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MR. SMITH
Lanier
Raceway retiree
BRASELTON - Bobby T. Smith, 65, died Sunday, January 14, 2001,
at Barrow County Medical Center.
Mr. Smith was born in Hall County, where he had lived most of
his life, and had resided in Braselton for the past 15 years.
He was a son of the late Ernest and Fannie Gravitt Smith.
Mr. Smith was retired from Lanier Raceway, where he had worked
for a number of years, and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, in
the chapel of Hillside Funeral Home, Gainesville, with the Revs.
Hoyt Ivester and Warren Huddleston officiating. Burial was in
Hillside Gardens, Gainesville.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Jerry Owens,
Gainesville; son, Jimmy Smith, Macon; son and daughter-in-law,
Johnny and Stacy Smith, Flowery Branch; sister, Gaynell Allison,
Gainesville; brother, Herman Smith, Gainesville; grandchildren,
Ashley, Jessica, Shelley and Jonathan Smith and Shawn and Chad
Owens; a special friend, Betty Woodring, Gainesville; and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Hillside Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MRS. HARPER
Homemaker
JEFFERSON - Mrs. Mary Lee J. Harper, 93, of Payneville Road,
died Friday, January 12, 2001.
A native of White County, Mrs. Harper was born August 25, 1907,
a daughter of the late Jessie and Anna Blalock Jackson. She was
the widow of Lester Harper.
Mrs. Harper was a homemaker and was a member of Apple Valley
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 14, in the
chapel of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Rev. Hulon
C. Hill officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens,
Commerce. Ray Thomas, Charlie Thomas Jr., Wayne Harper, Marvin
Poe, Brian Jackson and Johnny Stancil served as pallbearers.
Survivors include son, Lewis, and wife, Ellie Wier Harper, Decatur;
two grandchildren, Gene, and wife, Karen Harper, Stone Mountain,
and Nina Harper, Decatur; two great-grandchildren, Elizabeth
and Katherine Harper, both of Stone Mountain; three sisters,
Pearl Wilkes, Forest Park, and Ruth Stancil and Louise Poe, both
of Jefferson; two sisters-in-law, Helen L. Jackson, Lincolnton,
and Eleanor P. Jackson, Jefferson; and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Evans Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MR. HAMILTON
World War II veteran
JEFFERSON - Sherrod Wesley Hamilton, 79, died Tuesday, January
16, 2001, at Athens Regional Medical Center following an extended
illness.
Mr. Hamilton was born April 9, 1921, in Clarke County, a son
of the late William Leonard and Emma Lord Hamilton.
He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army
with the Battery B 214th Coast Artillery AA. Mr. Hamilton was
a retired pharmacist and was a member of Grace Fellowship Church,
Watkinsville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 19, in
the chapel of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with Pastors Terry
Ross and Tracy Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill
Cemetery, Winder. Fred Glass, Fred Gurley, Alan Hamilton, Jason
Hamilton, Jeremiah Hamilton and Joe Loyal will serve as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Battery B 214th Coast
Artillery AA.
Mr. Hamilton is survived by his wife, Mellie Anne Hamilton, Jefferson;
five sons, Gary Hamilton, Durham, N.C., George Hamilton and Paul
Hamilton, both of Starke, Fla., Jim Hamilton, Villa Rica, and
Mark Hamilton, Tampa, Fla.; one brother, Pastor D. Jack Hamilton,
Madison Heights, Va.; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, P.O.
Box 3130, Gainesville, GA 30503-3130.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday
at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MR. WILSON
U.S. Army veteran
COMMERCE - William Odell Wilson, 69, died Monday, January 15,
2001, at the V.A. Medical Center.
Mr. Wilson was born July 22, 1931, in Jackson County. He was
a U.S. Army veteran and was retired from the Georgia Department
of Transportation.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 17,
in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce. Burial was
in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Survivors include one son, Johnny Wilson, Commerce; one brother,
Russell Wilson, Commerce; two sisters, Virginia Archer, Nicholson,
and Jannie Lee Ballenger, Carnesville; one granddaughter, Tonya
Wilson, Commerce; and one niece, Betty Collins, Carnesville.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MR. HOLLIDAY
Maysville native
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. - Bernard Jackson Holliday, 66, died Sunday,
January 7, 2001, in a North Carolina hospital following an extended
illness.
Mr. Holliday was born October 2, 1934, in Maysville, a son of
the late Joseph David Holliday and Faye Elizabeth Lord Holliday.
He attended Maysville schools and Clarkesville Technical Institute.
Mr. Holliday served in the U.S. Navy and retired from the U.S.
Air Force Reserves. Mr. Holliday was a retired electro-environmental
technician with Charleston Air Force Base.
