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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 8:07 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2000
Sheila Coalley
Toccoa
Sheila Diane Agnew Coalley, 40, of 189 Terri St. died Thursday,
April 27, 2000.
A lifelong resident of Stephens County, Mrs. Coalley was a
daughter of O.L. and Joyce Garrett Agnew. She was employed with
Coats and Clark for 10 years and was a member of Tom's Creek
Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home
with the Revs. Roger Elrod, George Dean and William B. Cox
officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Mausoleum.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include two daughters,
Miranda Coalley and Stephanie Coalley, both of Toccoa; a sister,
Angie Maxwell, Lavonia; and a brother, David Agnew, Toccoa.
Memorials may be made to the Stephanie Coalley Fund, c/o O.L.
Agnew, 24 Presley St., Toccoa, GA 30577.
The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Agnew, 124
Presley St.
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John James Dunleavy Sr.
Hull
John James Dunleavy Sr., 88, of 3306 Georgia Highway 106 S. died
Thursday, April 27, 2000.
A native of South Hadley, Mass., Mr. Dunleavy was a son of the
late James and Catherine Callahan Dunleavy. He was preceded in
death by a daughter, Judith Clare. He was deputy fire chief with
South Hadley, Mass. Fire District No. 1 for 34 years and was of the
Catholic faith.
Services will be announced later.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Cody Dunleavy; a son, John
James Dunleavy Jr., Ila; a sister, Peggy McCarthy, Holyoke, Mass.;
and three grandchildren.
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, Madison Chapel, has charge of
arrangements.
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Donald Ray Clements
Winder
Donald Ray Clements, 66, of 248 E. Brook Drive died Tuesday,
April 25, 2000.
A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clements was a son of the late
Milton Thomas Clements and Margaret Kidwell. He was a concrete
finisher, was a veteran of the Korean War and was of the
Presbyterian faith. He was a member of Yorkville, Ill. American
Legion Post 489, Connellsville, Pa. Eternal Order of Eagles, and
Winder VFW 1187.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Wise-Connolly Funeral Home
with the Rev. Mike Sullivan officiating.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Swenson, Aurora, Colo.; a
son, Donald Ray Clements Jr., Plano, Ill.; a brother, Arnold
Clements, Connellsville; seven grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
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'Buddy' Davis
Lavonia
Clarence Leon ''Buddy'' Davis, 49, of 1216 Stonebridge Road died
Thursday, April 27, 2000.
A native of Franklin County, Mr. Davis was a son of Lola Hayes
Davis and the late Clarence C. Davis. He was a mechanic with
Lavonia Manufacturing Co. and attended Riverside Baptist Church,
Royston.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church, Bowman, with the Revs. Lee Smith 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 his mother, include his wife,
Elizabeth Diane Carey Davis; five sons, Clarence C. ''Neat'' Davis
Jr., Sandy Cross, John Thomas Davis, Canon, Jeremy Leon Davis,
Michael Davis and Dustin L. Davis, all of Lavonia; eight sisters,
Sara Lee Cobb, Elberton, Bonnie Sue Duncan, Royston, Gladys Cape
and Naomi McBride, both of Hartwell, Hattie Ausburn, Piedmont,
S.C., Vera Mae Gay, Cobbtown, Betty Jo Belcher, Campobello, S.C.,
and Wanda Dove, Royston; a brother, James Davis, Bowersville; and
five grandchildren.
The family is at the residence.
Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, has charge of arrangements.
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Justin Walter Etheredge
Winterville
Justin Walter Etheredge, 28, of 180 Walter Sam Road died
Thursday, April 27, 2000.
A native of Clarke County, Mr. Etheredge was a son of John
Etheredge of Winterville and Katie Canup Fletcher of Thomson. He
was a sheetmetal tradesman with the University of Georgia.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lord and Stephens Funeral
Home, East.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Krista
Etheredge; a daughter, Carrie Joanna Etheredge, Winterville; a son,
Evan Walter Etheredge, Winterville; and his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J.W. Canup, Lexington.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Emma Mae Lattimore
Lexington
Emma Mae Lattimore, 97, died Thursday, April 27, 2000.
