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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012
Obituaries
Carolyn Barnett
NICHOLSON
Carolyn Jane Barnett, 72,
died Monday, January 9,
2012 at her residence.
B om in J ackson County,
she was the daughter
of the late Oliver and
Babe Howington Sailers.
She was a member of
the Antioch United
Methodist Church and
was a homemaker. Mrs.
Barnett was preceded in
death by her husband,
Tommy Barnett.
Survivors include
daughters, Sherri Allen
and Susan Kenimer,
both of Nicholson; sons,
Tommy Charles Barnett,
Terry Barnett and
Michael Barnett, all of
Nicholson; a sister, Joyce
Tolbert, Commerce;
twelve grandchildren;
and twelve great-grand
children.
Funeral services will
be held at 11 a.m.,
Thursday, January 12 at
the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Dennis Kesler offi
ciating. Interment will
follow in the Antioch
United Methodist Church
Cemetery. The family
will receive friends at the
funeral home Wednesday,
January 11, from 6 to 8
p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, is in
charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
January 11, 2012.
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Ramsey Burks
HOSCHTON
Ramsey McDonald
Burks, 78, died Tuesday
January 4, 2012.
Born in Dyersburg,
Tenn., he was the young
est of seven children,
the son of the late Harry
Black and Novella
Ramsey Burks. He grew
up in Columbia, Tenn.,
played
drums and
gradu
ated from
Central
High
School.
He held
degrees
from Vanderbilt
University (BA 56), and
the Stonier Graduate
School of Banking at
Rutgers where he fin
ished first in his class.
After two years of ser
vice in the United States
Army in Germany, he
brought his young fam
ily to Atlanta. He joined
Trust Company Bank of
Georgia in 1958 and held
various positions of man
agement there until his
retirement from SunTrust
in December 1993. He
married his beloved wife
Karen in 1982. His per
sonal interests included
finance and investing and
he put these to use in
retirement by volunteer
ing at the WSB Radio
Consumer Action Center.
He also enjoyed tennis
and volunteered at the
1996 Atlanta Olympic
Games Tennis venue. He
had his pilot’s license
and was a fan of WW
II aviation. He was a
responsible and caring
man who loved his fam
ily and while his lifelong
presence will be missed,
the foundations he built
will continue to endure.
In addition to his wife
Karen (Hinck) Burks,
survivors include three
sons, Wendell (Sara)
Burks, Alpharetta,
Stephen (Cristina) Burks,
Huntsville, Ala., and
Harry (Shannon) Burks,
Los Altos, Calif.; step
children, Kim (Mark)
Alexander, Duluth,
and Steve Wagner,
Duluth; five grandchil
dren, Andrew (Lynne)
Burks, Palo Alto,
Calif., Harrison Burks,
Alpharetta, Conner
Burks, Alpharetta,
Lauren Burks, New York,
N.Y., Erin Burks, Los
Altos, Calif.; three step-
grandchildren, Hayley
Alexander and Lauren
Alexander, Duluth, and
Evan Wagner, Suwanee;
two brothers, Bill Burks,
Rochester, N.Y. and Paul
(Marcie) Burks, Santa
Rosa, Calif.
Mr. Burks was pre
ceded in death by broth
ers, Harry Burks, Jr.
and Edward Burks; and
sisters, Rosalie Burks
Wright and June Burks
Jackson Geny.
No services will be
held immediately. A pri
vate celebration of his
life will be held near
Columbia, Tenn. in the
spring.
In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made
to the American Cancer
Association in memory
of Ramsey M. Burks.
Wards Funeral Home,
Gainesville, is in charge
of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
January 11, 2012.
Wanda C. Cannon
HARTWELL Wanda
C. Jordan Cannon, 84,
died Saturday, January
07, 2012 at Hartwell
Health Care Center.
Bom on March 7, 1927
in Royston, she was the
daughter of the late Henry
and Thelma Edwards
Jordan. She was a retired
seamstress for Elberton
Manufacturing Company
and was a member of
the Liberty Hill United
Methodist Church. Mrs.
Cannon was preceded in
death by her husband,
Calvin C. Cannon Sr.;
a son, Lamar Cannon;
sister, Lanora Dean; and
two brothers, Madison
Jordan and Kennister
Jordan.
Survivors include three
daughters, Joyce Foster,
Hartwell, Kathy Hill
and her husband Doug,
Danielsville, and Debbie
Trotter, Hartwell; two
sons, Calvin Cannon
Jr. and his wife Linda,
Elberton, and Morris
Cannon and his wife
Hazel, Bowersville; two
sisters, Condyce Phillips
and her husband Jack,
Marietta, and Martha
Ginn, Hartwell; eleven
grandchildren; and four
teen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Monday, January
9, in the chapel of the
Strickland Funeral Home
of Hartwell with the Rev.
