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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
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Obituaries
Ouida Bentley
WINDER Ouida
Hall Bentley, 81, died
Saturday, April 24,
2010. A longtime resi
dent of Winder, she was
the daughter of the late
Charlie J. and Pearl Stone
Hall. She was a retiree
of General Telephone,
where she served as an
operator. Mrs. Bentley
was preceded in death by
sisters, Grace Murphy,
Newell Wood and Bonnie
Pentecost.
Survivors include
daughters, Linda Casey
and Pam Shariati, both of
Winder; grandchildren,
Allen Casey and Chasity
Parker; great-grandchil
dren, Ansley Parker, Cole
Casey and Maria Eckton;
and brothers, Charles
T. Hall, Hoschton and
Donald Hall, Atlanta.
A memorial service
will be held at 2 p.m.,
Saturday, May 1, in the
chapel of Carter Funeral
Home with the Rev.
Donnie Pennington offi
ciating. The family will
receive friends Saturday
from 1 to 2 p.m., at the
funeral home.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, is in charge of
arrangements.
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April 28, 2010
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Martha Childs
COMMERCE
Martha Elizabeth Childs,
74, died Friday, April 23,
2010, at her residence.
Bom in Fulton County,
she was the daughter
of the late Jack R. and
Fillian Murphy Doss.
She was a member of
Galilee Christian Church
and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Childs was preced
ed in death by a son,
Robert F. Childs.
Survivors include
her husband, Sammy
F. Childs, Commerce;
daughters, Martha
F. Mejias and Mary
A. Green, both of
Commerce; brother, Jack
R. Doss, Barnesville;
four grandchildren; and
six great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will
be held Sunday, May 2,
at 2 p.m., from Galilee
Christian Church with
Minister Tom Plank offi
ciating. The family will
receive friends Sunday,
May 2, from 1 to 2 p.m.
at the church.
In lieu of flowers, dona
tions may be made to
Well Spring Camp, 559
Rucker Rd., Jefferson,
GA 30549.
Fittle-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, is in
charge of arrangements.
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April 28, 2010.
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Sara Collins
COLBERT - Sara P.
Collins, 90, died Sunday,
April 25, 2010.
Born in Madison
County, she was the
daughter of the late
Redden Abner and
Lucy Latty Patterson.
She was retired from
Clarke County Board
of Education where she
served as manager in the
lunchrooms at Fowler
Drive Elementary and
Clarke Central High
schools. She was a
member of Hull Baptist
Church, where she was
a Sunday School teach
er for many years. Mrs.
Collins was preceded in
death by her husband,
James Floyd Collins;
and a son, Michael Lee
Collins.
Survivors include
grandchildren, Heather
(Buck) Thigpen and Brett
James Collins, all of
Waycross; daughter-in-
law, Brenda (Ted) Collins
Deroche, Waycross; niec
es, Kimberlee Patterson,
Colbert, Melissa
Patterson Meador,
Middletown Connecticut,
Laurie Patterson
Gordon, Winder, and
Paula Forman Bullock,
Elberton; and a number
of other relatives.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, April 27,
at Lord & Stephens
Madison Chapel with the
Rev. James Creason offi
ciating.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to
Alzheimer’s St. Mary’s
Foundation, 1230 Baxter
St., Athens, GA 30606-
3791.
Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home, Madison
Chapel, Danielsville,
was in charge of arrange
ments.
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April 28, 2010.
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Ralph Covington
CARNESVILLE
Ralph Edmond
Covington, 82, died
Wednesday, April 21,
2010, at his residence
with his family by his
side.
Bom March 28, 1928,
in Jefferson, he was a
native of Jackson County
and was the youngest
of nine chil
dren born to
the late Lee
Wesley and
Beulah Estelle Adams
Covington. He was a vet
eran having served in the
United States Army and
received an honorable
discharge in October,
1956. Mr. Covington
was preceded in death
by a daughter, Patsy
Covington Butterworth.
He enjoyed sports of
all kinds and briefly
raced cars in Alabama.
Early on in life, he
learned the sport of bil
liards and became an
expert at the game, at
one time playing against
the well-known celebrity
billiards player Jeannette
Lee, The Black Widow.
The sport he enjoyed
best was checkers and
he became the best in
Georgia after defeating
the Georgia Checkers
Champion. He was also
an avid bowler, having
bowled in a league for
many years.
He was involved in
the landscaping busi
ness most of his life
and later owned his own
lawnmower and small
engine repair business.
Ralph was of the Baptist
denomination. For many
years he served the com
munity through involve
ment in civic organiza
tions, being instmmental
in providing free blood
pressure screenings and
free clothing to the poor
communities of Atlanta.
