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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016
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Obituaries
William Aikens Jr.
LULA - William Johnny
Aikens Jr., 66, passed away
Thursday October 20, 2016.
Mr. Aikens was born in
Jackson County, the son of
Lizzette Aikens and the late
William Johnny Aikens Sr.
He served in the United States
Army and National Guard for
33 years and
later worked
as a correc-
tional officer
for Lee Arrendale Institute.
He was a member of Pine
Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors in addition to
his mother include his wife,
Patricia White Aikens, Lula;
son and daughter-in-law, Pat
rick and Renee Hill Aikens,
Lula; granddaughters, Brynn
Aikens, Drew Aikens; and
siblings, Mary Rhodes, Mar
garet Brookshire, Kenneth
Aikens, and Cheryl Bryson.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, October 22, at Pine
Grove Baptist Church, with
the Revs. Jamie Smith and
Ernie Bryson officiating.
Interment was at the church
cemetery.
Condolences may be made
online at wardsfh.com
Ward's Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 26, 2016.
Donald Benton
COMMERCE Donald
Stephen Benton, 68, died
Sunday, October 23, 2016,
at Athens Regional Medical
Center.
Mr. Benton was born in
Commerce, the son of the late
Guy and Ruby Smith Benton.
He was a retired carpenter.
Survivors include his son,
Michael Keith, Duluth; and
sisters, Elaine Beck, Com
merce, and Carolyn Gay,
Dearing, Ga.
Graveside services will be
held Thursday, October 27, at
3 p.m., from Harmony Chris
tian Church Cemetery with
Dr. Kent Barrett officiating.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Betty Brock
NICHOLSON Betty E.
Brock, 78, died Saturday,
October 22, 2016, at Athens
Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Brock was born in
Atlanta, the daughter of the
late Emmett and Mildred
Matthews Evans. She was
a member of Victory Baptist
Church and was a librarian at
Nicholson Public Library.
Survivors include her
husband, Marvin (Odene)
Brock, Nicholson; sons, Dar
rell Brock and Dennis Brock,
both of Nicholson; daugh
ter, Donna Compton, Comer;
grandchildren, Casey Brock,
Marley Vaughn, Shannon
Anderson, Derrick Brock,
David Brock, Bobby Comp
ton, Jesse Compton and
Brock Compton; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, October 25, at the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Rev. Donald
Wilson officiating. Interment
was in Howington Cemetery
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Olive Mozelle Clark
COMMERCE Olive
Mozelle Clark, 90, died
Wednesday, October 19,
2016, at Northridge Nursing
Home.
She was the daughter of the
late Joe and Blanche Scar
borough of
Madison
County.
She is pre
ceded in
death by
her hus
band of
54 years,
Howard
Clark.
Mrs. Clark was a native of
Madison County and a house
wife, who worked on the
farm, alongside her husband,
raising seven daughters. She
enjoyed cooking, canning and
sewing for her family. Mrs.
Clark was a faithful mem
ber of her church. Crossroads
Worship Center, formerly
Commerce Church of God.
The funeral was held on
Friday, October 21, at the
chapel of Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce. The Rev. Gary
Thompson officiated, with
the Rev. John Webber, Mrs.
Clark's former long-time pas
tor, and granddaughter, Ange
la Gary, speaking.
Survivors include her seven
daughters, Lorene Dove,
Colbert; Sarah Gary, Lynda
Ayers and Roberta Owensby,
all of Commerce; Deborah
Lin, Albuquerque, N.M.;
Wanda Stearns, Cumming;
and Audrey Harmon, Spar
tanburg, S.C.; four brothers,
Frank Scarborough, Blacks-
hear; the late Harold Scarbor
ough, the late Jim Scarbor
ough and the late Glen Scar
borough; and three sisters,
Betty Ruth Gillian and Alva
Hay, both of Bogart; and the
late Nellie Joe Scarborough.
