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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 2000
Ernest Pierleoni
Winter Park, Fla.
Dr. Ernest Pierleoni, 76, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000.
A native of Celano, Italy, Mr. Pierleoni was a son of the late
Luigi and Felicia Verna Pierleoni. He doctored in internal medicine
and cardiology and was of the Roman Catholic faith. He served in
the U.S. Army and was a lifetime member of V.F.W. Post 7720,
Cornelia.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in V.F.W. Memorial Park,
Cornelia, with the Rev. Mike Freeman officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Bess Pierleoni; two daughters,
Paddie Hawkins, Oakwood, and Felicia Cordier, Gainesville, Fla.;
four sons, John Franklin Pierleoni, Orlando, Fla., Allen Pierleoni,
Sacramento, Calif., David Pierleoni, Ocala, Fla., and Louis
Pierleoni, Winter Park, Fla.; a sister, Gloria DellaPorta,
Rochester, NY; a brother, Dario Pierleoni, Rochester, NY; five
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
McGahee-Griffin and Stewart Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000
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Dave Gordon Simmons
Athens
Dave Gordon Simmons, 21, of 1525 Danielsville Road died Sunday,
Nov. 5, 2000.
Mr. Simmons was a son of Bobby Simmons, Commerce, and June Elrod
Ramos, Athens.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, with the Rev. Larry Gailey officiating. Burial will be in
Grey Hill Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a daughter,
Mercedes Seay, Danielsville; a sister, Brandy Simmons, Athens; a
brother, Robert Simmons, Athens; and his grandmothers, Ruth Elrod,
Commerce, and Betty Free, Homer.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Michelle Adair Burghoff
Homer
Michelle Adair Burghoff, 28, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000.
Mrs. Burghoff was a daughter of Lila Couch Gray, Homer, and the
late William Douglas Gray.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, with the Rev. James Dumas officiating.
Burial will be in Banks County Memorial Gardens.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include two sons, Douglas
Axl Gray and Victor George Gray, both of Homer; two sisters, Connie
Denise Fountain, Homer, and Kathy Ann McIntyer, Toccoa; and two
brothers, Kimsey Lamar Gray, Jefferson, and William Richard Gray,
Carnesville.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Llewellyn Zeigler
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Llewelly Zeigler, 45, formerly of Sylvania, died Wednesday, Nov.
1, 2000.
A native of Screven County, Mr. Zeigler was a son of Oliver
Zeigler, Sylvania, and Dorothy Zeigler, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He
was preceded in death by a son, Dwaine Cunigan. He attended Central
High School and Screven County High School and was a member of the
U.S. Armed Forces. He was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church.
Services were Monday at St. Paul Baptist Church, Sylvania.
Burial was in Friendship Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include six sisters,
Yulonda Z. Lewis and Larose Z. Cunigan, both of Athens, Carolyn Z.
Gilliam, Oveida, Fla., Linda Z. Scott, Ozark, Ala., Angela Zeigler,
Fort Lauderdale, and Jacqueline Z. Rose, Tampa, Fla.; four
brothers, Jimmy O. Zeigler, Lanham, Md., Johnny E. Zeigler,
Savannah, Charles E. Zeigler, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Dennis E.
Zeigler, Gainesville, Fla.; nieces and nephews.
Forestglen Mortuary, Jefferson, had charge of arrangements.
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Edwin E. Wilson Jr.
Decatur
Edwin E. Wilson Jr., 92, of 1714 Highland Place died Sunday,
Nov. 5, 2000.
A native of Morgan County, Mr. Wilson was a son of the late
Edwin E. Wilson Sr. and Julia Addie Jordan and was the widower of
Maudena Schauwecker. He was retired from the U.S. Army.
Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Antioch Baptist Church with
the Rev. Jim Bolton officiating.
Survivors include three sisters, Dorothy W. Rowland, Decatur,
Katherine Eidson, Swan Lake, and Elizabeth Ross, Ocilla; nieces and
nephews.
Simmons Funeral Home, Madison, has charge of arrangements.
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Royce Jessie Rowland
Dewy Rose
Royce Jessie Lee Rowland, 62, of 1723 Thirteen Forks Road died
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000.
A native of Hart County, Mr. Rowland was a son of the late
Jessie T. and Vassie A. Rowland. He was retired from Monroe
Automotive, Hartwell, and was a member of Liberty Congregational
Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Liberty Congregational
Church, Dewy Rose, with the Revs. Jim Winn and Earl Wilson
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Gerry L. Rowland; a daughter,
Barbara R. Hunt, Dewy Rose; a son, Mitchell Leroy Rowland, Dewy
Rose; two stepdaughters, Nena Ruth McGarity, Bowman, and Jody Mae
White, Elberton; two stepsons, William Troy Crawford, Jacksonville,
Fla., and William Sean Crawford, Dewy Rose; eight sisters, Frances
Brown, Shirley Perry, Annette Haney, Linda Guest and Bobbie
Campbell, all of Dewy Rose, Geneva Walker, Plymouth, Fla., Judy
Baxter, Ila, and Jean Sorrow, Bowman; three brothers, Loyd Rowland,
Apopka, Fla., Oscar Rowland, Bowman, and Robert Rowland, Lexington;
15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Allen Rowland, Greg Guest, Chris Haney,
Mickey Rowland, Darren Baxter and Mark Campbell.
