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Bobby Wilkinson Bobby Allen Wilkinson, 66, of Commerce, died Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens. Born July 7, 1938, in Stephens County, he was the son of the late Allen and Mary Grace Segars Wilkinson. He was the owner of the Wilkinson Trucking Company, was a member of Tates Creek Baptist Church and the Hebron Masonic Lodge. Mr. Wilkinson was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Bramlett Wilkinson. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Bret and Krissy Wilkinson, Commerce; and a brother, Brannon Wilkinson, Commerce. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Tates Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Gary McEntire, Gerald Beaty, and Mr. Warren Wilkinson officiating Burial will be in Bold Spring United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends Wednesday, March 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Joe Harris Joe L. Harris, 89, of Jefferson, died Thursday, March 17, 2005. He was born and lived all of his life in Jackson County, he was the son of the late James L. and Clara Pittman Harris and was a retired farmer. Mr. Harris was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church and the Unity Lodge #36-F + AM. He was a devoted Daddy and Paw-Paw, according to loved ones. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, James P. and Linda Harris, Robert W. and Betty Harris, all of Jefferson, and Charles L. and Janie Harris, Anderson, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Lenora and Jack Rogers, Bogart; sister, Clara Lou Wilson, Jefferson; sister-in-law, Anna Lou Harris, Jefferson; nine grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 19 at Bethany United Methodist Church with the Revs. Hulon Hill, Jesse Mealor and Johnny Ray officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Wayne Harris, Tim Rogers, Phillip Rogers, Daniel Harris, Andrew Minish, and Brad Hewell. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethany United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 4659 Brockton Road, Jefferson, Ga. 30549. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Betty Woodall Betty Lou Hall Woodall, 64, of Auburn, died Saturday, March 19, 2005. Born in Union Springs, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Erah Lou Cook Hall. She was a retired nurse, spending most of her life caring for others and had a great passion for nursing, according to family members. She was Baptist. Mrs. Woodall was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Lynn Gee, three brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her husband, Alton Woodall, Auburn; two sons, James Kenneth Barnes, Hoschton, and Jeffery Madison Barnes, Auburn; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia Ann and Charles W. Berry and Jennifer Lynn and Timothy W. Hosmer, all of Auburn; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four sisters, Lizzie Lee Welch, Midville, Dorothy Lane, Clinton, N.C., Ruby Kilpatrick, Banks, Ala., and Cheryl Watson Norrell, Opelika, Ala. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 22, in the Smith Funeral Home Memory Chapel with Sammy Everett and the Rev. Jimmy Watson officiating. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Smith Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of the arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. John Thompson John Larry Thompson, 52, of Jefferson, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005. He was the son of the late John Lovett and Mary Oglesby Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a Bell South Systems Technician, a Telephone Pioneer, a member of the National Sporting Clays Association, and a member of McDonald Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Beth Davis, Jefferson; step-daughter, Amy Hurst, Luthersville; sister and brother-in-law, Angela T. and Frank Bruno, Sylvania; nieces; Jennifer Bruno and Sarah Bruno, Sylvania; aunts, Dorothy Oliver, Atlanta, and Sarah Lynn, Macon; uncle; Louis N. Oglesby, Jr., Sylvania; one step-grandchild; and several cousins. Funeral services were held Friday, March 18, at McDonald Baptist Church in Sylvania with the Rev. Paul Moore officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Active Pallbearers were Craig Thompson, Noel Oglesby, Keith Oglesby, Tom Cauley, Bob Phillips, and Stewart Thompson. Honorary Pallbearers were Frank Bruno, Louis Oglesby, and Bell South employees. Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1132, Fairfax, VA 22038-1132. Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Brenda Cain Brenda Faye Cain, 44, of Jefferson, died Saturday, March 19, 2005. Survivors include her husband, Steve Cain, Jefferson; son, Russell Jordan, Jefferson; brothers and sisters-in-law, Keith and Brenda Crane and Royce and Schaun Crane, all of Flowery Branch; sister and brother-in-law, Tammy Sue and Philip Manders, Englewood, Tenn; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Larry and Gail Banks, Jefferson; great-grandmother, Ophie Mae Dodd, Buford; nieces, Donna Chapman, Kelli Wehunt, Tiffany Petrisko and Brittany Petrisko; nephews, Brandon Manders, Cody Manders, Sam Crane and Kyle Banks; great-niece, Bailey Manders; and special friends, Debra and Jimmy Murphy. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 22, in the chapel of Tapp/Tim Stewart Funeral Home with the Revs. Kevin Page and Tom Watson officiating. Burial was in the Broadlawn Memorial Gardens. Tapp/Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Buford, was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Ruby Banks Ruby M. Banks, 90, of Hoschton, died Friday, March 18, 2005. She was the daughter of the late W.A. and Azalee Stancil Banks. She was a homemaker and a member of Walnut Fork Baptist Church. Survivors include a host of cousins. Funeral services were held Sunday, March 20, at the Walnut Fork Baptist Church with the Revs. Kenneth Brewer and Tim Strickland officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Quentan Robertson, Shannon Robertson, Terry Hix, Melanie Hix, Steve Anglin and Randy Johnson. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Gaye Borgschatz Gaye Ann Borgschatz, 61, of Jefferson, died Thursday, March 17, 2005, following an extended illness. Born April 16, 1943, in Mower County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Marjorie Serfling Jernberg. Survivors include her brother, Garold “Gary” Jernberg, Jefferson. She was cremated and no services are planned at this time. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Mary Lou Hardy Mary Lou Moss Hardy, 83, of Commerce, died Wednesday, March 16, 2005, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce. Born December 23, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Lum and Molly Edwards Porter. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Commerce. Mrs. Hardy was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Jefferson Moss, and by her second husband, Talmadge Hardy. Survivors include daughters and son-in-law, Lynn Bernier, Camila, Sandra Purdom, Decatur, and Carolyn and Doug Goddard, Maysville; son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Joyce Moss, Ila; brother, Hoyt Porter, Snellville; sister, Dorothy Baxter, Winder; step-son, Jerry Hardy and his family, Commerce; grandchildren, Carla and Cliff Wright, Todd and Missy Minish, Jennifer and Rodger Macuch, Joy and Tim Mitchell, Jim and David Fullem, Sarah Bernier and Mitch Bernier; 12 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 19, at the First Baptist Church of Commerce with Dr. Carlton E. Allen officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Leatus Ward Leatus Sellers Ward, 95, of Commerce, died Thursday, March 17, 2005, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Athens. She was the daughter of the late Bratcher and Emma Brady Sellers. Mrs. Ward was preceded in death by her husband, John Amos Ward. Survivors include two sons, Bernard Ward, Athens, and John Ward, Homer; three daughters, Joyce Hart, Royston, Sarah Calverley, Chipley, Fla., and Hazel Bridges, Bogart; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 19, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Rev. Lattimore officiating. Burial was in the Grey Hill Cemetery Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Arthur Stephens, Jr. Arthur Stephens, Jr., 77, of Commerce, died Thursday, Marcy 17, 2005, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce. Born September 9, 1927, in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Arthur Stephens, Sr. and Alice McClure Stephens. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Reynolds Stephens, Commerce; a son, Dennis Stephens, Commerce; and two grandchildren. Graveside services were held Saturday, March 19, at the Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Deborah Cowart Deborah Fields Cowart, 51, of Jefferson, died Thursday, March 17, 2005. She was born in Commerce, the daughter of the late Bob and Geneva Fields. She was known for her warm heart and her kind spirit, according to family members. Survivors include a daughter, Tracy Ross; five sisters, Karen Fields, Tammy Johnson, Bobbie Sue Fields, Paula Walden, and Robin Parsons; one grandson, Casey J. Autry; and a host of nieces, nephews, and several family members and friends. Funeral services were held Monday, March 21, at White Plains Baptist Church, Jefferson, with Pastor Palmer Pace officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Lomack Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Kevin Richardson Kevin Clay Richardson, 20, of Nicholson, died Saturday, March 19, 2005, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of Connie Lester Richardson, Nicholson, and Albert Richardson, Bethlehem. A 2002 graduate of Jackson County Comprehensive High School, he was attending Athens Technical College. He had been employed at DuPont for one year and was currently employed at Nakanishi Manufacturing Corporation. Mr. Richardson was preceded in death in 2003 by his grandfather, James Curtis Lester. Survivors include his parents; two grandmothers, Hazel Lester, Nicholson, and Gladys McQueen, Irvin, Ky.; aunts and uncles, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lester, Farmington, Tommy Lester, David Lester, Marshall Lester and Tonya Lester, all of Nicholson; and seven cousins. Funeral services were held Monday, March 21, in the chapel of Lord and Stephens, East, Funeral Home, Burial was in New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Nicholson. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Paul Whitehead Paul Whitehead, 84, of Danielsville, died Wednesday, March 16, 2005. A native of Monroe, he was a former employee of the Athens Banner-Herald/Daily News and was a retired textile worker. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Eula Jean Green Whitehead; daughters, Shelia W. Brouer, Carnesville, and Paula Joanne Leanos, Athens; sons, Roger Whitehead, Nicholson, Billy Whitehead, Commerce, Wayne Whitehead, Danielsville, and Paul Whitehead, Jr., Lavonia; a sister, Dozette W. Cooper, Monroe; brothers, Joe Ben Whitehead and Haskell Whitehead, both of Monroe; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Friday, March 18, in the chapel of Arthur Bowick Funeral Home with the Revs. Dennis Kesler and Tommy York officiating. Burial was in Hill Haven Memory Gardens. Arthur Bowick Funeral Home, Monroe, was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald,, March 23, 2005. Robert West Robert G. West, 21, of Dacula, died Monday, March 21, 2005. He was an electrician. Mr. West was preceded in death by his grandparents, Paul and Helen West. Survivors include his wife, Kelly Phillips West, Dacula; children, Cheyenne West, Cleveland, and Makayla West, Dacula; father, George West, Lexington; mother and step-father, Marie and Sammy Graham, Dacula; brothers and sister-in-law, Michael and Christine West, Jefferson, Phillip West, Lexington, Joseph West and Lee West, both of Dacula; sister and brother-in-law, Lisa and Terry Graham, Lexington; step-sister and spouse, Amy and Billy McClure, Jefferson; step-brother, Sammy Lee Graham, Lawrenceville; grandparents, Mary and Lamar Roberts, Dacula, G.W. and Marlene Allen, Auburn and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 24, in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home with the Revs. Duke Forester and Tim Bradley officiating. Burial will be in the New Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Dacula. Family will receive friends from 12 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, at the funeral home. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville, is in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Ruthie Stephens Ruthie Clay Stephens, 90, of Jefferson, died Sunday, March 20, 2005. She served on the Stewardess Board and The Women Missionary Society of Paradise AME Church. Mrs. Stephens was preceded in death by her husband, Rashe W. Stephens, and a son, Lawrence E. Stephens. Survivors include a son, Rashe W. Stephens, Jr., Peachtree City; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 23, at The Paradise AME Church with Pastors Sharon Miller, Randall Studivant, and R.E. Cooper officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Forestglen Mortuary, Jeffer-son, was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. Curtis Collier Sr. Curtis Harris Collier, Sr., 84, died Friday, March 18, 2005, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, following an extended illness. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Curtis Howard and Eliza Christopher (Kit) Collier. He graduated from North Georgia College and the University of Georgia. He worked as County Agent for the University of Georgia for several years and lived in Walton County. His last position was Far East Director for the Poultry Institute of America, based in Tokyo, Japan. After returning from Japan, he moved back to Jackson County for several years, then moved to White County, where he resided for 15 years. He was a member of the Jersey United Methodist Church in Walton County and he served as a Captain in the United States Army in the South Pacific during World War II. Mr. Collier was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Wicker Collier, and grandchildren, Jody Tucker and Melinda M. Simmons. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Claire Wilson Collier; ten children, Carolyn Mundy, Curtis Collier Jr., Connie Norman, Connie Tucker, Sam Nance, Mary Collier (Kiefl), Martha Blokzyl, Catherine Collier, Claire Dawson and Benjamin Collier (and their spouses); 19 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Harris Collier. There will be a private family gathering to celebrate his life. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Jody Tucker Scholarship Fund, North Georgia Community Foundations, 615-F Oak Street, Suite 1300, Gainesville, Ga. 30501, or to The Jersey United Methodist Church, Jersey, Ga. 30018. Mason-Ward-Rogers Funeral Home of Gainesville was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. ‘Buck’ Wehunt Roy William “Buck” Wehunt, 80, of Carnesville, died Sunday, March 20, 2005, at his residence. Born January 21, 1925, in Dawsonville, he was the son of the late Bert and Berta Kelly Wehunt. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army during World War II, and attended the New Bethel Baptist Church. Mr. Wehunt was preceded in death by his wife, Cora “Dolly” Catherine Gilleland Wehunt, a daughter, Catherine Gail Wehunt, a granddaughter, Teresa Gail Thomas, and a daughter-in-law, Paula Wehunt. Survivors include a son, Roger Wehunt, Carnesville; three daughters, Carolyn Thomas, Doraville, Brenda Crane, Austell, and Shirley McPhee, Lawrenceville; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Glenn Wehunt, Lawrenceville; and two sisters, Ollie Mae Gilleland, Norcross, and Louise Dispain, Duluth. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 22, at the B.D. Ginn Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Childress officiating. Burial was at the Peachtree Memorial Park, Norcross. Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, was in charge of arrangements. The Jackson Herald, March 23, 2005. |
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