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Jo E. Allison
Mrs. Jo Eller Dyer Beck Allison, Commerce, 81, formerly of Hall
County, died Monday, January 24, 2000, at her residence following
an extended illness.
Mrs. Allison was born in White County, but had lived in Hall
County for a number of years before moving to Commerce to live
with her daughter.
She was a daughter of the late Lester and Annie Dyer.
Mrs. Allison was a retired manager from the Roses Cafeteria and
was a member of the Gainesville Church of God. She was preceded
in death by her first husband, C.P. Beck, and her second husband,
Clyde Allison.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 26, in the chapel
of Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, with the Revs. C.A.
Residter and Theo Arnett officiating. Mrs. Allison's grandchildren
delivered the eulogy.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Margie and Buddy
Ayers, Commerce, Mary and Joe Wright, Buford, and Donna and Chuck
Kennedy, Punta Gorda, Fla.; sons and daughters-in-law, Willard
and Patsy Beck, Punta Gorda, Fla., and Leonard and Brenda Beck,
Flowery Branch; one brother, Clinton Dyer, Gainesville; one sister,
Myrtle Elinburg, Commerce; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Memorial Park Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
Nell M. Atkins
Mrs. Nell M. Atkins, 66, of Commerce, died Thursday, January
27, 2000, at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Atkins was a daughter of the late George and Ary Salter
McDonald.
She was co-founder of Norcross Tag Company, located in Jefferson,
and was a member of Center United Methodist Church, Vidalia.
Memorial services were held Wednesday, February 2, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with Teddi Dial and Sam Dial
officiating.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur Laing Atkins; son and daughter-in-law,
Al and Krista Ginn Atkins, Jefferson; daughter and son-in-law,
Laing and Mark A. Hayes, Commerce; brother and sister-in-law,
Lake and Pearl McDonald, Vidalia; sister, Juanita Mann, Atlanta;
and sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and Jack Sickterman, Venice,
Fla, Erleen and Andre Garr, Georgetown, S.C., and Lee and Phil
Hoke, York, Pa.; and three grandsons, Michael Hayes, Robert Hayes
and Gregory Hayes.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Winship Cancer
Fund at the Emory University Clinic in Atlanta, or to Center
United Methodist Church, c/o Dean McDonald, Treasurer, 307 Arnau
Street, Vidalia, GA 30474.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
Florence S. Butts
Mrs. Florence S. Butts, 82, of Atlanta, died Friday, January
28, 2000, at Walton County Medical Center, Monroe, following
an extended illness.
Mrs. Butts was born December 10, 1917, in Philadelphia, Pa. She
was a daughter of the late Charles P. and Geanette Gumpert Schou.
Mrs. Butts served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during World War
II in North Africa, where she met her future husband, a captain
in the Army.
She lived most of her life in Monroe, but was a resident of Athens
and Atlanta during her last years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 1, at St. Alban's
Episcopal Church, Monroe, in which she was a member. Burial was
in Rest Haven Cemetery, Monroe.
Survivors include her husband, Joel Bernard Butts; two daughters,
Barbara Beardsley, Commerce, and Susan Foster, Atlanta; two sisters,
Georgine Mulholland, Rutland, Vt., and Dorothy Metzler, Ambler,
Pa.; and four grandchildren.
Arthur Bowick Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
John A. Dorothy
John Allen Dorothy, 61, of Hull, died Wednesday, January 26,
2000.
Mr. Dorothy was born in Rehobeth, Mass., the son of the late
Charles and Adrianna Caldwell Dorothy.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was retired from Crosby
Valve & Gage Company. Mr. Dorothy was preceded in death by
his wife, Lorraine Paradis Dorothy.
Funeral services were held Friday, January 28, at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church with Father Joy Nellisery officiating. Burial
was in Athens Memory Gardens. Shane Couch, Terry Morgan, John
Bellew, JR Bellew, Charlie Rush and Danny Ford served as pallbearers.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia L. Rush, Carlton, and
Laurie A. Kidder, Wrentham, Mass.; one son, Michael J. Dorothy,
Commerce; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
Terry L. Kitchens
Terry Leonard Kitchens, 42, of Comer, died Saturday, January
29, 2000.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Kitchens was a son of the late
Lovic and Estelle Roberts Kitchens.
Graveside services were held Monday, January 31, in the Indian
Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Franklin County.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Ruth Kitchens; two daughters,
Kerry Marie Kitchens, Comer, and Amy Marie Mathis, Homer; one
son, Timothy Leonard Kitchens, Commerce; two sisters, Ruth Vaughn,
Homer, and Joyce K. Brock, Danielsville; one brother, James Edward
Kitchens, Danielsville; and one grandson.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Oglethorpe Chapel, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
Robert S. Berry
Robert S. "Chip" Berry, 49, of Kennesaw, formerly of
Commerce, died Thursday, January 27, 2000, at Kennestone Hospital.
Mr. Berry was born September 25, 1950, in Habersham County. He
was a son of the late Robert S. and Josephine Andrews Berry.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 29, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Warren Huddleston
officiating. Entombment was in Stephens Memorial Garden, Toccoa.
Mr. Berry is survived by four cousins, Jimmy Andrews, Thomasville,
N.C., Mike Andrews, Kennesaw, Rusty Andrews, Charlotte, N.C.,
and Kim Newman, Bristol, Tenn.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society, the Heart Association or to the Cerebral
Palsy Foundation.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
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Kenneth Johnson
Kenneth "Jackson County Red" Johnson, 39, of Atlanta,
died Monday, January 24, 2000.
