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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009
Obituaries
Marley Ann Baker
JEFFERSON - Marley Ann
Baker, infant daughter of proud
parents, Kristen Waters and
Cody Baker of Jefferson, died
Wednesday, February 4, 2009.
Survivors in addition to her
parents, include grandpar
ents, Jerry and Jackie Cooper,
Pendergrass, Charles and Lynn
Rollins, Alabama, Calvin and
Kathy Baker, Jefferson, Denise
Bosanko, Tampa, Fla.; aunts,
Julia, Jennifer, April, Amy,
Teressa and Rochelle; uncles,
Brentley, Daniel, Derek and
Heath.
Graveside services were held
Thursday, February 5, in the
Mountain Creek Baptist Church
cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Billy Baxter
BETHLEHEM Billy
Baxter, 42, died Friday, February
6, 2009.
Born in Clarke County, he was
the son of the late Howard Glen
and Della Estelle Collins Baxter.
Survivors include a brother,
David Baxter, Twin City; sister,
Zelda Baxter, Bethlehem; niec
es and nephews, Sally Baxter,
Daniel Carter, Shane, Christy
and Chad Carter.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, February 8, at Smith
Memory Chapel. Burial was in
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Katie Bolton
WINDER - Katie G. Bolton,
66, died Sunday, February 8,
2009.
Born in Jefferson, she was the
daughter of the late Pleze and
Mozelle Thigpin Sammons.
Survivors include her husband,
Allen Bolton, Winder; daughters,
Kathy B. Davis, Danielsville, and
Suzanne McGraw, Lawrenceville;
nine grandchildren; eight great
grandchildren; brothers, Arland
Dye, Hull, Wayne Dye, Texas;
sisters, Naomi Fortson, Hull,
Shirley Armour, Washington,
and Marion Nix, Winterville.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, February 11, in the
chapel of Smith Funeral Home
with the Revs. R.C. Parten
and Kent Barrett officiating.
Burial was in Barrow Memorial
Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
James Campbell
GAINESVILLE - James
Carlton Campbell, 87, died
Monday, February 9, 2009.
Born on January 16, 1922,
in Hall County, he was the son
of the late Cornelius Ham and
Elizabeth Phagan Campbell.
He was a truck driver and a
mechanic. He was a member of
Springway Baptist Church, and
was preceded in death by his
wife, Amanda Flynn Campbell.
Survivors include sons,
Calvin Campbell, Gainesville,
and Randy Joe Campbell,
Gillsville; daughters. Hazel
Gunter, Braselton, Janice
Campbell Loving, Martin, and
Marilyn Savage, Talmo; broth
ers, C.H. Campbell. Pendergrass,
and David Campbell, Flowery
Branch; sisters, Thelma Broome,
Pendergrass, and Patricia Parker,
Flowery Branch; 15 grandchil
dren; 30 great-grandchildren; and
three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, February 11, at
Springway Baptist Church with
the Rev. Johnny Stone officiat
ing. Burial was in Airline Baptist
Church cemetery.
Ward’s Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Jonni Canup
AUBURN - Jonni Ruth Collins
Canup, 65, died Friday, February
6, 2009.
Born in Jackson County, she
was the daughter of Runnette
Hawkins Collins, Monroe, and
the late John Collins.
Survivors in addition to her
mother include a son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Doug and Sheila
Canup, Winder; daughter and
son-in-law, Christa and Fred
Dye, Auburn; sister and brother-
in-law, Pat and Billy Stone,
Monroe; brothers and sisters-
in-law, Ray and Janice Collins,
Social Circle, Royce and Gale
Collins, Grand Bay, Ala., and
David Collins, Madison; and
four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, February 9, front the
Chapel of Meadows Funeral
Home, with the Rev. Marion
Prather officiating. Burial was
in Mt. Vernon Christian Church
Cemetery.
Meadows Funeral Home,
Monroe, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Ronald Carey
ROYSTON - Ronald Edwin
Carey, 54, died Sunday, February
8, 2009, at his residence.
Born in Franklin County on
February 4, 1955, he was the son
of the late Edwin Burke and Sara
Gladys Carey Carey. He was a
contractor, having worked in the
construction industry, and also
attended the Pennington Chapel
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Diane Carey, Royston; daugh
ters. Ronda Dee Carey and Sara
Marie Carey, both of Royston;
brother, Brent Carey, Royston;
sisters. Dawn Malconi and Lois
Bowers, both of Royston, and
Gail Harris, Dacula; and a host
of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, February 10, in the
Pennington Chapel United
Methodist Church with the Revs.
Brian David, Allen Carmichael
and Raymond Carr officiating.
