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Aleen S. Jackson
Mrs. Aleen Smith Jackson, 71, of Comer, died Saturday, February
19, 2000.
Mrs. Jackson was a daughter of the late Jack and Abalena Slay
Smith.
She had made her home in the Madison County area all of her life
and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Monday, February 21, in the chapel
of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev. Gordon
Rhoden officiating. Burial was in Glade Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda Chambers, Athens, and
Dianne Satterfield, Comer; one son, Michael Jackson, Carlton;
three sisters, Eloise Almond and Dorine Franklin, both of Comer,
and Alma Anderson, Port Wentworth; two brothers, Dink Smith and
Bud Smith, both of Elberton; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, February 23, 2000
Stewart S. Martin
Stewart S. Martin, 64, of Danielsville, died Wednesday, February
16, 2000.
Mr. Martin was a native and lifelong resident of Madison County.
He was a son of Margaret Floyd Martin Lord, Danielsville, and
the late Tyrus Martin.
Mr. Martin was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World
War II, with two years in Germany. He was preceded in death by
his wife, Martha Jean Martin.
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 19, in the chapel
of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Revs.
Clarence Martin and Martin T. Coile officiating. Burial was in
Danielsville Memorial Gardens. Dickie Peppers and Leonard Helton
served as honorary pallbearers.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include two daughters,
Sheri Norton, Dewey Rose, and Angie Hathcock, Statham; two brothers,
Kenneth Martin, Atlanta, and Harold Martin, Farmington, N.M.;
nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild and many nieces and
nephews.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, February 23, 2000
James N. Holloway
James N. "Jim" Holloway, 74, of Gastonia, N.C., died
Tuesday, February 15, 2000, in Gastonia, N.C.
Mr. Holloway was born in Madison County, a son of the late S.T.
and Janie Bratcher Holloway.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of Lowell United
Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held Thursday, February 17, at Lowell United
Methodist Church with the Revs. Alice Day and Ken Cobb officiating.
Burial was in Gaston Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Gardner Holloway, Gastonia,
N.C.; four daughters, Sandra Reynolds, Bessemer City, N.C., Karen
Watford and Terri Holloway, both of Gastonia, N.C., and Tracy
Cobb, Ranlo, N.C.; three brothers, Dupree Holloway, Greenwood,
S.C., and Broden Holloway and S.T. Holloway Jr., both of Danielsville;
two sisters, Seppy Zell Miller, Danielsville, and Alice Neal,
Lowell, N.C.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Carothers Funeral Home, Gastonia, N.C., was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, February 23, 2000
Robert Sailors
Robert "Bob" Sailors, 89, of Commerce, died Thursday,
February 17, 2000, at BJC Nursing Home, Commerce.
Mr. Sailors was born March 16, 1910, in Jackson County. He was
a son of the late Lon and Delia Dunson Sailors.
Mr. Sailors was a retired insurance salesman and was a member
of the First United Methodist Church of Commerce. He was preceded
in death by his wife, Gertrude Hood Sailors.
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 19, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Warren
Huddleston and J.L. Griffith officiating. Burial was in Jackson
Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Mr. Sailors is survived by a son, George Sailors, Commerce; and
a brother-in-law, W.C. Hood, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, February 23, 2000
Rama M. Garrison
Mrs. Rama McCay Garrison, 90, died Wednesday, February 16, 2000.
Mrs. Garrison was born in Madison County, a daughter of the late
Edward Lee and Nettie Burroughs McCay.
A 1925 graduate of Commerce High School, she received her associate's
degree from Georgia State Teacher's College in 1927. Mrs. Garrison
also received her bachelor of science and master's degree in
education from the University of Georgia.
She began her teaching career at Sonoma School in 1927 at the
age of 18. For the following 47 years, Mrs. Garrison served as
a teacher, principal and supervisor in the Greenville County
Schools, retiring in 1974 as district elementary curriculum supervisor.
She was a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, the South Carolina Education Association and Delta
Kappa Gamma. Mrs. Garrison was also a member of Buncombe Street
United Methodist Church and the Aldersgate Sunday School class.
She was preceded in death by a brother, James Edward McCay, and
a sister, Effie Mae McCay Prager.
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 19, at The Mackey
Mortuary, Greenville, S.C., with the Rev. Susan Leonard-Ray officiating.
Burial was in Greenville Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include her husband, William Edmund Garrison; one sister,
Bonnie Ruth Black, Fairburn; two brothers, Dr. Myron S. McCay
Sr., Soddy, Tenn., and Ralph L. McCay Sr., Ila; five nieces and
five nephews.
The Mackey Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, February 23, 2000
Phillip Hansford Jr.
Phillip Hansford Jr., 46, of Jefferson, died Sunday, February
20, 2000.
Mr. Hansford was born in Clarke County, a son of the late Phillip
and Dorothy Sorrow Hansford.
He was of the Baptist denomination.
Graveside services were held Wednesday, February 23, in the Friendship
Baptist Church cemetery with Wesley Edwards officiating.
Mr. Hansford is survived by two sisters, Vicky Moore, Walhalla,
S.C., and Sandra Gail Plunkett, Buford; and one brother, Bobby
Hansford, Jefferson.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, February 23, 2000
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Ola H. Stewart
Mrs. Ola H. Stewart, 74, of Farmington, died Wednesday, February
16, 2000.
