Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 19 Sep 1996
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Obituaries
Carl Jackson
Athens
Carl Sidney Jackson, 79, of 401 Club Drive died Wednesday,
Sept. 18, 1996.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Jackson was a son of the
late Harry and Blonnie Chambers Jackson. He was the widower of
Emily Atria Jackson. He was an Army veteran who served in the
Philippines and New Guyana. He worked for the Clarke County school
system as a landscaper and was of the Baptist faith.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Bernstein Chapel,
with the Rev. Jon Appleton officiating. Interment will be in
Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include two sons, Richard N. Tully, Patchogue, N.Y.,
and James B. Tully, Bayport, N.Y.; a daughter, Carol J. McClatchey,
Atlanta; four sisters, Hazel Nixon, Sara Bridges, Louise Ayers and
Helen Burgess, all of Athens; 11 grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Bernstein
Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to The
Georgia Conservancy, 1776 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 400 South,
Atlanta, Ga., 30309.
Mable McMillan
Athens
Mable Louise McMillan, 62, of 145 Brookwood Drive died
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1996.
A native of Clarke County, Miss McMillan was a daughter of Nina
Yarborough Johnson and the late T.R. Johnson Sr. She was a widow of
Charles E. McMillan. She was a retired emergency admissions clerk
for Athens Regional Medical Center and was a member of Tuckston
United Methodist Church.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Tuckston United
Methodist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Herb Owen officiating.
Survivors include, in addition to her mother, two sons, David
McMillan, Athens, and Charlie McMillan, Bogart; a daughter, Debbie
Welch, Athens; a brother, T.R. Johnson Jr., Gainesville; a sister,
Marguerite Neilson, Marietta; four grandchildren; and nieces and
nephews.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Lord &
Stephens Funeral Home, East.
Katharine Freeze
Winder
Katharine Freeze, 71, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1996, at Barrow
Medical Center.
A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., who lived in Winder for 22
years, Mrs. Freeze was a daughter of the late Grady and Talmar
Cronic Jones. She was the widow of C.V. Freeze. She was a member of
First Baptist Church, Winder.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Wise-Connolly
Funeral Home. Interment will be at Pentecost United Methodist
Church Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Geraldine Walters, Brentwood,
Calif.; four sisters, Erma Kennedy, Canton, Helen Harbor, Fairburn,
Peggy Lackey, North Carolina, and Carmen McClain, Wilmington, N.C.;
a half-brother, Jimmy Timms; and nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Wise-Connolly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Horace Reed
Danielsville
Horace Reed, 67, of Route 2, Box 2085, died Tuesday, Sept. 17,
1996.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Reed was a son of the late Ed and
Cora Veal Reed. He was a cattle and poultry farmer, an Army veteran
of the Korean War, an honorary member of Danielsville VFW Post 8377
and was of the Baptist faith.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Brown Funeral
Home chapel, Danielsville, the Rev. Albert Vaughn officiating.
Burial will be in the Danielsville Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers
will be Sonny Belk, Hoppy Royston, Banister Sexton, Nelson Stovell,
Aubrey Thomason and Will Lindsey.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Sweetser Reed; two sons,
Danny and Eddy Reed, both of Danielsville; a daughter, Vickie
Kilpatrick, Danielsville; six sisters, Janie Sue Hewell and Shirley
Morris, both of Gillsville, Mary Cromer, Commerce, Gladys
Fitzgerald, Tempe, Ariz., Joyce Dale, Atlanta, and Maxine Clark,
Buffalo, Ind.; three grandchildren, Melanie and Kevin Reed and
Matthew Kilpatrick.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9
p.m. today at the funeral home.
Gary Simon
Houston
The Rev. Gary Lee Simon, a former Athens resident, died
Saturday, Sept. 14, 1996.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Greater Light
Baptist Church, 8802 Kelburn St., Houston, Texas, with the Rev.
Darryl Broussard officiating.
Frazier & Mitchell Funeral Service, 5002 Hershe St., Houston,
Texas, (713) 673-3672, is in charge of arrangements.
Courtesy of Eberhart & Son Mortuary, Winder.
Willie Mae Adams
Danielsville
Willie Mae Evans Adams, 95, of Route 3 died Tuesday, Sept. 17,
1996, at Cobb Memorial Hospital.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Adams was a daughter of the
late Lum and Heppie Beard Evans. She was the widow of Omer L.
"Jack" Adams. She was a homemaker and a member of Jones Chapel
United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Community Baptist
Church with the Revs. David Strickland and Ray Jenkins officiating.
The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be
in the church cemetery.
Survivors include four sons, Herman, Andrew and Bill Adams, all
of Danielsville, and Branson Adams, Royston; four daughters, Edna
Allen, Martin, Aurelia Drake, Danielsville, Rebecca Gunnin, Ila,
and Eleanor Fitzpatrick, Poca; three sisters, Dell Dove and Nell
Highland, both of Comer, and Mary McEwen, Danielsville; 25
grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers. The family is at the home.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to Community Baptist
Church, P.O. Box 746, Danielsville, 30633.
Gregory Ward
Jefferson
Gregory Michael Ward, 28, of 5080 Brockton Road died Tuesday,
Sept. 17, 1996, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
A native of Atlanta, Mr. Ward was a son of Patricia Ward,
Braselton, and Dennis R. Ward, Jefferson. He was a member of
Bethany United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bethany United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Hulon Hill officiating. Burial will
be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include, in addition to his parents, a brother, Bryan
R. Ward, Pendergrass; a sister, Denise Colette Smith, Athens; and a
grandmother, Mrs. Johnnie Kesler.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Little-Ward
Funeral Home.
