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WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017 MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
Obituaries
Alton Cooper
FLOWERY BRANCH,
GA - Alton Randall Cooper,
72, entered into rest Tuesday,
May 23, 2017.
Mr. Cooper
Pendergrass,
the son of the
late Dewey
Alton Coo
per and
Thelma Lois
Thomas
Cooper.
He was a
member of
Mountain
Creek Baptist Church and
was a retired machinist with
major tooling. He was pre
ceded in death by a sister,
Runette Durrett; and a broth
er, Gary Cooper.
Survivors include his wife,
Margie Ruth Bowen Cooper,
Flowery Branch; daughter,
Laura Cooper Norris and her
husband Kenny, Commerce;
stepson, Jeff King and his
wife Lynn, Hoschton; sis
ter, Katherine Pennington,
Pendergrass; and four grand
children, Sgt. Clay Gooch
(U.S. Air Force) and his wife
Debra, Curtis Gooch, Ashley
and Bryson King.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, May 27, from
the Mountain Creek Baptist
Church with the Rev. Tim
Strickland officiating with
burial in the Mountain Creek
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Gentlemen honored as pall
bearers were Jimmy Har
ris, Grady Sullens, Jimmy
Stowe, Eric Pennington,
Ricky Pennington, Shannon
Bruce and Raymond Smith
served as an honorary pall
bearer.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences at
ww w.evansfuneralhomeinc.
com
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Belvia Gilbert
WINDER - Belvia Owens
Gilbert, 82, passed away on
Monday, May 22, 2017, at
Gentiva Hospice in Athens.
Mrs. Gilbert was born on
April 20, 1935, in Mount
Vernon, Ky., the daughter of
the late Carter and Velma
Owens. Mrs. Gilbert was a
member of the First Bap
tist Church in Atlanta. She
was preceded in death by her
brother, Terrell Owens.
Survivors include her hus
band, Clyde Gilbert, Winder.
Burial services were held
on Wednesday, May 24, in
the Crestlawn Cemetery in
Atlanta.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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L. A. Gulley
CARLTON - Mrs. L A.
Gulley, 96, passed away on
Thursday, May 25, 2017, at
the Spring Valley Nursing
Home in Elberton.
Mrs. Gulley was born in
Comer on January 10, 1921,
the daughter of the late Les
ter Seymour and Edda Mae
Christian Seymour. She
was a homemaker and was
a member of the Vineyards
Creek Baptist Church in
Comer. She was preceded in
death by her husband, John
Allen Gulley; five brothers;
and one sister.
Survivors include her
daughter, Norma Moon,
Carlton; one grandson;
brother, Alfred Seymour,
Carlton; and sister, Mary Etta
Rachels, Greenwood, S.C.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, May 27, at the
Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Robby Brown
officiating. Interment was in
the Colbert City Cemetery in
Colbert.
Online condolences may
be made by visiting www.
pruittfhroyston.com.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Linda Haley
WINDER - Linda Joyce
Haley, 69, passed away
Wednesday, May 24, 2017.
She was of the Christian
denomination. Linda was the
owner operator of A & L Tax
Accounting and she was the
founder of Hope for Tomor
row, a non-profit organiza
tion to help families in need.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; a son, Charles
William Kline; and a daugh
ter, Ann Overby.
Survivors include her hus
band, Richard Haley, Wind
er; two daughters, Stephanie
Rector, Richmond, Va. and
Angela Morris, Chesterfield,
Va.; a son, Christopher Allen
Mabe, Brunswick; and eight
grandchildren; and 13 great
grandchildren.
A memorial service was
held Friday, May 26, in the
chapel of Smith Funeral
Home with Revs. Maurice
Graham and Jimmy Morris
officiating.
Donations may be made to
St. Jude’s Hospital in memo
ry of Linda.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was entrusted with
the arrangements.
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Marcus Haney
Marcus David Haney, 54,
died Friday, May 26, 2017.
Mr. Haney was the son
of the late James Curtis and
Virginia Rainey Haney.
Survivors include his
wife, Sherry Turner Haney;
sons, Curtis Melvin Haney
and Stephen Marcus Haney;
brother, Sam C. Haney;
sisters, Leonia Barlow and
Rebecca Haney; and seven
grandchildren.
