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Thomas J. McDonald
Thomas Jackson "Jack" McDonald, 64, of Jefferson, died
Wednesday, October 24, 2001, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce,
following a sudden illness.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. McDonald was born July 30, 1937,
a son of the late Gordon A. and Mazie Wheeler McDonald.
He was a retired pattern designer for Oxford Manufacturing Co.
and was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Jefferson.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 26, at
Faith Baptist Church with Dr. Gerald Mitton and the Rev. Henry
Webb officiating. Burial was in the Friendship Baptist Church
cemetery, Ila. David Carithers, Matthew Edwards, Phillip Edwards,
Barry Johnson, Jake Murphy and Eric Shelton served as pallbearers.
Mr. McDonald is survived by his wife, Lucille Jones McDonald,
Jefferson; son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Carol McDonald,
Jefferson; daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Stacy Wilbanks, Baldwin;
and three grandchildren, Kasey, Kody and Christian.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, October 31, 2001
SFC Troy Underwood
SFC Troy E. Underwood, 60, of Hephzibah, died Saturday, October
13, 2001, at St. Joseph Hospital, Augusta.
A native of Maysville, Jackson County, Mr. Underwood had lived
in the Hephzibah area for over 30 years.
He was retired from the U.S. Army, having served his country
for over 22 years. Mr. Underwood was a member of the VFW Post
649 and a member of the American Legion Post 178. He was a Vietnam
veteran and was of the Baptist denomination.
Mr. Underwood was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon and
Lillie Underwood.
A memorial service was held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, October 20,
at VFW Post 649, Augusta.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Key Underwood, Hephzibah; two
sons, Daniel Underwood, Hephzibah, and Jason Underwood, Waynesboro;
one daughter, Crystal Underwood, Hephzibah; a grandchild, Cory
Underwood; two brothers, James B. Underwood, Commerce, and John
H. Underwood, Smyrna; and three sisters, Francis Morris, Commerce,
Wilma Holden, Acworth, and Wanda Sue Hill, Homer.
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Hospice, Wrightsboro Road,
Augusta, Ga.
DeLoach Funeral Homes, Inc., Hephzibah, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, October 31, 2001
Hildegard K. Wills
Mrs. Hildegard Klara Wills, 85, of Jefferson, died Tuesday, October
30, 2001, at her residence following a brief illness.
Mrs. Wills was born November 30, 1915, in Germany, a daughter
of the late Julius and Ella Monk Boettcher.
She was a homemaker. Mrs. Wills was preceded in death by her
husband, Walter Dean Wills, and a son, Herby Wills.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, November 1,
in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Rev.
Shane Moore officiating. Burial will be in the Lyle Family Cemetery,
Hoschton.
Survivors include one daughter, Linda Claire Kelley, Jefferson;
one son, Tommy Wills, Jefferson; one brother, Heinz Boettcher,
Cologne; one sister, Elizabeth Himmler, Gera; seven grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
The family was to have received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, October 31, 2001
Roy L. Carpenter
Roy Lee Carpenter, 93, of Cornelia, died Tuesday, October 30,
2001, at Scenic View Nursing Home following a brief illness.
Born in North Carolina on July 6, 1908, Mr. Carpenter was the
son of the late James Leonard Carpenter Sr. and Arminda Segars
Carpenter.
He was a poultry and cattle farmer and was a member of Level
Grove Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 1,
at Level Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Rice officiating.
Burial will be in Level Grove Cemetery. The body will be placed
in the church at 1:30 p.m.
Survivors include daughters, Betty C. Dalton, Baldwin, and Bobbie
C. Foster, Cornelia; sons, Bill E. Carpenter, Jefferson, and
Dennis Carpenter, Oakwood; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The family was to have received friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and
from 7 to 9 p.m. at McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home,
Cornelia.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, October 31, 2001
John L. Williams
John Lewis Williams, 77, of Comer, died Friday, October 19, 2001.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Williams was a son of the
late Albert and Annie Maude Veal Williams.
He was retired from Seaboard Farms and was a U.S. Army veteran,
serving during World War II.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, October 22, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev.
Buford Lockman officiating. Burial was in the Collier Baptist
Church cemetery. Bobby Wells, Michael Wells, Randall Wells, Doyle
Green and Jeff Smith served as pallbearers.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Dorothy Mashburn Williams;
five daughters, Patsy Chandler, Arnoldsville, Jean Wells, Winterville,
and Linda Weaver, Kathryn Rogers and Barbara Green, all of Colbert;
one son, Ronnie Williams, Hull; one sister, Margaret Barber,
Commerce; one brother, Charlie Williams, Arnoldsville; nine grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, October 31, 2001
James A. Whitlock
James Arthur Whitlock, 79, of Belton, S.C., died Tuesday, October
23, 2001, at Anderson Area Medical Center.
Mr. Whitlock was born in Jefferson, a son of the late Jake and
Lillie Covington Whitlock.
He was a graduate of Athens Business College, with a degree in
electrical engineering, and was a veteran of World War II. Mr.
