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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2009
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Obituaries
Henry Edward
Braselton
BRASELTON - Henry
Edward Braselton, 82, died
on Monday,
December
21, 2009, at
his home in
Braselton,
Georgia.
He is sur
vived by
his loving
wife of 48
years, Janice
Lee Martin
Braselton, formerly of
Gainesville, Georgia; three
daughters, Susan Collier
Braselton Fant, Washington,
DC, Anne Elisabeth Braselton
Miller, Suwanee, and Stephanie
Rowland Braselton Williams,
Braselton; and five beloved
grandchildren, Lydia Braselton
Miller, Mark Coleman Miller,
Jr., Henry Collier Fant, Caroline
Braselton Williams and Collier
Elisabeth Williams.
Mr. Braselton was the
grandson of William Harrison
Braselton and Susan Frances
Braselton who settled in
Braselton in 1876. His father,
John Oliver Braselton, Sr.,
started a family business in
1887 at the age of eight. Later
joined by his two brothers, the
“3B's” built a general coun
try store that supplied people
“from the cradle to the grave.”
Mr. Braselton was born on
August 1, 1927, to John Oliver
Braselton Sr. of Braselton
and Ottis Blanche McDonald
of Apple Valley. He had one
brother, John Oliver Braselton,
Jr. who pre-deceased him.
Mr. Braselton attended
Emory University at Oxford,
Emory University and gradu
ated with a degree in Business
Administration from the
University of Georgia. He was
a member of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity and the
Gridiron Society. He served his
country in the United States
Navy and the Georgia Home
Guard. Following college, he
joined the family business,
Braselton Brothers, Inc. and
served as a director of Braselton
Banking Company.
Mr. Braselton served his
community as Mayor of
Braselton for 14 years and as a
town council member for more
than 40 years. He was hon
ored as one of the first recipi
ents of the Jackson County
Area Chamber of Commerce
Lifetime Achievement Awards.
He served as a member of
the Board of Supervisors of
the Oconee River Soil and
Water Conservation District
for more than 42 years. He
also served on the Northeast
Georgia Regional Development
Commission, as a director of
the Northeast Georgia Chapter
of the American Red Cross,
on the Advisory Board of the
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center and was a charter mem
ber and past-president of the
West Jackson Lions Club. He
was a member, deacon and
Sunday school superinten
dent at Zion Baptist Church in
Braselton.
Mr. Braselton’s legacy was
celebrated at a graveside ser
vice at the Braselton Memorial
Family Cemetery in Braselton
on Wednesday, December 23,
at 2 p.m., and at a memorial
service at First Baptist Church,
Gainesville, on Sunday,
December 27.
Memorial contributions in
his memory may be made to
Eagle Ranch, Zion Baptist
Church, First Baptist Church
or Randolph College.
Little Davenport Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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December 30, 2009.
Carter Dove
ILA - Carter Dove, 78, died
Saturday, December 27, 2009,
at his residence.
Born in Franklin County, he
was the son of the late Berry
and Alice Mae Smith Dove. He
was a member of Macedonia
Holiness Church and was
retired from Gold Kist after 41
years of service.
Survivors include his wife,
Ella Mae Dove; a daughter
and son-in-law, Brenda D.
and Chris Lord, Danielsville;
brothers and sisters-in-law,
Johnson and Jeanette Dove,
Danielsville, Julian and Edith
Dove, Gainesville, Walter and
Louise Dove, Athens, and
Emory Dove, Ila; grandchil
dren, Nathan Lord and his wife
Stephanie and Natalie Lord.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 29, at
Macedonia Holiness Church
with the Rev. Kendall Callaway
officiating. Burial was at Mt.
Hermon Presbyterian Church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Macedonia Holiness Church,
P.O. Box 452, Ila, GA 30647.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Alfred Dunbar
ATHENS - Alfred Dunbar,
79, died Tuesday, December
22, 2009.
