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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009
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pel of McCullough Funeral
Home with Michael Blizzard
officiating. Burial was in
Magnolia Park Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Cornerstone
Baptist Church, 5399 Hartley
Bridge Rd., Macon, GA
31216.
McCullough Funeral
Home, Warner Robins, was
in charge of arrangements.
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May 13, 2009.
William Law
GAINESVILLE - William
Howard Law,
82, died on
Sunday, May ———^
10, 2009.
Born in Jackson County on
May 25, 1927, he was the son
of the late Bud and Maggie
Bell Colbert Law. He was a
veteran, having served in the
United States Navy for three
years.
Survivors include his wife,
Laverne Law; daughters,
Aubery, Pamela and Pandora;
two grandchildren; broth
ers, Lovett Law and George
Law; sister, Sammie Sue Law
Rucker, Jefferson; and a host
of cousins, nieces and neph
ews.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, May 14, at 1
p.m., at Sardis Presbyterian
Church, 652 Gordon St.,
Jefferson. The family will
receive friends after 12
o’clock on Wednesday, May
13, at Young Funeral Home.
Young Funeral Home,
Gainesville, is in charge of
arrangements.
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William Mann
LULA - William Dale
Mann, 54, died Monday,
May 11, 2009, at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville following a brief
illness.
Born on June 23, 1954,
in Polk County, he was the
son of Annette Watson of
Park City, Fla. and the late
William H. Mann.
Survivors in addition to his
mother include his wife, Mary
Frances Marsingill Mann,
Lula; stepson, Tommy Dustin
Gilstrap, Gainesville; step
daughter, Jamie Browning,
Lula; sisters, Donna
Richardson, Jefferson, and
Tresa Cason, Rockford, Ill.;
and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, May 13, in the
chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Gene Beckstine officiating.
Burial was in Center Union
Church cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Daniel Mullaney
PENNSYLVANIA
Daniel Gorman Mullaney, 44,
died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at
his sister’s home in Giddings,
Texas.
Born on June 8, 1964,
in Philadelphia, Penn., he
was the son of Francis John
Mullaney of New Holland,
Pa., and Bernadette (Gorman)
Mullaney Watson of Athens.
He was a laboratory techni
cian having been employed
in the medical field for many
years before retiring to assist
in the care of his father. Mr.
Mullaney was preceded in
death by an aunt, Margaret
Peterman, who was like a
second mother to him.
Survivors in addition to
his parents, include his wife,
Lauren Goodwin Mullaney,
Nai'von, Pa.; son, Daniel John
Mullaney, N arvon, Pa.; daugh
ter, Jessica Lynne Mullaney,
Ephreta, Pa.; sisters, Suzanne
and Rusty David, Nicholson,
and Joanne Mullaney and
Richard Dunivant, Giddings,
Texas; and a niece, Emily
Grace David, Nicholson.
Memorial services are
scheduled for a later date in
New Holland, Pa. The family
also had a private service in
Giddings, Texas.
Memorial contributions
may be made to LWWC/
Celebrate Recovery, P.O. Box
674, Jefferson, GA 30549, or
the charity of one’s choice.
Phillips & Luckey Funeral
Home, Giddings, Texas, is in
charge of arrangements.
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Ralph Musone
CUMMING - Ralph
James Musone, 66, died
Wednesday, May 6, 2009.
Born in Yonkers, N.Y., he
was the son WHKHHH
of the late MaStt ~
Raphael and —
Rose Musone.
He graduated from Gorton
High School in Yonkers,
N.Y., and from West Chester
Community College. He
served two tours of duty in
the United States Navy dur
ing the Vietnam war and
retired from AT&T. He loved
boating, was an avid golfer
and doted on his grandchil
dren, loved ones stated.
