Obituaries - Henry County, GA OBITUARIES - Henry County, GA Made available to the GaGenWeb Archives by: Jean Floozie479185599@aol.com Daily Herald, Henry Co., Ga. November 19, 2002 There were no obituaries today. November 20, 2002 Mr. George W. DIXON, 75, of McDonough died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002. MR. DIXON WAS A WORLD WAR II VETERAN, and retired from Complete Auto Transit with 35 years service. Funeral services will be held at noon today, Wednesday, Nov. 20 at the chapel of Carl J. Mowell & Son (Peachtree City). Interment will follow at Westminster Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Myrtice Dixon, daughters, Julie, Donna, Deborah, Teresa, and Sandra; son, Tommy; grandchildren, Ricky, Michelle, Kathy, Kevin, Shana, Serena, Timothy, David, Douglas, Tonya, and Jeff; step-grandchildren, Drew and Megan; great-grandchildren, Kasin, Zachary, Jennifer, Tyler, Caleb, Andrew, Mark, and Kyrstin; nieces and nephews; sons-in-law. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City is in charge of arrangements. (770) 487-3959. November 21, 2002 Anton J. WESSELS Sr. of McDonough, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002. He was born Aug. 3, 1959, in Bethlehem, South Africa, son of Joyce and the late Anthonie Wessels. Mr. Wessels was employed with Rental Service Corporation. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 at the Chapel of Cannon-Cleveland Funeral Directors with the Rev. Dudley Rose officiating. In addition to his mother, survivors include his loving wife, Charlotte; daughter, Megan Wessels of Athens; son, Anton J. "Tony" Wessels of McDonough; sisters, Daleen Murray of Lodi, Calif. and Elize den Arend of Oroville, Calif.; granddaughter, Summer Wessels of McDonough. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, Nov. 22 from 2 to 3 p.m. Those who wish may sign the online guest registry at www.cannon-cleveland.com. Cannon-Cleveland Funeral Directors, McDonough is in charge of arrangements. (770) 914-1414. November 22, 2002 Mr. William K. TAYLOR SR., 73, of Hampton, died Nov. 20, 2002. His wife, Linda P. Taylor, predeceased him. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Billy and Christene Taylor of McDonough; son, John Taylor of Reidsville; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and John Mathis of Hampton; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and many friends. Home going celebration services will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Last Call Ministry Building, 49 McDonough St., Hampton, Ga., with the Rev. Don Coffey officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the African Missions Fund at Last Call Ministry, P.O. Box 594, Rex, GA 30273. Metro Crematory of Peachtree City is in charge of arrangements. (770) 631-4101. November 25, 2002 There were no obituaries today. November 26, 2002 Joyce ESKEW, age 71, of Stockbridge, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2002, at her residence. She was a member of Anvil Block United Methodist Church. Graveside services will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27 at Fairview Memorial Gardens with Richard Broom officiating. Survivors include her son, Scott Eskew of Stockbridge; brother, Richard Broom of Alpharetta; brother, Jack Broom of Snellville; several nieces and nephews. Horis A. Ward's Fairview Chapel, Stockbridge is in charge of arrangements. (770) 474-1231. Bobby James LEWALLEN JR., 38, of Stockbridge died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002, in Newton County. He was employed as an auto body repairman and had been a member of Pine Crest Baptist Church in Morrow. A Memorial Service was held at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25 from Parkway Garden Chapel. Survivors include his wife, Sherri Lewallen; daughters, Shelby Bivens and Jessie Lewallen of Stockbridge; sons, Jonathan Lewallen and Joshua Lewallen of Rex, and David Lewallen and Taylor Lewallen of Stockbridge; parents, Bobby Lewallen Sr. of Stockbridge and Gail Temples of Rex; brothers, Kenny Lewallen of DeKalb County, Corey Lewallen of Stockbridge and Tommy Lewallen of Stockbridge; grandparents, Dorothy Evans of Ellenwood and H. F. Beringause of Douglasville; several nieces and nephews. Parkway Garden Chapel, Forest Park is in charge of arrangements. (404) 366-3522. Wednesday, November 27, 2002 Ann (Dean) Shults BUSBEE of McDonough died Monday, Nov. 25, 2002. She was born Dec. 13, 1936, in Cosby, Tenn., daughter of the late Carl and Ruby