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Tuesday, 16-Mar-99 08:42:15
John T. Bond
Athens
John Thomas Bond, 51, of 100 Edgewood Drive, died Monday, March 15,
1999.
A native of Quincy, Fla., Mr. Bond was a son of the late Raymond C.
and Pauline Hammond Bond. He was a real estate house inspector and was
a founding member of St. James United Methodist Church. He was a Girls
Little League softball coach and was a member of the Georgia
Association of House Inspectors and the Athens Board of Inspectors. He
was a former member of the Jackson County Board of Realtors and was a
former owner and advocator of the restoration of the Morton Theatre.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bernstein Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Grady Wigley officiating. Burial will be in Oconee Hill
Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Susan Griffith Bond; a stepdaughter,
Lindsey Pierson, Athens; and a stepson, Chris Pierson, Athens.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Amylodosis.
John Randolph Bridges
Georgetown
John Randolph Bridges, 85, of Route 2, Box 154 C-1, died Monday,
March 15, 1999.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jackson Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Walnut Fork Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors include four daughters, Mary Kathryn Fuller and Carolyn
Copelan, both of Georgetown, Rachel Ernestine Turnipseed, Albany, and
Barbara B. Jones, Auburn; and a sister, Lourine B. Freeman, Hoschton.
The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Nida Daniel Brooks
Athens
Nida Daniel Brooks, 93, of 9246 Commerce Road, died Monday, March
15, 1999.
A native of Irwin County, Mrs. Brooks was a daughter of the late
Forest C. and Venie Humphreys Daniel and the widow of Clarence L.
Brooks. She was preceded in death by two brothers, W. Tom Daniel and
Roy C. Daniel. She lived most of her life in Jackson County and was
the retired owner of Brooks Store, Center, and was a member of Center
United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Center United Methodist
Church, with the Rev. Mike Willard officiating. The body will be
placed in the church at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Survivors include two nieces, Elaine Potts, Center, and Bebe D.
Wells, Winder; three nephews, Tom K. Daniel, Jasper, William R.
Daniel, Monroe, and Randall C. Daniel, Columbus; three sisters-in-law,
Cleo K. Daniel, Jefferson. Romeze Brooks, Center, and Bonnie Brooks,
Conyers; 11 great-nieces and nephews; 11 great-great-nieces and
nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Center Community
Cemetery c/o Audry Hawkins, 9164 Hwy. 441, Nicholson, GA 30565.
The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. today at Little-Ward
Funeral Home.
Walter R. Brown
Clarkesville
Walter R. Brown, 82, of 103 Woodvale Drive, died Monday, March 15,
1999.
A native of Rockingham, N.C., Mr. Brown was a son of the late
William and Myrtle Apple Brown. He was retired from Clarkesville Mill
after many years of service. He was a member of Clarkesville Masonic
Lodge 325, was a former deacon at Clarkesville Baptist Church, and was
a board member of Habersham County Housing Authority.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Habersham Memorial Chapel
Funeral Home, Demorest, with the Rev. David Turner officiating. Burial
will be in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Ada Brown; a daughter, Glenda Lewallen,
Clarkesville; a son, Don R. Brown, Clarkesville; three grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Announcement courtesy of Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens.
Winford Lee Cochran
Elberton
Winford Lee "Wimp" Cochran, 57, of 1721 Martin Villa Road, died
Monday, March 15, 1999.
A native of Draper, N.C., Mr. Cochran was a son of Ruth Hawks
Cochran of Elberton and the late Juel Cochran. He was of the Baptist
faith, was a carrier driver for Emory World Wide, and was a member of
the Georgia National Guard.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Berry Funeral Home, with
the Rev. Larry Finger officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst
Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Joy Smith
Cochran; a son, Jayson Chatham, Spokane, Wash.; a sister, Marvene
Allen, Elberton; a brother, Fred Cochran, Lavonia; and a grandchild,
Cameron Cochran.
