Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 10 Mar 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 9:41 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Roy Lee Sumpter Demorest Roy Lee Sumpter, 42, of 195 Rosedale Lane died Friday, March 9, 2001. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Sumpter was a son Nellie Sumpter, Demorest, and the late Joe Lee Sumpter. He was employed by Freeman Electrical and Plumbing Co. and was a member of Midway Mission Holiness Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa, with the Rev. Clarence Martin officiating. Burial will be in Toccoa City Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Teresa Franklin Sumpter; a daughter, Susan Cheek, Seneca, S.C.; two stepdaughters, Angela Arwood and Sabrina Franklin, both of Demorest; a son, Shawn King, Toccoa; four sisters, Kathy Maye and Faye Miller, both of Toccoa, Linda Frady, Clarkesville, and Ann York, Eastanollee; five brothers, Steve Sumpter and Terry Sumpter, both of Clarkesville, Tony Sumpter, Turnerville, Glenn Pitts, Seneca, S.C, and Johnny Pitts, Carnesville; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be David Maye, Allen York, Benny Arwood, Johnny York, Lee York and Thomas Hopkins. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today and Sunday at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:41 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Paul B. Grimes Crawford Paul B. Grimes, 88, of 251 Devils Pond Road died Thursday, March 8, 2001. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Grimes was a son of the late R.O.B. and Fannie Mattox Grimes. He was a farmer and was a member of Welcome Avenue Congregational Holiness Church, where he was a deacon. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Welcome Avenue Congregational Holiness Church with the Revs. Clarence Reynolds, Richard Campbell and Joey Fowler officiating. Survivors include his wife, Lila Lucas Grimes; two sons, Paul Alphus Grimes and Claude Neil Grimes, both of Crawford; a sister, Nellie Compton, Stephens; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, Oglethorpe Chapel, Crawford. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:41 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Pauline Hix Lord Commerce Pauline Hix Lord, 87, of 3007 Maysville Road died Friday, March 9, 2001. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Lord was a daughter of the late Joseph Carlton Hix and Sara Martin Hix and was the widow of Oscar Lord. She was retired from Commerce Sportswear and was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Brad Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Mike Lord, Commerce; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:41 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Modena Cleveland Anderson, S.C. Modena Ethridge Cleveland, 81, of 514 Ottawa Circle died Thursday, March 8, 2001. A native of Hart County, Mrs. Cleveland was a daughter of the late P.C. and Emma Cleveland Ethridge. She was a homemaker and was a member of Varennes Heights Baptist Church, Anderson, and was a member of the Women's Sunday School Class. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, with the Rev. Jack Rinks officiating. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, Arnold L. Cleveland; a daughter, Susan Traynham, Greenville, S.C.; a son, Gary Arnold Cleveland, Athens; a sister, Audrey Fleming, Hartwell; a brother, Alton Ethridge, Hartwell; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and a great-grandson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Upstate S.C. Chapter, 114 E. Earle St., Anderson, SC 29621, or to Varennes Height Baptist Church, 411 Visage Drive, Anderson SC 29621. The family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:41 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Elwanda 'Granny' Bowen Bowman Elwanda Bonds ''Granny'' Bowen, 71, of 69 E. Railroad St., formerly of Mill Road, Elberton, died Thursday, March 8, 2001. A native of Formosa, Ark., Mrs. Bowen was a daughter of the late Luke Edward Bond and Amy Robertson Bond. She was of the Baptist faith, was a homemaker and was retired as a cook and a baker. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Berry Funeral Home, Elberton, with the Rev. Billy Owensby officiating. Survivors include a son, Steve Roe Sr., Elberton; two sisters, Sara Ann Lane, Silver Spring, Md., and Maxine Bolin, Rogers, Ark.; a brother, Kenneth Bond, Florida; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:41 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Cleo Eugene Covington Atlanta Cleo Eugene Covington of North Virginia Avenue, formerly of Jefferson, died Thursday, March 8, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Miss Covington was a daughter of the late Lee W. and Beuluh Estelle Adams Covington. She was a medical laboratory technician for 50 years and was a member of Atlanta First Seventh Day Adventist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Rev. Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a sister, Willo Nell Blackstock, Jefferson; three brothers, J.C. Covington, Jefferson, Ralph Covington, Homer, and Horace Covington, Conyers; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Lee Crocker, Mark Crocker, Jeff Gower, Bobby Gower, Buster Covington, Al Davis, Scott Mitchell and Horace Covington. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:41 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Telford William Brewer Cornelia Telford William Brewer, 75, died Thursday, March 8, 2001. A native of White County, Mr. Brewer was a son of the late Charlie Daniel and Mae Byers Brewer. He was retired from Clarkesville Mills and attended Level Grove Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McGahee-Griffin and Stewart Funeral Home with the Revs. Verner London and Terry Rice officiating. Burial will be in Level Grove Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Patsy Martin Brewer; three daughters, Lynell Wade and Vicki Vinson, both of Cornelia, and Rebecca Gibson, Clarkesville; three sons, Charles Brewer, Gainesville, Donny Brewer, Demorest, and Frank Ridlehoover, Cornelia; a sister, Jesse Ingram, Kannapolis, N.C.; a brother, Roger Brewer, Fairborn, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandson. The family is at the residence. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:41 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Cecil Bray Jefferson Cecil Bray, 72, of 1816 Thyatira-Brockton Road died Thursday, March 8, 2001. A native of Greene County, Mr. Bray was a son of the late Ralph and Willie Roger Cason Bray. He was a farmer and was co-owner of Bray Brothers Trucking Co. He was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He had served on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners for eight years and was a school bus driver for the Jackson County Board of Education. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bethany United Methodist Church with the Revs. Hulon Hill and Tom Lewis officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mary Dowdy Bray; a daughter, Christi Mitchell, Jefferson; a son, Drew Bray, Jefferson; and five grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today at Evans Funeral Home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:41 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Mildred McDonald Commerce Mildred McDonald, 76, of 169 Walnut St. died Friday, March 9, 2001. A native of Georgia, Mrs. McDonald was a daughter of the late Clyde and Ida Black Westmoreland. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ivie Funeral Home. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Elaine Lee and Janie Potts, both of Commerce; three sons, Daniel McDonald, Maysville, Phil McDonald, Commerce, and Dennis McDonald, Homer; a sister, Dorothy Tatum, Commerce; a brother, Otis Westmoreland, Maysville; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:28 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Jimmy Chester Barnett Nicholson Jimmy Chester Barnett, 62, of 3488 New Kings Bridge Road died Thursday, March 8, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Barnett was a son of the late Chester A. ''C.A.'' and Onia Kesler Barnett. He was a retired businessman and was a member of Antioch United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Dennis Kesler officiating. Burial will be in Antioch United Methodist Church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Barnett; a daughter, Wanda Barnett David, Nicholson; a sister, Emma Baerne, Nicholson; a brother, Tommy Barnett, Nicholson; and a grandson, Jim David, Nicholson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Georgia Diabetes Research Foundation, 1120 West Broad Ave., Ste. A-1, Albany, Ga. 31707. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:28 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Mary Emily Klotz Athens Mary Emily Lightfoot Klotz, 83, of 640 Riverhill Drive died Thursday, January 25, 2001. A native of Florida, Mrs. Klotz was a daughter of the late Green Evert Lightfoot and Mary Eva Hagood Lightfoot and was the widow of Leslie Julius Klotz, Jr. She attended Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Athens. Memorial services will be Sunday, March 11 at 4:00 pm at the Redeemer Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Hal Farnsworth officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Celia Klotz, Athens; two sons, Leslie J. Klotz III, Flagler Beach, FL and Donald E. Klotz, Pembrook; four grandchildren, Kelly Klotz, GA, Mark Klotz, NJ, Amanda Klotz, GA, and Charron Klotz, CA; a sister, Helen Green, Jacksonville, FL; two brothers, Wallace Lightfoot and Roy Lightfoot, both of Jacksonville, FL. Bernstein Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:37 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Lucile Massey Athens Evelyn Lucile Massey, age 88 formerly of Nicholson, died Thursday, March 8, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Massey was the daughter of the late Guy and Frellie McDonald and the widow of Leonard W. Massey. She was preceded in death by a son, Mac Haynie. She was retired as a supervisor from a clothing manufacturing company and was a member of Commerce First United Methodist Church. Survivors include grandchildren Margaret and Mike Sikes and Mitch and Jenna Haynie and four great grandchildren. Services will be Sunday at 3 PM from Commerce First United Methodist Church with Rev. Hoyt Allen officiating. Burial will be in Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday 7 until 9PM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to First United Methodist Church of Commerce, P.O. Box 755, Commerce, GA 30529. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:28 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Harry Rosser Athens Harry Rosser, 80, of 9122 Jefferson River Road, Athens died Thursday, March 8, 2001. A native of Elbert County, Mr. Rosser was a son of the late Paul and Blanche Hall Rosser. He was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche Jordan Rosser. He retired from the University of Georgia as a supervisor after more than 20 years of service at the Physical Plant. He served in the Pacific with the US Army during World War II. He was a member of West End Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Kenneth Rosser; a daughter, Harriette Wild; two brothers, Ted Rosser and Phillip Rosser; three sisters, Pauline Davis, Janet Ruff, and Linda Lewis; five grandchildren, Cameron Harrington, Kimberly Harrington, Stephen Rosser, David Rosser, and Laura Rosser; and a great-grandchild, Ashley Harrington. Graveside services will be held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with Kenneth Rosser officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 at Bernstein Funeral Home prior to the graveside service. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 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 9:28 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2001 Nina Simonson Athens Nina Marie Simonson, 57, of 193 Woodstone Drive, Athens, died March 8, 2001. Born in Rio Blanco County, CO, Mrs. Simonson was the daughter of Fred and Bernece Schults Hauck. She had worked as a bank officer at First American Bank. Funeral services will be at 2 PM Sunday in the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Homes, East. Chaplain Mark Fite will officiate. Survivors include a son, Lance Leff of Athens; daughter, Shawna Leff of Bogart; mother, Bernece S. Anderson of Meeker, CO; step-daughters, Shanna Davis of Lansing, MI, Stacey Janes of Fort Lauderdale, and Elizabeth Weddington of Cary, NC; stepsons, Scott Simonson of Gibraltar, MI and Sam Simonson of Smyrna; brother, Raymond Anderson of Filestone, CO; two sisters, Helen Anderson of Denver and Betty Ruckman of Oregon; and seven grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Loran Smith Cancer Center, c/o Athens Regional Medical Center, 1199 Prince Avenue, Athens GA 30606 in memory of Nina Marie Simonson. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Saturday, March 10, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Saturday, March 10, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.