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Jeanette P. Hancock
Mrs. Jeanette P. Hancock, 72, of Commerce, died Wednesday, January
19, 2000, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Hancock was a daughter of the late Hattie Pittman.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 22, at Fair Play
Baptist Church with the Rev. G. Mitchell officiating.
Survivors include her husband, William Smith, Commerce; five
sons, Roger Hancock, John Ralph Hancock, Ricky Hancock, Billy
Hancock and Terry Hancock, all of Commerce; three daughters,
Nancy Fleming, Toccoa, Vernoica Anderson, Commerce, and Virginia
Curry, Gainesville; one sister, Mae T. Witcher, Athens; and one
brother, John S. Pittman, Commerce.
Forestglen Mortuary, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, January 26, 2000
Estelle E. Hooper
Mrs. Estelle E. Hooper, 89, of Maysville, died Wednesday, January
19, 2000, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce.
Mrs. Hooper was born July 14, 1910, in Homer. She was a daughter
of the late Colonel and Vassie Ayers Shubert.
Mrs. Hooper had worked as a seamstress with Blue Bell Manufacturing.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Hooper, a son,
Kenneth Hooper, two brothers, Weldon and Dillard Shubert, and
a sister, Grace Reid.
Funeral services were held Friday, January 21, at Maysville Baptist
Church with the Revs. Bob Watson, Bob Scruton and Brian Stowe
officiating. Burial was in the Silver Shoals Baptist Church cemetery,
Homer.
Mrs. Hooper is survived by a daughter-in-law, Jennell Hooper,
Maysville; and a sister-in-law, Annie B. Shubert, Maysville.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, January 26, 2000
Clarice Morris
Mrs. Clarice Morris, 73, of Maysville, died Saturday, January
22, 2000, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce, following an extended
illness.
A native of Hall County, Mrs. Morris had lived in Jackson County
for the past four years. She had lived most of her life in Hall
and Lumpkin counties.
Mrs. Morris was a homemaker and a member of Browns Chapel Church,
Lumpkin County. She was preceded in death by her husband, the
Rev. W.L. "Luke" Morris.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 25, at Browns Chapel
Church with the Revs. Bobby Scott and Junior Evans officiating.
Burial was in the Springway Baptist Church cemetery, Hall County.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Diane Massey,
Maysville; one brother, Lewis Allen, Blue Ridge; six grandchildren,
one great-grandchild and several other relatives.
Banister Funeral Home, Dahlonega, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, January 26, 2000
Lofton Benton
Lofton Benton, 83, of Commerce, died Sunday, January 23, 2000,
at St. Mary's Hospital, Athens.
Mr. Benton was born April 10, 1916, in Jackson County. He was
a son of the late William McDaniel and Mary Frances Porter Benton.
Mr. Benton was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served during World
War II, and was retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing. He was
a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church.
Mr. Benton was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Hood Benton.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 25, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Brad Wilson
and Verlin Reese officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial
Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include two daughters, Glenda Herbert, Commerce, and
Michelle Jacobs, Macon; one sister, Dannie Lee Wilbanks, Commerce;
five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, January 26, 2000
Maybelle B. Smith
Mrs. Maybelle Baugh Smith, 82, of Maysville, died Sunday, January
23, 2000, at Athens Regional Medical Center following an extended
illness.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the
late Andrew and Cynthia Cagle Baugh.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Oliver Smith.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 25, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce. Burial was in the Grove Level
Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include three sons, Hoyt Eugene Smith, Atlanta, Calvin
Smith, Homer, and Randy Smith, Liberty, S.C.; one daughter, Mrs.
Geraldine Brake, Maysville; one brother, Juluis Baugh, Maysville;
one sister, Imogene Wilson, Gillsville; 10 grandchildren and
10 great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, January 26, 2000
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Florence Woods
Mrs. Florence Woods, 71, of Comer, died Tuesday, January 18,
2000, at Cobb Health Care.
Mrs. Woods was born February 28, 1928, in Gainesville. She was
a daughter of the late Carl Thomas and Tressie Wilson Lord.
Mrs. Woods had been employed with Harmony Grove Mills.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Woods.
