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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016 MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
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Obituaries
Patricia Autry
WINDER - Patricia Kay
Autry, 69 passed away Tues
day, August 2, 2016.
She was the daughter of the
late Arthur and Edna Huff
man. Mrs. Autry was preced
ed in death by her husband,
James Autry; and a sister,
Marcella Goff.
Survivors include children,
Donald (Patricia) Abbott,
Michelle Abbott, and Gerald
(Sharon) Abbott; step-chil
dren, Teresa Sims and Shane
Autry; sisters and brothers,
Ronald (Marilyn) Huffman,
Donald (Joyce) Huffman,
Gary (Karen) Huffman, Bon
nie Hayes, Donna Gangewere,
and Jodie (David) Gee; and
grandchildren, Jennifer
Fitzgerald, Nathaniel Abbott,
Laura Abbott, and Briannah
Abbott.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, August 6, at Lord &
Stephens, Danielsville Cha
pel. The interment was in in
Moons Grove Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Lord & Stephens, Dan
ielsville, was in charge of
arrangements.
www.lordandstephens.com
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August 10, 2016.
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01a Mae Campbell
PENDERGRASS Ola
Mae Campbell, 82, passed
away peacefully at her resi
dence on Monday, August 8,
2016.
She was the daughter of the
late Frank and Myrtle Cheek.
Ola Mae was an active long
time member of Walnut Fork
Baptist Church, where she
kept the nursery for 30 plus
years. She always thought
of all the
children
as her
own. Mrs.
Campbell
was pre
ceded in
death by
her broth
er, Frank
Cheek,
Jr.; sister, Virginia Davis;
and granddaughter, Christina
Smith.
Survivors include her
husband of 66 years, C.H.
Campbell, Jr.; son William
Campbell; daughters, Vickie
West and husband Tommy,
Veronica Smith and husband
Andy, all of Pendergrass;
sister, Latrelle Vickers, Oak-
wood; brother Russell Cheek,
Gainesville; grandsons, Way-
Ion Thomas and wife Court
ney, Hoschton, and Jessie
Thomas and wife Melissa,
Braselton; granddaughter,
Andrea Smith, Pendergrass;
great-grandson, Jackson
Thomas, Braselton; great-
granddaughters, Caroline and
Elizabeth Sanders, Braselton,
and Julia Hut, Hoschton; and
a host of other relatives.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Thursday,
August 11, at Walnut Fork
Baptist Church, 557 Hwy. 60,
Hoschton, GA 30548. Pastor
Dr. Rusty Newman will be
officiating. Interment to fol
low at the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends
from 5: to 8 p.m. Wednesday,
August 10, at Lawson Funeral
Home Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, contri
butions may be made to the
Walnut Fork Baptist Church
Cemetery Fund.
Funeral arrangements by
Lawson Funeral Home, 4532
Hwy. 53, Hoschton.
http://www.lawsonfuneral-
home.org.
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August 10, 2016.
Victor Dooley
JEFFERSON Victor
Miles Dooley, 52, entered
into rest Wednesday, August
3, 2016.
Mr. Dooley was born in
Great Yarmouth, England,
the son
of Edith
Pritchett
Dooley of
Jefferson
and the
late Horace
M i 1 e d g e
Dooley.
Mr. Dooley
was self-
employed
as a HVAC Technician.
Survivors in addition to his
mother include a sister, Bina
Dooley Gobler and her hus
band Robert, Lake Park, Ga.;
a brother, Vincent Dooley, Jef
ferson; one niece, Stephanie
Gobler; and one nephew, Kyle
Gobler.
Graveside services were
held Saturday, August 6, at
Evergreen Memorial Park in
Athens.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences at
www.evansfuneralhomeinc.
com
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Ernest Gibson Sr.
COMMERCE Ernest
Robert Gibson, Sr. 69, Com
merce, passed away Friday,
August 5, 2016, at the North-
ridge Medical Center.
Mr. Gibson was born
March 28, 1947, in Clayton,
the son of the
late Sanford
Alvin and
Marie Flana
gan Gibson.
He was self-
employed in
the construc
tion industry,
but enjoyed
going to flea
markets and
yard sales.
