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MRS. TANNER
Talmo First Baptist Church member
TALMO - Mrs. Mary S. Tanner, 68, died Friday, March 24, 2000.
Mrs. Tanner was born in Jackson County, a daughter of the late
Ernest and Ruby Culpepper Sorrells.
She was retired from Wayne Farms, Pendergrass, and was a member
of the First Baptist Church of Talmo. Mrs. Tanner was preceded
in death by her husband, Henry Alton Tanner, a brother, Paul
Sorrells, and a sister, Bobbie Nunnally.
Funeral services were held Sunday, March 26, at the First Baptist
Church of Talmo with the Revs. Paul Wade and Jeff Burt officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Stewart and Beverly
Tanner, Gainesville; one sister, Helen Rylee, Gillsville; one
brother, Donald Sorrells, Talmo; sister-in-law, Lucinda Sorrells,
Commerce; one granddaughter, Autumn Tanner, Gainesville; special
nephew and niece, Robert and Kim Holcombe; and a number of other
nephews and nieces.
Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, March 29, 2000
MRS. SHUPE
Retired schoolteacher
COMMERCE - Mrs. Ruth Moss Shupe, 92, died Saturday, March 25,
2000, at Alzheimer's Care of Commerce.
Mrs. Shupe was born September 27, 1907, in Jackson County. She
was a daughter of the late William Turner and Edna Cordelia Gillespie
Moss.
Mrs. Shupe was a retired schoolteacher and was a member of Mount
Olive Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Lewis Shupe.
Funeral services were held Monday, March 27, at Mount Olive Baptist
Church with the Revs. Carlton Peters and Brad Wilson officiating.
Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Survivors include her sister-in-law, Mary Lou Hardy, Commerce;
four nieces, Sandra Purdom, Decatur, Lynn Bernier, Pelham, Carolyn
Goddard, Maysville, and Virginia Beadle, Lake Wells, Fla.; and
three nephews, Paul Garrison and Steve Garrison, both of Commerce,
and Jim Moss, Danielsville.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, March 29, 2000
MRS. FLEEMAN
Retired seamstress
WINDER - Mrs. Nelle Patrick Fleeman, 82, died Thursday, March
23, 2000.
A native and lifelong resident of Barrow County, Mrs. Fleeman
was a daughter of the late Miles and Ara House Patrick.
She was a retired seamstress, with 36 years of service at Empire
Manufacturing Company, Winder. Mrs. Fleeman was a member of Rockwell
Universalist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, B.F. Fleeman, in 1983.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 25, in the chapel
of Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with John Mobley and the Rev.
Kenneth Brewer officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Ann Wages, Auburn; one son, Tom
Fleeman, Braselton; two sisters, Lucille McDonald, Gainesville,
and Peggy Harrell, Athens; one brother, Clyde "Cope"
Patrick, Winder; two granddaughters, Tracy Shubert and Sheri
Griggs, both of Auburn; one grandson, Kirk Fleeman, Winston-Salem,
N.C.; six great-grandchildren; a special friend, Mattie Lovin,
Winder; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, March 29, 2000
MRS. TULLIS
Retired seamstress
AUBURN - Mrs. Edna Snellings Tullis, 81, died Saturday, March
25, 2000.
Mrs. Tullis was born in Walton County, a daughter of the late
Obe and Elizabeth Thompson Snellings.
She had resided in Barrow County for most of her life and was
a retired seamstress with R & R Manufacturing Company, Auburn.
Mrs. Tullis was a member of Bethabra Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Monday, March 27, in the chapel of
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Terry Hawkins officiating.
Burial was in the Bethabra Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Lamar Tullis; three daughters,
Edith Culpepper, Jefferson, Lanelle Paul, Jonesboro, and Pat
Fox, Kennesaw; one son, James Tullis, Stockbridge; one sister,
Mildred Blackwell, Auburn; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, March 29, 2000
MR. BRAY
Commerce native
CLEMSON, S.C. - Dillard W. "Sarge" Bray Sr., 73, died
Monday, March 27, 2000, at his residence.
A native of Commerce, Mr. Bray was a son of the late James W.
and Lula Hester Bray.
He was a retired Army staff sergeant, having served during World
War II and the Korean Conflict. Mr. Bray was the owner and operator
of Clemson Outboard, was past post commander of the VFW Post
in Seneca, S.C., and attended Mt. Zion United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Justin Bray.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 29, in the chapel
of Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, S.C.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes Morgan Bray; two sons, Dillard
W. Bray Jr., Mauldin, S.C., and Randy L. Bray, Easley, S.C.;
two daughters, Beverly Lois Kelly, Greenville, S.C., and Cathy
Sue Atkins, Georgetown, S.C.; one sister, Helen Kempton, Forest
Park; grandchildren, Michelle Kelly, Chad and Jennifer Bray and
Maggie and Jackson Atkins; and one great-grandchild, Jordan Wootten.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Zion United
Methodist Church, P.O. Box 186, Central, S.C. 29630.
The Jackson Herald, March 29, 2000
MRS. SCHARNIKOW
Mother of four
MAYSVILLE - Mrs. Glinda Sue Shelton Scharnikow, 56, died Monday,
March 27, 2000, at Cobb Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Scharnikow was born April 12, 1943, in Carroll County. She
was a daughter of the late Shuford and Estoria Tomlin Shelton.
Mrs. Scharnikow was employed with Crane Amusements Company.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 29, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Swayne Cochran
officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church cemetery,
Dallas.
