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MR. HOLT
Father of eight
HOMER - Jimmy Cermack Holt, 66, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, at
his residence.
A memorial service was held Wednesday, July 5, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Donald Wilson officiating.
Mr. Holt is survived by his wife, Patricia A. Holt; five sons,
Bobby Holt, John Holt and Roy Holt, all of North Carolina, and
Greg Weldon and Brad Weldon, both of Homer; three daughters,
Lynn Herbert, Nicholson, Beth Wallace, Homer, and Dottie Presley,
North Carolina; two brothers, Ray Holt and Wilford Holt, both
of North Carolina; two sisters, Grace Graham and Nora Turner,
both of North Carolina; 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MRS. HELTON
Retired seamstress
WINDER - Mrs. Odell Helton, 88, died Thursday, June 29, 2000.
Born in Clarke County, Mrs. Helton was a daughter of the late
Ross and Pearlie Brock Austin.
She was a retired seamstress and was a member of Carter Hill
Christian Church.
Mrs. Helton was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Helton.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 1, in the chapel of
Carter Funeral Home, Winder. Burial was in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Gayle and Wayne Glass,
both of Winder; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Kristi and
Todd Hamilton, Winder; and great-granddaughter, Kallie Hamilton,
Winder.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MRS. THOMPSON
Retired supervisor
ATHENS - Mrs. A. Lois Seay Thompson, 82, died Thursday, June
29, 2000.
A native of Banks County and a long time resident of Athens,
Mrs. Thompson was a daughter of the late Harwell and Bessie Johnson
Seay.
She was a retired supervisor with Thomas Textile and was a member
of the 60 and More Club at Chapelwood Methodist Church. Mrs.
Thompson was also a member of East Athens Baptist Church, where
she was very active in the Senior Citizens Group and the Bykota
Sunday School Class.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Lonnie Thompson.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 1, at East Athens Baptist
Church with the Revs. Don Leaptrott and David Shelley officiating.
Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors include one daughter, Patsy Sailors, Athens; son and
daughter-in-law, Edward "Ed" and Shirley Thompson,
Jefferson; one sister, Annie Ruth Sims, Colbert; grandchildren
and spouses, Alan and Diane Thompson, Michael and Angie Thompson,
David and Katie Sailors, Rhonda and Kent Kilpatrick, Philip and
L'Resu Thompson and Vicky and Keith Treadway; and 14 great-grandchildren,
Matt, Morgan, Kelly, Kory and Kevin Kilpatrick, Josh, Blake and
Kelsey Sailors, Hannah and Jake Treadway, Bryan and Andrew Thompson
and Chandler and Gage Thompson.
Memorials may be made to East Athens Baptist church, 4325 Lexington
Road, Athens, GA 30605.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MRS. VAUGHN
Commerce UMC
member
FLORENCE, KY. - Mrs. Morel Vaughn, 75, died Thursday, June 29,
2000, at Florence Park Care Center.
A native of Tennessee City, Tenn., Mrs. Vaughn was a daughter
of the late Joseph Carroll and Lina Baker Johnson.
She attended Morehead State University and received a BA degree
from the University of Kentucky. Mrs. Vaughn was a homemaker
and later an elementary school teacher, teaching both in Kentucky
and Georgia schools. She was a member of the local Homemaker
Clubs in the towns in which she lived, the Ladies Missionary
Prayer Circle and the Commerce 60 Plus Club. Mrs. Vaughn was
also most recently a member of the First United Methodist Church
of Commerce.
She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Harold D.
Vaughn, in 1992, who pastored Methodist churches in Bethany,
Martinez, Summerville, Tignall, Moreland, Gainesville and Carnesville.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Maurine Miller.
Graveside services were held Monday, July 3, in Elizabethtown
City Cemetery, Ky., with Dr. John C. Vaughn officiating.
Survivors include two sons, Harold LaRue Vaughn, Walton, Ky.,
and Dr. John Carroll Vaughn, Greenville, S.C.; one daughter,
Nancy Kaye Whitaker, Woodbridge, Va.; one brother, Viston Johnson,
Dickson, Tenn.; sister-in-law, Lila Vaughn, Elizabethtown, Ky.;
nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Brown Funeral Home, Elizabethtown, Ky., was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MR. TUCK
Providence Christian Academy graduate
HOSCHTON - Kris Tuck, 22, formerly of Norcross, died Saturday,
July 1, 2000, in Johannesburg, South Africa, following injuries
sustained in a bus accident.
Born in Lawrenceville, Mr. Tuck was a son of Michael and Elaine
Tuck, Hoschton.
A graduate of Providence Christian Academy, Lilburn, and a third-year
student at Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville,
Mr. Tuck had traveled to Johannesburg this summer to work with
Campus Outreach at Rand Afrikaans University.
With his passion for living life and knowing God, he chose to
spend the past three summers sharing his faith in Christ with
other college students.
"He felt that it was his call to tell the world about what
God had done for him," said his father. "His goal was
to help people and change the harshness and problems and make
each other love one another."
