Mary B. Bates
Crawfordville
Mary B. Bates, of 1245 Sandy Cross Road, died Thursday,
Feb. 4, 1999.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Greater Level Hill
Baptist Church, with the Rev. Samuel Duggans officiating. The body will
be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include: a daughter, Dorothy Bates Kendrick,
Crawfordville; five sons, Willie Bates and Howard Bates, both of Cincinnati,
Ohio; Fred Bates, Charles Bates and Frank Bates, all of Atlanta; 28 grandchildren;
34 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and a niece.
Hughes & Turner Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Lizzie M. Goss Burton
Hartwell
Lizzie Mae Goss Burton, 49, of 660 S. Forest Ave., died
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1999.
A native of Hart County, Mrs. Burton was a daughter of
Janie Mae Goss and the late Rogers Goss. She was a member of Cedar Springs
Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Springs Baptist
Church, with the Rev. S.T. Grimes officiating. The body will be placed
in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include: two sons,
Rod T. Burton, Hartwell, and Patrick Burton, Savannah; two sisters, Connie
Goss Towns, Hartwell, and Robbie Goss Lewis, Seneca, S.C.; and four brothers,
Charles Douglas Goss, Lavonia, Gregory Goss and Christophere Goss, both
of Atlanta, and Micheal Goss, Hartwell.
The family is at the residence of Janie Mae Goss and will
receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Mack's Funeral Home.
Carlton L. Carruth
Winder
Carlton Lamar Carruth died Friday, Feb. 5, 1999.
Mr. Carruth was a son of the late Robert L. and Mattie
H. Carruth. He was a retired line inspector for Barrow Manufacturing and
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Smith Funeral Home,
with the Revs. Kenneth Deaton and Michael Chaney officiating. Burial will
be in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include: his wife, Vivian Carruth; a son, Tommy
Carruth, Winder; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at noon and from 6-9 p.m.
today at the funeral home.
Frank Dalrymple
Toccoa
Frank Dalrymple, 81, of 5880 Georgia Highway 320, New
Bethel Community, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1999.
A native of Franklin County, Mr. Dalrymple was a son of
the late Job C. and Hettie Jane Caudell Dalrymple. He served in the Civilian
Conservation Corps and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving
in Luzon, the East Indies, New Guinea and the Philippines. He was a charter
member of the NEGA Saddle Club and was the owner and rider of the 1991
state open racking Coats and Clarke, Toccoa, after 27 years and was a member
of New Bethel Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at New Bethel Baptist
Church, with the Rev. Tommy Childress officiating. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Survivors include: his wife, Ruby McFarlin Dalrymple;
two daughters, Carolyn Wilson and Cathy Hallford, both of Conyers; a son,
Dykes Dalrymple, Carnesville ; a sister, Myra D. Gardner, Stockbridge;
a brother, Esco Dalrymple, Toccoa; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Mac Dalrymple, Hal Dalrymple, Trig Dalrymple,
Greg Gardner, Eugene Barnes and Billy Stovall. Honorary pallbearers were
the deacons of New Bethel and the Revs. Kevin Kurtz and Duane Eller.
The family is at the residence of Dykes Dalrymple, 4635
Georgia Highway 320, New Bethel Community.
Flowers are optional and memorials may be made to the
New Bethel Baptist Church or to the hospice, c/o New Bethel Baptist Church,
1310 New Bethel Road, Carnesville GA 30521.
Floyd O. Free
Watkinsville
Floyd O. Free, 68, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Free was a son of the late
Luther L. Free and Iola Lord Free. He was preceded in death by two brothers,
Eugene Free and Luther Free. He was retired from Georgia Natural Gas Services
and was a U.S. Army veteran.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Oconee
Memorial Park with the Rev. Dan Fuller officiating.
Survivors include: his wife, Eva Strickland Free; a daughter,
Debbie F. Young, Bogart; a son, Dennis Free, Columbia, S.C.; three sisters,
Kathleen Strickland, Jefferson, Martha Shiver, Commerce, and Willene Dorsey,
Abingdon, Va.; two brothers, Henry Free and Lloyd Free, both of Athens;
three grandchildren, Mandy Young, Travis Free and Jeremy Free.
Arthur Bowick's Oconee Chapel, Watkinsville, is in charge
of the arrangements.
