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OBITUARIES
Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2000
James Clayton
Carnesville
James Boyer ''Jim'' Clayton, 71, of 10155 Lavonia Highway died
September 24, 2000.
Born June 6, 1929, in Berea, Nebraska, he was a son of the late
John Fred and Lizzettie James Clayton. He served in the U.S. Navy
for 20 years as a Chief Petty Officer serving tours in both the
Korean and Vietnam wars. He had also retired as a Building Material
Manager with West Building Supply Company. He was a member and
secretary of the Carnesville Lions Club and was an active member of
the Carnesville Christian Men's Fellowship. He was an active member
of the Carnesville United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Lea Jeffers Clayton; two
sons, Steve Clayton, Hiwassee, and William Clayton, Blairsville;
two stepsons, Tim Bell, Sarasota, Fla., and Allan Bell,
Lawrenceville; a sister Vesta Drake, Wendell, Idaho; and a brother,
Max Clayton, Mulberry, Ariz.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Ginn Funeral Home with the
Revs. Steve Arnold and Darvin Slaton officiating.
The body is at the Ginn Funeral Home. The family is at the home.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000
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Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2000
Leona McConnell Hawks
Nicholson
Leona McConnell Hawks, 100, of 3200 Sanford Road died Sunday,
Sept. 24, 2000.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Hawks was a daughter of the
late Thomas Crow McConnell and Georgia Moore McConnell and was the
widow of Warren Claud Hawks. She was preceded in death by a son,
Roger Hawks. She was a homemaker and was a member of New Harmony
Baptist Church.
Services will be at 4:30 p.m. today at New Harmony Baptist
Church with the Rev. Howard Garrison officiating. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Cathryn Baird, Hull, Mildred
David, Danielsville, and Dorothy Erdman, Athens; three sons, Harold
Hawks, Julian Hawks and Talmadge Hawks, all of Nicholson; a sister,
Ora Mae Pace, Athens; a brother, Fred McConnell, Pittsburg, Texas;
23 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and 21
great-great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, has charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000
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Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2000
Sophie Beck Worthy
Athens
Sophie Beck Worthy, 82, of 817 Waddell St. died Saturday, Sept.
23, 2000.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Worthy was a daughter of the
late Shak Weaver and Alice Brown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hill Chapel Baptist
Church with the Rev. J.P. Campbell officiating. The body will be
placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in East Lawn
Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Martha McGarity, Atlanta, and
Mary Frances Williams, Miami; two sons, Willie G. Beck and Joe
Beck, both of Athens; three sisters, Ela Mae Gatlin, Kathleen Jones
and Annie Davenport, all of Athens; 12 grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000
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Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2000
Ludy C. Haley
Royston
Ludy Criss Haley, 89, of 452 Cobb St. died Saturday, Sept. 23,
2000.
A native of Franklin County, Mr. Haley was a son of the late
William Jerome and Nealie Dove Haley and was the widower of Rosa
Mae Crow Haley. He was a farmer and was retired from the
horticulture department at the University of Georgia.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Pruitt Funeral Home with the
Rev. Williard Crider officiating. Burial will be in Trinity United
Methodist Church cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Juanita Haley Brown, Anderson,
S.C., and Johnnie Haley Hall, Royston; two sons, Edsel Ford Haley,
New Port Richey, Fla., and Franklin Jerry Haley, Fort Washington,
Md.; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a
great-great-granddaughter .
Pallbearers will be Mark McNail, Keith Hall, Kevin Hall, Steven
Whiten, Dale Whiten and David Moore.
The family is at the residence.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000
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Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2000
Sara Winn Childs
Dewy Rose
Sara Winn Vickery Vaughn Childs, 83, died Sunday, Sept. 24,
2000.
A native of Hart County, Mrs. Childs was a daughter of the late
Eugene and Laura Jean Brown Winn and was the widow of J.L. Childs
Sr. She was retired from Elberton Mill and was a member of
Stinchcomb United Methodist Church and the ladies auxiliary at
Elbert Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Berry Funeral Home,
Elberton, with the Revs. Jim Spooner, Sharon Waters, Phillip Hart,
David McConnell and Sonny Peevy officiating. Burial will be in
Vanna United Methodist Church cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Laura W. Kellum, Elberton; a son,
Otis Winn Vickery, Elberton; five grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Stinchcomb United Methodist Church or
to Northside Baptist Church.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-9
p.m. today at the funeral home.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000\
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Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2000
Howard Wise
Athens
Howard Wise of 1650 E. Broad St. died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000.
A native of Clarke County, Mr. Wise was a son of the late Wade
and Carrie Fleming Wise. He was retired from Belk's Department
Store and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at East Friendship Baptist
Church with the Revs. James Kendrick, Ben Rivers and Hoyt Smith
officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m.
Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Wilhelmina E. Wise; two
stepdaughters, Judy M. Jackson, Athens, and Deborah Henderson,
Stone Mountain; a stepson, Kenneth Lawrence, Athens; two sisters,
Stella Blade, Athens, and Joyce Beckwith, Stone Mountain; 17
grandchildren; three-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000
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Story last updated at 7:50 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2000
Margie Faye Fortson
Toccoa
Margie Faye Fortson, 60, of 509 W. Currahee St., died Saturday,
Sept. 23, 2000.