Born
in West I I
Virginia
he was the I
son of the I
late Albert I
and Lily ft
Dunbar. He
was a retired n j
steelworker j
was of
the Holiness
Faith. Mr. Dunbar was a very
loving, Christian person who
had a fondness for singing.
Survivors include his wife,
Dorothy Dunbar, Athens; son
and daughter-in-law, Justin and
Gayle Dunbar, Toledo, Ohio;
grandson, Justin Lyle Dunbar,
Toledo, Ohio; thirteen stepchil
dren; numerous grandchildren
and great-grandchildren; broth
er, John Dunbar; and sister,
Maxzine.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, December 24, from
the chapel of Evans Funeral
Home with the Rev. Larry
Cannon officiating. Burial was
in Hill Haven Memory Gardens
in Monroe.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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December 30, 2009.
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Christopher Edwards
Christopher Edwards, infant
son of Ronnie Edwards Jr.
and Ashley Mediate, died
Saturday, December 26, 2009,
in Commerce.
He was born on November
9, 2009, at Habersham Medical
Center.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, December 30,
from the chapel of Ivie Funeral
Home with the Rev. Brad
Crowe officiating. Burial was
in Jackson Memorial Gardens
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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‘Jack’Floyd
PENDERGRASS - Jackie
“Jack” Arnold Floyd, 70, died
Sunday, December 27, 2009.
Born in Lovejoy, he was the
son of the
late Arnold
Eugene
and Ruby
Lee Brown
Floyd. He
was a retired
supervi
sor with
Ford Motor
Company, a
cattle farmer
and a member of Talmo Baptist
Church. He was a past Georgia
State Archery Champion,
a member of Johnnies Hill
Masonic Lodge and the Army
National Guard and a past
member and master of the
Yaraab Shriners.
Survivors include his
wife, Martha Adams Floyd,
Pendergrass; a daughter, Angela
Floyd, Hapeville; stepdaugh
ter, Kenya Adams Campbell,
Commerce; grandchildren,
Will and Josh Campbell; sis
ters, Mildred Renfroe, Milner,
Claudene Ballard and Betty
Little, both of Hampton and
Dorothy Blessitt, Forsyth;
and a brother, Gerald Floyd,
Milner.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, December 30, from
the Talmo Baptist Church with
the Revs. Mark Spence and
Jeff Graham officiating. Burial
was in Mountain Creek Baptist
Church cemetery. Serving as
pallbearers were Gene Davies,
Greg Renfroe, Gerald Floyd Jr.,
Michael Blessitt, Cecil Brand,
W.T. Sosebee, Rob Campbell,
Josh Campbell, Will Campbell
and Mike Brunson. Members
of the Masonic Lodge served
as honorary pallbearers.
Memorials may be made
to the Talmo Baptist Church
Building Fund, P.O. Box 96,
Talmo, GA 30575, or Johnnies
Hill Masonic Lodge, 2444
Mountain Creek Church Rd.,
Pendergrass, GA 30567.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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December 30, 2009.
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Ethel Mae Green
WINDER - Ethel Mae
Green, 76, died Saturday,
December 26, 2009.
Born in Fulton County
she was the daughter of the
late Garnet and Zeldia Baker
Metcalf. Mrs. Green was pre
ceded in death by her husband,
William Carter Green Sr.;
and sons, William C. Green
Jr„ Grady L. Green and Larry
Daniel Green. She was a loving
mother and grandmother and
she loved bingo and traveling,
loved ones stated.
Survivors include sons and
daughters-in-law, Billy and
Brenda Green, Winder, David
and Shirley Green, Auburn;
daughters and son-in-law, Sue
and Billy Scruggs and Regina
Ann Gazaway, all of Auburn;
14 grandchildren; 26 great
grandchildren; brothers, Larry
Metcalf, Monroe, Jim Metcalf,
Cumming; and sisters, Ruby
Pruitt, Commerce, and Emma
Ledbedder, Winder.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 29, from
Smith Funeral Home with the
Rev. Tommy Baker officiat
ing. Burial was in Warshaw
Cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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December 30, 2009.