Survivors include his
beloved wife, Brenda
Musone, Cumming; a son
and daughter-in-law, Michael
and Paula Musone, Hoschton;
stepsons, Charles Morgan and
Michael and Roya Morgan,
all of Cumming; sister, Rita
Forte, of Connecticut; broth
ers, Dominque Musone,
New Jersey, and A1 Musone,
Buffalo, N.Y.; grandchil
dren, Michael and Matthew
Musone and Phillip, Joseph,
Kristine, Michael and Neala
Morgan.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, May 7, in
the chapel of McDonald
and Son Funeral Home.
Burial was Friday, May 8,
at the Chattanooga National
Cemetery.
McDonald and Son Funeral
Home, Cumming, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Virginia Nix
JEFFERSON - Virginia
Fannie Nell Jones Lester Nix,
75, died Wednesday, May 6,
2009.
Born on
March 8,
1934, in
Jackson
County,
she was the
daughter of
the late Roy
and Cora
Lee Motes
Jones and
was a homemaker. Mrs. Nix
was preceded in death by her
husband, Clinton Lester.
Survivors include
daughters, Cindy Boone,
Jefferson, Lynda Alexander,
Danielsville, and Carol Huff,
Watkinsville; nine grandchil
dren; 21 great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-grand-
children.
Funeral services were held
Friday, May 8, in the cha
pel of Evans Funeral Home.
Burial was in Woodbine
Cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Everett Phillips
WINDER - Everett L.
Phillips, 67, died Sunday,
May 10, 2009.
Born in Jackson County, he
was the son of the late Frank
and Susie Garrett Phillips. He
was a cutter for R&R Sewing
Plant before retiring and was
of the Baptist denomination.
Survivors include his
wife, Marie Mobley Phillips,
Winder; son and daughter-
in-law, Mitch and Tracey
Phillips, Winder; daughter
and son-in-law, Dana and Tom
Hendrix, Covington; step
daughters, Martha Mauldin,
Ashton, Ala., Sheila Bray,
Auburn; stepsons, Willie
Joe Bray, Flowery Branch,
and Bob Bray, Gainesville;
five grandchildren; 16 step
grandchildren; three step
great-grandchildren; broth
ers, Milford Phillips, Ralph
Phillips, Jimmy Phillips, all
of Winder, and Sam Phillips,
Jefferson; and sisters, Edith
Gaillard, Nikki Shannon,
both of Jefferson, and Brenda
Lott, Braselton.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, May 12, at Smith
Memory Chapel with the
Rev. Ronnie Coley officiat
ing. Burial was in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Pastor Winfred Pointer
LAVONIA - Pastor
Winfred Pointer, 71, died
Saturday, May 9, 2009, at his
residence.
Born on September 22,
1937, in Haralson County, he
was the son of the late Elihue
and Jessie Mae (Brooks)
Pointer. He was a painter by
trade and was previously a
police officer in Polk County,
Fla., for many years. He was
pastor of Lighthouse Baptist
Church in Lavonia. Mr.
Pointer was preceded in death
by children, twins, Winfred
Lee Pointer and Penny Jane
Pointer, and Donna Denise
Pointer.
Survivors include his wife,
Carolyn Standridge Pointer;
sons and daughters-in-law,
Randy and Joyce Pointer,
Lavonia, Bobby and Jane
Pointer, Martin; daughters
and sons-in-law, Pamela
and Jerry Watkins, Gail
and Ronnie Corbitt, Kathi
Witlock, all of Lavonia, and
Karee and Bryan Bullock,
Jefferson; brother, Chester
Pointer, Auburndale, Fla.;
sisters, Lilian Coggins,
Auburndale, Fla., and Gracy
Steele, Ft. Payne, Ala.; 22
grandchildren; and 23 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, May 11, at the
Lavonia Chapel of Strickland
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Lee Pointer officiating. Burial
was at Franklin Memorial
Gardens-North.
Strickland Funeral Home-
Lavonia Chapel, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Joe Poue
HOSCHTON - Joe Poue
Jr., 75, died Monday, May
4, 2009.