He enjoyed the wonder
ful life he shared with his
wife, children and grand
children.
Survivors include his
loving wife of 52 years,
Sarah Beck Covington;
daughters and sons-in-
law, Felicia and Tim
Cooper, Newnan, Melicia
and Scot Mitchell,
McDonough, Shannon
and Brent Flynt, Roanoke,
Va.; son-in-law, Steve
Butterworth; and grand
children, Timothy and
Sarah Cooper, Matthew
Mitchell, Taylor and
Morgan Flynt, Katherine,
Marianne and Shannon
Butterworth.
Funeral services were
held Friday, April 23,
from the chapel of Ivie
Funeral Home with
the Rev. Dennis Duck
officiating. Burial was
at Jackson Memorial
Gardens.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge
of arrangements.
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April 28, 2010.
(476-46.85)
Kathleen Doan
HOSCHTON
Kathleen Ruth Doan, 58,
lost her battle with lung
cancer on Tuesday, April
20, 2010.
Bom in Detroit, Mich.,
she resided in Hoschton
and was a talented quil-
ter who spent countless
hours making homemade
gifts for those she loved.
She was a true and loyal
friend to many. She will
be remembered loving
ly and missed terribly,
loved ones stated. She
will be remembered for
her strength and unwav
ering devotion and love
to her family, especially
her five grandchildren.
Survivors include her
husband of 42 years,
Earl Doan; daughters
and sons-in-law, Laura
and Tom DeVoie, Shauna
and Steve Hamby; son
and daughter-in-law,
Brian and Tiffany Doan;
and five grandchildren,
Cady, Zachary, Hunter,
Meghan and Brody.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to
Emory Winship Cancer
Institute, Development
Office, 1762 Clifton Rd.,
Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA
30322.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge
of arrangements.
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April 28, 2010.
Kathleen Dwyer
COMMERCE
Kathleen Dwyer, 83,
died Thursday, April 22,
2010.
A native of Haines
City, Fla., she was born
on May 13, 1926, her
mother’s birthday, and
was the daughter of the
late Gurden and Iola
Rauton Flanders. She
was a homemaker, the
former owner of Helen’s
Uniforms and was of
the Baptist denomina
tion. Mrs. Dwyer was
preceded in death by her
husband, William Irwin
Dwyer; a son, Patrick
Harry Dwyer; and broth
er, Graham Flanders.
Survivors include chil
dren, William Flanders
and Kathy Dwyer,
Brandon, Fla., Penny
Dwyer and Roger Walker,
Commerce, and Debra
Lee and Tom Fanatia,
Denver, Colo.; brother
and sister-in-law, Boney
Leonard and Gloria
Flanders, Charleston,
S.C.; seven grandchil
dren and seven great
grandchildren.
A memorial ser
vice will be held at 2
p.m., Saturday, May 1,
at Little-Ward Chapel,
Commerce, with the
Rev. Ellen Cook offici
ating. Burial will be on
Saturday, May 8, in the
Glenn Abby Memorial
Gardens of Auburndale,
Fla.
Flowers will be accept
ed or donations may
be made to Odyssey
Hospice, 855 Gaines
School Road, Suite G,
Athens, GA 30605.
Bernstein Funeral
Home, Athens, is in
charge of arrangements.
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April 28, 2010.
‘Pete” Fisher
COMMERCE - Peter
“Pete” Fisher, 76, died
Monday,
April 19,
2 0 10,
at the
Athens
Regional
Medical
Center in
Athens.
Mr. Fisher was preced
ed in death by a grand
son, Blake Evans; and
a great-grandson, Jacob
Bowden.
Born in California,
he was a veteran of the
United States Army.
Survivors include his
wife, Betty Jean Sears
Fisher, Commerce;
daughters, Jean Evans,
Commerce, and Toni
Bowden, Homer; grand
children, Ashley Cooper,
Kayla Evans, Vince
Bowden, Kerry Bowden
and Desiree Tate; great
grandchildren, Camden
Cooper, Carson Bowden
and Chyanne Bowden.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, April
28, from the chapel of
Ivie Funeral Home after
which the body was cre
mated.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge
of arrangements.
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April 28, 2010.
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Marion Godfrey
GAINESVILLE -
Marion Horace Godfrey,
86, died Friday, April 23,
2010, at BJC Medical
Center in Commerce fol
lowing a sudden illness.
Born on September
7, 1923, in Gainesville,
he was the son of the
late William Horace and
Lena Manus Godfrey. He
was retired from Milliken
60 years of I
service and
served four years in the
United States Army Air
Force as an airplane
mechanic. Mr. Godfrey
was preceded in death
by his wife, Faye Adams
Godfrey; brother, John
Godfrey; and sisters,
Theo Black, Catherine
Elliott, Sarah Gilmer,
Willie Mae Philyaw
and Ethelene Godfrey.