A native of Greene County, Mrs. Lattimore was a daughter of the
late Zye and Martha Parks. She was a member of Friendship Baptist
Church, where she was a member of the Mother Board.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Friendship Baptist Church
with the Rev. Clarence Burgess and W.R. Flint officiating. The body
will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Survivors include a sister, Lois P. Echols, Madison; and a
great-niece raised in the home, Alice Turner, Carlton.
Pallbearers will be Lonnie Appling Jr., Leroy Fleming, Jermaine
Bankton, Jimmy Mattox, Harry Mattox and Bobby L. Turner.
Flower-bearers will be Annie B. Appling, Geneva Appling, Sarah
Jewell, Katie Harris, Debra Mattox and Joann Appling.
The family will receive friends at the residence of Joe and Mae
Hood, 1898 Lexington Carlton Road, Carlton.
Jones Lexington Funeral Chapel has charge of arrangements.
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Claude Turner
Elberton
Claude Amos Turner, 87, of 1340 Turner Road died Friday, April
28, 2000.
A native of Elbert County, Mr. Turner was a son of the late
Clifford L. and Mollie Adams Turner. He was preceded in death by a
son, Roger A. Turner. He was a retired building maintenance worker
for the Hart County school system, was a carpenter and was a member
of New Bethel Untied Methodist Church.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at New Bethel United Methodist
Church cemetery with the Rev. Stan Hamilton officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Sybil Craft Turner; a daughter,
Claudine Sims, Duluth; two sons, Steve A. Turner, Hartwell, and L.
Michael Turner, Elberton; three sisters, Ethel Wiles and Inez
Craft, both of Elberton, and Ilene Fowler, Greenville, S.C.; two
brothers, Joel Turner, Elberton, and Howard Turner, Dayton, Ohio;
six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to New Bethel United Methodist Church,
1603 Montevideo Road, NE, Elberton, GA 30635.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 2-3
p.m. Sunday at Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell.
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C.M. Cowart
Winder
C.M. Cowart, 90, of 116 Creekwood Road died Wednesday, April 26,
2000.
A native of Bartow County, Mr. Cowart was a son of the late
Albert Cowart and Sarah Stone. He was a farmer and was a member of
Glade Baptist Church.
Services will be at noon today at Wise-Connolly Funeral Home
with the Revs. Kevin Whitman, Kenny Barrett and Robert McKinney
officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in Hayes Family Cemetery,
Folson.
Survivors include his wife, Clellie Mae Wilson Cowart; four
daughters, Donnie Mae Craig, Sparta, Linda Pilgram, Walnutgrove,
Susan Poss, Cordele and Mary Shelley, Ball Ground; eight sons,
Harold Cowart, Albert Cowart and Timothy Cowart, all of Winder,
Johnnie Cowart and Ronnie Cowart, both of Walnutgrove, Roy Wilson,
Cartersville, Marvin Cowart, Lawrenceville, and Joe Cowart,
Loganville; a sister, Virgie Jones, Cartersville; 26 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Craig, Jason Craig, Harold Cowart Jr.,
Tim Cowart, James Pairgram and Johnnie Cowart Jr.
The family is at the residence of Harold Cowart, 570 Pendergrass
Road, Winder.
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Annie Mae Perdue
Braselton
Annie Mae Perdue, 82, died Friday, April 28, 2000.
Mrs. Perdue was a daughter of the late Estee and Alice Barrett
Gaddis and was the widow of Alfred Perdue. She was preceded in
death by two sons, Edward Perdue and Thomas Perdue. She was a
member of Braselton Church of God of Prophecy and was a housewife.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Carter Funeral Home with
the Revs. Robert Gaddis, Jerry Gaddis and Wilbur Shaffer
officiating. Burial will be Braselton Church of God of Prophecy
cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Annie Belle Cash, Braselton,
and Joann Hart, Royston; a son, Tillman Perdue, Grayson; a sister,
Beatrice Holder, Braselton; nine grandchildren; and 16
great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 2-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Lillie P. Clark
Alto
Lillie Pendergrass Clark, 86, of 1527 Crane Mill Road died
Friday, April 28, 2000.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Clark was a daughter of the
late William Thaddius and Bessie Snipes Pendergrass and was the
widow of Bud Clark. She was a homemaker and was a member of
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, with the Rev. Paul Morris officiating. Burial will be in
Banks Memorial Gardens, Homer.
