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William D. Pittman
William D. Pittman, 74, of Hull, died Monday, December 13, 1999.
Mr. Pittman was born in Ware County, the son of the late Dophin
and Carrie Hendrix Pittman.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served during World War II,
and had owned a personal care home in St. Petersburg, Fla., before
retiring to Athens. Mr. Pittman was a member of the American
Legion and was of the Baptist denomination.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 16,
in the chapel of Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, with the Rev.
Gerald Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial
Park.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Davis Pittman; one daughter,
Susan Kingsolver, Hull; one son, Jack O. Pittman, Hull; six grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren.
The family was to have received friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
Earnest H. Johnson
Earnest Holden Johnson, 95, of Athens, died Monday, December
13, 1999.
A native of Madison County, Mr. Johnson was a son of the late
George E. and Eva Brown Johnson.
He was retired from MacGregor Company and was a member of Hull
Baptist Church, where he had served as a deacon and Sunday School
teacher and superintendent.
Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Willie
Mae Tolbert Johnson.
Graveside services were held Wednesday, December 15, in the Hull
Baptist Church cemetery with the Revs. Randy Crowe and Bobby
Jones officiating.
Survivors include two daughters, Lillian Johnson Bargeron, Tifton,
and Ann Johnson Hobbs, Athens; one grandson, Tommy Bargeron,
Tifton; and two great-grandsons.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
Nancy F. Keese
Mrs. Nancy Fields Keese, 39, of Clarkesville, died Sunday, December
12, 1999, at Emory University Hospital.
Mrs. Keese was born July 2, 1960, in Fulton County. She was a
daughter of Sanford and Betty Dockery Fields, Canon.
Mrs. Keese was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 14, at Liberty Baptist
Church with the Revs. Roger McCoy and Paul Creason officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include her husband, Terry
Keese; three daughters, Jacque Keese Carey, Colbert, Brooklyn
Keese, Lavonia, and Kala Keese, Clarkesville; one son, Charlie
Campbell, Americus; two brothers, Dennis Fields, Canon, and Greg
Fields, Watkinsville; and three grandchildren.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Liberty
Baptist Church or Canon Baptist Church.
Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
Nora L. Callaway
Mrs. Nora Lee "Mama Nora" Callaway, 87, of Winterville,
died Thursday, December 9, 1999.
A native of Lumpkin County, Mrs. Callaway was a daughter of the
late Floyd and Lou Hester Gheeren.
She was retired from Chicopee Mills and was a member of Grove
Chapel Congregational Holiness Church.
Mrs. Callaway was preceded in death by her husband, C.R. Callaway,
and two sons, Tommy and Ralph Callaway.
Funeral services were held Saturday, December 11, at Grove Chapel
Congregational Holiness Church with the Revs. Dennis Kesler and
Raymond Duncan officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Danny Stewart, Charles Callaway, Nelson Callaway, Jason Turner,
Bobby Dean Callaway, Bruce Lamey Jr., Carey Lamey and John Turner
served as pallbearers.
Survivors include four daughters, Colleen Berryman and Peggy
Deal, both of Hull, Doris "Dee" Lamey, Colbert, and
Joy Turner Brudon, Winterville; two sons, Ray Callaway, Winterville,
and the Rev. Bobby Callaway, Barnesville; one sister, Cora Wilson,
Alto; 16 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
Russell B. Porter
Russell Bryant Porter, of Charleston, S.C., formerly of Athens,
died Tuesday, December 7, 1999.
A native of Athens, Mr. Porter was a son of the late William
Ernest and Grace Bryant Porter.
He was a veteran of the Korean War, where he served with the
U.S. Navy, and was an electrical technician. Mr. Porter was retired
from the Civil Service, with 30 years of service, and had lived
the last 30 years in Charleston, S.C. He was a member of the
Baptist Church of Cottageville, S.C.
Funeral services were held Thursday, December 9, in the chapel
of Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, with the Revs. Curtis Hammond
and Joey Young officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Ogletree Porter, Cottageville,
S.C.; one daughter, Valerie Denise, Summerville, S.C.; one son,
Rick Porter, Cottageville, S.C.; one sister, Babara Young, Danielsville;
one brother, Bill Porter, Snellville; five grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
Bridges Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
Claudine S. Chandler
Mrs. Claudine S. Chandler, 87, of Maysville, died Thursday, December
9, 1999, at Columbia Lanier Park Hospital, Gainesville.
Mrs. Chandler was born July 4, 1912, in Commerce. She was a daughter
of the late Jasper Newton and Alice Hutchins Stewart.
Mrs. Chandler was a housewife. She was preceded in death by her
husband, John Hoyt Chandler.
