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MR. ORR
'92 WHHS graduate
BRASELTON - Jason William Orr, 27, died Friday, August 11, 2000,
at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, following injuries
sustained in an automobile accident.
Mr. Orr was a 1992 graduate of West Hall High School and a graduate
of Lanier Tech in automobile technology. He was member of Blackshear
Place Baptist Church and a member of The Boys Club. Mr. Orr was
named "Boy Scout of the Year" in 1986.
Funeral services were held Monday, August 14, in the chapel of
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, with the Rev. Mike Phillips
officiating. Burial was in Oakwood City Cemetery.
Mr. Orr is survived by his wife, Melissa Orr; one daughter, Andrea
Dawn Orr, Braselton; parents, Jack and Joyce Orr, Oakwood; one
brother, Shane Orr, Gainesville; grandparents, Betty Young, Flowery
Branch, and W.C. and Maudine Orr, Gainesville; aunts, Barbara
Reed and Betty Young, both of Flowery Branch; father and mother-in-law,
Richard and Rhonda Turner Braselton; and other aunts, uncles
and cousins.
Memorial Park Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MR. PEARSON
U.S. Army veteran
ATHENS - Larry Russell Pearson, 49, died Thursday, August 10,
2000.
Born in Clarke County, Mr. Pearson was a son of the late Paul
Dewey and Marguerite Lord Pearson.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and had worked as a commercial insulation
installer. Mr. Pearson was a member of Cornerstone Church of
God and a member of the National Asbestos Workers Union Local
48.
Funeral services were held Sunday, August 13, at Cornerstone
Church of God with the Rev. Robert Shepard officiating. Entombment
was in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Mr. Pearson is survived by his wife, Shirley Moss Pearson; one
daughter, Pam Layne, Athens; two sons, Bill Bradberry, Chesapeake,
Va., and Jeff Bradberry, Atlanta; three sisters, Deloris Cochran,
Nicholson, Patricia Medlin, Danielsville, and Peggy Bray, Jefferson;
one brother, Paul Pearson, Danielsville; and three grandchildren.
Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MRS. LANCASTER
Jackson County native
ATHENS - Mrs. Dora Linda Pinion Lancaster, 85, formerly of Jefferson,
died Saturday, August 12, 2000, at St. Mary's Long Term Care
Facility following an extended illness.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Lancaster was a daughter of
the late George W. and Mary Alice Pinson Pinion.
She was retired from the wholesale drug industry and was a member
of the First Christian Church of Jefferson. Mrs. Lancaster was
preceded in death by her husband, James Lancaster.
Funeral services were held Monday, August 14, in the chapel of
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with Minister Tom Plank officiating.
Burial was in the Galilee Christian Church cemetery.
Mrs. Lancaster is survived by one sister, Frances Whitlock, Jefferson;
and one brother, Charlie Pinion, Jefferson.
Evans Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MRS. WEBB
Commerce First
UMC member
COMMERCE - Mrs. Rosa Lee Edwards Webb, 86, died Monday, August
14, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital, Athens.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Webb was a daughter of the late
Oris and Margia Edwards and the late Lily Carithers Edwards.
She was retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing Company and was
a member of the First United Methodist Church of Commerce. Mrs.
Webb was also a member of the W.M.U., the AARP and the John Dorsey
Sunday School Class.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Perry Echols Webb,
two brothers, Alton Okelley and Dewey Edwards, and a sister,
Flonnie Edwards.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 16, at the First
United Methodist Church of Commerce with the Revs. Warren Huddleston
and Tom Shores officiating. Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery,
Commerce.
Survivors include two daughters, Juanita Brown, Commerce, and
Lillie Hill, Athens; one brother, Leroy Edwards, Athens; two
sisters, Louise Gordon, Maysville, and Cordelia Stephens, Nicholson;
four grandchildren, Dusty Brown, Dalton, Connie Jarvis, Commerce,
Jeff Hill, Bogart, and Linda Miller, Athens; and seven great-grandchildren,
Jenna Jackson, Commerce, Brody Brown and Emily Rose Brown, both
of Dalton, Kristen Miller and Aaron Miller, both of Athens, and
Matthew Hill and Jonathan Hill, both of Bogart.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Commerce First
United Methodist Church Building Fund, 54 Cherry Street, Commerce,
GA 30529.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MRS. STILLE
Homemaker
COMMERCE - Mrs. Carolyn W. Stille, 82, died Tuesday, August 8,
2000.
