Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 13 Feb 1998
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Albert G. Andrews
Seneca, S.C.
Albert G. Andrews, 91, of 228 Keowee Trail, formerly of Toccoa,
died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998.
A native of Carnesville, Mr. Andrews was a son of the late Henry M.
and Ola Browning Andrews and widower of Madeira Vaughan Andrews. He
was a retired Southland Life Insurance manager, a member of Ebenezer
Baptist Church, a charter member of the 220 Senior Fellowship and an
active member in his Sunday school class.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist
Church with the Rev. Jack Sosby and Dr. Marion H. Hare officiating.
Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens. The body will be placed
in the church at 10:30 a.m.
Survivors include three daughters, Henri Nell Bertschin, Jonesboro,
Albertine Anderson, Seneca, S.C., and Evalyn Carter, Greenville, S.C.;
two brothers, Dow L. Andrews and Horace M. Andrews, both of
Carnesville; a sister, Nettie A. Harrison, Summerville, S.C.; seven
grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Whitlock
Mortuary, Toccoa.
Memorials may be made to Ebenezer Baptist Church, 1100 S. Big A
Road, Toccoa, Ga. 30577.
Will Bishop
Madison
Will Henry Bishop, 57, of 2471 Farmington Road died Friday, Feb. 6,
1998.
A native of Greene County, Mr. Bishop was a son of Mazie S. Dumas
of Madison and the late Edward Bishop.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Little Creek Baptist
Church with the Revs. Robert Slaughter and Dr. Winfred M. Hope
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be
placed in the church at 1 p.m.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Edna
Bishop; two daughters, Frances Bishop and Jennifer Bishop, both of
Athens; four sisters, Shirley Billups, Jeannette Wilson and Lucille
Stovall, all of Athens, and Sarah Allen, Fayetteville, N.C.; two
brothers, Eddie Bishop and Walter Stovall, both of Madison; and seven
grandchildren.
Hurley Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
Jasben Fortson
Hartwell
Jasben Kazar Fortson, 46, of 130 David St. died Wednesday, Feb. 11,
1998.
A native of Elbert County, Mr. Fortson was a son of Ruby Fortson of
Hartwell and the late Joe W. Fortson Sr. He was a member of Shiloh
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mack's Funeral Home
with Brother James Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh
Church Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include five children, Kazak
Maurice Fortson, Dee Dee Fortson and La Shae Fortson, all of Atlanta,
and Christi Ann Teasley and Tina Renee Rucker, both of Hartwell; five
sisters, Juanice Hendricks, Como, N.C, Comilla Rucker, Hartwell, and
Charlotte Rucker, Sherrel McCord and Olivia Fortson; a brother, Joe W.
Fortson Jr., Hartwell; and four grandchildren.
The family is at the home of Mr. Fortson's mother, Ruby Fortson,
191 Sanders St.
Isaac C. Gowder
Maysville
Isaac C. Gowder, 81, of 460 Carson Segars Road died Wednesday, Feb.
11, 1998.
A native of Homer, Mr. Gowder was a son of the late I.F. and Bell
Massey Gowder. He was a retired maintenance employee of General Times
and a member of Grove Level Baptist Church and American Legion.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Grove Level Baptist
Church with the Rev. Swayne Carlan officiating. Burial will be in
Grove Level Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Lila Mae Gowder; two daughters, Wilda
Brock, Maysville, and Debra Strickland, Hull; two sons, Donnie Gowder,
Maysville, and Jerry Gowder, Gainesville; two stepdaughters, Ann
Osgood, Snellville, and Geneva Savage, Maysville; two stepsons, Calvin
Bolton, Maysville, and Tom Bolton, Tyron; a sister, Manolia Veal,
Maysville; 7 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Frederick Mason
Lavonia
Frederick William "Fred" Mason, 74, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998.
A native of Louisville, Ky., Mr. Mason was a son of the late Percy
B. and Isabelle Haas Mason. He was a former import monitor with the
FDA U.S. Government and was a Navy World War II veteran. He was a
member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the church choir, Parrish
Council and Knights of Columbus. He was a graduate of Marist School
and Woodrow Wilson Law School.
Funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Toccoa. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Floral
Hills Memory Gardens, Tucker.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Hart Mason; three daughters,
Kathleen Busdeker, Smyrna, Debbie Fletcher, Lawrenceville, and Teresa
Landers, Suwanee; two sons, Thomas Frederick "Tom" Mason, Acworth, and
Steve Mason, Atlanta; two sisters, Bette Harvey, Decatur, and Kitty
Youngdahl, Short Hills, N.J.; eight grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
The family is at the residence.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rothell Road,
Toccoa, Ga. 30577.
Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa, is in charge of arrangements.
Albert Rhodes
Tignall
Albert Stephens Rhodes, 93, of 4202 Delhi Road died Thursday, Feb.
12, 1998.
A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Rhodes was a son of the late John M.
and Lois Wright Rhodes and widower of Lunelle Beard Rhodes. He was a
farmer and a merchant and a member of Hiram Lodge 51 and Beulah
Baptist Church in Beulah Community.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Beulah Baptist
Church with the Revs. O'Neil Martin and Sherman Padgett officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include four daughters, Sara Frances R. Henderson, Beech
Island, S.C., Barbara R. Oakley, Griffin, Betty R. Reese, Washington,
and Patsy R. Mack, Tignall; four sons, Robert Sanders Rhodes, Ed
Rhodes and William Rhodes, all of Tignall, and Albert S. Rhodes Jr.,
McDonough; a sister, Sarah R. Harper Mathews, Tignall; 17
grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, including Randy Rhodes, Mike Reese,
John Mack, William Johnson, Creighton Henderson and Robert Darracott.
Honorary pallbearers will be Derrick Rhodes, Robert Rhodes, Chris Mack
and Ronnie Rhodes.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends 7-9 p.m.
today at Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington.
Memorials may be made to the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery Fund,
Tignall, Ga. 30668.
Frank Seaman
Martin
Frank Ray Seaman, 81, of 124 Whispering Woods Road died Tuesday,
Feb. 10, 1998.
A native of Burlington, W. Va., Mr. Seaman was a son of the late
David Samuel and Anna Virginia Tephanbaugh Seaman. An Army veteran of
World War II, he was a former supervisor with Bethlehem Steel, where
he was employed for 27 years, a volunteer worker with Toccoa Falls
College and a member of First Alliance Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Whitlock Mortuary
with the Rev. Ferrell Towns officiating. Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery, Gainesville.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Thomas Seaman; three daughters,
Ruby Rothenburg, Nebo, N.C., Rae McLaughlin, Punta Gorda, Fla., and
Mary Allen, Toccoa; a son, the Rev. Samuel D. Seaman, New Port Richey,
Fla.; two sisters; a brother; 15 grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Allen, 116 Hillandale
Drive, Toccoa, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the
mortuary.
Lottie Segars
Royston
Lottie Lee Segars, 90, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998.
A native of Oconee County, S.C., Mrs. Segars was a daughter of the
late William M. and Roxie Ann Richardson and widow of S.P. Carter. She
was preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy Carter, and three sons,
Ralph Carter, Roy Lee Carter and W.S. Carter. She was a homemaker and
a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamby-Weldon Funeral
Home, Lavonia. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Archie T. Carter, Lavonia; seven
grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
The family is at the home of Mrs. Seagars' son, Archie T. Carter,
636 Hartwell Road, Lavonia, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at
the funeral home.
James Thornton Sr.
Elberton
James Carlton Thornton Sr., 79, of 1348 Lexington Highway died
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998.
A native of Wilkes County, Mr. Thornton was a son of the late James
Marion and Virginia Mathews Thornton. An Army veteran of World War II,
he was a retired real estate officer with the Army Corps of Engineers.
He was of the Baptist faith.
Funeral services will be at 11 am. Saturday at Berry Funeral Home
with the Rev. Steve Forsythe officiating. Burial will be in Forest
Hills Memorial Park.
