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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 8:41 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2001
Mary Jones
Elberton
Mary Jones, 91, of Kathwood Drive died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001.
A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Jones was a daughter of the late
Wade and Lula Freeman Jones. She was a member of Cades Chapel
Baptist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Cades Chapel Baptist
Church with the Rev. Richard Moss officiating. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Survivors include four daughters, Gracie Mae Hunt, Elberton,
Julia Collins and Marion Meekins, both of New York City, and Sharon
Newton, Winder; two sons, Rufus Jones, Elberton, and Ricky Collins,
Stone Mountain; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
The family is at the residence of Rufus Jones, Kathwood Drive.
McKinney-Neal Mortuary has charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001
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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 8:41 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2001
Demond Towns
Rayle
Demond Towns, 26, of 154 Pine Lane died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001.
A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Towns was a son of Sammy Towns
and Hattie Towns. He was employed by Clarke County Sewer Plant and
was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church with the Rev. Matthew Harden officiating. The body will be
placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Survivors include three sisters, Lisa Harden, Teresa Towns and
Jessica Towns, all of Rayle; and a brother, Melvin Towns.
The family is at the residence of Hattie Towns and will receive
friends from noon-9 p.m. today at Davenport-McLendon Mortuary,
Washington.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001
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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 8:41 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2001
Mark Howell Thomas
Toccoa
Mark Howell Thomas, 31, of 138 Poplar St. Extension died Monday,
Feb. 12, 2001.
A native of Cleveland, Ga., Mr. Thomas was a son of Earnest
Howell Thomas and Ruby Hopkins Thomas of Cleveland. He was a deputy
sheriff with Stephens County Sheriff's Department and was a member
and deacon of Liberty Baptist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Whitlock Mortuary with
the Revs. Albert Hudson and Ty Childers officiating. Burial will be
in Roselane Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Teresa
Oliver Thomas; a daughter, Katlin Lee Thomas, Toccoa; and two
brothers, Michael L. Thomas and Robert E. Thomas, both of Monroe.
The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Oliver,
Fieldcrest Drive, Eastanollee, and will receive friends from 3-5
and 7-9 p.m. today at the mortuary.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001
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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 8:41 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2001
Louise Casper
Winder
Louise Casper, 79, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001.
Mrs. Casper was a daughter of the late George and Ora Harbin
Sims. She was a homemaker and was a member of Chapel Christian
Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Chapel Christian Church with
the Rev. Jim Stephens officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Medical
Gardens.
Survivors include her husband, R.B. Casper; a son, Ronnie
Casper, Winder; a brother, Maurice Sims, Winder; two grandchildren;
and four great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Chapel Christian
Church, 776 Chapel Church Road, Winder, GA 30680.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001
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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 8:41 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2001
K. Winston Bugg
Athens
K. Winston Bugg, 82, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001.
A native of Columbus, Mr. Bugg was a graduate of Columbus
Industrial High School and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
He formerly was employed at radio station WABE, Atlanta, and
retired from the U.S. Civil Service with its highest civilian
award.
Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Friendship
Presbyterian Church, Athens.
Survivors include his wife, Emily B. Bugg; two daughters, Sandra
B. Martin, Snellville, and Joyce B. Corn, Buford; a son, David W.
Bugg, Lilburn; a brother, William F. Bugg, Macon; and three
grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society or to the Alzheimer's Association.
Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, has charge of
arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001
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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 8:41 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2001
Brandall Mitchell Horne
Danielsville
Brandall Mitchell Horne, 55, of 1401 Irvin-Kirk Road died
Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001.
A native of Madison County, Mr. Horne was a son of William
Claude Horne and Emma Frances Haley Horne. He was a construction
worker with Branch Construction and was of the Baptist faith.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Friendship Baptist
Church cemetery with the Rev. Ray Jenkins officiating.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a stepdaughter,
Patricia Adams, Danielsville; two stepsons, David Graham, Comer,
and James Graham, Danielsville; four sisters, Martha Jean Lord,
Ila, Mary Lord and Cindy Horne, both of Danielsville, and Claudine
West, Comer; a stepsister, Linda Kay Strickland, Royston; five
brothers, William Claude Horne Jr., William Ray Horne, David Horne
and Michael Horne, all of Danielsville, and Talmadge Horne Jr.,
Comer; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be David Graham, David Branch, Jamie Dean,
Barney White, Steven Branch and Andy Brooks. Honorary pallbearers
will be Gene West and Randy Lord.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Brown
Funeral Home.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001
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Story last updated at 8:31 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2001
Juanita Massey
Bowman
Mrs. Hazel Juanita Parnell Massey, 65, of 1919 Massey Road,
Bowman, Georgia died Monday, February 12, 2001 at the Athens
Regional Medical Center in Athens, Georgia.
