Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 29 Dec 1996
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Obituaries
Bertha H. Beckham
Elberton
Bertha Hartsell Beckham, 86, of Nancy Hart Nursing Center died
Friday, Dec. 27, 1996.
A native of Cabarrus County, N.C., Mrs. Beckham was a daughter
of the late Samuel Joshua Hartsell and Lula Jane Dearmon Hartsell.
She was a widow of Calvin C. Beckham. She was preceded in death by
a son, Harold C. Beckham. She was a member of Calvery Presbyterian
Church, Elberton, and Order of the Eastern Star. She was a graduate
of Mercy School of Nursing, Charlotte, N.C., and was a retired
registered nurse.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Berry Funeral
Home with the Rev. Mike Maxfield officiating. Graveside services
will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Bethel United Methodist Church
Cemetery, Winnsboro, S.C., with the Rev. Fred McDaniel officiating.
Survivors include a son, Ralph S. Beckham, Newberry, S.C.; a
brother, Frank Hartsell, Albemarle, N.C.; nine grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Richard Beckham, Calvin Beckham, Robert
Beckham, Mike Seymour, Jarred Beckham and Darrell Witcher.
The family will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Seymour,
561 Jones St., Elberton, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at
the funeral home.
Memorials may be sent to Calvery Presbyterian Church, Elberton.
T. Hugh Cordell
Elberton
Thomas Hugh Cordell, 65, of 1754 Coldwater Road died Friday,
Dec. 27, 1996.
A native of Hart County, Mr. Cordell was a son of the late
Thomas Albert Cordell and Fannie Shiflet Cordell. He was preceded
in death by a son, Gregory Hugh Cordell. He was owner and operator
of Cordell's Grocery and was a farmer. He was a former owner and
operator of Cordell's Construction Co., Atlanta. He was of the
Baptist faith.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sardis Baptist
Church with Drs. Marshall Tribble and Dan Vincent officiating. The
body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. today. Burial will
be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Gaines Cordell; a daughter,
Debbie Phillips, St. Marys; three sisters, Minnie Sue Dyar and June
Hilley, both of Hartwell, and Naomi Hope, Dewey Rose; and two
grandchildren.
Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, is in charge of
arrangements.
J.B. Danner
Tignall
Joseph Benjamin "J.B." Danner, 64, of 420 Jones Chapel Church
Road died Friday, Dec. 27, 1996.
A lifelong resident of Wilkes County, Mr. Danner was a son of
Corrie Bowers Danner, Tignall, and the late Robert Toombs Danner.
He was an insurance salesman and was a former owner and operator of
Danner Tire & Supply. He was a field representative for Woodmen of
the World, a beef farmer and a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church,
where he was a member of the church choir, a deacon and former
chairman of deacons.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Jo-Anne
Denard Danner; two sons, Randy Danner and Ricky Danner, both of
Tignall; a brother, Robert L. "Bobby" Danner, Tignall; a sister,
Mary Lenna Danner Weaver, Conyers; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Michael Danner, Wade Danner, Rocky Denard,
Brad Denard, Shane Denard, Donnie Weaver, Ernie Denard and Johnny
Weaver.
Memorials may be sent to Wills Memorial Hospital Foundation,
c/o the Respiratory Care Department.
The family will be at the residence.
Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington, is in charge of arrangements.
'Bud' Davenport
Athens
Howard Andrew "Bud" Davenport of 984 Martin Luther King Parkway
died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 1996.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Friendship
Baptist Church, Lexington. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Elizabeth Deschner
El Dorado, Kan.
Elizabeth Anne Deschner, 90, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996.
A native of Glen Elder, Kan., Mrs. Deschner was a daughter of
the late William Henry and Ida Amelia Gladow Schroth. She was a
widow of Alvin Henry Deschner and was preceded in death by two
brothers. She was a legal secretary for Connell & Connell and was a
member of First Presbyterian Church, El Dorado, and Desk & Derrick
and Legal Secretaries.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Carlson Funeral
Home, El Dorado. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in
Elmwood Cemetery, Beloit, Kan.
