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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 10:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Jack Hammond
Danielsville
Ferma Jack Hammond, 70, of 626 Hammond-Williams Road died
Wednesday, May 30, 2001.
A native of Madison County, Mr. Hammond was a son of the late
Buford H. and Jewel Sexton Hammond. He was a retired poultry and
cattle farmer and a member of Moon's Grove Baptist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Lord and Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, with the Revs. Dan Fuller and Tony Lee
officiating. Burial will be in Moon's Grove Baptist Church
cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth James Hammond; two sons,
Keith J. Hammond, Danielsville, and Kim E. Hammond, Athens; two
sisters, Ravonda Hammond Minish and Barbara Hammond Moulder,
Danielsville; five grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
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Story last updated at 10:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Omie A. Peppers
Winder
Omie A. Peppers, 88, died Thursday, May 31, 2001.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Peppers was a daughter of the
late Cole and Celie Wilson Lee. She was a housewife and a member of
White Plains Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Carter Funeral Home with
the Rev. Kenneth Deaton officiating. Burial will be in White Plains
Baptist church cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Hugh M. Peppers; a son, Kenneth
Lee, Winder; a step-daughter, Shirley Wells, Winder; and five
grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Story last updated at 10:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Truett C. Black
Cornelia
Truett C. Black, 81, died Wednesday, May 30, 2001.
A native of White County, Mr. Black was a son of the late Dyer
and Pauline Harris Black. He was a self-employed carpenter. He
served in the infantry during World War II and was a lifetime
member of VFW Post #7720.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at VFW Memorial Park Cemetery
with the Rev. Ken Coomer officiating.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Black, Demorest; a son,
David Black; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 9-10:30 a.m. today at the
McGahee-Griffin and Stewart Funeral Home.
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Story last updated at 10:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Sara Baker
Hartwell
Sara White Baker, 78, of 52 Forest Creek Circle died Wednesday,
May 30, 2001.
A native of Hart County, Mrs. Baker was a daughter of the late
Joe S. White and Arlie Phillips White. She was retired from
Hartwell Mills. She was a member of the Hartwell First Baptist
Church and the Ruth Sunday School Class.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Strickland Funeral Home
with the Dr. F. Hugh Kirby officiating. Entombment will be in Nancy
Hart Memorial Park.
Survivors include a son, Billy M. Baker; three sisters, Sue
Blakely, Lavonia, Bobbi Jo Norris, Walhalla, S.C., and Peggy Byrum,
Bowersville; a brother, Rev. James Herman White, Hartwell; two
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a special friend,
Winford Foster, Lavonia.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9
p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Story last updated at 10:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Tony Thrower
Winder
Tony Thrower, 80, died Tuesday, May 29, 2001.
A native of Cleburne County, Ala., Mr. Thrower was a son of the
late K.C. and Luralene Grubbs Thrower, and a widower of Deanie
White Thrower. He was a retired power company manager and served in
the United States Navy See-Bees during World War II.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Carter Funeral
Home with the Rev. Shane Crowe officiating. Burial will be in
Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include a sister, Katherine Thompson, Venus, Fla.;
nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday at
the funeral home.
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Story last updated at 10:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Irene O'Neal
Greensboro
Irene Newton O'Neal, 86, of 312 E. Greene Street died Wednesday,
May 30, 2001.
A native of Bulloch County, Mrs. O'Neal was a daughter of the
late Ruben Joseph and Emma Massey, and was a widow of Walter Newton
O'Neal. She was a bookkeeper for Duvall Livestock Barn in
Greensboro for over 30 years, Veazey Brothers in White Plain, and
Rutherford's Store in Union Point. She was a member of First United
Methodist Church of Greensboro.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at First United Methodist
Church of Greensboro with the Rev. Ed Nelson officiating. Burial
will be in Greensboro City Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Wanda O'Neal Keenum, Watkinsville;
a sister, Dorothy N. Key, Greensboro; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ted Eley, Ron Tanner, Larry Postell, and
Lewis Duvall.
Memorial may be made to the American Heart Association.
McCommons Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 10:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Mattie Waller
White Plains
Mattie Mae Merritt Waller, 72, died Monday, May 28, 2001.
