Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 22 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 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Seth Edward Hunter Jefferson Seth Edward Hunter, 65, of 458 B. Whitfield Road died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Hunter was a son of the late Sam William Hunter and Mary Lenora Casper Hunter. He was retired from the University of Georgia as a bus driver and was a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Jackson Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Smith officiating. Burial will be in Lebanon United Methodist Church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lee Hunter; two sons, Timothy Seth Hunter and Sam William Hunter, both of Jefferson; two sisters, Carolyn Arnold, Athens, and Sammie Harrelson, Hoschton; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Bertha Martin Hartwell Bertha Allen Martin, 85, of 261 Fairview Ave. died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001. A native of Alto, Mrs. Martin was a daughter of the late C.A. and Bessie Jordan Allen and was the widow of Dr. J. Robert Martin. She was a homemaker and was a member of Abundant Life Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Abundant Life Baptist Church with the Rev. Ted Kelley officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Demorest City Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Danny Martin, Anderson, S.C., and Bob Martin, Hartwell; two brothers, Grady Allen and Charles Allen, both of Gainesville; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Abundant Life Baptist Church, P.O. Box 237, Hartwell, GA 30643, or to Oakwood Baptist Church Pew and Carpet Fund, 304 Pearman Dairy Road, Anderson, S.C. 29621. The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Martin, 795 Boleman Road, Hartwell, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Gussie Briscoe Royston Gussie Stephens Briscoe of 95 Royston Homes Circle died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001. A native of Banks County, Mrs. Briscoe was a daughter of the late Warren and Emma Hart Stephens and was the widow of Fletcher Mac Briscoe. She was a homemaker and attended Cornerstone Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Pruitt Funeral Home with the Revs. Williard Crider, Milton Burdette and Clint Harper officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors include eight daughters, Jean Dove, Sandra Hendrix, Becky Pullian and Debbie Campbell, all of Royston, Lois Smith, LaGrange, Darlene Cole, Douglasville, Cathy Hayes, Comer, and Jackie Coley, Starr, S.C.; four sons, Ralph Briscoe, College Park, Bobby Briscoe, Melvin Briscoe and Don Briscoe, all of Royston; a sister, Pearl Fowler, Royston; 29 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. The family is at their respective residences and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 'Billy' Bond Jefferson William D. ''Billy'' Bond, 58, of 22 Longview Drive died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Bond was a son of the late Dallas Harper and Idoomie Stephens Bond. He was retired from ABB Co., Athens, and was a member of Jefferson First Christian Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Evans Funeral Home with Tom Plank, Dr. Franklin Scott and the Rev. Claude McBride officiating. Burial will be in Woodbine Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Roberts Bond; a daughter, Elayna Bond, Jefferson; a son, Dallas Bond, Jefferson; and two sisters, Mable Reems, Winder, and Dallas Ann Dennis, Dallas, Ga. Pallbearers will be Cody Guined, Shane Guined, Jeff Ormsby, Mike Ormsby, Nicholas Smith, Eric Eliasson, Drew Benson and Matthew Chapman. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway SE, Suite 1, Marietta, GA 30067. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Alma Sue Murray Dallas, Ga. Alma Sue Murray, 74, of 3045 Old Cartersville Road died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Miss Murray was a daughter of the late L.B. and Flora Bell McIntyre Murray. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Coleman-Stapler Cemetery, Nicholson, with the Rev. Terry Smith officiating. Survivors include three sisters, Hazel Lee Murray, Milledgeville, Wilma E. Richey, Pittsburgh, and Frances D. Turner, Dallas, Ga. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Jeannette Irene Cash Winder Jeannette Irene Cash, 68, of 202 Deerwalk Drive died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001. A native of Blue Island, Ill., Mrs. Cash was a daughter of the late Matthew Breault and Irene Witt. She was employed by AT&T and was of the Lutheran faith. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Wise-Connolly Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Carley Cash; two daughters, Nancy Smith, Bethlehem, and Jennifer Mitchell, Duluth; four sons, William Buice, Bethlehem, James Buice, Winder, Timothy Buice, Columbia, S.C., and Brian Cash, Banks County; two sisters, Carol Miller, Columbia, and Darlene Lohse, Arizona; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Ret. Sgt. Al Fielding Colbert Ret. Sgt. Al Fielding, 70, of 168 Peachtree St. died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Fielding was a son of the late Everett and Myrt Christopher Fielding. He was retired as a sergeant from the U.S. Army and was a member of VFW and of Antioch Christian Church, Watkinsville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Antioch Christian Church with full military honors. Survivors include his wife, Jurlee Fielding; four daughters, Mary Brown, Athens, Margaret Boles, Sandra Craven and Janet Moon, all of Hull; a son, James Fielding, Watkinsville; a stepdaughter, Jenny Logan, Hull; three stepsons, Chris Bonner and Waymon Bonner, both of Athens, and Louie Bonner, Watkinsville; four sisters, Stella Harbin and Edna Pugh, both of Watkinsville, Bessie Epps and Sarah Norton, both of Jefferson; 12 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Judy Harrison Elberton Judy Claudette Wilder Harrison, 58, of 319 Mattox Drive died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001. A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Harrison was a daughter of the late Carl M. and Beulah Clayton Wilder. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Darlene Harrison, and by a son, James Robert Harrison Jr. She was employed as a nurse's aide at Spring Valley Health Care Center, Elberton, and was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church, Dewy Rose. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Hicks Funeral Home with the Revs. Rod Hughey, Ken Brewer and Tim Adams officiating. Burial will be in Deep Creek Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, J. Robert Harrison; a daughter, Angela Bowen, Elberton; a son, Mitchell Harrison, Elberton; two sisters, Lois Ivester and Marie McCannon, both of Elberton; two brothers, Jimmy Wilder and Herman Wilder, both of Elberton; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Donald Bowen, Danny Reynolds, Steve Burden, Joe McCannon Jr., Michael McCannon and Brandon McCannon. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1 Corporate Square, Suite 127, Atlanta, GA 30329, or to the National Kidney Foundation of Georgia, 1655 Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 'Paul' Hendrix Jacksonville, Fla. James Thomas ''Paul'' Hendrix, 44, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001. A native of Elberton, Mr. Hendrix was a son of the late Walter and Hester Payne Hendrix Farmer. He was employed as a painter. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, with the Rev. Lloyd Shepherd officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Chrissy Sweat, Callahan, Fla.; two sisters, Wanda Kay Hendrix, Jacksonville, and Christy Fawcett, Meade, Kan.; a brother, Steve Hendrix, Elberton; his stepmother, Eleanor Hendrix; and a granddaughter. The family is at the residence of Eleanor Hendrix, 1632 Cromer Road, Elberton, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Hicks Funeral Home, Elberton. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Isabelle F. Chandler Athens Isabelle Faulkner Chandler, 75, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001. A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Chandler was a daughter of the late Thomas Franklin Faulkner and Annie Mae Patterson Faulkner and was the widow of Paul Thomas ''Tommy'' Chandler. She was preceded in death by a son, John Paul Chandler. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bernstein Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include two daughters, Woodie Prince, Bogart, and Karen Ogle, Winterville; a son, Chris Chandler, Athens; a sister, Betty Thornton, Center; three brothers, Jack Faulkner, Ocala, Fla., Don Faulkner, Miami, and George Faulkner, Watkinsville; seven grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Mary Alewine Harvey, La. Mary Lou Trainor Alewine, 70, of 2047 Spanish Oaks Drive died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001. A native of Sheboygan, Wis., Mrs. Alewine was a daughter of the late Paul and Armella Mannebach Trainor. She was a registered nurse and was a member of St. Martha's Catholic Church, Harvey. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Stephens Memorial Gardens, Toccoa, with the Rev. J.J. Chatham officiating. Survivors include her husband, Charles M. Alewine, Harvey; four sons, Kevin Alewine, Waterloo, Iowa, Michael Alewine, Kansas City, Mo., Timothy Alewine and Dan Alewine, both of New Orleans; a sister, Patricia Kopcrak; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 97 Benson St., Hartwell, GA 30643, or to Old Canon Baptist Church, 809 Beaverdam Farm Road, Canon, GA 30520. The family is at their respective residences and will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Mozelle T. Griffeth Birmingham, Ala. Mozelle Thompson Griffeth, 98, formerly of the Bogart area, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001. Mrs. Griffeth was a daughter of the late James W. and Annie Mae Brewer Thompson and was the widow of Walter H. Griffeth. She was an artist and was a member of Valley Christian Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Peggy Mayfield officiating. Burial will be in Bogart Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Ann Griffeth Crouch, Birmingham; a son, Walter Griffeth, Fort Myers, Fla.; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m.-noon today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Evelyn White Hartwell Evelyn Jewel White, 78, of 83 Saints Court died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001. A native of Greenville, S.C., Mrs. White was a daughter of the late Thomas Arthur Jewel and Rosa Ann Vaughn Jewell. She was retired as a weaver from the textile industry and was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. Services will be at noon today in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson, S.C., with the Rev. Terry Meeks officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Gloria Perkins, Mesa, Ariz., and Pam Smith, Birmingham, Ala.; a sister, Stella Longley, Greenville; a brother, James Landreth, Greenville; and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Dr. Laura Schlesinger Foundation, 5022 N. Parkway, Calabasas, CA 91302. Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 7:37 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Hugo L. Maddux Athens Funeral services for Hugo LeClare Maddux, 90, of 415 Pinewood Circle, Athens, have been set for 2:30 P.M. Thursday, February 22, 2001 at Bridges Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Robert Bohler, pastor of Central Presbyterian Church, will conduct the service. Mr. Maddux passed away Monday following a short illness. He was born in Flovilla, GA, son of Josiah Atticus and Kate Pearl Gardner Maddux. He graduated from the Lanier High School for Boys in Macon, GA and received a B.S. degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1934. While at Tech he served as president of Theta Chi fraternity. Mr. Maddux served in management and ownership positions at Snow's Laundry and Dry Cleaners in Athens, Albany, Macon, Valdosta, and Columbus. He was active in Kiwanis, having served as president of Kiwanis in Valdosta and vice-president in Athens. He was a member of Athens B.P.O.E. No. 790, Athens Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22, Athens Country Club, and Central Presbyterian Church where he served on the Board of Deacons. He was a member of Azalea Lodge No. 716, Grand Lodge of Georgia, F.& A.M., and was an Emeritus member of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, R.A.M. Valdosta No. 107, and an Emeritus Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of Georgia, Malta No. 16. Survivors include his wife, Paula; his daughter and son-in-law Kaye and Tony Kratfel; grandchildren Kevin and Dee Hendrix of LaGrange and Kyle and Donna Hendrix of Danielsville; three great grandchildren, twins Jessica and Hannah Hendrix of Watkinsville and Heather Hendrix of LaGrange; stepchildren: James and Madeline Aaron, Richard Aaron and Judy Carter, Lee Aaron, and Keith Aaron all of Athens and Charles and Susan Aaron of Haines City FL; and two stepgrandchildren, Vincent Carter of Athens and Michael Pappageorge of Haines City FL. Serving as pall-bearers will be: Jose Penta Hernandez, Dr. Robert McAllister, Dr. Worth McDogald, Gerneaux Malcolm, Emory Malcolm, Tony Kratfel, Richard Aaron, James Aaron, and Don Hendrix. Serving as honorary pall-bearers will be the Athens B.P.O.E. No. 709 and Athens Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22. Mr. Maddux was preceded in death by his first wife, Mamie C. Jackson, in 1983. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Central Presbyterian Church 380 Alps Road Athens, GA 30606, the Georgia Institute of Technology Scholarship Fund or a charity of the donor's choice. Bridges Funeral Home Athens, GA has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.