Survivors include a daughter, Mildred Heck, Maysville; a son,
James Clark, Alto; two sisters, Ethel Gary, Nicholson, and Maybelle
Mote, Porterdale; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Story last updated at 8:07 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2000
Lottie Moon Finch
Union Point
Lottie Moon Finch, 69, of 623 Woodland Court died Thursday,
April 27, 2000.
A native of Greene County, Mrs. Finch was a daughter of the late
Grover H. Moon and Ophelia Taylor and was the widow of Frank Finch
Sr. She was a retired store clerk and was of the Baptist faith.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Callaway Funeral Home with
the Rev. Rick Maeser officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn
Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Elaine Finch Jarrard,
Greensboro; a son, Frank Finch Jr., Union Point; a sister, Ella
Walker, Union Point; three brothers, Stanley Moon and Russell Moon,
both of Athens, and John Moon, Hawkinsville; and seven
grandchildren.
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Doris Craft
Elberton
Doris Smith Craft, 71, of 3585 Montevideo Road died Thursday,
April 27, 2000.
A native of Anderson County, S.C., Mrs. Craft was a daughter of
the late Ben and Katherine Arnold Smith. She was a homemaker and
was a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church, Fidelis Sunday School
Class and the Marion Clinton Missionary Circle.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Rock Branch Baptist Church
with the Revs. Ed Sayer, Harold Craft and Sam Duncan officiating.
The body will be placed in the church at 3:30 p.m. Burial will be
in the church cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Edwin Craft; three
daughters, Martha Ginn, Elberton, Edwina Faulkenberry, Quinby,
S.C., and Debbie Smith, Greenwood, S.C.; two sons, Harold Emory
Craft and Billy Craft, both of Starr, S.C.; three brothers, Frank
Smith, Anderson, S.C., Sammie Smith, Starr, and Buddy Smith, Iva;
13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be John Ginn, Jason Smith, Jose Lopez, Michael
Faulkenberry, Matt Smith, David Sayer, Emory Craft and Brad Smith.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9
p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell.
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'Chuck' Patrick
Cornelia
Charles Joseph ''Chuck'' Patrick, 59, died Thursday, April 27,
2000.
A native of Kingsport, Tenn., Mr. Patrick was a son of the late
O.H. and Ella Neeley Patrick. He was a medical salesman and home
builder. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict
and was a member of Cornelia Christian Church and the Winter Park,
Fla. Masonic Lodge. He was a deacon, teacher and builder in the
Christian Church Movement in Florida.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, with David Terrell and John Hasty
officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Jean P. Patrick; a daughter, Ashley
Patrick, Birmingham, Ala.; a son, Brett Patrick, Cleveland; three
half sisters, Ann Bradley, Johnson City, Tenn., Margaret Lusker,
Oldsmarr, Fla., and Dolly Nagel, Wichita, Kansas; two half
brothers, Eugene Neeley, Kingsport, Tenn., and John Neeley,
Middleburg, Fla.; and a grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge,
1525 Shoup Court, Decatur, GA 30031.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 2-4
p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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Blanche Greer Dickerson
Elberton
Blanche Greer Dickerson, 86, formerly of 1581 Bowman Highway,
died Thursday, April 27, 2000.
A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Dickerson was a daughter of the
late Willie and Minnie Cater Greer and was the widow of S.J.
Dickerson. She was a homemaker, was a member of West End Baptist
Church and was a retired seamstress.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Berry Funeral Home with the
Rev. Tim Adams officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills
Cemetery.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to United Hospice, 700 S. Enota St., Suite
202, Gainesville, GA 30501.
The family is at their respective residences.
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Frances T. Bradbury
Naples, Fla.
Frances T. Bradbury, 78, died April 26 in Naples, FL. She is
survived by her husband of almost 52 years, Joseph T. (J.T.)