A native of Banks County, Mrs. Stewart was a daughter of the
late M.J. and Lizzie Daniels House.
She had lived in the Farmington area for most of her life and
was a seamstress and homemaker and was of the Baptist denomination.
Mrs. Stewart was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Stewart
Sr., and a son, Douglas Stewart.
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 19, at Farmington
Methodist Church with the Rev. Chris Yancey officiating. Burial
was in Farmington Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Patsy Stewart, Farmington, and
Gail Martin, Bethlehem; four sons, Frank Stewart Jr., Winder,
Larry Stewart, Clarkesville, Danny Stewart, Bogart, and Dennis
Stewart, Farmington; two brothers, Gene House, Nicholson, and
George House, Lakeland, Fla.; one sister, Barbara Fullerton,
Hull; 16 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, February 23, 2000
Isaac Beasley Jr.
Isaac Beasley Jr., 53, of Danielsville, died Sunday, February
13, 2000.
A native of Clarke County, Mr. Beasley was a son of Ruth Hancock
Beasley, Danielsville, and the late Isaac Beasley Sr.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served during the Vietnam
War and in Guam. Mr. Beasley was a member of Tabor's Chapel CME
Church, Danielsville.
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 19, at Tabor's
Chapel CME Church with the Revs. Morris L. Colving Sr. and Franklin
Winters officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Janie
Carithers Beasley, Comer.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tabor's Chapel CME
Church Steward and Stewardess Building, c/o Ruth Beasley, P.O.
Box 512, Danielsville, GA.
Hurley Funeral Home, Athens, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, February 23, 2000
Earl L. Harrison
Earl L. Harrison, 69, of Crystal River, Fla., died Thursday,
February 10, 2000.
A native of Dayton, Ohio, Mr. Harrison was a son of the late
Thomas and Minnie Hurst Harrison.
He was retired from Reliance Electric, Athens.
Funeral services were held at the First Christian Church of Chassahowitzka.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Booth Andrews Harrison;
three daughters, Cathy Pennington, Dayton, Ohio, Polly McDaniel,
Asheville, N.C., and Julie Saunders, Charlotte, N.C.; two sons,
Earl Thomas "Tommy" Harrison, Homosassa, Fla., and
Eric L. Harrison, Danielsville; one step-daughter, Barbie Fortson;
three step-sons, Scott Andrews, Todd Andrews and Tony Andrews,
all of Danielsville; one sister, Thelma Kidwell, Cleveland, Ohio;
one brother, Thomas "Junior" Harrison, Centerville,
Ohio; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, Fla., was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, February 23, 2000
Hilda H. Colley
Mrs. Hilda Huff Colley, 68, of Farmington, died Wednesday, February
16, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Colley was a native and lifelong resident of Oconee County.
She was a daughter of the late Lee H. and Ruth Christian Huff,
Farmington.
Mrs. Colley and her husband, Charlie Colley, owned and operated
C.T. Colley Upholstery Shop for over 25 years. She had also worked
for Morgan Sportswear, Madison, and for the Board of Education
of Oconee County at a bus driver. Mrs. Colley was a member of
Freeman Creek Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Franklin Huff.
Funeral services were held Friday, February 18, in the chapel
of Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, with the Revs. Hoyt Johnson
and Mike Mins officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Mrs. Colley's nephews served as pallbearers.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, include daughter and son-in-law,
Cindy and Keith Savage, Farmington; three sisters, Alice Pritchett,
Farmington, Louvie Ruark, Bostwick, and Glenda Gabriel, Winterville;
four brothers, Edd Huff, Gene Huff and Joe Huff, all of Farmington,
and Vick Huff, Hull; two grandchildren, Eric Savage and C.J.
Savage, both of Farmington; a nephew, Ronnie Giles, Jacksonville,
Fla.; and a number of nieces and other nephews.
Bridges Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, February 23, 2000
Annie R. Phillips
Mrs. Annie Ree Hart Phillips, of Royston, died Wednesday, February
16, 2000.
A native of Hart County, Mrs. Phillips was a daughter of the
late Jack and Katie Belle Haley Hart.
She was a homemaker and a member of Peniel Pentecostal Holiness
Church, where she was a member of the adult Sunday School class.
Mrs. Phillips also served as church secretary for years.
Funeral services were held Friday, February 18, at Peniel Pentecostal
Holiness Church with the Revs. Gary Osteen, John Ingham and Bert
Synan officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Bob Boswell,
Alfred Kellum, Wayne Moon, Travis Allen, James Fowler and Russell
Phillips served as pallbearers.
Survivors include her husband, Donald H. Phillips; six daughters,
Emily Thomas, Brenda Bryant and Angie Pearson, all of Royston,
Janet Williams, Danielsville, Peggy Thompson, Athens, and Donna
Martin, Toccoa; one son, Dennis L. Phillips, Royston; five sisters,
Mamie Lee Beard and Georgie Gibby, both of Royston, Bobbie Sue
Boleman, Danielsville, Sara Nell Voyles, Carnesville, and Judy
Pace, Nicholson; five brothers, James Hart, Commerce, Jerry Hart,
Danielsville, Perry Hart, Canon, Barney Hart, Hartwell, and Jackie
Hart, Comer; 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church
Family Life Center, 2975 Sandy Cross Road, Royston, GA 30662.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, February 23, 2000
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