Survivors include his wife,
Mildred Gibson, Commerce;
sons and daughter-in-law,
Ernie and Linda Gibson, Lula,
and son, Robert Gibson, Com
merce; brothers, Alvin Gib
son, Lawrenceville, and Harry
Gibson, Gainesville; sister,
Vera Smith, Gainesville; five
grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
On line condolences may
be made to the family at www.
iveifuneralhomecommerce.
com
Ivie Funeral Home, Com
merce, is in charge of arrange
ments.
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August 10, 2016.
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Stanley Hodsdon
Stanley Norman Hodsdon,
91, passed away Wednesday,
August 3, 2016, at his resi
dence in Athens.
Mr. Hodsdon was born in
Wales, Maine, on October
18, 1924, the youngest son
of the late
Harvey Wil
lis Hodsdon
and Grace
Violet Hig
gins. He
was preced
ed in death
by both
older broth
ers, Ed Har
vey Hods
don and Ray Willis Hodsdon;
his wife, Edith Velda Edwards
Hodsdon; and his youngest
son, Eric Richard Hodsdon.
Survivors include his son,
Stan Patrick Hodsdon (wife
Jan); grandson, Russell Pat
rick Hodsdon (wife Ash
ley); granddaughter, Yvonne
Michelle Hodsdon, and two
great-granddaughters in Bad
Windsheim, Germany; as well
as several nieces and neph
ews, great nieces, great neph
ews and cousins.
Stan was a WWII veteran
with two years combat fight
ing in six major battles to
include the battle of Hurt-
gen Forest, which was later
depicted in the movie "When
Trumpets Fade.” He was
wounded in one of the battles
with shrapnel to the back but
was treated in the field and
continued to fight on. Stan
was involved in the libera
tion of the first concentra
tion camp at Ohrdruf, Ger
many, where he saw Generals
Eisenhower and Bradley after
the liberation. He later saw
Eisenhower at a Washington
Senators ballgame at Connie
Griffith Stadium and called
down to him saying “Hey Ike,
I was with you at Ohrdruf.”
President Eisenhower heard
him and told his people to
bring that young man down
to talk with him, where they
talked for some 30 minutes.
Stan asked why the US forces
stopped instead of fighting
forward to get credit that the
Russians later claimed and Ike
told him it wasn’t about get
ting credit, it was about saving
lives of our young men.
After the war Stan married
Velda Edwards Hodsdon, who
was later to become director
of nursing at BJC Hospital
in Commerce. After receiv
ing his Master’s Degree in
Education from Florida State
University, they moved to
Commerce in 1951, where
Stan took the job as princi
pal of Commerce Grammar
School. He later went into
the insurance and real estate
businesses, which he contin
ued until his retirement in
2000. Stan was active in com
munity and veterans affairs
throughout his life, as well as
contributing to the Boy Scouts
in many capacities. He served
as Post Service Officer assist
ing veterans and dependents
with claims. He served as post
commander of the American
Legion six times, and district
adjutant once. He is a past
member of the Honor Soci
ety 40-8. He served as V.F.W
Post Commander 16 times,
District Commander once,
and also as Department Judge
Advocate. He served on State
and National committees and
is a member of the V.F.W.
Hall of Fame. He is recipient
of the V.F.W Distinguished
Service Award and a member
of the V.F.W Honor Society
— Military Order of Cooties.
He served as both D.A.V Post
and District Chaplain and is a
member of the D.A.V. Honor
Society — Trench Rats. He
has been affiliated with the
Boy Scouts since 1936 and
served in most every capacity
in troop committees, district
and council. He has been a
district commissioner and a
summer camp director for
Okefenokee Area Council and
served as North East Geor
gia Area Council Advance
ment Chairman for several
years. He has been awarded
the Eagle Scout Award, the
Silver Beaver Award, the
Scouter Training Award, and
the Region Six Award. His
civic contributions include
chairing American Red Cross
Blood Drives, past president
Commerce Kiwanis Club,
past member Jackson County
Planning Commission, past
member North East Georgia
Area Planning and Develop
ment Commission, past mem
ber and chairman of Georgia
Advisory Committee for State
Planning and Community
Development, past member of
the Georgia State Planning
Commission, and past presi
dent of the Banks-Jackson
Board of Realtors.