Memorial services will be
held on Saturday, June 3, at
2 p.m., in the Smith Mem
ory Chapel. The family will
receive friends from 12 p.m.
until service time.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Mary Ann Hogan
HOMER - Mary Ann
Ledford Hogan, 69 entered
into rest Saturday, May 27,
2017.
Mrs. Hogan was born in
Talmo, the daughter of the
late Newt David Ledford and
Mary Cruce Ledford. Mrs.
Hogan was formerly a long
time employee of Fawn Togs
in Braselton. She was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Larry Paul Hogan; and
a brother, Newt David Led
ford, Jr.
Survivors include three
daughters, Becky Lee,
Buford, Katie Hogan,
Columbus, and Carol Poole,
Gainesville; sister and care
giver, Thelma Pierce, Homer;
brother, Marvin Ledford,
Homer; five grandchildren;
and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will
be held at 2 p.m., Thurs
day, June 1, from the White
Plains Baptist Church Cem
etery with Mr. Jeffery Bell
officiating. The family will
receive friends at the funeral
home 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday,
May 31.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, is in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences at
www.evansfuneralhomeinc.
com
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Elizabeth Holliday
JEFFERSON - Elizabeth
Ann Holliday, 85, entered
into rest Tuesday, May 23,
2017.
Mrs. Holliday was born in
Winder, the daughter of the
late A.L. and Viola Skinner
Dalton. Mrs.
retired from
the textile
industry in
Jefferson,
where she
worked all
of her life,
and was a
member of
the Leba
non United
Methodist Church. She was
preceded in death by her hus
band, John Holliday; grand
son, Dillon Holliday; sis
ter, Dorothy Owensby; and
brothers, Roger Dalton and
Larry Dalton.
Survivors include her
children, Shirley Chastain,
Kathy Hardesty, Jeff Hol
liday, Johnny Holliday and
Angel, Karen Wilson and
husband Timothy, Leslie
Duck and Michael Tate, all
of Jefferson; sisters, Barbara
Gordon, Royston, Rebecca
Standridge, Martin, Angie
Hernandez, Gainesville,
Norma Cromer, Spartanburg,
S.C., and Margie Fitzpatrick,
Danielsville: brother, Merel
Dalton, Jefferson; grandchil
dren, Donna Moore, Debo
rah Vasquez and her hus
band Joel, Misty Holliday,
Perry Holliday, A.J. Twiss,
Brian Holliday, John Carter,
Joe Duck, Lacey Duck, Cue
Holliday, and Tonya Hill;
17 great-grandchildren; 14
great- great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces, neph
ews and cousins.
Funeral services were held
on Saturday, May 27, in the
Chapel of Evans Funeral
Home with the Revs. Palmer
Pace and Story Tate offici
ating. Gentlemen honored
as pallbearers were Joel
Vasques, Steve Beard, Ricky
Bennett, Wesley Bennett,
Danny Owensby and Mitch
ell Owensby. The burial was
in the Lebanon United Meth
odist Church Cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences at
www.evansfuneralhomeinc.
com
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‘Rocky’ Howland
HOSCHTON - Harry
“Rocky" Howland, 63,
passed away peacefully Sun
day, May 21, 2017, while at
home in hospice care.
Rocky was born on
December 28, 1953, in
Evanston, Ill., and attended
Covenant College in Chat
tanooga, Tenn., where he met
his bride, Debbie. He gradu
ated with a degree in Greek
in 1981.
On July 10, 1982, he and
Debbie were married and had
their first child on Novem
ber 3, 1983. Eventually, the
family moved to Debbie’s
family’s farm in Hoschton in
1996, where Debbie and five
of their children still reside,
Mr. Howland was preceded
in death by his father, Harry
K. Howland, Sr.; mother,
Dorothy Howland; and his
brother, Thressen Howland.
