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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, May 16,2018
OBITUARIES
Willie Nell Evans
Willie Nell Evans, 72
of Dawsonville, died
May 14, 2018.
She was born to the
late Willie and Sarah
Martin. She lived most
of her life in Dawson
County and was a mem
ber of Community
Chapel Congregational
Holiness Church. She
was a homemaker who
possessed a deep love
for her faith and family.
Her husband, Kenneth
Evans; infant daughter,
Rosa Lee Lackey;
grandson, Dustin Evans;
sisters, Alice Tomlin,
Sue Maynor; and broth
ers, J. D. Martin, Cecil
Morrison, preceded her
in death.
Survivors include her
daughter and son-in-
law, Ann and Clinton
Wimpy of Dahlonega;
stepsons and daughter-
in-law, Chad Evans of
Buford, Danny and
Pattie Evans of
Douglasville, Larry
Evans of Williston,
S.C.; sister and brother-
in-law, Marie and
Jimmy Pettis of
Gainesville; brothers
and sisters-in-law,
Jeannett Morrison of
Dalton, Junior and
Kathy Martin of
Dahlonega, Paul and
Deborah Martin of
Gainesville, David
“Dink” Martin of
Dahlonega, James
Martin of Lula; six
grandchildren and
numerous great-grand
children and other rela
tives also survive.
Funeral services will
be held at 1 p.m. May
17 in the Bearden
Funeral Home Chapel
with the Reverends
Pierce Ashmore and
Jimmy Payne officiat
ing. Interment will fol
low at Etowah Baptist
Church Cemetery.
The family will
receive friends from 5
p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 16 at
the funeral home.
Bearden Funeral
Home of Dawsonville
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
May 16, 2018
Gus Griffin Moore
Gus Griffin Moore,
95, of Resaca, died May
11, 2018.
He was born on Oct.
20, 1922 in Waleska,
Ga. to the late Tomp
and Effie Cline Moore.
Gus was a veteran,
serving his country in
the U.S. Navy. He has
been a member of Shoal
Creek Baptist Church in
Waleska his entire life.
He served as a deacon,
supported his church in
whatever capacity need
ed and would drive or
fly his family to church
each Sunday.
Gus was known as a
farmer and crop duster
in Gordon County. He
moved his family to
Resaca in 1954 and
began farming. He
added land and spent
his whole life on a trac
tor, planter, combine or
in a plane working to
grow crops. He operated
one of the first slatted
floor feed lots for cattle,
had a hog operation and
was recognized as an
innovative farmer who
did no till planting. He
was a member of the
Red Carpet Cattlemen
Association, Georgia
and American Soybean
Associations, Georgia
Soybean Commission
and Moore’s Reunion
Association.
His parents; two
brothers, J.D. Moore of
Canton and Tomp
Moore, Jr. of Waleska;
two sisters-in-law, Elsie
Moore and Barbara
Moore; and a grand
child, Calvin Kelly, pre
ceded him in death.
Survivors include his
wife of 70 years, Dell
Sartor Moore; his sons
and daughter-in-law,
Joe S. and Martha
Moore, and Tim Moore,
all of Resaca; daughter
and son-in-law, Linda
and James Kelley of
Dawsonville; sister-in-
law, Jackie Moore of
Canton; niece, Sara
Lewis of Waleska;
grandchildren, Leah and
Mike Duzy, Andrew and
Savannah Moore,
Elisabeth and Joe
McKague, and Joshua
and Brandy Kelly;
great-grandchildren,
Sophia and Zachary
Duzy, Jacob and Joseph
Moore, Mathias and
Esther McKague and
Mackenzie Kelly; vari
ous other relatives also
survive.
A service to honor the
life of Gus Griffin
Moore will be held at 2
p.m. May 16 at Shoal
Creek Baptist Church in
Waleska. The body will
lie-in-state one hour
prior to the funeral.
Pallbearers serving
are Jared Moore, Sam
Moore, Michael Moore,
Jonathan Lewis,
Kenneth Le’Sesne, Jeff
Hodges, Dryden Lewis
and Bill Price;
Honorary Pallbearers
will include employees
of Moores Seed and
Grain Farms, Resaca
Sun Products, Resaca
Sun Feeds, Jim
Ledbetter, Bill Volum,
Mack Tilley, Sam
Ingram and Billy
Bearden. Music will be
provided by Andrew
and Savannah Moore.
