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MR. WATSON
Retired poultry farmer
TALMO - Cecil J. "Sprout" Watson, 71, died Wednesday,
April 11, 2001, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Watson was born May 24, 1929.
He was a son of the late Claude and Lillie Mae Gee Watson.
Mr. Watson was a retired poultry farmer for Joe Elrod and was
of the Baptist denomination. He was preceded in death by a brother,
Bill Watson, and two sisters, Nell Moore and Kathy Allen.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 13, in the
chapel of Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Rev. Johnny
Knight officiating. Burial was in the Pond Fork Baptist Church
cemetery, Pendergrass.
Survivors include two sisters, Clara Mangum, Pendergrass, and
Doris Turner, Jefferson; one brother, J.C. Watson, Pendergrass;
and several nieces and nephews.
Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MR. HEMBREE
Owner of Hembree Grading Company
NICHOLSON - Randy Lee Hembree, 43, died Monday, April 16, 2001,
at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Hembree was born in Clarke County on September 20, 1957,
a son of Tommy Cowart, Winterville, and Betty Jo Hopkins Smith,
Nicholson.
He was the owner of Hembree Grading Company.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in
the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev.
Howard Rhodes officiating. Burial was in the Porterfield Family
Cemetery.
Mr. Hembree is survived by his wife, Susan Jackson Hembree, Nicholson;
one son, Joseph Lee Hembree, Nicholson; one daughter, Kimberly
Hembree, Nicholson; two brothers, Marty Hembree and Johnny Smith,
both of Nicholson; and a number of half brothers and sisters.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MRS. GREENWAY
Mother of two
PENDERGRASS - Mrs. Doris Greenway, 85, died Thursday, April 12,
2001.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, in Crowell
Brothers Peachtree Chapel of Crowell Brothers Funeral Home, Norcross.
Burial was in Gresham-Weed Cemetery, Tucker.
Survivors include one son, Henry Lamar "Pete" Greenway,
Pendergrass; one daughter, Janice G. Ivey, Jefferson; one brother,
Charles Wylie, Doraville; two sisters, Rachel Hewatt, Chamblee,
and Louise Allen, Lufkin, Texas; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Crowell Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MS. ELROD
Homemaker
MAYSVILLE - Ms. Mary Lois "Herring" Elrod, 77, died
Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center,
Gainesville.
Ms. Elrod was born September 14, 1923, in Habersham County. She
was a daughter of the late Wake and Winnie Black Elrod.
Ms. Elrod was a homemaker and a member of Pope Drive Baptist
Church.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14, in
the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev.
Brian Stowe officiating. Burial was in Sunrise Cemetery, Maysville.
Survivors include one son, Eddie Herring, Maysville; one sister,
Willie Mae Chell, Freemont, Ohio; seven grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MRS. HUMPHRIES
Retired seamstress
BRASELTON - Mrs. Ruby Humphries, 84, died Friday, April 13, 2001.
Mrs. Humphries was born in Habersham County, a daughter of the
late Thomas A. and Carrie Belle Ballew Cantrell.
She had resided in Jackson County since 1961, was a retired seamstress
and was a member of Center Union Baptist Church. Mrs. Humphries
was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Allen Humphries,
and a son, Cyrus Raymond Humphries, in 1992.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 16, in the
chapel of Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with the Revs. Clinton
Gooch and Truman Humphries officiating. Burial was in the Walnut
Fork Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include three children, Julian A. Humphries Sr., Lawrenceville,
Bonnie Sue Yeary, Grayson, and the Rev. Truman Humphries, Braselton;
three brothers, Lewis Cantrell, Ellajay, Lanier Cantrell, Oakwood,
and Lee Roy Cantrell, Salisbury, N.C.; three sisters, Beatrice
Ervin, Cornelia, Verdina Reynolds, Gainesville, and Willie Mae
Buffington, Braselton; 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MRS. LONG
Madison Street
Baptist member
COMMERCE - Mrs. Mary Ann Herbert Long, 55, died Monday, April
16, 2001, at her residence.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Long was born May 21, 1945.
She was a daughter of Mae Bell Nunn Herbert, Commerce, and the
late Noil Herbert.
Mrs. Long was retired from General Times and was a member of
Madison Street Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in
the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs.
David Harbin, John Webber and Henry Webb officiating. Burial
was in Howington Cemetery, Nicholson.
Survivors include one brother, David Herbert, Alpharetta, and
a special friend, Richard Melton, Elberton.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MR. MCDONALD
Father of countians
WINDER - Harry McCord McDonald, 72, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001,
at his residence.
Mr. McDonald was a son of the late Charles Tate and Hessie Cosby
McDonald.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Winder
since 1950 and in 1990, retired as purchaser from Barrow Manufacturing
Co.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in
Smith Memory Chapel of Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev.
Terry Tippens officiating. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial
Gardens. Mr. McDonald's nephews will serve as pallbearers. The
body will lie in state beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel.
Mr. McDonald is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marcelle Cochran
McDonald, Winder; sons and daughters-in-law, Harry and Elizabeth
Motes McDonald, Braselton, and Dana and Cindy Park McDonald,
Hoschton; daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Jon Greeson, Winder;
sister and brother-in-law, Martha and Bob Wayne, Flowery Branch;
five grandchildren, Beverly, Clint and Charlie Greeson and Katie
and Austin McDonald; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Lung
Association, P.O. Box 2317, Smyrna, GA 30081, to the American
Cancer Society, Georgetown Professional Pk., 1060 Gaines School
Road, Suite B-2, Athens, GA 30605, or to the church or charity
of one's choice.
The family was to have received friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and
from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
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MS. ENGLAND
Housewife
DAHLONEGA - Ms. Carol England, 51, died Monday, April 9, 2001.