Rocky was a devoted hus
band, father, and lover of
his savior, Christ Jesus. He
was actively involved at Cov
enant Presbyterian Church,
in Buford, Ga., leading
music for Sunday evening
worship services and hosting
the church’s annual Memo
rial Day picnic. He sought
the Lord in ardent prayer
and encouraged those in his
church to do the same. He
was loved and respected by
all and showed those who
visited him in his final weeks
what it means to die well, fix
ing his eyes on, and placing
his hope in, Christ Jesus.
Survivors include his wife,
Debbie; his children. Jack
Howland, Dorothy Forrester,
Gabe Howland, Sarah Keis
ter, Michael Howland, Laura
Howland, Hannah Howland,
Marjory Howland, and Alai-
na Howland; six granddaugh
ters; two grandsons; sisters,
Laura Lee Howland, Sara
Howland, and Kiki Gibson;
and his brother, Luke How
land.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Warner Jackson
McBrayer, III
Warner Jackson McBrayer,
III, known to his family and
friends as Chuck, has passed
away.
He was bom on August 6,
1946, in Rome, Ga. and spent
his childhood years in Wind
er. He attended Darlington
School in Rome and Georgia
Military Academy in Milled-
geville, Ga. He attended
the University of Georgia
and went on to serve in the
doing a tour
in Vietnam
with the 315th Air Com
mando Wing followed by an
assignment with the Special
Activities Squadron under
NORAD with Top Secret
clearance. After several
years as a law enforcement
officer, Chuck became a pri
vate investigator, working for
several firms before open
ing his own company. The
McBrayer Group specialized
in undercover surveillance,
labor strike and corporate
security, hostage negotiations
and domestic crisis interven
tion. He was an instructor for
the government in firearms
and weapons training. He
did presentations of seminars
on anti-terrorism, workplace
violence, and self-protection.
was born in
Holliday was
His quest for knowledge was
insatiable and his personal
library included thousands of
books on every subject imag
inable. He was a scholar,
an athlete, a nature lover, a
student of the night sky, a
true patriot, a man of strong
faith, a consummate gentle
man and, by every standard,
a steadfast and loyal friend.
Chuck was preceded in
death by his parents, Jackie
McBrayer Primm and W.J.
McBrayer, Jr.
He leaves behind to
remember his kind and gen
tle spirit a daughter, Jenifer
Oakley (Ryan); two grand
children, Luke Somervold
and Autumn Elizabeth Oak
ley; a sister, Diane Holland
(Dennis); and his beloved
soul mate, Liz Smith.
A private celebration of
Chuck’s life was held Thurs
day, May 25, at Ft. Yargo
State Park.
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Johnnie Murray
Johnnie Rufus Murray, Sr.,
87, died Thursday, May 25,
2017.
A native of Madison Coun
ty, he was the son of the
late Willie Thomas and Irene
Strickland Murray. He was a
retired district manager with
A&P Food Stores. Mr. Mur
ray was a longtime member
of Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church, where he served as
deacon.
Survivors include his wife,
Margie Fielding Murray;
children, Pam Parks (Larry),
Cheryl Crumbley, and John
nie Murray, Jr. (Lynne);
grandchildren, Victoria
Duckworth (Jeff Bowen),
Kimberly Futrell (Chase),
Dru Crumbley, Abby Crum
bley, Taylor Oren (Chris),
Torie Smith (Tyler) and
Christine Withers (Rick);
great-grandchildren, Jackson
Duckworth, Hadley Withers,
Adaline Oren and Ryleigh
Smith; and a number of niec
es and nephews.
A reception was held Sat
urday. May 27, at Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church fol
lowed by memorial services.
The Revs. Lee Hunter and
Jennifer Horton officiated.
Interment was private.
Memorials may be made
to Pleasant Grove Cem
etery Fund, 2291 Diamond
Hill-Neese Road, Hull, GA,
30646, or St. Mary’s High
land Hills Hospice House,
c/o St. Mary’s Foundation,
PO Box 6588, Athens, GA
30604.
Arrangements were by
Lord and Stephens, WEST.
www.lordandstephens.com
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Reba Jo Palmer
Reba Jo Palmer, 73, died
Friday, May 26, 2017.
A native of Morgan Coun
ty, Mrs. Palmer was the
daughter of the late Perry
Dial Sims, Jr. and Leona
Long Sims. She was a
member of Calvary Baptist
Church.