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Joan Hopkins
DANIELSVILLE - Joan
Lake Hopkins, 88, died
Thursday, December 24, 2009.
She was born in Wembly,
England, on September 13,
1921. She was an avid reader
and dog lover. Mrs. Hopkins
was preceded in death by her
husband of 54 years, Henry A.
(Harry) Hopkins; and a sister,
Audrey McCoy.
Survivors include a daughter
and son-in-law, Maria and Sam
DeRaimo; son and daughter-in-
law, Stiles and Debbie Hopkins;
granddaughter and spouse, Patti
and Robert Hagerman; great-
grandsons, Adam and Tristan
Hagerman, Lawrenceville.
Memorial services were
held Sunday, December 27,
at the Danielsville Methodist
Church.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Madison-
Oglethorpe Animal Shelter,
P.O. Box 453, Danielsville, GA
30633.
Bridges Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
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December 30, 2009.
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Ollie Jane Ledford
TALMO - Ollie Jane
Ledford, 69, died Saturday,
December 19, 2009.
Born in Jackson County
she was the daughter of the
late Ollie Andrew and Lillie
Self Ledford. She had lived
in Jackson and Hall Counties
all her life. She worked a
number of years at Warren-
Fetherbone Company and was
a member of Faith Tabernacle
Congregational Holiness
Church. Mrs. Ledford was pre
ceded in death by brothers,
Clomer Lamar Ledford, Newt
David “Shorty” Ledford and
William H. Ledford.
Survivors include broth
ers and sister-in-law, Charlie
R. Ledford, Commerce, and
Franklin D. and Violet Ledford,
Talmo; sister and brother-in-
law, Cynthia Mae and Lee
Shelton, Talmo; sister-in-law,
Mary Ledford, Homer; and a
number of nieces, nephews and
other relatives.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 22, in the
chapel of Ward’s Funeral Home
with the Revs. Jeff Galley and
Jeffrey Galley officiating.
Burial was in Talmo Baptist
Church cemetery.
Ward's Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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December 30, 2009.
Freddie McCannon
CARLTON - Freddie
McCannon, 71, died Sunday,
December 27, 2009.
Born in Oglethorpe County,
she was the daughter of the
late Tom and Coe Clark
Sisk. She was a member of
Carlton Baptist Church. Mrs.
McCannon was preceded in
death by her husband, Lamar
N. McCannon; and brothers,
Pete and Gene Sisk.
Survivors include chil
dren, Teresa McElhannon,
Clarkesville, David (Elizabeth)
McCannon, Carlton, and
Janet (Robert) Culbertson,
Danielsville; sister, Ruth
Leadley; grandchildren,
Shannon Hardman, Jeremy
Scarborough, Sheri Guest,
Matthew McCannon, Travis
McElhannon, Andy McCannon,
Amber McElhannon, Bethany
Culbertson; 12 great-grand
children; and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 29, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Glenn Guest and Tye Sorrow
officiating. Burial was in the
Carlton Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Gary Sisk, John Sisk,
Greg Sisk, Mike Watkins,
Richard Serna and Don Glenn.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Ronnie McElhannon
BETHLEHEM - Ronnie
Ray McElhannon, 60, died
Friday, December 25, 2009.
Born in Walton County he
was the son of O. Dennis and
Donnie Anglin McElhannon.
Survivors include his wife,
Louise Hanna McElhannon,
Bethlehem; sons, Elvis
McElhannon and Danny
McElhannon, both of Canon;
grandchildren, Dakota,
Nathaniel and Landon
McElhannon, Tommy Hanna;
sister, Barbara Martin, Monroe;
and a niece and nephew.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, December 27, from
Smith Memory Chapel with
the Rev. Jim Draper officiating.