Deler S. Hackett
Hartwell
Deler Smith Hackett, 79, of 712 Speedway Road, died Thursday,
Feb. 4, 1999.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Hackett was a daughter
of the late Walter Lee Smith and Monnie Mae Pearson Smith. She was preceded
in death by two daughters, Phyllis Hackett and Irene Hackett; and two sons,
Douglas Hackett and Clyde Hackett. She was retired from Monroe Auto Equipment
and was of the Baptist faith.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Pruitte Funeral Home,
with the Revs. Richard Bielski and Gary Thompson officiating. Burial will
be in Nancy Hart Memorial Park.
Survivors include: her husband, Tom Hackett, Hartwell;
two daughters, Nell Ricks, Hartwell, and Debra Slagle, Macon; three sons,
Clinton Hackett, Hartwell, Donald Hackett, Anderson, S.C., and Johnny Hackett,
Seneca, S.C.; four sisters, Marien Brown and Frances Britt, both of Elberton,
Louien Lee, Canon, and Lillie Mae Stevens, Hampton; two brothers, Lonnie
Smith, Hartwell, and Albert Smith, Elberton; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Ricks, Nathan Ricks, Shane Ricks,
Jason Hackett, Mike Hackett and Bruce Slagle.
The family is at the residence.
Claude S. Heath
Danielsville
Claude S. Heath, 71, of 898 Homestead Road, died Friday,
Feb. 5, 1999 at Athens Regional Medical Center.
A native of Greenville, S.C., Mr. Heath was a son of the
late Charlie and Hettie Sentell Heath. He was a retired carpenter and was
a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home, with the Revs. David Strickland and Larry Dyer officiating.
Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include: four daughters, Diane Lewallen, Homer,
Portia Daniels, Folkston, Frankie Jean Perry, Valrico, Fla., and Claudette
Nelson, Greensville, S.C.; a son, Wayne Heath, Danielsville; a sister,
Ruth King, Greer, S.C.; four grandchildren, Chris Heath and Sheri Heath,
both of Danielsville, Jessica Lewallen and Justin Lewallen, both of Homer;
and eight other grandchildren.
The family is at the residence.
Nancy Hughes
Athens
Nancy Doonan Hughes, 90, of 960 Hawthorne Ave., died Thursday,
Feb. 4, 1999.
A native of Ireland, Mrs. Hughes was a daughter of the
late Francey and Catherine Gallogley Doonan and was the widow of the late
Robert L. Hughes.
Funeral mass will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. Bill Lakin officiating. Burial will be
in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include: a sister, Kathleen Doonan Baird, Ireland;
nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at
the funeral home.
James C. Ivey
Atlanta
James Clyde Ivey, 75, of 388 Atlanta Ave., died Sunday,
Jan. 31, 1999.
A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Ivey was a son of the late
John Ivey and Dora Ivey.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Davenport-McLendon
Mortuary, with the Rev. Dennis Quinn officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven
Cemetery.
Survivors include: six daughters, Mary Gibson, Annie Robinson,
Gwendolyn Taylor and Leola Peterson, all of New York City, Lola Daniels,
Philomath, and Marilyn Bolton, Atlanta; three sons, James Ivey Jr., New
York City, Jackie Ivey, Lincolnton, and James Mahoney, Washington; and
two brothers, Florence Ivey and Edward Ivey, both of New York City.
Stanley W. Jones
Winder
Stanley Wayne Jones, 38, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999.
Mr. Jones was a son of William B. Jones and the late Billie
Nell Harbin. He was a truck driver.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Ronald Hewatt officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include: his wife, Penny Jones; two sons, Kent
Jones and Chris Jones, both of Winder; and a brother, Jeff Jones, Winder.
Hoyt Langford
Pendergrass
Hoyt Langford, 86, of 7377 Hollysprings Road, died Friday,
Feb. 5, 1999.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Langford was a son of
the late J.D. "Doc" and Lula Hancock Langford. He was a retired farmer
and merchant and was a member of the Masons and Hollysprings Methodist
Church. He was the operator of H.A. Langford Store, Hollysprings Community,
for 60 years.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hollysprings Methodist
Church, with the Revs. James W. Thurman Jr. and Bob Lewis officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include: his wife, Ninnie Ragan Langford; four
daughters, Carol Anglin, Jefferson, Dorothy Luckey, Lawrenceville, Martha
Thurman, Carrollton, and Shelby Hicks, Neptune Beach, Fla.; three sisters,
Allene Porter, Jefferson, Mary Nell Isbell, Talmo, and Grace Martin, Maysville;
a brother, Grady Langford, Gillsville; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9
p.m. today at Evans Funeral Home.