Survivors include her hus
band of 56 years, Dennis Joe
Palmer; children, Warren
(Jan) Palmer and Lisa (Mike)
Aaron; brother, Wendell
Sims; sisters, Louette Man-
ders, Nancy Faulkner, Pat
Porter; grandchildren, Jessica
Palmer Harbin, Austin Palm
er, Rob Aaron, Mackenzie
Aaron; and great-grandchild,
Zoey Harbin.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday May 30, at Calvary
Baptist Church. The Revs.
Ronnie Healan and Matt
Dibler officiated. Burial was
at Barrow Memorial Gar
dens.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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‘Sue’Puckett
BUFORD, GA - Ruth
Evelyn “Sue" Martin Puck
ett, 88,
passed
away Mon
day, May
22, 2017,
following
a struggle
with can
cer.
She was
preceded
in death by
her husband, Harold Odus
Puckett; parents, Elmo and
Mary Lou Martin; sisters,
Eula Mae Hulsey, Eva Beard
and Madge Mayfield; and
brothers, Fred and Frank
"John D.” Martin.
Survivors include her
daughter and son-in-law, Jill
and R. Garry Glenn, Oak-
wood; grandson and grand-
daughter-in-law, Morgan and
Heather Glenn, Hoschton;
grandson, Mason Glenn, Los
Angeles, Calif.; great-grand
sons, Blake and Logan Glenn,
Hoschton; brother, Walter
"Sparky" Martin, Sugar Hill;
sister-in-law and brother-in-
law, Runell and Ben Young
blood, Buford; sisters-in-law,
Virginia Bagley Puckett and
Judy Puckett Martin, Buford;
special niece, Nan Smith
Beard, Flowery Branch; and
numerous nieces and neph
ews.
Mrs. Puckett was born
September 22, 1928, in
Buford. She was a gradu
ate of Flowery Branch High
School, and worked for the
City of Buford for a number
of years before becoming a
full-time homemaker after
the birth of her daughter. She
was a longtime member of
New Bethany Baptist Church
aka Lanier Islands Commu
nity Church in Buford.
Mrs. Puckett was a com
petitive athlete in basketball
and softball, as well as being
a championship bowler in
leagues for 52 years with
a high game of 268. She
was also a skilled cook, win
ning the 1988 WSB Radio
Ludlow Porch Show’s Gold
Medal Flour contest for her
French coconut pie recipe.
She delighted her family and
friends with her pound cakes
and teacakes.
She was an avid sports
fan and especially enjoyed
watching the Atlanta Hawks,
Braves, Falcons and Geor
gia Bulldogs on television.
She was also a big fan of
"Wheel of Fortune" and was
quite skilled at solving the
puzzles. Known as “Mama
Sue” to many, Mrs. Puckett
loved her Lord, her family,
and her friends and will be
greatly missed.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, May 28, in the
chapel of Flanigan Funeral
Home in Buford with the
Rev. Danny Ashworth offi
ciating and R. Garry Glenn
giving the Eulogy. Pallbear
ers were R. Garry, Morgan
and Mason Glenn, Danny
Beard, Nick and Jake Wil
liams. Interment was at
Broadlawn Memorial Gar
dens in Buford.
Memorials may be made
to Cross View Church, 1219
Highway 124, Hoschton, GA
30548, or to Eagle Ranch,
P.O. Box 7200, Chestnut
Mountain, GA 30502, in
memory of Sue Puckett.
To express condolences,
please sign our online gust
book at www.flaniganfuner-
alhome.com.
Flanigan Funeral Home,
Buford, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Alfred Skinner Jr.
Alfred Leon Skinner, Jr.,
59, died Tuesday May 23,
2017.
Mr. Skinner was preceded
in death by his father, Alfred
Leon Skinner, Sr.; sister,
Angie Wood; and a grand
child.
Survivors include his chil
dren, Candice Mobley, Bran
di Knight, Michelle Barrett;
mother, Sara Carithers Skin
ner; brother, Greg (Janell)
Skinner; and ten grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were held
at Smith Memory Chapel on
Friday, May 26. Burial was at
Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Betty Smith
STATHAM - Betty Joanne
Smith, 82, passed away on
Wednesday, May 24, 2017.
