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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 6:52 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Martin Konigsberg
Woody Allen's father
NEW YORK -- Martin Konigsberg, the father of Woody Allen, has
died. He was 100.
Konigsberg died Monday, Allen Eichhorn, a spokesman for Allen,
confirmed Wednesday.
On Sunday, the Daily News quoted the film maker as saying that a
family doctor had told him his father ''could pass a draft physical
tomorrow.''
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Story last updated at 6:52 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Abdul-Hamid Sayeh
Former Palestinian parliament speaker
AMMAN, Jordan -- Sheik Abdul-Hamid Sayeh, an exiled confidant of
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, has died. He was 93.
Sayeh died of natural causes Monday night at Amman's King
Hussein Medical Center, a day after being admitted with the flu,
his grandson, Amjad, said Tuesday.
A native of the West Bank town of Nablus, Sayeh lived in
traditionally Arab east Jerusalem until the 1967 Middle East War.
Sayeh, a senior member of the Palestine Liberation Organization,
was expelled after Israel seized the city.
In Jordan, Sayeh was named minister of religious affairs in
1967. He held the post for about three years before the late King
Hussein appointed him chief justice, the most senior post in the
Muslim judicial hierarchy. In 1984, Sayeh became the speaker of the
562-member Palestine National Council, or Palestinian
parliament-in-exile. He closely coordinated Palestinian policy with
Arafat, who often called on Sayeh during his visits to Jordan.
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Story last updated at 6:54 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Shannon Lindsey
Elberton
Lamar Shannon Lindsey, 33, of 1068 Kathwood Drive died
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001.
A native of Elberton, Mr. Lindsey was a son of James Lamar
Lindsey, Elberton, and the late Sue Ellen Dove Lindsey. He was a
member of Northside Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hicks Funeral Home with
the Rev. Billy Pittman officiating. Burial will be in Fishing Creek
Baptist Church cemetery, Tignall.
Survivors, in addition to his father, include his stepmother,
Sandra Lindsey; a stepsister, Michelle Adams, Elberton; a
stepbrother, Zeke Adams, Anderson, S.C.; and his grandparents,
Hershel and Hazel Dove, Elberton.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9
p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001.
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Story last updated at 6:55 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Sarah Steele Dunn
Athens
Sarah Steele Dunn, 85, formerly of Dahlonega, died Tuesday, Jan.
9, 2001.
A native of Decatur, Mrs. Dunn was a daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie J. Steele Sr. and was the widow of Mercer Lynwood
Dunn Jr. She attended the University of Georgia and was a
homemaker.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dahlonega Baptist
Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Meredith, Athens; a son,
Lynwood Dunn, Titusville, Fla.; four grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Dahlonega Baptist
Church Building Fund, 199 Choice Ave., Dahlonega, GA 30533.
Cremation Society of the South, Austell, has charge of
arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001
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Story last updated at 6:52 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Beatrice Black
Canon
Beatrice Pless Black, 76, of 248 Burroughs Road died Wednesday,
Jan. 10, 2001.
A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Black was a daughter of the late
John and Hannah Davis Pless. She was a homemaker and was a member
of Gaines Chapel Holiness Church, Hart County.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gaines Chapel Holiness
Church with the Revs. Sonny Pless and Hubert Carter officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Black; three daughters,
Margaret Bohannon, Martin, Doris Black Garner and Darlene Pulliam,
both of Lavonia; four sons, Robert Black, Daniel Black and Denver
Black, all of Canon, and Calvin C. Black, Toccoa; a sister,
Magnetti Burden, Elberton; two brothers, Coy Pless, Elberton, and
Claude Pless, Toccoa; 31 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and
great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Brad Farmer, Ken Black, Junior Bohannon,
Ricky Bohannon, Kevin Elrod, Steve Black, Jeff Wilson, Daniel Black
and Tim Pless.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9
p.m. Friday at Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001
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Story last updated at 6:56 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Willie B. Thurman
Athens
Willie B. Thurman, 81, of 1052 Reese St. died Sunday, Jan. 7,
2001.
A native of Jasper County, Mr. Thurman was a son of the late
Will and Josephine Reese Thurman. He was a member of St. Mark
A.M.E. Church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Greater Bethel A.M.E.
Church with the Rev. A.R. Killian officiating. The body will be
placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in St. Luke A.M.E.
Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Earnestine Thurman; a daughter,
Cedrita A. Thurman, Athens; three sons, Willie A. Thurman, Simi
Valley, Calif., Joe Bradford and Homer Thurman, both of Athens; six
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a niece and nephew.
