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Ida M. Poole
Mrs. Ida Mae Massey Poole, 81, of Commerce, a resident of BJC
Nursing Home, died Thursday, November 4, 1999, at BJC Medical
Center, Commerce.
A native of Banks County, Mrs. Poole was born August 13, 1918.
She was a daughter of the late Lon and Camilla Brown Massey.
Mrs. Poole was a retired manager of McConnell Five and Dime Store
and was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. She was preceded
in death by her husband, William Fletcher Poole.
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 6, at Webbs Creek
Baptist Church with the Revs. Bob Hill and Ralph Smith officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Gene Poole, Griffin; two daughters,
Barbara Jones, Lula, and Carolyn Wilson, Commerce; two sisters,
Mary Evelyn Aycock and Ruth Cartey, both of Athens; seven grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, November 10, 1999
Clara M. Stephens
Mrs. Clara M. Stephens, of Commerce, died Monday, November 1,
1999.
Mrs. Stephens was born May 3, 1925, in Witchatal Falls, Texas.
She was a resident of Banks County for 2 1/2 years.
Mrs. Stephens was a gifted actress of the Cabaret Theater, Atlanta,
as well as an accomplished pianist and artist and craft person.
Mrs. Stephens' cremated remains will be transported and interred
beside her husband, the late Marvin Stephens, in Alabama.
The National Cremation Society, Lilburn, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, November 10, 1999
Frances H. Wiley
Mrs. Frances Helen Wiley, 53, of Maysville, died Wednesday, November
3, 1999, at her residence.
Mrs. Wiley was born August 26, 1946, in Carnesville. She was
a daughter of the late Ed and Mae Belle Cotton Brock.
Mrs. Wiley was a homemaker.
Funeral services were held Friday, November 5, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Harvey Smith officiating.
Burial was in Sunrise Cemetery, Maysville.
Survivors include her husband, Jessie Sonny Wiley; one son, Doug
Wiley, Homer; one daughter, Eva Embrick, Maysville; two brothers,
Calvin Brock, Homer, and Winfred Brock, Maysville; three sisters,
Dorothy Ballenger, Commerce, and Lutrelle Parr and Ruby Roberts,
both of Maysville; and two grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, November 10, 1999
Charieynna J. Chandler
Charieynna J. Chandler, infant daughter of Jeffery and Catherine
Moore Chandler, Nicholson, died Saturday, November 6, 1999, at
Athens Regional Medical Center.
Infant Chandler was preceded in death by a grandfather, Douglas
Chandler, and a great-great-grandfather, James Sewell.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 9, at New Shiloh
Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Barnett officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include one sister, Jhalexius
T. Chandler, Nicholson; one brother, Jeffery Alexander Chandler,
Nicholson; grandparents, Edith Chandler, Monroe, Patrice Teasley,
Nicholson, and Robert Moore, Athens; great-grandparents, J.T.
and Lila Mackey and Bobby and Mattie Watson, all of Jefferson;
and a great-great-grandmother, Catherine Sewell, Nicholson.
Forestglen Mortuary, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, November 10, 1999
Sidney B. Crane
Sidney Boyd Crane, 76, of Maysville, died Sunday, November 7,
1999, at his residence.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Crane was a son of the late George
and Dessie Morris Crane. He was retired from the trucking industry.
Mr. Crane was drafted in November 1943. After being inducted
at Fort McPherson, he spent seven months in Camp Shelby, Miss.,
then boarded a ship in New York, landing in Naples, Italy, entering
combat on the front line. Mr. Crane was captured in Germany while
in battle on the Rhine River and spent 14 days as a Prisoner
of War before escaping. He was sent to a field hospital and was
treated for frostbite and malnutrition, and after a month's time,
was sent back to the front line.
Mr. Crane's unit fought through France, Germany and Belgium and
were in Vienna, Austria, when they received word that the war
had ended.
Mr. Crane stayed on the front line during five major battles,
had been captured and escaped, earning two Silver Stars and two
Bronze Stars during his 2 1/2 years of duty.
Mr. Crane was preceded in death by a son, Philip Crane.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 9, at Grove Level
Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Grace Cotton Crane; daughters and
sons-in-law, Joyce and James Cantrell, Gainesville, Nancy and
Larry Williams, Maysville, Cathy and Tony Dubnik, Talmo, and
Lisa and Danny Sims, Lula; one sister, Nell Cagle, Maysville;
eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, November 10, 1999
Van L. Waddell
Van Leeman "Red" Waddell, 82, of Hull, died Monday,
November 1, 1999.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Waddell was a son of the late
Marion Boyd and Lillie Jones Waddell.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II,
and was a retired auto mechanic. Mr. Waddell was a member of
Central Baptist Church, Athens.
He was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Boyd Waddell.
Funeral services were held Thursday, November 4, in the chapel
of Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Rev. Dennis Kesler
officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park. Paul J. Waddell,
John M. Barton, Cindy L. Barton, Jason Sartain, Matt Sartain
and Charles Fouche served as pallbearers.