Kathleen Deegan-Neal
officiating. Burial was
in the Memorial Garden
of Prayer.
Memorials may be
made to the Alzheimer’s
Association, 1925
Century Blvd., Suite 10,
Atlanta, GA 30345-3315,
or Hospice Advantage,
2470 Daniel’s Bridge
Rd., Bldg. 100, Suite
171, Athens, GA 30606.
The Strickland Funeral
Home of Hartwell was
in charge of all arrange
ments.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
January 11, 2012.
Lucy Carroll
BOWERSVILLE -
Lucy Foster Carroll, 90,
died Tuesday, January 3,
2012, at her residence.
Bom in Hart County on
August 18,1921, she was
the daughter of the late
Fred and Tommie Bennett
Foster. She was formerly
co-owner and opera
tor of Howard Carroll
Furniture Company.
She was a member of
the Bowersville United
Methodist Church, where
she was a member of
the Quilting Group. Mrs.
Carroll was preceded in
death by her husband,
Howard Wayne Carroll.
Survivors include a
daughter and son-in-
law, Nancy and David
Nichols, Commerce;
son and daughter-in-law,
Wayne and Pam Carroll,
Hartwell; grandchildren
and spouses, Ashley and
Santiago Tagtachian,
Brent and Lindsey
Nichols, Kenzie and
Jason Cheek and Chris
Carroll; and great-grand
children, Mateo and Mila
Tagtachian and Emmarie
and Anabelle Nichols.
Funeral services were
held Friday, January 6
from the chapel of Pruitt
Funeral Home with the
Revs. Don Nestor and
Eldon Massey offici
ating. Burial was in
the Bowersville City
Cemetery.
Memorials may be
made to the Bowersville
United Methodist
Church, c/o Floyd Hill,
7274 Bowersville Hwy.,
Bowersville, GA 30516.
Pmitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge
of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
January 11, 2012.
Willie Mae Collins
NICHOLSON Willie
Mae Collins, 94, died
Monday, January 2, 2012
at St. Mary’s Hospice
House.
Born in Jackson
County, she was the
daughter of the late
Milton and Lucy Allie
Aaron Turk. She was a
member of the Antioch
United Methodist
Church and was retired
from Harmony Grove
Mill. Mrs. Collins was
preceded in death by her
husband, Marcus Boyd
Collins; and daughter,
Peggy Hix.
Survivors include a
daughter, Jackie Smith,
Nicholson; sister, Nancy
Ginn, Jefferson; three
grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, January
4, from the chapel of
Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Rev.
Dennis Kesler officiat
ing. Interment was in
Jackson Memorial Park.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, was
in charge of arrange
ments.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
January 11, 2012.
Charlie Gary
ALAMOGORDO,
NEW MEXICO - MSgt
U.S.A.F. Retired Charlie
Theodore Gary, 73, died
Saturday, December 17,
2011, in Las Cruces.
He was born on
February 14, 1938, in
Commerce, the son of
Theodore Roosevelt and
Charlie Willie (Gunter)
Gary.
He was
a Master
Sergeant
in the
United
States
Air Force
retiring
in 1983. Mr. Gary was
preceded in death by a
brother, Joe Gary.
Survivors include his
wife, Phyllis Gary, of the
family home; daughter,
Tamara Aires, Colorado
Springs, Colo.; son, Reid
Gary, Dallas, Texas;
five grandchildren,
Lauren Bonds, Kayla
Joplin, Amber Gary,
Elam Swilley and Aaron
Swilley; two great
grandchildren, Hunter
and Alyssa; a brother,
Donald Gary and wife
Jane, Nicholson; and
sister, Sheila Pardue,
Commerce.
Memorial services
were held Wednesday,
December 21, at
Alamogordo Funeral
Home with Ken Timblin
officiating. Full Military
Honors were provided by
the Holoman Air Force
Base Steel Talons Honor
Guard. Cremation took
place at PCS.
Alamogordo Funeral
Home, New Mexico,
was in charge of arrange
ments.
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January 11, 2012.
Lee Harrison
GRANT, FLA. - Lee
Harrison, 73, died sud
denly Friday, December
30, 2011, doing what he
loved most, fishing.
Lee was born in Winder,
the son of the late Ernest
Lee and Willie Langford
Harrison. He graduat
ed from North Georgia
College with honors and
was retired after 44 years
in the space industry.
Survivors include his
wife, Pat Casey Harrison;
a son, Dennis Harrison;
sister, Nancy Hill,
Milledgeville; brother,
Johnny Harrison, Bogart;
nephew, Kevin Hill,
Rainbow City, Ala.; two
nieces, Sara and Lauren
Harrison, Bogart; and his
dog, Sally.