Funeral services were held at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, Summerville,
S.C. A private burial was held in the Mount Olive Baptist Church
cemetery, Commerce.
Survivors include one daughter, Brenda Faye Holliday, Charleston,
S.C.; one son, David Edward Holliday, Goose Creek, S.C.; one
brother, David Kenneth Holliday, Gainesville; and two sisters,
Joyce H. Beam, Douglasville, and Joan H. Miller, Bethesda, Md.
James A. Dyal Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MR. PHARR
Retired dairy farmer
WINDER - John E. Pharr, 84, died Monday, January 15, 2001.
Born in Jackson County, Mr. Pharr was a son of the late Claude
and Pearl Williamson Pharr.
He had resided in Barrow County for most of his life and was
a retired dairy farmer. Mr. Pharr was a member of Chapel Christian
Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, at
Chapel Christian Church with the Rev. Jim Stephens officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Pharr is survived by his wife, Lillian Pharr, Winder; one
sister, Mary Ruth Wall, Auburn; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MR. IRVIN
Former Irvin Implement Co. owner
ADRIAN - Hubert Cecil "H.C." Irvin, 92, died Friday,
January 12, 2001, at Johnson County Nursing Home.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Irvin was a son of the late William
E. and Daisy Phillips Irvin, and the husband of the late Janie
McRae Irvin.
He graduated from Berry College, Rome, and was involved in several
civic organizations, including the Swainsboro Exchange Club,
Swainsboro Masonic Lodge, the Emanuel County Farm Bureau, the
Emanuel Agri Business Club, and was a founding member of Emanuel
County Historical Preservation Society.
Mr. Irvin was the former owner of Irvin Implement Company and
was a John Deer Tractor dealer. He was a member of Corinth United
Methodist Church and a longtime member of Swainsboro First Baptist
Church, where he served as a Sunday School teacher.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 14, in the
chapel of Hendley, Rountree and Powell Funeral Home, Swainsboro.
Burial was in the Swainsboro City Cemetery with the Revs. Cecil
Ruffin and Ramus Freeman officiating. Hubert Wayne Irvin, Jay
Dwayne Irvin, Bruce McRae, Johnny McRae, Chris Whitehead, Mike
Harrell, Mike Wayne Harrell and Nathan Foskey served as pallbearers.
Mr. Irvin is survived by his wife, Artie Lou Foskey Irvin; one
daughter, Linda Winn, Lexington, N.C.; one son, Wayne Irvin,
Adrian; one step-son, Hugh Foskey, Adrian; one brother, A.J.
Irvin, Talmo; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
Hendley, Rountree and Powell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MR. BROWN
Brother of countians
HAMILTON, IND. - Charles Edwin Brown, 69, died Friday, January
12, 2001.
Born in Toccoa, Mr. Brown was a son of the late Paul J. and Mary
Adams Brown.
He had been employed with the maintenance department of the Metropolitan
schools of Steuben County, Ind., retiring in 1981, and the Gwinnett
County schools of Georgia. Mr. Brown also managed the A&W
Root Beer Stand, Angola, Ind., from 1966 to 1973, and retired
from Walmart, Angola, Ind., in July 2000.
He was a member of Plesant Lake Baptist Church, the Angola Masonic
Lodge #236, the Angola Moose Lodge, The Nightcrawlers and was
a member of the Angola Fire Department for 11 years.
Mr. Brown was preceded in death by a grandchild, Charles Robert
Brown, and a sister, Pauline Dooley.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, in
the chapel of Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville. Burial was in
Meadow Cemetery.
Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Barbara Nelms Brown; two daughters,
Paulette Crile, Stockbridge, and Patricia Rickman, Ashley; one
son, Charles Dennis Brown, Clermont, Fla., formerly of Gas City,
Tenn.; one sister, Ann Autry, Commerce; one brother, Oris Brown,
Commerce; six grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren
and numerous step-great-grandchildren.
Brown Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MRS. BRADFORD
Mother of countian
CARNESVILLE - Mrs. Ruby Mae Wright Bradford, 65, died Thursday,
January 11, 2001.
Mrs. Bradford was a member of Appalachee Baptist Church. She
was preceded in death by a daughter, Debra Ann Bradford.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 13, at
Appalachee Baptist Church with the Revs. Sammy Everette and Richard
Boone officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Bradford is survived by her husband, Kelley L. Bradford;
son, Farion L. Bradford, Hoschton; daughter and son-in-law, Pat
and Mark Bruce, Buford; brother, J.W. Wright, Statham; grandchildren,
Brandy Marie Bradford and Scott Alan Bruce; and great-grandchildren,
MaKinley Robinson and Noah Taylor.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Services, Inc., Lawrenceville, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
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MR. HALL
Winder First UMC member
WINDER - Foy S. Hall III, 52, died Thursday, January 11, 2001.