Burial was in the Cary Memorial
Gardens in the Sandy Cross
Community.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston,
was in charge of arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Paul Christian
JEFFERSON - Paul Edgar
Christian, 68, died Friday,
February 6, 2009, at St. Mary’s
Hospital, in Athens.
He was born in Madison
County, the
son of the late
Cornell and
Emma Landers
Christian. He
was retired from ABB as a weld
er and was a United States Navy
veteran.
Survivors include his wife,
Evelyn Jane Wilson Christian,
Jefferson; sons, Dean Christian,
Nicholson, and Dennis Christian,
Statham; brother, Larry Christian,
Hartwell; sister, Brenda Smith,
Comer; and grandson, Dylan
Dean Christian.
Funeral services were held
Monday, February 9, in the cha
pel of Little-Ward Funeral home
with the Rev. Don Nester offi
ciating. Burial was at Meadow
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Betty Cobb
WINTERVILLE - Betty
Joanne Tucker Cobb, 73, died
Monday, February 2, 2009, fol
lowing an extended illness. She
was under the loving care of her
family and Hospice Advantage at
her residence.
Born in Winterville on April
29, 1935, she was the daugh
ter of the late Maryland Alfred
Tucker Sr. and Addie Mae
Tucker. She was an active mem
ber of Winterville First Baptist
Church, where she taught in
the children’s department for
Sunday School and Vacation
Bible School for some 40 years.
She also served as Church cus
todian for 16 years. Mrs. Cobb
was preceded in death by a step-
grandchild, Meranda Hill.
Survivors include her loving
husband of 53 years, Alexander
D. Cobb; daughters and sons-
in-law, Linda Lowe, Sussex,
Wis., and Henry (London,
England), Alexis and Stanley
Hill, Oakwood; sister, Marilyn
Ferguson, Hull; brothers and
sister-in-law, Bobby Tucker,
Danielsville, and Larry and
Karen Tucker, North Jefferson;
grandchildren, Marcus Lewis,
Morehead City, N.C., Joanna
Lewis, Sussex, Wis., Cameron
Allen, Oakwood; step-grand-
children, Victoria and Georgina
Lowe, Lancaster, England,
Henslee Hill and wife, Caroline,
Gainesville; step-great-grand-
child, Charles William Hill; and
many loving aunts, uncles, cous
ins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, February 7, in the
sanctuary at Winterville First
Baptist Church with Jim Akins
and the Rev. Eugene Smith offi
ciating. Burial was in Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery in Athens.
Pallbearers were Ken Marable,
Josh Seymour, Danny Seymour,
Edward Smith, Ronnie Harris
and Scott Lester.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Winterville First
Baptist Church, 305 N. Church
St., Winterville, GA 30683, or
Hospice Advantage, 135 Athens
West Pkwy., Suite A, Athens,
GA 30606.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Catherine Coleman
WINDER - Catherine
Coleman, 89, died Monday,
February 2, 2009.
She was a graduate of the
Grady School of Nursing, an
officer in the United States Army,
and spent 40
years in the
nursing field in
the Roswell and
Cumming areas.
Mrs. Coleman was preceded in
death by her husband, Lamar
"Hobo” Coleman; and a daugh
ter, Bonnie Rose Woodman.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Kenny and
Laura Coleman, Gainesville;
brothers. Gene Jenkins,
Dawsonville, Bruce Jenkins,
Atlanta; grandsons, Jerome and
Brian; granddaughters, Kelly,
Robin and Brandi; nine great
grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, February 5, in the cha
pel of Northside Chapel Funeral
Home. Burial was at Green Lawn
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the American Cancer
Society.
Northside Chapel Funeral
Home, Roswell/Alpharetta, was
in charge of arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Paul Cross
STATHAM - Paul Joseph
Cross, 44, died Monday, February
2, 2009.
Born in Broward County,
Fla., he was the son of Natalie
McKean and step-father, Janies
McKean, and the late Carl W.
Cross. Mr. Cross was a chef at
The Georgia Club.
Survivors in addition to his
mother and stepfather, include
a son, Charlie Cross, Statham;
daughter, Laura Cross, Statham;
brothers, Andrew Cross,
Englewood, Fla., Stephen Cross,
Franklin, N.C. and David Hess,
San Mateo, Calif.; sister, Lisa
Davis, Coral Springs, Fla.
Funeral services were held
Friday, February 6, at Smith
Memory Chapel, with the Rev.
A1 Garvin officiating. Burial was
in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Betty Jean Davis
CLARKESVILLE - Betty
Jean Gunn Davis, 64, died
Saturday, February 7, 2009, at
Habersham Medical Center, fol
lowing a sudden illness.