A native of Greene County, Mrs. Waller was a daughter of the
late Willie Lawrence and Susie Mae Warren. She was a member of Flat
Rock Baptist Church. She was employed in Atlanta at the Varsity,
Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, and Georgia Baptist Hospital.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Flat Rock Baptist
Church with the Rev. Robert Slaughter officiating. The body will be
placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Survivors include six daughters, Shirley Armstrong and Silva
Warren, both of Greensboro, Gail Warren, Lizzie Mae Waller and
Vanessa Waller, all of Atlanta, and Janette Carter Davis, White
Plains; two sons, Wade Waller, Jr., White Plains, and Clinton
Waller, Atlanta; a sister, Rosetta Jernigan, Decatur; five
step-sisters; four step-brothers; 21 grandchildren; and 17
great-grandchildren.
Watts Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 10:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Stephanie Hayes
Jefferson
Stephanie Lynn Hayes, 29, of 620 Doster Road died Tuesday, May
29, 2001.
A native of Fort Bragg, N.C., Ms. Hayes was a daughter of Bob
and Lynn Pair Hayes of Alpharetta. She was a graduate of Brookwood
High School and attended Liberty University in Virginia.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home
with Carol Matthews officiating. Burial will be in Stephens
Memorial Gardens.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, includes a daughter,
Shannah Hayes, Hoschton; two sisters, Jennifer Malone, Hoschton,
and Joanna Duke, Atlanta; grandparents, Bill and Peggy Hayes,
Loganville, and Miriam Pair, Suwanee.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 11
a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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Story last updated at 10:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Frances Silva
Madison
Frances Coleman Silva, of 854 Harris Street died Wednesday, May
30, 2001.
A native of Lowndes County, Mrs. Silva was a daughter of the
late David J. and Mary Moxley Coleman, and was a widow of Manuel
Silva. She was retired from Southern Bell as a service
representative for 42 years.
Services will be announced later by Simmons Funeral Home.
Survivors include a step-daughter, Carment Metcalf, Vineland,
N.J.; a step-son, Pete Silva, Marldon, N.J.; a brother, James
Coleman, Goosebay, S.C.; nieces and nephews.
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Story last updated at 10:22 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Irene K. Bunnell
Athens
A memorial service for Irene K. Bunnell, who died May 10 of this
year, will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 2 at the First
Presbyterian Church, 185 East Hancock Avenue, Athens.
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Story last updated at 10:22 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Annie Ruth Culp
High Shoals
Annie Ruth Dixon Culp, 79, of High Shoals died Wednesday, May
30, 2001.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Culp was the daughter of the
late Arthur L., Sr. and Hattie Olivia Strickland Dixon and the
widow of Henry Thomas Culp. She retired from Chicopee and Thomas
Textile. She was a Jehovah Witness.
Survivors include two sons, Randall Culp, Athens, and Michael
Alan Culp, Monroe; a brother, Arthur L. Dixon, Jr., Athens; two
grandsons, Thomas Randall Culp, Jr., Atlanta, and Robert D. Culp,
Greensboro; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bernstein
Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Johnny Smith officiating. Burial will
follow in Princeton United Methodist Church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 to 9 at
the funeral home.
Bernstein Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 10:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001
Charlie Brick Foster, Jr.
Athens
Funeral services for Mr. Charlie (Brick) Foster, Jr., of 198
Flint Street, Athens, Ga. will be held Saturday, June 2, 2001 at
St. Paul C.M.E. Church, 399 Flint Street, Athens. He will lie in
state from 1 p.m. until the hour of service. Burial will be in
Evergreen Memorial Park with the Rev. Charles Mack officiating.
He was a member of Springfield Baptist Church, Athens.
Mr. Foster, Jr. was the son of Estella A. and James R. Jones,
Sr., of Athens.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Felicia S. Foster and a
brother, Robert Trent Jones.
Survivors in addition to his parents include one daughter,
Lolita C. Foster of Douglasville, Georgia; one son, Anthony C.
(Denise) Foster of Athens; two sisters, Rhonda Lynne Burton, of
Athens and Donna M. (Eddie) Brown of Hull; one brother, Keith
(Sandra) Foster of Atlanta; two grandchildren, Maniga Foster and
Anton Foster, both of Athens; one aunt, Annette (Glenn) Tate of
Athens; two uncles, Robert (Patricia) Wimbush and Addison Wimbush,
Jr., both of Athens; one great-aunt, Maggie S. Winfrey; a host of
nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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