The survivors also include
12 grandchildren, Tommy
Dove, Jennifer Adams, Angie
Gary, Amanda Myler, Mat
thew Craig, Abraham Lin,
Joshua Latimer, Jonathan
Miller, Benjamin Dills, Phil
lip Dills, Hope Harmon and
Faith Harmon. Mrs. Clark
had nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Mat
thew Craig, Jonathan Miller,
Joshua Latimer, Phillip Dills,
Benjamin Dills and Jake
Myler.
Ivie Funeral Home, Com
merce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 26, 2016.
‘Buster’
Cleveland Jr.
ALTO - Louie William
"Buster” Cleveland, Jr., 83,
passed away on Thursday,
October 20, 2016.
Mr. Cleveland was born on
January 14, 1933, in Atlanta,
the son of the late Louie Wil
liam Cleveland, Sr. and Vir
ginia Schmid Cleveland. He
was preceded in death by his
brother, Robert H. Cleveland;
and three grandsons, Cody
Cleveland, Ben Kimbrell, and
Chris Chapman. Mr. Cleve
land was a University of
Georgia graduate with a Mas
ter's Degree
in Education.
He was a
United States
Marine Coips veteran having
proudly served his country
during the Korean Conflict.
He also taught at the Naval
Air Technical Training Cen
ter in Jacksonville, Fla. He
served on the Georgia State
Board of Technical and Adult
Education for eight years.
Buster was Vice President
of Cleveland Electric Com
pany with 40 years of service
as well as Past President of
the Southeastern Chapter of
Electrical Apparatus Service
Association. Mr. Cleveland
was a member of First Baptist
Church of Cornelia and past
treasurer of Men's Ministries.
Survivors include his lov
ing wife of 64 years, Anita
Smith Cleveland, Alto;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Jill and David Chapman,
Milledgeville, and Holly and
Mark Murphy, Cumming;
son and daughter-in-law,
Vann and Kathy Cleveland,
Atlanta; and four grandsons,
Taylor Cleveland, Bart Kim
brell, Shane Murphy, and
Kyle Muiphy.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, October 23, at Whit
field Funeral Home, South
Chapel, with the Rev. Steve
Doran officiating. A private
interment was held at Yonah
Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to
First Baptist Church of Cor
nelia, P.O. Box 96, Cornelia,
Georgia 30531.
Those wishing to express
online condolences to the
family may do so by visiting
www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.
com.
Arrangements were in the
care of Whitfield Funeral
Home, South Chapel, Bald
win.
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‘Chuck’Fisk
HOSCHTON Jon
Charles "Chuck" Fisk, 76,
passed away Friday, October
7, 2016.
Chuck was retired from
CSX Railroad after 39 years
of employment. His career
started with Union Pacific
Railroad
in Denver,
Colo., in
1960 and
his sales
career and
manage
ment with
the B&O
Rail
road, later
became CSX, which enabled
Chuck to live in five different
states retiring in Jacksonville,
Fla. Chuck served on the
planning and zoning board
for the City of Hoschton. He
was involved in the neighbor
hood watch program for The
Village at Hoschton. Chuck
loved his family, friends, life
and traveling.
Survivors include his wife
of 56 years, Geraldine "Ger-
rie” Fisk; son, Jon Craig
Fisk and wife Bernadette,
Suwanee; daughters, Lorrie
Ruddick and husband Lee,
Hoschton, and Janell Garver
and husband Brian, Snell-
ville; seven grandchildren,
Lauren, Cory, Katie, Con
ner, Brandon, Courtney, and
Travis; great-grandchildren,
Kristian and Karson; and
many relatives and friends.
Memorial services will be
held Saturday, November 5,
at 11 a.m., at Lawson Funeral
Home Chapel with Jim Garv
er officiating. The family
will receive friends one hour
prior to the services.
Donations may be made to
the following organizations.
The Wounded Warrior Proj
ect at woundedwarriorpro-
ject.org, St. Judes Children’s
Research Hospital at stjude,
org or Hospice of Northeast
Georgia, 2150 Limestone
Parkway #222, Gainesville,
GA 30501.
