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MR. CARLOSS
Retired manager
JEFFERSON - Charles Thurman "Chuck" Carloss, 74, died
Friday, June 1, 2001, at Athens Regional Medical Center following
an extended illness.
A native of Lebanon, Tenn., Mr. Carloss was born December 13,
1926. He was a son of the late Barter Cole and Thelma Allen McFarland
Carloss.
Mr. Carloss was a retired manager with Porter Truss Co., Jefferson,
and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Jefferson.
He was also a member of the Jefferson Lions Club, the Dryden
Veterans Association, the Jefferson Dragon Booster Club and the
Almont Dryden Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at the First
United Methodist Church of Jefferson with the Rev. Gary Whatley
officiating. Burial was in Woodbine Cemetery, Jefferson. J.B.
Benson, James Black, Keith Gilbert, Don Porter, Dwight Porter,
Jimmy Pruitt, Ed Thompson and Tabo Tolbert served as pallbearers.
Mr. Carloss is survived by his wife, Evelyn Carloss, Jefferson;
two sons, Brian Carloss, Buford, and William Charles "Bill"
Carloss, Jefferson; one sister, Kate Arnold, Lebanon, Tenn.;
and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 188
Martin Street, Jefferson, GA 30549.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MS. HAYES
North Carolina native
JEFFERSON - Ms. Stephanie Lynn Hayes, 29, died Tuesday, May 29,
2001, at her residence.
Ms. Hayes was born in Fort Bragg, N.C., on January 4, 1972, a
daughter of Bob Hayes, Jefferson, and Lynn Pair Hayes, Alpharetta.
She had lived most of her life in Lawrenceville and was a graduate
of Brookwood High School. Ms. Hayes attended Liberty University
in Virginia.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2, in Hillcrest
Chapel of Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa, with Carol Matthews
officiating. Burial was in Stephens Memorial Gardens. Sean Malone,
Brett Duke, Chris Pair, John Avery, Matt Hayes and Jim Hayes
served as pallbearers.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include one daughter,
Shannah Hayes, Hoschton; sisters and brothers-in-law, Jennifer
and Sean Malone, Hoschton, and Joanna and Brett Duke, Atlanta;
grandparents, Bill and Peggy Hayes, Loganville, and Miriam Pair,
Suwanee.
Acree-Davis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MR. JAMES
Retired businessman
JEFFERSON - John Howard James, 89, a retired businessman, died
Saturday, June 2, 2001, at Athens Regional Medical Center following
an extended illness.
Mr. James was born May 3, 1912, in Franklin County, a son of
the late Joseph Clinton and Cora Leona Teate James.
He operated Jefferson Western Auto Store for 22 years and attended
Faith Baptist Church, Jefferson. Mr. James was a life member
of the Jefferson Lions Club for 48 years, a life member of the
American Legion, a member of the Disabled American Veterans and
was a Paul Harris Fellow.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Janelle Drake.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3, in the
chapel of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with Dr. Gerald Mitton
officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Members of the Jefferson Lions Club and the American Legion served
as honorary pallbearers.
Mr. James is survived by his wife of 67 years, Lavenia James,
Jefferson; daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Jerome Fleeman,
Gastonia, N.C.; daughter, Catherine James Piper, Elberton; grandchildren,
Samuel Jerome Fleeman Jr. and wife, Angie, Lavinia Elizabeth
Hughes and husband, Charles, Linda Lou Ford and husband, Vic,
and Amy Katherine Piper James and husband, Michael; great-grandchildren,
Samuel Jerome Fleeman III, Bailey Ann Fleeman, Victoria Elizabeth
Hughes, Benjamin James Hughes and Kelsey Elizabeth Ford; and
nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to one's local chapter of the American
Heart Association.
Evans Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MRS. ARMOUR
Homemaker
LULA - Mrs. Paralee Thomas Armour, 79, died Tuesday, May 29,
2001, at Habersham County Medical Center following a brief illness.
Born December 8, 1921, in Hall County, Mrs. Armour was a daughter
of the late Jim and Mary Thomas.