Born in Habersham County on
December 7, 1944, she was the
daughter of Mildred Free Gunn
of Demorest and the late Fred
Gunn. Mrs. Davis was preceded
in death by her husband. Young
Davis; and a sister, Virginia
Cook.
Survivors in addition to her
mother include a daughter and
son-in-law, Debra and Clint
Chitwood, Clarkesville; son and
daughter-in-law, William and
Lisa Vandergriff, Clarkesville;
brother and sister-in-law. Tommy
and Peggy Gunn, Demorest;
brother, Ronnie Gunn, Alto; sis
ters and brother-in-law, Elaine
and Willie D. Wheeler, Demorest,
and Dorothy Parris, Loganville;
grandchildren, Hannah and her
husband, Brandon DeMore,
Kayla Chitwood, Cody
Vandergriff; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Monday, February 9, in the
chapel of McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home with
Wilford Dean and the Rev. Steve
McIntyre officiating. Burial was
at Amy's Creek Baptist Church
cemetery.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Woody Davis
TOOMSBORO - Woody
Davis, 90, died Sunday, February
8, 2009, following an extended
illness.
Born on May 24, 1918, in
Bogart, he was the son of the
late Haden and Fannie Davis.
He was retired
from Springhill
Services and was
a United States
Army veteran
during World War II. He was
also a member of Macedonia
Baptist Church. Mr. Davis was
preceded in death by his wife,
Ruth Embry Davis.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Nancy Davis Bray (Rubin),
Toomsboro; granddaughter,
Elizabeth Bray, Toomsboro;
"special son”. Brooks A. Snider
Jr. (Karen), Milledgeville; broth
er, Cecil Davis (Jean), Sparta;
sisters-in-law, Kathryn Embry,
Thompson, and Shirley Embry,
Winder; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, February 10 in the cha
pel of Moores Funeral Home.
Burial was in Nunn-Wheeler
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Building Fund
of Macedonia Baptist Church,
McIntyre, Georgia.
Moores Funeral Home,
Milledgeville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Charles Dixon
ROYSTON - Charles Walker
Dixon, 80, died Sunday, February
8, 2009, at his residence.
25, 1928, in
he was the
Born on April
Madison County,
son of the late
Robert Wesley
and Annie
Lou Scarboro
Dixon. He was
retired from Johnson & Johnson,
where he worked in the main
tenance department. He was a
veteran, having served in the
United States Army during the
Korean Conflict, and he attended
the David's Home Pentecostal
Holiness Church. Mr. Dixon was
preceded in death by his first
wife, Betty Hart Dixon; and a
brother, James Dixon.
Survivors include his
wife, Shirley Phillips Dixon,
Royston; a son. Danny Dixon,
Watkinsville; daughter, Donna
Wilson, Royston; sisters, Pauline
Strickland, Bobbie McCollum
and Betty Kinley, all of Royston;
six grandchildren; and six great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, February 10, in the cha
pel of Pruitt Funeral home with
the Revs. Doug Conwell and
Malcolm Herndon officiating.
Burial was in the New Bethel
Holiness Church cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston,
was in charge of arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Vincent Eterno
HOMER - Vincent William
Eterno, 54, died Thursday,
February 5, 2009.
Born in Gainesville, he was the
son of Mary
Lois Eterno
of Homer
and the
late. Joseph
Eterno. He
was owner
of J & V
Locksmith
and was a
member of
St. Catherine
Laboure’ Catholic Church.
Survivors in addition to his
mother include his wife, Barbara
Wall Eterno, Homer; daugh
ters and son-in-law, Mary Beth
and Ryan Owen, Gainesville,
Catherine Eterno and her fiance.
Josh Payne, both of Cleveland;
son and daughter-in-law, Joseph
and Maggie Eterno, Gainesville;
grandchildren, Cooper and
Clay Owen, Vincent Josiah and
Mary Elisabeth Eterno, and
Austin Payne; sisters, Francine
Salvatore, Jennifer Hinson, and
Rose Adams.
A Funeral Mass was said
Monday, February 9, front St.
Catherine Laboure’ Catholic
Church in Commerce with
the Revs. J. Liem Nguyen and
Mr. John Burke serving as cel
ebrants.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the St. Catherine
Laboure’ Building Fund, P.O.
Box 1472 Commerce, GA
30529-1472.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
‘Pete’ Fauber, Jr.
COMER - Malcolm L. "Pete”
Fauber, Jr., 70, died Saturday,
February 7, 2009.
