Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 9 Feb 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 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 Larry Darnell Gilliam Hollywood, Ga. Larry Darnell Gilliam, 45, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001. A native of Habersham County, Mr. Gilliam was a son of the late L.C. and Myrtle Gilliam. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Hollywood. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with the Revs. Billy Joe Jenkins and Floyd Means officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sisters, Bonnie Gilliam, Hollywood, and Birdie Gilliam Jackson, Tuscaloosa, Ala. The family is at the residence of Bonnie Gilliam. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 Floy Spratlin Harris High Shoals Floy Spratlin Harris, 82, formerly of Marietta, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001. Mrs. Harris was a daughter of the late Edgar Brantley and Cynthia Varner Spratlin and was the widow of James Robert Harris. She was preceded in death by a son, Dr. James B. Harris. She was employed for 30 years as a cashier by Cobb County EMC and was a member of Milledge Avenue Baptist Church, Athens. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. Dr. Edward Bolen officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Milford Baptist Church cemetery, Marietta, with the Rev. Marian Beaver officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Anne H. Lavoie, Lancaster, Pa.; two brothers, Robert Spratlin, Atlanta, and Edgar Spratlin Jr., Forest Park; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces and a nephew. Pallbearers will be Brantley Harris, Rob Harris, John Brett and Joe Weismann. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Milledge Avenue Baptist Church Improvement Fund, 1690 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Ga. 30601, or to Milford Baptist Church Building Fund, 1030 Milford Church Road, Marietta, GA 30060. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 Pauline Chandler Winder Pauline Chandler, 74, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001. Mrs. Chandler was a native of Barrow County. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Jefferson, 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 include five sisters, Thelma Rittenberry, Maggie Jo Lee, Betty Sue Harris and Virginia Bailey, all of Winder, and Annie Mae Cobb, Atlanta; and two brothers, Tommy Lee Harris, Winder, and the Rev. Willie Hinton, Atlanta. Eberhart and Son Mortuary has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 Elsie Wilson Arnold Mount Airy Elsie Wilson Arnold, 75, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001. A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Arnold was a daughter of the late Marion James and Annie Ramey Wilson. She was preceded in death by a son, Richard David Ambrose. She was a homemaker and was a member of Toccoa Church of God. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Revs. Otis Dalton and Charles Dial officiating. Burial will be in Demorest City Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, William ''Buck'' Arnold; four daughters, Elsie Christine Arnold, Demorest, Emma Neil Davidson, Lula, Kathleen Baugh, Lula, and Marilyn Simpson, Toccoa; five sons, John Ambrose, Billy Ambrose and Frank Ambrose, all of Homer, Donald Ambrose, Gainesville, and Rupert Ambrose, Pelham; a sister, Welthy Smith, Paisley, Fla.; a brother, John B. Wilson, Fayette County; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001X Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 'Tom' Broach Monroe Thomas ''Tom'' Broach, 63, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001. Mr. Broach was a son of the late Jones Alex Broach and Curtis Lois Byrd Broach. He attended Bold Springs Baptist Church. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Meadows Funeral Home with the Revs. Bill Carroll and Scott Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Hill Haven Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Jane W. Broach; four sisters, Hilda Cochran, Monroe, Jean Jones, Good Hope, Sara Rice, Snellville, and Joan Hataway, Winterville; and a brother, Alton Broach, Monroe. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 George B. Watt Jr. Greensboro George B. Watt Jr., 69, of 1031 Plantation Point Drive died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001. A native of Middlesex, N.J., Mr. Watt was a son of the late George B. Sr. and Marion Eden Watt. He was retired as a stock broker from Solomon Smith Barney. He was a member of Reynolds National Club and was a former member of Ivanhoe Club, Illinois. He was a graduate of Oak Park High School, Illinois, and was a 1953 graduate of Lake Forest College, Illinois. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church, Eatonton, with the Rev. Joe King officiating. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Watt; a daughter, Jaime Reckling, Grayslake, Ill.; a stepdaughter, Kris Dorko, Marlborough, Conn.; two sons, George B. Watt III, Lindenhurst, Ill., and Brad Watt, Vernon Hills, Ill.; a stepson, Dale Gustation, Richmond, Va.; and six grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 1097 Lake Oconee Parkway, Suite 301, Eatonton, Ga. 31024, or to the American Cancer Society, 1060 Gaines School Road, B-2, Athens, GA 30605. The family will receive friends from 1:30-2:45 p.m. Saturday at the church. McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 James Mattox Carlton James Mattox, 80, of 256 North 5th Ave. died Monday, Feb. 5, 2001. Services will be at noon Saturday at Gholston Baptist Church with the Rev. Mack Kenney officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Wadine Barnett, Carlton; nieces and nephews. Gardenview Funeral Chapel has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 Georgia Carithers Poole College Park Georgia Carithers Poole, 99, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Poole was a daughter of the late George Matthew and Lula Smith Carithers and was the widow of Edward Coan Poole. She was retired from Spartinburg General Hospital, where she was a nurse for over 40 years. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Comer Cemetery with the Rev. Stewart Lang officiating. Survivors include a sister, Hilda Mason, College Park. The family will receive friends from noon-1:30 p.m. Saturday at Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 Naomi Tamplin Wilson Madison Naomi Tamplin Wilson, 85, of Eatonton Road died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Wilson was a daughter of the late Rubin Tamplin and Ida Lynch and was the widow of John Albert Wilson. She was retired from Caldwell Cleaners. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Peterson officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Bethany Church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Janice Haley, Conyers, and Glenda Lancaster, Hendersonville, N.C.; a son, John Richard Wilson, Madison; a sister, Gladys Galloway, Mableton; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at Simmons Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:16 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 John Benton Lexington John L. Benton, 73, of 798 Sandy Cross Road died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001. A native of Pensacola, Fla., Mr. Benton was a son of the late John L. and Gertrude Foley Benton. He was retired as a printer from Union Camp and was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran with the 82nd Airborne Division. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lord and Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel. Burial will be in Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Williams Benton; two daughters, Bonnie Lewis and Johnna Burns, both of Watkinsville; two sisters, Millie Williamson and Leona Carmichael, both of Pensacola; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:16 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 Barbara Browner Bryant Philadelphia Barbara Browner Bryant, 56, of 806 Corinth Ave. died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001. A native of Toccoa, Mrs. Bryant was a daughter of the late Edna Browner and was the widow of Robert Bryant. She was employed by Lord & Taylors of Philadelphia and was a member of Trinity C.M.E. Church, Toccoa. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Trinity C.M.E. Church with Dr. Robert Green officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Toccoa City Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Edna Bryant, Philadelphia; a son, Robert Bryant Jr., Waycross; a sister, Lorene Maxwell, Toccoa; a brother, Ostell Browner, Toccoa; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. The family is at the residence of Lorene Maxwell, 750 S. Broad St., Toccoa. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:16 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 Betty Earlene Fleeman Jefferson Betty Earlene Fleeman, 67, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Jefferson First Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Nicholson Congregational Holiness Church. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:16 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 Louise Fleming Cade Carlton Louise Fleming Cade of 2549 Elberton Road died Monday, Feb. 5, 2001. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Cade was a daughter of the late Willie and Minnie Arnold and was the widow of Robert L. Fleming. She was a member of Campbell Street Church of Christ, Elberton. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Campbell Street Church of Christ with Derick E. Dowdy officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Lincoln Height Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Willie Cade Jr.; four daughters, Lynda Jones, Lexington, Brenda Wilhite and Virginia Fleming, both of Scottdale, and Doris Thompson, Atlanta; three sons, Jimmy Fleming, Lithonia, SFC Harry Fleming, Treeport, Germany, and Kenneth Fleming, Lexington; a sister, Willie Mae Allen, Stone Mountain; two brothers, Charlie Allen, Carlton, and Luther Allen, Trion; 12 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Jones Lexington Funeral Chapel, Lexington. Athens Daily News, Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:16 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2001 Mary Ellen Hix Hull Mary Ellen Wilkes Hix, 71, died February 8, 2001. Born December 20, 1929 in Madison County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Edgar Benjamin and Ruby Robertson Wilkes and the widow of Vincent Joseph Hix. She was retired agency member for Hix Insurance, homemaker and mother. She was a lifelong member of Gordons Chapel United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 10, 2001 at 2:00 PM at Gordons Chapel United Methodist Church with Revs. Robert Passmore and Ray Jenkins officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include sons and daughters in law, Stan and Sharon Hix and Lynn and Tonya Hix of Commerce, Ken and Laura Hix of Athens; Daughters and sons in law, Karen and Bob Harrison of Hull and Elena and Rick Edgmon of Commerce and 10 grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Gordons Chapel United Methodist Church. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.