Born in Clarke County, Mr. Hall had resided in Barrow County
for most of his life. He was a son of Julla M. Hall, Winder,
and the late Foy S. Hall Jr.
Mr. Hall was co-manager of Ingle's Grocery Store, Winder, and
was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Winder.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Nettie and Foy
Hall Sr.
Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 14, in
the chapel of Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Terry
Tippens officiating.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Hall is survived by one daughter,
Pyper Hall, Winder; one sister, Judy Ann Elcher, Winder; one
brother, Forroll Hall, Gainesville; three nieces, two nephews
and one great-niece.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Make A Wish
Foundation, 1903 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 150, Atlanta, GA 30339.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MR. GADDIS
Worked in
maintenance
GAINESVILLE - George Gaddis Sr., 63, died Wednesday, January
10, 2001, at Lanier Park Hospital, Gainesville, following an
extended illness.
A native and lifelong resident of Hall County, Mr. Gaddis was
a son of the late Herman and Myrtie Rider Gaddis.
He was employed with CWT Farms, having worked in the maintenance
department for several years. Mr. Gaddis was of the Baptist denomination.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jannie Underwood Gaddis,
a daughter, Melinda Gaddis, and two brothers, Homer Rider and
Idis Gaddis.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 13,
in the Yellow Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Murrayville, with
the Rev. Lonnie Baker officiating.
Survivors include one son, George Gaddis Jr., Dahlonega; one
daughter, Jannie Wehunt, Homer; five brothers, Howard Gaddis,
Webster Gaddis, Charlie Gaddis, Herman Gaddis and Winford Gaddis,
all of Gainesville; three sisters, Rosalee Marsingile, Patsy
Rider and Birdie Hatcher, all of Gainesville; five grandchildren,
one great-grandchild and a number of nieces and nephews.
Hillside Funeral Home, Gainesville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MR. KILEY
U.S. Navy veteran
HOSCHTON - Clyde Kiley, 61, died Monday, January 15, 2001, at
the Veterans Administration Hospital.
Mr. Kiley was a son of the late Jesse and Bertha K. Kiley. He
was a U.S. Navy veteran and had worked as a manager of a Fina
Service Station.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, in
Smith Memory Chapel of Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Revs.
Mike Phillips, Don Leaptrott and Kenneth Brewer officiating.
Burial was in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Kiley is survived by his wife, Brenda Kiley, Hoschton; one
daughter, Renetta Kiley, Hoschton; one son, Chance Kiley, Hoschton;
brothers and sisters-in-law, Buck and Jody Kiley, Carl, Troy
Clenton and Annie Mae Kiley, Hoschton; brother, Marvin Kiley,
Lawrenceville; sister, Jewel Miller, Social Circle; sister and
brother-in-law, Gene and Carol Turk, Ila; brother-in-law, George
Ward; mother-in-law, Jewell Gaddis, Hoschton; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Zion Baptist
Church Building Fund, Braselton, GA 30517.
Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MR. TABOR
U.S. Army veteran
COMMERCE - Willie L. Tabor, 85, of Commerce, died Monday, January
15, 2001.
Mr. Tabor was a native of Banks County. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army and served as a deacon at King Branch Baptist Church,
Carnesville.
Mr. Tabor was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Tabor, and
a daughter, Shirley Varnum.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 18,
at King Branch Baptist Church with the Rev. James Ramey officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Gloria Cochran and Andria
Lee Tabor, both of Athens, and Evelyn J. Gober, Dacula; and one
son, William Van Tabor, Homer.
The family was to have received friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday
at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MR. HARRIS
Truck driver
COMMERCE - Henry C. Harris died Monday, January 15, 2001, at
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, following an extended
illness.
Mr. Harris was born April 29, 1938, a son of the late Henry Richard
Harris and Elizabeth Towe Harris.
He was a truck driver, having worked for D&D Transportation
for many years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 18,
in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs.
Henry Webb and Johnny Loudermilk officiating. Burial will be
in Banks Memorial Gardens, Homer, with military honors.
Mr. Harris is survived by his wife, Barbara Cowart Harris, Commerce;
one son, Tracy Harris, Hartwell; one brother, James W. Harris,
Hartwell; four sisters, Virginia Billings, Starr, S.C., Henrietta
O'Dell and Mary Clark, both of Hartwell, and Betty Hulsey, Mt.
Airy; and two grandchildren.
The family was to have received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Ivie Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MRS.
RICHARDSON
Retired from
Carwood Mfg.
BRASELTON - Mrs. Myrtie Grace Richardson, 86, died Monday, January
15, 2001, at Winder Health Care.
Mrs. Richardson was born December 15, 1914, a daughter of the
late Andy and Jeanie B. McEver.