Memorials may be made to Liberty Congregational Church, c/o
Mason Pierce, 2910 Pulliam Mill Road, Dewy Rose, GA 30634.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9
p.m. today at Berry Funeral Home, Elberton.
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'Buck' Brown
Carnesville
Lewis Rufus ''Buck'' Brown, 65, of 1950 Burke Road died Tuesday,
Nov. 7, 2000.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Brown was a son of the late
Jewett F. and Amy Burris Ayers Brown. He was a sales representative
with Piedmont Paints and Primers Inc. and was a member of
Carnesville Church of God and the Adult Mens Sunday School Class.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at New Bethel Baptist Church
with the Revs. Ralph Goss, Willard Fitzpatrick, Gary Ledford and
Johnny Willis officiating. Burial will be in Franklin Memorial
Gardens, North.
Survivors include his wife, Mae Ellen Byrum Brown; a daughter,
Kathy Brown Elrod, Carnesville; seven sisters, Eloise Nash,
Newberry, S.C., Joyce White, Winterville, Jean Byrum, Hartwell,
Barbara Dove, Carnesville, Faye Beck, Iva, S.C., Sara Dove, Comer,
and Mary Farmer, Canon; two brothers, Benny Brown and Larry Brown,
both of Carnesville; a cousin, raised in the home, Albert Brown,
Toccoa; a granddaughter; nieces and nephews.
The family is at the residence of Job and Barbara Dove, 1890
Burke Road, Carnesville, and will receive friends from 3-5 and 7-9
p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa.
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Jesta Leach Meeks
Warrenton
Jesta Leach Meeks, 82, of 113 Brown Circle died Monday, Nov. 6,
2000.
A native of Greene County, Mrs. Meeks was a daughter of the late
John R. Leach and Susan Tiller and was the widow of Virgil B.
Meeks. She was a homemaker.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Callaway Funeral Home,
Union Point, with the Rev. Norman Waldrip officiating. Burial will
be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda Meeks Anderson, Sidney,
Ohio, and Barbara Meeks Sisk, Covington; a sister, Mary Lois
Barnes, Union Point; four grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Cunning, Milton Barnes, Milton
Meadows, Johnny Meeks, Kenneth Rowland, Gray Johnson, Randy Morris
and Harold Grisswell.
The family is at the residence.
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Ethel Black
Canon
Ethel Laverne Graham Black, 60, of 890 Jackson Bridge Road died
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000.
A native of Royston, Mrs. Black was a daughter of Mary Martin
Graham, Canon, and the late James L.V. Graham and was the widow of
J.C. Black.
She was retired as a textile worker from J.P. Stevens and was a
member of Gaines Chapel United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gaines Chapel United
Methodist Church with the Revs. Wayne Lambert and Johnny Stowe
officiating.
The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include three daughters,
Tina McMurry, Shelby, N.C., Darla Pilgrim, Greenville, S.C., and
Wanda Pilgrim, Pickens, S.C.; three sons, Greg Black, Pickens, Jake
Black and Neal Graham, both of Williamston, S.C.; two sisters,
Louise Lewis and Sharon Truax, both of Canon; a brother, Jack
Graham, Hartwell; a grandson, raised in the home, Buddy Graham; 14
grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ginn Funeral Home,
P.O. Box 37, Carnesville, GA 30521.
The family of Ethel Black is at the residence and will receive
friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000
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Alvin Eugene Wilson
Cornelia
Alvin Eugene Wilson, 66, of 371 Parkwood Place Circle died
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Wilson was a son of the late
Hallie and Fannie Merritt Wilson. He was retired from Cathcart
Moving Co., Atlanta, and worked for Duckhead Apparel, Baldwin. He
was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of B.C. Grant Baptist
Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McGahee-Griffin and
Stewart Funeral Home with the Revs. Swayne Cochran, Shane Wilson
and Charlie Hopkins officiating. Burial will be in Gillsville
Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Cochran Wilson; three
stepdaughters, Sheryl Chase and Sandy Booth, both of Gainesville,
and Donna Severn, Oak Park, Calif.; a stepson, Durwood Pepper,
Gainesville; two sisters, Ruby Wiley, Lula, and Barbara Payne,
Flowery Branch; two brothers, Donald Wilson and William Wilson,
both of Lula; a stepsister, Maudie Bennett, Tucker; seven
grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 2-4
and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000
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