Burial was in the Bethlehem
United Methodist Church cem
etery.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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Claudia Moon
BETHLEHEM - Claudia
Davis Moon, 61, died
Wednesday, December 23,
2009.
Born in Walton County, she
was the
daughter
of the late
Chester L.
and Jewell
C. Peppers
Davis. She
was a mem
ber of the
Hickory
Grove
Baptist Church and the Hope
Class. She was also a mem
ber of the Lioness Club. Mrs.
Moon retired from the Barrow
County School System where
she had worked as a cashier
in the lunchroom at Winder-
Barrow High School. She was
a 1968 graduate of Monroe
High School.
Survivors include her hus
band, Melvin G. Moon; son
Melvin J. Moon; grandchil
dren, Kyra McKinney and
Kayle Moon, all of Bethlehem;
brothers, Lenard Davis, Bobby
Davis and Scott Davis, all
of Bethlehem, and Lester
Davis, Monroe; sisters, Irene
Chriswell and Lynn Davis,
both of Loganville; Janice
Pierce, Winder, Kathy Criswell,
Bethlehem, and Vena Sorrells,
Monroe.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, December 27, from
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
with the Revs. Ralph Baker,
Chris Yancey and Frankie
Green officiating. Burial was
in Bold Springs Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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Donald Payne
COMMERCE - Donald
Payne, 67, died Monday,
December 21, 2009, at the
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center in Gainesville.
A native of Taylor County,
he joined the
United States
Army and
served for
23 years before retiring as a
Sergeant First Class. During
his Army career he served as
a medic. He saw service in
Vietnam where one of his jobs
was “dusting off’ the First
Cavalry Division. He became
the second most decorated
soldier of the Vietnam War.
Upon retiring from the military
service, he was employed as
a licensed practical nurse at
Crystal Springs Nursing Home
in Commerce.
Survivors include his wife,
Jo Ann Payne, Commerce;
daughter, Deborah Joe King,
Cairo; sons, Jeff Eason,
Fitzgerald, Michael Dennis
Payne, Commerce, Toby Lewis
and Kenneth J. Payne, both of
Athens; sister, Dorothy Finn,
Winder; brothers, Frank Payne,
Lawrenceville, Wyman Payne
and Bobby Payne, both of
Lawrenceville; and 12 grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, December 24, in
the chapel of Pasley-Fletcher
Funeral Home in Thomaston
with Pastor Sarah Hales offici
ating. Burial with full military
honors followed in South View
Cemetery.
Pasley-Fletcher Funeral
Home, Thomaston, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Larry Payne
COLBERT - Larry Payne,
62, died Wednesday, December
16, 2009.
A native of Hall County, he
was the son of Eva Bagwell
Gable and the late Ralph Payne.
He was the owner and operator
of Autos Unlimited in Colbert.
Survivors in addition to his
mother include a son, Jimmy
Payne; daughter, Callie Payne;
sisters, Jean Madden and Carol
Tankersley; brothers, Wayne
“Cutter” Tankersley, Bobby
Tankersley; and companion,
Serena Baugh.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 19, from
the chapel of Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Henry Shelton and Bobby
Cutter officiating. Burial was in
Colbert Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Justin, Jose, Thomas,
David, Chris and Rudy.
A special thanks to the
VA Hospital Downtown,
Augusta, GA, Dr. Nayak with
VA Hospital and Vista Care
Hospice of Athens.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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David Phillips
PENDERGRASS - David
Phillips, 55, died Wednesday,
December 23, 2009.
He was the son of the late
George and Mittie Phillips and
was preceded in death by a
brother, Donald Phillips and
sister, Carolyn West.
Survivors include his wife,
Judy Ann Phillips; son, Mark
Phillips, Pendergrass; daugh
ter and son-in-law, Regina and
Vance Pace, Newnan; brother,
Melvin Phillips; sister, Sarah
Loper; grandsons, Corbin, D.J.
and Jack.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, December 27, at Wages
& Sons Gwinnett Chapel.
