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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
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Survivors include his wife,
Dianne Jolliff, Commerce;
children, Carrie Flowers,
Newnan, Julie Swain and
Joe Hanley, both of Homer,
Leslie Tuten, Stockbridge,
Johnny Sangrey, Orlando,
Fla., and Michelle Turner,
Commerce; a sister, Rosalee
Wallace, Montana; 16 grand
children; and four great
grandchildren.
Memorial services were
held Saturday, March
13, from the Ivie Funeral
Home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the American
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals at www.
aspca.org.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Raymond Langston
MAYS VILLE - Raymond
Odell Langston, 56, died
Thursday, March 11, 2010,
at Athens Regional Medical
Center in Athens.
Born in Commerce, he
was the son of Obe and
Laura Belle Langston. Mr.
Langston was preceded in
death by a brother, Thomas
Langston.
Survivors in addition to
his parents include his wife,
Connie Watkins Langston; a
daughter, Kimberly Watson,
Maysville; son, Christopher
Langston, Hawaii; sisters,
Phyllis Paul, Friendswood,
Texas, Edna Smith,
Pearland, Texas, Christine
Bray, Clarkesville; brothers,
Lamar Langston, Maysville,
David Langston, Kennesaw,
Bruce Langston, Sandusky,
Ohio.
Funeral services were held
Monday, March 15, from the
chapel of Ivie Funeral Home
after which the body was
cremated.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Christina Lawrence
BOWMAN - Christina
Martin Lawrence, 57, died
Sunday,
March
14, 2010,
at Emory
University
Hospital in
Atlanta.
Born
in Rhode
Island, she
was the daughter of Stella
Rose Kawa Martin, Norfolk,
Va., and the late James H.
Martin.
Survivors along with her
mother include her husband,
Danny Lawrence, Bowman;
a daughter, Christina
Warden, Homer; and grand
children, Alan, Colin and
Tristan.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, March 18,
2010, at 7 p.m., from the
chapel of Ivie Funeral Home
after which the body will be
cremated.
The family will receive
friends at the funeral home
Thursday, March 18, from 5
to 7 p.m.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Marjorie Lord
DANIELS VILLE
Marjorie Lord, 62, died
Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
A native of Madison
County, she was the daughter
of the late William Dorsey
and Willie Jo Chandler Lord.
She was formerly employed
with Westinghouse and the
University of Georgia and
was a member of Providence
Baptist Church. Mrs. Lord
was preceded in death by a
sister, Trudie Collins.
Survivors include broth
ers, Roderick (Lane) Lord
and Chris (Brenda) Lord;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Graveside services were
held Thursday, March 11,
from the Providence Baptist
Church Cemetery with the
Rev. Albert Vaughn officiat
ing.
Memorials may be made
to St. Mary’s Hospice
House, 1021 Jamestown
Rd., Suite 215, Watkinsville,
GA 30677.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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‘Denise’ Matthews
Carolyn “Denise”
Matthews, 58, died
Wednesday, March 10,
2010.
Bom in 1951, she was the
daughter ofEdnaL. Matthews
and the late Clarence H.
Matthews. Mrs. Matthews
was preceded in death by a
son, Dean Eberhart; brother,
Rusty Matthews; and sis
ters, Donna Fortson, Patrice
Ayers and Carol Matthews.
Survivors include daugh
ters, Penny Waters and
Melissa Giles; grandchil
dren, Summer Waters,
Madison Waters, Georgia
Giles and Faith Eberhart.
Memorial services were
held Tuesday, March 16,
from the Antioch Methodist
Church with Pastor Don
Clark officiating.
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Hallie Matthews
JEFFERSON - Hallie
Lois Matthews, 90, died
Friday, March 12, 2010, at
Hill Haven Nursing Home.
Bom in Jackson County,
she was the daughter of the
late Homer Milton and Lillie
Mae Greene Matthews. She
was a member of the Antioch
United Methodist Church
and was a homemaker.
Survivors include a grand
daughter and grandson-in-
law, Michelle and Sammy
Looney, Jefferson; grand
son and granddaughter-
in-law, Donald and Eileen
Hazlegrove, Cincinnati,
Ohio; brother, Jim Matthews,
Nicholson; sisters, Opal
Fields, Ila, and Vera
Jackson, Commerce; great
grandchildren, Holleigh and
Hunter Looney and Laura,
Caitlin, Wesley and Nicole
McDonald.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 14, from the
Antioch United Methodist
Church with the Revs.
Nancy Boorman, Donald
Hazlegrove and Don Clark
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Gladys McCain
COMMERCE - Gladys
Louise
McCain,
88, died
Monday,
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Survivors include daugh
ters, Glenda Hunt, Darthy
Buckhalter and Zyra
Hetherman; grandchildren,
Richard, Eileen, Johnny,
Ann, Wendy, Brian and
Billy; 17 great-grandchil
dren; and five great-great-
grandchildren.
