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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 8:34 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Barbara Clarke Inman
St. Simons Island
Barbara Clarke Inman, 75, formerly of Athens, died Sunday, April
2, 2000.
A native of Troy, Tenn., Mrs. Inman was a graduate of Peabody
College, Nashville. She taught and coached in Tubman High School
for Girls and Richmond Academy. She was office manager of Athens
Camp for Boys, Tallulah Falls. She opened, owned and was director
of High-Harbour Camp for Girls, Lake Burton. She was elected to the
First Augusta Sports Hall of Fame. She was a member of St. Simons
Presbyterian Church and the Ladies Golf Association.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Simons Presbyterian
Church with the Revs. Robert Brearley and Wright Culpepper
officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in Westover Cemetery,
Augusta.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Inman Sr.; a daughter,
Peggy Clarke Harris, Brentwood, Tenn.; a son, Frank Inman Jr., St.
Simons Island; four grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Steve Patterson, Greg McGarity, Bill
McDonald, Jamie Hudson, Ralph Harris, Doug Shellnut and Ken
O'Kelley. Honorary pallbearers will be charter staff and campers of
High-Harbours Camp for Girls, Brunswick Country Club/Ladies Golf
Association members, M.I.C.U., S.I.C.U., and Oncology Nursing Staff
of Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center.
Memorials may be made to Atlanta YMCA, High Harbour Camp, c/o
SunTrust Bank, P.O. Box 1914, Brunswick, GA 31521.
Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home, Brunswick, has charge of
arrangements.
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Story last updated at 8:34 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Gertrude 'Lil Sis' Walker
Athens
Gertrude ''Lil Sis'' Walker, 75, of 510-A Billups St. died
Thursday, March 30, 2000.
Miss Walker was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Walker. She was a homemaker.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Dorsey Tabernacle
Baptist Church with the Rev. H.L. Dotson officiating. The body will
be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in East Lawn
Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors include a sister, Emma Bordis, Athens; a brother,
Alexander Walker, Athens; nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Mack and
Payne Funeral Home.
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Dallas Martin Dobbs
Bowersville
Dallas Martin Dobbs, 91, of 1743 Adamstown Road, formerly of
Toccoa, died Sunday, April 2, 2000.
A native of Hart County, Mrs. Dobbs was a daughter of the late
Frank and Ola Adams Martin and was the widow of Onnie Albert Dobbs.
She was a former employee of Coats and Clark and Mouchet
Manufacturing Co. and was a member of Hill Street Baptist Church of
Toccoa.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church with the Revs. John Forbes and Jarrett Regan officiating.
The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be
in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Edwin Dobbs, Roswell; two
grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
The family is at the residence.
Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 8:35 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Annette C. Rainwater
Eatonton
Annette Cannon Rainwater, 65, of 155 Lakeview Estate Drive died
Sunday, April 2, 2000.
A native of Greene County, Mrs. Rainwater was a daughter of the
late Harold Lamb and Evelyn Davis Cannon and was the widow of
Robert Alexander Rainwater. She was preceded in death by a son,
Louis Rainwater. She was involved in child care for 35 years and
owned and operated Rainwater's Playschool Day Care, Greensboro, for
25 years. She was a graduate of Union Point High School and was a
member of Greensboro First Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McCommons Funeral Home,
Greensboro, with the Revs. Stan Patterson and Dean Cason
officiating. Burial will be in Greensboro City Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Kathryn Purdy, Greensboro, and
Nancy Rainwater, Eatonton; a son, Bob Rainwater, Greensboro; three
sisters, Ruth Matthews, Dallas, Millie Croft, Winter Haven, Fla.,
and Mary Jordan, Sasser; two brothers, Harry Cannon, Comer, and
James Cannon, Missouri City, Texas; six grandchildren; and a
great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Hospice of the
Oconee, 811 N. Cobb St., Milledgeville, GA 31061 or to the American
Cancer Society Local Chapter, 1060 Gaines School Road, Athens, GA
30605.
The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Story last updated at 8:34 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Gary Dean Potts
Danielsville
Gary Dean Potts, 44, of 1183 Irvin Kirk Road died Saturday,
April 1, 2000.
A native of Orlando, Fla., Mr. Potts was a son of Patsy Potts
Mooren and the late Summie Potts. He was a welder and was of the
Baptist faith.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jackson Funeral Home
with the Rev. Mark Palmer officiating. Burial will be in Thyatira
Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a son, Cody
Alexander Potts, Danielsville; three sisters, Patti Burke, Buford,
Michelle Baucom and Pam Potts, both of Auburn; a brother, Terry
Potts, Winder; nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Story last updated at 8:34 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Kevin Stowe
Boone, N.C.
Kevin Wayne Stowe, 38, died Saturday, April 1, 2000.
A native of Stephens County, Mr. Stowe was a son of James C.
Stowe, Carnesville, and Diane Darnell Sumner, Toccoa. He was a
member of Toms Creek Baptist Church.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home,
Toccoa, with the Revs. Harris Pressley and Geter Owens officiating.
Burial will be in Toccoa City Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a son, Wesley
Stowe, Toccoa; two sisters, Holly Ansley and Melody Stowe, both of
Toccoa; a brother, Bernard Stowe, Martin; his stepmother, Mary
Stowe, Carnesville; two stepsisters, Jean Ledford and Tammy
Sellers, both of Carnesville; a stepbrother, Michael Sumner,
Toccoa; nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Doyle Wakefield, Phillip Lowery, Buren
Stowe, Michael Sumner, Michael Thomason and David Lowery.
