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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Ruth Johnson Arnold
Greensboro
Ruth Johnson Arnold, 81, of 205 E. Elm St. died Monday, Feb. 5,
2001.
A native of Hancock County, Mrs. Arnold was a daughter of the
late Joseph Reed Johnson and Mary Elizabeth Roberts Johnson and was
the widow of John Dewitt Arnold. She was preceded in death by a
son, Wayne Strickland. She was a graduate of Sparta High School and
was a retired nurse from Minnie G. Boswell Memorial Hospital where
she worked for 30 years. She was a midwife with the Red Cross
during World War II and was a member of the Professional Women's
Club. She was a member of Greensboro First United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at McCommons Funeral Home with
the Rev. Richard Chewning officiating.
Survivors include daughter, Opal Strickland Logue, Greensboro;
sons, Earl J. Arnold, Greensboro, and John D. Arnold Jr.,
Statesboro; grandchildren; one step-grandchild; and
great-grandchildren.
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
John C. Self
Hull
John C. Self, 85, of 28 Arthur Drive died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001.
A native of White County, Mr. Self was a son of the late Homer
and Ruth Canup Self. He was a retired barber and was of the Baptist
faith.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park,
Athens, with the Revs. Elmer Butler and S.T. Graham officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Jan Self; three sons, Bill Self,
Vernon Self and Ray Self, all of Athens; a sister, Katherine
Hammond, Watkinsville; four brothers, Will Self and Sam Self, both
of Watkinsville, Coyt Self, Hull, and Wiley Self, Charlotte, N.C.;
six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Lord and
Stephens Funeral Home, East.
Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001
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Margie Compton
Lexington
Margie Compton, 77, of 460 Union Point Road died Tuesday, Feb.
6, 2001.
A native of Fairplay, N.C., Mrs. Compton was a daughter of the
late Imers and Ruth Josephine Green Brady. She was preceded in
death by a son, Mike Compton. She was a former employee of Quiet
Oaks Nursing Home and was a member of Mount Pleasant Meeting House.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lord and Stephens
Oglethorpe Chapel with the Revs. Chuck Tatum and B.G. Miller
officiating.
Survivors include her husband, Howell Compton; two sons, Harry
Paul Compton, Lexington, and Christopher Compton, Athens; a sister,
Kathleen Brooks, Comer; five brothers, Tommy Brady, Greensboro,
Larry Brady, Winterville, Bobby Brady, Lexington, Leo Brady and
Calvin Brady, both of Greene County; and two grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Arthur Phillip Neill
Mount Airy
Arthur Phillip Neill, 73, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2001.
A native of Chicago, Mr. Neill was a son of the late Arthur and
Mabel Cathrine Hughes Neill. He was a retired insurance broker and
was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of VFW and
of the Bensenville, Ill. Masonic Lodge. He was a Scottish Rite
Mason and was a Shriner.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Whitfield Funeral Home,
North Chapel, Demorest.
Survivors include his wife, Susan D. Howard Neill; daughter,
Cynthia Warren, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; son, Arthur Michael
Neill, Addison, Ill.; stepson, David Alan Froh, Glenview, Ill.;
sisters, Dorothy S. Dollar, Orlando, Fla., Nancy R. Baird, Flint,
Mich., and Kathline Payne, Marengo, Ill.; brother, Gerald E. Neill,
Hampshire, Ill.; five grandsons; two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Northeast Georgia, 2150
Limestone Parkway, Gainesville, GA 30501.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at
the funeral home.
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Evelyn Smalley
Atlanta
Evelyn Carr Smalley, 94, formerly of Elberton, died Monday, Feb.
5, 2001.
A native of Jewell, Mrs. Smalley was a daughter of the late
William Pierce and Lucy Twilley Carr and was the widow of Robert H.
Smalley.
She was a member of Eliam United Methodist Church, Fortsonia.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Eliam United Methodist
Church with the Revs. Karl Hunter and Dan Rice officiating.
Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathryn S. Lee, Rex; a son, Robert
H. Smalley Jr., Griffin; six grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Hicks Funeral Home, of Elberton, has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Dan Mathews
Toccoa
Dan Allen Mathews, 87, of 7742 Yow Mill Road died Monday, Feb.
5, 2001.
A native of Stephens County, Mr. Mathews was a son of the late
Edward Lee and Ethel Smith Mathews. He was a graduate of
Eastanollee High School and of Athens Business College. He was a
member of Toccoa First Baptist Church, where he was past chairman
of the board of deacons, was honored as Man of the Year in 1995,
and was chairman of the building committee. He was a 50-year Mason,
served on the Salvation Army Board, the Stephens County Hospital
Authority, the Welfare Board and was past president of the Toccoa
Rotary Club. He was formerly employed by Judson Mills, Greenville,
S.C. and by R.G. LeTourneau. He owned and operated a general
merchandise business in Martin and Mathews Mortuary, now Whitlock
Mortuary, until his retirement in 1969.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Toccoa First Baptist Church
with Dr. Henry Fields and Clarence Davis officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Spearman Mathews; two
daughters, Martha Jo Hunt, Toccoa, and Barbara Wall, Savannah;
seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Toccoa First Baptist Church Chapel
Fund, 601 E. Tugalo St., Toccoa, GA 30577.