The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at
Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001
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Story last updated at 6:56 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Janie Lue Harris
Winder
Janie Lue Harris, 72, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001.
Mrs. Harris was a native of Clarke County.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Tabernacle Baptist Church
with the Rev. Glynn Hendricks Sr. officiating. The body will be
placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Eberhart and Son Mortuary has charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001
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Story last updated at 6:57 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Hilda S. Denley
Orange County, Calif.
Hilda S. Denley, 75, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001.
Mrs. Denley was a native of Athens.
Services were held in Orange County.
Survivors include two daughters, Susan Denley Nottingham, and
Carol Tudor; a sister, Marianna Neighbors, Montgomery, Ala.; and
three grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries, Cypress, Calif., had
charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001
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Story last updated at 6:58 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Janice Meeks
Toccoa
Janice Marie Cleveland Meeks, 47, of 1194 Mays Road died
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001.
A native of Stephens County, Mrs. Meeks was a daughter of Virgil
C. Cleveland, Toccoa, and the late Virginia Carter Cleveland. She
was a member of Currahee Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home
with the Revs. Craig Brown and Tim Miller officiating. Burial will
be in Currahee Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her father, include two daughters,
Becky Dyer, Toccoa, and GeorgAnn Thomas, Cleveland; three sisters,
Diane Murray, Toccoa, Carol Haglund, Greenville, S.C., and Joyce
Krisko, Peru, Ind.; a brother, Bruce L. Cleveland, Toccoa; and a
grandson.
Pallbearers will be Kenneth Murray, Clinton Murray, Charles
Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, Jack Shelton and Robert Edmonds.
The family is at the residences and will receive friends from
2-5 and 7-9 p.m. today and from noon-2 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001
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Story last updated at 6:55 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Melvin J. Martin
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Melvin Jerome Martin, 78, of 521 McCants Drive died Monday, Jan.
8, 2001.
A native of Franklin County, Mr. Martin was a son of the late
Lonnie G. and Velma Starr Martin. He was a 1941 graduate of Royston
High School, was a graduate of Emmanuel College and was an honor
graduate of the University of Georgia. He received his master's
degree from the Citadel, Charleston, S.C. He was a retired health
physicist at Charleston Naval Shipyard, was a U.S. Navy veteran of
World War II and was a V.F.W. chaplain. He was a member of Isle of
Palms First United Methodist Church, Isle of Palms, S.C., where he
was an adult Sunday school teacher for 38 years.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Gaines Chapel United
Methodist Church with the Revs. Merritt Waters, Don Nester and
Furman B. Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Karen Denise Setliffe,
Louisville, Ky., Ramona Patricia Moore, Wetompka, Ala., and
Jeanette Moxley, Charleston; four sons, Melvin Denise Martin,
Huger, S.C., Michael Jerome Martin, Bonneau, S.C., Matthew Starr
Martin, Mount Pleasant, and Maxwell Scott Martin, Fort Collins,
Colo.; four sisters, Mary Graham and Poly Casey, both of Canon,
Sara Ayers, Royston, and Jeanette Lewis, Clarkesville; three
brothers, Johnny Martin and Ray Martin, both of Jackson, S.C., and
Jarrell Martin, Royston; 11 grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Poplar Springs Camp Grounds, c/o Pat
Milford, 197 Athens St., Carnesville, GA 30521.
The family is at the residence of Nelson and Polly Casey, 281
New Franklin Road, Canon.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, has charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001
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Story last updated at 6:55 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Dollie McCannon
Carlton
Dollie Lee Cassel McCannon, 83, of 830 Caldwell Road died
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001.
A native of Elbert County, Mrs. McCannon was a daughter of the
late Nathaniel and Carrie Gunter Cassel and was the widow of George
McCannon. She was preceded in death by a son, William Allen
McCannon. She was a homemaker and was a member of Palmetto
Christian Church, Oglethorpe County.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Palmetto Christian Church
with the Rev. Walter Sterman officiating. The body will be placed
in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary M. Mattox, Hallie
Hubbard and Frances Treadwell, all of Carlton; two sons, George
McCannon Jr., Elberton, and Thomas McCannon, Carlton; 18
grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and a
great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Chuck McCannon, Henry Mattox, Troy McCannon,
Allen McCannon, Roy McCannon and Paul Yearwood.
