Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 5 Sep 1997
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Myrtie Buffington
Lavonia
Myrtie Vickery Buffington, 93, of 511 Grogan St. died Wednesday,
Sept. 3, 1997.
A native of Hart County, Mrs. Buffington was a daughter of the late
James Shannon and Nelia Madden Vickery and the widow of Carl Robert
Buffington. She was a homemaker and a member of Shoal Creek Baptist
Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hamby-Weldon Funeral
Home with the Rev. J. Harbin Sanders officiating. Burial will be in
Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Launa Isbell, Geraldine Isbell
and Patricia Cole, all of Lavonia; two sons, Robert Buffington Jr.,
Atlanta, and Alton D. Buffington, Marietta; a sister, Louise Vickery,
Lavonia; a brother, Mariet Vickery, Lavonia; 10 grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
The family is at the residence.
Sam Dowdy
Athens
Sam Dowdy, 88, of 188 Parkview Extension died Tuesday, Sept. 2,
1997.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Dowdy was a son of the late Leah
Brightwell and Roy Nunnally and was raised by Gene Dowdy. He was a
member of Arnolds Grove Baptist Church in Arnoldsville.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Arnolds Grove
Baptist Church with the Rev. William Johnson officiating. Burial will
be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at
noon.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Dowdy; a daughter, Selomia
Hunter, Athens; two sisters, Lizzie Harper, Crawford, and Bessie
Drake, Bogart; two brothers, Andrew Dowdy, Detroit, and Hoyt Nunnally,
Atlanta; and nieces and nephews.
The family is at the residence.
Mack & Payne Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jesse Jackson
Austell
Jesse Jackson, 93, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997.
A native of Little Rock, Ark., Mr. Jackson was retired after 28
years as a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier. He was a member of
Mount Paran Church of God.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at White Columns
Funeral Chapel, Mableton. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Grace Johnsa, Mableton; three sons,
Robert Jackson and David Jackson, both of Austell, and Dr. James E.
Jackson, Athens; a sister, Louise Foster, Decatur; 11 grandchildren;
and 14 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Fred Mayfield
Philadelphia
Fred Edward Mayfield, 47, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997.
A native of Hart County, Mr. Mayfield was a son of the late L.D.
and Willie Mayfield. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a member
of Hartwell First Baptist Church.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mack's Funeral
Home, Hartwell.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Mayfield; a son, Keith Mayfield,
Philadelphia; a sister, Patricia Mayfield, Hartwell; and three
brothers, Columbus Lee Mayfield and Prentis Mayfield, both of
Hartwell, and Willie D. Mayfield, Philadelphia.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hartwell First
Baptist Church Building Fund.
John Poulnott
Newark, Ohio
John Wayne Poulnott, 50, of 1575 N. 21st St., formerly of
Greensboro, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997.
A native of Greenwood, S.C., Mr. Poulnott was a son of John
Alexander and Floy Gabriel Poulnott of Greensboro. An Air Force
veteran, he was retired from Owens-Corning and was a member of
Community Wesleyan Church, American Legion Post 85 and GMP Local 224.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Wesley Chapel Wesleyan
Church, Greensboro, with the Revs. Sherwin Finch and Dana Ingersoll
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Connie L.
Higdon Poulnott; a daughter, Laura Angela Poulnott Carr, Newark, Ohio;
two sons, James Michael Poulnott and John William Poulnott, both of
Newark; a sister, Donna Phylis Poulnott, Greensboro; two brothers,
Dale Poulnott, Auburn, and Jack Poulnott Jr., Wadesboro, N.C.; and a
grandchild.
Pallbearers will be members of the Robins Air Force Base Honor
Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be Albert McNair, Jimmy Walker,
Johnny Lewis, Butch Jackson, Raymond Smallwood and Jim Carr.
The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Saturday at
McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro.
Myrtle M. Ripley
Watkinsville
Myrtle M. Ripley, 82, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997.
A native of Madison, Maine, Mrs. Ripley was a daughter of the late
Charles and Gladys Burwood Duplisea and the widow of William K.
Ripley. She was preceded in death by a son, William Kendall Ripley Jr.