Mrs. Massey was born in Elbert County, Georgia August 20, 1935
daughter of the late Alvin and Sallie Driver Parnell. She was a
homemaker and a member of Dewy Rose Baptist Church.
Survivors include: husband, Alfred Massey, Bowman; sons, Edward
Massey, Holly Springs Community, Ronald Massey, Bowman;
grandchildren, Molly Mathis, Comer, Daniel Massey, Kristin Massey
and Jacob Massey, all of Bowman; a great-grandchild, Austin Mathis,
Comer; a brother, Arnold Parnell, Monroe; sisters, Sara Parnell,
Greenville, S.C., Mildred Winslet, Dewy Rose, Elizabeth Rousey,
Greenwood, S.C., Jean Massey, Meridian, Miss., Shirley Propes, and
Mary Ann Propes, both of Greenville, S.C. Preceded in death by: 1
son Donald Massey; 1 sister Reba Drake.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Massey will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday,
February 14, 2001 at the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary
Purvis officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Memorial
Park in Athens, Ga.
The body is at the Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, Ga. where the
family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday Evening. The
family is at the home.
Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston is in charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001
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Story last updated at 8:31 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2001
John Eugene Wildman
Athens
John Eugene Wildman died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001 after an extended
illness. Mr. Wildman was 67.
Born in Parmelle, N.C. on March 5, 1933, Mr. Wildman was the son
of Clenden Brown Wildman Rice and the late John David Wildman. He
graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston Salem, N.C. and
was a National Merit Scholar. Mr. Wildman also graduated from
Bulock Military Academy in Washington, D.C., after which he
received both presidential and congressional appointments to the
U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.
Upon graduation he began his naval career by attending the
United States Naval Supply Corps School in Athens. After graduation
he was stationed first on the USS Ticonderoga followed by a tour of
the USS Zellars. Mr. Wildman then served at the Naval Air Station
in Memphis, Tennessee. From there he went to The U.S. Naval
Language Institute in Anacosta, Virginia, specializing in Arabic
studies. After attending the U.S. Naval Intelligence School in
Washington, D.C., Mr. Wildman was posted to the U.S. Embassy in
Cairo, Egypt, where he served as assistant naval attache'.
Returning to the U.S. Mr. Wildman studied at the U.S. Naval
Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, earning a Masters of
Business Administration. From California he returned to Athens to
NSCS as a staff department head. Mr. Wildman then served a tour in
''I'' Corps, in DaNang, Vietnam. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
Again returning to Athens, Mr. Wildman participated in the U.S.
Navy Postgraduate Scholarship Program at the University of Georgia
and was awarded a PhD in Business Management. At this time he was
elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary business fraternity.
After an assignment at the Defense Electronic Supply Center in
Dayton, Ohio, he went on to serve his final tour as a member of the
staff of the Chief of the U.S. Naval Supply Corps in Washington,
D.C. Mr. Wildman retired from the Navy after 20 years and became an
international consultant with Booz-Allen and Hamilton stationed in
Washington, D.C. and Tehran, Iran. He returned to Athens just prior
to the deposition of the Shah of Iran. Shortly thereafter he
established his property management business, Wildman Management.
Mr. Wildman was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Athens
Country Club, Athens City Club, Bulldog Club, and the President's
Club of the University of Georgia. He served as President of the
Georgia Museum of Art and was a member of the National Association
of Schools of Theatre.
Mr. Wildman is survived by his wife, Sarah Jane Birchmore
Wildman; two daughters, Sarah Elizabeth Wildman and Miriam Bowden
Wildman; his mother, Mrs. George Rice, his sister, Mrs. Ward
McKeithen, his nieces, Ashley McKeithen Nelson and Millicent
McKeithen Kang, and a nephew, Alexander McKeithen.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 14 at
Emmanuel Episcopal Church. The Rev. Mandy Brady will officiate.
Interment will follow at Oconee Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers will
be: John E. Broadnax, Jr., Allen D. King, Joel J. Knight, Nathaniel
E. Parker, III, William L. Power, James F. Thornton, Jr., Don W.
Terry, Jr., and Hudson Whitley. Honorary pallbearers are Edsel
Benson, Robert E. Gibson, James L. LaBoon, Jr., Morris O. Phelps,
Edward Spurgeon, and Felix Tomei.
The family is at the residence. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 498 Prince Avenue,
Athens, GA 30601 or The American Heart Association, Georgia
Affiliate, 1353 Jennings Mill Road, Ste. A, Bogart, GA 30622.
Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001
Šopyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.