Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 22 May 1999
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Saturday, 22-May-99 09:53:05
Linda M. Alexander
Macon
Linda May Alexander, of 5325 Houston Road, died Wednesday, May 19,
1999.
A native of Lima, Ohio, Mrs. Alexander was a daughter of the late
Homer G. May and Margie Cooper May. She received her bachelor's degree
in Christian Education from Toccoa Falls Bible College. She was a
retired elementary school teacher at Cross Keys Christian Academy,
Macon. She taught Release Time Bible in Indianapolis, Ind., and in
Chattanooga, Tenn. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Bridges Funeral Home, Gray,
with the Rev. Don Van Hoozier officiating. Burial will be private.
Survivors include her husband, Donald W. Alexander; and four
brothers, Daniel May, Athens, Russell May, Robert May and David May,
all of Lima, Ohio.
The family is at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Campus Crusade for
Christ, 100 Lake Hart Drive, Orlando, FL 32832.
Billy Cooper
Athens
Willis A. "Billy" Cooper, 79, of 145 Whit Davis Road, died
Thursday, May 20, 1999.
A native of Greene County, Mr. Cooper was a son of the late Willis
A. "Phoney" and Della Davis and was the widower of Edith Johnson. He
was owner and operator of Coopers Drive-in and Coopers Package Inc. He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of Tuckston
United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Tuckston United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Doug Thrasher officiating. Burial will be in
Athens Memory Gardens.
Survivors include a son, Ronnie Cooper, Athens; a sister, Carolyn
Thurmond, Athens; a grandson, Clint Cooper, Athens; nieces and
nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Lord &
Stephens Funeral Home, East.
Ruth T. Cruz
Dallas, N.C.
Ruth Taylor Cruz, 75, of 1001 Apt. 1, Captains Quarter Drive, died
May 19, 1999.
Mrs. Cruz was a daughter of the late Robert F. and Clara Lowell
Jordan Taylor and was the widow of Louis Cruz Jr. She was a retired
civil service employee having served in the U.S. Army for seven years
as a personnel specialist. She was a graduate of Dallas High School,
class of 1942, and was a member of First United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Joe Law officiating. Burial will be in Long Creek
Memorial Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Louis "Tony" A. and
Elizabeth S. Cruz, Athens; a brother and sister-in-law, Harold R. and
Ruth T. Taylor, Dallas; and three grandchildren, Lauren Cruz, Sarah
Jane Cruz and Andrew Cruz.
The family will be at the residence of the brother, 312 S. College
St., Dallas.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 301 W. Main
St., Dallas, NC 28034.
Elizabeth Diggs
Toccoa
Elizabeth Jones Diggs, 88, of 118 Oak Creek Circle, died Friday,
May 21, 1999.
A native of Fluvana County, Va., Mrs. Diggs was a daughter of the
late James and Minnie Pace Jones and was the widow of Matthew L.
Diggs. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Louise Matheny. She
was retired from the Virginia Public School System and was a member of
Waynesboro First Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Waynesboro Chapel of the
Reynolds Funeral Service, Waynesboro, Va., with the Rev. Bill Wilson
officiating. Burial will be in Augusta Memorial Park.
Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie Bowen, Toccoa; a son,
Charles Diggs, Hoover, Ala.; a sister, Fannie Cameron, Louisa, Va.; 14
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Reynolds
Funeral Service.
Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa, is in charge of local
arrangements.
Virginia L. Doster
Athens
Virginia Lucille Doster, 84, died Friday, May 21, 1999.
A lifetime resident of Clarke County, Ms. Doster was a daughter of
the late Garnett A. and Bertha Lucille Sims Doster. She was preceded
in death by two brothers, Garnett Curtis Doster and Robert Louis
Doster. She was a retired secretary for UGA Dairy Science Department
after 40 years of service. She taught Sunday school in the primary
department at First Christian Church for 30 years. She was a loving
and caring sister and aunt to 14 nieces and nephews, 35 great-nieces
and nephews and 31 great-great-nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bernstein Funeral Home with
the Rev. Ray Austin officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial
Park.
Survivors include two sisters, Olivia McLeroy, Lithonia, and Annie
Jean Smith, Athens.
Pallbearers will be Marvin Doster, Bob Doster, J. Lester McLeroy
Jr., John Dry, John Segars and Jim Anderson.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, 268 W. Dougherty
St., Athens, GA 30601.
Inez Edwards
Winterville
Inez Spratlin Edwards, 96, died Friday, May 21, 1999.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Edwards was a daughter of the
late Abner and Jettie Whitehead Spratlin. She lived in this area all
of her life and was a member of Winterville First Baptist Church,
where she was active in numerous activities. During the 1930s, she was
the operator of the Winterville Telephone Exchange and later provided
boarding services for schoolteachers of the Winterville School System.
From 1950 through 1975 she was owner and operator of Edwards' Grocery
in Winterville.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Winterville First Baptist
Church with the Rev. Rick Standard officiating. Burial will be in
Winterville Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Wayne Edwards, Athens; a sister, Lila
Slay, Winterville; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two
nieces and four nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Lord &
Stephens Funeral Home, East.
Gloria R. Foote
Athens
Gloria Rene Foote, 42, of 265 Lee Ann Drive, died Wednesday, May
19, 1999.