Survivors include two daughters, Jo Anne Lowe, Athens, and
Marcia Jean Snow, El Dorado; and four grandchildren.
Memorials for First Presbyterian Church may be sent to Carlson
Funeral Home, El Dorado, Kan.
The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Mae Patton Dodd
Lula
Mae Patton Dodd, 96, died Friday, Dec. 27, 1996.
A native of Banks County, Mrs. Dodd was a daughter of the late
Leonard Miller and Meadie Davidson Miller Wallace. She was a widow
of Andrew Patton and Tedd Dodd. She was preceded in death by a
brother, Robert Miller; and a daughter, Willie Mae Patton. She was
a homemaker and a member of Enon Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Enon Baptist Church
with the Rev. Paul Morris officiating. The body will be placed in
the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Caudelle, Lula; a
sister, Willie R. Hawkins, Lula; a brother, Deck Miller, Lula; a
grandson; and a great-grandson.
Whitfield Funeral Home, Baldwin, is in charge of arrangements.
Mae Newman Ginn
Cornelia
Mae Newman Ginn, 93, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996.
A native of Meriwether County, Mrs. Ginn was a daughter of the
late Robert and Mollie Brown Newman. She was the widow of E. Roscoe
Ginn. She had worked at Carwood Manufacturing Co., Winder, and was
a manager of Goodwill Store, East Atlanta. She was a member of
Cornelia First United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Whitfield Funeral
Home with the Rev. Terry Phillips officiating. Graveside services
and burial will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Midway United Methodist
Church Cemetery, Carl.
Survivors include a daughter, Frances G. Brooks, Cornelia; two
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to Cornelia United Methodist Church, 204
Oak St., Cornelia, 30531.
The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at
the funeral home.
Julia Harris
Elberton
Julia Starke Harris, 82, of Spring Valley Health Care Center
died Friday, Dec. 27, 1996.
A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Harris was a daughter of the
late Tom and Elizabeth Auld Starke. She was a widow of Walton Y.
Harris. She was a retired teacher and a member of Elberton First
Presbyterian Church.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Elmhurst
Cemetery with the Rev. Glenn Gilstrap officiating.
Survivors include several cousins.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to a charity of
choice.
The family will receive friends 9-11 a.m. Monday at Hicks
Funeral Home, Elberton.
Lavaughn Ivey
Bethlehem
Lavaughn "Doc" Ivey, 53, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Ivey was a son of Sibyl Manning
Ivey, Bethlehem, and the late Clarence Ivey.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Smith's Memory
Chapel with the Rev. John Richardson officiating. Burial will be in
Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include two brothers, William "Sonny" Ivey,
Bethlehem, and Darrell Ivey, Bethlehem.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Smith Funeral
Home, Winder. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Dwaine B. Keller
Toccoa
Dwaine Brinson Keller, 77, of 301 Tom Watson Andres Road died
Friday, Dec. 27, 1996.
A native of Franklin County, Mr. Keller was a son of the late
Lewis Watson Keller and Alpha Lavona Stewart Keller. He was
preceded in death by two sons. He was retired from Coats & Clark
and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at New Hope Baptist
Church with the Revs. Jewell Gaines and Don Nester officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Allen Keller, Toccoa; a daughter,
Dorothy Ann Eavenson, Carnesville; three brothers, Jim Keller and
Kenneth Keller, both of Toccoa, and Fred Keller, Lithonia; four
sisters, Lutrelle Whiten and Inez Brown, both of Toccoa, Estelle
Williams, Eastanollee, and Cortez Fulbright, Carnesville; five
grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Whitlock
Mortuary, Toccoa.
The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Eavenson,
Highway 320, Carnesville.
John W. Kinney
Bishop
John William Kinney, 74, of 1243 Elder Road died Saturday, Dec.
28, 1996.
