Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 25 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 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2001 Wesley Gove Baldwin Wesley G. Gove, 94, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001. A native of Copley, Ohio, Mr. Gove was a son of the late Elmer and Dora Randall Gove. He was a retired locksmith and die-maker, and was a member of Cornelia First Baptist Church. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Whitfield Funeral Home, North, Demorest, with Dr. T. Logan officiating. Burial will be in Yonah Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Bessie Gove; two daughters, Martha Baer, Vance, Ala., and Diana Slaton, Cornelia; a sister, Dolly Seese, Ohio; two brothers, Harvey Gove, Florida, and Bill Gove, Ohio; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, February 25, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2001 Dewitt Price Canon Dewitt Ladell Price, 91, of 421 New Hope Road, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001. A native of Hart County, Mr. Price was the widower of Bernice Skelton Price, and was preceded in death by a son, Sanford ''Sandy'' Skelton Price. He was retired from Stone Manufacturing Company after 25 years of service and was a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hamby Funeral Home with the Revs. John Forbes and Curtis Gilstrap officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Royston. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Deborah Bridges Price, Jefferson; a brother, Fred Price, Decatur; nieces and nephews. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Buffington, 459 Grogan St., Lavonia, Ga. 30553 and will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to a charity of choice. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, February 25, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2001 Winfred Brown Royston Winfred Howell ''Wink'' Brown, 71, of 1353 Bowersville St., died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001. A native of Anderson County, S.C., Mr. Brown was a son of the late Theo and Maude Belle Brown, and was raised in the home of his grandparents, the late E.M. and Ella Craft Howell. He was co-owner of King's Place and Charlene's Personal Care Homes and was of the Holiness faith. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Pruitt Funeral Home with the Revs. Ben Lumley and Harry Brown officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Elizabeth Thomas Brown; a stepdaughter, Dawn Ray, Bowman; four stepsons, Jason Ayers and Jonathan Ayers, both of Lavonia, David Ayers, Royston, and Chris Ayers, Carnesville; a sister, Ella Mae Newton, Anderson, S.C.; a brother, Harrison Brown, Bowersville; and 11 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Chris Ayers, David Ayers, Jason Ayers, Jonathan Ayers, Keith Ray, Joe Bryson and Sean Coleman. The family is the home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, February 25, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2001 Sam Sailors Athens Sam Roland Sailors, 70, of 2475 Commerce Road, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001. A native of Nicholson, Mr. Sailors was a son of Hope Swindle Sailors and the late John Sailors. He was retired as manager of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East. Burial will be in Erastus Christian Church Cemetery, Neese Road, Commerce. Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, Stella P. Sailors; two daughters, Sandy McKinley, Atlanta, and Sherry Tichenor, Lexington, Ky.; two sons, Sam R. ''Rusty'' Sailors Jr., Gilbert, Ariz., and Richard ''Rick'' Sailors, Yukon, Okla.; a sister, Wanda Hoffer, Conyers; a brother, Phillip Sailors, Jenson Beach, Fla.; and 14 grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, February 25, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2001 Lizzie Wilkerson Winder Lizzie Ree Wilkerson, 91, of 263 East May St., died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Wilkerson was a daughter of the late Henry G. Elder and the late Lessie Whitehead, and was the widow of Jewell Wilkerson. He was retired from the textile industry and was a member of Union Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Wise-Connolly Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Deaton officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Christian Church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Doris J. Manders, Winder, and Ola Daniel, Winder; a sister, Bertha Mae Dangar, Winder; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family will be at the home of Doris Manders, 256A East Broad St., Winder. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, February 25, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2001 Frank Tate Cumming Frank Hubert Tate, 85, of 3970 Bass Lane, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Tate was a son of the late Robert and Julia Hulsey Tate. He was retired from Lockheed and was a member of Chattahoochee Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Mountain Creek Baptist Church, Pendergrass, with the Rev. Kenneth Brewer 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, Lottie Mae Tate; two daughters, Delores Lashley, Cumming, and Delaine McCarthy, Roswell; two sons, Benny Darrell Tate, Acworth, and Eddie Tate, Lilburn; two sisters, Lillie Mae Ferguson, Gillsville, and Maggie Pethel, Talmo; two brothers, Howard Tate, Eastman, and Otis Tate, Talmo; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. today at Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, February 25, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2001 Charles Cooper Alto Charles Douglas ''C.D'' Cooper, 84, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Cooper was a son of the late Hubert Doyle and Annie Belle Evans Cooper, and was the widower of Ouida Cook Cooper. He was a retired warden with the Georgia State Prison System after 33 years of service and was a member of Belmont Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Whitfield Funeral Home, North, Demorest, with the Rev. Willard Baxter officiating. Burial will be in Yonah Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Katherine Hawthorne Cooper; two daughters, Diane Dennis, Columbus, and Linda Cathy, Dallas, Texas; a son, Michael Cooper, Gainesville; two stepsons, Charles Duke and Steve Duke, both of Gainesville; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1 Corporate Square, Suite 127, Atlanta, Ga. 30329. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, February 25, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc. OBITUARIES Story last updated at 9:17 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2001 Lester Chappell Hartwell Lester C. Chappell, 84, of 136 Highland Ave., died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001. A native of Pickens County, S.C., Mr. Chappell was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Chappell, and was the widow of Yvonne Bonnie Moler Chappell and Daltha Fisher Linder Chappell. He was a World War II army veteran and a retired electrician with the Naval Ordnance Lab. He was a member of Hartwell American Legion, Post 109, the VFW and the Wallace White Sunday School Class. He attended Hartwell First United Methodist Church. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home with the Rev. Jan Devereaux officiating. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter, Diana L. Bryan, Herndon, Va.; two stepsons, Russell Chappell, Rembert, S.C., and Spencer Linder, Atlanta; two sisters, Essie Mae Mull, Hendersonville, N.C., and Mitchalene Taylor, Fernwick, W.V.; a grandchild; and two stepgrandchildren. The families are at their respective homes. Memorials may be made to Hartwell First United Methodist Church, 200 East Howell St., Hartwell, Ga. 30643. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, February 25, 2001. Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.