Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 30 Jun 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Jamie Thomas Lavonia Jamie Apollo Thomas, 29, of Apt. 361 Crest Circle died Wednesday, June 27, 2001. A native of Franklin County, Mr. Thomas was a son of John Henry Thomas, Hartwell, and Yvonne Thomas, Atlanta. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Royston Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Basco Jackson and Truman Bolden officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Pine View Memorial Cemetery, Royston. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include five sisters, Daphne Anne Thomas, Yolanda Thomas, Kimberly Thomas, all of Atlanta, Vicki Bowman and Ann Bowman, both of Lavonia; five brothers, John Henry Thomas, Jr., William Lorenzo Thomas, both of Atlanta, Joshua Thomas, Justin Thomas, and Jay Thomas, all of Lavonia. Mack's Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Larry L. Brown Stephens Larry Lamar Brown, 58, of 21 Center Church Road died Thursday, June 28, 2001. A native of Meriweather County, Mr. Brown was the son of the late Lamar William and Ann Evelyn Tucker Brown. He was retired from Leaseway Trucking Company and a member of Center United Methodist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Antioch Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Thomas Moon officiating. Survivors include a son, David Brown; two sisters, Sherry Hall, Saluda, S.C., and Frances King, Columbus; two brothers, Jerry Brown and Robert Stearns, Seattle, Wash. Lord and Stephens, Oglethorpe Chapel, has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Jack Fox Jacksonville, Fla. John (Jack) Lincoln Fox died Tuesday, June 19, 2001. A native of Louisville, Ky., Mr. Fox was a son of the late E. Lincoln and Margaret Fox. He attended the V12 program at the University of Miami, University of North Carolina and later served as on of the youngest commissioned naval officers in the South Pacific in World War II. After the war, he moved to Jacksonville where he was an insurance specialist for Prudential. He was a Little League coach, a member of the Kiwanis Club, and a lay reader, usher, and chalice assistant at St. Mary's Episcopal Church and and Church of Good Shepherd in Cashiers, N.C. Services were Saturday, June 23 at St. Marks Episcopal Church with the Revs. Lee Spruill and Barnum McCarthy officiating. Survivors include his wife, Freda Gray Fox; a daughter, Victoria Fox Blanton; two sons, John L. Fox, Jr., and Michael M. Fox; four step children; a brother, Donald H. Fox; seven grandchildren; nine step grandchildren; five step great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Camp Weed, 11057 Camp Weed Place, Live Oak, Fla. 32060. Hardage Giddens Funeral Home, Jacksonville, Fla., has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Alrekques Caseno Bowman Alrekques Jadoyie Caseno, 21, of 237 Thraster Street died Wednesday, June 27, 2001. A native of Seneca, S.C., Mr. Bowman was a son of John Alton and Annette Wheeler Bowman. He was a member of Freedom Point Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. Land Shane officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a sister, Audrenette Bowman, Athens. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Mack's Funeral Home. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 William J. McCartt Winder William J. McCartt, 56, died Friday, June 29, 2001. Mr. McCartt was a son of Beulah McCartt, Speedwell, Tenn., and the late Jay Carson McCartt. He was a retired carpenter and had served in the National Guard. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Smith Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Dora McCartt; a daughter, Sherry McCartt Guy, Winder; two sons, William J. McCartt, Jr., and Travis McCratt, both of Winder; three sisters, Jean Cadle, Judy VanBer and Sandy White, all of Speedwell, Tenn.; two brothers, Jerry Raines and Kenneth McCartt, both of Speedwell, Tenn.; and four grandchildren. The family will receive friends form 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Eric Smith Athens Eric Mitchell Smith, 26, died Thursday, June 28, 2001. A native of Athens, Mr. Smith was a son of John R. Smith, Atlanta, Martha Phillips, Athens, and Phillip Rayle Smith, Atlanta. He attended elementary school in the area and graduated from Okeechobee High School in Okeechobee, Fla. in 1994. He was a member of Treasure Island Baptist Church, Okeechobee, Fla. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East. Burial will be in Vesta Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, or the Okeechobee County Athletic Booster Club, 2800 Hwy 441 North, Okeechobee, FL 34974. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Stephen Parker Jefferson Stephen Michael Parker, 51, of 109 Sandy Road died Friday, June 29, 2001. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Parker was a son of Marion Elizabeth Wilson Holland, Hull. He was a lumber yard worker. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Revs. Charles Elrod and Vaughn Howington officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Rita Faye Denton Parker, Jefferson; a step father, Buck Holland, Hull; three daughters, Melissa Denton, Hoschton, Brandie Parker, Commerce, and Ginnie Ruark, Jefferson; a son, Michael Jones, Commerce; a sister, Leta Ann Privette, Charlotte, N.C.; and seven grandchildren. The family is at the residence and will receive friends today from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Cornelius Johnson Greensboro Cornelius Johnson, 68, of 2430 Old Union Point Road died Sunday, June 24, 2001. A native of Greene County, Mr. Johnson was a son of the late Fannie Mae and Jenkins Johnson. He was the owner of Johnson Logging Company. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Boswell Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. David Blockum officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Dora Bell Johnson; three daughters, Vera Wright, Greensboro, Aisha Johnson and Jessica Johnson, both of Union Point; seven sons, Edward Johnson, Cornelius Johnson, Jr., McAuthur Johnson, Sr., Ricky Johnson and Joseph Johnson, all of Greensboro, and Travis Johnson, Union Point; two sisters, Lillie Mae Sims, Atlanta, and Bessie Dean Anbros, Farmington; a brother, Willie Jr. Johnson, Watkinsville; 20 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Watts Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Gladys Dover Amelia Island, Fla. Gladys Bell Dover, 90, formerly of Toccoa and Anderson, died Friday, June 29, 2001. Mrs. Dover was a daughter of the late John Dallas and Sarah Dooley Bell, and was a widow of Garnett Dover. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church, Anderson, S.C. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Frank Bell officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Maxine Harward, Amelia Island, Fla.; a son, Kenneth Dover, Greenville, S.C.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-7:30 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary. The family requests that flowers be omitted. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Bob Franklin Lilburn Robert ''Bob'' Evert Franklin, Sr., of 4065 Shady Circle, died Friday, June 29, 2001. Mr. Franklin was the husband of Jean ''Jeannie'' LeCroy Franklin. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Strickland Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Charles H. Hood Hoschton Charles H. Hood, 58, died Friday, June 29, 2001. A native of Fulton County, formerly of Monticello, Mr. Hood was a son of the late Arnold and Myra Mae Scott Hood. He was a United States Marine veteran and was employed by Riverdale Paving Company. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Carter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. The body may be viewed at 1 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife, Viola Butler Hood; a step son, Wayne Allen, Hoschton; a sister, Nancy Farmer, Helen; a brother, Harold Hood, Forest Park; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Jeanne McGee Athens Jeanne Kelley McGee, 77, of Athens and Atlanta died Sunday, June 24, 2001. A native of Lawrenceville, Mrs. McGee was a daughter of the late John Inzer Kelley and Fredna Allen Kelley. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Gilbert Duncan, Jr. She graduated from Atlanta Girls High School and attended what is now Georgia State University. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Girls High School Alumnae Association, United Methodist Women and Haygood Memorial Methodist Church. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14 at Haygood Memorial United Methodist Church, Atlanta. Survivors include her husband, Charles Thomas McGee, Athens; two daughters, Niki Fiedler and Laura Meyer, both of Pensacola, Fla.; a son, Gilbert Duncan, Atlanta; a sister, Gloria Richardson; a brother, John Allen, Atlanta; six grandchildren; five step grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She donated her body to Emory University School of Medicine. The family will receive friends from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the church. Memorials may be made to Hospice Atlanta, 1244 Park Vista Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30319. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Heather Smith Commerce Heather Elizabeth Smith, 8, of 314 Alexander Road died Thursday, June 28, 2001. Heather was a daughter of Helen and Phillip Allen Smith. She was in the second grade at Banks County Elementary School and was a member of Cave Springs Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cave Springs Baptist Church with Pastors Chad Rising and Terry Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include four sisters, Kimberly Herbert, Melisa Herbert, Jessica Smith, and Michelle Smith, all of Commerce; a grandmother, Gloria Bourgeois, Alto; and a grandfather, Mel Vlasic, Atlanta. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Cohen Richey Lavonia Cohen Strickland Richey, 63, of 179 Milton Street died Friday, June 29, 2001. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Richey was a daughter of the late Ben Cohen Strickland and Ruby Bennett Strickland. She was a homemaker and worked at several local businesses. She was a member of Old Pathway Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Old Pathway Baptist Church with the Revs. Shannon Nix and Dr. Joe Renfro officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Survivors include her husband, Carlos J. Richey; three daughters, Becky Heaton, Carnesville, Teresa Stowe, Lavonia, and Lisa McCurley, Martin; three sons, Randy Richey, Michael Richey and Phillip Richey, all of Lavonia; a sister, Bonnie Boyd, Covington; four brothers, Blant Strickland and Walter Strickland, both of Canon, and James Strickland and Marvin Strickland, both of Fort Myers, Fla.; ten grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a step grandchild. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Hamby Funeral Home. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Betty Stanfield Bogart Betty Jean Stanfield, 64, of 2545 Cleveland Road died Wednesday, June 27, 2001. A native of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Stanfield was a daughter of the late Ishmael Valdez and Louise Tucker Valdez. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors include her husband, Jack Leonard Stanfield; two daughters, Cheryl Clark, Gainesville, and Cynthia Randle, Rocky Mountain, N.C.; two sisters, Audrey Hernandez, Tampa, Fla., and Judy Merritt, Tampa, Fla.; a brother, Harold Valdez, Tampa, Fla.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Robert Hall, Sr. Bogart Robert Dale Hall, Sr., 66, of 18 Eric Way died Thursday, June 28, 2001. A resident of the area for one year, Mr. Hall lived in Covington for the last ten years. He was a son of the late George Rodney and Edna Harris Hall. He was retired from AT&T, and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a lay minister to area nursing homes and a member of Grace Fellowship of Bogart. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, West, with Dr. Michael C. Quicke officiating. Burial will be in Lawnwood Memorial Park, Covington, at 5 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Eula D. Hall; a daughter, Teresa Cash, Hartwell; two sons, Robert Dale Hall, Jr., Brandon, Fla., and Timothy Mark Hall, Ft. Worth, Texas; six grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Echoing Hills Home for Handicapped, 36272 CR 79, Warsaw, Ohio 43844-9990, or to the family. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:09 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Jeanne Mathis Athens Mrs. Jeanne Lyons Mathis died Friday, June 29, 2001, at her residence, 725 Milledge Circle, Athens. Mrs. Mathis was the widow of the late William A. Mathis and the daughter of the late Ernest S. Lyons and Harriet Ewers Lyons. She was born in Dagupan, Philippine Islands, where her parents were Methodist missionaries. Mrs. Mathis is survived by her daughters, Sylvia Mathis Gibson of Athens, and Myrna Mathis Rowland of Charleston, South Carolina; her grandchildren, William Mathis Rowland, and Price Rowland Wright, Charleston, South Carolina; and her great-granddaughters, Eleanor and Abigail Wright, also of Charleston. Mrs. Mathis graduated from the University of Georgia in 1934. While in college and throughout her life, she was active in theater groups, and was a founder of the Town and Gown Players of Athens. Because of her interest in the local theater group, her husband built and gave to the City of Athens, in her honor, Town and Gown Theater on the grounds of the Taylor-Grady House. Mrs. Mathis was a member of the First United Methodist Church, a longtime leader of a Brownie and Girl Scout Troop, President of Athens Junior League, President of Athens Garden Club, and an active supporter of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia and its development since its founding. Funeral services will be at 4 o'clock p.m., Sunday, at the First United Methodist Church, with the Reverend Bill Britt and the Reverend Grady T. Wigley officiating. Burial will be in Oconee Hill Cemetery. Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will be William M. Rowland, John M. Wright, Gerard G. Creagh, Jr., John E. Broadnax, Jr., Nathaniel E. Parker, III, W. Andrew Gibson, and A. Jefferson Lewis. The family will receive friends at the Mathis residence, 725 Milledge Circle, on Saturday between 6 and 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Friends of the Botanical Garden of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA 30605. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 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 10:07 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001 Larry Slocum Toccoa Larry Jewell Slocum, 50, of 212 Julia Lane, Toccoa, died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was born December 29, 1950, in Stephens County, a son of the late Jewell and Catherine Whiten Slocum and had lived all of his life in Stephens County. Mr. Slocum was a deacon and member of Northside Baptist Church and the Adult Sunday School Class. Survivors include his wife Judy Ann Todd Slocum of the home; a sister and brother-in-law, Diane and Sonny McCall of Martin; a brother and sister-in-law, Roger and Judy Slocum of Toccoa; mother-in-law, Winnie Todd of Toccoa; brother-in-law, Marvin Todd of Eastanollee; several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be held at three o'clock Saturday, June 30, 2001, from the Northside Baptist Church with Mr. Josh McCall and Rev. Dennis Ledford officiating. Burial will follow at Stephens Memorial Gardens. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Mike Carroll, Ronnie Cothran, Bucky McCall, Clint McCall, Clay Slocum and Jerry White. The body is at the mortuary and will be placed in the church at 2:30 to lie-in-state. The family will be at the home. Whitlock Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Saturday, June 30, 2001 This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 30, 2001. send flowers to this funeral share your memories email the editor send this notice to a friend Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.