Pallbearers will be Alton Saine, Neal Dixon, Johnny Swygert, Fred
Hall, Nelson Locke, and Scott Cochran. Honorary pallbearers will be
members of the Key Club of Elberton.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9
p.m today at the funeral home.
William Davenport
Athens
William "Bill" Davenport, 73, of 249 Plaza St., died Sunday, March
14, 1999.
A native of Clarke County, Mr. Davenport was a son of the late
James and Curlie Davenport.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Winfrey's Mutual Funeral
Home, with the Revs. Abraham Mosley and David Gordon officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include a daughter, Angela Davenport, Atlanta; a son,
James Davenport, Madison; a devoted niece, Laura Harris, Athens; a
niece, Helen Nichols, Baltimore, Md.; three nephews, Jerome Davenport,
Sacramento, Calif., Wayne Davenport and James Leroy Davenport, both of
Athens; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a
brother-in-law, Ben Taylor, Athens; great-nieces; great-nephews;
great-great-nieces and nephews.
The family is at the residence of Laura Harris, 228 Glenhaven Ave.
Louise Dutton
Royston
Louise Royston Dutton, 78, died Sunday, March 14, 1999.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Dutton was a daughter of the late
Walter A. and Ruby Bernice Pierce Royston and the widow of J.W.
Dutton. She was a homemaker and was a member of Royston Baptist
Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pruitte Funeral Home, with
the Rev. Williard Crider officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill
Cemetery.
Survivors include a sister, Sara Sue Wright, Anderson, S.C.; and
two brothers, Robert Royston, Royston, and George Royston,
Danielsville.
The family is at the residence of Robert and Leona Royston, 366
Grove St., Royston, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Ann M. Betti Fortson
Bogart
Ann Mary Betti Fortson, 86, of 1160 Grayson Lane, died Sunday,
March 14, 1999.
A native of Italy, Mrs. Fortson was a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Betti and was the widow of Edward N. Fortson. She was a homemaker
and was a member of Gateway United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gateway United Methodist
Church, with the Rev. Jerry Varnado officiating. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Lawrence Fortson, Bogart; a sister, Marian
Betti Corbett, San Francisco, Calif.; nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Bernstein
Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gateway United
Methodist Church Building Fund, 349 Jefferson River Road, Athens, GA
30607.
Watson Franklin
Elberton
The Rev. Thomas Watson Franklin, 83, formerly of 1522 Franklin
Drive, Elberton, died Sunday, March 14, 1999.
A native of Elbert County, Mr. Franklin was a son of the late Paul
Thomas and Alice Elizabeth Nelms Franklin. He was a retired Baptist
minister, having pastored Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Flat Shoals
Baptist Church and Gordon Memorials Baptist Church, all in Hart
County. In 1954 he founded a new church in Elberton, which became West
End Baptist Church. He pastored this church for 27 years. He was a
member of Elberton Baptist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hicks Funeral Home, with
the Revs. C.E. Jackson III and George M. Hall officiating. Burial will
be in Elmhurst Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Reba Dye Franklin; a daughter, Patricia
Dunn, Elberton; two sons, Thomas W. Franklin Jr. and Merrill Franklin,
both of Elberton; three sisters, Ola Chastain, Elberton, Ruth Evans,
Decatur, and Edna Tooke, Commerce; a brother, Charles Franklin,
Elberton; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons Jeff Franklin, David Dunn, Greg
Franklin, Jason Franklin, Jarrett Franklin, and Joshua Franklin.
The family members are at their respective homes and will receive
friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ethel Florence Jones Gray
Houston, Texas
Ethel Florence Jones Gray, 92, of 3315 Las Palmas, died Sunday,
March 14, 1999.
A native of Walton County, Mrs. Gray was a daughter of the late
Augustus Weaver Jones and Laura Futch. She was an insurance
bookkeeper.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Rutledge City Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Clavin George Gray, Houston, Texas; and
two grandchildren.
Simmons Funeral Home, Madison, is in charge of arrangements.
