Glenn F. Fortson
Glenn F. Fortson, 72, of Hull, died Thursday, December 14, 2000.
A native of Madison County, Mr. Fortson was born June 21, 1928,
a son of the late Tom Ed and Lois McConnell Fortson.
He was a retired insurance agent with American General Life Insurance
Company and was a member of Hull Baptist Church. Mr. Fortson
was presently employed with Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville,
as a funeral assistant.
He was preceded in death by spouse, Betty Fortson, and spouse,
Louise "Bootie" Fortson, and a son, Scott Fortson.
Funeral services were held Sunday, December 17, at Hull Baptist
Church with the Revs. Randy Crowe and Ray Jenkins officiating.
Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens. Eddie Scarbrough,
Lane Collins, Mike Moon, Robert Sloan, Billy Akins and Wallace
Davis served as pallbearers.
Survivors include his wife, Lorene Booth Fortson, Hull; one daughter,
Susan Gravenor, Athens; three sons, Steve Fortson, San Diego,
Calif., Mike Palmer, Carlton, and George "Butch" Palmer,
Crawford; one sister, Hilda Strickland, Milner; two brothers,
Ed Fortson, Danburg, and Jack Darrell Fortson, Colbert; five
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
For further information and guest book, see www.legacy.com.
The Madison County Journal, December 20, 2000
J.C. McElroy
J.C. "Jake" McElroy, 84, of Danielsville, died Monday,
December 18, 2000.
Born in Madison County, Mr. McElroy was a son of the late Ben
and Susie Roberts McElroy.
He was retired from maintenance with the University of Georgia
and was a carpenter. Mr. McElroy attended Bethel M Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Johnnie Merle Booth McElroy,
and a son, James Ronald McElroy.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 20, in the chapel
of Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Revs. Ray Jenkins
and Robert Thomas officiating. Burial was in the Bethel M Baptist
Church cemetery. Mr. McElroy's grandsons and nephews served as
pallbearers.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Ellen McElroy Sims, Danielsville;
two sons, Troy Lee McElroy, Danielsville, and Gene McElroy, Jefferson;
three sisters, Annie Sue Royston, Royston, Gladys King, Greenwood,
S.C., and Florie House, Danielsville; eight grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Brown Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 20, 2000
Paul T. Woody Sr.
Paul T. Woody Sr., 86, of Sylvester, died Thursday, December
14, 2000, at his residence.
A native of Madison County, Mr. Woody had lived in Sylvester
for the past 60 years. He was retired from the United States
Postal Service, with over 40 years of service, having served
the last eight years as postmaster in Sylvester. Mr. Woody was
a member of the First Baptist Church and the Lawson Bible Class.
Graveside services were held Saturday, December 16, in Hillcrest
Cemetery with Dr. Tom Jacobs officiating.
Mr. Woody is survived by his wife, Mildred Rhodes Woody, Sylvester;
one daughter, Carol Woody Armour, Cleveland; one son, Paul T.
Woody Jr., Sylvester; one sister, Elizabeth Woody Putnam, Atlanta;
four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Albany Community
Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702, or to the First Baptist
Church, P.O. Box 306, Sylvester, GA 31791.
Banks Funeral Home, Sylvester, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 20, 2000
Grace K. Aaron
Mrs. Grace Kenney Aaron, 86, of Athens, died Friday, December
15, 2000.
A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Aaron was a daughter of the late
Samuel P. and Georgia Kimsey Kenney.
She had made her home in Oglethorpe and Clarke counties all of
her life and was a member of Attica Baptist Church, where she
taught Sunday School for a number of years.
Mrs. Aaron was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph C. Aaron.
Funeral services were held Sunday, December 17, in the chapel
of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, with the Rev.
John Davidson Jr. officiating. Burial was in the Attica Baptist
Church cemetery. Dean Upchurch Jr., Enoch Aaron, Matthew Toole,
Stanley Toole, George Smith Jr. and Dave Dowdy served as pallbearers.
Survivors include two daughters, Jan A. Upchurch, Athens, and
Christine A. Toole, Colbert; two sons, Joe S. Aaron, Hull, and
J. Kenney Aaron, Colbert; one brother, W.D. Kenney, Athens; nine
grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Attica Baptist Church Van Fund or
to the charity of one's choice.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 20, 2000
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Diane G. Belk
Mrs. Diane Grizzle Belk, Hull, died Saturday, December 16, 2000,
at her residence.