Arrangements are by Law-
son Funeral, Hoschton,
www.lawsonfuneralhome.
org.
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Gary Lee Fowler
HOSCHTON Gary Lee
Fowler, 76, entered into rest,
Saturday, October 22, 2016.
Mr. Fowler was born in
Dennison, Ohio, the son of
the late Stewart and Dorothy
Ferguson
Fowler. He
was a Unit
ed States
Air Force
veteran,
a retired
sales engi
neer in the
construc
tion indus
try, a mem
ber of the Albert Gordon Post
# 56 of the American Legion,
and a member of Galilee
Christian Church. Mr. Fowler
was preceded in death by a
brother, Dean Fowler; and a
sister, Shirley Buchko.
Mr. Fowler was the loving
husband of 56 years of Doris
Fox Fowler, Hoschton.
Survivors include two
sons, Brian Fowler, Conyers,
and Keith Fowler, Parkers
burg, W.Va.; a sister, Marleen
Bomar and her husband Dave
of Nampa, Idaho; grand
children, Evan Fowler, Jber,
Alaska, Conner Fowler, Hur
ricane, W.Va., and Abigail
Fowler, Hurricane, W.Va.;
ten nieces and nephews; and
seven great-nieces and great-
nephews.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Thursday,
October 27, from the Galilee
Christian Church with Minis
ter Nick Vipperman officiat
ing. Burial will be at 10:30
a.m. Friday, October 28, at
Georgia National Cemetery,
1080 Scott Hudgens Drive,
Canton, Ga. Members of
the Albert Gordon Post 56 of
the American Legion will be
honored as pallbearers. The
family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday,
October 26, at the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers, memori
als may be made to the Amer
ican Legion for Boys and
Girls State, 309 Lee Street,
Jefferson, GA 30549, or to
the Galilee Christian Church
All In Building Fund, 2191
Galilee Church Road, Jeffer
son, GA 30549.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, is in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences at
www.evansfuneralhomeinc.
com
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Rickey Griggs
ATHENS - Rickey Leon
Griggs, 71, passed away
Tuesday, October 18, 2016.
He was born in Birming
ham, Ala. on September 2,
1945 and was a member of
Attica Baptist Church in Ath
ens (Jackson County). Mr.
Griggs was a retired worker
from UGA and worked as
a bus driver for the Jackson
County School System for
many years. He was preced
ed in death by his parents,
Claude and Guinell Griggs.
Survivors include his wife
of 46 years, Teresa Griggs;
daughter, Karen Carnes;
grandsons, Kyle Vinings and
Jaden Carnes; granddaugh
ter, Kensley Carnes; great-
granddaughter, Kylie Vin
ings; sister
and broth
er-in-law,
Diane and
James Kin-
ley; broth
ers and
sisters-in-
law, David
and Sang
Sun Griggs,
Charlie and Ellen Griggs; and
a cousin that was raised and
loved as a brother, Danny
Fleming; and many nieces,
nephews and great-nieces and
nephews.
A memorial service will
be held Saturday, October
29, at 2 p.m., at Attica Bap
tist Church. The family will
receive visitors at 1 p.m.
Donations may be made to
the Building Fund of Attica
Baptist Church, 4352 Leba
non Church Rd., Athens, GA
30607.
Online condolences may
be offered at www.bernstein-
funeralhome.com.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Mary Edna Harrison
COMMERCE Mary
Edna Harber Harrison, 94,
died Friday, October 21,
2016, at Brookside Assisted
Living.
Mrs. Harrison was born
in Commerce, the daughter
of the late James J. Harber
Sr. and Drucilla Harber. Mrs.
Harrison was a homemaker
and a member of Commerce
Presbyterian Church. Mrs.
Harrison was preceded in
death by her husband, Mal
colm R. (Bud) Harrison;
sisters, Roberta Bolton and
Janet Hicks; and brothers,
George Harber, James J.
