Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 17 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Howard D. Williams Jr. Athens Howard D. Williams Jr., 73, of 309 Red Fox Run died Sunday, April 15, 2001. A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Mr. Williams was a son of the late Gladys Stolz and Howard D. Williams Sr. He was a resident of Atlanta since 1967 and had lived in Athens for the past five years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Williams; three daughters, Debbie Harper, Savannah, Barbara Marable, Watkinsville, and Janice Templeton, Winter Haven, Fla.; a son, Steve Williams, Grayson; a brother, Frederick Carl Williams, Columbus, Ohio; and ten grandchildren. The family will receive friends at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to a charity of choice. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Pauline Mullinax Mount Airy Pauline Loudermilk Mullinax, 86, died Sunday, April 15, 2001. A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Mullinax was a daughter of the late Earnest Carl and Hester Jane Gibby Loudermilk and was the widow of Stanhope Mullinax. She was formerly employed with Carwood Manufacturing Company and was retired from Mount Vernon Mills. She was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Cornelia, with the Rev. Billy Burrell and Layman Lee Sullens officiating. Burial will be in Hazel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Powell, Westminster, S.C.; three sons, Wesley Mullinax, Garland Mullinax and James Mullinax, all of Mount Airy; two brothers, Carl Loudermilk, Mount Airy, and W.P. Loudermilk, Atlanta; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Hazel Bryant Winterville Hazel Bryant, 78, of 52 Moss Creek Road died Sunday, April 15, 2001. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Bryant was a daughter of the late Marcellus and Ermin Giles Harris and was the widow of Paul J. Bryant. She was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II in the burn unit. She was a member of Temple United Methodist Church and the Oglethorpe County Republican Party. She was on the Winterville Class Reunion Committee and was active in planning the Marigold Festival. She was a member of the National Rural Letter Carriers Auxiliary. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Revs. Lem Clark and Dayton Logan officiating. Survivors include her husband, Henry Rudell Dudley; a son, Dennis Paul Bryant, Elberton; a stepdaughter, Penni Dudley, Atlanta; a stepson, Ross Dudley, Winterville; and five grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Temple UMC Cemetery Fund. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Bruce Hitchcock Stone Mountain Bruce Le Nelson Hitchcock, 37, died Sunday, April 15, 2001. A native of Madison County, Mr. Hitchcock was a son of Inez P. Hitchcock and Willie C. Hitchcock, both of Colbert. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Waggoner Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Webster Turner officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in Hitchcock Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a sister, Bernita Hitchcock, Colbert; and his grandmother, Elease Hitchcock. The family are receiving friends at 360 Farm Road, Colbert. Mack and Payne Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Cindy Grimes Athens Cindy Joy Grimes, 55, of 4505 Lexington Road, Lot #16, died Sunday, April 15, 2001. A native of Canadian County, Okla., Mrs. Grimes was a daughter of the late James Harvey and Aline Jewel Winters Mathews. She was employed with Henson Garment Company. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. today at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East. Survivors include two sons, Dean Slater, Athens, and James Slater Jr., Buford; and three grandchildren. The family will receive at the residence. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Memorial Fund for Cindy Grimes, c/o Lawrence Dean Slater, 4505 Lexington Road, Lot 16, Athens, Ga. 30605. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Annie H. Morrow Rigby Greensboro Annie Hazel Morrow Rigby, 66, of 1561 East Broad St. died Sunday, April 15, 2001. A native of Taliaferro, Mrs. Rigby was a daughter of Grady Davison Morrow Sr. and Gladys Owens Moon Morrow and was the widow of Harmon Everett Rigby. She was a homemaker and was a member of West End Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at West End Baptist Church with the Revs. Wayne Usry and Robert Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Greensboro City Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Marlene M. Beck, Union Point; two sons, Richard Lamar Moody, Greensboro, and Scott Rigby, Atlanta; and a grandchild. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon today at McCommons Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Mary Ann Herbert Long Commerce Mary Ann Herbert Long, 55, of 265 Barbara St. died Monday, April 16, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Long was a daughter of Mae Bell Nunn Herbert, Commerce, and the late Noil Herbert. She was retired from General Times and was a member of Madison Street Baptist Church. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Revs. David Harbin, John Webber and Henry Webb officiating. Burial will be in Howington Cemetery, Nicholson. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include a brother, David Herbert, Alpharetta; and a special friend, Richard Melton, Elberton. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Clara Mae Stainaker Washington Clara Mae Stainaker, 56, of 1980 Thomson Road died Thursday, April 12, 2001. A native of Wilkes County, Mrs. Stainaker was a food service assistant and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. R.C. Lockhart officiating. McLendon Memorial Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Nora Mae Coker Jones High Shoals Nora Mae Coker Jones, 85, of 3321 High Shoals Road died Saturday, April 14, 2001. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Jones was a daughter of the late Sam Coker and Dora Bradberry Coker and was the widow of Leo Herman Jones. She was retired from Thomas Textile, Inc. and was a member of High Shoals United Methodist Church and the Christian Women's Fellowship. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at High Shoals United Methodist Church with the Revs. Lee Hunter and Waymon Whitehead officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Survivors include a daughter, Karon Taylor, Fort Mill, S.C.; a son, Kenneth Jones, Conyers; a brother, Carl Coker, Watkinsville; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the High Shoals UMC Building Fund, c/o Herschel Lovern, 255 Jefferson Road, High Shoals, Ga. 30645. Bernstein Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Claude Riden Gilbert Madison Claude Riden Gilbert, 84, of 1130 Nolan Store Road died Sunday, April 15, 2001. A native of Morgan County, Mr. Gilbert was a son of the late Thomas M. Gilbert and Fannie Lou Ruark and was the widower of Mary Lillian Smith Gilbert. He was a postal clerk. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Gibbs Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Tribble officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Survivors include two daughters, Gail Kimball, Niceville, Fla., and Debra Mann, Douglasville; three sisters, Gladys Roland and Bobbi McKenzie, both of Augusta, and Frances Chandler, Good Hope; a brother, Harold Gilbert, Bostwick; and six grandchildren. Simmons Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Henry M. Blalock Winder Henry M. Blalock, 97, of 624 Gainesville Highway died Sunday, April 15, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Blalock was a son of the late Elias Blalock and Jane Aron Blalock and was the widower of Maude Kate Gilstap. He was a weaver at a carpet mill and was a member of Winder Weslyn Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Wise Connolly Funeral Home with the Rev. Jane Nugent officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Survivors include six daughters, Geneva Dodd, Winder, Marie Kennedy, Lawrenceville, Francis Myers and Rena Harbor, both of Atlanta, Annette Greeson, Danielsville, Annie Garrison, Dacula; three sons, Charles ''Sonny'' Blalock, Lilburn, Donald Blalock, Snellville, and James Blalock, Lilburn; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Quenten Brown Bowersville Quenten Brown, 83, of 173 Brown Road died Sunday, April 15, 2001. A native of Hart County, Mr. Brown was a son of the late Albert D. Brown and Tallulah Baskins Brown. He was retired from Owens-Corning Fiberglass as a supervisor in maintenance. He was a member of the Bowersville Masonic Lodge and the Freddy Lee chapter of Royal Arch. He was a member, deacon and former choir director of Cross Roads Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Cross Roads Baptist Church with the Revs. Ben Coleman, David Wilson and Connie Mack Bowers officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Edna Bartlett Brown; two daughters, Carol Ankerich, Bowersville, and Lorraine Puerta, Lawrenceville; and three grandchildren. The family is at the residence. Memorials may be made to Cross Roads Baptist Church, 3636 Lavonia Highway, Hartwell, Ga. 30643 or to Vista Care Hospice, 1640 Prince Avenue, Athens, Ga. 30606. Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Nancy Helen Moon Drake Colbert Nancy Helen Moon Drake, 82, of 1602 Hardman-Morris Road died Monday, April 16, 2001. A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Drake was a daughter of the late Pless Jacob Moon and Ola U. Seymore Moon and was the widow of Guy Thomas Drake Sr. She was preceded in death by three sons, Guy Thomas Drake Jr., James Clifton Drake and Clarence Walter Drake. She was retired from Dupont and was a member of Colbert United Methodist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Colbert United Methodist Church with the Rev. James Haralson officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in Kidd Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Thelma Daniel, Colbert; two sons, Henry Drake, Colbert, and Darrell Drake, Madisonville, Ky.; 24 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be David Dunson, Curtis Daniel, Kenneth Daniel, Dennis Daniel, Mark Drake and Michael Drake. The family is at the residence of Thelma Drake, 753 Jack Sharp Road, Colbert, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Randy Lee Hembree Nicholson Randy Lee Hembree, 43, of 136 Kesler Road died Monday, April 16, 2001. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Hembree was a son of Betty Jo Hopkins Smith, Nicholson, and Tommy Cowart, Winterville. He was the owner of Hembree Grading Company. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Howard Rhodes officiating. Burial will be in Porterfield Family Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Susan Jackson Hembree; a daughter, Kimberly Hembree, Nicholson; a son, Joseph Lee Hembree, Nicholson; two brothers, Marty Hembree and Johnny Smith, both of Nicholson; and a number of half sisters and brothers. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 John Edward Summers Lutz, Fla. John Edward Summers, 66, formerly of Toccoa, died Saturday, April 14, 2001. A native of Toccoa, Mr. Summers was a son of the late John and Essie Rackley Summers. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. today in Tampa, Fla. Survivors include his wife, Martha Ann Summers; a son, Ronald Summers, Tampa, Fla.; six sisters, Margie Jones and Ruby Griffin, both of Toccoa, Mary Brock, Martin, Patsy Worley, Athens, Reba Goolsby, Piedmont, S.C., and Jimmie Sue Wood, Mabelton; and two grandchildren. Announcement courtesy of Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:31 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Rachel Pope Heape Lavonia Rachel Madeline Pope Heape, 81, of 249 Shoal Creek Road, formerly of Orange Park and Melbourne, Fla., died Sunday, April 15, 2001. A native of Cleboun County, Ala., Mrs. Heape was a daughter of the late Carl M. and Lydia Pitts Baker and was the widow of Elbert Pope and Claude Heape. She was a homemaker and was a retired food service worker and bookkeeper. She was a member of Price Chapel Church of God and was a former member of North Melbourne and Doctors Inlet Churches of God. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hamby Funeral Home with the Revs. Steven Hamby and Johnny Stowe officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Jacksonville Memory Gardens, Orange Park, Fla. Survivors include three daughters, Elizabeth Hendrix, Homerville, Ann Savko, Lavonia, and Sara Blansett, Adel; four sons, Albert Pope and Douglas Pope, both of Middleburg, Fla., William ''Billy'' Pope and Harry E. Pope, both of Melbourne, Fla.; 19 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ladies Ministry of Price Chapel Church of God, 45 Price Chapel Road, Lavonia, Ga. 30553. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:32 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Tommy Lewis Dorsey Sautee Tommy Lewis Dorsey, 54, of Bean Creek Road died Saturday, April 14, 2001. A native of White County, Mr. Dorsey was a son of Herbert Dorsey and the late Pearlie Mae Dorsey. He was preceded in death by a son, Nelson Nicely. He was a retired construction worker and was a member of Bean Creek Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Bean Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Franklin Winters officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his father, include his wife, Rose Lee Grant Dorsey; a daughter, Cassandra R. Quillian; two sisters, Barbara Nicely and Evelyn Dorsey, both of Sautee; four brothers, Anthony Dorsey, Sautee, Philip Dorsey, Helen, Terry Dorsey, Cornelia, and Lawerence Dorsey, Tate; and one grandchild. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:32 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 Myrtle Hewell Blackmon Elberton Myrtle Hewell Blackmon, 87, of 117 Carey St. died Monday, April 16, 2001. A native of Dekalb County, Mrs. Blackmon was a daughter of the late Frank Hewell and Lizzie Farmer Hewell and was the widow of Milton Edward Blackmon Sr. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Regina Jefferson; and a son, Russell Blackmon. She was a retired LPN nurse, a homemaker and was a member of Believers Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Believers Baptist Church with the Rev. Waymon Dotson officiating. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Redan Cemetery, Redan. Survivors include three daughters, Shirley Anderson and Elaine McNair, both of Elberton, and Martha Sue King, Carlton; four sons, Bill Blackmon and Milton Edward ''Ed'' Blackmon Jr., both of Elberton, Frank Gerald ''Jerry'' Blackmon, Conyers, and Danny Blackmon, Dearing; two sisters, Lillie Still, Scotdale, and Elizabeth Braswell, Stone Mountain; 20 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Believers Baptist Church. The family will be at their respective homes and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Berry Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Believers Baptist Church Building Fund. Athens Daily News, Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 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 10:32 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2001 James Carl Allen Athens James Carl Allen, 65, of 436 Hull Road died Sunday, April 15, 2001. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Allen was a son of the late John Henry Allen and Gertie Moore Allen. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Donna Lynn Allen and Barbara Allen; and two sisters, Frances Young and Polly Sorrow. He owned and operated an auto body shop and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was a member of Cornerstone Church of God. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home with the Revs. Ron Harvard and Raymond Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Loggins Allen; a son and daughter-in-law, James Dale and Carol Allen, Statham; two sisters, Gracie Allen and Lavania Daniel, both of Athens; a brother, Dee Allen, Athens; and three grandchildren, Christina Lynn Allen, Anna Vinson and Erica Vinson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cornerstone Church of God, 2150 Lexington Road, Athens, Ga. 30605. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Tuesday, April 17, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Tuesday, April 17, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.