winder; his grandparents, Gloria Flanigan, Winder, and Willie Flanigan, Conyers; and his great-grandmother, Fannie Hunter, Winder. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Eberhart and Son Mortuary. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Fannie Mae Wilkerson Auburn Fannie Mae Wilkerson, 81, died Wednesday, May 24, 2000. Mrs. Wilkerson was a retired cafeteria worker for the Gwinnett County school system. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Terry Hawkins officiating. Burial will be in Old Duluth Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Lloyd Wilkerson; a daughter, Diane Greenway, Hoschton; a sister, Roselee Hamilton, Dacula; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Theodore Hunt Mulberry, Fla. Theodore Hunt, 69, of 2645 Fourth St. died Monday, May 22, 2000. A native of Hart County, Mr. Hunt was a son of the late Albert and Fannie Harper Hunt. He was a member of Flat Rock C.M.E. Church, Hartwell, and was a U.S. Army veteran. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Maple Spring Baptist Church, Elberton, with the Rev. Alvin Scott officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Delores Wilkerson Hunt; four daughters, Tamala Tanita and Shawndra Denise Hunt, both of Mulberry, Roberta Windom, Atlanta, and Eva H. Henson, Riverdale, Ill.; five sons, David Lovell Hunt, Mulberry, Ronnie Hunt, Hartwell, Theodore Hunt Jr., Warner Robins, Anthony Hunt, Chicago, and Bryant Dockings, Boston; three sisters, Bobbie H. Ramsey, Dewy Rose, Buena H. Duncan, Warner Robins, and Jeroline H. Lomax, Hartwell; a brother, Levis Harper, Rocky Mount, N.C.; 28 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Jerry and Bobbie Ramsey, 193 Parks Brown Road, Dewy Rose. Mack's Funeral Home, Hartwell, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Silas David Marlow Maysville Silas David Marlow, infant son of Alvin and Tonya David Marlow of 626 Wheeler Creek Road, died Thursday, May 25, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Brian Stowe officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a sister, Bayleigh Marlow, Maysville; his grandparents, Steve and Vickie David, Coy and Montez Marlow, all of Maysville; his great-grandparents, Pearl Veal, Commerce, Buddy Veal, Gainesville, Marshall and Clar David, Maysville; and his great-great-grandmother, Louise Snipes, Commerce. The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Monteen J. Jacobs Monroe Monteen J. Jacobs, 91, died Thursday, May 25, 2000. A native of Banks County, Mrs. Jacobs was a daughter of the late Myrtle and Minnie Lee Nard Jones and was the widow of A.D. Jacobs. She was a homemaker and was a member of Buckhead Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Buckhead City Cemetery with the Rev. MaCrae Olinger officiating. Survivors include a son, Arthur Lee Jacobs, Watkinsville; a sister, Stella Sidwell, Madison; a grandchild, David Jacobs, Watkinsville; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be S.J. Saffold, Terrell Saffold, Tony Saffold, Dan Davis, Jerry Morris and Michael Williams. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Bridges Funeral Home, Athens. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Janie S. Gregory Royston Janie Lee Stone Gregory, 81, of 2245 Athens Road died Wednesday, May 24, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Gregory was a daughter of the late William E. and Mary Sue Cromer Stone and was the widow of James Creed Gregory. She was a homemaker and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Deitle officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Pauline Stone Smith, Comer; nieces and nephews, including a niece, raised in the home, Betty True, Royston, and a nephew, raised in the home, Eddie True, Rockwood, Tenn. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Buford Bond, 1420 Athens Road, Royston, GA 30662. The family is at their respective residences. Pruitt Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Thomas Watson Armour Washington Thomas Watson Armour, 89, of 5103 Greensboro Road died Thursday, May 25, 2000. A lifelong resident of Wilkes County, Mr. Armour was a son of the late James Thomas and Sarah Echols Armour and was the widower of Cynthia Franklin Armour. He was a retired security guard and was a member of Carters Grove Baptist Church and Civilian Conservation Corps. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in County Line Baptist Church cemetery, Rayle, with the Revs. Thompson Holliman and Danny Holdredge officiating. Survivors include three daughters, Winnie A. Thompson and Nancy A. Moon, both of Washington, and Janice A. Browning, Winterville; three sons, Watson Armour, Washington, Charles E. Armour, Danielsville, and Fred H. Armour, Elberton; a sister, Lora Lee Harrison, Eatonton; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to Carters Grove Baptist Church or to County Line Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Hopkins Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Martha Healan Doster Jefferson Martha Healan Doster, 55, of 562 Swann Road died Wednesday, May 24, 2000. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Doster was a daughter of the late Clarence and Evelyn Pressley Healan. She was a seamstress and was a member of Crooked Creek Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Evans Funeral Home with the Revs. Bill Carpenter and Louis Gaddis officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. Survivors include her husband, Billy Doster; two daughters, Donna Cleveland, Danielsville, and Pam McElroy, Winterville; a sister, Jonelle Street, Gainesville; two brothers, Edward Healan, Oakwood, and Doyle Healan, Flowery Branch; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Ricky Lee Doster, Joey Fortson, Anthony Cleveland, Jerry Thomas, Dwayne Moore, Brian Street, Henry Doster, Wayne Doster and Tim Doster. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Reba 'Rere' Davis Winder Reba ''Rere'' Davis, 81, died Tuesday, May 23, 2000. Mrs. Davis was a native of Barrow County. Survivors include a son, Clyde Harris, Winder; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bush Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church with the Rev. Lynn E. Hill officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Eberhart and Son Mortuary has charge of arrangements. Ahens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Bennie Willis Rayle Bennie Willis, 78, of 101 Davenport Road died Wednesday, May 24, 2000. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Willis was the son of the late Bud Lee and Mary Frances Willis. He was a retired farmer and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptists Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Lamar Davenport officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mary O. Willis; two daughters, Geraldine W. Dill, Washington, and Brenda Willis, Rayle; a son, Edward E. Willis, Rayle; and three grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Davenport-McLendon Mortuary, Washington. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Ta'Nekka L. Whitlock Athens Ta'Nekka La'Shawn Whitlock, 20, of 445 Catalpa Court died Tuesday, May 23, 2000. A native of Augusta, Ms. Whitlock was a daughter of Joseph Whitlock Sr. and Deborah Ann Hunter Pritchett. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Springfield Baptist Church with the Rev. Julius Haygood officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include a son, La'Various T. Thomas, Athens; her stepmother, Annie Whitlock; her stepfather, Ricky Pritchett; two brothers, Joseph Whitlock Jr. and Demetric Whitlock, both of Athens; and her grandfather, J.B. Hunter Sr., Athens. The family is at the residence and will hold a viewing from noon to 8:30 p.m. today at Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Robert Ingle Athens Robert L. ''Bob'' Ingle, 75, of 105 Surry Court, formerly of DeKalb and Rockdale counties and Fort Myers, Fla., died Tuesday, May 23, 2000. A native of Guntersville, Ala., Mr. Ingle was a son of the late Fred and Mae Womac Ingle. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra I. Shaft. He was a retired beverage salesman. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army in the Pacific and was wounded in the Philippines. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, The Blind Veterans Association and Chapelwood United Methodist Church. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Chapelwood United Methodist Church with the Rev. Peggy Little officiating. A private burial was held in Fairview Memorial Gardens, Stockbridge. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Doris Tillman Ingle; a son, Jim Ingle, Chapel Hill, N.C.; two sisters, Rowena Merritt, Arab, Ala., and Leona Auer, Hoquiam, Wash.; two granddaughters; and a great-grandson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Chapelwood United Methodist Church, 100 Janice Drive, Athens, GA 30606. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Bernstein Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, May 26, 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 7:59 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2000 Clifford John Herzog College Park Clifford John Herzog, 80, of 2333 Ridgeway Avenue, died May 25, 2000. A native of Berks County, Pennsylvania, formerly of Athens, he was a son of John and Florence Anderson Herzog and a widower of Annie Belle Bullock Herzog. He was a retired salesman. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 27, 2000 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home East with Revs. Herbert Burcher and Nesbitt Odom officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors are: one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda J. and David Childers of Senior, Georgia; grandchildren and spouse, Michele and Thomas Redwine of Newnan, Peter and Brooke Childers of College Park and April Childers of Senoia; one great-grandchild, Devon Childers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 7:00 until 9:00 PM. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home East is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Friday, May 26, 2000 send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2000 Athens Newspapers Inc.