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WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010
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interment followed at the
Georgia National Cemetery
in Canton.
Memorials may be made
to the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation or to Cure
Childhood Cancer in mem
ory of Kathy Marder.
Flanigan Funeral Home,
Buford, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 7, 2010.
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Tony Martin
COMMERCE - Tony
Howard Martin, 50, died
Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at
his residence.
He was the son of the late
James W. and Ivola Peck
Barnett and was in the tex
tile industry.
Survivors include broth
ers, Tommy Tanner,
Athens, and Danny Shuler,
Tallahassee, Fla.; sisters,
Jennifer Collins, Maysville,
Rhonda Coffee, St.
Petersburg, Fla., and Shirley
Stephenson, Commerce;
nieces, Haley Collins and
Rebecca Coffee; and neph
ews, Andrew Collins and
Timothy Tanner.
Memorial services were
held Saturday, July 3, from
Berea Baptist Church with
the Rev. Terry James and
Mr. Danny Dean officiat
ing.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Tony
Martin, c/o First Georgia
Bank, P.O. Box 1205,
Commerce, GA 30529.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, was in
charge of arrangements.
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‘Ernie’ Norman
COMER - Ernest “Ernie”
William Norman Sr., 84,
was bom in Hackensack,
N.J. on January 5, 1926. He
was a man-
stores in
New York
and New Jersey. He also
owned a variety store in
New Jersey. Upon moving
south he became a store
manager for W.T. Grant’s
in Lantana, Florida and
Atlanta, Georgia. A career
change led him to own
and operate Norman’s One
Hour Martinizing in Atlanta
and Norman’s One Hour
Personalizing in Stone
Mountain. Upon retiring
he moved to his farm in
Madison County, where he
passed away on Tuesday,
June 15, 2010.
Ernest Norman served
in the United States Navy
during World War II on a
destroyer, USS Ross. For
many years in New Jersey,
he was the President and
member of the Lions Club.
Ernie Norman was an avid
Deep Sea Fisherman and
Golfer. He enjoyed partici
pating and watching many
sports. One of his favor
ite words of wisdom was
“Swing easy and hit hard!”
Ernie enjoyed gardening and
spent a lot of time landscap
ing his various properties
throughout life. Most of
all he loved birds - watch
ing, feeding, raising and
showing them. He was a
member of the Athens First
United Methodist where his
memorial service was held
on Saturday, June 19.
He is survived by his lov
ing and devoted wife of 31
years, Lynn Kyle Norman;
children, Ernie Jr. and Mary
Norman, both of Stuart, Fla.,
Cheryl Norman, Lynn and
Garth Tagge, and Melanie
Norman, all of Atlanta,
Bill and Cathy Norman,
Alpharetta, and Valerie
and Jason Fortson, Comer;
grandchildren, Kent Tagge,
Atlanta, Ashley Norman,
Alpharetta, and Abby Kyle
Fortson, Comer.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Athens
First United Methodist
Church, 327 North Lumpkin
Street, Athens GA, 30601,
Madison Oglethorpe
Animal Shelter (MAOS),
PO Box 453, Danielsville,
GA 30633, Alzheimer’s
Association, P.O. Box
96011, Washington, DC
20090-6011, or your favor
ite charity.
Lord & Stephens,
Danielsville, was in charge
of arrangements.
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‘Tommy’ Nunn
WINDER - William
Thomas ‘Tommy’ Nunn
Sr., 58, died Friday, July 2,
2010.
Born in Commerce, he
was the son of W.T. Nunn,
Commerce, and the late
Betty Minish Nunn. He was
a member of Corinth United
Methodist Church.
Survivors in addition
to his father include his
wife, Liz Nunn, Winder;
sons and daughters-in-law,
William Thomas Nunn Jr.
and Tracy Nunn and Jason
Bartholomew and Amy
Nunn, all of Winder; daugh
ter and son-in-law, Judy and
Stephen Worley, Winder;
and seven grandchildren.
A graveside service was
held Saturday, July 3, at
Corinth United Methodist
Church Cemetery with the
Rev. Dave Staton officiat
ing.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Johnny O’Brien
BETHLEHEM - Johnny
Lewis O’Brien, 42, died
Sunday, July 4, 2010.
He worked at American
Door and Hardware for
over 10 year's and was an
avid sports fan.
