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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Anne Stowers
Elberton
Anne Bridges Stowers, 70, of 2890 Press Mann Road died
Wednesday, May 23, 2001.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Stowers was a daughter of the
late Clint and Nancy Ray Bridges, and was a widow of Neal Stowers.
She was a retired machine operator and inspector for the Hartwell
Garment Company and was a member of the Coldwater United Methodist
Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Coldwater United
Methodist Church with the Revs. Stan Hamilton, Ben Sorrow, and Wade
Bridges officiating.
Survivors include two daughters, Joanne Dyal, Elberton, and
Teresa Gowder, Hartwell; a son, Ray Stowers, Hartwell; a sister,
Era Bryant, Greenwood, S.C.; two brothers, Hugh Bridges, and W.T.
Bridges, both of Elberton; six grandchildren and a
great-granddaughter.
The family is at the residence of Joanne and Ernie Dyal, 2863
Press Mann Road, and will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at
the funeral home.
Memorial may be made to Coldwater United Methodist Church,
Coldwater Road, Elberton, Ga. 30635.
Hicks Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Pauline Mathews
Lexington
Pauline Dora McCannon Mathews, 81, of 626 Washington Road died
Wednesday, May 23, 2001.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Mathews was a daughter of
the late Earl and Ettie Patton McCannon. She was a member of Burts
United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Burts United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Ken Fuller officiating. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Loyd Evess Mathews; two sons,
Robert Mathews, Crawford, and Douglas Mathews, Rayle; two sisters,
Clara Bogs, Stephens, and Marietta Griffith, Lexington; a brother,
Kelly McCannon, Lexington; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Lamar Cofer, Thomas McCannon, Steve
McCannon, Steve Peterman, Donald Harrison, and John S. Owen, III.
Honorary pallbearers will be Brian Mathews and Clay Mathews.
Memorials may be made to Burts United Methodist Church or Vista
Care Hospice, 1640 Prince Avenue, Athens, Ga. 30606.
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, Oglethorpe, has charge of
arrangements.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Lucy E. Key
Cornelia
Lucy E. Key, 89, died Thursday, May 24, 2001.
Mrs. Key was a daughter of the late Isaiah Newton and Missourie
Miller Lackey, and was a widow of Carl Key. She was preceded in
death by two sons, Marvin and Robert King. She was a homemaker and
of the Baptist faith.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McGahee-Griffin-Stewart
Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Barney officiating.
Survivors include a step-daughter, Doris Blackwell, Augusta; a
step-son, Carl Key, Jr., Augusta; a sister, Ollie Wee Meeks,
Commerce; 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
The family is at the residence of Cindy Smith, 269 Fieldstone
Drive, Mount Airy, and will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8
p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Sarah Kelley
Moore
Sarah Esther Brady Kelly, 65, of 409 Bethany Church Road died
Thursday, May 24, 2001.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Kelley was a daughter of the
late Henry Ben and Dollie Crisp Slaton, and was a widow of Wilton
Brady and George Kelley. She was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist
Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lanford-Pollard Funeral
Home with the Revs. Robert Bevill, Jimmie Alman and Steve Pickle
officiating.
Survivors include a daughter, Robyn Kelly Belew, of the home;
two sisters, Lynn S. Finch, Alto, and Barbara S. Bowman, Staunton,
Va.; two brothers, Samuel B. Slaton and Donald B. Slaton, both of
Baldwin; a grandson; nieces and nephews.
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 Hospice Special Needs, 120 Heywood
Avenue, Spartanburg, S.C. 29302.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Henry Colbert
Atlanta
Henry Quitman ''Pinky'' Colbert, 59, of 2125 Simpson Road NW
died Saturday, May 19, 2001.
Mr. Colbert was a retired fireman.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sardis Presbyterian
Church, Jefferson. with Evangelist Tina Turner Jones and Rev. Roger
E. Cooper officiating.
Survivors include six children, Christopher, Dante, Andre,
Caleb, Burgess, and Garnette ''Tito''; a sister, Mary Royster; and
four brothers, J. Harold Colbert, Paul Colbert, Jesse Colbert, Jr.,
Lawee Colbert.
Mason Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Irene Johnson
Hartwell
Irene McCollum Johnson, 75, of 244 Memorial Road died Wednesday,
May 23, 2001.
A native of Hart County, Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the late
Pat McCollum and Ruth Ballenger McCollum. She was a homemaker and a
member of Redwine United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Strickland Funeral Home with
the Dr. F. Hugh Kirby, Revs. Brian Clark and Ken Buffington
officiating. Burial will be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Phillips, Hartwell; three
sisters, Mozelle Tennant, Kannapolis, N.C., Geneva Holcombe and
Frances Osley, both of Royston; two brothers, John McCullum,
Anderson, S.C. and Robert Lee McCullom, Royston; a grandson; a
great-grandchild; nieces and nephews.