A native of Carnesville, Mrs. Fortson was a daughter of Julia
Ann Maxwell Wheeler and the late Benjamin Quincy Wheeler.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Zion Baptist
Church with the Revs. Charles White and Ben B. Campbell
officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial
will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Simon
Fortson Jr.; two daughters, Sonya V. Steeples and Shauna M.
Fortson, both of Toccoa; a son, Simon Fortson III, Toccoa; eight
sisters, Thelma Vega, Zora Bell Tukes, Mary Quincy Burns, Quilla
Delane Scott, Yvonne Wheeler, Janice Marie Hodges and Jacqueline
Wheeler, all of Toccoa, and Darlene Amatasiro, Powder Springs; and
two grandchildren.
The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-8
p.m. today at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home.
Athens Daily News, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000
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Story last updated at 7:26 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2000
Lois Finch
Bogart
Lois Finch, age 89, died Monday, September 25, 2000.
A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Finch was a homemaker and a
member of Bogart Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Rupert Finch, Bogart; a daughter,
Juanita Daniel, Bogart; two sisters, Geneva Mobley, Bogart, and
Jewell Sims, Statham; two grandchildren; Jane and Joe Todd, Bogart,
and John and Ellen Daniel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Bogart
Christian Church with the Rev. Ben Parker officiating. Mrs. Finch
will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Evergreen
Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at
Bernstein Funeral Home. For further information and guest book see
www.legacy.com.
Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald
, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000
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Story last updated at 7:26 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2000
Mary Klingbeil
Athens
Mary Kohl Klingbeil, of 201 Meadow Creek Drive, died September
21, 2000.
A native of Oshkosh, WI, she was a daughter of the late Frank
and Mary Seifried Pupeter, and a widow of Fay Kohl and Bruce
Klingbeil. She was preceded in death by five brothers and one
sister. Having lived most of her life in Oshkosh, she was involved
in activities at Sacred Heart Church and was a department
supervisor at Miles Kimball Co. In 1986, Mrs. Klingbiel moved to
Georgia to live with her daughter. She was a member of the Young At
Hearts at St. Joseph's Catholic Church and was active in Council on
Aging activities.
A memorial mass will be celebrated Thursday, September 28, 2000,
at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Interment will be in
Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, WI.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane Kohl of Athens; son, Dennis
Kohl of Oshkosh; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Athens,
GA or Quiet Oaks Health Care Center, Crawford, GA.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of
arrangements.
Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald
, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000
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Story last updated at 7:26 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2000
James Clayton
Carnesville
James Boyer ''Jim'' Clayton, 71, of 10155 Lavonia Highway passed
away Sunday morning, September 24, 2000, at the Athens Regional
Medical Center.
Born June 6, 1929, in Berea, Nebraska, he was the son of the
late John Fred and Lizzettie James Clayton. He served in the U.S.
Navy for 20 years as a Chief Petty Officer serving tours in both
the Korean and Vietnam wars. He had also retired as a Building
Material Manager with West Building Supply Company. He was a member
and secretary of the Carnesville Lions Club and was an active
member of the Carnesville Christian Men's Fellowship. He was an
active member of the Carnesville United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Lea Jeffers Clayton; two
sons, Steve Clayton, Hiwassee, GA, and William Clayton,
Blairsville, GA; two stepsons, Tim Bell, Sarasota, FL, and Allan
Bell, Lawrenceville, GA; one brother, Max Clayton, Mulberry, AR;
one sister and brother-in-law, Vesta Drake and Lynn Drake, Wendell,
ID; son-in-law, Daniel Ertzberger, Carnesville, GA.
Services will be Tuesday afternoon at 4pm at the B.D. Ginn
Memorial Chapel of Ginn Funeral Home with the Revs. Steve Arnold
and Darvin Slaton officiating.
The body is at the Ginn Funeral Home. The family is at the home.
www.legacy.com
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, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000
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Story last updated at 7:26 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2000
Nina Kidd
Comer
Nina Lee Smith Kidd, 87, of 2735 Transco Rd., died Sunday, Sept.
24, 2000.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Kidd was the daughter of the
late William Thomas and Nona (Carithers) Smith, and was the widow
of Lloyd Franklin Kidd (Sam Bo). She is preceded in death by a
sister, Willie Loue Smith Anthony, and two brothers, Grady Smith
and O'Dell Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of Meadow
Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Meadow Baptist Church
with the Revs. Joe Dooley and Calvin Coile officiating. The body
will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in the
church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Meadow Cemetery Fund,
P.O. Box 646, Comer, GA 30629-0646.
Survivors include one son, O'Neil Kidd and daughter-in-law,
Betty White Kidd, Comer; five sisters, Nora Smith Gray, Kannapolis,
NC, Mary Smith Scymore, Kannapolis, NC, Lola Smith Kidd, Comer,
Velma Smith Adams, Danielsville, and Ruth Smith Hendricks,
Lexington, one grandchild, L. Dwayne and Gwen Morris Kidd, and 2
great-grandchildren, Dawn and Grant Belk and Zachary M. Kidd.
The family is at the residence of L. Dwayne and Gwen Morris
Kidd, 1333 James Springs Rd., Danielsville, GA. Brown Funeral Home,
Danielsville, is in charge of the arrangements. For more
information and guest book go to www.legacy.com.
Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald
, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000
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