Rosa Lee Johnson
Monroe
Rose Lee Johnson, 85, died Monday, March 15, 1999.
A native of Yazoo City, Miss., Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the
late Robert Lee Gordon and Rachel Margaret White Gordon and was the
widow of Lonnie "Bill" Johnson. She was retired from Henson
Manufacturing and was a member of Mount Creek Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Arthur Bowick Funeral Home,
with the Revs. Jimmy Greer and Lonnie Blackmon officiating. Burial
will be in Eastview Cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Imogene McCullers and Katherine
Adcock, both of Monroe, and Lorene Childers Whitley, Bishop; two sons,
Lonnie Lee Johnson and Jimmy Johnson, both of Monroe; a brother, Cecil
Gordon, Gadsden, Ala.; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five
great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Lizzie W. Mabry
Canon
Lizzie W. Mabry, 85, of 2740 Bond Ave., died Sunday, March 14,
1999.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Mabry was a daughter of the late
William H. and Lizzie Bond Westmoreland and was the widow of Emory
Frank Mabry. She was a homemaker, was a member of Canon United
Methodist Church, and was the last member of her immediate family.
Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Canon United Methodist
Church with the Revs. Herman Bowers and Merritt Waters officiating.
The body will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. Burial will be in
Bowers Memorial Garden.
Survivors include three daughters, Jean King, Bogart, Kathleen
Phillips, Marietta, and Ann Rudeseal, Royston; two sons, Frank Mabry,
Ruskin, Fla., and Bruce Mabry, Canon; eight grandchildren; a
step-grandchild; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandson, Marty Roach, Les Phillips, Rick
Phillips, Lanny Mabry, David Mabry, and Bob Lecroy.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 3-4
p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Pruitte Funeral Home.
George Monroe Meeks
Cornelia
George Monroe Meeks, 67, of Lakeside Circle, died Monday, March 15,
1999.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Meeks was a son of the late George
Wesley Meeks and Beulah Belinda Wade Meeks Stanley. He was the retired
owner of Meeks Plumbing.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cornelia Congregational
Holiness Church, Galloway St., with the Revs. Sanford Kimbrell and
Ross Palmer officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion United Methodist
Church, with the Rev. Ronald Mote officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Lurlene Tench Meeks; a daughter, Doris
Webb, Cornelia; a son, Dale Meeks, Cornelia; three sisters, Geraldine
Free and Janell Thompson, both of Lula, and Susie Holland, Alto; a
brother, Donald Stanley, Jefferson; six grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. today at
Whitfield Funeral Home, Baldwin.
Newton Callaway Poss
Rayle
Newton Callaway Poss, 71, of 1615 Bartram Trace Road, died Sunday,
March 14, 1999.
A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Poss was a son of the late Paul
Callaway and Pauline Sherrer Poss. He was retired from Dixie Wood
Products, Washington, was a U.S. Navy veteran, and was a member of
Carters Grove Baptist Church and VFW Post 5899.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Carters Grove Baptist Church
Cemetery, with the Revs. Kenneth Jones and Thompson Holloman
officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Combs Poss; a daughter, Joyce A.
Blackburn, Washington; three sons, James N. Poss and Kenneth Poss,
both of Washington, and Jeff Poss, Rayle; nine grandchildren; and
eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Brant Vickery, Pete Poss, Bill Maxwell, Randy
Echols, Larry McAvoy, and Salvidor Rodriguez. Honorary pallbearers
will be the VFW and the Ladies Auxiliary.
Memorials may be made to Carters Grove Baptist Church or to the
American Cancer Society.
Hicks Funeral Home, Washington, is in charge of arrangements.
Desma Margaret Roberts
Winder
Desma Margaret Roberts, 88, died Monday, March 15, 1999.
Mrs. Roberts was a daughter of the late George and Laudarie M.
Kimbrall and widow of Alvin Irvin Roberts. She was retired from Empire
Manufacturing as a seamstress and was a member of New Liberty United
Methodist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, with the
Revs. William Warnock and C.B. Skelton officiating. Burial will be in
New Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Roberts, Winder; a sister-in-law,
Nolia Kimbrell, Winder; nieces and nephews.