Private memorial services
will be held by the family.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Xia Moua
Xia Moua died Thursday,
March 11, 2010.
Survivors include his
wife, Mai Houa Moua; sons,
Billy T. Moua and Ronald T.
Moua; daughters, Renee M.
Xiong, Malena Sylapheth,
Pachee M. Her and Pachia
Moua; four granddaughters;
and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be
held Friday, March 19, 20
and 21 at Jackson Funeral
Chapel. Burial will be at
Woodbine Cemetery in
Jefferson.
Jackson Funeral Home
of Monroe is in charge of
arrangements.
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Aubrey Nolan
JEFFERSON - Aubrey
Thomas Nolan, 13, died on
Thursday, March 11, 2010.
The son of Jennifer Nolan
and Ray
Faircloth
Jr., he was
a student
at Kings
Bridge
Middle
School
where he
played
trombone in the school
band. He loved music and
had the ability to play many
instruments. Aubrey had an
inventive mind, dreaming of
one day being an engineer at
NASA. He was preceded in
death by great-grandparents,
Colonel H.L. Nolan and Julia
Nolan, and John Bahney.
Survivors in addition to
his parents include grand
parents, Phillip and Bonnie
Nolan, Frank Faircloth, Sr.,
and Harry and Betty Jones;
uncles, Chris and Tammy
Nolan, and Aaron and Aimee
Nolan; aunt, Rhonda and
Larry Mainland; cousins,
Brittany, April and Lauren
Nolan, Matthew Craig,
Robert Brimer and Jarod
Mainland; great-grandmoth
er, Evelyn Bahney; and
many great-aunts, uncles,
and cousins. A very special
thanks to the Bahney fam
ily.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 16, from
the chapel of Evans Funeral
Home with the Rev. Bob
Duval officiating. Burial
was in Evans Memory
Gardens, Jefferson.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Thad Pirkle
HOSCHTON - Thad P.
Pirkle, Sr., 89, died Thursday,
March 11, 2010.
Bom in Jackson County,
he was the son of the late
Russ and Ada Usry Pirkle.
Mr. Pirkle was a retired
farmer and member of
the Hoschton First United
Methodist Church. He was
preceded in death by his
wife, Elna Roberts Pirkle.
Survivors include children,
Thad Pirkle, Jr., Covington,
and Robbie Pirkle Thomas,
Florida; brothers, Quinten
Pirkle, Atlanta, and Josh
Pirkle, Hoschton.
A graveside service was
held Saturday, March 13,
at the Hoschton Cemetery,
with the Rev. Luis Ortiz offi
ciating.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Bonnie Mae Powell
COMMERCE - Bonnie
Mae Carpenter Powell, 90,
died Wednesday, March 10,
2010, at her residence.
Born in Habersham
County, she was the daugh
ter of the late William
Stanhope and Lillie Mae
Turpin Carpenter. She was a
member of the First Baptist
Church of Commerce and
the Harmony Grove Garden
Club. She was a retired
elementary school teacher
with the Commerce City
School System. Mrs. Powell
was preceded in death by
her husband, Roy Edward
Powell.
Survivors include a son
and daughter-in-law, Edward
and Melinda Powell, Macon;
sisters, Florence Carter,
Newport News Va., and Ethel
Lovett, Rome; and grand
children, Katie, Clare and
Trey Powell, all of Macon.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, March 13, from
the First Baptist Church of
Commerce with the Rev.
Chuck Smith and Carlton
Allen officiating. Burial
was in Jackson Memorial
Gardens.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Hospice
Advantage of Athens or
the First Baptist Church of
Commerce.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Martha Lee Sheridan
JEFFERSON - Martha
Lee Sheridan, 86, died
Sunday,
March 14,
2010.
Born in
Jackson
County on
October 6,
1923, she
was the
daughter
of the late John and Eula Mae
Whitehead Elrod. She was a
nurse and was a member
of the Pendergrass Baptist
Church. Mrs. Sheridan
was preceded in death by a
brother, Edward Elrod; and
a sister and brother-in-law,
Grace and H.M. Benson.
Survivors include chil
dren, Reggie and Gwyn
Sheridan, Buford, and
Donald and Kay Sheridan,
Commerce; sister, Geraldine
Elrod; brother, Bruce Elrod;
sister-in-law, Annie Laura
Elrod, all of Pendergrass;
five grandchildren; 14 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, March 17, from
the Pendergrass Baptist
Church with the Rev. Paul
Wade officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Willie Louise Sikes
JEFFERSON - Willie
Louise Allen Sikes, 80, died
Sunday, March 14, 2010.
Born on December 12,
1929, she was the daughter
of the late
Leonard
Coyle
and Lula
Is ab e11
Smith
Allen.
She was
the owner
of the
Casual
Beauty Shop in Jefferson for
over 40 years and was a
member of the Faith Baptist
Church. She was a member
and former president of the
Optimist Club, a member
of J.A.B.A., the Jackson
County Food Bank, and the
Thursday Night Bridge Club.