Burial will follow in
Shoal Creek Baptist
Cemetery.
The family received
friends from 5 p.m.
until 8 p.m. May 15 in
the chapel of Thomas
Funeral Home.
The family would like
to thank Hamilton
Hospice, and care giv
ers/sitter Becky Dean,
Alona Faustova, Brenda
Jones, Cindy
Brookshire and Heather
Brookshire.
In lieu of flowers
please make a donation
to the American Heart
Association or charity
of your choice.
Thomas Funeral
Home of Calhoun was
in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
May 16, 2018 '
Janice W. Powell
Janice W. Powell, 70,
of Dawsonville, died
May 7, 2018.
Born Feb. 16, 1948 in
Pickens County to the
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Ray, she lived most of
her life in Dawson
County. Janice worked
many years as a beauti
cian and was a member
of Foothills Community
Church. She was an
extremely devoted wife,
mother and grandmoth
er.
Her sister, Sherry
Ray, preceded her in
death.
Survivors include her
husband of 51 years,
Gary Powell of
Dawsonville; son and
daughter-in-law,
Derrick and Nicole
Powell of Dawsonville;
grandchildren, Megan
Powell, Jacob Powell;
sisters, Jane Baugh of
Dawsonville, Brenda
Ray of Dawsonville;
brothers, Jerry Ray of
Dawsonville, David Ray
of Dawsonville, Calvin
Ray of Cleveland; vari
ous other relatives also
survive.
Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. May 10
in the Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel with Dr.
Bart McMillan officiat
ing. Interment followed
in Dawsonville
Memorial Gardens.
The family received
friends from 3 p.m. to 8
p.m. May 9 at the funer
al home.
Bearden Funeral
Home of Dawsonville
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
May 16, 2018
May 7
Kevin Wayne Oliver,
37, Dawsonville:
Probation violation/felo
ny.
Jordan Robert Henry
Payne, 21, Dawsonville:
Two counts probation
violations/felonies.
Devon Michael Reid,
19, Dawsonville: Two
counts probation viola
tions/misdemeanors .
May 8
Heather Melissa
Jackson, 41, Gainesville:
Probation violation/mis
demeanor.
Wendy Michelle Kar,
34, Dawsonville:
Possession of a con
trolled substance, drug
related objects, posses
sion of dangerous drugs.
May 9
Donnie Clyde
Anderson, 64,
Dawsonville: DUI/alco-
hol, drug related objects,
defective or no taillights.
Romesz Venzell
Coleman, 51,
Cartersville: Driving
while license suspended/
revoked, failure to wear
seat belt.
Brian Anthony
Davenport, 28,
Cumming: Hold for
other agency.
Daniel William
Schuster, 26, Jasper: Six
counts withholding
information from a prac
titioner, 12 counts fraud
ulently obtaining con
trolled substance.
Brandon Scott
Williamson, 35,
Ellenwood: Probation
violation/felony.
May 10
Robert Benson
Brooks, 40, Cleveland:
Probation violation/felo
ny.
John Wilson Miller,
28, Alpharetta:
Probation violation/felo
ny.
Cody Mitchell Witt,
1 8 , Gainesville :
Possession of marijuana
with intent to distribute,
drug related objects.
May 11
Benny Joe Carlisle,
25, Dawsonville:
Possession of sawed-off
shotgun/rifle, discharg
ing firearm under the
influence.
Justin Daniel Darby,
37, Dawsonville:
Probation violation/mis
demeanor.
Tina Dawn Evans, 42,
Gainesville: Simple bat
tery/family violence.
Nicholas Daniel
Hawkins, 31,
Dawsonville: Hold for
other agency.
Scott Russell Smith,
18, Dawsonville: DUI/
drugs/less safe, failure to
maintain lane.
May 12
April Lynn Anderson,
33, Dawsonville:
Driving while license
suspended/revoked.
Alexander Felipe
Burga, 30, Dawsonville:
Probation violation/mis
demeanor.
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