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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 11:25 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2001
Adell Turner
Union Point
Adell Turner, 95, died Monday, April 2, 2001.
A native of Greene County, Mrs. Turner was a daughter of the
late Dave and Polly Fulton. She was a member of Spring Hill Baptist
Church, Philomath.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill Baptist Church
with the Rev. Michael Gresham officiating. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Survivors include three sisters, Rebecca Collins, Atlanta,
Frances Weaver and Addie Turner, both of Union Point; four
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Watts Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 11:25 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2001
Otha L. Jordan
Nicholson
Otha L. Jordan, 87, of 105 Flatcher Drive died Thursday, April
5, 2001.
A native of Homer, Mr. Jordan was a son of the late James
Pleasant Jordan and Mary Lou Cheek Jordan. He worked for a filling
station and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was of the
Baptist faith.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Evergreen Memorial Park
with the Rev. Hoyt Johnson officiating.
Survivors include a son, James Wallace Jordan, Athens; two
sisters, Burma Sue Smith, Danielsville, and Monti Ray Lu Allen,
Commerce; two brothers, Allen Jordan, Ila, and Hayde Jordan,
Orlando, Fla.; a grandchild; a great-grandchild; nieces and
nephews.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, has charge of arrangements.
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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 11:25 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2001
Rudolph Whitfield
Hartwell
Rudolph Whitfield, 63, of 885 E. Johnson St. died Thursday,
April 5, 2001.
A native of Hart County, Mr. Whitfield was a son of the late
Thomas Carlton Whitfield and Lillie Mae Eaves Whitfield. He was
retired from Hart-Franklin Training Center as an instructor and was
a self-employed paint contractor. He was a member of the Sardis
Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Navy and the National Guard.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Strickland Funeral Home
with the Revs. Terry Meeks and Jay Ragsdale officiating. Burial
will be in Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Thomason Whitfield; three
daughters, Tammy W. Ross, June W. Ankerich and Tina W. Blackmon,
all of Hartwell; two sons, Robert ''Bob'' Whitfield, Westminster,
S.C., and Chris Whitfield, Hartwell; a brother, Carey Whitfield,
Hartwell; and a grandchild raised in the home, Jill Elizabeth
Whitfield.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9
p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Vista Care Hospice, 1640 Prince Ave.,
Athens, Ga. 30606.
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Story last updated at 11:25 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2001
Caroline Eller
Demorest
Caroline Eller, 72, died Thursday, April 5, 2001.
A native of Rabun County, Mrs. Eller was a daughter of the late
Fred Scott and Viola Magness Scott.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, with the Revs. Trent Smith and J.L. Elrod
officiating. Burial will be in the V.F.W. Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, D.D. Eller Jr.; four daughters,
Sandra Hall, Sharon Moore, Charlotte Dodd and Debbie Eller, all of
Demorest; a son, David Eller III, Clarkesville; two sisters, Geneva
Gabrels, Tallulah Falls, and Barbara Williams, Lakemont; and six
grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Story last updated at 11:25 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2001
Cody Scott Sexton
Commerce
Cody Scott Sexton, infant son of Clayton Randall and Angela
Mauldin Sexton died Thursday, April 5, 2001.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home
with the Rev. Brad Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill
Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a brother,
Zachary Smith, Commerce; grandparents, Jimmy and Louise Mauldin,
Commerce, Phil and Shirley Sexton, Danielsville, Chris and Kathy
Hansford, Ila; and great-grandparents, O.B. and Louise Sexton,
Dabney Sorrow and Sarah Fortson, all of Danielsville.
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'Matsy' Crawford
Cornelia
Mattie Blake ''Matsy'' Holdt Crawford, 80, died Sunday, April 1,
2001.
Mrs. Crawford was the widow of Stranleigh B. Crawford.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. April 21 at McGahee-Griffin
& Stewart Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Demorest City
Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Althea Thomas, Davie, Fla.; a son,
Alan B. Crawford, Cornelia; two brothers, Arthur E. Holdt, Naples,
Fla., and Robert J. Holdt, Demorest; and two grandchildren.
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Story last updated at 11:25 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2001
Tommie Webb
Elberton
Martha Tommie Bond Webb, 91, formerly of 1548 Athens Highway,
died Friday, April 6, 2001.
A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Webb was a daughter of the late
Marcus R. and Alice Mize Bond. She was preceded in death by a son,
Delano Vernon Webb. She was a homemaker and was a member of the
Doves Creek Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hicks Funeral Home with
Dr. Marshall Tribble and the Revs. D.L. Peevy and Billy Pittman
officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park.
Survivors include her husband, Pope Dalton Webb; four daughters,
Helen Norman, Virginia Oakley and Hilna Bond, all of Elberton, and
Betty Blackmon, Washington; a son, Maurice Webb, Cartersville; 15
grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.
The family is at 1548 Athens Highway, Elberton, and will receive
friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Building Fund of the Doves Creek
Baptist Church, Athens Highway, Elberton, Ga. 30635.
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Frances Isbell
Toccoa
Sarah Frances Isbell, 85, of 119 East Currahee St. died
Thursday, April 5, 2001.
A native of Toccoa, Mrs. Isbell was a daughter of the late
Thomas Richard Sr. and Martha Phillips Isbell. She was retired as a
secretary with the LeTourneau-Westinghouse Company and was a member
of First Baptist Church of Toccoa.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Toccoa City Cemetery
with the Rev. Dr. Henry Fields officiating.
Survivors include a sister, Martha Emily White, Hiawassee; 12
nieces and nephews.
The family is at their respective residences and will receive
friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist
Church of Toccoa or to the Toccoa Chapter of the U.D.C.
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Edna Mize Blasingame
Toccoa
Edna Mize Blasingame, 83, of 238 Valley Road died Thursday,
April 5, 2001.
A native of Banks County, Mrs. Blasingame was a daughter of the
late Joseph A. and Ida Wilson Mize. She was a graduate of
Arnoldsville High School and was employed with Baptist Book Store,
Atlanta. She was a member of Toccoa First Baptist Church and the
Truth Seekers Sunday School class. She served in many positions in
the church including director of the Young People's Training Union,
director of the Beginner Sunday School Department, teacher of
Junior Girls Sunday School, director of Vacation Bible School,
director of Women's Missionary Union, W.M.U. leader, served for
many years on the Church Grounds Committee and helped in the
mission of the church in organizing Northside Baptist Church. In
May of 1993 she was honored by First Baptist Church as Church Woman
of the Year. She was former president of Big A School PTA and was a
member of the Toccoa Garden Club.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with
the Revs. Dr. Henry Fields and Dr. Jim Nelson officiating. Burial
will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include her husband, Truman Blasingame; a son, Woody
Blasingame, Toccoa; and a sister, Sallie Mize Rochester, Atlanta.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Truth Seekers Sunday
School class.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 3-5
p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Chapel Fund,
601 E. Tugalo St., Toccoa, Ga. 30577.
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