Shults. Mrs. Busbee was a graduate of Cosby Academy in Cosby, Tenn., and Lees McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C. She was a member of McDonough Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, Nov. 27 at the Chapel of Cannon-Cleveland Funeral Directors with the Rev. Dudley Rose officiating. Survivors include her loving husband, Charlie; son, Kevin Christopher (Chris) Busbee of Harbinger, N.C.; sister, Reba Marton of Corpus Christi, Texas; brother, Leo Robinson of Morris Town, Tenn.; two grandchildren; 15 nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations are made to McDonough Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 652, McDonough, Ga. 30253-0652. Those who wish may sign the online registry at www.cannon-cleveland.com . Cannon-Cleveland Funeral Directors, McDonough is in charge of arrangements. (770) 914-1414. November 27, 2002 There were no obituaries today. November 30, 2002 Mr. Jeffrey Eugene ARTHUR, age 49, of McDonough, passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at the VA Medical Center in Atlanta. Mr. Arthur was born Sept. 28, 1953, in Harrisonberg, Va. to the late Harold Lindsey Arthur Jr. He worked as a truck driver for Circuit City, SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE, and was a member of Turner United Methodist Church. Memorial services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 in the Chapel of Haisten Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gary Boggs officiating. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Irene Arthur and Tom Underwood of McDonough; daughters, JeriLea Lyn Sneed and Keri Lee Lynn Arthur, both of Conyers; sisters and brother, Karen Williams, Lindsey Arthur and Brent Arthur, all of McDonough. Friends may visit the family 30 minutes prior to the service. Haisten Funeral Home, McDonough is in charge of arrangements. (770) 914-8833. John Richard "Dick" STEWART, 78, of 103 Cumberland Court, husband of Dorothy Lee Ivester Stewart, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at Richard Campbell Nursing Home, Anderson, S.C. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late John Riddle and Correne Sanders Stewart. He was a retired airline pilot with Northwest Airlines and A U.S. NAVY VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II. He was a member of the Lions Club and St. Paul United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the Jeff Coats Bible Class. Services will be at 3 p.m. today, Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Harley Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Ben Herlong and the Rev. Kirk Hendricks officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Darrow Webb, Lee Ivester, Erik Webb, Andy Lyle, Randy Smith, and Ernie Lyle. Honorary escort will be members of the Jeff Coat Bible Class of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Surviving in addition to his wife of the home are a daughter, Holly S. Moss of Greenwood; son, John Stewart Jr. of Thomaston, Ga.; sisters, Virges Lyle of Greenwood and Rachel Chaney of Fair Play; grandchildren, Molly Brooks Chambers of Atlanta and Melissa Franklin of Little Mountain, S.C.; best friends, Senator John Drummond, Bill Gardner, and Frank Black, all of Ninety Six. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 2 to 3 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church building fund, 301 N. Cambridge St., Ninety Six, S.C. 29666. The family is at the home. Harley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (864) 229-3300. Mrs. Julia Lynn ALLEN, 41, of McDonough, died on Nov. 29, 2002. She was the daughter of Harold D. and Opal Saunders. Mrs. Allen was a member of the Hemphill Memorial Presbyterian Church and the co-owner/operator of A-138 Tire. Survivors include her loving husband, Ed; children, Joshua Allen and Bradley Allen of McDonough; sisters, Brenda Holland of Stockbridge, Dianne Sims of McDonough, and Bunny Johnson of Jonesboro; brothers, Dean Saunders of McDonough, and Scott Saunders and David Saunders, both of Stockbridge; and mother, Opal Saunders of Stockbridge. Funeral services will be held at Hemphill Memorial Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2002. Interment will be at Fairview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Those who wish may sign the online guest registry at www.cannon-cleveland.com. Cannon-Cleveland Funeral Directors, McDonough/Stockbridge, is in charge of arrangements. 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