Mrs. Belk was born February 16, 1946, in Franklin County, daughter
of the late Virgil Roosevelt Grizzle and Elsie Gaddis Grizzle.
She was a homemaker and a member of New Hope Worship Center.
Funeral services were held Monday, December 18, at New Hope Worship
Center with the Rev. Dennis Kesler and Raymond Duncan officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery. Sam Bird, Alfred Burns, Waymon
Wynn, Keith Watson, Broden Holloway and Stewart Whitaker served
as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Aaron Moon, Etherage
Phillips, J.B. Chastain and Travis Fowler.
Mrs. Belk is survived by her husband, Pete Belk, Hull; daughter
and son-in-law, Shelley Booth Jordan and Lee Jordan, Danielsville;
son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Audrey Booth, Ila; two step-daughters,
Meloni Snyder, Hull, and Missy Pruitt, Winterville; one step-son,
Grant Belk, Danielsville; five sisters, Lois Bird, Commerce,
and Helen Watson, Mary Hart, Betty Jean Wynn and Elizabeth Burns,
all of Royston; five brothers, Jerry Grizzle, Benjamin Grizzle
and Ellis Grizzle, all of Royston, Roger Grizzle, Savannah, and
Donald Grizzle, Alabama; and six grandchildren.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 20, 2000
Annie A. Hooper
Mrs. Annie Adams Hooper, 90, of Ila, died Monday, December 18,
2000, at Saint Mary's Hospital, Athens.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Hooper was the daughter of the
late Will and Lizzie Smith Adams and the widow of the late Willard
Ray Hooper Sr.
Mrs. Hooper was retired from Blue Bell and was a member of Erastus
Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her son, Willard
Ray Hooper Jr.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 20, at Erastus
Christian Church with Billy Glosson and Keith Weekley officiating.
Burial was in the Ila Cemetery.
Survivors include her daughter-in-law and husband, Joe and Jane
Hooper Yuhas, Ila; grandson and wife, Dr. Robert and Traci Hooper,
Ila; and one sister, Golden Adams, Commerce.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 20, 2000
Myrtle U. Pethel
Mrs. Myrtle U. Pethel, 83, of Gainesville, died Thursday, December
14, 2000, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, following
an extended illness.
A native and lifelong resident of Hall County, Mrs. Pethel was
a daughter of the late William "Doc" Underwood and
Louise Lawson Underwood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Community Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Saturday, December 16, in the chapel
of Hillside Funeral Home, Gainesville, with the Rev. Fulton Boswell
officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Gainesville.
Mrs. Pethel is survived by her husband, Haskell Pethel, Gainesville;
son, Charles H. Pethel, Gainesville; sons and daughters-in-law,
John Wesley and Martha Pethel, Danielsville, Billy Joseph and
Gloria Pethel, Cleveland, and Robert and Inez Pethel, Gainesville;
seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Hillside Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 20, 2000
Janie R. Wall
Mrs. Janie Ruth Carithers Wall, 86, of Comer, died Monday, December
11, 2000.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Wall was the daughter of the
late William Jonie and Sara Elizabeth White Carithers.
Mrs. Wall was a member of Meadow Baptist Church, and a member
of the Adult Ladies Sunday School Class, the WMU, the Woodmen
of the World Lodge 1415, and served as Sunday School teacher
for many years of Meadow Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J.M. Wall.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 13, at Meadow
Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Dooley officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery. Deacons of Meadow Baptist Church served
as pallbearers and members of the Adult Ladies Sunday School
Class served as honorary pallbearers.
Survivors include one daughter, Sara L. Wall, Comer; one brother,
William Eugene Carithers, Milledgeville; two sisters-in-law,
Geneva Parham and Ruby Wall; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Meadow Cemetery
Fund, P.O. Box 646, Comer, GA 30629, or to the Meadow Baptist
Church Building Fund, 6158 Hwy. 191, Comer, GA 30629.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
For more information and guest book, see www.legacy.com.
The Madison County Journal, December 20, 2000
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