A memorial service
will be held in Grant, Fla.
on Thursday, January 12,
2012.
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January 11, 2012.
Louise McElroy
MONROE - Louise
Sims McElroy, 94, died
Tuesday, January 3,
2012.
Born in Winder, she
was the daughter of the
late F. Colbert and Clara
Marable Sims. She was
a member of Hebron
Christian Church. Mrs.
McElroy was preceded
in death by her husband,
Robert C. McElroy; a
son-in-law, Billy Brown;
brother, James Sims; and
nephew, Ted Sims.
Survivors include chil
dren, Bobby and Sherri
McElroy, Monroe,
and Claire Brown,
Bethlehem; grandchil
dren, Karen and Tom
Phillips, Jim Bob and
Erin McElroy, Timothy
and Carrie McElroy, and
Mike and Robin Brown;
great-grandchildren,
Garrison McElroy, Carlie
Phillips, and Matti and
Tyler Roof; and nieces
and nephews, Rebecca
Sturdivant Rieder, Cathy
Sims and James H.
Sims.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, January
5, from Hebron Christian
Church with the Revs.
Gordon Griffin and
Danny Shoemake offici
ating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hebron
Christian Church, 2461
Hebron Church Rd.,
Winder, GA 30680.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
January 11, 2012.
Marjorie Moore
Marjorie McCarty
Moore passed away
Thursday, January 5,
2012.
She
was born
July 5,
1918 in
Madison
County,
the
daughter
of the late Howard and
Lois Winfrey McCarty.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Donald P. Moore; a
daughter, Shirley Moore
Griffith; brother, Loyd
McCarty; and sister,
Lucille McCarty Fowler.
She lived her adult life in
Athens, and was a long
time member of Central
Baptist Church.
Survivors include sons,
Stephen E. Moore (Tina),
Gillsville, Terry Moore
(Teresa), Watkinsville,
Wayne Moore (Paulette),
Hull, Larry Moore (Ann),
Hull; a daughter, Glenda
Moore Miller (Pelham),
Powell, Tenn.; and a
brother, Alton McCarty,
Comer; nine grandchil
dren; and 15 great-grand
children.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, January 8,
in the chapel of Bridges
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Terry Smith offici
ating. Interment was in
Meadow Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Bridges Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
the arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
January 11, 2012.
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Margaret Nation
MAYSVILLE
Margaret Lucille Nation,
85, died Friday, January
6, 2012, at Hill Haven
Nursing Home in
Commerce.
Born in Banks County,
she was the daughter of
the late Thomas Earle and
Ellen Davis Whitehead.
She was the last surviv
ing member of her imme
diate family. Mrs. Nation
was preceded in death
by three children, Linda
Allison, John Nation and
Bill Nation.
Survivors include chil
dren, Patsy Hudgins,
Deborah Mason and
Donald Nation, all of
MaysvilleJoyceHovator,
Mena, Ariz., Janice
Lichliter, Anderson, S.C.,
JoAnn Lathan, Lugoff,
S.C., Dennis Nation and
Ricky Nation, both of
Commerce; 21 grand
children; several great
and great-great-grand-
children; and nieces and
nephews.
Closed casket grave
side services and inter
ment was held Saturday,
January 7, from the
Banks County Memorial
Gardens in Homer
with the Rev. William
Campbell officiating.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge
of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
January 11, 2012.
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Hazel Nix
PENDERGRASS -
Hazel L. Funderburk Nix,
76, died on Wednesday,
January 4, 2012.
Born in
Jackson
County,
she
was the
daughter
of the late
Albert
and Rosa
M. Pressley Funderburk.
She was retired from
Wayne Poultry was
a member of the Pond
Fork Baptist Church.
Mrs. Nix was preceded
in death by her husband,
Billy Nix; brothers, R.L.
Funderburk and J.W.
Funderburk; and grand
son, Justin Nix.
Survivors include her
children, Patricia Parson,
Commerce, Donald
Nix, Ronald Nix and
Debbie Gillespie, all
of Pendergrass; broth
ers, L.C. Funderburk,
Jefferson, T.W.
Funderburk, Gene
Funderburk, Johnny
Funderburk, all of
Pendergrass, and
Larry Funderburk,
Jefferson; sisters, Sadie
Strange, Covington,
Ruby Franklin and
Fannie Lance, both of
Pendergrass; 11 grand
children; and 17 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, January 7,
in the Pond Fork Baptist
Church with the Rev.
Johnny Knight officiat
ing. The burial was in the
church cemetery.
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