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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 8:06 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2000
Pauline G. Taylor
Elberton
Pauline G. Bailey Taylor, 89, died Tuesday, March 14, 2000.
A native of Hebron, Md., Mrs. Taylor was a daughter of the late
Levi and Estella Tradder Bailey and was the widow of Clifton
Taylor. She was of the Methodist faith.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Survivors include sisters; brothers; two grandchildren; nieces
and nephews.
Berry Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Alice Heard
Elberton
Alice Heard of 2908 Heardmont Road died Monday, March 13, 2000.
Miss Heard was a daughter of the late Willie and Annie Allen
Heard. She was a member of Rose Hill Baptist Church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Grove Baptist
Church with the Rev. Bascoe Jackson officiating. The body will be
placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Survivors include a sister, Anna Lee Allen, Elberton.
C.W. Phelps Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Robert R. ''Bob'' McLanahan
Elberton
Robert R. ''Bob'' McLanahan Jr., 77, of 61 Oak St. died Tuesday,
March 14, 2000.
A native of Elberton, Mr. McLanahan was a son of the late Robert
R. Sr. and Hassie McMullan McLanahan and was the widower of Jo
Maxwell McLanahan. He was a member of Elberton First United
Methodist Church and the VFW. He was a retired truck driver for the
Mason Dixon Co. and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Elberton First United
Methodist Church with Dr. Wallace E. Wheeles officiating. Burial
will be in Elmhurst Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Laura Turbiner, Conyers; a son,
Robert M. McLanahan, Flowery Branch; three sisters, Betty Jane
Giannoni and Rose Ann Thompson, both of Elberton, and Madge
Oglesby, Athens; two brothers, Neal McLanahan, Elberton, and David
McLanahan, Gainesville, Fla.; and two grandsons.
The family is at the residence of Joe and Betty Jane Giannoni,
1277 Crestview Drive, Elberton, and will receive friends from 7-9
p.m. today at Berry Funeral Home.
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Catherine B. Maynard
Tallahassee, Fla.
Catherine Bradley Maynard, formerly of Athens, died Tuesday,
March 14, 2000.
A native of Warren County, Mrs. Maynard was a retired bookkeeper
for Hinson Garment Company, Athens, and was a member of Prince
Avenue Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. today in Evergreen Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Charles Maynard, Havana, Fla.; and a
granddaughter, Katie M. Woodward, Tallahassee, Fla.
Bevis Funeral Home, Tallahassee, has charge of arrangements.
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Cliver ''Bill'' Ivester
Clemson, S.C.
Cliver ''Bill'' Ivester, 78, of 99 Brookhaven Drive died
Tuesday, March 14, 2000.
A native of Stephens County, Mr. Ivester was a son of the late
Andy and Sarah Jane Thomason Ivester. He was a U.S. Air Corp
veteran of World War II and was retired from United Airlines after
40 years. He was a member of Masonic Lodge, Mount Vernon, Va.,
Eastern Star, International Association of Machinists, and Toccoa
VFW Post 4346.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home,
Toccoa, with the Rev. Kenneth Moon officiating. Burial will be in
Stephens Memorial Gardens with Toccoa Masonic Lodge 309 in charge
of graveside services.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Cole Ivester; and a son, Ronald
Ivester, Alexandria, Va.
Pallbearers will be Everage Thomas, Jewell Payne, Ivan White,
Charles Terrell, Fred Dooley and Carl Gunn. Honorary escort will be
Stephens County High School Class of 1941 and Clemson Hardee's
Breakfast Bunch.
Memorials may be made to the Stephens County Unit of the
American Cancer Society.
The family is at the residence in Clemson and will receive
friends from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Alda Ann Cunningham
Cornelia
Alda Ann Cunningham, 65, of 545 Grand Ave. died Wednesday, March
14, 2000.
A native of Habersham County, Miss Cunningham was a daughter of
the late George Perry and Annie Gertrude McCrackin Cunningham. She
taught school at South Habersham and Habersham Central high schools
and retired from the Habersham County school system after 40 years.