The family is at the residence of Irene McCullom.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Willie Lawrence
High Shoals
Willie Ordie Lawrence, 99, of 3450 New High Shoals Road died
Tuesday, May 22, 2001.
A native of Alabama, formerly of Madison, Mrs. Lawrence was a
daughter of the late William and Cora Ayers Nelson, and was a widow
of Paul N. Lawrence. She was a homemaker.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome
with the Father Jim Yeary officiating.
Survivors include a son, Walter Land, Morgantown, Ind.; two
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of one's
choice.
Bernstein Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
'Bill' Riddling, Jr.
Bogart
James E. ''Bill'' Riddling, Jr., 71, of 1960 McNutt Creek Road
died Wednesday, May 23, 2001.
A native of Clarke County, Mr. Riddling was a son of the late
James E. ''Rip'' Sr. and Gladys Adams Riddling. He was preceded in
death by a son, James Michael Riddling Sr. He was a United States
Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict, was a retired,
self-employed paint contractor.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Evergreen Memorial Park
with Rev. Albert Askew officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Joan H. Riddling; two daughters,
Barbara A. Whitehead, Watkinsville, and Diane Watson, Bogart; seven
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, West has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Moroline Reid
Greensboro
Moroline Reid, 57, died Saturday, May 19, 2001.
A native of Greene County, Mrs. Reid was a daughter of the late
Edgar and Minnie Agnes Kenney, and was a widow of Roosevelt Reid.
She attended the Greene County School System and was a member of
Antioch Baptist Church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church
with the Revs. Charles Reeves and Jerry Hurst officiating. The body
will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in Mount Zion
Cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Arlene Nesbitt, Wilmatine
Wheeler, and Paula Swain, all of Union Point; a son, Roosevelt
Reid, Madison; a god mother, Lucile Evans, Greensboro; five
sisters, Hazel Benford and Pearline Coats, both of Madison,
Christine Robinson, Athens, Ethel Butler, Buckhead, and Doris
Evans, Union Point; two brothers, Michael Evans and Ervin L. Evan,
both of Greensboro; seven step-brothers, Alex Terrell, Terry
Terrell, Willie Frank Terrell, Eugene Terrell and Mac Terrell, all
of Greensboro, Fred Terrell, Buckhead, and Robert Terrell, Madison;
17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Watts Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Daniel Snyder
Mount Holly, N.C.
Daniel Henry Snyder, 71, of 224 Smith Road died Wednesday, May
23, 2001.
A native of Fort Benning, Mr. Snyder was a son of the late
Samuel Edward and Mary Louise Henry Snyder. He served in the United
States Army for 18 years and was a retired salesman.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Funeral Home,
Mount Holly.
Survivors include his wife, Pearl Jones Snyder; a son, Dana L.
Snyder, Winder; a step-daughter, Coleen Bush, Denver, N.C.; a
step-son, Richard Jenkins, Franklinton, N.C.; a sister, Dorothy
Broom, Prosperity, S.C.; two brothers, Edward Snyder, Athens, and
James Snyder, Mountain Rest, S.C.; and a granddaughter.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Jewell Cornelison
Athens
Jewell Malcolm Cornelison, 89, of 960 Hawthorne Avenue died
Thursday, May 24, 2001.
A native of Oconee County, Mr. Cornelison was a son of the late
Robert Lee and Mayrene Haygood Malcolm, and was a widow of H.L.
Cornelison. He was preceded in death by a son, Mac Cornelison. He
was a postmaster at the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens for 36
years, and was of the Baptist faith.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park
Cemetery with Rev. Jon Appleton.
Survivors include a sister, Myrtice M. Freeman, Athens; and four
nieces, Eleanor Smith, Wanda Carmichael, Dayle Burns, and Marlene
Vance; and Brady Hurley, Garner, S.C.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Bernstein
Funeral Home.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Stanley Brown
Athens
Stanley Brown, 33, of 137 Oakridge Avenue died Sunday, May 20,
2001.
A native of Oconee County, Mr. Brown was a son of Fronie Conkle
Brown, Watkinsville, and the late Andy R. Brown.
Services will be at noon today at Brown Chapel Baptist Church
with the Rev. Calvert officiating. The body will be placed at the
church at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Brown Chapel Church Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his husband,
Vanessa Eberheart Brown, Athens; a daughter, Kimberly Brown,
Athens; two sons, Andrew Brown and Joseph Brown, both of Athens;
three sisters, Annie Jones, Bogart, Hazel Brown, Athens, and Sandra
Robinson, Watkinsville; six brothers, Zackery Conkle, Donald Brown,
Wayne Brown, all of Athens; Richard Brown, Lorenzo Brown,
Watkinsville, and Michael Brown, Memphis, Tenn.; nieces and
nephews.
Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Olene Benton
Hull
Olene Benton, 76, of 615 Sanford Road died Wednesday, May 23,
2001.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Benton was a daughter of the
late Leonard L. and Luvie Smith Adams. She was a homemaker and a
member of Gordon's Chapel United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Gordon's Chapel United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Passmore officiating. Burial
will be in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include her husband, James A. Benton; a daughter,
Kathy Watson Connell, Danielsville; two sons, Gary Walker,
Henderson, N.C., and Sammy Walder, Lawrenceville; two sisters,
Allane Perry, Commerce, and Ouida Creswell, Abbeville; five
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville has charge of
arrangements.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Martha Thomas
Commerce
Martha Kay Thomas, 80, of 1392 Georgia Highway 59 died
Wednesday, May 23, 2001.
A native of Monroe County, Mrs. Thomas was a son of the late
Mary McClain Kay and James Wallace Kay, and was a widow of Madison
C. Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of First United
Methodist Church, Commerce. She was a member of United Methodist
Women, a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, and was a Friend of the
Library.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist
Church, Commerce, with the Rev. Warren Huddleston officiating.
Burial will be in Beaverdam Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Anna Diemond, Commerce,
Caroline Miller, Destin, Fla., and Lindy Roberts, Melbourne, Fla.;
a son, James Thomas, St. Petersburg, Fla.; a sister, Mary Frances
Tyson, Augusta; a brother, Billy Kay, Sandersville; ten
grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends at the residence today.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made St. Mary's Hospice,
First United Methodist Church Food Bank or Parkinson's Research.
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Roy H. Bonds
Homer
Roy H. Bonds, 81, died Wednesday, May 23, 2001.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Banks was a son of the late Oliver
and Katie Bonds, and was a widower of Jurelle Hulsey Bonds. He was
an United States Army World War II veteran serving as a medical
specialist. While in service, he received a Bronze Arrowhead Medal,
the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 4 Bronze
Battle Stars, the American Theater Ribbon, and a World War II
Victory Medal. He was retired from Harmony Grove Mills with 30
years service. He was a cattle farmer and was of the Baptist faith.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Whitfield Funeral Home
with the Rev. Perry Smith officiating.
Survivors include a step-son, Robert Reid, Athens; a brother,
Clifton Bonds, Danielsville; five grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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Story last updated at 9:46 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Mavis Harper
Lavonia
Mavis Welch Harper, 64, of Lavonia Garden Apartment #38 120
Brickyard Road died Wednesday, May 23, 2001.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Harper was a daughter of the
late Zeb Arthur and Vera Brown Welch. She was a former vending
hostess for Vend, Inc.
She was a member of the AmVets Aux Post #10 and a member of
Victory Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Victory Baptist Church
with Pastor Marty Basinger officiating. The body will be placed in
the church at 10:30 a.m.
Survivors include four daughters, Norma Jean Harris, Teresa
Diana Harris, Wanda Joyce Harris, all of Lavonia, and Tracey Lynn
Harris, Macon; a son, Larry Franklin Harris, Martin; two sisters,
Pearlie Mae Tucker, Winterville, and Montine McClain, Augusta; two
brothers, Zeb Welch, Jr., Crawford, and Carl Welch, Athens; and
five grandchildren.
The family will be at the residence and will receive friends
from 7-9 p.m. today at Hamby Funeral Home.
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Dennis Cathey
Jefferson
Dennis Edward Cathey, 64, of 131 Skyline Drive died Wednesday,
May 23, 2001.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., Mr. Cathy was a son of the late
Gaither Johnston and Adrian Cathey. He was a data processing
consultant and served in the United States Air Force. He was a
member of Paw Creek Presbyterian Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Evans Funeral Home with
Dr. Earl Bland, Revs. Kenneth Law and Marlon Thomas officiating.
Burial will be in Woodbine Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Cathey, Jefferson; a
daughter, Melissa Exum, Douglasville; a son, Robert Lee Akin, II,
Nicholson; a sister, Janis Campbell, Ellenwood; a brother, Gene
Cathey, Charlotte, N.C.; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Todd Benton, Wesley Cook, Bill Fulghum, Greg
Hart, Kelly Porter, and Jeff Whelchel.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today
at the funeral home.
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Robert Brock
Jefferson
Robert Lee Brock, 54, of 337 Stringer Lane died Thursday, May
24, 2001.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Brock was a the son of the late
Mary Brock Fambrough. He was a city Government maintenance worker.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Roman's Road Baptist
Church with the Rev. Roger Hardy officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Millie Sue Brock, Jefferson; two
sons, Jeff Brock and Tim Brock, both of Jefferson; three sisters,
Wanda Fambrough, Habersham County, Jackie Howard, Winder, and
Barbara Rives, Jefferson; three brothers, Henry Brock, Ala., James
Brock, Winder, and David Fambrough, Braselton; and two
grandchildren.
Evans Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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