Survivors include one son, James T. Farr, Lawrenceville; three
daughters, Richelle Caylor, Austell, Felica Farr, Maysville,
and Deanne Jones, Mableton; two brothers, Harold Shelton and
Thomas L. Shelton, both of Mableton; two sisters, Jackie Brackett,
Dallas, and Earnesteen Hand, Mableton; eight grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, March 29, 2000
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MR. GRAVITT
Jackson County native
COLBERT - Guy Leon Gravitt, 50, died Friday, March 24, 2000.
Mr. Gravitt was born in Jackson County, a son of the late John
Henry and Bertie Wood Gravitt.
He was a retired security guard with Georgia Security and was
of the Baptist denomination.
Graveside services were held Tuesday, March 28, in Bethabara
Cemetery, Monroe, with the Rev. Jack Lindsey officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Kittle Gravitt; and two sisters,
Shirley Kerr, Colbert, and Peggy Bryant, Statham.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, March 29, 2000
MR. BELL
Clarke County native
ATHENS - Fred R. Bell, 47, died Sunday, March 26, 2000.
A native of Clarke County, Mr. Bell was a son of Lou Nell Whitehead
Bell, Athens, and the late William Thomas Bell.
He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was employed as an industrial
supply salesman. Mr. Bell was a member of Galilee Christian Church,
Jefferson, and the Mt. Vernon Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at
Galilee Christian Church with Minister Tom Plank officiating.
The body will lie in state one hour prior to services. Burial
will be in the church cemetery. Terry Dotson, Mitchell Black,
Chuck Gay, Roy Wood, Russ Scritchfield and Edd Iler will serve
as pallbearers.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Kay Fulcher
Bell, Athens; daughter and son-in-law, Crisy and Bradley Holder,
Athens; and one granddaughter, Allie Holder, Athens.
Memorials may be made to the Loren Smith Cancer Care Center,
Athens Regional Medical Center, 1199 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA
30606.
The family was to have received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
at Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens.
Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, March 29, 2000
MRS. JENKINS
Housewife
WINDER - Mrs. W.R. (Minnie Lou) Jenkins, 89, died Thursday, March
23, 2000.
Mrs. Jenkins was born in Madison County, a daughter of the late
Milton and Mary Jones Ashe.
She had resided in Barrow County since 1984. Mrs. Jenkins was
a housewife and a member of Carl Baptist Church. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Walt Jenkins.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 25, in the chapel
of Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Mike Sullivan officiating.
Burial was in Carl Cemetery.
Survivors include four daughters, Dorothy Connally, Decatur,
Janet Joyal-Standley, Lawrenceville, Patricia Eason, Monroe,
and Randy Reynolds, Lilburn; 11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren
and four great-great-grandchildren.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, March 29, 2000
MR. ARMSTRONG
Educator
ATHENS - Lovejoy Armstrong Jr., 45, died Sunday, March 26, 2000.
Mr. Armstrong was a son of the late Lovejoy Sr. and Ruby Bell
Armstrong.
He was an educator in the public school system.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30,
at Ebenezer Baptist Church, West, with Dr. Winfred M. Hope officiating.
The body will be placed in the church at 12:30 p.m. Burial will
be in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by one son, Calvin Armstrong, Atlanta;
and one sister, Wanda Gresham, Jefferson.
Mack and Payne Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, March 29, 2000
BANKS
Jefferson High
school student
JEFFERSON - Demarion Samone "Mookey" Banks, 16, died
Wednesday, March 22, 2000, at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Banks was born in August of 1983, a son of Maleser Banks
and Jeffery Andrea Pope, both of Jefferson.
He was a ninth grade student at Jefferson High School and was
a member of St. Paul First Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 25, at St. Paul First
Baptist Church with the Revs. Marvin Simmons, R.E. Cooper, Ken
Sims and J.T. Hughey officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Antonio Nicely, Hendric Nicely, LaBache Gill, Alvin Martin, Fredrick
Usher and John Calloway served as pallbearers. Flower attendants
were Erika Mackey, Carita Baily, Jessica Tate, Vernice Appling,
Yolanda Usher, Caquea Sewell, Kenyatta Beasley, Cierra Watson
and Chimere Usher.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include two brothers,
Tarren Butler and Karman Banks, both of Jefferson; grandmothers,
Rosa Banks and Katherine Green; great-grandmother, Mrs. Lucy
Johnson; one niece, Daja Gresham; and uncles, aunts, cousins
and friends.
Forestglen Mortuary, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, March 29, 2000
Ollie L. Cain
Ollie Lee Cain, 89, of Savannah, died Saturday, January 2, 2000,
at his residence.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Cain had lived in Savannah from
1948 until 1968, when he moved to Atlanta. He returned to Savannah
11 years ago.
Mr. Cain was former owner of Cain Trucking Company and retired
from Superior Trucking Company. He was a member of Silk Hope
Baptist Church, Savannah.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 4, in Hodgson Memorial
Chapel of Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home. Burial was in Hillcrest
Abbey West.
Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Ruth Jones Cain; daughter
and son-in-law, Becky C. Helmly and Keevil Helmly Jr., Savannah;
sons and daughters-in-law, James W. and Kay Cain, San Antonio,
and Ollie L. and Beth Cain, Roswell; two sisters, Mary Brewer,
Homer, and Donnie Mae Wilson, Athens; four grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren and several and nieces and nephews.
Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 29, 2000
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