Whitlock Mortuary has charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
James Carl Mitcham
Buckhead
James Carl Mitcham, 25, of Cedar Grove Road died Sunday, Feb. 4,
2001.
A native of Baldwin County, Mr. Mitcham was a son of Charles
Eugene Mitcham and the late Susan Irene Trubey Mitcham. He was a
mechanic for N.G. Gilbert.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Trinity Baptist
Church with the Rev. Jim Peterson officiating.
Survivors, in addition to his father, include his wife, Amy M.
Mitcham, Arnoldsville; a daughter, Tiffany Lace Mitcham,
Arnoldsville; a son, James C. Mitcham II, Arnoldsville; a brother,
Charles C. Mitcham Jr., Jersey; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Mitcham, both of Buckhead, and Doroty Truby, Eatonton.
Simmons Funeral Home, Madison, has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Hansel Cole
Royston
Hansel David Cole, 73, of 326 Jones Circle died Tuesday, Feb. 6,
2001.
A native of Hart County, Mr. Cole was a son of the late Oliver
Perry Cole and Daisey Fleming Cole. He was retired from Monroe Auto
Equipment and J.P. Stevens Co. He was a U.S. Air Force and Navy
veteran.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Reed Creek Baptist
Church cemetery with the Rev. Chris Pritchett officiating.
Survivors include a daughter; and sister, Betty Duncan, Royston.
The family is at their respective residences and will receive
friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Pruitt Funeral Home.
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
June Chandler
Commerce
June Chandler, 62, of 81 Groaning Rock Lane died Monday, Feb. 5,
2001.
A native of Thomas County, Mrs. Chandler was a daughter of the
late Robert and Mary Miller Odom. She was a nurse at BJC Medical
Center and was a member of Berea Baptist Church, where she taught
the Adult Ladies Sunday School Class.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Little-Ward Funeral Home
with the Revs. Grady Jordan and Terry James officiating.
Survivors include her husband, James J. Chandler Sr.; a
daughter, Malinda Chandler, Gainesville; a son, James Chandler,
Commerce; and a brother, Burton Odom, Conyers.
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 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Harold Lee Conley
Lexington
Harold Lee Conley, 66, of 1543 Elberton Road died Tuesday, Feb.
6, 2001.
A native of Fayetteville, W.Va., Mr. Conley was a son of the
late Clark Conley and Ephie Rodgers Conley. He was a dental lab
technician, was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was a Protestant.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, with the Rev. Albert Vaughn officiating.
Survivors include two daughters, Lindsay Dawn Conley, Athens,
and Melissa Conley, South Carolina; two sons, Gordon Lee Conley,
Athens, and Christopher Conley, Atlanta; and a brother, William
Conley, Ojai, Calif.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oconee Rivers
Audubon Society, P.O. Box 48132, Athens, GA 30604-1832.
The family will receive friends from noon-2 p.m. Thursday at the
funeral home.
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Raymond Frank Hunnis
New Orleans
Raymond Frank Hunnis, 90, formerly of Athens and Covington, died
Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001.
A native of St. Louis, Mr. Hunnis was a retired shoe salesman
and was a former member of First Presbyterian Church and Athens
Country Club.
Memorial services were held Jan. 27.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Morgan, Hammond; a son,
Howard Hunnis, Richmond, Va.; four grandchildren; and a
great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the Athens YMCA, 915 Hawthorne Ave.,
Athens, GA 30606.
Professional Funeral Service has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Arthur Keith Simonson
Hartwell
Arthur Keith Simonson, 80, of 21 Kelsey Drive died Monday, Feb.
5, 2001.
A native of Portage, Wis., Mr. Simonson was a son of the late
Arthur Gordon Simonson and Katie Lenore Nelson Simonson. He was a
carpenter and was a member of the Marine Corps Association and
affiliated organizations. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War
II, where he served as a captain in the 2nd Marine Division. He was
of the Methodist faith.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Survivors include two daughters, Carol Schauer, Thermopolis,
Wyo. and Janet Simonson, Hartwell; a sister, Joann Kampen, Portage,
Wis.; three grandsons; and three great-granddaughters.
Strickland Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Betty Jean Ruark
Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Betty Jean Lacey Ruark, 68, of 101 McAbee Court died Monday,
Feb. 5, 2001.