Born on April 11, 1934,
in Edgefield, S.C., he was a
retired textile worker and was
a member of Braselton North
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s
Witnesses.
Survivors include his wife
of 55 years, Louise Williams
Poue, Hoschton; daugh
ters and son-in-law, Denise
Mathis, Winder, Abigail
Morris and Joann Harrison,
both of Monetta, S.C.,
Brenda and Jessie Wiggins,
Ridge Springs, S.C.; sons
and daughters-in-law,
Thomas H. and Magnolia
Poue, Hoschton, Clifford
and Sallie Poue, Commerce,
Jandon and Brenda Poue
and Roscoe and Josephine
Poue, all of Winder, Jimmy
Lee Poue, Johnston, S.C.,
Venson and Vickery Morris,
Monetta, S.C., McKenzie
Hill, Washington, DC; 23
grandchildren; 14 great
grandchildren; sister, Selene
Mitchell, Aiken, S.C.; and a
host of nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, May 9, in the
chapel of Flanigan Funeral
Home.
Flanigan Funeral Home,
Buford, was in charge of
arrangements.
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‘E.P.’Pruett
GRIFFIN - Rev. Ernest
P. “E.P.” Pruett, 88, died
Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at
Brightmoor Nursing Home.
Born on October 3, 1920,
in Red Level, Ala., he was
the son of the late William
Edward and Dona Mae
Gilmore Pruett. He was
the former Pastor of Griffin
First Assembly of God, Faith
Temple and First Assembly
of God in Panama City,
Fla. He was a successful
businessman having been
the District Superintendent
of the Georgia Assemblies
of God and Co-Founder of
Brightmoor Nursing Home.
He was the second youngest
in the Nation to be a District
Superintendent.
Survivors include his wife,
Beulah H. Pruett; children
and their spouses, Ernest P. Jr.
and Kathryn Pruett, Melanie
Pruett, Darlene and Michael
Whitfield, Gary Nichols
and Darlene Foster; grand
children, Ernest P. Pruett
III, Stacy Pruett, Michelle
Brown, Justin Edwards; 10
great-grandchildren; sister,
Mildred Wade; brother and
sister-in-law, William J. and
Ruby Pruett; several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
on Saturday, May 9, at Griffin
First Assembly of God with
the Revs. James Richter, R.B.
Newberry and Greg Marsh
officiating. Entombment was
in Westwood Mausoleum.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Brightmoor
Hospice, 3223 Newnan Rd.,
Griffin GA 30224, or to a
church of your choice.
Conner-Westbury Funeral
Home, Griffin, was in charge
of arrangements.
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May 13, 2009.
Azel Ray
ROYSTON - Azel M. Ray,
75, died Saturday, May 9,
2009, at the Athens Regional
Medical Center in Athens.
Born in Madison County
on January 7, 1934, he was
the son of the late James
Floyd and Ruby Chastain
Ray. He was retired from
Franklin Industries and
attended Corinth Holiness
Church. Mr. Ray was pre
ceded in death by a grandson,
Greg Whitfield; and brothers,
Floyd, James and Hugh Ray.
Survivors include his wife,
Janie Deal Ray, Royston;
sons, Calvin Ray and David
Ray, both of Royston; daugh
ters, Judy Ellison and Nancy
Ashworth, both of Royston,
and Dina Stovall, Elberton;
brothers, Foster Ray and Ben
Ray, both of Royston; sisters,
Hilda Ray and Mary Ann
Conway, both of Royston,
Emilee Chastain, Clayton,
and Sally Cromer, Rome;
seven grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, May 12, in
the chapel of Pruitt Funeral
Home with the Rev. Williard
Crider officiating. Burial was
in the Unity Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 13, 2009.
Lois Rylee
MAYSVILLE - Lois
Elise Rylee, 82, died Friday,
May 8, 2009, at Peachtree
Christian Hospice.