Survivors include his wife, Volina Sue Kelley Waddell; two daughters,
Victoria Sartain, Hull, and Beatrice Fitzpatrick, Commerce; one
son, Paul Waddell, Hull; three sisters, Frances Griffeth, Watkinsville,
Annis Haggard, Winder, and Robbie Haggard, Commerce; one brother,
Walter Waddell, Nicholson; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Brown Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, November 10, 1999
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Guynelle C. Miller
Mrs. Guynelle Cochran Miller, 66, of Landover, Md., died Tuesday,
October 26, 1999, at Joseph Richie Hospital, Baltimore, Md.,
of cancer.
Mrs. Miller was born in Banks County, a daughter of the late
Henly and Su Cochran.
She was a graduate of Commerce High School and served as a sergeant
in the Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. Mrs. Miller was
awarded the Korean War Service Ribbon and the National Defense
Service Medal. Following her military service, she worked for
the federal government as a contract specialist. Mrs. Miller
was a member of the First Christian Church of Brock Hall, Upper
Marlboro, Md. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Merle
Cochran St. John, formerly of Erie, Pa., and Lucille Cochran
Farmer, formerly of Ohio.
Funeral services were held Thursday, October 28, at the First
Christian Church of Brock Hall. Burial was in Lakemont Memorial
Gardens.
Survivors include her husband, Wilbur Ray Miller, whom she married
in 1954; one son, Michael Ray Miller, Lothian, Md.; one daughter,
Deborah Lynn Rourke, Butler, Pa.: one sister, Maxine Smith, Commerce;
and four grandchildren.
The Commerce News, November 10, 1999
Rev. Charles P. Ginn
The Rev. Charles P. Ginn, 82, of Sylva, died Tuesday, November
2, 1999, at his residence following an extended illness.
A native of Commerce, the Rev. Ginn had lived in Jackson County
for the past 66 years. He was a son of the late Hamilton Franklin
and Dovie Lou Adams Ginn.
The Rev. Ginn was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World
War II. He was a retired Baptist minister serving several churches
in western North Carolina for the past 45 years.
He was preceded in death by a son, Steve Ginn, four brothers
and three sisters.
Funeral services were held Thursday, November 4, at Sylva First
Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Revs. Ed Beddingfield
and Dr. John Bunn officiated. Burial was in Keener Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Allen Ginn; two sons, Lloyd
Allen Ginn, Chicago, and Phil Ginn, Boone; one sister, Bessie
Maxwell, Commerce; and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Together We Grow, c/o Sylva First Baptist
Church, P.O. Drawer 1024, Sylva, N.C. 28779, Hospice, 132 Sylva
Plaza, Sylva, N.C. 28779, or Samaritan's Purse, P.O. Box 3600,
Boone, NC 28607.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, November 10, 1999
Cora M. Casper
Mrs. Cora M. Casper, 89, of Watkinsville, died Wednesday, November
3, 1999, at a local hospital.
A native of Union County, Mrs. Casper was born September 16,
1910. She was a daughter of the late Grayson and Dillia Holbrooks
Jackson.
Mrs. Casper had lived in the Athens area for most of her life
and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by a
daughter, Sybil Casper Skelton, and a son, Robert Casper.
Funeral services were held Sunday, November 7, in the chapel
of Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, with the Rev. Larry Holmes officiating.
Burial was in the Chapel Christian Church cemetery. Mrs. Casper's
grandsons served as pallbearers.
Survivors include daughter, Ann Finch, Athens; son, Victor Casper,
Watkinsville; sons and daughters-in-law, Roy and Sara Casper,
Athens, William and Johnnie Casper, Danielsville, and Gene and
Patty Casper, Nicholson; daughter-in-law, Diane Casper, Bogart;
13 grandsons, Victor W. Casper, Benny Casper, David Casper, Sam
Casper, Grayson Casper, Jeff Rice, Mark Rice, Jimmy Finch, Robert
W. Casper, Adam Casper, Marty Casper, Micheal Casper and Jackie
Pace; 10 granddaughters, Marcie Boone, Barbara Lapczynski, Wendy
Gunthorp, Paula Caudell, Lacrecia Bradshaw, Teresa Fleeman, Sandy
Shaw, Loree Looney, Deborah White and Susan Phillips; 36 great-grandchildren
and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, November 10, 1999
Lonnie G. Fields
Lonnie G. Fields, 76, of Hull, died Wednesday, November 3, 1999.
Mr. Fields was born in Jackson County, a son of the late Lonnie
G. and Ella Plott Fields.
He worked as a brick mason and carpenter and was a member of
New Harmony Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Friday, November 5, at New Harmony
Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Dillard Sr. officiating.
Burial was in the Gordon's Chapel Methodist Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Lorine H. Fields; one son, Michael
G. Fields, Tennessee; two daughters, Virginia Brown, Alabaster,
Ala., and Linda Taylor, Hull; three step-sons, Ralph Gooch, Hartwell,
Calvin Gooch, Watkinsville, and Marvin Gooch, Athens; two step-daughters,
Pat Bright, Orange Park, Fla., and Linda Bright, Athens; nine
grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, November 10, 1999
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