Whitlock was retired from Colonial Pipeline in pipeline operations,
and was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church and of the McCuen
Bolt Sunday School Class.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Fannie Whitlock and
Mrs. Willie Wofford, and two brothers, Ellis Whitlock and C.
Harmon Whitlock.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday, October 26, in the
chapel of Cox Funeral Home, Belton, S.C., with the Rev. Danny
Parton and Terry Wofford officiating. Burial was in the Cedar
Grove Baptist Church cemetery.
Mr. Whitlock is survived by his wife, Doris Bentley Whitlock,
of the home; daughters, Mrs. David (Sandra) Ledbetter, Greenville,
S.C., and Mrs. Rusty (Vivian) Robinson and Mrs. Pat (Beverly)
O'Rourke, all of Rock Hill, S.C.; brothers, Austin H. Whitlock,
Chickamauga, and Ernest Whitlock, Commerce; and eight grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Cedar Grove Baptist Church Building
Fund, Hwy. 20, Belton, SC 29627.
Cox Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, October 31, 2001
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Dorothy
R. Beavers
Mrs. Dorothy Rowland Beavers, 95, of Athens, died Monday, October
29, 2001, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Beavers was born July 24, 1906, in Taylor County, W.Va.
She was a daughter of the late W.I. and Martha Susan Wotring
Rowland.
Mrs. Beavers was a homemaker and was a member of Smyrna United
Methodist Church.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 31,
in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce, with the Rev. Warren Huddleston
officiating.
Mrs. Beavers is survived by a son, Robert I. Beavers, Athens;
four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge or arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, October 31, 2001
James Bradberry
James Bradberry, 72, of Hull, died Wednesday, October 24, 2001.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Bradberry was a son of the late
William E. and Katie Inez Wilkes Bradberry.
He was retired from the Athens Police Department and was a veteran
of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Bradberry was a member of Prospect
Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Clyde Marie Bellamy Bradberry.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 26, in
the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the
Revs. Clint Jones and Bobby Griffin officiating. Burial was in
Athens Memory Gardens. Kevin Hart, Mike Crawford, Rex Bradberry,
Mitch Elder, Mike Barber and Bradley Hill served as pallbearers.
Survivors include two daughters, Deborah Jennings, Commerce,
and Janet Hart, Watkinsville; two sons, Calvin Bradberry, Hull,
and Dennis Bradberry, Milledgeville; one sister, Linda Anderson,
Marietta; one brother, Charles Bradberry, Athens; eight grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, October 31, 2001
James B. Boone
James Brian Boone, 24, of Temple, died Thursday, October 25,
2001, in Carroll County, following injuries sustained in an automobile
accident.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Boone was a son of James Allen
Boone, Hoschton, and Cindy Boone Posey, Temple.
He was a graduate of Temple High School and was a member of Villa
Rica Church of God. Mr. Boone was an iron worker.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 29, in
Barrow Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jerry Miller officiating.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include five sisters,
Erica Nicole Posey, Angie Stone and Shelby Stone, all of Temple,
Christy Dooley, Jefferson, and Brandy Donovan, Toccoa; one brother,
Josh Posey, Temple; and grandparents, James and Georgia Boone,
Hoschton, and Leonard and Cora Hall, Maysville.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, October 31, 2001
Emily C. Starkey
Mrs. Emily Camp Starkey, 85, of Athens, died Friday, October
26, 2001.
A native of Stephens County, Mrs. Starkey was a daughter of the
late John Earl and Florence Thomas Camp.
She was a homemaker and was a member of Oconee Heights Baptist
Church. Mrs. Starkey was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol
Stephens.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, October 29, at Oconee
Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Crist Camden officiating.
Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park. Willie Epps, Bruce Payne,
Tim Payne, Robert Hood, Ben Camp and James Street served as pallbearers.
Mrs. Starkey is survived by her husband, William "Bill"
Starkey; one son, Joseph Stephens, Baltimore, Md.; three sisters,
Rosa Farah, Sarasota, Fla., Betty Camp, Atlanta, and Jayne Payne,
Jefferson; six brothers, Marvin Camp, Lawrenceville, Wallace
Camp, Cape Elizabeth, Mass., Lawrence Camp and Alfred Camp, both
of Toccoa, Ben Camp, Atlanta, and John Camp, Franklin, Tenn.;
one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Oconee Heights Baptist Church, 4180
Jefferson Road, Athens, GA 30607.
Bernstein Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, October 31, 2001
Hyo I Bae
Hyo I Bae, 79, of Maysville, died Wednesday, October 10, 2001,
at his residence.
Mr. Bae was born December 28, 1921, in South Korea. He was a
retired farmer.
Mr. Bae was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bae.
Funeral services were held at noon Friday, October 26, in the
chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Dr. Martin
Rho officiating. Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Mr. Bae is survived by his wife, Chaboon Lee Bae, Maysville;
three sons, Jong Chul Bae and Jong Yong Bae, both of Maysville,
and Jong Kwan Bae, North Carolina; six daughters, Soon Im Bae,
Jong Soon Bae and Goon Ja Bae, all of South Korea, Gum Soo Bae
and Yong Ha Bae, both of New Jersey, and Soon Ok Bae, Maysville;
38 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, October 31, 2001
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