Wages & Sons Gwinnett
Chapel, Lawrenceville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Florine Pittman
NICHOLSON - Florine
Elizabeth Pittman, 92, died
Monday, December 28, 2009,
at BJC Medical Center in
Commerce.
Born in Jackson County, she
was the daughter of the late Ed
and Frances Jackson Barnett.
She was a member of River of
Life Worship Center and was a
homemaker. Mrs. Pittman was
preceded in death by her hus
band, William Pittman.
Survivors include a son,
Hubert Pittman, Nicholson;
and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, December 30,
in the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Dennis Kesler and Junior
Sosebee officiating. Burial was
in the Gordon Chapel United
Methodist Church cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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George Savage
GILLSVILLE - George
Otis Savage, 80, died early
Wednesday morning, December
23, 2009, at the BJC Nursing
Home.
Born in Jackson County,
he was the son of the late
James Dock and Lillie Barrett
Savage. Mr. Savage was pre
ceded in death by his wife,
Runell Savage; and a brother,
Tom Savage.
Survivors include a daugh
ter and son-in-law, Christine
and Jimmy Carr, Macon; sons,
Jessie Savage, Texas, and James
Savage, Oklahoma; sister, Mary
Bell Echols, Banks County;
nephews, Horace (Sandra)
Whitfield and Billy (Brenda)
Whitfield; several grandchil
dren, great-grandchildren and
other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were con
ducted Saturday, December 26,
from the chapel of Ivie Funeral
Home. Burial was in the Grove
Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Mary Smith
JEFFERSON - Mary
F. Smith, 84, died Tuesday,
December 22, 2009, in Athens.
Born in
Jackson
County she
was the
daughter
of the late
Garnett E.
and Callie
Wilson
Bowles.
Mrs. Smith
was preceded in death by her
husband, W.C. Smith; a grand
son, Harley Noah Smith; and
granddaughter, Patricia Grace
Smith.
Survivors include children,
Evelyn Chambers, Summie
Smith, Terry Smith and Randall
Smith, all of Jefferson, Emily
Baker, Danielsville, Bobby
Smith, Alaska; 14 grandchil
dren; 20 great-grandchildren;
and one great-great-grand-
child.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, December 24, from
the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home
with the Rev. Dennis Kesler
officiating. Burial was in the
Jackson Memorial Gardens.
Ivie Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
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Edward Strickland
JEFFERSON - Edward
Donald
Strickland,
68, died
Saturday,
December
26, 2009.
Born in
Jackson
County, he
was the son
of the late
William
Dewey and Reutrell Baxter
Strickland. He was a shop
foreman in small engine repair
work and was a member of
Maranatha Baptist Church.
Mr. Strickland was preceded
in death by brothers, William
Delean Strickland, Delmus
Wayne Strickland, Roger Dale
Strickland and David Keith
Strickland.
Survivors include his wife,
Kathryn Phagan Strickland,
Jefferson; son, Rick
Strickland, Colbert; daughter,
Kimberly Williams, Athens;
sisters, Patricia Ann Warren,
Charleston, S.C., Peggy Chirl
Usry, Franklin, N.C., Faye
Swain, Jefferson; brothers,
Daniel Strickland, Athens,
Dwight Strickland, Jefferson;
four grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Monday, December 28, in the
chapel of Evans Funeral Home
with the Revs. Kevin Page
and Dugar Strickland officiat
ing. Burial was in Woodbine
Cemetery. Serving as pallbear
ers were Ronnie Norris, Chris
Motes, John Strickland, Lee
Swain, Dennis Strickland and
Tim Strickland.
Memorials may be made to
the Maranatha Baptist Church,
65 Ebenezer Church Rd.,
Jefferson, GA 30549.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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