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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016
MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
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Obituaries
Nancy Bruce
LAVONIA - Nancy (Bai
ley) Bruce, 67, died Wednes
day, November 9, 2016, at
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center.
Born March 4, 1949, in
Cherokee, Ga., she was the
daughter of the late John
W. and Dorothy (Watkins)
Bailey. She was a registered
nurse and was a member of
The Way Baptist Church.
Mrs. Bruce was preceded in
death by her husband, James
Terry Brace; and father-in-
law, James (Jam Up) Bruce.
Survivors include sons,
Wesley Bruce and John
Bruce and his wife Tif
fany; grandchildren, Landon
Bruce, Alexis Bruce, MaKin-
ley Bruce, Bailey Bruce and
Hunter Brace; and her moth-
er-in-law, Lillie Bruce.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, November 12, at
the Lavonia Chapel of Strick
land Funeral Home. Burial
was in the Lavonia City-Bur-
gess Cemetery.
Memorial donations may
be made to The Way Bap
tist Church, 1332 Airline
Goldmine Road, Canon, GA
30520.
Strickland Funeral Home
- Lavonia Chapel was in
charge of the arrangements.
On-line condolences may be
made at www.stricklandfh.
com.
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November 16, 2016.
Thomas Clarke Sr.
Thomas Richard Clarke
Sr., 82, died Sunday evening,
November 13, 2016.
Born in Atlanta, he was
the son of the late James T.
Clarke and Mildred Alexan
der Johnson. Mr. Clarke was
preceded in death by wives,
Jean Jones Clarke of 53 years
and Nita Long Cole of two
years; and a brother, James
Clarke.
Tom was a Navy vet
eran and a member of the
Hoschton United Method
ist Church.
Tom retired
from Xerox
and Ogletho
rpe Power. He lived at the
Oaks of Braselton, where he
enjoyed singing and serving
as ambassador by welcoming
new residents.
Three surviving children
include a son, Rick Clarke
and his wife, Julie, and
daughter, Karla Branch and
her husband, Dan and son,
Brian Clarke and his wife,
Kristie; five grandchildren,
Thomas and Rebekah Branch
and Courtney, Brianna and
Ivey Clarke; and great-grand
children, David Germain and
Talley Hilderbrant.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday November
17, at 11 a.m., at Lawson
Funeral Home, 4532 Hwy. 53
in Hoschton, GA. The view
ing will be held Wednesday,
November 16, from 5 p.m. to
8 p.m., and before the funeral
service.
In lieu of flowers, dona
tions may be made to Helping
Hands, 5043 Bristol Indus
trial Way, Buford GA 30518,
and include “Brianna Clarke"
in memo of check.
Lawson Funeral Home,
Hoschton, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Mary Ann Daniel
WINDER - Mary Ann
Sailors Daniel, 69, passed
away Monday, November 7,
2016.
She was a member of Jef
ferson First
United
Method
ist Church.
She was
preceded
in death
by her par
ents, Bruce
Sailors and
Mary Alice
Sailors.
Survivors include her hus
band, John Daniel; son, John
ny Daniel and wife Mary;
daughter, Renee Johnson
and husband Rob; brother,
Jerry Sailors; grandchildren,
Rebecca, Halie, Grayson and
Hay lee.
Memorial services were
held Wednesday, November
9, at Lawson Funeral Home
Chapel.
Arrangements were by
Lawson Funeral Home,
Hoschton.
http://www.lawsonfuneral-
home.
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November 16, 2016.
Audrey Duncan
JEFFERSON Audrey
Hughey-Duncan, 54, passed
away on Sunday, November
13, 2016.
She leaves to cherish her
memories her son, James
Austin Duncan; her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hughey;
one sister, Erica (Fernan
do) Aker; one brother, Eric
Alfredo (Lynell) Hughey; and
a host of other family and
friends.
Funeral services will be
held on Saturday, November
19, at St. Paul First Baptist
Church in Jefferson at 11
a.m.
Professional services
Entrusted to Wimberly &
Jackson Funeral Home,
Gainesville.
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November 16, 2016.
Larry Herrington
COLBERT Larry W.
Herrington, 78, formerly of
Buford, passed away Tues
day, November 8, 2016, at his
residence with family.