Mrs. Sikes was also a former
president of the Jefferson
Little League Association.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, John
Edward Sikes; a son, David
Seabolt; and brother, Joseph
Henry Allen.
Survivors include chil
dren, Lucretia Brumbalow,
Commerce, Lane and David
Jones, San Marcos, Texas,
Lee and Sonya Sikes,
Jefferson, Nancy Seabolt,
Flowery Branch; sister, Ann
Prosser, Jefferson; sister-in-
law and brother-in-law, Faye
and Gordon Wilson; grand
children, Sandy Fountain,
Ray Streetman, Shannon
Seabolt, Chelsea, Kyle and
Kaylee Sikes; five great
grandchildren; one great-
great-grandchild; and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, March 18,
at 2 p.m., from the cha
pel of Evans Funeral Home
with the Rev. Eric Shelton
officiating. Burial will be
in Woodbine Cemetery. The
family will receive friends
Wednesday, March 17, from
5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers, please
make memorials to the
Banks-Jackson Community
Food Bank, P.O. Box
25,Commerce, GA 30529.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, is in charge of
arrangements.
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William Smith
STATHAM - William
R. Smith, 83, died Sunday,
March 14, 2010.
Bom in Winder, he was
the son of the late Macon
and Grace Thomas Smith.
He was a member of Calvary
Baptist Church, member of
Statham Masonic Lodge,
member of the Statham
American Legion, and was
one of the original members
of the Statham Volunteer
Fire Department. Mr. Smith
was preceded in death by a
brother and a sister, Lovic
Smith and Oretha Wood.
Survivors include his wife,
Frances Roberts Smith,
Statham; and daughters,
Vicky and Patricia Smith,
Statham.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, March 17, from
Smith Memory Chapel with
the Revs. Ronnie Healan,
Lamar Casper and Brad
Payne officiating. Burial
was in the Calvary Baptist
Church cemetery.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
American Cancer Society,
1684 Barnett Shoals Rd.,
Athens, GA 30605, or
Calvary Baptist Church
Building Fund, 1975 Hwy.
82, Statham, GA 30606.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Miriam Wallace
WINDER - Miriam
Wallace, 84, died Thursday,
March 11, 2010.
A lifelong resident of
Barrow County, she was the
daughter of the late Lloyd
and Ruth Hardigree Lyle. A
member of the Bethlehem
First United Methodist
Church, she was a retir
ee of Superior Garment
Manufacturing Company.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, G.W. “Jink”
Wallace.
Survivors include children,
Linda and H. N. Pannell, Jr.,
Charleston, S.C., Barbara
and Clifton Shedd, Tim and
Kathy Wallace, all ofWinder;
six grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, March 13, from
the Bethlehem First United
Methodist Church, with the
Revs. Parker Benson and
Dennis Dodge officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
the Bethlehem First United
Methodist Church Building
Fund, 709 Christmas Ave.,
Bethlehem, GA 30620 or
Southern Hospice Care,
5095 Jefferson Rd., Suite
110, Athens, GA 30607.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Madeline Watkins
WINDER - Madeline
Watkins, 87, died Tuesday,
March 16, 2010.
Bom in Barrow County,
she was the daughter of
the late Charlie and Hattie
Austin Dunagan. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Mayfield Watkins;
and a daughter, Patricia
Sims. Mrs. Watkins was
a retired seamstress with
Cherokee Manufacturing
Company of Winder and
had attended Cornerstone
Christian Church.
Survivors include sons,
Buddy Sims and Phil Sims,
both of Winder; grandchil
dren, Robin Hetherington,
Lawrenceville, Nicole
Simmons, Braselton, Danny
Sims and Ray Sims, both
of Winder; six great-chil
dren; sister, Mary Willie
Thompson, Bethlehem; and
nephews, Derrell Thompson
and Randy Thompson, both
of Bethlehem.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, March 18, at
2 p.m., from the chapel of
Carter Funeral Home, with
the Rev. Hal Tapp officiat
ing. Burial will be in Barrow
Memorial Gardens. The fam
ily will receive friends at the
funeral home Wednesday,
March 17, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Richard Wilbanks
NICHOLSON - Richard
Kim Wilbanks, 52, died
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at
his residence.
Bom in Jackson County,
he was the son of David
Gordon and Ann Mauldin
Wilbanks of
Nicholson. He
was a United
States Navy
Veteran and was employed
at Southeastern.
Survivors in addition
to his parents include his
fiancee, Kathy Casper,
Nicholson; stepsons, Travis
Ingram, Athens, and Steve
Atkins, Pensacola, Fla.; sis
ter, Karen Moody, Athens;
grandchildren, Jacob and
Bridget Bogel.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, March 11, from
the River of Life Worship
Center with the Revs. Dennis
Kesler and Bobby Ivester
officiating. Burial was in
Howington Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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March 17, 2010.
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