Survivors include
his life partner, Rachel
Scheetz, and her daughter,
Madeline Peters; sisters
and brothers-in-law, Fay
and Randy Jacobs, Theresa
Willoughby, all of Monroe,
Peggy Sue and Arthur
Huckaby, Spartanburg,
S.C.; nieces, Veronica
Davis and Jacqueline
Huckaby; nephews, Jesse
King, Christopher Jenkins
and Steven Jenkins.
Memorial services will be
held Wednesday, July 7, at
7 p.m., from the chapel of
Tim Stewart Funeral Home
in Lawrenceville with Pastor
Chris Huff officiating. The
family will receive friends
Wednesday, July 7, from
5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral
home.
Tim Stewart Funeral
Home, Lawrenceville, is in
charge of arrangements.
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Duane Phillips
DANIELSVILLE
Duane Kelly Phillips, 49,
died Sunday, July 4, 2010
at the Athens Regional
Medical Center.
Born in Royston on July
22, 1960, he was the son of
thelate J.O. and Reba Lucille
Martin Phillips. He was a
maintenance manager hav
ing worked with Evergreen
Products, formerly Dairy
Pak, and was a member of
the Corinth Baptist Church.
Mr. Phillips was preceded
in death by his wife, Janice
Elaine Forrester Phillips.
Survivors include sons
and daughter-in-law,
Colby and Tiffany Phillips
and Tyler Phillips, all of
Danielsville; brother and
sister-in-law, Alden and
Lorey Phillips, Colbert;
sisters and brothers-in-law,
Susan and Tommy Dillard,
Sandra and Jim Jeffer, all
of Hull and Sylvia Phillips,
Bowman.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m., Thursday,
July 8, at the Corinth Baptist
Church in Marble Hill with
the Rev. LeRoy Kelley offi
ciating. Burial will follow
in the church cemetery.
The body is at the Pruitt
Funeral Home, Royston,
where the family will
receive friends from 6 to 8
p.m. Tuesday, July 6. The
family will receive friends
at the Sosebee Funeral
Home Wednesday, July 7,
from 1 to 8 p.m. The family
is at the home.
In lieu of flowers memo
rials may be made to the
Corinth Baptist Church,
C/O Jerry Brooks, 239
Sautalee Place, White, GA
30184.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Jo Plunkett
AUBURN - Jo Plunkett,
82, died Friday, July 2,
2010.
Mrs. Plunkett was a mem
ber of Smyrna Christian
Church and retired after 37
years from BellSouth as a
customer service represen
tative. She was preceded in
death by her son, Cary Ray
Plunkett.
Survivors include her
husband of 63 years, Ray
Plunkett, Auburn; daugh-
ter-in-law: Cathy Plunkett,
Kennesaw; sister and broth-
er-in-law, Evelyn and Paul
Bentley, Lawrenceville;
sister-in-law, Elia Fuller,
Smyrna; grandchildren,
Jenny and Sandy Plunkett,
Kennesaw; numerous niec
es, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 7, from
the Lawrenceville Chapel
of Tim Stewart Funeral
Home, with Tolbert Moore
officiating.
Burial was in Pine
Ridge Memorial Park in
Kennesaw.
Tim Stewart Funeral
Home, Lawrenceville, was
in charge of arrangements.
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‘Ronnie’ Poole
GILLSVILLE - Ronald
“Ronnie” Michael Poole,
70, better known as
“Cotton,” died Friday, July
2, 2010 at Athens Regional
Medical Center.
Born on June 19, 1940 in
Gillsville, he ran “Cotton’s
Grocery” for many years.
He was a member of
Gillsville Baptist Church
and was well known in the
community.
Survivors include his
companion of over 25
years, Paulette Moody; her
children, Mitchell and Sue
Moody, Lorie and David
Saylors, and Kenny and
Brandy Moody: a broth
er and sister-in-law, Rev.
Swayne Poole and Vivian
Poole, Griffin; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Monday, July 5, from
the chapel of Ivie Funeral
Home. Burial was in
Gillsville Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge
of arrangements.
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Rondy Scruggs
HOSCHTON - Rondy
Scruggs, 51, died Saturday,
June 26, 2010.
He was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lonny (Mae Cilia)
Scruggs.
Survivors in addition to
his parents include daugh
ters, Mr. and Mrs. Mack
(Olyumpia) Duke and
Ms. Melisa Scruggs; sons,
Brandon Burton and Justin
Burton; six grandchildren;
and a brother, Raymond
Scruggs.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, July 3, from
New Hope AME Church
in Hoschton with the Rev.
Kenneth P. Cooper offi
ciating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Eberhart & Sons
Mortuary, Winder, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Connie Seay
MAYSVILLE - Connie
Jean Philyaw Seay, 69, died
Saturday, July 3, 2010, at
her residence.