In Stan’s memory the fam
ily suggests contributions to
the American Red Cross.
Lord and Stephens Funer
al Home, East, Athens, is in
charge of arrangements.
www.lordandstephens.com
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Janette Johnson
JEFFERSON - Janette
Merk Johnson, 91, entered
into rest Saturday, August 6,
2016.
Mrs. Johnson was born in
Commerce, the daughter of
the late Hoyt and Alva Gar
rison Merk. She graduated
from Martin Institute, attend
ed Athens Business School,
and was a member of Galilee
Christian Church. Mrs. John
son enjoyed a career spanning
38 years as the cashier for
Jackson EMC in Jefferson,
and at the time of her retire
ment, was the longest tenured
retiree. Mrs. Johnson was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Thomas Johnson; and a
brother, Emory Merk.
Survivors include one sis
ter, Dorothy Merk Brewer,
Athens; and several nieces,
nephews, great-nieces, neph
ews. and great-great nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, August 9, from
the chapel of Evans Funeral
Home with Minister Tom
Plank officiating with burial
in Jackson Memorial Park,
Commerce.
Memorials may be made to
the Galilee Christian Church,
2191 Galilee Church Road,
Jefferson, GA 30549, or to
the Walden’s Cove Personal
Care Home, 1442 Johnson
Mill Road, Jefferson, GA
30549.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences at
www.evansfuneralhomeinc.
com
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Charles "Chief”
Leming
CANON - Charles Dixon
“Chief’ Leming, 77, passed
away on Saturday, August 6,
2016, at the Athens Regional
Medical Center in Athens.
Mr. Leming was born in
Atlanta on October 1, 1938,
the son of the late Charles Wil
liam Leming
and Monten
Evans Lem-
ing. He was
a 27-year retiree from the
United States Navy, having
served during the Vietnam Era
and was a poultry farmer. Mr.
Leming was also a member of
the New Hope Baptist Church
in Royston. He was preceded
in death by his sons, Michael
Leming and Shane Reed.
Survivors include his wife,
Alice Mae McBroom Lem
ing; sons and daughters-in-
law, Derrick and Terry Lem
ing, Lawrenceville, Jerry
Reed, Canon, Dennis and
Laurie Leming, Palm Bay,
Fla., and Rod and Sarah Reed,
Canon; daughters and sons-
in-law, Kimberly and Mark
Jerome, Canon, Khristina and
Art Newport, Palm Bay, Fla.,
and Kimberly and J.R. San
chez, Palm Bay, Fla.; brother
and sister-in-law, Dennis and
Hideko Leming, Lake City
Fla.; sister and brother-in-law,
Gail and Jay Lawrence, Wat-
kinsville; grandchildren, Eliz
abeth Cochran, Rachel Lem
ing, Wesley Jerome, Shanna
Minish, Christopher Lem
ing, Samantha Dunn, James
Reed, William Reed, Logan
Leming, Jade Leming, Lar
kin Leming, Megan Newport,
Madalyn Newport, Gabriella
Sanchez, Mayella Sanchez,
Anella Sanchez, and Khris-
tian Sanchez; great-grandchil
dren, Emily Minish, Braxtyn
Jerome, Emma Cochran,
Sophie Cochran, Chase Dunn,
Charles Kytle Cochran, and
Myla Dunn.
A funeral service was held
Tuesday, August 9, at the
Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Johnny Jones
officiating and full military
honors.
Online condolences can be
made to the family by visiting
www.pruittfhroyston.com
Pruitt Funeral Home in
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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‘Bud’Main
AUBURN - Harold “Bud”
Main, 85, Auburn, is now at
home in God’s arms.
Main passed away on Mon
day, August 1, 2016.
Survivors include his
spouse, Donna Main, Auburn;
three sons; nine grandchil
dren; and five great-grand
children.
A memorial service will
be held at 3 p.m. on Satur
day, August 13, at the Winder
Wesleyan Church, 64 East
Midland Avenue, Winder.
In lieu of flowers, dona
tions can be made to Winder
Wesleyan Church or the Bar-
row County Senior Center, 80
Lee Street, Winder.
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Chester Marsh Jr.