Bradbury, formerly of Athens, GA: daughters, Betty Bradbury and
Kitty Glickman; son-in-law, Daniel Glickman; grandchildren, Josh
and Jake Glickman. Mrs. Bradbury was born in Carrollton, GA,
attended public schools there and was a graduate of West Georgia
College. She was employed during World War II and the immediate
post war years by the Atlanta Army Depot, Forest Park, GA (now Ft.
Gillem). In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Our Lady
of the Assumption Catholic Church, Atlanta, GA, St. Ann Church,
Naples, FL, church or charity of one's choice. A Funeral Mass will
be Saturday April 29, 2000 at 11AM at Our Lady of the Assumption
Catholic Church. Interment, Arlington Memorial Park. The family
received friends Friday evening from 6PM to 8PM at H.M. Patterson
and Son, Oglethorpe Hill Chapel, 4550 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta.
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Story last updated at 7:38 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2000
William Lawrence Kelly
Athens
Athens real estate broker, William Lawrence ''Bill'' Kelly, 80,
of 190 University Drive, Athens, GA, died at home surrounded by his
wife, many of his children and grandchildren following a battle
with cancer. He founded Kelly Realty, a family business on Prince
Avenue. His wife of 56 years, Lidwina Grayson ''Winnie'' Kelly,
daughter Mary Kelly-Cox and son Will Kelly will continue to operate
the business.
Four sons, four daughters, twenty grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren survive Mr. Kelly; a member of Saint Joseph's
Catholic Church and the Catholic Center, University of Georgia.
He enjoyed working in his vegetable garden and cooking barbecue
for the family's annual July 4th reunion. His grandchildren called
him ''Papa'' and will remember his tradition of donning a Santa hat
and passing out presents at the family's Christmas gatherings.
The son of Arthur Kelly and Elizabeth Presley Kelly, He was born
in Augusta, GA, where he was a graduate from Richmond Academy. He
served in the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II, surviving
the sinking of two ships on which he was a radio operator. Prior to
opening Kelly Realty, He worked as a salesman for J.B. White
Department Store in Augusta and was co-owner of the former Crymes
Appliance Store in downtown Athens. He also traveled the southeast
as a sporting goods manufacturer's representative.
He is survived by his wife Lidwina Grayson ''Winnie'' Kelly of
Athens; his sons and daughters-in-law: Dr. Arthur Grayson and Jane
DeGuenther Kelly of Birmingham, Alabama; Lawrence Proctor and Laura
Commander Kelly of Atlanta; Patrick Michael and Kathryn Weathers
Kelly of LaGrange; William Andrew and Cynthia Fleming Kelly of
Athens; his daughters and sons-in-law: Collen Kelly and Lee Waldrip
of Gainesville; Karyn Kelly and Terrence McInerney of Atlanta;
Lauren Kelly and Larry Davis of Calhoun; and Mary Kelly-Cox.
Grandchildren are: Kevin Kelly of Birmingham, Alabama; Elizabeth
Rowell of Atlanta; Stephanie Collen Meek of Gainesville; Kelly
Lauren Teasley of Atlanta; Sean Michael and Margaret Collen
McInerney of Atlanta; Greer Lauren, William Jeffery, and Emily Ruth
Ostuw of Calhoun; Franklin Lawrence and Matthew Collin Kelly of
Atlanta; Patrick Michael Jr., Kara Helen, Grayson Coleman, Joseph
Weathers, and Kathryn Lynn Kelly of LaGrange; Mercer Lawrence and
Erica Rosa Cox of Athens; Andrew Daniel and Addah Elizabeth Kelly
of Athens.
Great-grandchildren are: Wesley Grayson, Jackson Troy, and
Alison Greer Meek of Gainesville; and Davis Grayson and Sarah Paite
Kelly of Birmingham, Alabama.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 29
at the Catholic Center, University of Georgia, 1344 South Lumpkin
Street with Father Jack McDowell officiating. Burial will follow in
Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens, Georgia.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to Saint Joseph's
School, 134 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30601 or the Saint Mary's
Hospice 1230 Baxter Street Athens, GA 30604.
Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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