The family is at the residence of Diane Sumner, 562 S. Pond St.,
and will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Ina Mae Burdette
Elberton
Ina Mae Stalnaker Burdette, 99, of 1342 Double Bridges Road died
Sunday, April 2, 2000.
A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Burdette was a daughter of the
late Jesse Clay Stalnaker and Lilla Frances Conwell and was the
widow of William Henry Burdette. She was a homemaker and was a
member of Harmony Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Harmony Baptist Church with
the Rev. Don Mulkey officiating. The body will be placed in the
church at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include three sons, Thomas Burdette and Jesse
Burdette, both of Elberton, and Joe Burdette, Conyers; two sisters,
Jacqueline S. Fleming, Detroit, Mich., and Myrtice F. Almond,
Elbert; nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Lanier Burdette, Ralph Burdette,
Donald Burdette, Roger Burdette, Earl Burdette and Henry Burdette.
Memorials may be made to Harmony Baptist Church, 2055 Harmony
Road NE, Elberton, GA 30635.
The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burdette,
1350 Double Bridges Road and at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Burdette, 1254 Double Bridges Road.
Berry Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Charles Ward
Elberton
Charles Swift Ward, 59, of 619 Turner Road died Saturday, April
1, 2000.
A native of Hart County, Mr. Ward was a son of the late Herman
and Jennelle ''Jenny'' Haley Ward. He was retired from
Owens-Corning Fiberglass with 32 years of service and was a U.S.
Marine veteran having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a
member of the Rock Branch Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home,
Hartwell, with the Rev. Ed Sayer officiating. Burial will be in
Rock Branch Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Ann Seawright Ward; a
daughter, Rhonda Ward Carnes, Starr, S.C.; and a brother, Joe Ward,
Elberton.
Memorials may be made to the Rock Branch Baptist Church, 2150
Coldwater Road, Elberton, GA 30635.
The family is at the residence.
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Story last updated at 8:34 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Gladys Y. Hickman
Royston
Gladys York Hickman, 87, died Monday, April 3, 2000.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Hickman was a daughter of the
late Henry C. and Georgie Ann Voyles York and was the widow of
Hubert Hickman. She was a homemaker.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Pruitt Funeral Home with the
Rev. Paul Jameson officiating. Burial will be in Franklin Memorial
Gardens, South.
Survivors include a sister, Lessie Mae Bond, Royston; nieces and
nephews.
The family is at their respective residences.
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Rosalee Lawrence
Hartwell
Mary Rosalee Segars Lawrence, 87, of 462 Moore Road died Sunday,
April 2, 2000.
A native of Banks County, Mrs. Lawrence was a daughter of the
late John and Amanda Lawrence Segars and was the widow of Albert
Watson Lawrence. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Viola
Clark. She was a homemaker and was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist
Church.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home,
Hartwell, with the Revs. Randy Smith and Mike Bearden officiating.
Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park.
Survivors include six daughters, Kathleen Cantrell, Inez Holland
and Betty Jo Carruth, all of Hartwell, Evelyn Gaines, Annie Ruth
Burrell and Faye Turner, all of Elberton; six sons, John Lawrence,
Madison County, Billy Lawrence, Lavonia, George Lawrence, Charles
Lawrence, Eugene Lawrence and Jimmy Lawrence, all of Hartwell; two
brothers, George Segars, Hartwell, and John R. Segars, Elberton; 32
grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren;
nine step-great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
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Story last updated at 7:43 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Lottie Palmer Johnson Anderson
Shreveport, La.
Lottie Palmer Johnson Anderson was born October 8, 1908 in Old
Town, Fernandina, Florida. She lived a full life until her death at
age 91 on April 1, 2000. She died in Shreveport, Louisiana. She
moved with her family to Darien, Georgia at a young age. Mrs.
Anderson started her married life in Brunswick, Georgia. After
living in several other cities she returned to Brunswick and St.
Simons Island, Georgia. Just prior to her 90th birthday she moved
to Shreveport, Louisiana to be close to her daughter. She was
predeceased by her husband of 61 years, William Wyatt Anderson. She
was also predeceased by her parents, one brother, two sisters and
one son, William Wyatt Anderson, Jr.
Mrs. Anderson is survived by her three children and their
families: her daughter, Gail Anderson Nelson and her husband,
Sydney of Shreveport, Louisiana; twin sons, Wyatt Wheaton Anderson
and his wife, Margaret of Athens, Georgia and John Palmer Anderson
and his wife, Cissie of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is also
survived by ten grandchildren: Denise Nelson Akers and her husband,
James; Stephen Nelson and his wife, Elsa; James Anderson, Elizabeth
Anderson Ledet and her husband, Winston; Karen Anderson, Deborah
Anderson, Michael Anderson, William Anderson, Scott Anderson and
Mary Anderson. Mrs. Anderson was predeceased by one great grandson,
Jay Akers. She is survived by six great grandchildren: Heather
Akers, Christopher Akers, twins Anna and Alex Nelson, Austin Ledet
and Madeline Ledet, as well as by a large number of nieces and
nephews.
A graveside memorial service will be held at St. Andrew's
Cemetery in Darien, Georgia, on Saturday, April 15, 2000 at 3:00
pm.
The family wishes to extend their deepest appreciation to Brenda
Ellis and Beverly Ellis for their loving care of our mother and
grandmother. Thanks, also, to Latasha Ellis and Latisha Mims, as
well as the staff at Azalea Estates, for their help. We will
forever be grateful to all of you.
The family suggests that memorials be sent to the charity of the
donor's choice.
Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Marshall Street Chapel has charge of
arrangements.
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