Adams, Appling, Bell, Gober, Hayes - Madison County, GA ***************************************************************** 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/ Submitted by Mary Love Berryman - marylove@tyler.net Thanks to The Madison County Journal and Mike Buffington for his permission to upload the obituaries to the Madison County GAGenWeb Archives - 23 April 2001 http://www.mainstreetnews.com/Active/Mad.html ***************************************************************** The Madison County Journal, May 24, 2000 Merle O. Gober Mrs. Merle O. Gober, 92, of Commerce, died Saturday, May 20, 2000, at Gainesville Nursing Home. Mrs. Gober was born June 10, 1907, a daughter of the late William Lamartine and Nettie Ovie Segraves O'Kelley. She was a housewife. Mrs. Gober was preceded in death by her husband, George Dewey Gober, a son, William Henry Hawkins Gober, a great-grandson, Douglas Gober Smith, and two brothers, Ovie Lee O'Kelley and Dorsey O'Kelley. Funeral services were held Monday, May 22, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Robert Passmore officiating. Burial was in the Minish Family Cemetery. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Dewey and Billie Stone Gober, Hull; two sisters, Cecil Sinift, Canton, Mich., and Geraldine Start Galena, Kan.; three grandchildren, Gerald Gober and Pamela Smith, both of Hull, and Ann Nix, Woodstock; eight great-grandchildren, Darrick, Amanda and Daniel Smith and Jeniece and Jenna Gober, all of Hull, and Sarah, Alan and Rachel Nix, all of Woodstock; and several nieces and nephews. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Minish Cemetery Fund, c/o Susie Davis, 490 Minish Cemetery Road, Commerce, GA 30536. ---------------------------------------- The Madison County Journal, May 24, 2000 George W. Adams George Worley Adams, 70, of Winterville, died Monday, May 22, 2000. A native of Madison County, Mr. Adams was a son of the late Willie Anderson and Mattie Lou Hardman Adams. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. Adams was a longtime resident of Griffin and was a retired terminal supervisor with Dixie Pipeline Company. He attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 24, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Brian Butler, Ray Jenkins and Bill Wood officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Travis Hooper, David Hawkes, Jason Booth, Eric Adams, Doug Griffin and Steve Ebbert served as pallbearers. Survivors include his wife, Jewell Raymie Adams; daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and Thomas Evans, Winterville; one son, David L. Adams, Duluth; four grandchildren, Troy Adams, Adam Evans, Jordan Evans and Hailey Evans; and four nieces. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, the Lung Association or to the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, was in charge of arrangements. ---------------------------------------- The Madison County Journal, May 24, 2000 Mary L. Appling Mrs. Mary L. Appling, 75, of Colbert, died Saturday, May 20, 2000. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Appling was a daughter of the late M.C. Johnson and Daisey Sue Hall. She was a member of Springfield Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Mother Board. Mrs. Appling was preceded in death by her husband, John Thomas Appling Sr., and two children, Sarah Appling and Terry Appling. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 24, at Springfield Baptist Church with the Rev. Horace Ellison officiating. Burial was in Moon Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, France Walker, Josephine Freeman and Gaybreal Bolton; three sons, Willie Appling, John Thomas Appling Jr. and Benard Appling; six sisters, Mamie Fleming, Laurie Land, Maxine McLaughlin, Margaret Elberhart, Berthre Thomas and Janice Langhorne; four brothers, Mack Johnson, Theal Johnson, Leroy Johnson and Johnnie Johnson; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Jones Lexington Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements. ---------------------------------------- The Madison County Journal, May 24, 2000 Billie J. Bell Billie Josh Bell, 79, of Bethlehem, died Friday, May 19, 2000. Mr. Bell was a son of the late Sanford Wesley and Suddie Mae Smith Bell. He was a self-employed cattle farmer. Mr. Bell was preceded in death by a daughter, Helen Joan Bell. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 21, at Chapel Christian Church with the Revs. Kenneth Deaton, Bob Willis and Becki Jones officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Helen Morrow Bell; five daughters, Clara Allen, Bethlehem, Barbara Goddard, Lilburn, Donna Standridge, Hull, Janice Barckley, Riverside, Calif., and Lisa Edwards, Auburn; two sons, Charles Bell, Bethlehem, and Julian Bell, Dahlonega; 19 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Smith Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements. ---------------------------------------- The Madison County Journal, May 24, 2000 Rachel Hayes Rachel Hayes, 78, of Warner Robins, died Saturday, May 20, 2000. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Hayes was a daughter of the late William A. and Martha Olbon Hayes. She was retired from the texitle industry and was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services were held Monday, May 22, in the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, with Preacher Frank Bearden officiating. Burial was in the Rice Creek Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include three sisters, Elease Pollard, Charlotte, N.C., Bobbi Mason, Atlanta, and Sarah Seymour, Danielsville; and one brother, Bert Hayes, Athens, Ala. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Pruitt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.