Born in Banks County,
she was the daughter of the
late Richard and Blanche
Crawford Sorrells. She was a
member of Gillsville Baptist
Church and was a homemak
er.
Survivors include her
husband, John F. Rylee,
Maysville; a son, Johnny
Rylee, Maysville; daughter,
Claudia Leach, Maysville;
three grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Monday, May 11, in
the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Bill Calhoun officiating.
Burial was in the Grey Hill
Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Diane Sargent
COMER - Sarah Diane
Sargent, 62, died Tuesday,
May 5, 2009.
Born on November 22,
1946, she was the daughter of
Charlotte Parham, Margaret
Sargent, and the late Jeptha
T. Parham. Mrs. Sargent was
preceded in death by a son,
David Sargent; and sister,
Patricia Sargent.
Survivors in addition to
her mothers, include her hus
band, Bill Sargent; daugh
ter and son-in-law, Jennifer
and Steve Cunningham; son,
Jason Sargent; brothers and
sisters-in-law, Ronnie and
Myrtis Sargent, Mike and Joan
Sargent and Bobby Sargent;
sisters and brothers-in-law,
Delane and Bill Munda and
Lynda and Fred Greaves;
grandchildren, Jessica, Bo,
Brayden, Maranda, Leanna,
Breanna, Jacob and Julie.
Funeral services were held
Friday, May 8, at Brown
Funeral Home Chapel with
Larry Greene and Lynda
Greaves officiating. Burial
was in Vineyards Creek
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Chris
Sargent, James Sargent,
Clint Sargent, Terry Lavoie,
Brandon Lavoie and Tim
Jones.
Brown Funeral Home,
Danielsville, was in charge
of arrangements.
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May 13, 2009.
John Sikes
JEFFERSON - John
Edward Sikes, 80, died
Thursday, May 7, 2009.
Born on November 6,
1928, in Jackson County, he
was the son of the late Red
and Nora Shumake Sikes. He
worked in
the Emory
Y e r k e s
Research
Center and
was a veter
an, having
served in
the United
States
Navy in
the Korean War. Mr. Sikes
was preceded in death by a
brother, Marion Sikes; and
stepson, David Seabolt.
Survivors include his wife,
Willie Sikes, Jefferson; son,
Lee Sikes, Jefferson; daugh
ters, Lucretia Brumbalow,
Jefferson, and Lane Jones,
San Marcos, Texas; sisters,
Fay Wilson, Jefferson, and
Sally Crohen, Germantown,
Tenn.; six grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, May 9, in the cha
pel of Evans Funeral Home.
Burial was in the Woodbine
Cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 13, 2009.
Donald Stanley
ROYSTON - Donald
Melvin Stanley, 61, formerly
of Alto, died Monday, May
11, 2009, at his residence fol
lowing an extended illness.
Bom in Banks County on
February 10, 1948, he was
the son of the late J.C. and
Beulah Wade Stanley. He
was of the Holiness denomi
nation and enjoyed spending
time with friends and family,
loved ones stated. Mr. Stanley
was preceded in death by a
brother, George Meeks.
Survivors include his wife,
Connie Garner Stanley,
Royston; daughter, Stacy
Stanley, Royston; son, Tim
Stanley, Nicholson; sisters,
Geraldine Free and Janell
Thompson, both of Lula,
Susie Holland, Alto; grand
son, Taylor Hubbard; three
nieces; and two nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, May 12, in the cha
pel of McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home with
the Revs. Nathan Hewitt
and Scott Ledbetter officiat
ing. Burial was in the Wade
Family Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Donald
Stanley Memorial Fund,
P.O. Box 725, Cornelia, GA
30531.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Royston, was
in charge of arrangements.
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Richard Stone
PORT ORANGE, FLA.
- Richard Nathan Stone Sr.,
88, died Monday, April 20,
2009, at his residence.