Born July 24, 1934, in
Lawrenceville, she was the
daughter of Junior Pierce and
Susie Pierce.
Survivors include two
daughters, Diane Gower,
Oxford, Ga. and Deborah
Coffey, Statham; four sons,
Greg Smith, Oxford, Gary
Smith, Doraville, Todd
Smith, Monroe, and Bradford
Smith, Fort Collins, Colo.
A graveside service was
conducted Sunday, May 28,
at Barrow Memorial Gardens
in Winder.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Jimmie Ward
ASHBURN - Jimmie Ann
Ward, 79, passed away Mon
day, May 22, 2017, at her
residence.
Mrs. Ward was born on
September 28, 1937, the
daughter of the late Robert
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E. and Mary Lucile Spinks
Patton. She was the owner
and operator of Ward Land
Company and a member of
Oak Grove Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Marvin Embry
Ward; and her sister Marie
Maynard.
Survivors include her son,
Michael (Jennifer) Ward,
Ashburn; brother, Charles
(Therisa) Patton, Hawkins-
ville; sister, Sue (Wayne)
Barber, Athens; grandchil
dren, Reagan Ward, Dillan
Rose Ward, Maddox Ward
and Miller Ward, all of Ash
burn; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, May 25, at Oak
Grove Baptist Church with
interment at Rose Hill Cem
etery.
Perry Funeral Home,
Ashburn, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Dorothy Pritchett
COLBERT - Dorothy
Virginia Pritchett, 98, died
Monday, May 29, 2017, at
Piedmont-Athens Regional
Medical Center.
Mrs. Pritchett was bom in
Commerce, the daughter of
the late R.A. and Cammie
Segars Minish. She was a
member of Erastus Chris
tian Church and was retired
from Commerce Sportswear.
Mrs. Pritchett was preced
ed in death by her husband,
Swayne Jolly Pritchett; and a
son, Sammy Pritchett.
Survivors include daugh
ters, Beth Gordon, Com
merce, and JoAnn Hanley,
Colbert; son, Jerry Pritch
ett, Travelers Rest, S.C.; five
grandchildren; five great
grandchildren; and four
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, May 31, grave
side at Jackson Memorial
Park with the Revs. Eddie
Gordon and Douglas Duncan
officiating.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Millard Spinks Jr.
COLBERT - Millard
Cicero Spinks Jr., 85, passed
away Friday, May 26, 2017.
Born in Athens, he was the
son of the late Millard Cicero
Spinks Sr. and Ina Catherine
Cooper Spinks. Mr. Spinks
was a Veteran of the United
States Navy, having served in
the Korean War. He received
the Korean Service Star
twice, the Good Conduct
and National Defense Medal,
and a letter from the 50th
Anniversary of the Korean
War from the Republic of
South Korea.
He was Past
Master of the
Mount Ver
non Masonic
Lodge #22 and Past Patron
of the Athens Chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star
#268. Mr. Spinks retired from
ABB/Westinghouse after
38 years and was a mem
ber of Moon’s Grove Baptist
Church. He was preceded
in death by his wife, Luella
Doerr Chandler Spinks; two
sisters, Faye Laverne Fuller
and Beverly Spinks; and one
brother, Ray Spinks.
Survivors include his chil
dren, Katherine L. Arwood,
Sandie G. Shubert (Ted),
Trina L. Spinks, Bill Chan
dler (Beverly), Robert Chan
dler (Maria) and Joan Fouche
(Tony); 17 grandchildren;
and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, May 29, at Moon’s
Grove Baptist Church. Inter
ment was in the church
cemetery. Pallbearers were
Danny Chandler, Dennis
Chandler, Dustin Chandler,
Jasen Spinks, John Spinks,
Chris Mattox, Chris Fouche
and Josiah Fouche.
Donations may be made
to the St. Mary’s Hospice
House, 1660 Jennings Mill
Road, Watkinsville, GA
30677, or The Gideons Inter
national, P.O. Box 97251,
Washington, DC 20090.
Lord and Stephens, Dan
ielsville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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