Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 6 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Willie D. Watkins Athens Willie D. Watkins, 79, of 279 Colima Ave. died Monday, April 2, 2001. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Watkins was a son of the late George Watkins and Bertha Kim Watkins and was the widower of Mamie Watkins. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home with the Rev. Mack H. Kenney Jr. officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include a nephews, Eddie N. Watkins, Detroit, Mich.; great-nieces and great-nephews. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Mack A. Martin Commerce Mack A. Marin, 82, of 145 Cardinal Lane died Wednesday, April 4, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Martin was a son of the late Nolia Lord Martin and Ernest Martin and was the widower of Lottrell Purcell Martin. He was a retired carpenter and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Revs. Bill Carpenter and Billy Shirley officiating. Burial will be in Chandler Family Cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Rachel Martin, Commerce; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence of Elizabeth Martin, 759 Blacks Creek Church Road, Commerce. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 'Shine' Mitchell Greensboro Roy Lee ''Shine'' Mitchell, 61, died Tuesday, April 3, 2001. A native of Greene County, Mr. Mitchell was a son of the late Arlene Mitchell and Virgil Gresham. He was a member of Boswell Chapel Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Boswell Chapel Baptist Church with Prophet Murrin Wright officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a son, Alphonzo Chester, Greensboro; four brothers, Russell Reid, John Reid, Curtis Porter and Walcott Porter, all of Greensboro; and five grandchildren. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Clara Ruth Johnson Toccoa Clara Ruth Johnson, 80, of 6814 Old Mize Road died Monday, April 2, 2001. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the late Sam Brown and Virgil Brown and was the widow of John Henry Johnson. She was a homemaker and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, Lavonia. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. Thomas Randolph officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a son, Nolden Frank Johnson; three sisters, Mae Lee Latimer, Pendleton, S.C., Clara Jean Hunter and Essie Mae McCurry, both of Lavonia; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. 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, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 James Alvyn Hale Toccoa James Alvyn Hale, 81, of 233 Skyline Drive died Wednesday, April 4, 2001. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Hale was a son of the late Frank E. and Blondine Phillips Hale and was the widower of Marion Christine Edmunds Hale. He was retired from WABCO after over 40 years of service and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Toccoa First Baptist Church and the Davis Vaughn Sunday School class. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Toccoa First Baptist Church with Dr. Henry Fields and Dr. Jim Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include two sons, Timothy W. Hale, Toccoa, and Philip E. Hale, Athens; a sister, Rebecca Aycock, Toccoa; a brother, John Hale, Athens; and five grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be the Davis Vaughn Sunday School class. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 601 East Tugalo St., Toccoa, Ga. 30577. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Roscoe Herbert Owensby Lilburn Roscoe Herbert Owensby, 78, of 777 Tugg Drive died Wednesday, April 4, 2001. Mr. Owensby was a son of the late Hettie Bell Barrett Owensby and Roscoe Herbert Owensby. He was a mechanic for Northwest Airlines and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Lilburn First Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Henry Webb officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Owensby; two daughters, Cathy Lord, Maysville, and Sandra Scoggins, Dacula; a son, Steven Owensby, Fayetteville; a brother, Bobby J. Owensby, Lincolnton; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 'Nell' Robinson Atlanta Nellie Mae ''Nell'' Robinson, 91, of 2263 Tiger Flower Drive, formerly of Oconee County, died Sunday, April 1, 2001. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Robinson was a daughter of the late Eddie Jones and Susie Anna Durham Smith. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Watkinsville, with the Rev. Joseph Nunnally officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Cornelia ''Nee'' Lumpkin and Lena Nell Pritchett, both of Atlanta; three sisters, Julie Dixon, Washington, D.C., Elizabeth Barnett and Carrie Lou Morris, both of Atlanta; eight grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the residence of William and Stella Fambrough, 1130 Fuller Road, Watkinsville. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Charles Max Stephens Martin Charles Max Stephens, 73, of 196 Lakeside Trail died Wednesday, April 4, 2001. A native of Jasper County, Ind., Mr. Stephens was a son of the late Paul Dwight Stephens and Dora Phillips Stephens. He was an appliance technician and was a member of the Rock Quarry Congregational Holiness Church, Toccoa. Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rock Quarry Congregational Holiness Church with the Rev. Edward Hood officiating. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Lucile Stephens; four daughters, Janet Lindner, Woodstock, Ill, Karen Love, Atlanta, Susan Chicka, Greensburg, Pa., and Jo Ann Hall, Mountain Grove, Mo.; a brother, Harold Stephens, Hobart, Ind., and nine grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center, 2150 Limestone Parkway, Gainesville, Ga. 30501 or to the Rock Quarry Congregational Holiness Church, P.O. Box 15, Toccoa, Ga. 30577. Hamby Funeral Home, Lavonia, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Edna Andrews Carnesville Julia Edna Bailey Andrews, 87, of 6490 Georgia Highway 145 died Thursday, April 5, 2001. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Andrews was a daughter of the late William Erskine and Julia Fleming Payne Bailey. She was preceded in death by her stepmother, Fannie Anderson Bailey. She was a retired seamstress and homemaker and was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ginn Funeral Home with the Revs. Roger McCoy and Clarence Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Franklin Memorial Gardens. Survivors include her husband, L. Dow Andrews; two daughters, Judy Ayers and Faye Ertzberger, both of Carnesville; a son, Bobby Andrews, Carnesville; four sisters, Elton Atkinson, Greenville, S.C., Nell Horton, Baltimore, Md, Cornelia Bailey, Los Angeles, Calif., and Frances Hall, Winnetka, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Wilson Taylor Jr. Athens Wilson Taylor Jr. of 142 Gresham St. died Wednesday, April 4, 2001. Mr. Taylor was a son of the late Carrilla Mapp Taylor and Wilson Taylor Sr. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mack and Payne Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Bradford officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Church Cemetery, Lexington. Survivors include two daughters, Lucy Taylor Donaldson, Athens, and Shelia Taylor, Knoxville, Tenn.; two sons, Glenn B. Taylor and Wilson Taylor, both of Knoxville, Tenn.; a stepdaughter, April Taylor Lumpkin, Athens; three sisters, Florence Nowell and Marion Taylor, both of Athens, and Mozelle Hood, Decatur; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Beatrice Sims. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Mattie Mae Sims Middletown, Ohio Mattie Mae Sims, 63, died Monday, April 2, 2001. Mrs. Sims was a native of Barrow County. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Fairfield Baptist Church, Statham, with the Rev. G.F. Frazier officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 12:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, James R.L. Sims; a daughter, Mattie Delores Sims, Middletown, Ohio; three sons, James Richard Sims and Alex Sims, both of Middletown, Ohio, and John Willie Sims, Washington D.C.; a sister, Helen Johnson, Statham; two brothers, Columbus Johnson, Statham, and Perry Johnson, Philadelphia, Pa.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Eberhart & Son Mortuary, Winder, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 'Hank' Flentall Toccoa Henry ''Hank'' Flentall, 32, of 181 Poplar St. died Monday, April 2, 2001. A native of Gadsen, La., Mr. Flentall was a son of Early Benson and Sadie Benson, both of Toccoa. He worked for Ethicon Inc. and was a member of Spiritual Israel and Its Army Church, Cornelia. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Spiritual Israel Church with Elder Annie Collins officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Level Grove Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include three daughters, Meagen Flentall, Deandra Flentall and Dishequa Flentall, all of Toccoa; and three brothers, Nathan Flentall, Baltimore, Md., Christopher Green and Terrell Green, both of Toccoa. The family is at the residence. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Ernest Howard Fleming Jr. Lexington Ernest Howard Fleming Jr., 58, of Route I Lexington-Carlton Road died Wednesday, April 4, 2001. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Fleming was a son of Julia Mae Hill Fleming, Lexington, and the late Ernest Howard Fleming Sr. He was retired from the Oglethorpe County Health Department and Granite Co. and was a member of Fort Bethel Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fort Bethel Baptist Church with the Revs. Rufus Whitlock and Victor Appling. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include six sisters, Rose Mae Fleming, Inell Kelley, Melinda Fleming and Doris Louise Hitchcock, all of Lexington, Mildred Christopher, Crawford, and Mary Alice Fleming, Carlton; seven brothers, Harry Fleming, George Fleming, James Fleming and Charlie Fleming, all of Lexington, Walter Fleming, Carlton, J.T. Fleming, Crawford, and Herschel Fleming, Wren. The family will receive friends at the residence of Julia Mae Fleming, Watkins Farm Road. Jones Lexington Funeral Chapel has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Luther E. Wood Hull Luther E. Wood, 81, of 1654 Garnett Road died Wednesday, April 4, 2001. Mr. Wood was a son of the late Hinton and Lenora Wilson Wood and was the widower of Vera Youngblood Wood. He was a retired carpenter. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Michael Newman Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Park. Survivors include five daughters, Marie Carson, Commerce, Dorothy Harper, Ocala, Fla., Mary Helen Quarles, Watkinsville, Patricia Wood, Hull, and Shelia Herring, Comer; three sons, Luther E. Wood Jr., Neese, Stanley Wood, Nicholson, and Thomas Wood, Ila; a sister, Ethel Epps, Athens; 32 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Tommy Wood, Micha Quarles, Scot Carson, T.J. Clark, Willie Epps and Church Toney. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Gennell Bowman Fortson Elberton Gennell Bowman Fortson of 1018 Campbell St. Ext. died Thursday, March 29, 2001. Mrs. Fortson was a daughter of the late Lonnie Bowman and Georgia Mae Blackwell Bowman and was the widow of McCoy Fortson. She was a member of the New Era Baptist Church and served on the motherboard. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at New Era Baptist Church with the Revs. Bobby Walters officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Lincoln Heights Cemetery. Survivors include three sisters, Mamie Burch, Elberton, Odell Towns, Trenton, N.J., and Tommie Hardy, Atlanta; a brother, James Bowman, Cleveland, Ohio; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. C.W. Phelps Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 Elizabeth M. Trowell Commerce Elizabeth Montgomery Trowell, 91, of Roosevelt Blvd. died Thursday, April 5, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Trowell was a daughter of the late Ruby Alline Ritchie Montgomery and John Oliver Montgomery and was the widow of Crutis Trowell. She was a retired school teacher and was a member of First United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Methodist Women. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Warren Huddleston and Mera Head officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery. Survivors include a cousin, Dr. Jessie Julia Mize, Athens; and a niece, Carol Paolin, Pennsylvania. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Little-Ward Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 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 11:07 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2001 'Bell' Thomas Bogart Rosa ''Bell'' Thomas of 102 Tall Tree Road died Wednesday, April 4, 2001. Mrs. Thomas was a daughter of the late Charles Henry Pearson and Martha Ann Odessa Pearson. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Sinai Baptist Church with the Revs. Curtis Jackson and John R. Pearson Sr. Survivors include a brother, Rev. John Robert Pearson Sr., College Park; nine grandchildren, one raised in the home, Bertha Wingfield, Bogart; 26 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren, one raised in the home, Tamaram Jones, Bogart; and eight great-great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. today at Mack and Payne Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Friday, April 6, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, April 6, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.