Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 28 Apr 1999
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Wednesday, 28-Apr-99 08:41:41
Dot Dixon
Athens
Flora M. "Dot" Dixon, 69, of 361 Helican Springs Road died Monday,
April 26, 1999.
A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Dixon was a daughter of the late
Dewey and Lessie Moon Warren. She was a homemaker and was a member of
Victory Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home,
East, with the Revs. Elmer Butler and Buford Lockman officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include her husband, Charles E. Dixon; a son, Larry
Dixon, Athens; a sister, Belle Cheatam, Bogart; two grandchildren;
nieces and nephews.
Lewis James Gibson
Turnerville
Lewis James Gibson, 74, died Sunday, April 25, 1999.
A native of Habersham County, Mr. Gibson was a son of the late
Alonzo and Mary Ann Burch Gibson. He was retired after 30 years of
service with Nabisco in Atlanta and was a member of Mount Zion Baptist
Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Whitfield Funeral Home,
Cornelia, with the Revs. Wilmer Ivester and E.C. Hart officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Zion Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include a sister, Lille Mae Tillie, Winder; two brothers,
George Gibson and Virgil Gibson, both of Turnerville; nieces and
nephews.
John K. Good Sr.
Lula
John Kenneth Good Sr., 79, of 575 Pritchett Road died Monday, April
26, 1999.
A native of San Diego, Calif., Mr. Good was a son of the late John
Israel and Ella Dice Peasgood. He was a retired Navy veteran.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Evans Funeral Home with the
Rev. Jerry Payne officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Bolk Good; a daughter, Lori Good
Braselton, Hoschton; and a grandchild.
The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Thursday at the
funeral home.
Doris L. Harris
Jefferson
Doris L. "Dot" Harris, 82, of Park St. died Tuesday, April 27,
1999.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Harris was a daughter of the late
William Thomas Langford and Mae Jackson Langford and was the widow of
Claiborn Harris. She was retired from Jefferson Elementary School, was
a member of Eastern Star and was a member of Holly Springs Methodist
Church.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Jackson Funeral Home with
the Revs. Randy Wallworth and Leroy Gooch officiating. Burial will be
in Jackson Memorial Park.
Survivors include three daughters, Shirley J. McNeal and Sandra H.
Pruitt, both of Jefferson, and Charlotte H. Gooch, Pendergrass; three
sons, Hoyt Harris and C. Thomas Harris, both of Jefferson, and Jimmy
D. Harris, Chestnut Mountain; a brother, O.N. "Buck" Langford,
Pendergrass; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers will be members of Unity Lodge No. 36.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at
the funeral home.
Harrison A. Head
Watkinsville
Harrison Allen Head, 82, of 2891 Monroe Highway died Monday, April
26, 1999.
A native of Oconee County, Mr. Head was a son of the late Paul and
Ora Head. He was a retired truck driver and was a member of New
Covenant Worship Center.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Ray's United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Howard Conine officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Meeler Head; four daughters,
Betty Williams and Faye Davidson, both of Watkinsville, Mary Savage,
Athens, and Lillie Davidson, Bishop; a son, Jim Head, Athens; three
stepsons, Lee Burrell, Watkinsville, Bill Burrell, Atlanta, and Milton
Head, Danielsville; 18 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Robert Gordon Ille
Watkinsville
Robert Gordon Ille, 53, of 1320 Broadlands Drive died Sunday, April
25, 1999.
A native of Schenectady, N.Y., Mr. Ille was a son of George and
Helen Ille of Cincinnati.
Memorial services will be held later.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Judith
Smith-Ille; two daughters, Daryl Sepega, Killingworth, Conn., and
Melinda Ille, Chicago; a son, Robert Gordon Ille II, Columbus, Ohio; a
brother, Richard Ille, Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shriners Children
Hospital Donations Department, 516 Carew St., Springfield, Mass.
01104.
Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Lester W. Nash
Long Beach, N.C.
Lester Winfield Nash, 86, died Friday, April 23, 1999.
A native of Kent, Ohio, Mr. Nash was a self employed businessman.
He was an alumnus of Kent State University and was a World War II
veteran.
Private services will be held at a later date.
Survivors include his wife, Yvonne Nash, Cocoa Beach, Fla.; two
sons, Edward T. Nash, Watkinsville, and David L. Nash, Oak Island,
N.C.; and five grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cape Canaveral
Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 320069, 701 W. Cocoa Beach Causeway,
Cocoa Beach, Fla. 32932.
Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home, Cocoa Beach, Fla., is in charge of
the arrangements.
