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Magdalene F. Nunn
Mrs. Magdalene F. Nunn, 80, of Commerce, died Monday, November
22, 1999, at West Paces Ferry Hospital.
A native of Banks County, Mrs. Nunn was born October 16, 1919.
She was a daughter of the late O.G. and Sevilla Ward Fowler.
Mrs. Nunn was a homemaker and a member of Commerce First Baptist
Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Nunn.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 24, at Commerce
First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Ellison officiating.
Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Survivors include one son, Tommy Nunn, Commerce; one daughter,
Delorse Baird, Commerce; three sisters, Lutrelle Bellew, Monticello,
Estelle Patton, Commerce, and Evelyn Raymond, College Park; and
seven grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, December 1, 1999
Larry C. Smith Jr.
Larry Charles "Little Larry" Smith Jr., of Commerce,
died Saturday, November 20, 1999.
Mr. Smith was born December 20, 1977, at Northside Hospital in
Atlanta, the son of Larry and Doris Smith, Commerce.
He received his education in the Jackson County School System
and was a 1998 graduate of Commerce High School. Mr. Smith attended
Christian Worship Assembly in Hartwell under the leadership of
Pastor Fred Vehe. He was preceded in death by his grandparents,
Sumner and Hazel R. Smith.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 24, at New Faith
Methodist Church, Commerce, with the Revs. Frank Earls, pastor,
and Milton Mays officiating. Burial was in Johnstown Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include three brothers,
Kenyatta Smith and Anton Smith, both of Atlanta, and Renard Smith,
Commerce; two sisters, Tiffany Smith and Angel Smith, both of
Commerce; grandmother, Christine Adair, Dayton, Ohio; grand-uncle,
Lloyd Smith, Commerce; and a host of aunts, uncles and other
relatives and friends.
Mason Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, December 1, 1999
Mary J. Frazier
Mrs. Mary Joyce Frazier, 67, of Commerce, died Tuesday, November
23, 1999, at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Frazier had been a resident of Conyers for most of her life.
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 27, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce. Burial was in Mellwood Cemetery,
Stone Mountain.
Survivors include her husband, Paul E. Frazier; sons, Joseph
M. Hamby, Dennis E. Frazier and Russell L. Frazier, all of Commerce;
daughters, Lori L. Frazier and Patricia Hamby, both of Commerce,
Elizabeth D. Frazier, Kennesaw, and Mary R. Frazier, Riverdale;
daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia A. and Wallace J. Hurst III,
Lilburn; sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Robert Mitchell;
16 grandchildren, 4 1/2 great-grandchildren and her ex-husband,
Jimmy L. Hamby.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, December 1, 1999
Marvin E. Duncan Sr.
Marvin Ellis Duncan Sr., 88, of Homer, died Tuesday, November
23, 1999, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Duncan was born August 20, 1911.
He was a son of the late Alvin and Harriett Bray Duncan.
Mr. Duncan was a retired farmer and a member of New Salem United
Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held Thursday, November 25, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Roy Rogers
officiating. Burial was in Banks Memorial Gardens, Homer.
Survivors include his wife, Florence Watson Duncan; one son,
Marvin Duncan Jr., Homer; three daughters, Linda K. Atkins, Jefferson,
and Janet Duncan and Judy McNelley, both of Tunnel Hill; one
brother, Hoyt Duncan, Commerce; one sister, Thelma Lewallen,
Homer; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, December 1, 1999
Dorothy F. Escoe
Mrs. Dorothy Freeman Escoe, 79, of Danielsville, died Thursday,
November 25, 1999, at her residence.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Escoe was born May 15, 1920.
She was a daughter of the late George B. and Annie Ginn Freeman.
Mrs. Escoe was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Baptist Church,
Madison County. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce
Escoe.
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 27, in the chapel
of Pruitte Funeral Home, Royston. Burial was in Danielsville
Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include her husband, Robert L. "Bud" Escoe;
son and daughter-in-law, George R. and Donna Escoe, Commerce;
daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Tommy Lord, Danielsville,
and Debra and Mark Waldrop, Ila; four sisters, Nellie Hitchcock,
Commerce, Grace Gordon, Danielsville, Gladys Rowland, Anderson,
S.C., and Callie McLeskey, Hartwell; one brother, G.B. Freeman,
Danielsville; and grandchildren, Brent Escoe and Kasie Escoe,
both of Commerce, Keith and Lauren Lord and Tyson Lord, all of
Danielsville, Travis Pirtle, U.S.N., and Marisa Waldrop and Nickolas
Waldrop, both of Ila.