Flowers omitted, memorials may be made to the Hollysprings
Methodist Church, 7441 Hollysprings Road, Pendergrass, GA 30567.
Naomi McGarity
Bowman
Naomi Ruth Sanders McGarity, 87, of 31 Church St., died
Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999.
A native of Hart County, Mrs. McGarity was a daughter
of the late William and Ida Burden Sanders and was the widow of Harold
Felton McGarity. She was a clerical assistant for the city of Bowman and
was a member of Bowman Baptist Church for 46 years. She was a member of
the Sodolitan Sunday School Class.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hicks Funeral Home,
with the Revs. Jan Devereaux and Tony Smith officiating. Burial will be
in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Survivors include: two daughters, Linda Marsh, Royston,
and Phyllis Duchinski, Greenville, S.C.; two sons, Van McGarity, Elberton,
and David McGarity, Comer; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
The family is at the residence of Linda and Bill Marsh,
3615 Bowman Highway, Royston.
Daniel Sheldon
Lavonia
Daniel Sheldon, 32, of 534 Knottywood Drive, died Thursday,
Feb. 4, 1999 at Morgan Memorial Hospital, Madison.
A native of Derby, Conn., Mr. Sheldon was a son of Robert
C. Sheldon Sr. and Marilyn Nystrom Sheldon, both of Lavonia. He was employed
by Nomus Interiors, King, N.C., and was a member of the Hebron Baptist
Church, Dacula.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of Hamby
Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard Scoggins officiating.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include: a sister,
Nadine Everett, Memphis, Tenn.; two brothers, Robert C. Sheldon Jr., Dacula,
and Ronald W. Sheldon, Hoschton; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Nystrom, Lavonia; four nieces and three nephews.
The family is at the residence, 534 Knottywood Drive,
Lavonia, and the body is at Hamby Funeral Home, where the family will receive
friends from 2-8 p.m. today.
Cora L. Dodd Turner
Pendergrass
Cora Lee Dodd Turner, 91, of 4417 Wayne Poultry Roa,d
died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999.
A native of Hall County, Mrs. Turner was a daughter of
the late Frank and Lonnie Simpson Dodd and was the widow of Frank Turner.
She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Evans Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Martin Luttrell officiating. Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery,
Decatur.
Survivors include: three daughters, Margaret Jackson,
Dorothy Turner and Betty Jackson, all of Pendergrass; 10 grandchildren;
and 17 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be family members.
Lorna J. Wigton
Washington
Lorna Joan Wigton, 44, of 2043 Danburg Road died, Wednesday,
Feb. 3, 1999.
A native of Mount Gilead, Ohio, Ms. Wigton was a daughter
of Margery Joan Wigton, Washington, and the late Atlee Wigton. She was
a graduate of Mount Gilead High School and received a B.A. in education
from Cedarville College, Ohio. She studied kindergarten and special education
at Ohio State University and studied special education at the University
of Georgia and Augusta College. She taught special education at Washington-Wilkes
Primary School and was a member of the Cedarville Alumni Association.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Resthaven Cemetery,
with the Rev. Timothy Myers officiating.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include: two sisters,
Cheryl Myers, Wichita, Kansas, and Sharon Philbrook, Phnom Penh, Cambodia;
a brother, Lyle Wigton, Margate, Fla.; nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Jim Barry, Lewis Craven, George Smith,
Clayton Moore, Dean VanHorn and Kenny VanHorn. Honorary pallbearers will
be teachers from Washington-Wilkes Primary School.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends
from 7-9 p.m. today at Hopkins Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Leonard Gunter Jr.
Carlton
Leonard Gunter Jr., 46, of 953 Broad River Road, died
Friday, Feb. 5, 1999.
Hicks Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Hoyt Langford
Athens
Hoyt Langford, 86, of 7377 Holly Springs Road, died Friday,
Feb. 5, 1999.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, will announce arrangements.
Patsy Lewis
Hartwell
Patsy Lewis, 50, of 211 Reba Drive, died Friday, Feb.
5, 1999.
Mack's Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Mattie Stephens
Greensboro
Mattie Stephens, 87, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999.
Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, will announce arrangements.
Louise Smith Bryant
Bogart
Louise Smith Bryant, 79, formerly of 404 Grogan Circle,
Elberton, died Friday, Feb. 5, 1999.