Bob Stratton
Norcross
Robert Leroy "Bob" Stratton, 74, formerly of Elbert County, died
Sunday, April 25, 1999.
A native of Elbert County, Mr. Stratton was a son of the late Frank
J. Sr. and Ethel Holmes Stratton. He was retired from Eastman Kodak
Company, was a U.S. Navy veteran and was a member of First Baptist
Church, Doraville.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at New Bethel United
Methodist Church, Elberton, with the Rev. Edward Sayer officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Stratton, Norcross; three
daughters, Susan J. Richardson, Marietta, Gwendolyn Aikens, Forest
Park, and Jerri-Lee Coleman, Duluth; a son, Robert K. Stratton,
Norcross; two brothers, William "Billy" Stratton and Frank Stratton
Jr., both of Elberton; four grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Announcement courtesy of Hicks Funeral Home, Elberton.
Mabel Thomason
Elberton
Mabel Alice Sanders Thomason, 86, formerly of 111 Seaboard St.,
died Tuesday, April 27, 1999.
A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Thomason was a daughter of the late
Clarence Eugene and Mary Elizabeth McMullan Sanders and was the widow
of Robert Elmer Thomason. She was preceded in death by a daughter,
Gail Thomason Rucker. She was retired from Elberton Manufacturing
Company and was a member of Elberton First Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Rock Branch Baptist Church
cemetery with the Rev. Edward Sayer officiating.
Survivors include two sons, Robert C. Thomas, Elberton, and Howard
Thomason, Clayton; a brother, Harold Sanders, Elberton; seven
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Thomason,
1596 Athens Highway, Elberton.
Flowers are to be omitted and memorials may be made to Rock Branch
Baptist Church, 2150 Coldwater Road, Elberton, Ga. 30635.
Hicks Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mazell G. Vandiver
Athens
Mazell Gearing Vandiver, 81, died Monday, April 26, 1999.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Vandiver was a daughter of the
late John and Maude Strickland Woods. She was preceded in death by a
daughter, Geneva Gearing. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist
faith.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Evergreen Memorial Park with
the Rev. Steve Wilson officiating.
Survivors include her husband, William Vandiver; a daughter, Rachel
Powell, Statham; two sons, Will D. Herring, Winder, and Paul Herring,
Actworth; a sister, Vivian Scarbrough, Ila; a brother, Ed Wood,
Maysville; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
William Weber
Athens
William Stewart Weber, 77, of 160 North Homewood Drive died Sunday,
April 25, 1999.
A native of Grove City, Pa., Mr. Weber was a son of the late John
Fredrick and Margaret Stewart Weber and was the widower of Anne Celia
Lengle Weber. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Weber. He was
retired from Westinghouse after 44 years of employment in the Athens
plant and Sharon, Pa. plant. He served two years in the U.S. Army as
Staff Sergeant and worked on Manhattan Bomb project in Los Alamos.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stephen J. Sherman Funeral
Home, Sharon, Pa. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park,
Hermitage, Pa.
Survivors include three sons, John Charles Weber, William Stewart
Weber II, and Robert Jeffrey Weber, all of Athens; a sister, Rose
Marie Dupont, Redding, Calif.; a brother, Richard Weber, Pennsylvania;
and a granddaughter.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Lord &
Stephens Funeral Home, East, and from 7-9 p.m. Friday at Stephen J.
Sherman Funeral Home.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of local
arrangements.
John D. Brown
Elberton
John Douglas Brown, 53, of 383 Wilcox Heights died Monday, April
26, 1999.
The family will be at the residence of Kevin Brown, 387 Wilcox
Heights.
Berry Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Samuel Henry Edwards
Athens
Samuel Henry "Pop" Edwards, 34, of 100 Pinecrest Lodge Road died
Monday, April 26, 1999.
Mack and Payne Funeral Home will announce the arrangements.
Elmore Griffith
Jacksonville, Fla.
Elmore Griffith, formerly of Athens, died Monday, April 26, 1999.
Mack & Payne Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Henry T. Jones Jr.
Hartwell
Henry Thomas Jones Jr., 53, of 90 Ware St. died Tuesday, April 27,
1999.
Mack's Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Kathy Kemp
Rayle
Kathy Kemp, 66, of 1427 Philomath Road died Sunday, April 25, 1999.
Davenport McLendon Mortuary, Washington, will announce of the
arrangements.
Robert Sayer
Carnesville
Robert R. Sayer, 53, of 7650 Royston Road died Tuesday, April 27,
1999.
Pruitte Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Lula Strickland
Royston
Lula Strickland, 72, of 516 Old Elbert St. died Tuesday, April 27,
1999.
Pruitte Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
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