She was a homemaker and was a member of Living Mission United
Methodist Church. Mrs. Armour was preceded in death by her husband,
Lem Dock Armour, and a daughter, Loutene Anderson.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 1, in the chapel
of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, with
the Rev. Jacob Armour officiating. Burial was in the Living Mission
United Methodist Church cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Lou Simonds, Braselton;
one son, Bud Armour, Lula; three brothers, Charlie Thomas, Baldwin,
Bobby Thomas, South Carolina, and Billy Thomas, Flowery Branch;
seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MRS. GARNER
Jackson County native
CARLTON - Mrs. Gladys Arnold Garner, 73, died Tuesday, May 29,
2001.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Garner was a daughter of the
late Thomas Henry and Axie Pamela Waters Arnold.
She was a member of Thy Tower Community Chapel, Nicholson.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 31, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville. Burial
was in the Browns Family Cemetery, Carlton. Heath Gilley, Scott
Wilson, Brian Jones, Bill Cowart, Daniel Cowart and Alan Bridges
served as pallbearers.
Mrs. Garner is survived by her husband, Jack Garner; one daughter,
Jacqui Garner Gilley, Carlton; one sister, Hazel Jones, Jefferson;
two grandchildren, Heath and Janice Gilley, Carlton; and three
great-grandchildren, Ethan, Heath and Abby.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MRS. PEPPERS
White Plains
Baptist member
WINDER - Mrs. Omie A. Peppers, 88, died Thursday, May 31, 2001.
Born in Jackson County, Mrs. Peppers was a daughter of the late
Cole and Colie Wilson Lee.
She had resided in Barrow County for the past 49 years.
Mrs. Peppers was a housewife and was a member of White Plains
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2, in the
chapel of Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Kenneth
Deaton officiating. Burial was in the White Plains Baptist Church
cemetery.
Mrs. Peppers is survived by her husband, Hugh M. Peppers, Winder;
one son, Kenneth Lee, Winder; one step-daughter, Shirley Wells,
Winder; and five grandchildren.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MR. YARBER
Jackson County native
BALDWIN - Donald Edward Yarber, 45, died Wednesday, May 30, 2001,
at a private hospital.
Mr. Yarber was born June 7, 1955, in Jackson County. He was a
member of Mt. View Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at Mt.
View Baptist Church with the Revs. James Harvey and R.M. Lacey
officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his parents, William and Florence Brock Payne,
Baldwin, and Robert and Pat Yarber, Old Town, Fla.; one daughter,
Angela Yarber Workman, Cornelia; six sisters, Debora Brown and
Wanda Crowe, both of Baldwin, Rachel Sikes, Tampa, Fla., Betty
Ann Strout, Blairsville, and Alice Yarber and Norma Yarber, both
of Florida; three brothers, Mitchell Payne and Randy Yarber,
both of Baldwin, and Kenneth Yarber, Florida; and two grandchildren.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MR. JONES
Hall County native
HOMER - Kenneth Jones, 65, died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Hart
County Hospital following an extended illness.
A native of Hall County, Mr. Jones was a son of the late Hoke
and Annie Miller Jones.
He was retired from the Commerce-Jefferson Water Plant and was
of the Baptist denomination.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday, June 1, in the chapel
of Hillside Funeral Home, Gainesville, with the Revs. Ralph O.
Smith and Stan Hopwood officiating. Burial was in the Hopewell
Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include four daughters, Rita Allen, Jefferson, Marie
Tatum and Juanita Simmons, both of Ila, and Mary Ann Page, Fayetteville,
N.C.; three sons, Rudy Jones, Jefferson, Randy Jones, Canton,
and Wallie Fowler, Missouri; two sisters, Eva Overby, Gainesville,
and Lucille Crane, Maysville; one brother, Glenn Jones, Lavonia;
a special friend, Lelia Hammond, Homer; and nine grandchildren.
Hillside Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MR. EDWARDS
Farmer
JEFFERSON - William Franklin Edwards, 84, died Saturday, June
2, 2001, at his residence following an extended illness.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Edwards was born May 1, 1917.
He was a son of the late Sam and Della Church Edwards.
Mr. Edwards was a farmer, a retired school bus driver with the
Jackson County School System and a retired store owner. Mr. Edwards
was a member of Talmo Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Davis Edwards, a son,
Larry Edwards, and a son-in-law, Thomas Cochran.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 4, at Oconee
Baptist Church with Dr. Gerald Mitton and the Rev. Kenneth Barrett
officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Billy Edwards, Danny Edwards, Dave Mooney, Timmy Edwards, Nicholas
Sorrow, Gene Cochran, Andy Edwards and Mark Edwards served as
pallbearers.