"Sonny" Harber, Jr., and Wil
liam N. “Buddy" Harber.
Survivors include her
daughter, Amy Harrison
Rowe (William V.), Clarks
Summit, Pa.; two grandsons,
Michael H. Rowe and James
Wyant Rowe (Alexis); and
sisters, Rebecca Dixon, Com
merce, and Alice Linton,
Atlanta.
Following a private inter
ment, memorial services were
held Wednesday, October 26,
from Commerce Presbyterian
Church with the Rev. Jeff
Cain officiating.
Little-Wai'd Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Barbara Howington
HARTWELL Barbara
Fulcher Howington, 74, for
merly of Jefferson, passed
away Saturday, October 22,
2016.
Mrs. Howington was born
in Athens,
the daugh
ter of the
late Austin
and Mivred
Spinks
Fulcher.
Mrs. How
ington was
the owner
of Jefferson
Business Service, specializ
ing in tax preparation.
Survivors include her hus
band, Herschel Howington,
Hartwell; daughter, Brook
Rooks and her husband Scott,
Jefferson; son, Cliff How
ington, Hartwell; son, Shane
Howington and his wife
Rachel, Carnesville; daugh
ter, Allison Romines and her
husband Ryan, Gainesville;
brothers, Roger Fulcher, Ath
ens, Homer Joe Fulcher and
Terry Fulcher, both of Jeffer
son; sisters, Denise Temple,
Jefferson, and Elaine Carter,
Elberton; seven grandchil
dren; and one great-grand
child.
Funeral services were held
Monday, October 24, from
the Chapel of Evans Funer
al Home with the Rev. Irby
Stanley officiating. Burial
was in Cabin Creek Baptist
Church Cemetery. Gentle
men honored as pallbearers
were Todd, Ty, Jason, Austin,
Ryan and Chad Fulcher, and
Jud and Kyle Temple.
Memorials may be made
to the Gideons International,
Jackson West Camp, P.O.
Box 755, Jefferson, Georgia
30549.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences at
www.evansfuneralhomeinc.
com
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Kenneth Howington
NICHOLSON Ken
neth Mitchell Howington, 83,
died Wednesday, October 19,
2016, at Gentiva Hospice IPU
at Athens Regional.
Mr. Howington was born in
Nicholson, the son of the late,
Otha and Callene Elizabeth
McWhorter Howington. Mr.
Howington was retired from
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gia, member
of Nichol- •
son Baptist
Church, a convention singer,
and a United States Army
veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife,
Johnnie Loggins Howing
ton, Nicholson; daughter,
Melody Sayer, Athens; sis
ters, Pat Ayers and Onelia
Wallace, both of Nicholson;
one granddaughter; and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday, October 21, from
Nicholson Baptist Church
with the Rev. Troy Herbert
officiating with the interment
in the Nicholson Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Rev. Charles
Morrison
COMMERCE Rev.
Charles R. Morrison, 69, died
Saturday, October 22, 2016,
at the Atlanta VA Medical
Center.
Rev. Morrison was born
in Commerce, the son of the
late David W. and Bertha
Eubanks Morrison. He was
a member of Wesley Chapel
Community
Church. He
was a United
States Ail-
Force dis
abled Vietnam War veteran.
He attended Commerce Pub
lic Schools, San Antonio Col
lege, the Community College
of the Air Force, and Pied
mont College. Rev. Morrison
was a retired United Method
ist minister and served on
the board of directors at Vic
tory Mission of the Americas.
He was a life member of
VFW Post 14000, member of
Disabled American Veterans
Chapter J.B. Connaly #2, and
a member of The Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation.
Survivors include his wife,
Evelyn Garrett Morrison,
Commerce; children, Sonya
Heinz White, Gainesville,
Fla., Bobby Morrison, Port
Arthur, Texas, and Jennifer
Diaz, Dacula; and four grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, October 25, at the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Revs. Wayne
Douglas and Ryan Melton
officiating. Interment was in
Center Grove Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Edward Owens Jr.