Ethel M. Scott
Toccoa
Ethel Meaders Scott, 89, died Monday, March 15, 1999.
A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Scott was a daughter of the late
William Webb and Lindey Motes Meaders and was the widow of Dobbs
Scott. She was a homemaker and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church,
with the Revs. Dennis Petty and Ralph Goss officiating. Burial will be
in Stephens Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include a sister, Stella Cook, Rome; four grandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Paul Shiffer, Tim Wilson, Nate Jackson, Toddy
Kelly, Ronnie Forester and Kenneth Cook.
The family is at the residence of Marie and Kevin Hicks, 6994
Carnes Creek Road, Toccoa, and will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. and
7-9 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary.
Delora C. Sheuring
Athens
Delora Cosette Sheuring, 88, died Sunday, March 14, 1999.
A native of Danville, Ill., Mrs. Sheuring was a daughter of the
late Cecil and Delora Lawwill. She was married to Dr. John Joseph
Sheuring, who had a long career in the Diary Science Department at the
University of Georgia. She was a 1932 graduate of Charleston College
and taught public school in Danville from 1933 to 1942. In 1949, she
moved to Athens where she started a career as the first woman Realtor
in Athens. At the same time, she and her husband, along with Raymond
Lester and Nick Chivilas, started the Burger Chef franchise in
Georgia. After the passing of her husband, she founded the
scholarships in Dairy Science in honor of her late husband. She was a
member of the First Presbyterian Church of Athens and provided funds
for the restoration and display of the church bell now located in
front of the church. She was a longtime member of the Pilot Club of
Athens and also served on the Board of Directors for the Mental Health
Association. She loved spending time with her family and many friends,
gardening, and playing bridge.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Evergreen Memorial
Park with the Rev. Glenn Doak officiating.
Survivors include a brother, Adrian Lawwill, Danville, Ill.; two
sons, John Robert Sheuring and his wife, Margaret, Athens, and James
Bruce Sheuring and his wife, Debbie, Salem, Mass.; grandchildren, John
David Sheuring and his wife, Michelle, Raleigh, N.C., Debra Jean Potts
and her husband, David, Danielsville, Michael Wayne Sheuring and his
wife, Tonya, Gainesville, and April and Autumn Sheuring, Salem, Mass.;
a stepgranddaughter, Sue Ella Ramey; and great-grandchildren, Katie
and Elijay Sheuring, Gainesville, and Danielle and Nicole Potts,
Danielsvelle.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society, 1060 Gaines School Road, Athens, GA 30605.
Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
John Wayne Smith
Bowman
John Wayne Smith, 56, of 1876 Fork Creek Circle,died Monday, March
15, 1999.
A native of Hart County, Mr. Smith was a son of Dewey Smith of
Elberton and the late Nannie Mae Scott Smith. He was a mechanic at
Claude Ray Ford, Elberton, and was a member of Faith Baptist Church,
Bowman.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pruitte Funeral Home,
Royston, with the Rev. Herman Bradley officiating. Burial will be in
Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his father, include his wife, Sharon Moon
Smith; two daughters, Tina Jones, Dewy Rose, and Maranda Smith,
Bowman; three sons, Ferlin Smith, Montvedio, Craig Smith, Vanna, and
Chadd Smith, Bowman; a brother, Frank Smith, Anderson, S.C.; and eight
grandchildren.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
The family is at the residence of Richard and Tina Jones, 2617
Dempsey-Brown Road, Dewy Rose, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m.
today at the funeral home.
Nadine Thomas
Washington
Nadine Thomas, 56, of 118 B. Harper St., died Thursday, March 11,
1999.
A native of Wilkes County, Mrs. Thomas was a daughter of the late
Ruel Thomas and Viola Benson. She was a domestic worker and was a
member of Springfield Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Springfield Baptist Church,
with the Rev. G.L. Avery officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven
Cemetery.