WINDER - Chester Marsh
Jr., 89, passed away Friday,
August 5, 2016.
Mr. Marsh was born May
16, 1927, in Covington, Ky.,
the son of the late Chester
Marsh, Sr. and Lillian Eilers
Marsh. He was a United
States Navy
Veteran, and
a member
of the Wind-
er First United Methodist
Church. A resident of Winder
since 2009, Mr. Marsh was a
retired painter from the High
land County Board of Educa
tion in Florida.
Survivors include his wife,
Laurel Marsh, Winder; chil
dren, Charles Morton, Auburn,
Thomas Morton, Winder, and
Dan Marsh and Judith Sparks,
both of Kentucky.
Memorial graveside ser
vices were held Wednesday,
August 10, at The Georgia
National Cemetery, 1080
Scott Hudgens Drive, Canton,
Georgia 30014.
Memorials may be made to
the charity of choice.
Carter Funeral Home of
Winder was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences may be
expressed at www.carterfh-
winder.com
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‘T.J.’Paulk
Thomas James (T.J.) Paulk,
25, entered into rest on Friday,
June 24, 2016.
Paulk was the son of Stacey
J. Clack, Winder.
Survivors in addition to
his mother, include broth
ers, Chris
topher P.
Clack and
Douglas
R. Paulk;
step-dad,
Corey J.
Buckalew;
maternal
grandpar
ents, Mr.
and Mrs.
Robert G. Clack, Winder;
step-grandfather, Robert J.
Buckalew (Jeepa), Oakland,
N.J.; maternal grandmother,
Linda A. Hart, Whitesburg;
maternal father, Thomas P.
Paulk, Whitesburg; nieces,
nephews, numerous aunts,
uncles, cousins, and friends.
He graduated in 2010
from Indian Hills High
School, Oakland, N.J., and
was attending Bergen Com
munity College majoring in
Sociology while living with
his “Jeepa” in New Jersey. His
quietness was often misunder
stood. “He tried his too short
life to understand others, to
be accepting of all with whom
he came in contact. It wasn’t
always easy, but that never
deterred him,” Jeepa said.
T.J. was well loved and
respected. He will be missed.
The family plans a celebra
tion of life for Paulk on Sep
tember 17, atFortYargo State
Park in Winder.
"If you are not able to
attend the celebration of life,
please go to your local animal
shelter and make a donation in
T.J.’s name,” family members
stated.
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Virginia Shaw
PENDERGRASS Vir
ginia Toney Shaw, 72, entered
into rest Sunday, August 7,
2016.
Mrs. Shaw was born in Hall
County, the daughter of the
late James Anthony Toney and
Ethel Lucille Godfrey. Toney,
was a mem
ber of the
Walnut
Fork Baptist
Church and
the Spiri
tual Seek
ers Sunday
School
Class. Mrs.
Shaw was
retired from
Fresh Frozen Foods, and was
preceded in death by her hus
band, John Harold Shaw.
Survivors include two sons,
Michael Allan Shaw and his
wife Sherri, Pendergrass, and
Brian Mark Shaw, Austin,
Texas.; one sister, Annette
Bunnell, Murrayville; a broth
er, Charlie James Toney, Pow
der Springs; and two grand
children, Dylan Shaw and
Savannah Shaw.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, August 10, from
the chapel of Evans Funeral
Home with Dr. Rusty New
man officiating with burial
in the Walnut Fork Baptist
Church Cemetery. Gentlemen
honored as pallbearers were
Lewis Pittman, Leon Pittman,
Danny Collins, Tom Collins,
David Gearin, and Bill Col
lins.
Memorials may be made to
Walnut Fork Baptist Church,
557 Highway 60, Hoschton,
Georgia 30548, or to the Hos
pice of Northeast Georgia,
2150 Limestone Parkway 222,
Gainesville, Georgia 30501.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences at
www.evansfuneralhomeinc.
com
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Lamartine Smith
JEFFERSON James
Lamartine Smith, 85, entered
rest Wednesday, August 3,
2016.
Mr. Smith was born in
Commerce, the son of the
late Luther and Ruby Wilson
Smith. He was a veteran of the
United States
Navy, retired
from AT &
T, and was a
member of
Galilee Christian Church. Mr.