Mrs. Foote was a daughter of Sarah Nell Hunter and Obediah Foote
and was the stepdaughter of James El Hunter. She was a dietary aide
and was a member of Colbert Grove Baptist Church. She was a 1976
graduate of Cedar Shoals High School.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Colbert Grove Baptist Church,
Colbert, with the Revs. Dorothy Craft, Leroy Anderson and Rufus
Addison officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include a son, Jaikolo
Avarasa Sabrio Foote; three sisters, Kathy Wright, Sharon Hunter and
Sandra Hunter; four brothers, Patrick Foote, Jeff Foote, Stephen
Hunter and Kenneth Hunter; her grandmother, Fannie Foote; a
grandchild; nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be cousins. Flower-bearers will be employees of
Athens Regional Medical Center cafeteria.
The family is at the residence.
Mack & Payne Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mary L. Harris
Athens
Mary L. Harris, 57, of 350 Martin Circle died Wednesday, May 19,
1999.
Mrs. Harris was a daughter of Lizzie B. Harris, Athens, and the
late Caleb Harris Sr. She was a poultry worker and was a member of Oak
Hill Baptist Church at an early age and later was a member of
Springfield Baptist Church and Mount Olive Seventh Adventist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Mount Olive Seventh Day
Adventist Church with the Rev. Roderick Elzy and Elders Samuel Jallah
and J.B. Linston. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m.
Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include a daughter, Judy
Harris, Athens; a son, Calvin Harris, Athens; three sisters, Lola Mae
Bradford, Leatha Jones and Elizabeth Yearby, all of Athens; five
brothers, Caleb Harris Jr., Thomas Harris, Clinton Harris, Charles
Harris and Nelson Harris, all of Athens; a half-sister, Annie Nash,
Athens; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be nephews and friends. Flower-bearers will be
nieces and friends.
Mack & Payne Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Fannie B. Mitchell
Athens
Fannie B. Mitchell, 103, of 140 W. Carver Drive died Wednesday, May
19, 1999.
Mrs. Mitchell was the widow of Herbert Mitchell Sr. She was
preceded in death by six of her children. She was a homemaker.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Oconee Baptist Church,
Stephens, with the Revs. Hoyt Smith, Nathaniel Mitchell, Tommy
Mitchell and Joseph Dalton officiating. The body will be placed in the
church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Ada Moses, Lexington, Frances
Mitchell, Athens, and Emily Dalton, Atlanta; four sons, Herbert
Mitchell, Sheppard Mitchell and Ed Mitchell, all of Athens, and Craig
Mitchell, Atlanta; a sister, Carrie Wolff, New York; a brother, Reese
Bell, New York; grandchildren; great-grandchildren;
great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be grandsons. Flower-bearers will be
granddaughters.
The family is at the residence.
Mack & Payne Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Eleanor Purcell
Carnesville
Eleanor Evelyn McMurry Barber Purcell, of 16404 Georgia Highway 59,
died Thursday, May 20, 1999.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Purcell was a daughter of the
late Clarence and Ethel Hubbard McMurry and was the widow of Lonnie
Barber. She was retired from the Milliken Plant, Avalon, after 13
years and was a member of the Temple Baptist Church, Fort Worth,
Texas.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Ginn Funeral Home with the
Revs. Ralph Gaddy and William Ward officiating. Burial will be in
Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Debra Jackson, Tignall, and Sherry
Smith, Elberton; a son, Tommy Barber, Spokane, Wash.; a stepson,
Lonnie Barber, Fort Worth, Texas; two sisters, Leila Mae Sanders,
Darlington, S.C., and Mildred Ward, Carnesville; two brothers, Donald
McMurry, Marietta, and Lynn McMurry, Dayton, Ohio; nine grandchildren;
two step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two
step-great-grandchildren.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9
p.m. today at the funeral home.
Marion S. Sherk
Lavonia
Marion Stone Sherk, 97, formerly of 343 Rocky Ford Road, died
Thursday, May 20, 1999.
A native of LaPear, Mich., Mrs. Sherk was a daughter of the late
Charles and Margaret Elizabeth Brooks Stone and was the widow of
Edward L. Sherk. She was a retired educator, having begun her teaching
career in Dearborn, Mich. She was active in the Lavonia Friends of the
Library and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Mich.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hamby Funeral Home with the
Rev. Richard Barber officiating. Following the services the body will
be cremated. Burial will be held at a later date in Michigan.
Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn A. Foster, Lavonia; six
grandchildren including Michael Jewell, Mich.; 12 great-grandchildren;
and a great-great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
George L. Walker
Greensboro
George Luther Walker, 66, of 2310 Swords Road, died Thursday, May
20, 1999.
A native of Hawkins County, Tenn., Mr. Walker was a son of the late
Edison Walker and Fannie Wilhoit Walker. He was owner and operator of
Walker Beef and Poultry Farm and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He
was a member of the Poultry Federation, the Farm Bureau and Swords
Methodist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Swords Methodist Church with
the Revs. Ann Fletcher and Thomas Dial officiating. Burial will be in
Greenview Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Carnes Walker, Greensboro; a
daughter, Deborah Walker, Atlanta; a son, Larry Walker, Cumming; four
brothers, Elmer Walker, Madison, Edward Walker, Doraville, Billy
Walker, Greenville, Tenn., and Henry Walker, Suwannee; and two
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Howard Hadden, Joe Alexander, Ray Buice, Josh
Wheat, Leroy Bird and Ray Hinkle. Honorary pallbearers will be Tom
Stern, Charlie Burkhalter, Junior Mullernex, W.H. "Penny" Goss, J.F.
Goss, Clarence Poole, Jimmy Ray Breedlove, Danny Hurst, James Smelcear
and Sterling Fuller.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at McCommons
Funeral Home.
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