Carl J. Tolbert Jr.
Carl Jackson Tolbert Jr., 50, of Comer, died Saturday, October
27, 2001.
A lifelong resident of Madison County, Mr. Tolbert was a son
of Margaret Tolbert LeCroy, Comer, and the late Carl Jackson
Tolbert Sr.
He had been employed with Madison County as an EMT for the last
27 years and as a Code Enforcement Officer for the last three
years. Mr. Tolbert was a member and deacon of Carlton Baptist
Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, October 29, at Carlton
Baptist Church with the Rev. Doug Ivey officiating. Burial was
in the New Hope Presbyterian Church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Laura
Blackmon Tolbert; one son, Joshua Tyrel Tolbert, Comer; one daughter,
Anna Elizabeth Tolbert, Comer; two brothers, Gregory Bryan Tolbert
and Randy Allen Tolbert, both of Carlton; and other extended
family.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, October 31, 2001
Maude C. House
Mrs. Maude Coile House, 96, of Danielsville, died Wednesday,
October 24, 2001, at her home.
Mrs. House was born August 1, 1905, in Madison County, a daughter
of the late Gordon and Alice Hill Coile.
She was a homemaker and was a member of Bethel M. Baptist Church.
Mrs. House was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis James
House, and a son, James Junior House.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 27, in
the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, with the Revs. Ray
Jenkins and Dennis Kesler officiating. Burial was in the Bethel
M. Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Geneva House and Montine Hammond,
both of Danielsville; two sons, Ralph House and Dorris House,
both of Danielsville; one brother, John Coile, Comer; four grandchildren,
Melvin Hammond, Teresa Miller and Regina House, all of Danielsville,
and Karen Fox, Easley, S.C.; four great-grandchildren and one
step-great-grandchild.
Pruitt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, October 31, 2001
Nellie B. Watson
Mrs. Nellie "Nell" Booth Watson, 83, of Danielsville,
died Wednesday, October 24, 2001.
Mrs. Watson was born in Madison County on April 5, 1918. She
was a daughter of the late William and Carrie Carter Booth.
Mrs. Watson was a homemaker and was a member of Bluestone Baptist
Church. Her husband was the late Guy Arlin Watson.
Mrs. Watson was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Lee Booth,
and two sisters, Inez Lord and Ann Rich.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 26, at Bluestone
Baptist Church with the Rev. Ray Jenkins officiating. Burial
was in Danielsville Memorial Gardens. Michael Sorrells, Kevin
Sexton, Ben Scarborough, Brian Ingram, Jason Sorrells and Scott
Brown served as pallbearers.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and James
Sorrells and Elaine and Byron Sexton, all of Danielsville, and
Martha and Bob Coile, Comer; grandchildren, Michael and Rhonda
Sorrells, Kevin and Amanda Sexton, Joy and Ben Scarborough, Ginger
and Brian Ingram and Jason and Gina Sorrells; and sisters, Ruby
Weeks, Fairfax, Va., and Addie Bell Wilson, Greenville, S.C.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, October 31, 2001
Addie E. Kittle
Mrs. Addie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kittle, 87, of Athens,
died Wednesday, October 24, 2001.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Kittle was a daughter of the
late Leonard and Daisy Hammonds Brown and the widow of Emory
Kittle.
She was a homemaker and was of the Holiness denomination.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 26, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, with the Rev.
Larry Dyer officiating. Burial was in Oconee Hill Cemetery. Randall
Childs, Butch Childs, Jerry Brown, Jimmy Brown, Johnny Brown,
David Drake and Waymon Brown served as pallbearers.
Survivors include one son, Leonard Floyd Kittle, Athens; one
sister, Alma Kittle, Bogart; brother and sister-in-law, Willie
and Grace Brown, Ila; two grandchildren, Brian Kittle and Karen
Meeks; four great-grandchildren, Alex and Amanda Kittle and Lindsey
and Jenna Meeks; and several nieces and nephews.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, 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 Madison County Journal, October 31, 2001
Methie C. Shelnut
Mrs. Methie Callaway Carter Shelnut, 80, of Comer, died Sunday,
October 28, 2001.
A native of Union County, Mrs. Shelnut was a daughter of the
late Jim C. and Ella Helton Callaway.
She was a longtime resident of Oglethorpe County and was a member
of Grove Chapel Congregational Holiness Church.
Mrs. Shelnut was preceded in death by her first husband, C.T.
Carter Jr.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 30, at
Grove Chapel Congregational Holiness Church with the Revs. Raymond
Duncan, Mark Palmer and Burton Campbell officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Claude Shelnut; three daughters,
Vera C. Johnson, Winterville, Brenda C. Norman, Lexington, and
Kathy C. Campbell, Saluda, S.C.; two sisters, Mamie Ogle and
Minnie Ogle, both of Winterville; two brothers, George Callaway,
Comer, and James Callaway, Greenwood, S.C.; six grandchildren,
11 great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Grove Chapel Congregational Holiness
Church.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, 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 Madison County Journal, October 31, 2001
Susie M. Batson
Mrs. Susie Mae Sherrer Batson, 82, of Eatonton and Cumming, died
Wednesday, October 24, 2001, following a battle with cancer.
Born August 31, 1919, in Wilkes County, Mrs. Batson was a daughter
of Ellis Clifford Sherrer and Amelia Irene Rice, Union Point.
She grew up in the Taliaferro-Wilkes County areas. Her adolescent
years were spent in Union Point, where she was a member of the
First Baptist Church and a 1937 graduate of Union Point High
School.
In 1941, she married John Walter Batson, Greensboro. They made
their home in Greene County until 1957. The family moved to Eatonton.
She devoted her life to her family, it was stated. Her time was
spent helping her husband in his enterprises and raising her
children in a loving Christian home. She enjoyed gardening, sewing,
reading and, most of all, her family.
Mrs. Batson was preceded in death by her husband, John Walter
Batson, an infant son, Zachery Mark, and siblings, Ann Godbee,
Winnie Davis, Christine Sherrer, Clifford Sherrer, Rachel Wilson,
Willis Sherrer, Willard Sherrer and R.D. Sherrer.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 27, at
Lakeside Baptist Church, Greensboro, with the Rev. Stan Patterson
officiating. Burial was in Eatonton Memorial Park.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth Batson and
Joanna, Atlanta, and John Batson and Terri, Colbert; daughters
and sons-in-law, Karen Frischkorn and Robert, Alpharetta, Suzette
Lundy and Jack, Athens, Angela Harris and Stan, Ranger, Maxine
Minton and Jay, Milledgeville, and Nadine Daniel and Joey, Eatonton;
daughter, Myra Michelle Batson, Cumming; 15 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, October 31, 2001
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