Pruitte Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, December 1, 1999
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Iris B. Gailey
Mrs. Iris B. Chambers Gailey, 81, of Homer, died Friday, November
19, 1999, at a private nursing facility following an extended
illness.
Mrs. Gailey was born June 12, 1918, in Banks County. She was
a daughter of the late Seaborn and Naomi Parks Chambers.
Mrs. Gailey was a retired seamstress and was a member of Line
Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fay
Gailey, a daughter, Patricia Welch, and a son, Fay Richard Gailey.
Funeral services were held Sunday, November 21, at Line Baptist
Church with the Revs. Roy Rogers and Kenneth McEntire officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Carolyn Gailey Torgesen, Cornelia;
sons and daughters-in-law, Dwight and Elizabeth Gailey and Michael
and Harriett Gailey, all of Homer, and Larry and Janet Gailey,
Baldwin; two brothers, Jack Chambers, Homer, and Hal Chambers,
Atlanta; one sister, Trix Terhune, Atlanta; 16 grandchildren,
two step-grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Line Baptist Church.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, December 1, 1999
James O. Hix Jr.
James O. Hix Jr., 78, of Hull, died Thursday, November 25, 1999.
A native of Madison County, Mr. Hix was a son of the late James
O. and Maebell Barnette Hix.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II,
and was the owner and operator of Hix Body & Paint Shop from
1956 until his retirement in 1987. Mr. Hix was a member of Hull
Baptist Church, a 50-year member of Mt. Vernon Masonic Lodge
#22 and a member of the Hull Civic Club.
He was preceded in death by seven sisters and three brothers,
and was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 27, at Hull Baptist
Church with the Rev. Randy Crowe and LTC Harold Huff officiating.
Burial was in Colbert Cemetery. Sam Glenn, Sammy Tucker, David
Harward, James Beatenbaugh, Winston Berryman, Scott Ellis, Nathan
Wheeler Jr. and Jimmy Ellis served as pallbearers.
Survivors include his wife, Willodean Hix; daughters and sons-in-law,
Donna and Nathan Wheeler, Athens, and Patricia and Darrin Baxter
and Suzanne and Frank Ellis, all of Danielsville; son and daughter-in-law,
Larry and Carolyn Tyner, Winterville; sisters-in-law, Bonnie
Hix, Winder, and Ruth Pace, Colbert; and several nieces and nephews.
He was also known as "Paw-Paw" to nine grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, December 1, 1999
Clarice J. Brown
Mrs. Clarice J. Brown, 78, of Colbert, died Wednesday, November
24, 1999.
Mrs. Brown was born May 3, 1912, a daughter of the late Harold
and Esther Olander Long. She was a retired secretary accountant.
Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her husband, Lodden Dupree
Brown.
Graveside services were held Friday, November 26, in Colbert
Cemetery with the Rev. Don Fuller officiating.
Survivors include one son, Craig Brown, Colbert; and one sister,
Anita Northup, Iowa.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, December 1, 1999
Rowan W. Gulick
Rowan Wallace Gulick, of Alto, infant god-child of Rebecca and
Dan Hughes, Homer, died Sunday, November 21, 1999 at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville.
Infant Gulick was preceded in death by his grandfather, Richard
Wallace Gulick, and great-grandparents, Joe Watkins and Willie
Buck Buchanan.
Graveside services were held Wednesday, November 24, in the B.C.
Grant Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Clyde Garrison officiating.
Survivors, in addition to his god-parents, include his father,
Richard Lawrence Gulick, West Chester, Pa.; mother, Miranda Till,
Alto; one brother, B.J. Till, Lakewood, Calif.; grandparents,
Virginia Gulick, West Chester, Pa., Debbie Buchanan, Alto, and
Jerry Watkins, Mt. Airy; great-grandparents, Nancy Lee Watkins
and Ona Belle Shirley Buchanan, both of Alto; and two aunts,
Angel Watkins, Las Vegas, Nev., and Debra Wallace Gulick, West
Chester, Pa.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, December 1, 1999
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