Mr. Tuck had played pitcher and shortstop for Providence Christian
Academy's baseball team and held a black belt in karate.
At Georgia College, he was majoring in mass communication and
was the vice president of his fraternity, Kappa Alpha.
Recently, Mr. Tuck had considered changing his major to something
more ministry-related.
"His mission in going to South Africa was to find his mission
in life and to win souls to Christ," said his mother.
"More than anything, you knew that he really cared,"
said Josh Romine, who directed the Campus Outreach at Georgia
College. "The students saw him as someone who knew where
he was going."
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 8,
at Rehoboth Baptist Church with the Rev. Barry St. Clair officiating.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Tucker.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include sister and brother-in-law,
Angela and Charles Beck, Dawsonville; brother and sister-in-law,
Kevin and Louise Cook, Cumming; brother, Kenneth Cook, Norcross;
and grandparents, John and Margret Ragin, Decatur, and Mildred
J. Tuck, Greer, S.C.
Contributions may be made in his memory to Providence Christian
Academy, c/o Priss Dewitt, 4575 Lawrenceville Highway, Lilburn,
GA 30047, or to Perimeter Church Campus Outreach, 9500 Medlock
Bridge Road, Duluth, GA 30097.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday in the
Lilburn/Tucker Chapel of Bill Head Funeral Home.
Bill Head Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MRS. HUNTER
Homemaker
JEFFERSON - Mrs. Lillie Mae Hunter, 76, died Saturday, July 1,
2000.
Mrs. Hunter was born in 1923, a daughter of the late Hershel
Jackson and Jessie Mae Jackson.
She was a homemaker and a lifetime member of Sardis Presbyterian
Church. Mrs. Hunter was instrumental in getting property secured
at the present site of Sardis Presbyterian Church and was the
first woman to serve on the Board of Trustees. She served as
treasurer of the Sardis Women and as president of the Senior
Choir.
She attended Sunday School and worship regularly and proudly
did volunteer work at the Sardis Food Bank, family members stated.
Mrs. Hunter was educated in the public schools of Jackson County
and had been employed in the school system at Bryan High School
and Jefferson Elementary School, with 25 years of service. She
was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Deacon Lamar
Hunter.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 4, at Sardis Presbyterian
Church, Jefferson, with the Rev. R.E. Cooper officiating. Burial
was in the Fairfield Baptist Church cemetery, Statham.
Mrs. Hunter is survived by son and daughter-in-law, William H.
Sr. and Gwen Hunter, Peachtree City; one sister, Lucille Jackson,
Jefferson; two grandchildren, Kimberly Jatawn Hunter and William
Hunter Jr., both of Peachtree City; three nieces, Joyce Jackson
Hill, Ann Burley and Bessie Smith; and a host of great-nieces
and nephews and other relatives and friends.
Mack and Payne Funeral Home, Athens, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
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MRS. INGRAM
Homemaker
JEFFERSON - Mrs. Azalee Redd Ingram, 89, died Wednesday, June
28, 2000, at BJC Nursing Home following an extended illness.
Mrs. Ingram was born in Banks County, a daughter of the late
Charlie Redd and Leah O'Donnell Redd.
She was a homemaker and a member of Bethany United Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Ingram was preceded in death by her husband, Emory Ingram
Sr.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 30, in the chapel of
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Rev. Hulon Hill officiating.
Burial was in the Bethany United Methodist Church cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Emory Ingram Jr., Jefferson; one daughter,
Judy Arnold, Jefferson; four sisters, Mozelle Ayers and Nola
Hulme, both of Jefferson, Julia Lentz, Commerce, and Joanne Bradbury,
Hoschton; two brothers, Ellis Redd, Jefferson, and Charles Redd,
Ellijay; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Evans Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MRS. THOMAS
Retired L.P.N.
BRASELTON - Mrs. Betty Genene W. Thomas, 62, died Thursday, June
29, 2000.
Born in Jackson County, Mrs. Thomas was a daughter of the late
Hoyt C. and Thelma Manus Wood.
A former resident of Winder, she had resided in Jackson County
for the past five years. Mrs. Thomas was a retired L.P.N. and
was a member of New Liberty United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by a brother, H. Donald Wood.
Funeral services were held Sunday, July 2, in the chapel of Carter
Funeral Home, Winder, with the Revs. Jaj Jones and Ronald Hewatt
officiating. Burial was in the New Liberty United Methodist Church
cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Gerald Thomas; two daughters,
Diana McNulty, Seminole, Fla., and Cindy Thomas George, Blue
Ridge; three sons, Daniel Thomas, Winder, Dennis Thomas, Treasure
Island, Fla., and Bucky Thomas, Braselton; one sister, Bell Gilliland,
Winder; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the New Liberty
United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 95, Braselton,
GA 30517.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MR. LACEY
Farmer
MAYSVILLE - Carl Alton Lacey, 75, died Tuesday, June 27, 2000,
at Athens Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mr. Lacey was born December 15, 1924, in Commerce. He was a son
of the late Odis Lacey and Sally Slaton Lacey.
