Denver F. Carnes
Denver Floyd Carnes, 72, of Hartwell, died Wednesday, June 27,
2001.
A native of Hart County, Mr. Carnes was a son of the late Levis
G. Carnes and Laura Bryson Grant Carnes.
He was retired from the Hart County Sheriff's Department and
was a retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, serving in World War
II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He received the Purple
Heart, the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal.
Mr. Carnes was preceded in death by his wife, Janet Hamby Carnes,
and a son, Douglas Alan Carnes.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 29, in the
chapel of Strickland Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Meeks officiating.
Survivors include three sisters, Sara Mae Byrum and Jackie White,
Hartwell, and Patsy Martin, Anderson; four brothers, T.J. Carnes,
Belton, Vincent Carnes, Hull, Charles Wilton Carnes, Washington,
and Johnny Carnes, Hartwell; and a half-brother, Gartrell Carnes,
Hartwell.
Strickland Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 4, 2001
Shayna Morris
Miss Shayna Morris, 25, of Athens, died Friday, June 29, 2001.
A native of Tallahassee, Fla., Miss Morris was a daughter of
James and Elizabeth Morris, Athens.
She attended schools in Tifton and was an honor graduate of Jasper
County High School in Monticello. Miss Morris was a member of
Beech Haven Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cohen
Beasley, Elberton.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 2, at Beech
Haven Baptist Church with Dr. Stewart Simms and Rachel Torrence
officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park. Miss Morris'
uncles, Joe Beasley, Wayne Beasley, Michael Beasley, Alfred Morris,
Bunyan Morris and Edward McElhenney, served as pallbearers.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include her brother, Eric
Morris, Athens; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Morris Jr., Macon;
and aunts and uncles, Joe and Jane Beasley, Carnesville, Wayne
and Carole Beasley, West Point, Va., Michael and Kathy Beasley,
Danielsville, Alfred and Joann Morris, Hawkinsville, Elizabeth
and Edward McElhenney, McDonough, and Bunyan Morris, Statesboro.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 4, 2001
Albert A. Phillips
Albert A. Phillips, 76, of Winder, died Monday, July 2, 2001.
A native of Franklin County, Mr. Phillips was a son of the late
Luke O. Phillips and Millberry Goss Phillips.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at
Victory Deliverance Center with Pastor Michael Smith officiating.
Mr. Phillips is survived by his wife, Betty Phillips, Atlanta;
three sons, Troy Phillips, Atlanta, Robert Phillips, Fairburn,
and Jeff Phillips, Conyers; three sisters, Millie Norton, Winder,
and Janet Phillips and Nancy Ford, both of Danielsville; two
brothers, Luke Phillips, Hull, and Ed Phillips, Colbert; nine
grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 4, 2001
Lucille Wilkes
Mrs. Annie Lucille Wilkes, 90, of Athens, died Sunday, July 1,
2001.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Wilkes was a daughter of
the late Sam H. and Viola England Daniel.
She was a lifelong resident of the Athens area and had been employed
with A & A and Stones Bakeries. Mrs. Wilkes was a 50-year
member of West End Baptist Church and the Whitworth Sunday School
Class. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Aubrey
Wilkes.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, at West
End Baptist Church with the Revs. Larry Elliott, Lee Hunter and
Kevin Tiller officiating. Burial was in the Antioch Christian
Church cemetery. Don Malcom, Donnie Malcom, Buddy Hansford, Sonny
Hansford, Bobby David, Ernie Dawkins, Bobby Harris and Jeff Lester
served as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers included active and
inactive deacons of West End Baptist Church, along with their
wives and members of the the Whitworth Sunday School Class.
Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Tiller, Forest Park;
daughter and son-in-law, Viola and Frank Tiller, Athens; son
and daughter-in-law, Sam and Darlene Wilkes, Ponte Vedra, Fla.;
grandchildren and spouses, Wesley and Rita Tiller, Wanda and
Tracy Johnson, Richard and Tara Tiller, Candy and Rick Casto
and Kevin and Jennifer Tiller; great-grandchildren, Thomas Tiller,
Rick Tiller, Taylor Johnson, Dylan Casto, Sydney Tiller and Scotty
Phillips; sister, Frances Hansford; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 4, 2001
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Lula L. Huff
Mrs. Lula Lennell "Nell" Vandiver Huff, 79, of Bogart,
died Wednesday, June 27, 2001.
A native of White County, Mrs. Huff was a daughter of the late
William H. and Lela Self Vandiver.
She was retired from Eckerd Drugs and was a member of Bogart
First Baptist Church and the Ladies Auxiliary Post 2872.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 29, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, with the Rev.
Larry Davison officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Ray Self, Steve Sanders, Mike Nash, Larry Meeler, Eddie Self
and Jerry Meeler served as pallbearers.
Mrs. Huff is survived by her husband, James Rufus Huff; son and
daughter-in-law, James Ronnie and Dena Huff, Athens; daughters
and sons-in-law, Linda Jean and Jim Poole, Forston, Patricia
"Pat" and Jerry Powell, Bogart, and Doris and Phillip
Lord, Hull; brother, Clinton Vandiver, Seattle, Wash.; sisters,
Katherine Blum, Bogart, and Shirley Sanders, Blythewood, S.C.;
seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Bogart First Baptist Church, Mars
Hill Baptist Church, Living Word Baptist Church or to St. Mary's
Hospice Services.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 4, 2001
Onard C. Collins
Onard Clem Collins, 85, of Comer, died Friday, June 29, 2001.
A native of Whitfield County, Mr. Collins was a son of the late
Clem Cathey and Ivie Lee Bridges Collins.
He had been a resident of Madison County since 1918 and was retired
from General Time. Mr. Collins attended Meadow Baptist Church,
where he served as a deacon.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ada V. Shelton Collins.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 1, at Meadow
Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Dooley officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy Swing and
John P. Swing Jr., Comer; son and daughter-in-law, Raymond Collins
and Linda Slay Collins, Comer; sister, Dimple Coker, Blairsville;
four grandchildren, Heather Collins, J.P. Swing III, Tonya Collins
and Richard K. Swing; and nephews and friends.
Memorials may be made to the Senior Citizens Group of Meadow
Baptist Church.
Brown's Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 4, 2001
Martha A. Kollen
Mrs. Martha Anglin Kollen, 65, of Woodstock, died Monday, July
2, 2001.
Mrs. Kollen was born May 2, 1936, in Fulton County, a daughter
of the late Clyde and Susie Lord Anglin.
She was self-employed in cleaning services and was of the Baptist
denomination.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 5, in
the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev.
Bill Boggess officiating. Burial will be in Howington Cemetery,
Nicholson.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Boggess, Paris, France,
and Betty Scearce, Kennesaw; one brother, Jimmy Anglin, Maysville;
five sisters, Freada Baxter and Patricia Holt, both of Maysville,
Nancy Roberts, Winterville, Mary Wade, Norcross, and Alice Whitener,
Danielsville; and six grandchildren.
The family was to have received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Little-Ward Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 4, 2001
Stephen M. Parker
Stephen Michael Parker, 51, of Jefferson, died Friday, June 29,
2001, at his residence.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Parker was born October 31, 1949.
He was the son of Marion Elizabeth Wilson Holland and the step-son
of Buck Holland, Hull.
Mr. Parker was a lumber yard worker.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 1, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Charles
Elrod and Vaughn Howington officiating. Burial was in Jackson
Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors, in addition to his mother and step-father, include
his wife, Rita Faye Denton Parker, Jefferson; one son, Michael
Jones, Commerce; three daughters, Melissa Denton, Hoschton, Brandie
Parker, Commerce, and Ginnie Ruark, Jefferson; one sister, Leta
Ann Privette, Charlotte, N.C.; and seven grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, July 4, 2001
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