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MRS. LEDFORD
Mother of three
COMMERCE - Mrs. Taffy Griffith Ledford, 50, died Monday, July
26, 1999, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Ledford was born January 31,
1949. She was a daughter of Mazie Craig Griffith, Jefferson,
and the late Billy Joe Griffith.
Mrs. Ledford was employed with Carrier Transicold and attended
Emmaus Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 28, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Hudson
Thomas and Henry Grady Barnes officiating. Burial was in Jackson
Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Jerry
Ledford; three daughters, Tonye Chatham, Tammy Hill and Tracy
Vitug, all of Commerce; and three grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 28, 1999
MRS. WELLS
Former
Commerce resident
GRAY - Mrs. Gertrude H. Wells, 84, died Saturday, July 24, 1999,
at her residence.
A native of Westminster, S.C., Mrs. Wells had lived in Gray for
the past 10 years, moving from Commerce. She was a daughter of
the late John H. and Gertrude Kimble Hughes.
Mrs. Wells was retired from the Commerce Schools as the school
food service director and was a member of Commerce First Baptist
Church, where she was a member of the Berea Sunday School Class.
She was also a member of the Commerce Garden Club.
Mrs. Wells was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley L. Wells
Sr.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 27, in the chapel of
Bridges Funeral Home, Gray, with the Rev. Troy Herbert officiating.
Burial was in Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Jones County. Mike Brown,
Dr. Tommy Wells, Ken Wells, Chuck Green, Chris Wells, Greg Wells,
Ray Wells, Gary Green, Mike Canfield, Laura Canfield and Dan
Brown served as pallbearers.
Survivors include three daughters, Laura Jean Wells, Gray, Betty
Ann Kitchens, Macon, and Nancy Green, Florence, Ala.; two sons,
Wesley L. Wells Jr., Gray, and Dr. John Wells, Macon; one sister,
Nettie Mae McWilliams, Commerce; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, 341 Mulberry Street, Suite 251, Macon,
GA 31201 or to the Jones County Older Americans Council, Gray,
or to the Commerce First Baptist Church, Commerce.
Bridges Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 28, 1999
MRS. SMITH
Mother of countian
Mrs. Irene A. Smith, 80, of Hull, died Saturday, July 24, 1999,
at a local hospital.
A native and lifelong resident of Madison County, Mrs. Smith
was born November 26, 1918. She was a daughter of the late William
T. and Irma Lou Rowe Allen.
Mrs. Smith was retired and was a member of Hull Baptist Church.
She was also a member of the Homemaker's Sunday School class.
Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband, Paul W. Smith.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 26, in the chapel of
Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, with the Rev. Randy Crowe officiating.
The Revs. Ronny Barnes and Mark Palmer assisted. Burial was in
Evergreen Memorial Park. Derek Moore, Ben Smith, William Sorrow,
Steve Allen, Thurmond Smith and Kenneth Jones served as pallbearers.
Survivors include three daughters, Paulette Moore, Hull, Sharon
Langford, Pendergrass, and Susan Hancock, Bishop; one son, Terry
M. Smith, Hull; two sisters, Catheline Sorrow and Marie Jenkins,
both of Danielsville; three brothers, Cecil Allen, Augusta, and
Neal Allen and Grady Allen, both of Danielsville; eight grandchildren
and a number of nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of one's
choice.
Bridges Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 28, 1999
MR. WEST
U.S. Air Force veteran
ATHENS - David Eugene West, 48, died Monday, July 12, 1999, at
his residence.
A native of Memphis, Tenn., Mr. West was born October 31, 1950.
He was a son of Raymond Eugene West, Chula Vista, Calif., and
Allie Taylor West, San Diego, Calif.
Mr. West was a U.S. Air Force veteran, a truck driver and a private
airplane pilot. He was a former resident of Rex, Georgia.
Graveside services were held Friday, July 16, in the Hopewell
Presbyterian Church cemetery with the Rev. Joe Renfro officiating.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include one son, Glen
Timothy West, Martin; two brothers, Richard West, Spring Valley,
Calif., and Mike West, San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Elaine
Bellamy, St. Louis, Mo., and Carolyn Horlor, Enumclaw, Wash.;
and step-mother, Helen West, Chula Vista, Calif.
Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 28, 1999
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GOBER
Neals Grove rites
Chance Taiwan Gober, son of Mr. and Mrs. Taiwan (Nicole) Gober,
died Tuesday, July 20, 1999.
Services were held Friday, July 23, at Neals Grove Baptist Church,
Homer, with the Rev. Mark Thomas officiating.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include grandparents,
Rachel and George Law, Commerce, Charlie Pittman, Athens, Geneva
Crutcher, Oglethorpe, and Will Henry Gober, Monroe.
Mason Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 28, 1999
MR. PARKS
Appalachee Baptist Church member
HOSCHTON - Jack W. Parks, 45, of the Duncan Creek Community,
died Saturday, July 24, 1999.
A native of Gwinnett County, Mr. Parks was a son of Opal Peevy
Parks, Hoschton, and the late J.W. Parks.
He was employed with Peachtree Windows and Doors Co. in Gainesville
and was a member of Appalachee Baptist Church, Auburn, where
he served as a deacon.
Mr. Parks was a 1971 graduate of North Gwinnett High School,
Suwanee.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 26, at Appalachee Baptist
Church with the Revs. Billy Holloway, David Martin and Carl Fowler
officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Hoyt Wilkins
officiating at graveside.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Mrs.
Connie Freeman Parks; one daughter, Tammy Parks, Dacula; one
son, Jamey Wes Parks, Hoschton; brother and sister-in-law, Jerry
and Barbara Parks, Buford; two grandchildren, Gregory Dare Moore
and Anna Elizabeth Moore; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 28, 1999
REV. CULPEPPER
Grey Hill
Cemetery rites
ELLERSLIE - The Rev. Samuel Craig Culpepper, 50, died Wednesday,
July 21, 1999, at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta.
A native of Tifton, the Rev. Culpepper was born January 18, 1949.
He was a son of Samuel H. and Betty McSwain Culpepper, Smyrna.
The Rev. Culpepper served as pastor of Waverly Hall Baptist Church
for 11 years. He was a member of Morningside Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 24, at Morningside
Baptist Church, Columbus, with Drs. Frank Wilkerson and Ed Helton
officiating. Burial services were held Sunday, July 25, in Grey
Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Leslie
Perry Culpepper, Ellerslie; one son, Matthew Harold Culpepper,
Ellerslie; one daughter, Ashley Elizabeth Culpepper, Ellerslie;
two sisters, Helen K. Wilkerson, Social Circle, and Jamie Ann
Perry, Mableton; three nephews and one niece.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Gideons
International.
Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, July 28, 1999
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