Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 13 Oct 1996
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Obituaries
Carolyn Self
Winder
Carolyn "Jeanette" Self, 56, died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996.
A native of Barrow County, Ms. Self was a daughter of the late
R.B. Manders and Nellie Manders Silcox.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today in Rose Hill Cemetery
with the Revs. Kenneth Brewer and Carl Fowler officiating.
Survivors include a son, Vaughn Self, Winder; a sister,
Charlotte Parks, Auburn; and a nephew.
Smith Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Mellie M. Lord
Commerce
Mellie Magdalene Lord, 82, of 2458 N. Broad St. died Friday,
Oct. 11, 1996.
A native of Jackson County, Ms. Lord was a daughter of the late
Charles and Magdalene Hendrix Lord. She was a cutter for Blue Bell
Manufacturing and was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Rev. Brad Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Grey
Hill Cemetery. The body will be placed in the funeral home chapel
at 2:30 p.m.
Survivors include a sister, Mae Rice, Commerce.
Memorials may be made to the Mount Olive Baptist Church Organ
Fund.
Scott Sell
Hoschton
Scott Sell, 33, died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996.
A native of Clarke County, Mr. Sell was a son of W.H. and Edna
Sell of Hoschton. He was a 1980 graduate of Jackson County High
School and attended Abraham Baldwin College and Gainesville Junior
College. He was a sales manager at West Tree Nursery and a member
of Hoschton Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hoschton Baptist
Church with the Revs. Ricky Thrasher and Oscar Crosby officiating.
Burial will be in Hoschton Cemetery. The body will be placed in the
church at 10:30 a.m..
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Rena
C. Sell; a daughter, Rebecca Sell, Hoschton; a brother, Shannon
Sell, Hoschton; and a grandmother, Ruby Reece, Winder.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hoschton Baptist
Church.
The family will receive friends after noon today at Smith
Funeral Home, Winder.
Corine W. Johnson
Commerce
Corine White Johnson, 83, of Route 2, Box 456, died Wednesday,
Oct. 9, 1996.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the
late Julius and Eula Knox White and the widow of Edgar Johnson. She
was a member of King Branch Baptist Church, Carnesville.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at King Branch
Baptist Church with the Revs. James Ramey and William Jennings
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include three sons, Julious Johnson and Larry
Johnson, both of Commerce, and Roger Johnson, Athens; six
daughters, Betty F. Borders, Annie L. Stewart, Eufolia A. Johnson,
Eula B. Stallings, Sarah F. Johnson and Katherine Grant, all of
Commerce; a brother, D.S. White, Milwaukee, Wis.; a sister, Lillie
Mae Law, Atlanta; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and
four great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. today at
Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa.
Lois Bettis
Athens
Margaret Lois Shaw Bettis, 81, of 3011 Lawton Lane died
Saturday, Oct. 12, 1996.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Bettis was a daughter of the
late Leck and Bertha Nelms Shaw and the widow of George C. Bettis.
She was a retired textile worker and a member of Francis Asbury
Methodist Church, Elberton.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Brown Funeral
Home, Danielsville, with the Rev. Steve Stephens officiating.
Burial will be in Meadow Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Nelson Bettis, Hull; a daughter,
Camilla Hammond, Athens; a brother, Earnest Shaw, Winder; a sister,
Elizabeth Webb, Winterville; four grandchildren, Dameron May, Hull,
and Greta Bettis, Nick Bettis and Joe Hammond Jr., all of Athens;
and four great-grandchildren.
&n bsp; Pallbearers will be Nick Bettis, Dale May Jr., Joe Holden
and James Mullins.
The family is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Bettis,
Beverly Drive, Hull, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Van Worthy Jr.
Athens
Van Kermit Worthy Jr., 55, of 134 Westover Drive died Saturday,
Oct. 12, 1996.
A native of Griffin, Mr. Worthy was a son of Van K. Worthy Sr.
and Mattie W. Worthy of Athens. He was a member of Prince Avenue
Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home, West, Bogart, with the Rev. Bill Ricketts
officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a sister, Monisa
Smith, Athens; two nieces; and a great-nephew.
Pallbearers will be Casey Worthy, John Wilson, Mike Worthy,
Garnett Nash and John Gore.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Mary G. Ruark
Watkinsville
Mary Guthery Ruark, 89, of N. High Scholas Road, died Friday,
Oct. 11, 1996.
A native of Athens, Tenn., Mrs. Ruark was a daughter of the
late Walter and Keturan Hutsell Guthery and the widow of the Rev.
Emory L. Ruark. She was preceded in death by a stepson, E. Kelley
Ruark. She was a homemaker and a member of Madison Church of God,
where she was pianist and a Sunday School teacher.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Bernstein Funeral
Home with the Rev. J.T. Willoughby officiating. Burial will be in
Oconee Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include four sons, Charles G. Ruark, Atlanta, Joseph
Ruark, Madison, Hubert Ruark, Clarkesville, and Robert Ruark,
Cornelia; a daughter, Frances Tumlin, Athens; two grandchildren;
eight stepgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at
the funeral home.
Vivian N. Donovan
Jacksonville, Fla.
Vivian Nadine Donovan, 80, formerly of Toccoa, died Saturday,
Oct. 12, 1996.
A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Donovan was a daughter of
the late Samuel Lingle and Mildred Haskins Smart and the widow of
Patrick Edward Donovan.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Marys
Catholic Church, Toccoa, with Father Paul Flood officiating. Burial
will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include two sons, Jack Donovan and Tom Donovan; a
stepson, Fletcher H. Seals, Jacksonville; a stepdaughter, Margaret
A. Knabb, Jacksonville; two brothers, Roy H. Smart, Miami, and
Barney G. Smart, Lanexa, Va.; seven grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa, is in charge of local arrangements.
Ossie F. Whitlock
Atlanta
Ossie Fulbright Whitlock, 93, formerly of Toccoa, died Friday,
Oct. 11, 1996.
A native of Stephens County, Mrs. Whitlock was a daughter of
the late W.L. and Lula Medlin Fulbright and the widow of John J.
Whitlock. She was a retired teacher with Beulah Heights Bible
College and received an honorary doctorate degree from William
Carter Bible College, Goldsboro, N.C.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary,
Toccoa, with the Revs. Raymond J. Reboulet, Clifford Edwards and
Hayward Clark officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial
Gardens.
Survivors include four sisters, Wilder Cheek, Macie Deal, Jewel
Powers and Leola Hughes, all of Toccoa; two brothers, Clinton
Fulbright and Angress Fulbright, both of Toccoa; and several nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bruce Fulbright, Dwight Fulbright, Carlos
Fulbright, Kenneth Deal, Eddie Powers and George Powers.
The family is at the home of Macie Deal, Mize Road, Toccoa.
DEATH NOTICES
Samuel Flint
WASHINGTON - Samuel Flint, 74, of 105 Alabama St. died
Saturday, Oct. 12, 1996.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Davenport-McClendon
Mortuary.
Harry L. Cox
Harry Lewis Cox, 80, of 684 Branch St. died Friday, Oct. 11,
1996.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jackson-McWhorter
Funeral Home.
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