Survivors include daughter, Peggy Cochran, Jefferson; daughters
and sons-in-law, Donnette and Boyd Crocker, Jefferson, Betty
and Tommy Miller, Commerce, and Margaret and David Mooney, Martin;
sons and daughters-in-law, E.J. and Carol Edwards, Athens, and
Kenneth and Mary Edwards, Jefferson; daughter-in-law, Iris Edwards,
Jefferson; brothers, Douglas Edwards, Spartanburg, S.C., and
James Edwards, Jefferson; 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
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MR. GRIMES
Commerce
Police Chief
COMMERCE - George Herbert Grimes, 55, police chief for the City
of Commerce, died Friday, June 1, 2001, at Gwinnett Medical Center
following a brief illness.
Mr. Grimes was born November 26, 1945, a son of Alice Demeade,
Charleston, S.C., and the late Herbert Grimes.
He served on the board of directors for Columbus Command College
and served as chairman of the Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad of
Northeast Georgia. Mr. Grimes was a member of the Commerce Kiwanis
Club and a member of the Georgia Association of Police.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at the
First Baptist Church of Commerce with Dr. Don Paulson officiating.
Mr. Grimes is survived by his wife, Susan Grimes, Commerce; two
step-sons, Jimmy Parris, Loganville, and Doug Parris, Dacula;
one sister, Jenny Bean, Charleston, S.C.; and one grandchild.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MR. PENDERGRASS
Student
COMMERCE - Nathaniel Franklin Pendergrass, 27, a student, died
Thursday, May 31, 2001, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Pendergrass was born May 4, 1974, in Tucker, a son of Harold
F. and April D. Hahn Pendergrass, Commerce.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 3, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with Pastor Tommy Cowart and
Pastor David Coker officiating. Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery,
Commerce.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include two brothers,
Kirk O. Pendergrass, Commerce, and Zachary J. Pendergrass, Arcade;
step-grandmother, Laura Pendergrass, Tucker; great-grandmother,
Nellie Oyer Johnson, Albert Lea, Minn.; and two nephews.
Ivie Funeral was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MR. WATERS
Ford Motor
Company retiree
COMMERCE - Billy Lamar Waters, 69, died Thursday, May 31, 2001,
at BJC Nursing Home, Commerce.
A native of Rome, Mr. Waters was born March 18, 1932, a son of
Ottie Mae Jones Waters, Rome, and the late Mac Duff Waters.
He was retired from Ford Motor Company and was a member of Freedom
Baptist Church.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2, in Banks
Memorial Gardens, Homer, with the Revs. Danny Greene and Henry
Webb officiating.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Waters is survived by his wife,
Barbara Waters, Commerce; three sons, Micheal Allen Hatcher,
Forest Park, Rodney L. Hatcher, Riverdale, and Michael M. Waters,
Mobile, Ala.; one daughter, Carrie W. English, Milner; one brother,
Mack D. Waters, Rome; three sisters, Sue Hudson, Chattanooga,
Tenn., Katherine Littlejohn, Long Beach, Calif., and Dorothy
Sims, East Point; and 12 grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MRS. POTTS
Apple Valley
Baptist member
JEFFERSON - Mrs. Fammie Lou Thomas Potts, 81, died Tuesday, June
5, 2001.
Mrs. Potts was born in Jackson County March 23, 1920. She was
a daughter of the late Leonard A. and Betty Chambers Thomas.
Mrs. Potts was retired from Commerce Sportswear and was a member
of Apple Valley Baptist Church.
She was the wife of the late John Mays Potts and was preceded
in death by a daughter, Betty Garrett.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at
Apple Valley Baptist Church with the Rev. Lee Hunter officiating.
Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Billy and June Crowe,
Stone Mountain; brothers, Robert Thomas and Ray Thomas, both
of Blacksbury, S.C., and James Thomas, Shelby, N.C.; sisters,
Frances Thrift, Shelby, N.C., Hazel Chapman, Charlotte, N.C.,
and Edith Hager, Huntersville, N.C.; four grandchildren, Dudley
Crowe, Altamonte Springs, Fla., Johnny Garrett and Wayne Garrett,
both of Commerce, and Randy Garrett, Jefferson; and six great-grandchildren.
The family was to have received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
at Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce.