Mr. Lacey was a farmer.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 29, at Solid Rock Baptist
Church with the Revs. Swayne Carlan and Tommy Seay officiating.
Burial was in the Harmony Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy E. Lacey; son and daughter-in-law,
Ricky Carl and Melissa Ann Lacey, Maysville; one step-daughter,
Jan Hill, Homer; two brothers, Royal Lacey and the Rev. R.M.
Lacey, both of Commerce; one sister, Margie Ann Kinsey, Gainesville;
four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MRS. WRIGHT
Pond Fork Baptist Church member
JEFFERSON - Mrs. Martha Mae Merck Wright, 55, died Monday, July
3, 2000, at her residence following an extended illness.
Born in Hall County, Mrs. Wright was a daughter of the late Joseph
Hoyt Merck and Bertha Mary Bell Merck.
She was a homemaker and beautician and a member of Pond Fork
Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at
Pond Fork Baptist Church with the Revs. Johnny Knight, Marion
Prather and Rex Long officiating. Burial will be in the Center
Grove Baptist Church cemetery. Mrs. Wright's brothers and nephews
will serve as pallbearers.
Survivors include her husband, Wayne Wright; two sons, Tresler
Wright, Jefferson, and Teharon Wright, Gillsville; two daughters,
Terena Huffman and Trilla Wright, both of Jefferson; one sister,
Mildred (Mick) Poole, Gillsville; seven brothers, the Rev. Richard
Merck, Larry Merck, Jim Merck and Joe Merck, all of Gillsville,
the Rev. Doug Merck, Cleveland, Johnny Merck, Eatonton, and Vernon
Merck, Rome; and one granddaughter.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MRS. DAVID
Madison County native
NICHOLSON - Mrs. Gladys David, 91, died Saturday, July 1, 2000,
at BJC Medical Center, Commerce.
Mrs. David was born February 9, 1909, in Madison County. She
was a daughter of the late William Jackson and Sally Jane Matthews
Burroughs.
Mrs. David was retired from Colonial Poultry and was a member
of Nicholson Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Kinchen Emory David.
Graveside services were held Tuesday, July 4, in the Nicholson
Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Stowers officiating.
Mrs. David is survived by one son, Robert E. David, Nicholson;
one daughter, Mary Jane Hilley, Nicholson; and three grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MR. STEVENS
Flat Creek Baptist Church member
WINDER - Al Stevens, 31, died Friday, June 30, 2000.
Born in Fulton County, Mr. Stevens was a son of Dozier Stevens
and Maria Reese.
He was employed with Plymart of Winder and was a member of Flat
Creek Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 3, in the chapel of Wise-Connolly
Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Willie Frank Pattman officiating.
Burial was in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Vickie
Hammonds Stevens; three daughters, Chastaney Stevens, Ashely
Warren and Brittney Warren, all of Winder; step-mother, Mary
Stevens; step-father, Clarence Reese; one brother, Ryan Stevens,
Jefferson; and several cousins.
Wise-Connolly Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MRS. BAERNE
Attica Baptist member
ATHENS - Mrs. Mildred Wheless Baerne, 85, died Friday, June 30,
2000, at Crystle Springs Nursing Home, Commerce, following an
extended illness.
Born in Clarke County, Mrs. Baerne was a daughter of the late
Howard Wheless and Hester Lester Wheless.
She was a homemaker and a member of Attica Baptist Church.
Mrs. Baerne was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Baerne.
Funeral services were held Sunday, July 2, at Redstone Methodist
Church with the Rev. Doug Conwell officiating. Burial was in
the church cemetery. Russell Tiller, Michael Tiller, Ryan Baerne,
Chris Motes, Tom Wilson and Doug Moore served as pallbearers.
Survivors include two sons, Roy Baerne, Nicholson, and Jack Baerne,
Athens; two daughters, Freda Tiller and Annie Jo Motes, both
of Athens; two sisters, Polly Epps and Clyde Parham, both of
Athens; one brother, James Wheless, Athens; six grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
MR. HARBIN
U.S. Army veteran
COMMERCE - Hoyt H. Harbin, 81, retired former executive director
of the Jefferson Housing Authority, died Sunday, July 2, 2000,
at his residence.
Born in Gwinnett County, Mr. Harbin was a son of the late Thomas
R. and Nancy Peavy Harbin.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II,
and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Commerce.
Mr. Harbin was a former member of the Commerce Kiwanis and Commerce
Lions clubs and was a charter member of the Commerce Country
Club. He also served as a former Commerce City Councilman.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 5, at the First United
Methodist Church of Commerce with the Revs. Warren Huddleston
and Tom Lewis officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens,
Commerce.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Miller Harbin; sons and
daughters-in-law, Brian and Judy Harbin, Commerce, and Keith
and Shonda Harbin, Hull; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Gary
Butler, Covington; one brother, Dr. Melton Harbin, Lake Junaluska,
N.C.; and one sister, Mary Lou Bauer, Forth Worth, Texas.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 5, 2000
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