Born in Dayton, Ohio,
he was the son of the late
George and
Anna Stone
and had lived
in Talmo from
1975 until August 2007. He
was a veteran, having served
in the United States Army Air
Corp and the United States
Air Force during World War
II and the Korean War. He
also worked for N.A.S.A. for
many years, as a test engi
neer. Mr. Stone was preceded
in death by his wife, Vera
Nelle Stone in 1955.
Survivors include daugh
ters, Pamela Finzel, Patricia
Ramirez; son, Richard
Stone; and a grandson, Craig
Finzel.
A reception for friends and
family will be held Saturday,
May 16, from 2-3 p.m. at the
Candler Methodist Church,
Candler Hwy. 60, Candler
Community, in Hall County.
Following the memorial ser
vice, there will be a grave
side service at Talmo Baptist
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the American
Lung Association.
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May 13, 2009.
Grace Williams
CLAYTON - Grace St.
John Williams, 97, formerly
of Talmo, died Tuesday, May
5, 2009.
She was born on November
5, 1911, in Rockdale County,
and was a homemaker and
U
member of the Talmo Baptist
Church.
Mrs.
Williams
was pre
ceded in
death by
her hus
band, Webb
Williams;
and a
daughter,
Betty Kinney.
Survivors include a son,
Robert H. Williams Sr.,
Jesup; grandchildren, Bobby
Williams, Suzanne Simpson,
Karen Rice and Amy Palmer;
and great-grandchildren,
Leann Wade and Jon-Jay
Wade.
Funeral services were held
Friday, May 8, in the chapel
of Evans Funeral Home with
the Rev. Mark Spence offici
ating. Burial was in the Talmo
Baptist Church cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Regency
Hospice, P.O. Box 494,
Hiawassee, GA 30546.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Johnnie Whitmire
ATHENS - Johnnie
Whitehead Whitmire, 91,
died Sunday, May 10, 2009.
A native of Barrow County,
she was the daughter of the
late Loy and Nina McEver
Whitehead. She was a char
ter member of Beech Haven
Baptist Church where she
served as an assistant organ
ist, sang in the choir, and
played the hand bells. Mrs.
Whitmire was preceded in
death by her husband George
Thomas Whitmire, Jr.
Survivors include chil
dren, Thomas and Shelley
Whitmire, Janie Whitmire
Hartman; sisters, Ruby
Fussel, Charlotte Roberts, and
Toppy Beard; grandchildren,
Heather and Danny Vargas,
Erin and Zbyszek Szewczyk,
Scott and Meimi Hartman;
and a great-grandchild,
Matthew Daniel Vargas.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, May 13 at Beech
Haven Baptist Church with
Stewart Simms and James
Griffith officiating. Burial
was at Evergreen Memorial
Park.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Beech
Haven Baptist Church, 2390
W Broad St., Athens, GA
30606 or St. Mary's Hospice
House, 1660 Jennings Mill
Rd. Bogart, GA 30622.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Pratt Willis
LAWRENCEVILLE -
Pratt Willis, 61, died Sunday,
May 10, 2009.
A native of Prattville, Ala.,
he was retired as a systems
administrator with the phone
company after 33 years of
service. He was a loving hus
band, father and Papa to his
magnificent seven grandchil
dren, loved ones stated.
Survivors include his wife,
Rebecca McCord Willis,
Lawrenceville; daughters
and sons-in-law, Carla and
Randy Sedlak, Montgomery,
Ala., and Wendy and Mark
McKinnon, Bethlehem;
seven grandchildren, two
of whom are David Dalton
and Dillon McKinnon, both
of Bethlehem; and numer
ous other relatives all of
Alabama.
Memorial services were
held Tuesday, May 12, at Bill
Head Funeral Home with
Mrs. Susan Rumble and the
Rev. Ralph Suters officiat
ing.
Memorial contributions
may be made to The Gideons
International in his memory.
Bill Head Funeral Home,
Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, was
in charge of arrangements.
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