Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 23 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 8:54 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Barbara B. Howard Athens Barbara Howard, 69, of No. 5 The Grove died Thursday, March 22, 2001. A native of Fulton County, Mrs. Howard was a daughter of the late Bruce and Frances Powell Bullock. She was retired as a bookkeeper from Adams Transfer and Storage Co. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. John W. Ingham officiating. Survivors include her husband, Dave Howard, Ablemarle, N.C.; daughter, Debbie H. Lafferty, Carlton; sons, David E. Howard, Bogart, and Daniel Y. Howard, Dublin; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from noon-1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Gloria J. Johnson Athens Gloria J. Johnson, 42, of 7571 Jefferson River Road died Tuesday, March 20, 2001. A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of Leroy and Sarah Dowdy, Athens. She was a 1977 graduate of Clarke Central High School and a 1979 graduate of Athens Tech School. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Campus View Church of Christ with Brother Waymon Dowdy officiating. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include her husband, Terence Johnson Sr.; two sons, Terence Johnson Jr. and Tremayne Johnson, both of Athens; and six brothers, Farris Dowdy, Stanley Dowdy and Jerome Dowdy, all of Athens, Anderson Dowdy, Colbert, Wymon Dowdy, Clovis, N.M., and Wayne Dowdy, Stone Moutain. The family will receive friends at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Dowdy, 7575 Jefferson River Road. Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Ocie Mae Johnson Hartwell Ocie Mae Johnson, 87, of 391 Maple St. died Monday, March 19, 2001. A native of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the late Newton and Cora Isom and was the widow of Joseph Cornelious Johnson. She was a member of New Hope Full Gospel Church, where she was a member of the mission board and choir and was a Sunday school teacher. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Hope Full Gospel Church with Pastor T.L. Jackson officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Egleston, Pittsburgh, and Lybie Bacote, Fayetteville; a son, Jerry Johnson, Hartwell; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence of the deceased and at the residence of Cheryl Johnson, 415 Peachtree St., Hartwell, and will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Mack's Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Guy Hinton Winder Guy Hinton, 57, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001. Mr. Hinton was a native of Barrow County. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Austin Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Tommy Mayweather officiating. Survivors include his wife, Sara Hinton; two daughters, Veronica Mack and LaShon Sadler, both of Winder; two sons, Scotty Mack, Norcross, and Farron Hinton, Winder; a sister, Sara J. Hinton, Winder; a brother, Oscar Young, Winder; and two grandchildren. Eberhart and Son Mortuary has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Danny Long Monroe Danny Long, 49, died Tuesday, March 20, 2001. A native of Newton County, Mr. Long was a son of Evelyn Barton Long and the late John Nathan Long. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Meadows Funeral Home with the Revs. Don Malcom and Robbie Black officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery with the Revs. Chris Conner and Al Grounds officiating. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Patsy Bailey Long; a son, Daniel Clayton Long; brothers, David Long, Athens and Ronnie Long, Monroe. Memorials may be made to Restored Ministers, 2025 Harbor Drive, Smyrna, TN 37167. Athens Daily News, Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Alfred Oliver Crockford Athens Alfred Oliver Crockford, 85, of 265 Cavalier Road died Wednesday, March 21, 2001. A native of Malden, Mass., Mr. Crockford was a son of the late Alfred John and Charlotte Louise Magowan Crockford. He was retired as a maintenance supervisor and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and of Fairs & Squares Square Dance Club, both of Framinham, Mass. He was a member of Mount Vernon Lodge, Malden, Aleppo Shrine Temple, Willington, Mass., and Valley of Boston Scottish Rite. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park with the Rev. Mandy Brady officiating. Survivors include his wife, Barbara H. Crockford; three sons, Bruce Evan Crockford and Paul Jeffery Crockford, both of Athens, and Ralph Oliver Crockford, North Kingstown, R.I.; two brothers, Dana Paul, Natick, Mass., and Roger B. Crockford, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; and three grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home. Athens Daily News, Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Michael Thompson Maysville Michael Thompson, 36, of 7317 Georgia Highway 82 Spur died Wednesday, March 21, 2001. A native of Indiana, Mr. Thompson was a son of Donald and Judith Thompson, Evansville, Ind. He was a welder and was a member of Grove Level Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger veteran who served in the Panama Campaign as a member of the Mountain Division of the Airborne Rangers. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Grove Level Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Appling officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Lana Thompson; a daughter, Casey Dodd, Maysville; a son, Jeremy Jarrard, Maysville; and two sisters, Debbie Thompson, Evansville, and Donna Thompson, Knoxville, Tenn. Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 James Coile Athens James Obie Coile, 88, of 342 E. Whitehall Road died Thursday, March 22, 2001. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Coile was a son of the late Willie and Huldie Strickland Coile. He was a member and former deacon of Whitehall Baptist Church and had worked for Chicopee Mills and Airport Limousine Service. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Whitehall Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Buford Lockman officiating. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Sallie Mae Coile; a son, Lonnie Donald Coile, Athens; a sister, Lillian Toney, Athens; a brother, Albert Coile, Winterville; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East. Athens Daily News, Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Vera Stonecypher Cornelia Vera ''Aunt Bee'' Stonecypher, 97, died Thursday, March 22, 2001. A native of Rabun County, Mrs. Stonecypher was a daughter of the late Horace Bart and Lula Derrick Stonecypher. She was employed by Golds Department Store and Friedmans Stores in Cornelia for many years. She was a member of Cornelia United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McGahee-Griffin and Stewart Funeral Home with the Revs. Clyde Garrison and Marcus Martin officiating. Burial will be in Level Grove Cemetery. Survivors include nieces and nephews; great-nieces and nephews; great-great-nieces and nephews; great-great-great-nieces and nephews. The family is at the residence of Merlene Hogsed, 290 Habersham Terrace, Cornelia., and will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Lee Goolsby Harrell Eastman Lee Goolsby Harrell, 78, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001. A lifelong resident of Eastman, Mrs. Harrell was the widow of Max A. Harrell. She was a member of Eastman First United Methodist Church, where she was a member of W.W. Carter Sunday School Class and was a former Sunday school teacher and superintendent of Sunday school. She was a housewife, was past director of the Chamber of Commerce, and was active with the Meals on Wheels Program. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Eastman First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Max Hill and Byron Scott officiating. Survivors include two sons, Max G. Harrell, Athens, and Dr. Dan Harrell, Eastman; five grandchildren; and three nieces. Memorials may be made to Eastman First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. Hardy Funeral Home, Eastman, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News, Friday, march 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Melvin G. Dixon Athens Melvin G. Dixon, 75, of 2175 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens died Thursday, March 22, 2001. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Dixon was a son of the late Arthur L. and Hattie Strickland Dixon. He served in the US Army during World War II in the Battle of the Bulge. He was retired from Ivy-Coile Motors after 20 years. He was a member of Edwards Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Loyd Dixon, Athens; a daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Jim Escoe, Colbert; a brother, Arthur L. Dixon, Jr., and a sister, Annie Ruth Culp, both of Athens; three grandchildren, Kim Gregory, Winder, Kay Lewis and Jim Escoe, Jr. (Rowdy) both of Colbert; and four great grandchildren. Services will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Bernstein Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Segars officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Those desiring to do so may make memorial contributions to the St. Mary's Hospice, P.O. Box 6588, Athens, GA 30604. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Evelyn Finney Booth Athens Evelyn Finney Booth, 86, of 281 North Avenue, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2001 at her home. A native of Haddock, Jones County, Georgia, was the daughter of the late James Henry and Veira Speights Finney. She graduated from the Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville and obtained her Masters degree in education from The University of Georgia. She led a distinguished career in education teaching at the Clarke County School System and joining Athens Academy as one of its founding teachers in 1967. Mrs. Booth was Teacher of the Year in 1974 and retired in 1982. She was well-respected and admired by her colleagues, students and parents. Mrs. Booth was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa, an honorary education sorority. She was very active in the Athens First United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Alter Guild and United Methodist Women. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ed A. Booth. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2001 from the Athens First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Bill Britt and the Rev. Grady Wigley officiating. Interment will follow in Oconee Hill Cemetery. Survivors include sons, Robert (Bob) Alan Booth, Athens, and Edmund A. Booth, Jr., Augusta; a grandson, Edmund A. Booth, III, Augusta; a sister, Vera Westbrook, Conyers; a brother, Louis Finney, LaGrange; and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be George Dean, Nat Carmack, Nathan Carmack, Bob Chambers, Bill Gordon, and Bo Sorrells and Dr. Mark Blankenship. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Alter Guild of Athens First United Methodist Church and members of Alpha Delta Kappa. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 Friday evening at Bridges Funeral Home. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Alter Guild of Athens First United Methodist Church. Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 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 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001 Cathy Edwards Collins Athens Susan Catherine (Cathy) Edwards Collins, 47, of 120 Hampton Court, departed this life on March 21, 2001. A native of Athens, Cathy was born September 24, 1953. She was a graduate of Clarke Central High School. She attended the University of Georgia, where she was a member of the Red Coat Band. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from North Carolina Wesleyan College and her Master of Social Work degree from U.N.C., Chapel Hill. Cathy was employed for over 15 years as a Social Worker serving in Foster Care Placements and Home Study Evaluations with the Wake County Department of Social Services, Raleigh, N.C.; Foster Care Unit, DeKalb County, GA; and Child Protective Services, Barrow County, GA. She was a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the Academy of Certified Social Workers, First Baptist Church, Athens and its Disciples Sunday School Class. She was a former member of the church choir and the Optimist Club of Athens. Cathy was preceded in death by her father, Mahlon Edwards of Athens. She is survived by her daughter, Christine Collins of Athens; mother, Dorothea Edwards of Athens; sister, Mahla Swinford of Newport News, VA: nephew, Charles Swinford of Newport News, VA; aunts, Mary Underwood of Naples, FL, Charlotte Head of Havana, AR, and Carmel Edwards of Albany, GA; plus many cousins. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 355 Pulaski Street, Athens, with the Rev. Doug Ivey officiating. Members of the Disciples Sunday School Class and the Optimist Club of Athens will serve as honorary pallbearers. Family will receive friends immediately following the service at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at 4:30 p.m. at Westlawn Memorial Cemetery, Walker Park, GA Hwy. 11 North, Monroe. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church (for Disciple Class mission projects); to the American Cancer Society; or to the Christine N. Collins Educational Fund (Mahla Swinford, trustee), c/o Bank of America. Arrangements are by Bridges Funeral Home, Athens. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Friday, March 23, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Friday, March 23, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.