Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 4 Apr 2001 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 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Alonzo Hall Royston Alonzo W. Hall, 84, of 374 Paul Bryant Road died Monday, April 2, 2001. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Hall was a son of the late Alfred and Emma Beck Hall. He was a poultry farmer and was a member of the Canon Church of God. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Pruitt Funeral Home with the Revs. Leon Suttles and Williard Crider officiating. Burial will be in the Oakview Cemetery, Canon. Survivors include his wife, Irene Segars Hall; three daughters, Emily Owensby, Jean Hamilton and Shirley Hall, all of Royston; a brother, James Hall, Canon; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family is at the home of Jeriel and Emily Owensby, 356 Paul Bryant Road, Royston. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Thomas Blakey Cosby Jr. Washington Thomas Blakey Cosby Jr., 73, of 3175 Lexington Road died Monday, April 2, 2001. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Cosby was a son of the late Thomas B. Cosby and Sallie Mae Witcher Cosby. He was a retired carpenter and was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the American Legion and was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Resthaven Cemetery with the Rev. Donnie Berry officiating. Survivors include his wife, Wadine Rousey Cosby; two daughters, Dianne Compton, Washington, and Debbie Burton, Tignall; two sons, Danny Cosby, Rayle, and David Cosby, Washington; a sister, Emily Vaughn, Union Point; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Ryan Burton, Justin Cosby, Stephen Bradshaw, Al Broome, Crayton Young, Eddie Huff, Douglas Mathews, Charles Young, Paul Nichols and Josh Cosby. Hopkins Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Olen H. Segars Lavonia Olen H. Segars, 72, of Highway 59 died Tuesday, April 3, 2001. A native of Hart County, Mr. Segars was a son of the late Holman Segars and Fannie Segars. He was retired from Wabco, Toccoa, and was the owner/operator of Segars Motors, Lavonia. He was a member of the Lavonia Church of God. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hamby Funeral Home with the Rev. Williard Fitzpatrick officiating. Burial will be in Franklin Memorial Gardens North. Survivors include his wife, Mildred G. Segars; two daughters, Judy Segars, Lavonia, and Ruby Segars Williams, Panama City, Fla.; two brothers, B.D. Segars, Lavonia, and Bill Segars, Hartwell; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 'Katie' Wyke Reinhardt Demorest Katherine ''Katie'' Wyke Reinhardt, 98, of Mulkey Road died Monday, April 2, 2001. A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Reinhardt was a daughter of the late Jacob W. and Sally Jones Wyke and was the widow of Enoch Reinhardt. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Non-Denominational Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest. Burial will be in Yonah Memorial Gardens. Survivors include nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Habersham County American Cancer Society, c/o Scarlett Whelchel, 4050 Georgia Highway 115, Demorest, Ga. 30535. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Terry Wiley Braselton Coach Terry Wiley, 54, died Monday, April 2, 2001. Mr. Wiley was a son of Jerome Wiley, Winder, and the late Marie H. Wiley. He was a 1964 graduate of Winder Barrow High School and a 1969 graduate of Georgia Southern College. He taught and was a coach for Johnson High School from 1971-1975 and in the Winder Barrow School system from 1976-1999. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #333 and of Hoschton United Methodist Church. He was a Shriner. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Hoschton United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jon Herrin and Darrell McGinnis officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Hoschton City Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his father, include his wife, Susan Wiley; a daughter, Mariah Wiley, Braselton; a son, Brian Wiley, Alto; a sister, Marcia Smith, Winder; and a brother, Bobby Wiley, Winder. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hoschton United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 155, Hoschton, Ga. 30548 or to the Barrow-Jackson Cancer Society. Smith Funeral Home, Winder, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Charlotte B. Wheeler Toccoa Charlotte Breazeale Wheeler, 75, of 626 S. Sage St. died Sunday, April 1, 2001. A native of Oconee County, S.C., Mrs. Wheeler was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Judge Breazeale and was the widow of Willie Wheeler. She was a retired beautician and was a member of Trinity C.M.E. Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Trinity C.M.E. Church with the Rev. Dr. Robert Green officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Alfeedia W. Soloman, Naples, Fla.; a son, Joseph L. Wheeler, Toccoa; five sisters, Mary B. Jolly and Josephine Miller, both of Montezuma, Virginia Kay, Ethel Grant and Nellie Williamson, all of Westminster, S.C.; and two brothers, Albert Breazeale, Seneca, S.C. and Judge Breazeale, Cleveland, Ohio. The family will be at the residence and will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 'Hill' Hawkins Winder H.B. ''Hill'' Hawkins, 81, died Tuesday, April 3, 2001. A native of Barrow County, Mrs. Hawkins was a son of the late Henry and Lizzie Mae Everett Hawkins and was the widower of Imogene Davis Hawkins. He was retired from General Motors and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church. Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Union Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. J.C. Mitchell and Chris Conner officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 3:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Bobbie Shipley, Bethlehem, Patsy Haney, Winder, and Suzy Spratlin, Monroe; a son, Sammy Hawkins, Winder; two sisters, Mildred Willard, Lawrenceville, and Ruby Thornhill, Hoschton; a brother, Jack Hawkins, Auburn; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. today at Carter Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Reunette M. Lee Winder Reunette M. Lee, 87, died Tuesday, April 3, 2001. A native and lifelong resident of Barrow County, Mrs. Lee was a daughter of the late Carse F. and Era Casper Morrow and was the widow of Hoyt Lee. She was preceded in death by two sons, William Lee and Mike Lee. She was retired from Barrow Manufacturing Company, Winder. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Jeff Grubbs officiating. Survivors include a sister, Betty Skinner, Winder; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 John B. Phillips Macon John B. Phillips died Saturday, March 31, 2001. Mr. Phillips was a son of the late Walter Hester and Ida Hale Phillips. He was retired from the U.S. Naval Ordinance Plant, after 25 years of service. He was a member of Shurlington United Methodist Church and of the NARFE. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home with the Revs. Allen Brooks and Tom Ivey officiating. Entombment will be in Macon Memorial Park Mausoleum. Survivors include two daughters, Lurline ''Lynne'' Martin, Warner Robins, and Brenda Minter, Macon; three sons, Ronnie Phillips and Mike Phillips, both of Macon, and Buddy Phillips, Columbus; a brother, Walter Phillips, Forest Park; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials maybe made to Vista Care Hospice, 750 Baconsfield Drive, Ste. 115, Macon, Ga. 31211 or to Shurlington United Methodist Church, 2060 Shurlington Drive, Macon, Ga. 31211. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Frances L. Brake Griffith Greensboro Frances Louise Brake Griffith, 85, of 1620 Highway 15 South died Monday, April 2, 2001. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Griffith was a daughter of the late William Lawson Brake and Allie Mae Drane Brake and was the widow of Ernest Harold Griffith. She was preceded in death by a son, Harold Fred Griffith. She was a graduate of Union Point High School and was part owner of City Cafe, Greensboro. She was a homemaker and was a member of First Baptist Church of Greensboro and the Agape/Fidelis Sunday School class. She was a member of the WMU and AARP. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Greensboro with the Revs. Dave Sandridge, Jimmy A. Long and Jim Martin officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Jean Griffith Lovin, Conyers; two grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Harold Finch, Jimmy Finch, Fain Eaton, Pep Stone, Joey Fleming and Robert Simpson. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at McCommons Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 'Billy' Riden Comer Sylvester ''Billy'' Riden, 64, of 133 Kudzu Road died Saturday, March 31, 2001. Mr. Riden was a son of the late Obie Riden and Zelma Lee Thornton. He worked for a granite company and was a member of Holly Creek Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Holly Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Scottie Randolph and Sherman Mattox officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mattie Sue Sims; two daughters, May Sue Bailey, Comer, and Anna Rose Riden, Stephens; four sons, Sylvester Riden Jr., Dwayne Riden and Otis Gene Riden, all of Comer, and Samuel Lee Riden, Carlton; four sisters, Mary Lou Sims, Comer, Betty Carol Long, Annie Ruth Burden and Bessie Joe Cunningham, all of Athens; two brothers, Henry Lewis Riden, Carlton, and Clifford Riden, Hull; a goddaughter raised in the home, Shanda Pass, Athens; and 10 grandchildren. Mack and Payne Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 'Butch' Armour Upatoi Graham ''Butch'' Armour, 57, of 7136 Woodhaven Drive, formerly of Columbus, died Monday, April 2, 2001. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Armour was a son of the late Alton Armour and Mary Still Armour. He was a retired contractor and was a U.S. Army veteran. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at County Line Baptist Cemetery, Rayle, with the Revs. Danny Holdredge and Dwight Smith officiating. Survivors include three sons, Justin Michael Armour, Oakland, James Gregory Armour, Upatoi, and Dennis Kirk Armour, Columbus; a brother, William Armour, Macon; three step-grandchildren. Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington, has charge. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Harold Lacy Lavonia Harold Lacy, 76, of 6950 Georgia Highway 59, Lavonia, GA died Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at Ty Cobb Health Care Center, Royston, GA following an extended illness. Mr. Lacy was born in Stephens County, GA on July 22, 1924 to the late Ms. Minnie Lacy. He was retired from Franklin Industries, Lavonia, GA. Mr. Lacy was a member of the Lavonia United Methodist Church, Lavonia, GA and was a member of the American Legion Post 92, having served as Adjutant. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Harris Lacy, of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Diane King and Mr. Leonard King, Lavonia, GA; two grandchildren, Mrs. Angie Hicks, Hartwell, GA and Mrs. Stacey McCormick, Lavonia, GA; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services for Mr. Lacy will be held Thursday, April 5, 2001 at 3 PM from the Hamby Funeral Home Chapel, Lavonia, GA with Dr. Sheila Bookout and Dr. Joe Renfro officiating. Entombment will follow at the Franklin Memorial Gardens North, Lavonia, GA. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, April 4, 2001, from the Hamby Funeral Home from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM. The family will be at the residence at 6950 Georgia Highway 59, Lavonia, GA. Hamby Funeral Home, Lavonia, GA is in charge of arrangements for Mr. Harold Lacy. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Irene Meeks Mashburn Athens Mrs. Irene Meeks Mashburn, age 90, of 207 Jasmine Trail, Athens, died Tuesday, April 3, 2001. A native of Kite, Johnson County, Mrs. Mashburn was a daughter of the late Murrah Brown and Ruby Minton Meeks and had resided in Athens-Clarke County for the past 26 years. She was preceded in death by her sister, Louise Meeks. She was a long time member of the Avondale Patillo United Methodist Church and was presently a member of the Beech Haven Baptist Church in Athens, where she was a member of the Fidelis Sunday School class. Survivors include her niece, Betty Lambert, Athens, and nephew, Roy Meeks, Virginia. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 6, at the Beech Haven Baptist Church, Athens, at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Stewart Simms officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Bernstein Funeral Home Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Beech Haven Baptist Church Building Fund, 2390 W. Broad St., Athens, GA 30606. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Wednesday, April 4, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Wednesday, April 4, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.