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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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Henrietta Thompson Greensboro Henrietta Pauline White Thompson, 84, of 502 South Main St., died Thursday, March 22, 2001. A native of Johnson County, Texas, Mrs. Thompson was a daughter of the late William Allen and Myrtle Brodie White, was the widow of Andrew Dean Thompson Sr. and was preceded in death by two sons, William Mikel Thompson and Andrew Dean Thompson Jr. She was a New York City School graduate and was a 60-year resident of Greensboro. She was the retired owner/operator of Western-Auto and was a former timber farm manager. She was a member of Eastern Star and First Baptist Church of Greensboro. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Greenview Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy A. Long officiating. Survivors include a daughter, ''Cissie'' Thompson Victor, Savannah; a son, Mason Thompson, Augusta; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. McCommons Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Martha Childs Loganville Martha B. Childs, 72, died Friday, March 23, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Childs was a daughter of the late Leonard and Daisy Hammond Brown, and was the widow of Dewey R. Childs. She was a nurse's assistant at Walton Medical Center and the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, and later was co-owner of Child's Shoe Shop. She was a member of Loganville First Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Arthur Bowick Funeral Home, Monroe, with the Revs. Russell Davis, Rusty Ruark and Andy Childs officiating. Burial will be in Hill Haven Memory Gardens. Survivors include a daughter, Delores C. Atha, Loganville; three sons, Randall Childs and Butch Childs, both of Monroe, and Larry Childs, Grayson; two sisters, Alma Kittle, Bogart, and Lizzie Kittle, Athens; a brother, Willie Brown, Ila; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 4-6 and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Mary Mullenix Decatur Mary Agnes Norman Mullenix, of 714 Willivee Drive, died Saturday, March 24, 2001. A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Mullenix was a daughter of the late Jeptha Pierce and Dora Bond Mullenix, and was preceded in death by two sons, Phillip Mullenix and Herbert Michael Mullenix. She was a housewife and a member of North Decatur United Methodist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at North Decatur United Methodist Church and 3 p.m. at Concord United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jody Alderman officiating both services. Burial will be in Concord Church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Herbert Alton Mullenix; two daughters, Dorane Mullenix Lane, Signal Mountain, Tenn., and Carol E. Mullenix Brantley, Decatur; a sister, Elizabeth Abell, Macon; a brother, James Norman, Savannah; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the A.S. Turner and Son Funeral Home, Decatur, and from 2 p.m. until the funeral hour Tuesday at Concord United Methodist Church, Elbert County. Hick Funeral Home, Elberton, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Luke Snelson Athens Luke Snelson, 86, died Friday, March 23, 2001. A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Snelson was a son of the late Charles Howard and Frocie Kennedy Snelson, and was the widower of Laura Jeanette Snelson. During World War II he was a diesel machinery operator who helped build naval air stations in Texas. He was retired from Clarke County Sheriff's Department and was a member of Young Harris Memorial Methodist Church. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Evergreen Memorial Park with the Rev. Mike Marsingill officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Snelson Oglesby, Miami, Fla.; a son, Robert Luke Snelson, Marietta; two brothers, Hoke Snelson, Gainesville, and Price Snelson, Washington; four grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until noon at Bridges Funeral Home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Gladys Austin Winder Gladys McDaniel Austin, 89, died Thursday, March 22, 2001. A native of Bethlehem, Mrs. Austin was a daughter of the late Thomas Andrew and Jenny Doster McDaniel. She was retired from Superior Manufacturing and was a member of Carter Hill Christian Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Carter Hill Christian Church cemetery. Survivors include a son, Thomas Nelson Austin, Macon; two grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Smith Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 ''Beck'' Crump Hartwell Bethel Hearst ''Beck'' Crump, 33, of 9734 Bowman Road, died Friday, March 23, 2001. A native of Hart County, Mr. Crump was a son of Billy Neal Crump, Hartwell, and Sue Duck Coile, Clayton. He was a surveyor for Bauknight and Associates and was of the Church of God faith. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home with the Revs. Wayne Durden and Steve Lamb officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Church of God cemetery. Survivors in addition to his parents include his maternal grandparents, Bethel and Annie Mae Duck, Clayton; his wife, Sherry Hulme Crump; a daughter, Hannah Crump, Clayton; a stepson, Ryan Moore, Hartwell; two sisters, Beth Hammond, Clayton, and Kim Simond, Rome; and two brothers, Trae Crump and Neal Crump, both of Bowman. The families are at their respective homes. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Maxine Parks Jacksonville, Fla. Maxine Segars Parks, 75, of 3640 Cedar Drive, died Thursday, March 22, 2001. A native of Banks County, Mrs. Parks was a daughter of the late Dudley Ross and Rilla Leeanna Addison Segars. She was a 1946 graduate of Piedmont College in Demorest and moved to Jacksonville since that same year. She was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church in Banks County. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hebron Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ruben Wallace officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Ned Parks; four daughters, Janet Harvin, Ronda Kley and Nancy Greenfield, all of Jacksonville, Fla., and Connie Brodbeck, Havana, Fla.; a son, Danny Parks, Jacksonville; two sisters, Reba Lewallen, Lavonia, and Geneva Allen, Demorest; two brothers, Kenneth Segars, Winnsboro, S.C., and Dudley Segars, Roswell; and seven grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour Monday at the church. Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Lounette Brown Madison Lounette Hawk Brown, 89, of 3850 Eatonton Road, died Saturday, March 24, 2001. A native of Walton County, Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late Luck Hawk and the late Ida Emma McCue, and was the widow of Hoke Smith Brown. She was a housewife. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Prospect Methodist Church with the Revs. Bonnie Peters and Kathleen Neil officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Bethany Church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Emelyn Wilson, Madison; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Simmons Funeral Home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Peggy Fleming Hartwell Peggy Cordell Fleming, 97, of Lagrange, died Friday, March 23, 2001. A native of Elbert County and formerly of Hartwell, Mrs. Fleming was a daughter of the late John Thomas and Carrah Adams Cordell, and was the widow of Walter Wade Fleming. She was a homemaker and was a former Sunday School teacher and church pianist. She was a member of Dorcas Sunday School Class, W.M.U., the United Daughters of the Confederacy and Bio Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Strickland Funeral Home with the Rev. Connie Mack Bowers officiating. Burial will be in Bio Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara F. Brown and Betty F. Wallace, both of LaGrange; a grandson; nieces and nephews. The families are at their respective homes and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Lois Huth Lawrenceville Lois Nancy New Huth, 86, of 1360 Timber Crest Court, died Saturday, March 24, 2001. A native of Redan, Mrs. Huth was a daughter of the late Cam Lawson and Beula Chambers New, was the widow of Herman Huth and was preceded in death by a son, Gary Huth. She was a longtime resident of Toccoa and was a member of The Ladies Bible Class and First United Methodist Church of Toccoa. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Bocian officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a son, Alan C. Huth, Lawrenceville; a brother, W.L. New, Ellenwood; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Herb Masten, Bob Thompson, Harry Woodson, Bill Turner, Tom Wells and William Hallford. Pallbearers are asked to assemble at 2:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. The families are at their respective homes and will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 429 East Tugalo St., Toccoa, Ga. 30577. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Dewitt Smallwood Commerce Dewitt Dempsey Smallwood, 74, of 21 Smallwood Hill Drive, died Friday, March 23, 2001. A native of Madison County, Mr. Smallwood was a son of the late Montine Dailey and Howell Parker Smallwood, and was the widower of Eva Sue Ingram Smallwood. He was a World War II navy veteran, a retired poultry farmer and a member of Blacks Creek Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Blacks Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Carpenter officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Mahalious Mitchell, Cleveland; two sons, Darrell Smallwood and Ronnie Smallwood, both of Commerce; a brother, Theron Smallwood, Commerce; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family is at the residence of Ronnie Smallwood. Little-Ward Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Earnest Taylor Crawfordville Earnest Marvin ''Bob'' Taylor, 99, of 2476 Bethany Church Road, died Saturday, March 24, 2001. A native of Taliaferro County, Mr. Taylor was a son of the late Claude and Mamie Rhodes Taylor and was the widower of Marie Stewart Taylor. He was a retired dairy farmer and a member of Margaret's Grove Baptist Church where he was a deacon and a church treasurer. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Margaret's Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Schuff officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Taylor McDonald, Crawfordville; a son, James Taylor, Crawfordville; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Fred Taylor, J.R. Rhodes, Alvin Harwell, Herbert Rhodes, Bobby Rocker, Doug Stewart. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Callaway Funeral Home, Union Point. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Thelma Simpson Greensboro Thelma Leone Wilson Simpson, 81, of Route 2, Box 169 A, died Friday, March 23, 2001. A native of Jasper County, Mrs. Simpson was a daughter of the late George Rufus and Berta Goodman Wilson, was the widow of James Henry Simpson and was preceded in death by a daughter, Norma Jean Simpson. She was a longtime resident of Greensboro, was a seamstress at Style Rite and owner/operator of an AAMCO Station and Grocery Store in Siloam. She attended Shadydale High School and was a member of the AARP and Bethany Presbyterian Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Bethany Presbyterian Church cemetery with the Revs. Thomas Morton and Buddy Anderson officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Ann Simpson, Powder Springs, and Betty Simpson Bassett, Greensboro; three sisters, Grace Holcomb, White Plains, Annie Ellis, Sparta, and Ruth Brooks, Union Point; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Allen Askew, Jason Buice, Mike Simpson, Joe Simpson, Ricky Simpson, Buddy Anderson, Robert Simpson, George Spearing Sr., George Spearing Jr. and Charles Lee Bassett. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to noon Monday at McCommons Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to a charity of choice. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Amy Phillips Athens Amy Phillips, 89, of Hawthorne Avenue, died Friday, March 23, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Phillips was a daughter of the late William and Sally Garrison Lay, and was the widow of John Frank Phillips. She was a housewife and a member of Dry Pound United Methodist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Dry Pound United Methodist Church with the Rev. Edwin Smith officiating. Survivors include a sister, Sara Lay, Athens; nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Nicolasa Herrera de Leon Athens Nicolasa Herrera de Leon, 89, 305 Cherokee Ridge, died Friday, March 23, 2001. A native of Peru, Mrs. Herrera had lived here in Athens for the past nine years and seven months. She was the daughter of the late Pedro and Margarita M. Herrera. Her husband Alfredo Leon preceded her in death. She was a housewife and a member of the Saint Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Alfredo and Emirza Leon, Peru; daughters and sons-in-law, Maria and Guillermo Leopold and Gladys and David Fleming, both of Athens; brother, Gerardo Herrera, Peru; sister, Josefina Herrera, Peru; grandchildren, Alfredo, Miguel and Magaly Leon; Alfredo, Gill and Michelle Leon Hoyos; Alfred, Erich, Elke and Karen Leopold; Cecilia and Jorfre Leon and Jane Fleming. 34 nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Monday from the Chapel of Bernstein with Father Victor Reyes officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Bernstein from 6-9 p.m. Sunday. Bernstein Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Charles V. Jordan Athens Charles V. Jordan, 85, of 1885 Lexington Road, died March 23, 2001. A native of Rockdale County, he was a son of the late William Harrison and Claude Ann Towns Jordan. He was retired from Georgia Power after 37 years and was a member of Georgia Power Ambassadors. He was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 26, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel of Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East. Dr. Buhl Cummings will officiate. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Brown Jordan; son, Charles Verner Jordan Jr. of Nicholson; daughter, Linda Jordan Akins of Winterville; sister, Annette Jordan Dailey of Knoxville, Tenn.; two grandsons, Charles Verner Jordan III and Zachary Caleb Jordan; one granddaughter, Frances Elizabeth Akins; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted as well as memorials to East Athens Baptist Church Building Fund, 4325 Lexington Road, Athens, Ga. 30605. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 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 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001 Lee Ward Hull, Ga. Harvey Lee Ward Jr., 70, died March 23, 2001. A native of Madison County, he was a son of the late Harvey Lee Ward Sr. and Julia Mae Sorrow Ward. Mr. Ward had been involved with Little League Baseball, American Legion Baseball and Semi Pro Baseball. He was a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and was retired from Independent Life Insurance Company. He was a member of Hull Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Monday, March 26, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. at Hull Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Crowe officiating. Interment will be in Hull Baptist Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gene Smart, Gene Marin, Nathan Hobbs, Randall Elrod, David Betts and Mike Youngblood. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Logan Sunday School Class. Survivors include his wife, Jimmie L. Ward; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cheryl L. Flemming and Tina M. and Frankie Cleveland of Hull; son and daughter-in-law, Brad and Suzanne Ward of Athens; sister, Lula W. Oettmeier of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Flowers will be accepted as well as memorials to Hull Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of arrangements. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald , Sunday, March 25, 2001 This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 25, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.