Mr. Herrington was born
September 10, 1938, in Law-
renceville, the son of the late
Carl W. and Mattie Mae Her
rington. A graduate of Law-
renceville High School and
North Georgia College, he
served in the Air Force from
1959 - 1967 as a Medical
Service Spe
cialist. Mr.
Herrington
was a mem
ber of Eras-
tus Christian Church in Com
merce and retired from GBM
Building Maintenance, where
he had had been the Director
of Environmental Services.
He loved the outdoors, his
dogs and was an avid deer
hunter. He was preceded in
death by a brother, Morris
Herrington.
Survivors include his
wife of 16 years. Fern Her
rington, Colbert; son and
daughter-in-law, Egon and
Tara Herrington, Braselton;
step-daughter, Karla Sue
Joyce, Waveland, Ind.; grand
children, Brandie and Eddie
Negron, Braselton, and Erik
and Whitney Herrington,
Gainesville; great-grand
daughters, Aubrey Negron
and McKinley Negron; and
brother, James Robert Her
rington, Fair Play, S.C.
Funeral services were held
Friday, November 11, in the
Chapel of Memorial Park
South Funeral Home with
interment at Memorial Park
South Cemetery. The Revs.
Steve Parker and Hoyt Huff
officiated.
Memorial Park South
Funeral Home, Flowery
Branch, was in charge of
arrangements.
Send on-line condolences
to www.memorialparkfuner-
alhomes.com.
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Janice Johnson
WINDER - Janice H.
Johnson, 58, died Sunday,
October 30, 2016, at her resi
dence following an extended
illness.
She was a lifelong resident
of Barrow County, born Feb
ruary 20, 1958. She was pre
ceded in death by her father,
John Hardigree.
Survivors include her hus
band, Mike Johnson; son,
Jason Johnson; daughter, Jen
nifer Johnson; mother, Retha
H. Adams; and brothers,
Edward Hardigree, Royce
Hardigree, David Hardigree,
James Hardigree, Richard
Hardigree and John Hardi
gree.
A graveside service was
held on Wednesday, Novem
ber 2, at Barrow Memorial
Gardens with the Rev. Hal
Tapp officiating.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Shirley Lee
HULL - Shirley Lee,
79, passed away Tuesday,
November 8, 2016.
Born in Marlboro, S.C.,
she was the daughter of the
late Leo Pruitt and Elizabeth
Jones. Mrs. Lee was affec
tionately known as “Lee-
Lee" and “Granny.” She was
a loving wife, mother, and
grandmother.
Survivors include her hus
band, Bill Lee; children. Jack
(Kim) German and Jackie
(David) Remine, all of Doug-
lasville, Rose (John) Hardy,
Danielsville, Betty Hutchin
son, Athens, and Ernie Pruitt,
Spartanburg, S.C.; sister,
Linda (Russell) Black; thir
teen grandchildren, fourteen
great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
Graveside services were
held Saturday, November 12,
at Evergreen Memorial Park.
Donations may be made to
the Alzheimer’s Association.
Lord and Stephens Funeral
Home, East, Athens, was in
charge of arrangements.
www.lordandstephens.com
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November 16, 2016.
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Carlton Martin
WINDER - Carlton Mar
tin, 57, Thursday, November
10, 2016.
Mr. Martin was born March
6, 1959, in Lawrenceville.
He was
preceded
in death by
his parents,
Frankie
and Lenora
Morgan
Carithers.
Mr. Mar
tin was an
installer
with J & J
Heating of Monroe, Ga. and
was of the Baptist denomina
tion.
Survivors include his
wife, Janet Maughon Martin,
Winder; son, Trent Martin,
Winder; daughters and sons-
in-law, Regina and Arnulfo
Guzman, Pendergrass, Shena
and Josh Huskin, Maysville;
step son and step daughter-in-
law, Chris and Christy Carter,
Auburn; and ten grandchil
dren.
Memorial services were
held Sunday, November 13,
from the chapel of Carter
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Darrell Gilmer officiating.
Memorials may be made to
the charity of choice.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences may
be expressed at www.carter-
fhwindercom.
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Jessie Martin
NICHOLSON Jessie
Nathaniel Martin, 81, died
Thursday, November 10,
2016, at his residence.