The family is at the residence of Mary M. Mattox, 39
Tiller-Bridges Road, Carlton, and will receive friends from 7-9
p.m. today at Hicks Funeral Home, Elberton.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001
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Story last updated at 6:56 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Moses Ford Sr.
Athens
Moses Ford Sr., 79, of 124 N. Poplar St. died Monday, Jan. 8,
2001.
A native of Clarke County, Mr. Ford was a son of the late Samuel
and Violia Ford. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra
Ford Cobb, and by a son, Moses ''Butch'' Ford Jr. He was a retired
custodian from the University of Georgia and was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Winfrey's Mutual Funeral
Home with the Rev. L.C. Fort officiating. Burial will be in East
Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy B. Moody Ford; four
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The family is at the residence.
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Story last updated at 6:56 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
'C.C.' Vaughan
Arnoldsville
Clyde Colbert ''C.C.'' Vaughan, 58, of 693 Wolfskin Road died
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001.
A native of Oconee County, Mr. Vaughan was a son of the late
Theodore L. and Mae Morris Vaughan. He was preceded in death by a
son, Jeff Vaughan. He was a real estate agent and was a member of
Watkinsville Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Corinth Baptist Church
cemetery with the Rev. Richard McFall officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Diane Fain Vaughan; a son, Dustin
Fain, Cleveland; a sister, Millicent Vaughan Norton, Watkinsville;
a brother, T.L. Vaughan, Watkinsville; nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Corinth Baptist
Church Cemetery Fund.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Lord and
Stephens Funeral Home, East.
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Story last updated at 6:57 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Nita White Kinney
Athens
Nita White Kinney, 91, of 110 East Paces Road died Tuesday, Jan.
9, 2001.
A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Kinney was a daughter of the
late Walter and Mae Thompson White and was the widow of Benjamin C.
''B.C.'' Kinney. She was a homemaker and was a member of Milledge
Avenue Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home with
the Rev. Claude McBride and Dr. Edward Bolen officiating. Burial
will be in Bogart Church cemetery.
Survivors include a cousin, Edward H. Blount, Tybee Island;
nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Milledge Avenue
Baptist Church, 1690 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, GA 30605.
The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. today at the
funeral home.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001
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Story last updated at 6:57 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
James Vivian Doster
Atlanta
James Vivian Doster, 73, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001.
A native of Walton County, Mr. Doster was a son of the late John
Odus and Allie Snelling Doster. He was preceded in death by a
daughter, Betty Jean Doster Myers, and by two sons, an infant and
James Steven Doster. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and
was a member of Macon Drive Baptist Church and Carpenter's Local
225.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
with the Rev. Clarence Ensley officiating. Burial will be in the
Doster Family Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Moore Doster; four
daughters, Glenda Alewine and Judy Tucker, both of Atlanta, Carol
Ensley, Jonesboro, and Kay Turner, Stockbridge; a son, Jimmy
Doster, Douglasville; two sisters, Cornelia Langley, Lithonia, and
Lona Thompson, Bethlehem; 20 grandchildren; and 35
great-grandchildren.
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Story last updated at 6:58 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Gladys B. Richardson
Maysville
B. Richardson, 67, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001.
Mrs. Richardson was a daughter of the late Grady Johnson Sr. and
Lillian Johnson and was the widow of Edward Richardson. She was
preceded in death by a son, Edward Richardson Jr.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Cathy Grindle, Maysville; a son,
James Richardson, Crestview, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Peggy Humber,
Savannah; three sisters, Ruby Heisler, Wing, Ala., Joyce Blair and
Pearl Cawthon, both of Crestview; four brothers, Alan Johnson,
Pensacola, Fla., Buddy Jonson, Mossy Head, Fla., Royce Johnson and
Howard Johnson, both of DeFuniak Springs, Fla.; four grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001
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Story last updated at 6:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Celia Smith
Toccoa
Celia Williams Smith, 92, of 110 Mill St. died Tuesday, Jan. 9,
2001.
A native of Oconee County, S.C., Mrs. Smith was a daughter of
the late Silas and Anna Wilbanks Williams and was the widow of
Gaston Smith. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home
with the Rev. Dennis Ledford officiating. Burial will be in Zebulon
Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Beulah Mae Tyler, Winter Haven,
Fla., and Lucille Anderson, Commerce; three sons, Billy Smith,
Westminster, S.C., Claude Smith and Lewis Smith, both of Toccoa; 11
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith, 141
Rumsey Ave.
Athens Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001
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