WINDER Edward
(Kokomo) Mason Owens, Jr.,
74, passed away Saturday,
October 15, 2016.
Edward was born in St.
Petersburgh, Fla. He was
a long-term employee of
LaFarge, driving large equip
ment in the rock quarry.
Edward drove a school bus
for many years for Barrow
County School System before
becoming ill. He was pre
ceded in death by his parents,
Edward M. Owens, Sr. and
Anna Marie Owens; and a
brother, Fred Owens.
Survivors include his
brother, James Owens, St.
Petersburgh, Fla.
Lawson Funeral Home,
Hoschton, is in charge of
arrangements.
wwwlawsonfuneralhome.
org
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Susan Porterfield
ROYSTON - Miss Susan
Porterfield, 69, passed away
on Friday, October 21, 2016,
at Athens Regional Medical
Center in Athens.
Miss Porterfield was born
in Atlanta on October 15,
1947, the daughter of the late
Joe Porterfield and Patricia
Sanders Porterfield. She was
employed by the Madison
County Board of Education
as an educator. Miss Porter
field was valedictorian of
her class at the University
of Georgia and a member of
New Bethel Congregational
Holiness Church. She was
preceded in death by one sis
ter, Norma Porterfield.
Survivors include her
beloved cats; and many cous
ins and dear friends.
Memorial services were
held at New Bethel Congre
gational Holiness Church on
Wednesday, October 26, with
the Revs. Tom Pritchett and
Clay Huff officiating.
Online condolences may
be made by visiting www.
pruittfluoyston.com.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 26, 2016.
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Tommy Sanders
COMMERCE - Tommy
Sanders, 60, died Monday,
October 17, 2016, at his resi
dence.
Mr. Sanders was born in
Commerce, the son of the
late Robert Lee Sanders, Jr.
and Grace Mason Sanders.
He was preceded in death by
a sister, Betty Sanders Mize.
He was a house painter.
Survivors include a broth
er, Bobby Sanders, Statham.
A memorial service was
held Saturday, October 22,
at the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home with Dr. David
Bowen officiating.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Roland Terilli
Roland Edward Terilli
passed away peacefully on
Thursday, October 13, 2016,
at the age of 83.
Roland was born on
September 1, 1933, in The
Bronx, N.Y. Soon after, his
family moved to Miami, Fla.,
where he would grow up. He
met his wife, Mary Beverly
Baldwin at Miami Jackson
High School. In 1953, while
he was in
the Marine
Corps and
she was
in nurs
ing school,
they eloped
because
Mary
was not
allowed to
be married
while in nursing school.
Roland enjoyed a long career
at Southern Bell, later to
become BellSouth. In 1982,
Roland was transferred to the
Atlanta area, where he was
part of the team that imple
mented the original 911 Sys
tem across several southern
states. After retiring from
BellSouth in 1987, he and
Mary Beverly remained in the
Atlanta area.
For Roland, his family was
most important. His deep
love and reverence of his
wife lasted the 63 years of
their marriage. They have
four children, Deborah Wowk
(Peter), Sugar Hill, Michael
Terilli, Gales Ferry, Conn.,
Christopher Terilli, Decatur,
and Timothy Terilli (Sandra),
Statham.
Roland had a dry wit which
he used to put everyone at
ease. He and Mary Beverly
filled their home with love
and laughter. Underlying
this humor was a respect that
Roland had for all people.
He was a man of unwavering
integrity and character and
passed those values on to his
children.
Survivors include his
wife, their four children, six
grandchildren, eight great
grandchildren, and countless
friends.
The family wishes to pro
vide a special thanks to Kathy
Stone and the staff at Olive
Branch where Roland spent
his final months in a loving
and caring environment.
In lieu of flowers, contribu
tions may be sent to Hospice
of Northeast Georgia Medi
cal Center, 2150 Limestone
Pkwy, #222, Gainesville,
GA 30501. www.nghs.com/
make-a-donation
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