Mrs. Stille was born in Mitchell County, Pelham, Ga., a daughter
of the late Robert Nathaniel and Jessie Carrie Sizemore West.
She was a homemaker and served as senior citizen chaplain of
Madison County. Mrs. Stille was a member of Ila Baptist Church,
as well as a member of Southern Baptist Churches.
She was a faithful worker for over 65 years, family members said.
She taught Sunday School and Sunbeams for many years and was
a real Christian example, not only in public, but at home as
well. She enjoyed sending cards to those in need and treasured
each and every card that she received.
She now resides happily in Heaven, family added.
Mrs. Stille was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Stille.
Funeral services were held Friday, August 11, at Ila Baptist
Church with the Revs. Mark Anderson and Mark Fite officiating.
Burial was in Ila Cemetery. Webb Gordon, Tim Keefe, David Dees,
Bill Tuner, Jeff Wells and Ken Gordon served as pallbearers.
Tim Gordon served as honorary pallbearer.
Mrs. Stille is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Becky and
Lowell Hawes, Commerce, and Barbara and Bill Jenness, Stuart,
Fla.; one son, Johnny Stille, Loxahatchee, Fla.; two sisters,
Jane Keefe, Ila, and Joyce Wisenbaker, Florida; six grandchildren,
eight great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several
nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Madison County
Senior Center, Attn: Eloise McCurley, P.O. Box 777, Danielsville,
GA 30633.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MRS.
STEPHENSON
West Virginia native
BRASELTON - Mrs. Jammie Marie Hypes Stephenson, 22, died Friday,
August 11, 2000, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville,
following injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Mrs. Stephenson was born in Charleston, W.Va., a daughter of
Lonnie and Marlyn Hypes, Braselton.
She had lived in Hall County for a number of years and was employed
with Makita. She was of the Baptist denomination.
Mrs. Stephenson was preceded in death by a brother, Lonnie Ray
"Bubby" Hypes.
Funeral services were held Monday, August 14, in the chapel of
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, with the Rev. James
Kennedy officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include two sons, Brandon
Stephenson, and Jacob Wright, both of Braselton; one sister,
Jeannie Hypes, Braselton; grandmother, Ilene Hypes, Summersville,
W.Va.; and grandfather, Warder Stout, Webster, W.Va.
Memorial Park Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MRS. BATES
Antioch UMC member
ATHENS - Mrs. Esther Gordon Bates, 68, died Friday, August 11,
2000, at St. Mary's Hospital.
Mrs. Bates was born November 26, 1931, in Worth County. She was
a daughter of the late Hubert and Ladie Brown Gordon.
Mrs. Bates had worked in the cafeteria at Chase Street School,
Athens, and was a member of Antioch United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kelly Barnett.
Funeral services were held Sunday, August 13, at Antioch United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert L. Passmore officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and Kenneth
Barnett, Nicholson, Nancy and Al Owens, Bogart, and Sharon and
Stanley Lewis, Canton; one brother, James Gordon, Commerce; two
sisters, Sue Ryer, Conyers, and Gertrude Wood, Covington; eight
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MR. DAVIDSON
U.S. Army veteran
LITHONIA - Cecil L. Davidson, 68, formerly of Gainesville, died
Monday, August 14, 2000, at Emory University Hospital following
a brief illness.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Davidson was a son of the late
Joeve Osborne Davidson and Leila Boswell Davidson.
He served in the United States Army and retired from Frito Lay,
following many years of service.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 17,
in the chapel of Hillside Funeral Home, Gainesville, with the
Rev. Larry Davidson officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Gardens,
Gainesville.
Mr. Davidson is survived by his wife, Johnnie J. Davidson; son
and daughter-in-law, Todd and Leighette Davidson, McDonough;
sisters and brothers-in-law, Hilda and Earl Tench and Glinda
and George Roshau, all of Gainesville; sisters, Betty Eddins,
Flowery Branch, and Hazel Collins, Oakwood; and two grandsons,
Tyler and Will Davidson, both of McDonough.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Emory University,
Division of Hematology and Oncology, 1365 B, Clifton Road, Atlanta,
GA 30322.