He was a member of
Montgomery Memorial
Baptist Church, where
he was also a member of
the Brotherhood. He was
a deacon and song leader
at Pleasant Union Baptist
Church and Faith Baptist
Church.
He was a loving hus
band, father and grand
father, who cared deeply
for his beloved wife, chil
dren and grandchildren.
He brought his children
up in a Christian home,
carrying them to church
every opportunity he
could, loved ones stated.
Survivors include a
son and daughter-in-
law, Hillyer and Polly
Godfrey, Maysville;
daughters and son-in-
law, Hilda and Jimmy
Stanford, Clermont,
Cathy Cornett and
Emily Abernathy, both
of Gainesville; grand
children, Christopher
Satterfield, Michelle
Madden, Carla Cornett,
Melissa Dowdy, Marie
Godfrey, Mandy Howard
and Megan Abernathy;
great-grandchildren,
Laci, Ethan and Evan
Satterfield, Patrick
Madden and Nathan
Howard; special friends,
Jeff and Kathy Lee and
T.J. and Grace Kemp;
and a host of nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, April 25,
from Montgomery
Memorial Baptist Church
with the Revs. Darryl
Womack, Terry Rice and
Henry Webb officiating.
Burial was in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Brighter
Mornings at the Shoals,
7456 Hwy. 82 Spur,
Maysville, GA 30558 or
Montgomery Memorial
Baptist Church Music
Ministries, 56 Dunlap St.,
Gainesville, GA 30501.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, North Riverside
Chapel, Gainesville, was
in charge of arrange
ments.
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April 28, 2010.
(19075-46.25)
Doris Healan
WINDER - Doris
Wall Healan, 86, died
Wednesday, April 21,
2010.
Born in Barrow County
she was the daughter of
the late Thomas H. and
Susie Wilburn Wall. Mrs.
Healan was preceded in
death by her husband,
Doyle Healan; and a son,
Charles Healan.
Survivors include sons
and daughters-in-law,
William D. Healan Jr.
and Patricia Healan and
Jerry and Carol Simmons
Healan, all of Winder;
daughter and son-in-
law, Peggy and Ronald
Reynolds, Winder;
grandchildren, William
D. Healan III, Cynthia
H. Robarge, Michael N.
Healan, Erin Healan,
Amy Healan Maddox,
Andrew Healan, Ashley
Healan, Abby Healan,
Matt Reynolds and
Amber R. Wigley; and
a sister, Dot Garrett,
Winder.
Funeral services were
held Friday, April 23,
from Smith Memory
Chapel. Burial was
in Barrow Memorial
Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 28, 2010.
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‘Hook’ Howington
JEFFERSON - Mary
Sue “Hook” Howington,
87, died Saturday, April
24, 2010.
Born on June 4, 1922,
in Jefferson, she was
the daughter of the late
Hoyt and Nell Anthony
Howington. She was a
homemaker and was of
the Baptist denomina
tion. Miss Howington
was preceded in death
by brothers, Aubrey “Big
Boy,” Buddy, Clifford
and Curtis Howington.
Survivors includebroth-
Billy Howington,
ers,
Jack Howington and
Ronnie Howington, all
of Jefferson; and numer
ous niec
es and
nephews.
Funeral
services
were held
Monday,
April 26,
at the
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graveside in the Cabin
Creek Baptist Church
Cemetery with the Rev.
Jesse Mealor officiating.
Nephews served as pall
bearers.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge
of arrangements.
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April 28, 2010.
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Fletch Hubbard
COMMERCE-Fletch
Ronnie Hubbard, 61,
died Wednesday, April
21, 2010, at Habersham
County Hospital.
Born in Banks County,
he was the son of the late
Fletch and Emma Stitt
Arnold Hubbard. Mr.
Hubbard was preceded in
death by his wife, Cindy
Hubbard; brothers, J.P
and Clyde Hubbard; and
a sister, Linda Embrick.
Survivors include sis
ters, Doris Hubbard,
Maysville, Joan
Pritchard, Clarkesville,
and Gay Painter, Alto;
and a number of nieces,
nephews and great-niec
es and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Friday, April 23,
from the chapel of Ivie
Funeral Home, after
which the body was cre
mated.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge
of arrangements.
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April 28, 2010.
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Roland Livingston
BALDWIN - Roland
Jackson Livingston, 89,
died Friday, April 23,
2010.
No funeral services
will be held.
Whitfield Funeral
Home, South Chapel,
Baldwin, is in charge of
arrangements.
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April 28, 2010.
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