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Bertha M. Thomas
Mrs. Bertha Mae Carlan Thomas died Friday, November 16, 2001,
after an extended illness.
Mrs. Thomas was born January 11, 1916, in Banks County, the daughter
of the late Count Pulaski and Thersie Brooks Carlan.
She graduated from Banks County High School in 1938 and had lived
most of her adult life in the Brockton Community of Jackson County.
Mrs. Thomas was a faithful Christian worker who taught Sunday
School for more than 50 years, said family members. She was a
real Christian example at home as well as in public.
Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker and was a charter member of Brockton
Road Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Edgar Allen Thomas, and a grandson, Kenneth Allen Thomas.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 18, at
Brockton Road Baptist Church with the Revs. Jesse Mealor and
R.M. Lacey officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens,
Commerce.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Clarence Allen and
Gladys Thomas, Jefferson; sister, Kathleen Carlan Pruitt, Commerce;
grandsons and granddaughters-in-law, Timothy Allen and Leigh
Ann Thomas and Kenneth Harold and Rebecca Thomas, all of Jefferson;
six great-grandchildren, Samuel David Allen Thomas, Hannah Eve
Thomas, Isaac Luke Thomas, William Revard, Joseph Revard and
Jessica Thomas; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
Mike Shockley
Mike Shockley, 42, of Commerce, died Saturday, November 17, 2001,
at his residence following a brief illness.
Mr. Shockley was born July 26, 1959, in Stephens County. He was
a son of Woodrow Wilson and Lois Irene Keeling Shockley, Homer.
Mr. Shockley was employed as a technician with Northeast Georgia
Medical Center, Gainesville, and was a member of Baptist Tabernacle,
Commerce, where he served as a deacon and song leader. He was
preceded in death by a sister, Debra Carol Shockley, and his
mother-in-law, Betty Dorsey.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, at
Baptist Tabernacle with the Revs. Tommy Watson, Milford Daniels
and Stanley Trammel officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial
Gardens, Commerce.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Shockley is survived by his wife,
Cindy Dorsey Shockley, Commerce; one son, Christopher Shockley,
Commerce; one sister, Brenda Dooley, Toccoa; and father-in-law
and wife, the Rev. and Mrs. Sam Dorsey, Commerce.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
Frances C. Merritt
Mrs. Frances C. Merritt, 89, of Commerce, died Wednesday, November
14, 2001, at her residence.
Mrs. Merritt was born August 12, 1912, in Fulton County. She
was a daughter of the late William Oscar and Mattie Pearl Atchison
Collins.
Mrs. Merritt was a retired city clerk of East Point and was a
member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Nathaniel Merritt, a son, Oscar Griffith, and
a daughter, Gwendolyn Payne.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 17,
in the Rock Springs Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Swayne
Cochran officiating.
Survivors include one son, Robert Griffith, Lower Salem, Ohio;
one sister, Helen Jones, Newnan; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
Archie Cox
Archie Cox, 74, of Maysville, died Saturday, November 17, 2001.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, in
the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Donald
Wilson and Will Herring officiating. Burial was in the Erastus
Christian Church cemetery.
Mr. Cox is survived by his wife, Mazie Cox, of the home; one
son, Ray Cox, Maysville; one daughter, Patricia McElhannon, Maysville;
two step-sons, David Carthern, Commerce, and Roger Carthern,
Jefferson; one sister, Esalee Herring, Commerce; eight grandchildren
and several great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
Catherine
B. Browner
Mrs. Catherine B. Browner, 52, of Hull, died Tuesday, October
23, 2001.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Browner was a daughter of the
late Sam and Irene Morris Bush.
She was employed with Advantage Behavioral Health Systems and
was a member of Melvin Hill C.M.E. Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 27, at
Bush River Baptist Church with the Rev. Julius Mack officiating.
Mrs. Browner is survived by her husband, Truman Browner; one
daughter, Terri Browner, Hull; three sisters, Ida H. Gibson,
Columbia, S.C., and JoAnn Bush and Avie Sue Shivers, both of
Commerce; one brother, Shelton Bush, Jefferson; and an uncle
and aunts.
Gardenview Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
Cora M. Lord
Ms. Cora Mae Lord, 93, of Commerce, died Monday, November 19,
2001, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, of an
extended illness.
Funeral services were to have been held at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
November 21, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with
the Revs. Dennis Harris and Frank Sailors officiating. Burial
was to have been in the Chandler Family Cemetery.
Ms. Lord is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
The family was to have received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday
at the funeral home.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
Marjorie Chambers
Mrs. Marjorie Chambers, 74, of Jefferson, died Wednesday, November
14, 2001, at her residence.
Born August 22, 1927, in White County, Mrs. Chambers was a daughter
of the late Andrew Webb and Sallie Bell Epps Gary.