Born on December 3, 1938, he
was the son of the late Malcolm
Fauber Sr. and Edna Fauber. He
was employed with the Athens
Banner Herald News in the press
department for 44 years. Mr.
Fauber was preceded in death
by daughters, Vickie Taylor and
Nell Kennison; and granddaugh
ter, Lindsey Kennison.
Survivors include his wife
of 45 years. Sue C. Fauber; a
son; Malcolm Fauber III; and
daughter, Beth Ann Autry;
brothers; Tom Fauber, Richard
Fauber, and Jim Fauber; sis
ters, Carlos Butta, Betty Walsh,
Norma Stevens, Jane Arbaugh
and Peggy Garrod; grandchil
dren, Timmy Huff, Jackie Huff,
Missy Autry, Michelle Autry and
Matt Kennison; and seven great
grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held
Saturday, February 14, at 3 p.m.
at Brown Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Glen Guest offi
ciating. The family will receive
friends at the funeral home on
Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 5 to
7 p.m.
Brown Funeral Home,
Danielsville, is in charge of
arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
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Margaret Finch
WINDER - Margaret May
Finch, 76, died Friday, February
6, 2009.
Born in Ottawa, Canada, she
was the daughter of the late Fred
and Gladys Oliver and was pre
ceded in death by a son, Ricky
Finch.
Survivors include her husband,
James William Finch, Winder;
daughter, Linda Germaine,
Winder; grandchildren, Justin
Finch and Nickie Germaine
Moore; great-grandchildren,
Riley and Erin Moore; brother,
Charles F. Oliver, Port Perry,
Canada.
Memorial services were held
Sunday, February 8, at Smith
Memory Chapel, with the Rev.
Billy Pittman officiating.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Diabetes Association
of Atlanta, 100 Edgewood Ave.,
NE, Suite 1004, Atlanta, GA
30303-3067.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Janice Geller
RALEIGH, N.C. Janice
Grace Clack Geller, 70, died
Saturday, January 31, 2009, fol
lowing a long battle with lung
cancer.
Born on February 25, 1938,
she was formerly of Auburn
and moved to Raleigh, N.C. in
1996. Mrs. Geller was preceded
in death by her husband of 33
years, Joseph J. Geller, M.D.
Survivors include a daughter
and son-in-law, Elizabeth Geller
and George Eiben, Chapel Hill,
N.C.; and a large extended fam
ily in Georgia.
Memorial services were held
Saturday, February 7, at Smith
Memory Chapel.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the UNC Lineberger
Comprehensive Cancer Center,
CB #7295, Chapel Hill, NC
27599-7295.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Thomas Giles
JACKSON COUNTY -
Thomas Giles, 63, died Monday,
February 2, 2009.
A native of Oconee County, he
was the son of the late Albert and
Nettie Mae Griffeth Giles. He
was retired from the University
of Georgia Dairy Science
Department and was a member
of New Life Worship Center.
Survivors include his wife,
Wyonia Wyatt Giles; daughters,
Wyonia Ann Fryer, Donna Ruth
Henry, Katrian Lynn Hantus and
Melissa Taylor; sons, Bobby,
Patrick and Michael Wilfawn;
brothers, Charles, Marion and
Marvin Giles; sisters, Alberta
Ashley, Irma Jean Bradshaw and
Mary Bradshaw; 10 grandchil
dren; 27 great-grandchildren;
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Memorial services were held
Sunday, February 8, at New Life
Worship Center in Statham, with
the Revs. Leon Pass and Charles
Giles officiating.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of arrange
ments.
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February 11, 2009.
Alice Gordon
COLBERT Alice Lee
Roberts Gordon, 58, died
peacefully in her sleep Sunday,
February 8, 2009.
She was the daughter of the
late Lt. Col. U.S.M.C. (Ret.)
Edward Lee and Mary Alice
Nelson Roberts and was also
preceded in death by her son,
Jacob Jerald “JJ” Hobbs. She
was born in Guam on February
12, 1950, and was a member
of the Colbert United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include husband,
Steven H. Gordon; daugh
ter Mary Priscilla Dowling
(Marcus) of Roswell; stepdaugh
ters, Brittany Nicole and Katie
Lenora Gordon, both of Colbert;
granddaughter, Kylie Kenimere
Hill, Colbert; sister, Jane Carroll,
Carrollton; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were
held Tuesday, February 10, at
Bernstein Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Jim Haralson offi
ciating.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Colbert United
Methodist Church Building
Fund, 68 North Second St.,
Colbert, GA 30628.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of arrange
ments.
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February 11, 2009.