The family was to have received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Hillside Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
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MR. PUCKETT
Providence Church cemetery rites
WINDER - Walter Roy "Mr. Walt" Puckett, 89, died Tuesday,
August 8, 2000.
Mr. Puckett was born in January 1911, a son of Ephraim Anderson
and Azalee Hayes Puckett.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lizzy Mae Cheatham Puckett,
and a son, Roy Puckett.
Funeral services were held Thursday, August 10, in the chapel
of Smith Funeral Home, Winder. Burial was in the Providence Church
cemetery, Statham.
Mr. Puckett is survived by two sons, Jimmy Puckett, Statham,
and Alan Puckett, Bogart; five daughters, Sue Bradshaw, Bogart,
Inez Kennedy, Winder, Jeanette Kennedy, Ila, Betty Ann Jones,
Crawford, and Shirley Dalton, Athens; four sisters, Dorothy Busbin
and Maggie Puckett, both of Athens, Anne Lord, Center, Rose Mary
Harrison, Decatur; four brothers, Sim Puckett, Winder, and Carroll
Puckett, Milton Puckett and Billy Puckett, all of Athens; and
a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MRS. EMMETT
Homemaker
WINDER - Mrs. Myrtice Emmett, 88, died Wednesday, August 9, 2000.
Mrs. Emmett was born in Jackson County, a daughter of the late
Melvin and Vera Hayes Holman.
Mrs. Emmett was a former Braselton resident and had lived in
Barrow County since 1964. She was a homemaker and a member of
the former Bethlehem Methodist Church in Hoschton.
Mrs. Emmett was preceded in death by her husband, T.C. Emmett,
a son, James Emmett, and a grandson, Clint Emmett.
Funeral services were held Friday, August 11, in the chapel of
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Kenneth Brewer officiating.
Burial was in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include two daughters, Jeanette Simmons, Tucker, and
Ann Emmett, Winder; one son, Billy Emmett, Winder; seven grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MR. JACKSON
Commerce High
School graduate
LANDIS, N.C. - Kenneth Lewis Jackson, 46, died Sunday, August
6, 2000, at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, N.C.
Mr. Jackson was born July 23, 1954, in Biloxi, Miss. He was a
son of Christine Hardman Jackson, Nicholson, and the late Robert
Lewis Jackson.
Mr. Jackson was a graduate of Commerce High School and was employed
with B and H Steel, Charlotte, N.C. He was a member of the Central
Church of God, Charlotte, N.C.
Services were held Wednesday, August 9, in the chapel of Whitley's
Funeral Home, Kannapolis, N.C., with the Rev. Bruce Rabon officiating.
Graveside services were held Thursday, August 10, in Carolina
Memorial Park, Kannapolis, N.C.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include one son, Robert
Vanus Jackson, Landis, N.C.; one brother, Jimmy Jackson, Gainesville;
and two sisters, Debra Crawford, Murphy, N.C., and Betty Holloway,
Nicholson.
Whitley's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MR. WOOD
U.S. Navy veteran
WINDER - Hoy E. Wood, 87, died Saturday, August 12, 2000.
Mr. Wood was born in Morgan County, a son of the late John R.
and Tallulah House Wood.
He retired from the United States Navy with the rank of lieutenant
commander. Mr. Wood was serving in the Navy at Pearl Harbor when
it was attacked by Japan.
Mr. Wood was retired from the Department of Defense, serving
in the capacity of munitions inspector.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 15, in the chapel
of Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Paul Freeman officiating.
Burial was in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Wood is survived by his wife, Newell Hall Wood; two sons,
Kenny Wood, Hoschton, and Tom Wood, Dacula; one brother, John
G. Wood, Miami, Fla.; and six grandchildren.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MR. LORD
Center Baptist member
NICHOLSON - Roy Lee Lord, 85, died Tuesday, August 15, 2000,
at his residence.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Lord was a son of the late William
and Mattie Vickery Lord. He was retired from Poss Manufacturing
and was a member of Center Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 18, in
the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs.
Hugh Eberhart, Gary Prater and Harold Crawford officiating. Burial
will be in the Center United Methodist Church cemetery.
Mr. Lord is survived by his wife, Thelma Archer Lord; sons and
daughters-in-law, Harold and Shirley Lord, Athens, and Johnny
and Ann Lord, Nicholson; one sister, Doris Archer, Athens; granddaughter
and husband, Lori and John Halley, Nicholson; and one great-grandson,
Jake Halley, Nicholson.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at
the funeral home.