Funeral services were held Saturday, December 11, at Maysville
Baptist Church with her son, the Rev. Ben Chandler, Scottsboro,
Ala., and the Revs. Brian Stowe, Marshal Dale and William Crowe
officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors, in addition to her son, include sons, Pittman Chandler,
Hartwell, and William Chandler, Maysville; two daughters, Retha
Kemp, Oakwood, and Linda Stepp, Maysville; one sister, Zaddie
Sutton, Gastonia, N.C.; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church of one's
choice.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
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Kate B. Jordan
Mrs. Kate B. Jordan, 84, of Maysville, died Saturday, December
11, 1999, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce.
Mrs. Jordan was born October 6, 1915, in Commerce. She was a
daughter of the late Newt and Jeannie Glenn Brown.
Mrs. Jordan was a housewife and was of the Baptist denomination.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 14, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with her son, the Rev. Grady
Jordan, Carnesville, officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial
Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors, in addition to her son, include her husband, Marvin
Jordan; son, Donald Jordan, Hartwell; four grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
Claire W. Hooper
Mrs. Claire Wills Hooper, 88, of Jefferson, died Thursday, December
9, 1999, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
A native of Barrow County, Mrs. Hooper was born December 1, 1911.
She was a daughter of the late Joseph R. Wills and Juette Wills
Hill.
Mrs. Hooper was a graduate of Winder Barrow High School and was
retired from the Jackson County Health Department and the Jackson
County Board of Commissioners. She was employed part-time with
Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson.
Mrs. Hooper was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jefferson,
where she was a member of the Dorcas Sunday School Class. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Rufus Franklin Hooper.
Funeral services were held Saturday, December 11, at the First
Baptist Church of Jefferson with the Rev. Terry Lee Wofford officiating.
Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Mary Ray
Hooper, Jefferson; one sister, Helen Williams, Winterville; two
grandchildren, Bo Hooper, Lilburn, and Amy Skelton, Royston;
and five great-grandchildren, Matthew, Nicholas and Abby Hooper,
all of Lilburn, and Jacob and Erin Claire Skelton, both of Royston.
Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
Hal T. Ginn
Hal Thomas Ginn, 55, of Commerce, died Friday, December 10, 1999,
at his residence.
Mr. Ginn was born March 10, 1944, in Carnesville. He was a son
of the late Joe and Velda Whitsel Ginn.
Mr. Ginn was self-employed as a carpenter.
Graveside services were held Sunday, December 12, in Howington
Cemetery, Nicholson, with the Rev. Douglas Duncan officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Ginn; one son, Tommy Ginn,
Commerce; two daughters, Tina Ginn, Carnesville, and Melissa
Perry, Commerce; two step-daughters, Wanda Mendoza, Talmo, and
Brenda Marban, Nicholson; two brothers, Bobby Ginn and Larry
Ginn, both of Commerce; and two sisters, Betty Calloway, Comer,
and Mary Ann Goldman, Ninety Six, S.C.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
Stewart W. Jump
Stewart Wallace Jump, 78, of Stephens, died Thursday, December
9, 1999, at his residence.
Mr. Jump was born April 15, 1921, in Hall County.
He was a retired truck driver and was of the Baptist denomination.
Mr. Jump was preceded in death by his wife, Roxie Borders Jump.
Graveside services were held Saturday, December 11, at Jackson
Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
Andrea R. Stoffel
Miss Andrea Rae Stoffel, 18, of Athens, died Monday, December
13, 1999.
A native of Clarke County, Miss Stoffel was a daughter of Dr.
David Stoffel and Candice Stoffel, Athens.
She was a graduate of Cedar Shoals High School and was a student
at Gainesville College. Miss Stoffel was active in music and
drama.
She was a member of Central Presbyterian Church, Athens.
Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, December 16,
at Central Presbyterian Church with Dr. Robert Bohler Jr. officiating.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include one sister, Erica
Murray, Athens; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Rike, Paulding,
Ohio, and Max Ulman, Williamstown, W. Va.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Andrea Rae Stoffel
Scholarship, c/o Central Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 5575,
380 Alps Road, Athens, GA 30604.
The family will receive friends at the residence.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
David Ludwig
David Ludwig, 55, of Watkinsville, died Monday, December 13,
1999.
A native of Charlottesville, Va., Mr. Ludwig was a son of the
late Lawrence T. and Jean Kennon Ludwig.
He was a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Agriculture
and had been employed by Armstrong and Dobbs for over 20 years.
Memorial services were held Wednesday, December 15, in the chapel
of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, with David Gattie
officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Carole Congleton Ludwig; two step-sons,
John M. Pritchard Jr. and A. Sayle Pritchard, both of Watkinsville;
brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Rob Hill, Martinsville,
W. Va.; four grandchildren, John M. Pritchard III, Abigail Elizabeth
Pritchard, Auburn Sayle Pritchard Jr. and Hunter Lee David Pritchard;
and two nephews, Andrew and Michael Hill.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, was in charge of arrangements.
The Madison County Journal, December 15, 1999
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