John Gregory
PENDERGRASS - John
Henderson Gregory Jr., 73, died
Wednesday, February 4, 2009.
Born in Bluefield, W. Va., he
was the son of
the late John
H. Gregory Sr.
and Letha Mae
Russell Gregory.
He worked as a truck driver with
Marten Transport Service, and
was a veteran, having served
in the United States Army dur
ing the Korean War in the 82nd
Airborne. Mr. Gregory was pre
ceded in death by a daughter,
Sandra Shephard; and a brother,
Kerniit Gregory.
Survivors include his
wife, Linda Pruitt Gregory,
Pendergrass; sons, Robert
Gregory, Charleston, S.C.,
Tommy Pruitt, Ricky Pruitt, Tony
Pruitt, all of Pendergrass, and
John H. Gregory III, Phoenix,
Ariz.; daughters, Nancy Gregory,
Debbie Geiger and Tammy
Larson, all of Phoenix, Ariz.;
sisters, Gloria King and Ruth
Wright, both of Orlando, Fla.;
Joyce Shrader, Bluefield, W. Va.;
13 grandchildren; and five great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday, February 6, in the chapel
of Evans Funeral Home.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
‘Bill’Hansard
WINDER - Jesse William
'Bill' Hansard, 73, died
Wednesday, February 4, 2009.
A native of Forsyth County, he
was a son of the late Howell and
Bell Hughes Hansard. A former
Smyrna resident, he had resided
in Winder since 1990. He was a
member of Cedar Creek Baptist
Church and was a hardwood floor
finisher with Smart Flooring
Company of McDonough.
Survivors include his wife,
Priscilla Hansard; daughter,
Rhonda Barnett, Bradley, S.C.;
stepdaughters, Laura Toler,
Mableton, and Libby Meade,
Winder; six grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; sisters,
Christine Cowart, Rossville,
Claudine Casey, Loganville,
Betty Mansell, Jacksonville, Fla.,
and Bertha Johnston, Marietta.
Funeral services were held
Friday, February 6, from the
chapel of Carter Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Shuford Jones offi
ciating. Burial was in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
James Heaton
NICHOLSON - James D.
Heaton, 63, died Wednesday,
February 4, 2009, at Athens
Regional Medical Center.
Born in Franklin County, he
was the son of the late James
Henry and Mittie Lee Savage
Heaton, and was retired from
Reliance. Mr. Heaton was pre
ceded in death by his wife,
Martha Helen Painter Heaton.
Survivors include daughters,
Shanda Meacacke, Nicholson,
and Darlene Briscoe, Lavonia;
son, James Heaton Jr.,
Commerce; sister, Shirley Argo,
Homer; brothers, Leland Heaton,
Canon, and Howard Heaton,
Royston; grandchildren, Shelby,
Kimberly and Justin Kentp,
Junior and Aaron Briscoe, and
Bethany Meacacke; and a great
grandchild, Madyson Briscoe.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, February 8, at New
Hope Baptist Church with the
Rev. Mike Stowers officiating.
Burial was in the Howington
Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 11, 2009.
Floyd Hill
EDEN, N.C. - Floyd Charles
Hill, 82, died Saturday, February
7, 2009, at the Morehead
Memorial Hospital in Eden,
N.C.
Born in Franklin County on
September 9, 1926, he was the
son of the late
Lloyd Thomas
and Myrtle Hill
Hilley. He was
a retired loom
fixer in the textile industry, and
was Baptist. He was a veter
an, having served in the United
States Army during World War
II. Mr. Hill is preceded in death
by his first wife, Senora Imogene
Davis Hill; second wife, Pauline
Hill; a daughter, Linda Purdy;
and grandchildren. Matt Light
and Robin Griffin.
Survivors include sons and
daughters-in-law, Jim and Patty
Hill, Las Vegas, Nev., Robert Hill,
Charlotte, N.C., and Greg and
Lisa Hill, Eden, N.C.; daughter
and son-in-law. Sue and Johnny
Carswell, Morganton, N.C.; step
son and spouse, Roger and Pam
Blackwell, Eden, N.C.; step
daughter and spouse, Janice and
Dennis Griffin, Eden, N.C.; step
daughter, Lorene Wood, Eden,
N.C.; brother and sister-in-law.
Bill and Pat Hill, Douglasville;
sisters and brothers-in-law,
Ann and Fred Hendrix, Martha
McKern, both of Canon, Margie
Horne, Athens, Dorothy Parker,
Mary Donna Carey, Brenda and
Doug Lunsford and Betty Bond,
all of Royston; 15 grandchildren;
16 great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, February 11, in the
chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home
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