Little-Ward Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MR. ROGERS
Father of countians
CLARKESVILLE - Bobby T. Rogers, 68, died Wednesday, August 9,
2000.
A native of Rabun County, Mr. Rogers was a son of the late Wiley
and Dora Hightower Rogers.
He was preceded in death by a son, Ray Rogers.
Funeral services were held Saturday, August 12, at Whitfield
Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, with the Revs. Bill Trotter
and Kenneth Pilcher officiating. Burial was in the Yonah Memorial
Gardens.
Survivors include two daughters, Rita Sears and Brenda Woodall,
both of Nicholson; two sons, Richard Rogers, California, and
Edward Rogers, Cleveland; three sisters, Carolyn Coalley, Alto,
Josephine Sims, Cornelia, and Gail Kastner, Cleveland; one brother,
Roy Rogers, Paragould, Ark.; and five grandchildren.
Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MR. JONES
Truck driver
BOWMAN - Michael Thomas Jones, 33, died Saturday, August 12,
2000.
A native of Franklin County, Mr. Jones was a son of Jake Ernest
and Etelene Bridges Jones, Bowman.
He was a truck driver and a farmer.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 15, in the chapel
of Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, with the Rev. Carl Herring officiating.
Burial was in the Macedonia Congregational Holiness Church cemetery.
J.B. Howard, David Herring, Donnie Jones, Richard Drake, Victor
Scoggins and Randy Graham served as pallbearers.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Janet
Lynn Brown Jones; one daughter, Jessica Ann Gravitt, Commerce;
one stepson, Joshua Michael Justice, Bowman; and one brother,
James Griffin Jones, Bowman.
Pruitt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MR. WOOD
Brother of countian
GAINESVILLE - Edward Fred Wood, 83, died Friday, August 11, 2000,
at his residence following an extended illness.
Mr. Wood was born in Forsyth County, but had lived most of his
life in Hall County. He served in the United States Army during
World War II and was retired from the City of Atlanta Sanitation
Department. Mr. Wood was of the Baptist denomination.
Graveside services were held Saturday, August 12, in the Mulberry
Baptist Cemetery with the Rev. J.W. Helton officiating.
Survivors include two sons, Freddie Wood and James Wood, both
of Decatur; one daughter, Betty Jo Sterling, Greer, S.C.; two
sisters, Addie Wilson, Gainesville, and Annie Mae Evans, Braselton;
three brothers, Floyd Wood, Greenville, S.C., Robert Wood, Beaufort,
S.C., and Rayford Wood, Forest Park; and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MR. HARRIS
World War II veteran
COMMERCE - John Allen Harris Jr., 75, died Sunday, August 13,
2000, at his residence.
Mr. Harris was born June 28, 1925, in Jackson County. He was
a son of the late John Allen Harris Sr. and Lurene Wilson Harris.
Mr. Harris was a veteran of World War II. He participated in
the European Campaign and fought in battles at Normandy 101st,
Airborne Division.
Mr. Harris was a retired truck driver for Allied Systems and
was a member of Thyatira Presbyterian Church, Jefferson.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 17,
in the chapel of Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Revs.
Vernon Grimes and Hulon Hill officiating. Burial will be in the
Bethany United Methodist Church cemetery, Jefferson.
Mr. Harris is survived by his wife, Florene May Harris; two daughters,
Melinda Martin, Nicholson, and Bonita Garland, Holiday, Fla.;
two sons, Robert Harris, Plant City, Fla., and John Allen Harris
III, Whitakers, N.C.; one sister, Martha Jones, Statham; one
brother, Lewis Harris, Hephzibah; 14 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
The family was to have received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
MISS BOOTH
Nicholson
Cemetery rites
GILLSVILLE - Miss Vicky Lavern Booth, 27, died Tuesday, August
8, 2000, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Miss Booth was born January 28, 1973, a daughter of Bennie Gail
Booth, Gillsville, and C.D. Booth, Jefferson.
Graveside services were held Friday, August 11, in the Nicholson
Cemetery with the Rev. Lonnie Baker officiating.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include two sons, Perry
Booth and Percey Booth, both of Gillsville; one brother, Robert
Booth, Nicholson; one sister, Toni Booth, Commerce; and grandfather,
W.C. Stowe, Westwood, Calif.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, August 16, 2000
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