A native of Monroe County, Mrs. Bryant was a daughter
of the late Joseph Howard and Sue Lee Lane Smith and widow of Warren C.
Bryant. She was a member of Elberton First Baptist Church and the Friendship
Sunday School Class, received her A.B. degree from Bessie Tift College,
her M.A. degree from Emory University, with additional study at the University
of Georgia and Union Theological Seminary, N.Y., and retired from teaching
high school English.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Elberton First Baptist
Church with the Rev. C.E. Jackson III officiating. Burial will be in Monroe
Hills Cemetery, Forsyth.
Survivors include three sons, David Warren Bryant, Seneca,
S.C., Stephen Howard Bryant, Athens, and Thomas Edward Bryant, Memphis,
Tenn.; two brothers, Chafin Smith, Forsyth, and Lane Smith, Nashville;
and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Seaborn Lawrence, Billy Herring, Truett
Smith, Carlton Mills, Joe Fernandez, Chester Webb, Charlie Bratton, and
James Jackson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Elberton
First Baptist Church.
The family is at the residence, 404 Grogan Circle and
will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Berry Funeral Home, Elberton.
Delia Rainey Gentry
Athens
Delia Rainey Gentry, 73, died Friday, Feb. 5, 1999.
A native of Gordonsville, Va., Mrs. Gentry was a daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Rainey and widow of James Gentry. She
attended Longwood College, Farmville, Va., and Norfolk General Hospital
Nursing School, Norfolk, Va., was a member of the Athens Art Association
for over 40 years, Noon Club, the University Woman's Club, Ladies of the
Moose, Athens Junior Woman's Club, and Emmanuel Episcopal Church, was a
founding member of Town and Gown Theatre, and was selected Homemaker of
the Year in 1962 by Athens Junior Woman's Club.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Bernstein Funeral Home.
Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Lyn Dudley,
Yaupon Beach, N.C., and Susan E. McClung, St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sons,
Charles E. "Ned" McClung, Atlantic Beach, N.C., and Ralph A. "Andy" McClung,
Lawrenceville; three grandchildren, Rainey McClung and Mac McClung, both
of Lawrenceville, and Charles Kimel, St. Petersburg, Fla.; and her cats,
Queenie, Bud, and Patches.
The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Leonard Gunter Jr.
Carlton
Leonard Gunter Jr., 46, of 953 Broad River Road, died
Friday, Feb. 5, 1999.
A native of Elbert County, Mr. Gunter was a son of Clarise
Self Gunter and the late Leonard Gunter Sr. He was a retired Stockman at
Bi-Lo stores and a member of Palmetto Christian Church.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Hicks Funeral Home with
the Rev. Walter Starman officiating. Burial will be in Carlton City Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife,
Linda Carol Johnson Gunter; a daughter, Angela Leigh Gunter, Carlton; a
son, Brian Keith Gunter, Carlton; two sisters, Sue Sexton, Danielsville,
and Brenda Brooks, Mableton; two brothers, David Gunter, Athens, and Michael
Gunter, Carlton; and his father-in-law, Sam "Shine" Johnson, Elberton.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends
7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mary Jane Jameson
Toccoa
Mary Jane Frady Jameson, 93, of 1531 Talmadge Drive, died
Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999.
A native of Rabun County, Mrs. Jameson was a daughter
of the late Daniel Monroe and Mary Jane Smith Frady, widow of William Dolphus
Jameson, and preceded in death by a son, John Henry Jameson. She was the
eldest member and longtime Sunday school teacher of Antioch Baptist Church.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Antioch Baptist Church
with the Revs. Jerry Mize, Kenneth Moon, David Harbin, and Garnet Jameson
officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include seven daughters, Janie Stowe, Rosalie
Whiten, and Grace Isom, all of Toccoa, Ruth Goss, Clarkesville, Marie Lewallen,
Mount Airy, Loretta Webb, Dacula, and Faye Johnson, Fayetteville; three
sons, Bill Jameson and Phil Jameson, both of Toccoa, and Knox Jameson,
Turnerville; and 33 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren, and 28 great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers: Roger Jameson, David
Webb, Jimmy Goss, Eric Jameson, Jamey Isom, Ricky Woods, Keith Jameson,
Michael Whiten, Ray Woods, Randy Whiten, Tommy Goss, Chris Jameson, Charles
Jameson, and Terry Jameson.
The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Jameson,
1531 Talmadge Drive, and will receive friends 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today at
Acree-Davis Funeral Home.