Harry Atkinson Jr.
Statham
Harry C. Atkinson Jr., 54, died Thursday, Sept. 12, 1996.
A native of Fulton County, Mr. Atkinson was a son of Pauline
Atkinson, Statham, and the late Harry C. Atkinson. He was a member
of the board of Mortgage Bank Association and was a member of Union
Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Baptist
Church with the Rev. Jimmy Elliot, the Rev. Ray Newman, Dr. R.C.
Newman and Richard Flower officiating. Interment will be at Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include, in addition to his wife, Jodee Atkinson,
Statham; three daughters, Darla Lacey, Acworth, Tracie Atkinson,
Brandon, Fla., and Jennifer Morris, Winder; four brothers, Edward,
James, Michael and Jeff Atkinson, all of Lawrenceville; a sister,
Paula Hurlesson, San Diego, Calif.; and a grandson.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. today and Friday at Smith Funeral
Home, Winder.
Eric McCutcheon
Clarkesville
Eric McCutcheon, 17, died Monday, Sept. 16, 1996.
A native of Banning, Calif., Mr. McCutcheon was a son of David
and Glenda McCutcheon, Clarksville. He was a senior at Habersham
Central High School. He was a member of Return Baptist Church and
attended Liberty Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Return Baptist
Church with the Rev. Walter Burrell and the Rev. Randy Chaffin
officiating. Burial will be in the church's cemetery.
Survivors include, in addition to his parents, two sisters,
Tamara Stafford, Banning, Calif., and Melissa Goguen, Clarkesville;
and two grandparents, Leo McCutcheon, Lillington, N.C., and Billie
Whitlock, Mount Airy.
The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Friday at
Whitfield Funeral Home, Baldwin.
Frances Page
Toccoa
Frances Goode Page, 79, of Atlanta, formerly of Toccoa, died
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1996, at Briarcliff Haven Nursing Center,
Atlanta.
A Stephens County native, Mrs. Page was a daughter of the late
Thomas O. and Lottie Smith Goode. She was the widow of Norman Page.
She was retired from Coastal States Insurance Co. with 27 years of
service and was of the Presbyterian faith.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel of
Whitlock Mortuary. Burial will follow in Toccoa City Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Billy Don Adams, Atlanta; two
brothers, Owen Goode, Barnwell, S.C., and Thomas Goode, Norcross;
and three sisters, Emily Brooks, Talmo, Doris Thompson, Lincoln,
Ill., and Mary Lanham, Alliance, Ohio.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Whitlock
Mortuary.
Frances Meeks
Toccoa
Frances Marjorie Meeks, 88, of Acworth, formerly of Smyrna,
died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1996.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Castellaw Funeral
Home chapel, with the Rev. Bruce Hembrick officiating. Interment
will be at 3:30 p.m. at Carnes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ruth Gibson, Acworth; a son,
Joel Meeks, Acworth; a sister, Nell Payne, Toccoa; a brother, Bill
Smith, Toccoa; four grandchildren; three great-children; and nieces
and nephews.
Castellaw Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements with
Acree-Davis Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
Betty Miller
Tucker
Betty Ann Stinespring Miller, 77, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 1996.
A native of Habersham County, Mrs. Miller was a daughter of the
late Curtis P. and Mary Green Stinespring. She was the widow of Joe
Miller. She was a former employee of Georgia Power and was a member
of Briarcliff United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, Allen Miller, Athens; two sisters,
Ruth Stoffregen, Cornelia, and Mary Sue Crawford, Toccoa; two
brothers, Curtis Stinespring, Cornelia, and Frank Stinespring,
Toccoa; three grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Announcement courtesy of Acree-Davis Funeral Home.
Lakeshia Gordon
Athens
Lakeshia Joy Gordon, 15, of 380 Lexington Heights died
Saturday, Sept. 14, 1996.
A native of Clarke County, Miss Gordon was a daughter of Torial
Denise Thrasher and Lamar Fontaine Gordon, both of Athens. She was
a stepdaughter of Charlie Mitchell, Athens.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mount Zion Baptist
Church, Hull, with the Rev. Kenneth Elder officiating. The body
will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be at East Lawn
Memorial Park.
Survivors include, in addition to her parents, a brother,
Frederick Thrasher, Athens, a half-sister, Khaslijah Nuriddin,
Athens; a half-brother, Jamaris Barnett, Athens; and a
great-grandmother, Addie Gordon, Athens.
Elizabeth Morgan
Fayetteville, N.C.
Elizabeth M. Morgan, 58, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 1996.
A native of Hall County, Miss Morgan was a daughter of the late
William H. McWhorter and Effie McWhorter Stewart.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Buckhead City
Cemetery with the Rev. David Lemons and the Rev. Jon Appleton
officiating.
Survivors include, in addition to her mother, three daughters,
Leigh Rodgers, Fayetteville, N.C., Lilias Skilbred, Boulder, N.C.,
and Kathryn Marsh, Big Pine Key, Fla.; and two brothers, William
Harrison McWhorter, Swainsboro, and Dr. Robert F. McWhorter,
Milledgeville.
Simmons Funeral Home, Madison is in charge of arrangements.
DEATH NOTICES
Diane Sindaha
WINDER - Diane Leslie Sindaha, 35, of rural Winder, died
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1996.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Bridges Funeral Home.
Fred Jackson
WINDER - Fred Jackson, 74, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1996.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Eberhart & Son
Mortuary, Winder.
Ouida Mobley
LAKE SINCLAIR - Ouida L. Mobley, 64, died Wednesday, Sept. 18,
1996.
Arrangements will be announced by Bernstein Funeral Home.
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