Mr. Johnson was a son of Herman and Ruby Johnson, Jefferson.
He was self-employed.
Funeral services were held Thursday, January 27, in Willis Chapel
of Mack & Payne Funeral Home, Athens, with the Rev. William
Jennings officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Debora
Johnson; two sons, Travis Johnson, Athens, and Jarvis Lee, Winder;
three sisters, Glenda Harrison, Maysville, Sharon Richardson,
Jefferson, and Marcia Penson, Woodstock; one brother, Herman
Laray Johnson, Jefferson; grandmother, Lula Cox, Jefferson; and
a host of other relatives and friends.
Mack & Payne Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
Lillie M. Wilkie
Mrs. Lillie Muriel Barrett Wilkie, 76, of Danielsville, died
Friday, January 28, 2000, at Cobb Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Wilkie was born April 27, 1923, in Banks County. She was
a daughter of the late William A. and Myrtle Allen Barrett.
Mrs. Wilkie was a homemaker and a member of Community Baptist
Church.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 31, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. David Strickland
officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include her husband, James E. Wilkie; two sons, Major
William D. Wilkie, Hampton, Va., and Ronald S. Wilkie, Cleveland;
one brother, Charles E. Barrett, Stockbridge; one sister, Bessie
Wheeler, Danielsville; and eight grandchildren.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
Coy E. Leachman
Coy E. Leachman, 70, of Homer, died Monday, January 31, 2000,
at Athens Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Leachman was a son of the late
Claude W. Leachman and Roxie Gosnell Leachman.
He was a retired truck driver.
Mr. Leachman was preceded in death by a sister, Charlie Lou Leachman.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 2, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Brenda Clark and
David Garrison officiating. Burial was in the Ridgeway Baptist
Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Sue E. Leachman; two sons, Larry
Leachman, Cornelia, and William Claude Leachman Jr., Charlotte,
N.C.; one daughter, Linda Neisler, Commerce; six step-sons, Curtis
McIntire and Steven Hagan, both of Nicholson, Frank McIntire,
Louisville, Ky., Gary McIntire, Nashville, Tenn., J.C. Gable,
Cornelia, and Roy W. Gable, Villa Rica; six step-daughters, Paula
Underwood, Dawsonville, Teresa Marsingill, Dry Pond, Stephanie
Hagan, Commerce, Shelia Norman, Louisville, Ky., Shirley Hagan,
Nicholson, and Patsy Garrett, Flowery Branch; two sisters, Evelyn
Baker, Maysville, and Bessie Mae Callaham, Athens; 26 grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
Esther H. Burden
Mrs. Esther Hulsey Burden, 83, of Danielsville, died Saturday,
January 29, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Burden was born November 24, 1916, in Madison County. She
was a daughter of the late Isiah Zade and Pearlie Ann Bridges
Hulsey.
Mrs. Burden was a retired seamstress and a member of Friendship
Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, L.C.
Burden.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 1, at Friendship
Baptist Church with the Revs. Dayton Logan and Mark Palmer officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Burden's grandsons served
as pallbearers.
Survivors include three daughters, Brenda Joyce Floyd, Anderson,
S.C., Patricia Anne Binns, Travelers Rest, S.C., and Donna Jean
Lakey, Adona, Ark.; four sons, Rupert Kendell Dean, Wayne Douglas
Dean and James Tony Dean, all of Danielsville, and Dwight Winston
Dean, Nicholson; three sisters, Edna Anderson and Mazelle Stowe,
both of Toccoa, and Beatrice Drake, Danielsville; one brother,
Oren Hulsey, Eastanollee; 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
Michael L. Wright
Michael Lee "Tink" Wright, 39, of Comer, died Thursday,
January 27, 2000.
A native of Stephens County, Mr. Wright was a son of the late
Freddy B. Wright and Hazel Ann Alexander Wright.
He was a skilled craftsman and a full-time father.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 6,
on top of Currhea Mountain, Toccoa, with the Rev. Steve Welch
officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Tracy A. Bales, Nicholson; three
daughters, Dustie Leeann Kitchen, Winder, and Mychael Tori Wright
and Juanita Ann Wright, both of Comer; one brother, James H.
Wright, Lexington; one sister, Nita Wright Phillips, Danielsville;
and one granddaughter.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the "Michael
'Tink' Wright" Memorial Fund, c/o Nita Phillips, Merchants
and Farmers Bank, P.O. Box 520, Hull, GA 30646.
The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 6, at the home of Randy and Sherry Miller, Toccoa.
Cremation Society of the South, Austell, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
Margie R. Brown
Mrs. Margie Rich Brown, 57, of Danielsville, died Thursday, January
27, 2000.
Mrs. Brown was born in Madison County, the daughter of Annie
L. Booth Rich and the late Charles L. Rich.
She was employed as a plant manager with Scientific Atlanta and
was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Mrs. Brown was preceded
in death by her husband, Jerry Brown.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 29, at Providence
Baptist Church with the Revs. Albert Vaughn and Johnny Tucker
officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Phil Brown, Chris
Carver, Nelson Stovall, Larry Evans, Jr. McGee, Billy Booth,
Tim Hardeman and Jr. Shields served as pallbearers.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include son and daughter-in-law,
Scott and Cindy Brown, Danielsville and one grandchild, Logan
Cash Brown.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, February 2, 2000
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