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Wiley E. Simmons
Wiley Ed Simmons, 71, of Danielsville, died Tuesday, July 4,
2000.
A native and lifelong resident of Madison County, Mr. Simmons
was a son of the late Hollis Eugene and Lucy Dean Simmons.
He was owner and operator of W.E. Simmons Contractors since 1965.
Funeral services were held Thursday, July 6, at Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home, Madison Chapel, with the Rev. Calvin Coile officiating.
Burial was in Danielsville Memorial Gardens. Tyler Hollis Simmons,
Maurice Allen Burdette, Nathan Adam Simmons, Tracy Harris, Keith
Lord and Wayne Pittard served as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers
were employees of W.E. Simmons Contractors.
Mr. Simmons is survived by his wife, Bessie Simmons; one daughter,
Patricia Burdette, Elberton; two sons, Paul E. Simmons and Donald
W. Simmons, both of Danielsville; four sisters, Willie Lee Nichols,
Hull, JoAnne Burgess, Birmingham, Mary Dilbeck, Roswell, and
Martha Bolding, Gainesville; one brother, John M. Simmons, Colbert;
six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society, 1060 Gaines School Road, Suite B-2, Athens, GA 30605.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Madison Chapel, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 12, 2000
Weyman B. Couch Sr.
Weyman Barto Couch Sr., 67, of Hull, died Tuesday, July 4, 2000.
A native and lifelong resident of the Athens area, Mr. Couch
was a son of the late Jerome and Dora Lee Huff Couch.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Compass Community
Church.
Funeral services were held Thursday, July 6, at Compass Community
Church with the Rev. Jim Carpenter officiating. Entombment was
in Evergreen Memorial Park. Darren Dudley, Bootsie Glenn, Scott
Hughes, Felton Mobley, Melvin Moon and Max Sanders served as
pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Billy Couch, Dean Couch
and Harry Couch.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Ann Couch; daughters and
sons-in-law, Carol Renee and George Bonner, Commerce, Paula Ann
and Rick Stuchell, Colbert, and Heather Christian and Ken Carr,
Hull; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey Jerome and Liz Couch,
Colbert, Weyman Scott and Wendy Couch, Monroe, and Weyman Barto
Jr. and Kendra Couch, Auburn; one sister, Jannie Stonecypher,
Hull; 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 12, 2000
Aldine R. Graham
Mrs. Aldine Rice Graham, 95, of Warner Robins, died Saturday,
July 8, 2000.
Mrs. Graham was born in Franklin County, a daughter of the late
James and Callie Hooper Rice.
She had worked as an office nurse for Gholston-Burroughs Bond
and served as deputy probate judge for Madison County. Mrs. Graham
was a member of Danielsville United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Colley Graham.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 11, in the chapel of
Brown's Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Rev. Gerald Varner
officiating. Burial was in the Danielsville Cemetery. Terry Culberson,
Steven Henley, Terry Floyd, Pat Graham and Larry Cooper served
as pallbearers.
Mrs. Graham is survived by one daughter, Marion Henley, Warner
Robins; one son, LeRoy Graham, Lilburn; one grandchild, one great-grandchild
and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian
Church of Warner Robins, 1139 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, GA
31093, or to the Hospice of Houston County, 2066 Watson Blvd.,
Warner Robins, GA 31093.
Brown's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 12, 2000
Frank C. Kittle
Frank C. Kittle, 88, of Athens, died Wednesday, July 5, 2000,
at Flowery Branch Health and Rehab Nursing Home.
Mr. Kittle was born May 11, 1912, in Jackson County. He was a
son of the late Neal and Fannie Moore Kittle.
Mr. Kittle was retired from the University of Georgia and was
a member of Crooked Creek Baptist Church, Athens.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Amanda Stringer Kittle.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 8, at Crooked Creek
Baptist Church with the Revs. Tom Miles and Bill Carpenter officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Kittle is survived by two daughters, Mattie Ruth Kittle and
Martha Frances Puckett, both of Athens; one son, John F. "Buster"
Kittle, Athens; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 12, 2000
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Geraldine R. Graham
Mrs. Geraldine Rebecca Graham, 58, of Commerce, died Monday,
July 10, 2000.