Survivors include two daughters, Sherry Thornton Lindsay,
Warrenville, S.C., and Nancy Thornton, Hartwell; a son, James Carlton
"Pete" Thornton Jr., Elberton; and two sisters, Nell Hubbard and Reba
Nash, both of Elberton.
The family members are at their respective homes and will receive
friends 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Matthew Todd
Nicholson
Matthew Hunter Todd, 5 months, of Stapler's Bridge Road died
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998.
Matthew was born in Fulton County, a son of Scarlett Atkins Todd of
Nicholson and Matthew Steven Todd of Monroe.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Young Harris Memorial
United Methodist Church, Athens, with the Rev. Jerry Varnado
officiating. Burial will be in Stapler Cemetery.
In addition to his parents, he leaves grandparents, Stanley and
Robin Atkins, Nicholson, Sherry and Don Huggins, Lilburn, Mr. and Mrs.
Keith and (Joan Williams) Ottinger, Monroe, and Mr. and Mrs. Steven
and (Peggy) Todd, Snellville; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T.C.
Atkins and Bill and Ann Guyton, all of Nicholson, Charles and Joan
Thomas, Pittsboro, N.C., George and Mary Huggins, Columbia, S.C., Mrs.
Carvis (Nancy) and the late Carvis P. Williams and the late Mr. and
Mrs. T.E. (Helen) Todd, all of Snellville, Mrs. Barbara Ottinger and
the late Linton Ottinger, Greeneville, Tenn., and Mrs. Sara Mercer and
the late James Mercer, Cairo; great-great-grandparents, Mrs. Katherine
"Missie" Embrey, Atlanta, and Mrs. E.R. (Mable) Snell and the late
E.R. Snell and the late Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Williams, all of
Snellville; aunts and uncles, Candice Atkins, Nicholson, Marci Owens,
Watkinsville, Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne and (Stephanie) Pickens,
Lawrenceville, Robert and Ashley Ottinger, Monroe, and Lee Todd,
Snellville; and many great-aunts and great-uncles.
The family will receive friends 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday at
Jackson Funeral Home.
Patsy Turnbull
Auburn
Patsy Joyce Turnbull, 57, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998.
Mrs. Turnbull was a daughter of Lois Kinsey of Auburn and the late
Roy Kinsey. She was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church and was
employed by Flowers by Jim as a floral arranger.
Funeral arrangements will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, with the Rev. Virgil Vickers officiating. Burial will be in
Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Harold
Turnbull; four daughters, Connie Arnhart, Alpharetta, and Cindy
Parker, Flowery Branch, and Pam Chambers and Stacy Turnbull, both of
Winder; a son, David Turnbull, Auburn; 12 grandchildren; and a
great-grandchild.
LaFaye Wise
Athens
LaFaye Carnette Wise, 20, of 1535 Tallassee Road died Tuesday, Feb.
10, 1998.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Miss Wise was a daughter of Marie
Hull Wise of Athens and Marvin Wise of South Carolina. She moved to
Clarke County at the age of 10, attended Clarke Middle School and
Cedar Shoals High School and was presently employed at General Time
Corporation of Athens.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist
Church, Stephens, with the Revs. Calvin Turner, W.R. Flint and Michael
Gresham officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body
will be placed in the church at noon.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include three sisters,
Latoya Wise, Sade Wise and Terrica Wise, all of Athens; two brothers,
Demond Wise and Jakiese Wise, both of Athens; and aunts and uncles.
Pallbearers will be Marcus Brown, Deveckio Flint, Lamar Power,
Taurus Wymbs, Tyrone Hull, Mark Hunter and Eddie Payne.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends 1-7 p.m.
today at Winfrey's Mutual Funeral Home.
Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, is in charge of arrangements.
Earl Chitwood
Maysville
Earl Chitwood, 67, of 10325 Gillsville Highway died Thursday, Feb.
12, 1998.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, will announce arrangements.
Jauinta Craft
Elberton
Jauinta Elizabeth Craft, 62, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998.
Mack's Funeral Home, Hartwell, will announce arrangements.
Grace Elrod
Athens
Grace Elrod, 84, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, will announce arrangements.
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