Theodore "Bro." Johnson
Athens
Theodore "Bro." Johnson, of 147 Martin Circle, died Thursday,
Feb. 4, 1999.
Mr. Johnson was a son of the late Theatris and Eula Mae
Collins Johnson.
Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Winfrey's Mutual Funeral
Home with the Revs. Charlie M. Maddox and Charlie Potts officiating. Burial
will be in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife, Rosetta Dious Johnson; a daughter,
Zepherine Denise Johnson; three sons, Theotis L. Johnson, Michael E. Johnson,
and Reginald W. Johnson; a brother; and 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Stanley Wayne Jones
Winder
Stanley Wayne Jones, 38, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999.
Mr. Jones was a son of William B. Jones of Winder and
the late Billie Nell Harbin. He was a truck driver.
Services were Saturday.
Survivors, in addition to his father, include his wife,
Penny Jones; two sons, Kent Jones and Chris Jones, both of Winder; a brother,
Jeff Jones, Winder; and a grandmother, Pearl Jones, Winder.
Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Patsy Beeks Lewis
Hartwell
Patsy Beeks Lewis, 50, of 211 Reba Drive, died Friday,
Feb. 5, 1999.
Mrs. Lewis was a daughter of Annie Mae Beeks of Hartwell
and the late Harold Beeks Sr. She was a member of Sanders Grove Baptist
Church, Hartwell.
Services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Maple Spring Baptist
Church, Elbert, with the Rev. Alvin D. Scott officiating. The body will
be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband,
Iotira Lewis; two daughters, Stephanie Lewis, Marietta, and Cathy Lewis,
Hartwell; five sisters, Annie L. Tyson, Cleveland, Ohio, Elizabeth Rucker,
Alexandria, Va., Barbara Price, Hartwell, Mary Fisher, Chester, Pa., and
Lillian Rucker, Elberton; two brothers, Harold Beeks Jr., Hartwell, and
Carey Beeks, Hephzibah.
The family is at the residence.
Mack's Funeral Home, Hartwell, is in charge of arrangements.
Fannie Bell McElhannon
Athens
Fannie Bell McElhannon, 71, of 819 College Ave., died
Friday, Feb. 5, 1999.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. McElhannon was a daughter
of the late Odell and Laura Jones Dixon and widow of Hubert McElhannon.
She was a homemaker and member of Faith Pentecostal Church.
Services will be 3 p.m. today at Faith Pentecostal Church
with the Rev. Billy Fowler officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial
Park.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Melton, Athens; three
sons, Roger McElhannon, Winterville, Wayne McElhannon, Carlton, and Robert
McElhannon, Bogart; two sisters, Josie Huff and Gracie Christian, both
of Athens; and eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of
arrangements.
Katherine Raemy
Athens
Katherine Raemy, 80, of 1070 Hull Road, died Saturday,
Feb. 6, 1999.
Mrs. Raemy was a daughter of the late William J. and Katie
Hancock Brittian. She was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Lutheran
Church with the Revs. David Hart and Dennis Kesler officiating. Burial
will be in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include her husband, retired Air Force Col.
W.E. Raemy; two brothers, Harold Brittian and William Brittian, both of
Athens; a sister-in-law, Lena Brittian, Athens; and a niece and a nephew.
Memorials may be made to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 800
West Lake Drive, Athens, GA 30606.
The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. Monday at Bernstein
Funeral Home.
Floyd Edward Ramsey
Dewy Rose
Floyd Edward Ramsey, 71, of 57 Parks Brown, died Wednesday,
Feb. 3, 1999.
A native of Lincolnton County, Mr. Ramsey was a son of
Mrs. Carrie Ruth Fouch Ramsey and the late Mr. Willie Ed Ramsey. He was
a member of Maple Spring Church, Dewy Rose, and was retired from Hart County
Board of Education.
Services will be 3 p.m. today at Maple Spring Baptist
Church with the Rev. Alvin Scott officiating. The body will be placed in
the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife,
Mattie Ruth Ramsey; three daughters, Mozelle Martin, Annie "Bee Be" Ramsey,
Hartwell, and Vickie Ramsey, Augusta; four sons, Willie Joe Ramsey, Roy
Ramsey, Harry Ramsey, and George Ramsey, all of Hartwell; two brothers,
Jerry Ramsey Sr., Hartwell, and Albert Ramsey, Walnut Grove; and 18 grandchildren
and 12 great-grandchildren.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers
will be Ricky Jordan, Talmadge Maxwell, Larry Hood, Steve Vaughn, Pat Patterson,
Audie Laviolette, and Preston Hester. Flower-bearers will be Shikina Hunt,
Denise Curry, Jacqueline Hunt, Shirley Donald, and Marie Eades. Honorary
flower-bearers will be Yvonne Fleming, Alberta Craft, Thelma Estrich, Samantha
Geter, Linda Geter, and Carrie Ramsey.