Survivors include six daughters, Barbie Hulin, Melaine Thomas,
Melissa Thomas, Bernadine Thomas, Maxine Callaway, and Jackie Vann;
six sisters, Elease Puncey, Mary H. Stafford, Hattie Gartrell, Annette
Thomas, Aretha Gartrell, and Brenda Elam; a brother, Richard Thomas;
and seven grandchildren.
Davenport McLendon Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Mary J. Bailey Wade
Lithonia
Mary Jeane Bailey Wade, 63, of 4975 Salem Road, died Monday, March
15, 1999.
A native of Lithonia, Mrs. Wade was a daughter of Pauline Bailey,
McDonough, and the late Bill Bailey. She was a floral designer and was
a member of Rock Creek Baptist Church, Toccoa.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rock Creek Baptist Church
Cemetery with the Rev. Leon J. Miller officiating.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Charles
F. Wade; two daughters, Angela Nobles, Lithonia, and Melanie Crowe,
McDonough; two sons, Tony Wade, Stockbridge, and Nikki Wade,
Covington; two brothers, William Bailey, Lithonia, and Glenn Bailey,
Covington; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Whitlock
Mortuary.
Minnie Lee Westmoreland
Commerce
Minnie Lee Westmoreland, 77, of 154 Cotton St., died Monday, March
15, 1999.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Westmoreland was a daughter of the
late John and Minnie Leachman Brown and was the widow of Edmond C.
Westmoreland Jr. She was a homemaker.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Madison Street Baptist
Church, with the Rev. David Harbin officiating. The body will be
placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in Grey Hill
Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Fitzpatrick, Commerce; four
sons, Jerry Westmoreland, Larry Westmoreland, and Tim Westmoreland,
all of Commerce, and Tully Westmoreland, Nicholson; two sisters, Ida
Crumley, Commerce, and Louise Edwards, Greenville; 10 grandchildren;
and 13 great-grandchildren.
The family is at the residence of Carolyn Fitzpatrick, Cotton St.,
and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Ivie Funeral Home.
Wallace Wilhite
Elberton
Wallace "Dolly" Wilhite, 66, of Lake Charles, La., formerly of
Elberton, died Saturday, March 13, 1999.
A native of Elbert County, Mr. Wilhite was a son of the late Linton
H. and Sallie Mae Anderson Wilhite. He was a retired stone polisher in
the granite industry, was a U.S. Army veteran, and was of the Baptist
faith.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Doves Creek Baptist Church
Cemetery, with the Rev. Wade Bridges officiating.
Survivors include three sisters, Jean Mallard and Frances, both of
Elberton, and Grave Burnside, North Augusta, S.C.; two brothers,
Linton H. Wilhite Jr. and Douglas Wilhite, both of Elberton; nieces
and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Doves Creek Baptist Church Grounds
Committee.
Hicks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Charles R. Albert
Athens
Charles R. Albert, 89, died Monday, March 15, 1999.
Bridges Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Nellie Mae Carruth
Colbert
Nellie Mae Carruth, of 250 Alberta Drive, died Sunday, March 14,
1999.
Mack and Payne Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Tucker Cofer
Athens
Tucker Cofer, 88, of Saxon Wood Drive, died Monday, March 15, 1999.
Bernstein Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Willie R. Gillespie
Arnoldsville
Willie R. Gillespie, 68, of 167 Meyer Farm Road, died Monday, March
15, 1999.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, will announce arrangements.
Elizabeth Johnson
Athens
Elizabeth Johnson, of 286 Moreland Ave., died Sunday, March 14,
1999.
The family is at the residence of Rose Lee Hale, 290 Moreland Ave.
Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Salomia Jones
Athens
Salomia Jones of, 130 Helen St., died Sunday, March 14, 1999.
Hurley Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Janice Singleton
Gainesville
Janice Singleton, 65, of 504 Pine St., died Sunday, March 14, 1999.
Bridges Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
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