Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 6 Oct 1996
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Obituaries
Annie M. Bolton
Commerce
Annie Mae Bolton, 92, of 371 East Ridgeway Road died Friday,
Oct. 4, 1996.
A native of Banks County, Mrs. Bolton was a daughter of the
late Calvin Bale Garrison and Eldora Martin Garrison. She was the
widow of Ellis Eugene Bolton and was a member of Bethany Christian
Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ivie Funeral Home
Chapel with the Revs. William Campbell and Bill Manus officiating.
Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include four daughters, Elizabeth Evans and Geraldine
Adams, both of Commerce, Etheleen Adams, Wallingford, Conn., and
Annie L. Deedie Turner, Maysville; one son, George Bolton,
Maysville; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
Ruth Bramlett
Commerce
Ruth Bramlett, 89, of 89 Orchard Drive died Friday, Oct. 4,
1996.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Bramlett was a daughter of
the late Frances Hooper Varner and James D. Varner. She was the
widow of Wilton E. Bramlett. She was a homemaker and member of Bold
Spring United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bold Spring United
Methodist Church with the Revs. Billy Lewis and Gary McEntire
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a son, James Bramlett, Commerce; two
daughters, Patsy Self, Atlanta, and Martha Wilkinson, Commerce; a
sister, Cady Roberts, Rome; four grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
Franklin H. Milford Sr.
Madison
Franklin H. Milford Sr., 83, of 943 Harper St. died Friday,
Oct. 4, 1996.
A native of Calhoun Falls, S.C., Mr. Milford was a son of the
late Furman Boyce Milford and Kitty Grant. He was a carpenter.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Madison Baptist
Church with the Revs. Jim Ross and Butch Lee officiating. Burial
will be in Morgan Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife, Sara Tate Milford; two sons, Frank
Milford Jr., Lawrenceville, and John Milford, Madison; three
daughters, Kitty Jones, Elberton, Ada Cowart, Flowery Branch, and
Florence Ledford, Cornelia; two brothers, Harry Milford, Abbeville,
S.C., and Victor Milford, Oakdale, Calif.; three sisters, Martha
Thompson, Sylvania, Althea Barton, Charlotte, N.C., and Winton
Campbell, Lake Wales, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Simmons Funeral Home, Madison, is in charge of arrangements.
Mary M. Little
Canon
Mary Thelma McGarity Little, 81, of 447 Beaverdam Farm Road
died Friday, Oct. 4, 1996.
A native of Hart County, Mrs. Little was a daughter of the late
Marion Vandiver and Ida Victoria Carlton McGarity. She was a widow
of Bonnie Little. She was a homemaker and member of Old Canon
Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Old Canon Baptist
Church with the Revs. J.J. Chatham and Gary McWhorter officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in
the church at 1:30 p.m. Monday.
Survivors include two sons, Parks Little, Bowersville, and Dan
Snow, Greer, S.C.; two daughters, Hazel Carlton, Canon, and Carol
Snow Chitwood, Hartwell; a sister, Delina Brown Geiger, Winter
Haven, Fla.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at Pruitte Funeral Home,
Royston, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today.
The family is at the home of Charles and Hazel Carlton, 447
Beaverdam Farm Road, Canon.
Lillian E. Ouzts
Cornelia
Lillian Elizabeth Ouzts, 85, died Friday, Oct. 4, 1996.
A native of Prentiss County, Miss., Mrs. Ouzts was a daughter
of the late James Brenton and Mary Hester Ward Peek. She was the
widow of Rube Elton Ouzts. She was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Whitfield Funeral
Home Chapel, Cornelia, with the Rev. J.R. Elrod officiating. Burial
will be in Spring Valley Cemetery, Mathiston, Miss.
Survivors include seven daughters, Mary Kirkendoll, Grand
Rapids, Mich., Lillie Mae Allison, Clarkesville, Joanne Baker,
Oconto Falls, Wis., Shirley Fry and Frances Ferguson, both of
Cornelia, and Bobbie Wigtion and Judy Quinlan, both of Rockford,
Ill.; four sons, James, Earl and Charlie Ouzts, Grand Rapids,
Mich., and Jerry Ouzts, Cornelia; 25 grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Eula Turman
Canon
Eula Mae Strickland Turman, 87, of 534 Cawthon-Davis Road, died
Saturday, Oct. 5, 1996.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Turman was a daughter of the
late A.F. and Nora Davis Strickland. She was the widow of G.W.
Turman. She was a retired seamstress for Georgia Sportswear and a
member of Canon United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Canon United
Methodist Church with the Revs. Sally Oakes and Kenneth Deittle
officiating. Burial will be in Oakview Cemetery.
Survivors include a brother, Thomas Strickland, Wadesboro,
N.C.; and five sisters, Madeline Strickland, Charlotte, N.C., Lib
Cuaco, Miami, Polly Hurd, Griffin, and Mary Freeman and Mildred
Casey, both of Canon.
Pallbearers will be Leslie Freeman, Ricky Freeman, David
Strickland, Terry Strickland, Tommy Strickland and Wayne
Strickland.
The family will receive friends at Pruitte Funeral Home, Inc.,
Royston, from 7-9 tonight. The families are at their homes.
DEATH NOTICES
Alfonzia Watson
WATKINSVILLE - Alfonzia Watson died Friday, Oct. 4, 1996.
Arrangements will be announced by Hurley Funeral Home.
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