She attended Watkinsville First Christian Church.
Graveside memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Oconee
Memorial Park with family friend Starr Lee delivering the eulogy.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Peter Ripley, Tallahassee,
Fla., and James Allen Ripley, Berkeley, Calif.; a brother, Bill
Greene, Madison, Maine; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and
nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Athens Area
Homeless Shelter, 620 Barber St., Athens, Ga. 30601.
Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
Ann Scarborough
Royston
Ann Sartain Scarborough, 66, of 143 Bowers St. died Wednesday,
Sept. 3, 1997.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Scarborough was a daughter of the
late Samuel Lee and Ina Mae Martin Sartain and the widow of Jimmy
Scarborough. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl Sartain
and Paul Sartain. She was a homemaker and a member of Jones Chapel
United Methodist Church in Danielsville.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Jones Chapel United
Methodist Church with the Revs. Martin T. Coile and Marvin Coffee
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include three children, Dianne S. Scarboro, Royston, and
Cheryl and Tom Chasteen, Athens; a sister, Ruth Gordon, Danielsville;
three brothers, Sam Sartain, Ila, and Neal Sartain and Max Sartain,
both of Danielsville; five grandchildren, Marie Roberts and Stoney
Roberts, both of Lavonia, and Jim Chasteen, Jon Chasteen and Joy
Chasteen, all of Athens; and two great-grandchildren, Toni Roberts and
Tiffany Roberts, both of Lavonia.
Pallbearers will be Donald Sartain, Kent Sartain, Sam Sartain,
Terry Sartain, Bill Sartain and Mike Gordon.
The family is at the residence.
Memorials may be made to the Jones Chapel United Methodist Church
Van Fund, Royston Road, Danielsville.
Pruitte Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Charles D. Shelton
Madison
Charles D. Shelton, 63, of 1140 Appalchee River Road died Thursday,
Sept. 4, 1997.
A native of Oconee County, Mr. Shelton was a son of the late
Leonard Shelton and Katie Worley. He was a dairyman.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Simmons Funeral Home
with the Revs. Roger Whitley and Walter Venable officiating. Burial
will be in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. The body will be placed in
the church at 1 p.m.
Survivors include his wife, Linda P. Shelton; three daughters,
Frances Guinn, Kate Strozier and Melinda Walden, all of Madison; two
sons, David Shelton and Joseph Shelton, both of Madison; four sisters,
Margaret Patat, Hull, Ruby Daves, Madison, Katie Kelley, Farmington,
and Vadie Hunt, Greensboro; seven grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ruby Tolbert
Jefferson
Ruby Louise Dalton Tolbert, 88, of 817 Lynn Ave. died Thursday,
Sept. 4, 1997.
A native of Gwinnett County, Mrs. Tolbert was a daughter of the
late Thomas Jefferson and Alma Mae Summers Dalton and the widow of
Charlie A. Tolbert. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Doris
Doster. She was retired after 40 years as a spinner at Jefferson
Mills, served 36 years as a Sunday school teacher and was a member of
Jefferson Christian Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jackson Funeral Home
with the Rev. Kenneth Law officiating. Burial will be in Woodbine
Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Janie Tolbert Cotton, Jefferson; a
son, Nelson Tolbert, Jefferson; six grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Callie Winkfield
Athens
Callie Brown Winkfield, 103, of 249 Magnolia St. died Wednesday,
Sept. 3, 1997.
A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Winkfield was a daughter of the
late Jean and Emma Brown and the widow of George Winkfield Sr. She was
retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Athens and was a member of
Timothy Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Timothy Baptist
Church with the Rev. Jerry F. Hutchins officiating. Burial will be in
Brooklyn Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m.
Survivors include two daughters, Josie Meadows and Georgia Bell
Scott, both of Philadelphia; two sons, George Wingfield Jr. and
William "Seanie" Wingfield, both of Athens; and several grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
The family is at the home of George Wingfield, 251 Magnolia St.
Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DEATH NOTICES
Kenneth Duck
Braselton
Kenneth Ray Duck, 60, of 583 Duck Road died Thursday, Sept. 4,
1997.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, will announce funeral arrangements.
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