Smith was preceded in death
by his wife, Carolyn Phillips
Smith.
Survivors include two sons,
Bobby Smith and his wife
Marcia, Jefferson, and Jim W.
Smith Sr., Jefferson.
In accordance with Mr.
Smith’s wishes, no services
are planned.
Evans Funeral Home, Jef
ferson, is in charge of arrange
ments.
Online condolences at
www.evansfuneralhomeinc.
com
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June Smith
ATHENS - June Marable
Smith, 72, died Saturday,
August 6, 2016, at Athens
Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Smith was born in
Athens, the daughter of the
late James Robert and Sarah
Virginia Evans Marable. Mrs.
Smith retired from the Univer
sity of Georgia, was a member
of Joy Baptist Church, and
was a huge Georgia football
fan. Mrs. Smith was preced
ed in death by her husband,
F.L. Smith; son, Robert Leroy
Smith; and brothers, John,
Rollin, Robert, and Phillip
Marable.
Survivors include sons,
Patrick Smith (Beth), Nich
olson, and Philip G. Smith,
Athens; grandsons, Mitchell,
Casey, Tucker, Hunter, and
Jackson Smith; brothers,
Carey Marable, Maxeys, Ga.,
Roy Marable, Alabama, and
Thomas Marable, Athens; sis
ters, Virginia Whited, Doug-
lasville, and Ruth Daniels,
Alabama.
Graveside services were
held Tuesday, August 9, from
Howington Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Joe Wadford Jr.
BRASELTON - Joe Louis
Wadford, Jr., 41, passed away
Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
Louis was an employee for
Van Kirk Electric in Winder.
He was a certified commercial
diver, a certified dive mas
ter, and a volunteer diver at
the Georgia
Aquarium.
Louis was a
loving son,
husband,
father, and
grandfather.
He loved his
family dear
ly. He served
in the United
States Army.
Survivors include his wife,
Amanda “Amy” Wadford;
mother, Belinda Guerrero,
South Carolina; father and
mother-in-law, Dennis and
Peggy Collins, Braselton;
sons, Dennis Webb “Buddy”
Wadford, Braselton, and
David “Michael” Chapman
and wife Nebraska, Belgium;
daughter, Zoey Paige Wad
ford, Braselton; brother-in-
law, Stephen Collins, Gaines
ville; sisters, Wendy Anne
Cook and husband Todd,
South Carolina, Deena Kath
erine Gamble and husband
Matthew, South Carolina,
Linda Jo Branton, North Car
olina; grandchildren, Jasper,
Galaxy, and Castiel; and a
host of other relatives.
Contributions may be made
to https://www.gofundme.
com/2hutszk4.
Memorial services with
military honors were held
Saturday, August 6, at Law-
son Funeral Home Chapel in
Hoschton.
www.lawsonfuneralhome.
org.
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Frances Woodall
WINDER - Frances Rock-
more Woodall, 89, passed
away Saturday, July 30, 2016.
Mrs. Woodall was born
September 4, 1926, the
daughter of the late Willie M.
and Minnie J. Williams Rock-
more. She was the widow
of Harold C. Woodall. She
was preceded in death by her
daughter, Patsy Woodall. Mrs.
Woodall was a member of
Bethabra Baptist Church and
was a member of the Order
of the Eastern Star. Prior to
retirement, Mrs. Woodall was
an upholsterer and made cus
tom draperies.
Survivors include a son
and daughter-in-law, Wayne
and Patricia Woodall, Winder;
grandchildren, John Wood-
all, Stacie Woodall, Jennifer
Woodall, Kristy Suennemann,
and Wesley Woodall;
and great-grandchildren,
Kian Jones, Aiden Jones,
Abby Woodall, and Julia
Suennemann.
Memorial services were
held Monday, August 1, from
the chapel of Carter Funeral
Home with the Rev. Kevin
Burgess officiating.
Memorials may be made
to the American Kidney Ser
vices, 6360 Button Gwin
nett Drive, Atlanta, Georgia
30340.
Carter Funeral Home of
Winder was in charge of
arrangements, where online
condolences may be expressed
at www.carterfhwinder.com
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