Born in Clarke County, Ms. England was a daughter of Louie Dean
Beasley, Buford, and the late Elbert M. England.
She was a housewife and was a member of the United Church of
God in Jefferson.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the
chapel of Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with Richard Thompson
officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Tommy Williams, Dahlonega; children,
Jimmy Perdue, Cleveland, Angela Perdue Ulloa, Gainesville, Karen
Perdue, Toccoa, and Terry Williams, Dahlonega; three brothers,
Jerry England, Buford, and Dwayne England and Tommy England,
both of Gainesville; two sisters, Teresa England and Regina Saine,
both of Hoschton; and 11 grandchildren.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MRS. CAIN
Mother of countians
DACULA - Helen H. Cain, 77, died Tuesday, April 10, 2001.
Mrs. Cain was preceded in death by her husband, Guy H. Cain,
a son, Jack W. Cain, and a granddaughter, Patricia Mons.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 13, in Wages
Lawrenceville Chapel with the Revs. Carl Fowler, Mike Freeman
and Jamey Thomas officiating. Burial was in the Midway Methodist
Church cemetery. Mrs. Cain's grandsons served as pallbearers.
Survivors include her children, Guy E. and Jackie Cain, Panama
City, Fla., Joey and Ann Mons, Lithonia, Dorsey and Louise Givens,
Lee and Flora Pittman and Lydia Cain, all of Dacula, John H.
and Mary Jo Cain, Bethlehem, Donald and Sue Henson, Monroe, Donald
and Helen Chambers, Winder, Brett and Ellen Abee, Jefferson,
and Randall and Reba Wardlaw, Nicholson; brother, W.J. Hensley,
Monroe; sister, Frances Dennis, Augusta; 21 grandchildren, 22
great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Lawrenceville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MR. WILEY
Retired carpenter
WINDER - Jerome Wiley, 85, died Thursday, April 12, 2001, at
Mulberry Grove.
Mr. Wiley was a son of the late Robert and Arcana Williams Wiley.
He was a retired carpenter with Wicks Building and was a member
of the First United Methodist Church of Winder. Mr. Wiley was
also a member of Masonic Lodge #333 and he was a Shriner.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Hill Wiley, and a
son, Terry Wiley.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, in
Smith Memory Chapel of Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Revs.
John Burchfield and Terry Tippens officiating. Burial was in
Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include one son, Bobby Wiley, Winder; one daughter,
Marcia W. Smith, Winder; daughter-in-law, Susan Wiley, Braselton;
three brothers, Clyde "Boots" Wiley, Winder, Alton
Wiley, Cumming, and Bergin Wiley, Decatur; one sister, Mary Ellen
Rowden, Ft. Myers Beach, Fla.; seven grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice,
P.O. Box 6588, Athens, GA 30604.
Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MR. BLALOCK
Jackson County native
WINDER - Henry M. Blalock, 97, died Sunday, April 15, 2001.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Blalock was a son of the late
Elias Blalock and Jane Aron Blalock.
He had worked as a weaver in a carpet mill and was a member of
Winder Weslyn Church. Mr. Blalock was preceded in death by his
wife, Maude Kate Gilstrap.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in the
chapel of Wise Connolly Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Jane
Nugent officiating. Burial was in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include six daughters, Geneva Dodd, Winder, Marie Kennedy,
Lawrenceville, Francis Myers and Rena Harbor, both of Atlanta,
Annette Greeson, Danielsville, and Annie Garrison, Dacula; three
sons, Charles "Sonny" Blalock, Lilburn, Donald Blalock,
Snellville, and James Blalock, Lilburn; 16 grandchildren, 15
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Wise Connolly Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MRS. ROBERTS
Homemaker
COMMERCE - Mrs. Irene Roberts, 94, died Friday, April 13, 2001,
at BJC Medical Center, Commerce.
Mrs. Roberts was born February 18, 1907, in Newry, S.C., a daughter
of the late Gilliam H. and Maggie Myers Roberts.
She was a homemaker and was a member of the First Baptist Church
of Commerce.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 16, at the
First Baptist Church of Commerce with the Revs. Don Paulson and
Cecil Holcombe officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Park,
Commerce.
Mrs. Roberts is survived by one sister, Bertha Brown, Commerce.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MRS. TALIB
Registered nurse
NICHOLSON - Mrs. Sharon Ann Talib, 59, died Sunday, April 15,
2001, at her residence.
A native of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Talib was born November 17, 1941,
a daughter of Etta Mae Holland Scott, Nicholson, and the late
James Scott.
She was employed as a registered nurse.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 18,
in Nicholson Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Moiz A. Talib, Nicholson; one daughter,
Mariya Talib, Washington D.C.; and three brothers, Jack Scott
and James Scott, both of Nicholson, and Ray Scott, Athens.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
MR. TURPIN
Carpenter
COMMERCE - West Turpin, 36, died Monday, April 9, 2001, at BJC
Medical Center, Commerce.
Mr. Turpin was born May 16, 1964, in Commerce. He was a son of
the late Luther and Annie Mae Chitwood Turpin.
Mr. Turpin was employed as a carpenter. He was preceded in death
by a brother, Otis Scroggs.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in
the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Jeff
Looney officiating. Burial was in Banks Memorial Gardens, Homer.
Mr. Turpin is survived by his wife, Cindy Turpin, Commerce; son,
Luke Turpin, Commerce; step-son, Kevin Hall, Commerce; daughter,
Nicole Turpin, Commerce; brothers, Johnny Scroggs, Nicholson,
Robert Scroggs, Columbus, William Wiley, Commerce, and Kenneth
Wiley, Homer; and sisters, Cathy Barnes, Atlanta, and Kathleen
Clark, Commerce.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, April 18, 2001
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