A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Ruark was a daughter of the late
James Kilpatrick Lacey and Sara Amanda Salter Lacey and was the
widow of Lemuel Jackson Ruark. She was preceded in death by two
sons, Walter Lacey Ruark and Mark Jackson Ruark. She was retired as
an elementary school teacher and taught in Georgia, South Carolina
and Florida. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia and
was a member of Gonzalez Baptist Church, Gonzalez, Fla.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McCommons Funeral Home,
Greensboro, with the Rev. Jimmy A. Long officiating.
Survivors include a daughter, Rhonda Ruark Stephens,
Sandersville; a sister, Margie Lanier, Tampa, Fla.; and six
grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from noon-2 p.m. Thursday at the
funeral home.
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Story last updated at 9:43 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Geneva M. Edgar
Winder
Geneva M. Edgar, 98, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2001.
Mrs. Edgar was a daughter of the late John F. and Elizabeth
Chandler McElhannon. She was retired with Empire Manufacturing and
was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home with the
Revs. Jay Tinney and Aleck Poolos officiating. Survivors include
husband, Johnnie Edgar; sister, Annie Hue Moore, Statham.
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Story last updated at 9:43 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Mary E. Hedrick
Orlando, Fla.
Mary E. Hedrick, 80, of Hawford Circle died Sunday, Feb. 4,
2001.
A native of Waycross, Mrs. Hedrick was a homemaker and was a
member of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Orlando.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Hedrick Hull and Betty
Hedrick Marvin, both of Orlando, and Kathryn Hedrick Carr, New
Bern, N.C.; a son, Robert E. Hedrick, Orlando; two sisters,
Elizabeth Pittman, Richmond, Va., and Caroline Burton, Cleveland; a
brother, James Elkins, Athens; and 10 grandchildren.
Woodlawn Memorial Funeral Home, Orlando, has charge of
arrangements.
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Ernest Gunter
Bogart
Ernest C. Gunter, 71, of 6500 McNutt Creek Road, died February
5, 2001.
A native of Oconee County, he was a son of the late Clyde and
Lillie Mae House Gunter. Mr. Gunter was founder of Gunter Masonry
and was a member of Bogart United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be at Wednesday, February 7, 2001 at 2:00
PM at Lord and Stephens Chapel, West. Interment will be in
Evergreen Memorial Park.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Survivors include his wife,
Jewell Gunter; Daughter and son in law, Debbie and Ronnie Howard of
Athens; 4 sons and daughters in law, Eddy and Elaine Gunter, Mike
and Sherry Gunter, Randy and Penni Gunter and Toby and Ginger
Gunter, all of Bogart; Brother, W.C. (Bud) Gunter of Watkinsville;
10 grandchildren, 1 step-grandchild and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, West, is in charge of
arrangements.
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, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
William Lee Hall
Maxeys
William Lee Hall, 74, of 155 Cherry Street, died February 5,
2001.
A native of Newnan, GA, he was a son of the late Winton Lee and
Gladys Adams Hall. He was retired from GMAC with thirty-five years
employment and was later employed as Lease Manager with Pontiac
Master, Augusta. He was a WWII veteran of the United States Navy
and was a member of Cherokee Corner Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 8, 2001, at
11:00 AM at Lord and Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel. Revs. James
Hinzman and O.C. Dean will officiate. Interment will be in Sunset
Cemetery, Maxeys.
Survivors include his wife, Claire Hall; daughters, Deborah H.
Loftiss of Thomasville, and Barbara H. Ashley of North Augusta, SC;
son and daughter in law, William Russell and Sarah R. Hall of
Macon; brother, Farrell A. Hall of Lake Oconee; three
granddaughters, Allison and Emily Loftiss, and Rosemary Hall.
Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Hall, H.C. Smith, Pat Wynne,
Jr, T.G. Williams, Dillard Hawkins, Joe Gorman, Hugh Helmley,
William Dawkins, and Vincent Smith.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6:30 until 8:00
PM at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Cherokee Corner UMC, Arnoldsville, or
to Center UMC, Stephens.
Lord and Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel, is in charge of
arrangements.
Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald
, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001
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Story last updated at 10:34 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Luther Brian Akins
Comer
Luther Brian Akins, 48, of 1295 Moores Lane died Monday, Feb. 5,
2001.
A native of Clarke County, Mr. Akins was a son of the late James
Milton Akins Sr. and Helen Pauline McCurley Akins. He was preceded
in death by a brother, Wayne Ross Akins. He was retired from
Reliance, was a member of Vineyards Creek Baptist Church and of the
Collins District Volunteer Fire Department.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Oak Grove Baptist Church
with the Revs. Don Fuller and James Creason officiating. The body
will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Lynne Smith Akins; a daughter,
Olivia Fortson, Comer; a son, Brian Keith Akins, Athens; two
sisters, Elizabeth Babineaux, Louisiana, and Delores Mann, North
Carolina; a brother, James M. Akins Jr., Elberton; and two
grandchildren.
Funeral home employees will serve as pallbearers.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, has charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald
, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001
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