Mr. Martin was born in
Brockton, the son of the late
Guy and Esther Ruth Dea
ton Martin. Mr. Martin was
retired from Pilgrim Pride as
a maintenance supervisor and
a member of Center Baptist
Church. He was a loving
father, grandfather, and broth
er. He was a hard worker and
enjoyed hunting, fishing, and
dancing. He will be missed
deeply. Mr. Martin was pre
ceded in death by his brother,
Frank E. Martin; and sisters,
Myrtle, Frances, Betty Lou,
Mary, and Louise.
Survivors include his
daughter, Terri Martin-Yates
(Rick), Gainesville; son,
Johnny Nathaniel Martin
(Melinda), Nicholson; broth
er, Guy Martin, Commerce;
sisters, Nina Watkins and
Nora Brock, both of Nich
olson; five grandchildren,
Adam and Leah Yates, Blake
Martin, Luis Martin, and
Christina McGovern; and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, November 13, from
the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home with Pastor
George Crimmins officiating.
Interment was in the Howing-
ton Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Mary Lou Smith
UNION POINT, GA
Mary Lou Smith, 63, passed
away Monday, November 7,
2016.
She was the daughter of
the late R.C. Smith, Jr. and
Mary Ruth Trammell Smith
and was preceded in death by
her brothers, Charles Smith
and Earl Smith; and niece,
Sandra Corpus.
Survivors include broth
ers, Willard Smith, Evans,
Ga., Leonard Smith, Jeffer
son, Tony
Smith,
Daniels-
ville, and
Jimmy
Smith,
Augusta;
sister, Elise
Corpus,
Jefferson;
nieces,
Katherine
Rintoul, Amber Hicks; neph
ews, Robert Corpus, Chris
Smith, Tim Smith and Bran
don Smith.
Memorial services were
held Friday November 11,
at Bethany United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Ross
Wheeler officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Online condolences may
be made at iviefuneral-
homecommerce.com
Ivie Funeral Home, Com
merce, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Robelia Victrum
Ms. Robelia Wilhite Vic
trum was born September
25, 1929, in Jefferson, the
daughter of the late Hoyt and
Lorean Haynes Wilhite.
Robelia attended Jefferson
Elementary and graduated
from Fair Street School in
Gainesville. She joined Para
dise A.M.E. Church at the
age of 9 and for many years
served as a stewardess. Robe
lia happily served over 40
years in food service in local
schools, in which she retired
from Jackson County School
System. Robelia enjoyed pre
paring delicious meals for her
family and church friends.
She was preceded in death by
her sister, Hilda Wilhite.
She leaves to cherish her
memories all of Jefferson;
one sister, Jacqueline Wil
hite; two daughters, Vanessa
Hunter (Danny) and Beverly
Victrum; four grandchildren,
Vanisha Veasley, Roshuanda
Merritt, Jarvis Hunter, and
Montray Riley (Tabitha); 11
great-grandchildren; and a
host of family and friends.
The family will receive
friends Thursday, November
17, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Para
dise AME Church, 431 MLK
Dr., Jefferson, GA. Funeral
services will be held Friday,
November 18, at 1 p.m., from
Paradise AME Church.
Wimberly Jackson Funer
al Home, Commerce, is in
charge of arrangements.
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Adam Talbot
Adam Daniel Talbot, 34,
went home to be with Jesus
on Friday, November 11,
2016.
Adam was born in Colum
bus, Ga. on September 14,
1982, the son of Gralen and
April Tal
bot. He
loved life
despite
his physi
cal chal
lenges and
limitations.
His warm
smile and
contagious
laugh warmed the hearts of
everyone he came in contact
with. Adam loved his fam
ily, his caregivers, listening to
music, exploring downtown
Commerce, baseball games,
and traveling, especially to
Dollywood. Adam attended
Commerce Schools and grad
uated from Jackson County
High School in 2004, where
he participated in chorus and
Special Olympics.
Survivors in addition to his
parents, include a sister, Aud-
rie Talbot, Portland, Ore.; a
brother, Aaron (Melissa) Tal
bot, Dacula, Ga.; two nieces,
Aubriana and Brooke Talbot;
paternal grandmother, Lucy
Mabel Talbot, Columbus;
maternal grandfather, Melvin
Rudolph Stembridge, North
Miami, Fla.; and numerous
aunts, uncles and cousins.
A memorial service cel
ebrating his life will be held
Sunday, November 20, at 2
p.m., at Mt. Olive Baptist
Church in Commerce.
In lieu of flowers, the fam
ily request that donations be
made to Operation Christmas
Child or to the Special Olym
pics.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
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