Funeral services were held Thursday, January 20, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Donald Wilson
and Jimmy Owensby officiating. Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery,
Commerce.
Survivors include two sons, Marvin Brown, Homer, and Harry Columbus
Thomas, Danielsville; two daughters, Dorothy Garrett, Comer,
and Martha Worley, Homer; 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren
and three great-great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, January 26, 2000
John L. Hooper
John L. Hooper, 70, of Winder, died Friday, January 21, 2000,
at his residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Hooper was born March 19, 1930, in Hall County. He was a
son of the late Eston V. Hooper Sr. and Hattie Hooper.
Mr. Hooper was a retired bricklayer and was a member of the Bricklayers
Union.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 22, in the chapel
of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson. Burial was in the Sugar Hill
Baptist Church cemetery, Hall County.
Survivors include four sons, John Wayne Hooper, Belton, S.C.,
Geryl Hooper, Social Circle, and Randy Hooper and Gary Hooper,
both of Winder; one sister, Ruby Jack Walsh, Sacramento, Calif.;
two brothers, Eston V. Hooper Jr., Commerce, and Horace Hooper,
Waco, Texas; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Evans Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, January 26, 2000
Mary A. Ertzberger
Mrs. Mary Ann Ertzberger, 61, of Buchanan, sister of Lewis Minnix,
Commerce, died Friday, January 21, 2000.
Mrs. Ertzberger was born in Atlanta.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 24, in the chapel
of L.W. McDonald & Son Funeral Home, Cumming.
Survivors, in addition to her brother, include her husband, Marvin
Ertzberger; daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Mike Carson,
Cumming; four sons, Russell Ertzberger, Troyce Ertzberger and
Rodney Ertzberger, all of Buchanan, and Tony Ertzberger, Cumming;
one sister, Sylvia Minnix, Atlanta; brother, Terry Minnix, Buchanan;
five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
L.W. McDonald & Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, January 26, 2000
Mollie J. Graham
Mrs. Mollie Jane Jordan Graham, 75, of Danielsville, died Tuesday,
January 18, 2000, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Graham was born April 9, 1924, in Franklin County. She was
a daughter of the late Barry and Lilly Bryant Jordan.
Mrs. Graham was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Rufus Graham,
two brothers, Clarence and Clyde Jordan, and two sisters, Annie
Mae Scarboro and Ruthell Jordan.
Funeral services were held Thursday, January 20, in the chapel
of Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, with the Rev. Glenn Guest and
Otis Graham officiating. Burial was in the Bethel Baptist Church
cemetery. Tony Graham, Howard Goss, Jason Autry, Wayne Moone,
Grady Autry and Eric Adams served as pallbearers.
Survivors include two daughters, Mae Sue Childers and Martha
Adams, both of Danielsville; one son, James Graham, Danielsville;
three brothers, A.L. Jordan and Bill Jordan, both of Danielsville,
and Junior Jordan, Comer; eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild.
Pruitt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, January 26, 2000
Parker D. Hanley
Parker Daniel Hanley, infant son of Danny and Manda Haley Hanley,
Hull, died Wednesday, January 19, 2000.
Private services were held with the Rev. Barry Black officiating.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his grandparents,
Jim and Nancy Hanley, Athens, and Beth Haley, Comer.
Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, January 26, 2000
MRS. LORD
Mt. Olive Baptist Church member
COMMERCE - Mrs. Linda Joyce Maney Lord, 51, died Thursday, January
20, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Lord was born April 18, 1948, in Banks County. She was a
daughter of the late Lee Edgar and Vera Beatrice Crumley Maney.
Mrs. Lord was employed with the Jackson County Health Department
and was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Sunday, January 23, at Mount Olive
Baptist Church with the Rev. Carlton Peters officiating. Burial
was in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce. Steven Cash, Todd Bramlett,
Eddie Hubbard, Cary Hubbard, Ricky Hogan and Kenneth Campbell
served as pallbearers.
Survivors include her husband, Mike Lord; two sons, Derrick Lord
and Dustin Lord, both of Commerce; three sisters, Brenda Cash,
Homer, Vernell Hubbard, Lula, and Gwen Maney, Commerce; and two
grandchildren, Bailee and Jessie Lord, both of Commerce.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 26, 2000
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