She received an educational specialist's degree from the University
of Georgia, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi and Delta
Kappa Gamma Teachers sororities. She was a member of Three Arts
Club, Habersham Historical Society and Cornelia First Baptist
Church.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Cornelia First Baptist
Church with the Revs. Marcus Martin, Richard Scoggins and Warren T.
Wilkinson officiating. Burial will be in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include a niece, Dr. Cary Perry, Athens; three
nephews, George P. ''Geep'' Cunningham III, Toccoa, Thomas A.
''Tac'' Cunningham, McDonough, and Thomas H. Cunningham Jr.,
Cornelia; grandnieces and nephews; and a great-nephew.
The family is at the residence of Elizabeth H. Cunningham, 574
Grand Ave., Cornelia.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Cornelia
Building or Bus Fund, P.O. Box 96, Cornelia, GA 30531.
McGahee-Griffin and Stewart Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
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Goldie B. Curley
Demorest
Goldie B. Curley, 77, died Tuesday, March 14, 2000.
A native of Richland County, S.C., Mrs. Curley was a daughter of
the late Sumter Gill and Mabel Williams Graham and was the widow of
George Benjamin Brazell. She was a graduate of Irmo High School,
where she was a member of the Beta Club. She was a member of
Cornelia First Baptist Church, where she was a member of the
Couples Sunday School Class and Helping Hands. She was a former
member of the Georgia Gem Society and was a child care provider.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Cornelia First Baptist
Church with Dr. T. Logan Smith officiating. Burial will be in Yonah
Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include her husband, Rudy Curley; two daughters, Betty
Klein, Atlanta, and Gail Ellis, Charleston, S.C.; three sons, Carey
Brazell, Cumming, George Brazell, Winnsboro, S.C., and Bill
Brazell, Lexington, S.C.; 18 grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund,
P.O. Box 96, Cornelia, GA 30531.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today
at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest.
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Odessa McElroy
Comer
Odessa McElroy of 3327 Georgia Highway 72 died Sunday, March 12,
2000.
Mrs. McElroy was a daughter of the late M. William and Willie
Nowell Pass. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church, Carlton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church
with the Rev. W.J. Evans officiating. The body will be placed in
the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Willie B. McElroy, Comer; a stepson,
Jerome McElroy, Athens; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren;
and 21 great-great-grandchildren.
C.W. Phelps Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Edith T. Carithers
Jefferson
Edith Thomason Carithers, 51, of 17 Twin River Lane, died
Wednesday, March 15, 2000.
A native of Winder, Mrs. Carithers was a daughter of the late
Lawrence and Gladys Hill Wilson Thomason and was the widow of Danny
Lee Carithers Sr. She was a homemaker and was of the Christian
faith.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Jackson Funeral Home with
the Rev. Gregory W. Moore officiating. Burial will be in Woodbine
Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Tracie Carithers Tuggle,
Jefferson; a son, Danny Lee Carithers Jr., Jefferson; three
sisters, Linda Highsmith, Gainesville, Dolores Dunn and Donna
Farmer, both of Winder; a brother, Larry Thomason, Bogart; two
grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Hazel Elder
Watkinsville
Hazel McRee Elder, 93, of 1851 McRee Ginn Road, died March 14,
2000.
A native of Oconee County, she was a daughter of the late John
O. and Harriett Marshall McRee, and the widow of James Lamar Elder.
She graduated from Oconee County High School and the Georgia State
College for Women in Milledgeville.
Mrs. Elder taught in several schools in Morgan and Oconee
counties for a number of years. Later, she was employed by the
Oconee County Welfare Department, before spending many years with
New Way Laundry as an accountant.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 17, 2000, at 3:00 PM
at Johnson United Methodist Church. Rev. Robert Murphy and Walter
Pledger will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, William Carroll
and Nell McRee of Athens; many nieces and nephews.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until
8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Johnson United
Methodist Church Cemetery Fund.
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of
arrangements.
Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald
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