A native of Barrow County, Mr. Kinney was a son of the late
Robert Vivian and Alice Edgar Kinney. He was preceded in death by a
brother, Rabun V. Kinney. He was an Army veteran of World War II,
and a member of Madison Masonic Lodge and Briarwood Baptist Church,
where he attended the Adult Men's Sunday School Class.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Briarwood Baptist
Church with the Rev. Dan Fuller officiating. Burial will be in
Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife, Clara Belle Kinney; a daughter,
Phyllis Griffin, Athens; a son, Phillip W. Kinney, Watkinsville; a
sister, Reba Hammond, Bogart; seven grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers
will be Don Hammond, Doug Hammond, Dwight Kinney, David Adcock,
Terry Stephens and Emerson Haygood.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Briarwood Baptist
Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 122, Watkinsville 30677.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, Bogart, is in charge of
arrangements.
Mozelle Mize
Elberton
Mozelle Hammond Mize, 96, of 356 N. McIntosh St. died Saturday,
Dec. 28, 1996.
A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Mize was a daughter of the late
Jep Hammond and Popey Dye Hammond. She was a widow of Robert W.
Mize Sr. She was preceded in death by a son, Robert W. "Butch" Mize
Jr. She was a homemaker and a member of Order of the Eastern Star,
Daughters of the American Revolution and Elberton First Baptist
Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Berry Funeral Home
with the Rev. Gary Purvis and Dr. C.E. Jackson III officiating.
Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Hammond Mize, Elberton, and Charles
R. Mize, Augusta; a sister, Louise Atkinson, Elberton; 10
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a
great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Charles Mize, Larry Mize, Curt Mize, Robert
W. Mize III, Matt Brown and Steve Childs.
The family will be at the residence and will receive friends
7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Fred C. Poulnot Sr.
Athens
Fred C. Poulnot Sr., 75, of 670 Rivermont Road died Friday,
Dec. 27, 1996.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Poulnot was a son of the
late William David and Annie Belle Spinks Poulnot. He was a widower
of Martha Estelle Sims Poulnot. He retired from the Army after 30
years of service, attaining the rank of master sergeant. He was a
veteran of World War II and the Korean War, and was awarded two
Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts. He was a
member of Church of God Seventh Day, Kennesaw.
Graveside services, with full military honors, will be at 2
p.m. today in Sims Cemetery with the Rev. John Pinkston
officiating.
Survivors include a daughter, Cecelia S. Spurlin, High Shoals;
a son, Fred C. Poulnot Jr., Mary Esther, Fla.; a sister, Florene
Little, Lexington; and a brother, Carl Poulnot, Fort Valley.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at
Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, and will be at the residence.
Paul W. Smith
Athens
Paul W. Smith of 1386 W. Hancock Ave. died Friday, Dec. 27,
1996.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Evergreen
Memorial Park.
Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Joel Taylor
White Plains
Joel "Joe" David Taylor, 60, of 1311 Jordan Mill Road died
Friday, Dec. 27, 1996.
A lifelong resident of Greene County, Mr. Taylor was a son of
Ruth S. Taylor, White Plains, and the late Joel Holcomb Taylor. A
1955 graduate of Greensboro High School, he was a shipping clerk
for Sparta Manufacturing and a member of White Plains Methodist
Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at White Plains
Methodist Church with the Rev. Lyle Allen officiating. Burial will
be in White Plains Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a son, Ricky
Taylor, White Plains; two sisters, Ann T. Cook, Washington, and
Edith T. Meeler, New Ellenton, S.C.; and a brother, Wayne Taylor,
White Plains.
Pallbearers will be Wilbur Stewart, Ellis Morgan, William
Coleman, Allen Askew, Billy Moore, Phil Eley and John Eley.
McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro, is in charge of
arrangements.
FUNERAL NOTICES
Mary Collins
Mary Collins, Atlanta, formerly of Oglethorpe County, died
Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996.
Arrangements will be announced by Lexington Funeral Chapel,
Lexington.
Lisa Williams
Lisa Summer Williams, 19, of 120 Lillian Drive died Saturday,
Dec. 28, 1996.
Arrangements will be announced by Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens.
'L.D.' Smith
Lyndell "L.D." Smith, 63, of 134 Field Ave. died Saturday, Dec.
28, 1996.
Arrangements will be announced by Mack & Payne Funeral Home,
Athens.
Emma Patman
Emma Ida Brumby Patman of 1690 Milledge Extension died
Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996.
Arrangements will be announced by Hurley Funeral Home, Athens.
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