Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 15 Jun 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Frances Atkinson Athens Frances Atkinson, 64, of 1676 Old West Broad Street died Sunday, June 10, 2001. A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Atkinson was a daughter of the late Wade and Dora Lee Johnson. She was a member of Hill Chapel Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Hill Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. E.T. Moore officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Survivors include three sisters, Parrie L. Robinson and Maggie R. Johnson, both of Athens, and Shirley J. Melton, Atlanta; a brother, Bennie F. Johnson, Bogart; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence. Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Pearlie Graves Washington Pearlie Graves, 81, of 318 Wingfield Street died Monday, June 11, 2001. A native of Wilkes County, Mrs. Graves was a daughter of the late Moses and Mary Graves, and was a widow of Elmo Samuel. She was a machine operator and a member of Gibson Grove Church. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Davenport-McLendon Mortuary with the Rev. Lamar Davenport officiating. The body will be at the funeral home all day Friday. Burial will be in City West Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Mozell Doughty, Washington; a brother, John Graves, N.Y.; two grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Ed Stephens Toccoa Thomas Edward ''Ed'' Stephens, 89, of 242 Myrtle Street died Wednesday, June 13, 2001. A native of Stephens County, Mr. Stephens was a son of the late Wade Hampton and Emma Jenkins Stephens, and was a widow of Ollie Mae Garland Stephens. He was retired from Coats and Clark and was a member and former Sunday School Teacher at Calvary Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis Petty officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Terry Reece officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Janyce Rodgers and Martha Detra, both of Toccoa; two sisters, Mattie Lois Jordan and Queen Ola Clark, both of Toccoa; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Hershel Norris, Doug Norris, Storm Detra, James Shephard, Rex Baker,and Brad Sander. They are asked to assemble at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Saturday. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Louise D. Drinkard Washington Louise D. Drinkard, 81, of 540 Hallford Road died Sunday, June 10, 2001. A native of Wilkes County, Mrs. Drinkard was a daughter of the late Tom and Mary K. Danner. She was a member of Pauline Holiness Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. at Pompey's Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Tracy Leverett officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Irene Williams and Rosa Sims, both of Decatur; four sons, Edward Drinkard and James Drinkard, III, both of Washington, Lamar Drinkard, Atlanta, and Richard Drinkard, Houston, Texas; a sister, Ruby Randall, Washington; a brother, James Danner, Washington; ten grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Nephews will be pallbearers. Davenport-McClendon Mortuary has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Bessie Sykes Carlton Bessie Sykes of 1422 Watson Mill Road died Monday, June 11, 2001. Mrs. Sykes was a daughter of the late Bill and Sara Frances Colbert, and was a widow of Wilson Sykes, Sr. She was a homemaker and a member of Fork Creek Baptist Church where she served on the motherboard. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Fork Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. H.L. Dotson, Ronald Gantt, and Hoyt Smith officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Sykes family cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Mildred Harper, Chicago, Ill., Marinetta Parks and Shellie Mays, both of Atlanta; four sons, Clarence Sykes, Carlton, Charles Sykes and Felton Sykes, both of Atlanta, and Wilson Sykes, Jr., San Diego, Calif.; grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Grandsons and nephew will be pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Fork Creek Deacons. Granddaughter and nieces will be flower-bearers. Honorary flower-bearers will be the Fork Creek motherboard. The family will receive friends at the residence. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Oeline Bridges Danielsville Oeline Strickland Bridges, 53, of 2866 Rogers Mill Road died Thursday, June 14, 2001. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Bridges was a daughter of the late Obediah and Kathleen Alewine Strickland. She was a dietician at Ila Elementary School. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. David Strickland officiating. Survivors include her husband, Robert Lee Bridges; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Anita McElhannon Winder Anita Sims McElhannon, 103, died Thursday, June 14, 2001. A native of Jackson/Barrow County, Mrs. McElhannon was a daughter of the late Fayette Luther and Olevia Chandler Sims, and was a widow of Steward McElhannon, Sr. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Hazel M. Freeman and a son, Dr. Fayette M. McElhannon, Sr. She was a member of Union Baptist Church. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Grover J. Thomas, III, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Vera Ann McElhannon Thomas, Epworth; three sons, William A. McElhannon, Baytown, Texas, Stewart McElhannon, Jr., Decatur, and Walter S. McElhannon, Winder; a sister, Ouida Sims Herndon, Atlanta; 27 granchildren; 62 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Union Baptist Church, 527 Union Church Road, Winder, GA 30680, Winder First United Methodist Church, 280 North Broad Street, Winder, GA 30680, or the charity of your choice. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Sarah Johnson Stephens Sarh Nell Johnson, 89, of 737 Stephens Salem Road died Monday, June 11, 2001. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the late Joe and Sally Hunter Smith. She was preceded in death by a son, Robert L. Johnson. She was a member of Mt. Zion Church serving in Sunday School and the motherboard. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Calvin Turner officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in Clarke Grove Church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Robert A. Johnson; a son, Joe E. Johnson, Birmingham, Ala.; a foster daughter, Mary Johnson, Stephens; two sisters, Gloria Butler and Roberta Jackson, both of Washington, D.C.; two brothers, Edward Smith, Stephens, Leroy Smith, Springfield, Mass.; six grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence. Jones Lexington Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Minnie House Winder Minnie Belle House, 83, died Thursday, June 14, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. House was a daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Chambers Mote, and was the widow of Mitch House. She was a primary education teacher at Victron, County Line and Auburn Schools. She was a member of Bethabra Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Youngblood officiating. Burial will be in Nazareth United Methodist Church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Addie Jane Skelton, Bethlehem; two sisters, Nora Deaton and Joyce Binnion, both of Winder; three brothers, Quenton Mote and Herman Mote, both of Winder, and Danny Mote, Dacula; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Terry Walton Athens Terry Louis Walton died Sunday, June 10, 2001. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Walton was a son of Essie Mae Walton and the late Will David Walton. He was preceded in death by a son, Quarterrio C. Walton. After graduating high school in Washington, he moved to Atlanta where he started his apprenticeship as a master carpenter. Later he moved to Athens where he continued to help large construction companies unite large buildings throughout the Athens-Atlanta Area. He was a member of Lyonsville Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a special friend, Linda Norman, Clarksville, Tenn.; a son, Tamarcus Norman, Clarkesville, Tenn.; five sisters, Elizabeth Ardister, Elberton, Mary Frances Logan, Lincolton, N.C., Katherine Patterson, Frankie Walton, and Barbara Walton, all of Athens, and Rusty Walton, Rayle; five grandchildren; nieces and nephews. McLendon Memorial Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Lessie Watson Bogart Lessie Watson, 90, of 640 Aubry Drive died Sunday, June 10, 2001. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Watson was a daughter of the late John and Mattie Clark Willoughby. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Walnut Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Joseph Nunnally officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Survivors include two daughters, Ida Johnson, Watkinsville, and Mattie Jones, Rochester, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. The family is receiving friends at the residence. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Charline Seay Blairsville Charline Plott Seay, 67, formerly of Carlton, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cochran Funeral Home. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Mary Hunt Hartwell Mary Elizabeth Hunt, 54, of 204 Pearson Drive died Monday, June 11, 2001. A native of Hartwell, Mrs. Hunt was a daughter of the late Lou Hunt and Lola Alice Banks. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Zion CME Church with the Pastor A.J. Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include a son, C.J. Thomas, Hartwell; two sisters, Georgia H. Griffin and Kathleen Robuck; three brothers, Harrison Hunt, George Hunt, and Lou Hunt, Jr.; a grandson; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the residence. Mack's Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 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 10:28 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001 Pauline Berger Dallas, Texas Pauline Manker Berger of Dallas, Texas and former Athens resident passed away June 8, 2001 after an extended illness. Mrs. Berger was a retired Professor for the University of Georgia in the school of social work. Mrs. Berger is survived by her husband of 57 years, Israel R. Berger, MD, retired radiologist who practiced many years in the Athens area, two sons, Michael L. Berger of Athens, Georgia, Marc Steven Berger, MD, Radiologist in Dallas, Texas, and 7 grandchildren, Lou, Jim, Sarah, Seth, Ari, Monica, Joel, and 2 great-grandchildren, Emily and Alex. In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to the Congregation Children of Israel or your local Hospice organization. Arrangements under the direction of North Texas Cremation Society, Addison, Texas. Athens Banner-Herald, Friday, June 15, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, June 15, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.