She was retired from Carwood Manufacturing and was a member of
Walnut Fork Baptist Church. Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death
by her husband, J.D. Richardson.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 17,
in Smith Memory Chapel of Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the
Rev. Kenneth Brewer officiating. Burial was in the Walnut Fork
Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Joseph (Delain) Richardson, Dacula,
and Clarence Dennis Richardson, LaGrange; one brother, Julius
McEver, Atlanta; sisters, Cora Bell Williams, Dacula, and Julia
Martin, Braselton; grandchildren, Clarence Ricky Richardson and
Sharon Elizabeth Doerr, LaGrange, Brian Todd Richardson, Braselton,
and Carla Dawn Cobb, Snellville; and six great-grandchildren.
Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MRS. MEADOWS
Sister of countian
COMER - Mrs. Zorah Meadows died Friday, January 12, 2001.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, at
Fairfield Baptist Church with the Rev. D.T. Jackson serving as
pastor and the Rev. Ronald Gantt officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Linton Meadows, Decatur, and Lanier
Meadows, Comer; four daughters, Lizzie Carithers, Comer, Barbara
Moore, Ellenwood, Berletha Bloodsaw, Phoenix, Ariz., and Rochelle
Skelton, Hull; five sisters, Rosie Jones, Athens, Ida Brown,
St. Paul, N.C., Trudy McKeever, Commerce, and Lula Colbert and
Gladys Johnson, both of Danielsville; two brothers, Durham Johnson
and James Johnson, both of Philadelphia, Pa.; 19 grandchildren
and 14 great-grandchildren.
Gardenview Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MRS. COCHRAN
Alabama native
TALMO - Mrs. Willie Ruth Sizemore Cochran, 75, died Monday, January
15, 2001, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Cochran was born September 26, 1925, in Blount County, Ala.
She was a daughter of the late Clifford and Stella Mae Gilbert
Sizemore.
Mrs. Cochran was retired from McEver Packing Company and was
of the Baptist denomination. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Elijah Newton Cochran.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 18,
in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the
Rev. Jeff Langley officiating. Burial will be in the Pond Fork
Baptist Church cemetery, Talmo. Conrad Ray, Darrell Moore, Joe
Moore, Jeff Moore, Greg Howington, Michael Tate, Michael Buress,
Chris Moore and Brent Moore will serve as pallbearers.
Mrs. Cochran is survived by one son, Roger Cochran, Talmo; two
daughters, Jeanette Bales and Ruthie Watson, both of Talmo; three
brothers, Henry Sizemore and Leslie Sizemore, both of Cumming,
and Junior Sizemore, Mary Ester, Fla.; four sisters, Pauline
Anderson, Flowery Branch, Betty Hamby, Cumming, Jean Mooney,
Buford, and Runell Wallace, Alpharetta; nine grandchildren, Conrad
Ray, Ronda Tate, Tina Buress, Joel Cochran, Towanda Moore, Jeff
Moore, Joe Moore, Darrell Moore and Elaine Howington, 20 great-grandchildren
and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family was to have received friends from 3 to 5 p.m. and
from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Little-Ward Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MR. HESTER
Lumpkin
County native
GILLSVILLE - Bill E. Hester, 78, died Thursday, January 11, 2001,
at Bell-Minor Nursing Home following an extended illness.
Mr. Hester was born April 6, 1922, in Lumpkin County. He was
a son of the late Lon and Ellen Perry Hester.
Mr. Hester worked as a machine operator in the textile industry
and was a Baptist minister. He was preceded in death by his first
wife, Nishey Hall Hester, and his second wife, Montine Lockman
Hester.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 13, in
the chapel of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Revs. Bill
Franklin, Robert Garrett, George Ward and Kevin Page officiating.
Burial was in the Union Baptist Church cemetery, Winder.
Mr. Hester is survived by two daughters, Frankie Hulme, Homer,
and Sharon Walker, Gainesville; two sisters, Fannie McElroy and
Frances Williams, both of Winder; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Evans Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
MRS. SAILERS
Harmony
Christian member
ORANGE PARK, FLA. - Mrs. Carrie Lee Shelnutt Sailers, 100, died
Saturday, January 13, 2001, at Arbors of Orange Park.
Mrs. Sailers was born March 2, 1900, in Jackson County, a daughter
of the late Will and Lena Holcomb Shelnutt.
She was a homemaker and a member of Harmony Christian Church,
Commerce. Mrs. Sailers was preceded in death by her husband,
Walter Henry Sailers.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 19,
at Harmony Christian Church, with Jerry Payne officiating. Burial
will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include three sons, Jerry R. Sailers and William Lewis
Sailers, both of Orange Park, Fla., and John W. Sailers, Acworth;
24 grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce.
Little-Ward Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, January 17, 2001
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