She was a seamstress and was a member of Harvest Hill Worship
Center. Mrs. Chambers was preceded in death by her husband, James
Leonard Chambers.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday, November 16, in
the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Samuel
Dale officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include two sons, James T. Chambers and Steve M. Chambers,
both of Jefferson; two daughters, Mary G. Lance, Jefferson, and
Susan S. Lewallen, Martinez; three brothers, Albert Gary, Cornelia,
Willie F. Gary, College Park, and Theo Gary, Commerce; three
sisters, Molene Anderson, Homer, Sallie Wilson, Murrayville,
and Mazel Davis, Jefferson; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
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Stiles Herbert
Stiles Herbert, 68, of Atlanta, died Sunday, November 18, 2001,
at Odyssey Hospice at Decatur Hospital.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Herbert was born December 27, 1932,
a son of the late Stiles and Mary Love Herbert.
He had worked as a parts clerk and was of the Baptist denomination.
Funeral services were to have been held at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
November 21, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with
the Rev. Vurgil Smith officiating. Burial was to have been in
Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Mr. Herbert is survived by his wife, Cauldine Herbert, Atlanta;
three daughters, Gail Rush, Whitesburg, Gwen Weaver, Randolph,
Vt., and Cheryl Taylor, Covington; two sisters, Zelpha Pritchett,
Nicholson, and Annie M. Seagraves, Commerce; five grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
The family was to have received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday
at the funeral home.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
Charles W. Veal
Charles William Veal, 62, of McDonough, died Wednesday, November
14, 2001.
Mr. Veal was born in Banks County on June 7, 1939. He was a son
of the late Hubert and Margurite Hambrick Veal.
Mr. Veal was a retired plumber.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 17,
in the Veal Family Cemetery, Maysville.
Mr. Veal is survived by two sons, Mike Veal, Pampa, Texas, and
Jeff Veal, Acworth; and five grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
Walter T. Walls
Walter Thomas Walls, 75, of Danielsville, died Friday, November
16, 2001, at Saint Mary's Hospital, Athens.
Mr. Walls was born in Jackson County on September 17, 1926, a
son of the late Early Mose and Anna Lee Tolbert Walls.
He retired from American General-Life and Casualty Insurance
Company after 20 years of service. Mr. Walls was also a retired
U.S. Navy veteran of 22 years, having served in World War II
where he received the Victory Medal, the National Defense Service
Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign
Medal and the Navy Occupation Medal. While serving in the Korean
Conflict, he received the United Nations Medal and the Korean
Service Medal. Mr. Walls also served his country during the Vietnam
War.
He was a member of Jones Chapel United Methodist Church, the
John Jones Masonic Lodge #348 in Danielsville, the Yaarab Temple
in Atlanta and the Harrison McCreary V.F.W. Post #4828 in Royston.
Mr. Walls was also a Shriner.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Lou Walls, and five
sisters, Maude Burroughs, Lucille Crenshaw, Frances Coleman,
Betty Krason and Evelyn Adkins.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 19, at
Jones Chapel United Methodist Church with the Revs. Thomas Elliott
and Carroll Miller officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mike Fowler, Rick Hannay, Thomas Walls, Kenneth Hanley, Tony
Phillips and Dwight Fortson served as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers
were members of the J.H. Jones Masonic Lodge #348, the Harrison
McCreary V.F.W. Post #4828 and the Jones Chapel United Methodist
Church's Men's Sunday School Class.
Mr. Walls is survived by his wife, Helen Joyce Beard Walls, Danielsville;
one daughter, Polly Ann Walls Penson, Danielsville; two sons,
Terry Walls and Samuel Wayne Walls, both of Danielsville; two
sisters, Mary W. Phelps, Royston, and Eleanor W. Turnbull, Bishop;
two brothers, John C. Walls, Baltimore, Md., and James E. Walls,
Oakwood; and several nieces and nephews.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
Martha S. Hunter
Mrs. Martha Sue Hunter, 80, of Winder, died Sunday, November
18, 2001.
A native and lifelong resident of Barrow County, Mrs. Hunter
was a daughter of the late T.H. Smith Sr. and Maude Manus Smith.
She was a homemaker and was a member of Midway Christian Church.
Mrs. Hunter was preceded in death by her husband, J.C. Hunter,
a sister, Rebecca Newton, and a brother, T.H. Smith Jr.
Funeral services were to have been held at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
November 21, in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with
the Rev. John Burchfield officiating. Burial was to have been
in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include one daughter, Shirley Tiller, Winder; one son,
Jimmy Hunter, Pompano Beach, Fla.; two brothers, Hugh E. "Brownie"
Smith and Kenneth H. Smith, both of Winder; four grandchildren
and 14 great-grandchildren.
The family was to have received friends from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday
at the funeral home.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
Bessie M. Harrison
Mrs. Bessie Minish Harrison, 91, of Commerce, died Friday, November
16, 2001, at Crystle Springs Nursing Home following an extended
illness.
Mrs. Harrison was a daughter of the late James Luther and Fannie
McGinnis Minish. She was the wife of the late William Harrison.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 17, in
the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Henry
Webb officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Kay Patrick, Savannah;
sisters, Dorothy Burroughs and Polly Holcomb, both of Athens;
three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Commerce.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, November 21, 2001
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