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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2000
Lillie Wilkie
Danielsville
Lillie Muriel Barrett Wilkie, 76, of 2208 Georgia Highway 174
died Friday, Jan. 28, 2000.
A native of Banks County, Mrs. Wilkie was a daughter of the late
William A. and Myrtle Allen Barrett. She was a homemaker and was a
member of Community Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, with the Rev. David Strickland officiating. Burial will
be in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include her husband, James E. Wilkie; two sons, Maj.
William D. Wilkie, Hampton, Va., and Ronald S. Wilkie, Cleveland; a
sister, Bessie Wheeler, Danielsville; a brother, Charles E.
Barrett, Stockbridge; and eight grandchildren.
The family is at the residence.
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Guy Garrett
Toccoa
Guy Harlon Garrett, 81, of 1863 Talmadge Drive died Thursday,
Jan. 27, 2000.
A native of Stephens County, Mr. Garrett was a son of the late
Wiley and Cora Hallford Garrett. He was employed by LeTourneau Co.
and was retired from Wabco after 39 years with the two companies.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served as a
staff sergeant in the field artillery division in the Pacific and
European theaters. He was a member of Mount Bethel Church of God.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Acree-Davis Funeral Home
with the Revs. Don Unsell and Jerry Mize officiating. Burial will
be in Mount Bethel Church of God cemetery with military honors by
VFW Toccoa Post 4346.
Survivors include his wife, Ollie McEntyre Garrett; two sons,
Jerry Garrett, Panama City, Fla., and Dale Garrett, Toccoa; a
sister, Rosie Belle Hulsey, Mount Airy; three brothers, Pete
Garrett and Paul Garrett, both of Toccoa, and Robert Garrett, Mount
Airy; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces and
nephews.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
The family is at the residence.
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Margie Rich Brown
Danielsville
Margie Rich Brown, 57, of 822 Poca-Friendship Road died
Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Brown was a daughter of Annie
L. Booth Rich and the late Charles L. Rich, and was the widow of
Jerry Brown. She was a plant manager at Scientific Atlanta and was
a member of Providence Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Providence Baptist Church
with the Revs. Albert Vaughn and Johnny Tucker officiating. The
body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include a son and
daughter-in-law, Scott and Cindy Brown, Danielsville; and a
grandson, Logan Cash Brown.
Pallbearers will be Phil Brown, Chris Carver, Nelson Stovall,
Larry Evans, Jr. McGee, Billy Booth, Tim Hardeman and Jr. Shields.
Brown Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Mason Jones Moorhead
Buckhead
Mason Jones Moorhead, 81, of 2991 Seven Island Road died
Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000.
A native of Morgan County, Mr. Moorhead was a son of the late
Bascom E. Moorhead and Catherine Jones. He was a rural mail
carrier.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Madison Presbyterian Church
with the Rev. Chuck Hasty officiating. The body will be placed in
the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Bethany Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Grace Marie Kemp Moorhead; a
daughter, Constance Ann Shumake, Buckhead; three sons, Earl Clyde
Moorehead Sr. and John Mason Moorhead, both of Buckhead, and James
Robert Moorhead Sr., Rutledge; a sister, Sarah Earl Thompson,
Americus; a brother, Robert Edwards Moorhead, Buckhead; and eight
grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Madison Presbyterian Church.
The family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m. today at Simmons
Funeral Home, Madison.
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Emma L. Anderson
Atlanta
Emma Louise Anderson died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Community Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Kennedy Cemetery, Elinwood.
Survivors include a sister, Juanita Crumbley, Winder.
Grissom Funeral Home, Atlanta has charge of arrangements.
Announcement provided by Eberhart & Son Mortuary, Winder.
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Allie Mae Weatherly
Winder
Allie Mae Weatherly, 82, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Weatherly was a daughter of the
late William Ernest and Mary Elizabeth Wood Hogan. She was a member
of Corinth United Methodist Church and was a homemaker.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Carter Funeral Home with
the Rev. Lisa M. Caine officiating. Burial will be in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include her husband, Owen Weatherly; a daughter,
Frances W. Norris, Winder; a son, Bill Weatherly, Jefferson; two
granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Todd Kellum, Tony Crawford, John Mobley,
C.L. Smith, Bill Walden and Johnny Fleeman.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Corinth United
Methodist Church, 618 Corinth Church Road, Winder, GA 30680.
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Walter L. Dye
Elberton
Walter L. Dye, 75, of 834 Lincoln Ave. died Wednesday, Jan. 26,
2000.
A native of Elbert County, Mr. Dye was a son of the late Walter
and Anna Hatten Dye. He was retired from the granite industry.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bethel Grove
Baptist Church with the Rev. Bascoe Jackson officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Allen Dye; two daughters,
Gussie M. Davis and Laura Walton, both of Elberton; four sons,
Alvin Dye, Athens, Warren Dye, Italy, Stanley Dye and Walter Dye
Jr., both of Elberton; four sisters, Lucille Crawford, Eula Rucker
and Zephree Furcron, all of Elberton, and Ora Lee Dye,
Philadelphia, Pa.; a brother, Calvin Dye, Philadelphia; 22
grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
McKinney-Neal Mortuary has charge of arrangements.
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Lawrence Chastain
Danielsville
Lawrence Chastain, 74, of 8605 U.S. Highway 29 N. died Thursday,
Jan. 27, 2000.
A native of Madison County, Mr. Chastain was a son of the late
George and Dedie Floyd Chastain. He was an owner of Chastain Meat
Processing and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He attended
Evangelical Methodist Church, where he was a member of the Young at
Heart Senior Group.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Evangelical Methodist Church
with the Rev. Tim Peek officiating. The body will be placed in the
church at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in New Hope Congregational
Holiness Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Eunice E. Fowler Chastain; a
daughter, Melinda K. Martin, Royston; four sisters, Sue Berryman,
Lynell Human and Lou Ellen Hart, all of Royston, and Cecile Murray,
Kannapolis, N.C.; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be nephews, Ricky Hart, Randy Hart, David
Chastain, Tommy Cleveland, Edwin Fowler and Jeff Fowler.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 196
Alps Road, Athens, GA 30606.
The family is at the residence.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, has charge of arrangements.
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'Chip' Berry
Kennesaw
Robert S. ''Chip'' Berry, 49, of 2690 Stilesboro, formerly of
Commerce, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000.
A native of Habersham County, Mr. Berry was a son of the late
Robert S. and Josephine Andrews Berry.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, with the Rev. Warren Huddleston officiating. Private
entombment will be in Stephens Memorial Garden, Toccoa.
Survivors include four cousins, Jimmy Andrews, Thomasville,
N.C., Mike Andrews, Kennesaw, Rusty Andrews, Charlotte, N.C., and
Kim Newman, Bristol, Tenn.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society, Heart Association or Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
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