Little-Ward Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MRS. MCDONALD
Homemaker
SPARTA - Mrs. Betty McDonald, 71, died Monday, June 4, 2001,
at Sparta Health Care Center following an extended illness.
A native of Oconee County, Mrs. McDonald was born March 19, 1930,
a daughter of the late Rucker and Belle Porter Lee.
She was a homemaker.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, in
the Mt. Tabor Methodist Church cemetery, Bogart.
Mrs. McDonald is survived by a son, Travis McDonald, Grovetown.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MR. RAGAN
World War II veteran
CLARKESVILLE - George W. Ragan, 80, died Tuesday, June 5, 2001,
at St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, following a brief illness.
Born in Jackson County, Mr. Ragan was a son of the late John
and Lena Davidson Ragan.
He had lived in the Chamblee area for most of his life and had
lived in Habersham County for the past three years.
Mr. Ragan was a World War II veteran, having served with the
U.S. Army, and was retired from General Motors. He was of the
Baptist denomination.
Mr. Ragan was preceded in death by his wife, Myra Brown Ragan.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 8, at Oakey
Mountain Baptist Church, Clarkesville, with the Rev. Brion Williams
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Beverly Sue Griffith and Karen
Lynn Lahmeyer, both of Chamblee; two sons, Danny Ragan, Clarkesville,
and George D. Ragan, Stone Mountain; two brothers, John Edward
Ragan, Charlotte, N.C., and Clarence Ragan, Gainesville; one
sister, Lois Martin, Gainesville; and four grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at
Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville.
Hillside Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MR. JOHNSON
Brother of countians
ATHENS - Richard Johnson Sr., 86, died Wednesday, May 30, 2001.
Mr. Johnson was a son of the late George Washington and Willie
Mae Johnson.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 4, at Ebenezer
Baptist Church, West, with the Rev. A.R. Killian officiating.
Burial was in Eastlawn Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Ollie C. McDowell, Greensboro,
N.C.; one son, Richard Johnson Jr., Athens; four sisters, Sarah
Rucker, Lucy Wilson, Octavia Ursher and Odessa Newton, all of
Jefferson; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Gardenview Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MR. BRUMBALOW
Retired carpenter
HOSCHTON - Byron Brady Brumbalow, 74, died Sunday, June 3, 2001,
at Rabun County Hospital following an extended illness.
Born in Shelby, N.C., Mr. Brumbalow had lived in Hall and Forsyth
counties for most of his life. He was a son of the late Rev.
J.E. and Ola Mae Irvin Brumbalow.
Mr. Brumbalow was a retired carpenter and had worked for the
Gwinnett County Police Department, and also for the Forsyth County
Sheriff's Office. He was a member of Mulberry Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, in the
chapel of Little-Davenport Funeral Home, Gainesville, with the
Revs. David Pruitt and J.W. Helton officiating. Burial was in
Memorial Park Cemetery, Gainesville.
Survivors include two daughters, Jeanene Cofer, Dawsonville,
and Sueject Matthews, Cumming; one son, Stan Brumbalow, Jefferson;
three brothers, Curtis L. Brumbalow, Jefferson, W. Cecil Brumbalow,
Charlotte, N.C., and Donnie D. Brumbalow, Dawsonville; two sisters,
Fairy Mote and Gladys Black, both of Gainesville; five grandsons,
three granddaughters, two great-grandsons, two great-granddaughters
and a number of nieces, nephews and friends.
Little-Davenport Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
MRS. JOHNSON
Sister of countian
DANIELSVILLE - Mrs. Gladys Johnson, 77, died Thursday, May 31,
2001.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of the
late Henry Marshall and Lillie Johnson.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, June 4, at Fairfield
Baptist Church with the Rev. D.T. Jackson officiating. Burial
was in the Colbert Grove Baptist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by her husband, Eddie Johnson; three
daughters, Janice J. Johnson and Beverly Ann Johnson, both of
Danielsville, and Wendy J. Arnold, Athens; three sons, John Marshall
Colbert, Crawford, Larry Robert Johnson, Athens, and Dennis Pierre
Johnson, Comer; four sisters, Trudy McKeever, Commerce, Lula
Mae Colbert, Danielsville, Rosie Jones, Athens, and Ida Brown,
Garner, N.C.; two brothers, Durham Johnson and James Johnson,
both of Philadelphia; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, June 6, 2001
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