Thomas J. Dobbs
Thomas Junior "Red" Dobbs, 65, of Danielsville, died
Thursday, April 26, 2001, at his residence.
A native of Madison County, Mr. Dobbs was born April 23, 1936,
a son of the late J.T. and Hulda Burnett Dobbs. He was retired
from Harmony Grove Mill and was a member of Galilee Fire Baptized
Holiness Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Galilee
Fire Baptized Holiness Church with the Revs. Larry Dyer and Bill
Preskitt officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Dobbs is survived by his wife, Eula Mae Meadows Dobbs, Danielsville;
two sons, David Dobbs, Royston, and John Dobbs, Danielsville;
two daughters, Marie Orr, Gray Court, S.C., and Ann Scherer,
Bogart; one brother, Howard Dobbs, Commerce; three sisters, Bernice
Compton and Annette Thomas, both of Comer, and Lula Hart, Royston;
and seven grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, May 2, 2001
William J. Cauthen
William Jones Cauthen, 78, of Nicholson, died Monday, April 23,
2001, at Crystle Springs Nursing Center.
Born August 15, 1922, Mr. Cauthen was a native of Lancaster,
S.C. He was a son of the late Walter A. and Pearl McMurray Cauthen.
Mr. Cauthen worked as a shoe repairer and was a member of Westside
Baptist Church, Lancaster, S.C. He was preceded in death by a
son, William A. Cauthen.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at
Community Chapel, Jefferson, with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating.
Burial was in Maxwell Cemetery, Nicholson.
Mr. Cauthen is survived by his wife, Vador Cauthen, Nicholson;
three sons, Charles C. Cauthen, Nicholson, Joey M. Cauthen, Union,
S.C., and Jimmy W. Cauthen, Spartanburg, S.C.; three daughters,
Elizabeth G. Blalock, Union, S.C., Pamela Pressley, Nicholson,
and Mary A. Hadden, Danielsville; two sisters, Louise Powell
and Margie Fenton, both of Lancaster, S.C.; 21 grandchildren
and 15 great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, May 2, 2001
Laverne W. Prickett
Mrs. Laverne Wilson Prickett, 66, of Carnesville, sister of Patsy
Macomson, Hull, died Thursday, April 26, 2001, at her residence.
Born May 18, 1934, in Fair Play, S.C., Mrs. Prickett was a daughter
of Mary Sosby Wilson, Eastanollee, and the late Verner Wilson
Sr.
She married E. Brantley Prickett Sr. on March 31, 1961, and they
lived at their present home for 40 years. Mrs. Prickett was a
longtime employee of Georgia Sportswear and was retired from
Platoon Uniforms as a supervisor. She was a member of Cross Roads
Baptist Church and a member of the Willing Workers Sunday School
Class. Mrs. Prickett was preceded in death by a brother, Charles
Wilson.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Cross
Roads Baptist Church with the Revs. Ray Finger, Michael Bell
and Alton Burrell officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Jason Prickett, Terry Phipps, Joe Wilson, John Wilson, Wayne
Wilson, Verner Wilson Jr., Mickel Prickett and Donovan Prickett
served as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were members of the
Willing Workers Sunday School Class.
In addition to her mother and husband, Mrs. Prickett is survived
by one daughter, Kay Phipps, Jacksonville, Fla.; two sons, Tony
Prickett, Eastanollee, and Richard Prickett, Carnesville; one
step-son, E. Brantley Prickett Jr., Carnesville; five sisters,
Mrs. Macomson, Martha Owens, Lavonia, Virginia Kesler, Toccoa,
Sarah Babson, Greer, S.C., and Katherine Wallace, Hartsville,
S.C.; four brothers, John Wilson, Carnesville, Joe Wilson, Crawford,
Wayne Wilson, Toccoa, and Verner Wilson Jr., Eastanollee; two
grandsons, four step-grandchildren, two great-grandsons and five
step-great-grandchildren.
Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, May 2, 2001
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Cloyce T. Johnson
Cloyce T. Johnson, 88, of Athens, died Thursday, April 26, 2001.
Born in Madison County, Mr. Johnson was a son of the late Grover
and Ola Thompson Johnson.
He had lived in the Athens area all of his life and was retired
from McGregor Printing Company. Mr. Johnson was a member of Hull
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at Hull
Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Crowe officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery. Kenneth Wood, Robert Wood, Jerry
Williams, Lynn Hardman, Titus Brown and Mark Cronic served as
pallbearers.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Mildred Wood Johnson, Athens;
son and daughter-in-law, Freddie and Vickey Johnson, Athens;
daughter and son-in-law, Gloria and Floyd Green, Hull; sister,
Annelle McCurley, Augusta; five grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, May 2, 2001
Bill Rooker
Bill Rooker, 73, of Danielsville, died Saturday, April 28, 2001.
Born in Vance County, N.C., Mr. Rooker was a son of the late
William Thomas and Grace Hughes Rooker.
He was retired from Northeast Sales as an auto technician and
had also worked for Brack Rowe for years. Mr. Rooker was of the
Baptist faith.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 30, in the
chapel of Brown's Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Rev. David
Strickland officiating.
Mr. Rooker is survived by his wife, Barbara Hancock Rooker; two
sons, William Clay Rooker, Bowman, and Mickey Glenn Rooker, Danielsville;
five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Brown Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, May 2, 2001
Lizzie B. Marable
Mrs. Lizzie B. Marable, 86, died Wednesday, April 25, 2001.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Marable was a daughter of the
late Thomas and Elizabeth McCarty Brooks.
She was a retired supervisor with Thomas Textiles and was a member
of Forest Heights Baptist Church. Mrs. Marable was preceded in
death by her husband, Wiley Jordan Marable.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 27, at
Evergreen Memorial Park with the Rev. Buford Lockman officiating.
Survivors include two daughters, Gloria Shelnutt, Athens, and
Betty Morrison, Colbert; one son, Neal Marable, Colbert; seven
grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, May 2, 2001
Sidney J. Loudermilk
Sidney Jacob Loudermilk, 98, of Hull, died Sunday, April 29,
2001.
Born in Habersham County, Mr. Loudermilk was a son of the late
Alley and Ida Harper Loudermilk.
He had lived most of his life in Habersham County, where he owned
and operated S.J. Loudermilk's Grocery and attended Welcome Home
Baptist Church. He had lived in Hull for the past five years.
Mr. Loudermilk was preceded in death by his wife, Ernestine Long
Loudermilk.
Memorial services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at Lord
& Stephens Funeral Home, Madison Chapel.
Survivors include one son, Sidney L. Loudermilk, Hull; three
daughters, Wilma L. Lewallyn, Mt. Airy, Virginia Brock, Baldwin,
and Thelma Hinton, Lincoln, Ala.; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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, May 2, 2001
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