C.W. Phelps Funeral Home, Hartwell, is in charge of arrangements.
James Seagraves
Winterville
James Leonard Seagraves, 78, of 1635 Cherokee Road, died
Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999.
A native of Clarke County, Mr. Seagraves was a son of
the late Leonard Wood and Annie Lou Seagraves. He was retired from the
Clarke County Board of Education as a finish carpenter and was of the Baptist
faith.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. Clifton Barrett officiating. Burial will
be in Oconee Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ruth Seagraves; a daughter
and son-in-law, Brenda and Earl Seagraves, Knoxville, Tenn.; a granddaughter
and her husband, Necole and Chris Sykes, Knoxville, Tenn.; and two great-grandchildren,
Mary Grace Sykes and Lucas Bailey Sykes.
Pallbearers will be Billy Bowman, Harold Boswell, Doug
Hardegree, Forrest Hines, Pete Hines, and Vernon Fields.
Memorials may be made to East Athens Baptist Church Building
Fund.
The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Evelyn Colbert Sewell
Montgomeryville, Pa.
Evie Lee "Evelyn" Colbert Sewell, 82, formerly of Athens
died January 1999.
A native of Athens, Mrs. Sewell was a daughter of the
late Walter and Doreen Colbert and widow of Deacon Crawford Sewell. She
attended Georgia public schools, worked as a domestic for many years, moved
to Philadelphia, Pa., was a member of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, Philadelphia,
president of the Mother Board, Deaconess, Usher Board, Pulpit Aid, Pastors'
Aid, Building Fund, Willing Workers' aid, and the Prayer Board, superintendent
of the Sunday school, and was instrumental in the first Women's Day Program.
She was buried Jan. 23, 1999, at Chelten Hills Cemetery,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Survivors include three nieces, Tommie Jean Williams,
Detroit, Mich., Katy Floyd, Philadelphia, and Dora Billups, Athens; a nephew,
James Colbert, Amityville, N.Y.; two grandnieces, Tabitha Bolton and Tess
Thomas, both of Athens; three grandnephews, Tommy Bolton, Athens, and Raheem
Colbert and Jabbar Colbert, both of Amityville, N.Y.; and a play-sister,
Agnes Gibbs, Philadelphia.
Hawkins Funeral Home, Philadelphia, was in charge of arrangements.
William Buck Whitfield
Homer
William Buck Whitfield, 70, of Route 1, died Friday, Feb.
5, 1999.
A native of Atlanta, Mr. Whitfield was the widower of
Vera Mae Whitfield. He was a retired machine operator employed by the state
of Georgia.
Services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Line Baptist Church
with the Rev. Campbell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Charlott Wills, Hull; two
sons, Loy Dallas Metcalf, Orlando, Fla., and Mickey Roberts, Commerce;
a sister, Margret Smith, McDonough; a brother, Charles Whitfield, Orlando,
Fla.; and three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Ivie
Funeral Home, Commerce.
Lois Willingham
Colbert
Lois Willingham, 44, of 283 Alberta Drive, died Thursday,
Feb. 4, 1999.
Mrs. Willingham was a daughter of the late Booker T. and
Susie Pearl Willingham. She was a homemaker.
Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Gholston Baptist Church,
Comer, with the Revs. Ronald Gantt and William Jennings officiating. The
body will be placed in the church at 12 p.m. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, James H. Allen; three daughters,
Tonia Tasha Williams, Watkinsville, Taffie Allen and Sierra Allen, both
of Colbert; four sisters, Polly Willingham, Ella Ree Hull, Shirley Ann
Willingham, and Teressa Allen, all of Colbert; two brothers, Earnest Willingham,
Colbert, and Cecil Willingham, Tampa, Fla.; and four grandchildren, three
aunts, and a great-aunt.
The family is at the residence.
Mack & Payne Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of
arrangements.
Marzella Scott
Hartwell
Marzella Scott, of 329 Rome St., died Saturday, Feb. 6,
1999.
Mack's Funeral Home will announce arrangements. |
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