A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Graham was a daughter of Clyde
McRee, Commerce, and the late James W. McRee.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Casper Graham.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 12, in the chapel
of Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, with the Revs. Richard Gasser
and Jeremy Baseman officiating. Burial was in Boggs Chapel Cemetery.
Dale Wood, Donald Wood, Ted Holladay, Danny Hagg, Oliver Walters
and Mike Carson served as pallbearers.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include two daughters,
Lisa McRudy, Danielsville, and Tracey Graham, Commerce; one sister,
Montine Hunter, Danielsville; one brother, Calvin McRee, Danielsville;
four grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Bridges Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 12, 2000
Lerlin I. Sartain
Mrs. Lerlin Inez Carey Sartain, 83, of Danielsville, died Tuesday,
July 11, 2000, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Sartain was born November 15, 1916, in Madison County. She
was a daughter of the late E.P. Carey and Molly Sexton Carey.
Mrs. Sartain was a homemaker and a member of Jones Chapel United
Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Sartain, three
brothers, Cleo, Chester and Coy Carey, and three sisters, Trella
Harper, Effie Miller and Bertie Bragg.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 13, at
Jones Chapel United Methodist Church with the Revs. Martin T.
Coile and Ted Kelley and Marvin Coffee officiating. The body
will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m.
Burial will be in the church cemetery. Todd Sartain, John Sartain,
Chris Parham, Brian Gibson, T.J. Berryman and Gary Fowler will
serve as pallbearers.
Mrs. Sartain is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Waymon
and Mary Sue Sartain, Hartwell, Glenn and Shelby Sartain, Danielsville,
and Mitchell and Malinda Sartain, Colbert; one brother, Benson
Carey, Oakboro, N.C.; four grandchildren, Glenda Gibson, Hartwell,
Molly Parham, Royston, and Todd and John Sartain, both of Colbert;
and four great-grandchildren.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Jones
Chapel United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1052,
Danielsville, GA 30633.
The family was to have received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
at Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston.
Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 12, 2000
Shelby J. Brown
Mrs. Shelby Jean Sexton Brown, 60, of Royston, died Tuesday,
July 11, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Brown was born January 13, 1940, in Madison County. She
was a daughter of the late Loyd and Ruby Ward Sexton.
Mrs. Brown was a kindergarten paraprofessional at Royston Elementary
School and was a member of Vanna United Methodist Church.
She was involved in many activities at Vanna UMC, including serving
as treasurer of the U.M.W. and Memorial Fund. She was also a
member of the Adult II Sunday School Class.
Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by two sisters, Myrtice Lou
Ingram and Geraldine McElreath.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at
Vanna United Methodist Church with the Revs. Sharon Waters and
Tim Peek officiating. The body will be placed in the church at
3:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Brown is survived by her husband, Bobby L. Brown; one son,
Lee Brown, Royston; one daughter, Deborah Smith, Simpsonville,
S.C.; two brothers, Ralph Sexton and Leon Sexton, both of Danielsville;
and five grandchildren.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Vanna
United Methodist Church Memorial Fund in memory of Shelby Brown,
c/o Mrs. Jane Slaton, 2921 Hwy. 17, Canon, GA 30520.
The family was to have received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
at Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston.
Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 12, 2000
Steve Morgan
Steve "Bubba" Morgan, 20, of Athens, died Wednesday,
July 5, 2000, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Morgan was born August 14, 1979, in Athens. He was a son
of Barbara Jean Morgan, Athens, and Steve Franklin Morgan, Covington.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 8, at Little Country
Church with the Revs. Charles Elrod, Joel Shadburn and Jack Pope
officiating. Burial was in the Nicholson Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his step-mother,
Teresa Morgan, Covington; two brothers, Darrell Travis Cobb,
Wartburg, Tenn., and Steven Lee Morgan, Covington; three sisters,
Tabitha Hogan and Mary Louann Morgan, both of Covington, and
Sabrina Ruth Morgan, Nicholson; maternal grandmother, Ruth Slater,
Athens; paternal grandparents, D.J. and Gladys Morgan, Athens;
and step-grandparents, Ted and Linda Cobb, Wartburg, Tenn.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 12, 2000
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