Born in Hall County, she
was the daughter of the
late Terrell Lamar (T.L.)
and Willie Mae Godfrey
Philyaw. She was a home
maker. Mrs. Seay was pre
ceded in death by a sister,
Lena Harper Powell.
Survivors include her
husband, Charles Seay,
Maysville; daughters and
sons-in-law, Carol and
Junior David, Lynn and Billy
Smith and Sandra Elrod
and Danny Robertson, all
of Maysville; sisters, Mary
Martin, Gainesville and
Peggy Jarrett, Gillsville;
grandchildren, Chris and
Christy Heath, Sheri and
Tommy Sorrow, Zack
and Jodie Smith, Hannah
Smith, Ben Elrod, Clayton
and Adrienne David; great
grandchildren, Hunter
Heath, Kynlee Griffin and
Kelden Smith.
Funeral services were
held Monday, July 5, from
the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home with the
Revs. Tommy Seay, Swayne
Cardan and Darrell Gilmer
officiating. Burial was at
Riverside Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Hayward Sorrow
COMMERCE
Hayward William Sorrow,
81, died Friday, July 2,
2010, at his residence.
Born on April 15, 1929,
in Commerce, he was the
son of the late Hope and
Erma Holcomb Sorrow. He
was retired from Harmony
Grove Mills and was a
member of Berea Baptist
Church. He enjoyed spend
ing time with his family,
playing the guitar, banjo
and violin, singing, playing
horseshoe and gardening.
Mr. Sorrow was preceded
in death by a sister, Betty
Jo Wood.
Survivors include his
wife of 53 years, Evelyn
Mealor Sorrow; daughters
and son-in-law, Joanne
Sorrow, Jill Sorrow, Janice
and Ervin Ramsey; son and
daughter-in-law, Joel and
Barbara Sorrow; grand
daughters, Jordan Ramsey,
Erin Ramsey and Amanda
Sorrow; grandsons, Nathan
Sorrow and Andrew
Sorrow.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, July 4, from the
chapel of Ivie Funeral Home
with the Rev. Joel Sorrow
officiating. Burial was in
the Midway Cemetery in
Gillsville
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
Samaritan Purse Operation
Christmas Child.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge
of arrangements.
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Mildred Wallace
WINDER - Mildred
Grace
Wallace,
86, died
Sunday,
July 4,
2010.
Born in
Jackson
County,
she was
the daugh
ter of the late Sanford W.
and Callie Wier Wallace.
A member of Winder First
United Methodist Church,
she owned and operated
Wallace Beauty Shop for
many year's. She was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Hoke S. Wallace,
She is survived by her
sister, Dorothy Mauldin,
Winder.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 7, from
Smith Memory Chapel,
with the Rev. Larry Rary
officiating. Burial was in
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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‘Bret’Ward
HOSCHTON - William
‘Bret’ Ward, 45, died
Thursday, July 1, 2010.
Born in Decatur, he was
the son of William A. and
Charlotte Ward, Monticello.
A member of Oak Grove
Independent B aptist Church,
he was an avid outdoorsman
and a loving father. He was
a foreman at Utility Line
Construction.
Survivors in addition to
his parents include his wife,
Lisa Ward, Hoschton; sons,
Justin Cody Ward, Christian
Caleb Ward, and Joshua
Seth Ward, all of Hoschton;
daughter,
Amber
Chatrice
Ward,
Jordan,
Minn.;
grandson,
Tristan
A. Ward;
brother
and sister-
in-law, Jeff B. and Tammie
Ward, Lawrenceville; sis
ter, Molly Renee Ward,
Lawrenceville; sister and
brother-in-law, Tammy
and Clint Hancock,
Sandersville; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Monday, July 5, from
Oak Grove Independent
Baptist Church, with the
Revs. Robbie Black and
Brandon Black officiating.
Entombment was in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hope
Christian Academy, 8
Pleasant Hill Church Road,
Winder, Georgia 30680.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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‘Hanner’ Williamson
COMMERCE
Diane “Hanner” Teague
Williamson, 60, died
Saturday, June 26, 2010, at
her residence.
Born in Clayton on May 1,
1950, she was the daughter
of the late Paul and Myrtle
Page Teague. She was a
certified nursing assistant
at BJC Hospital and was a
member of the Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church. She attend
ed the Erastus Christian
Church in Commerce. Mrs.
Williamson was preceded
in death by a sister, Susan
Speed.
Survivors include her
husband, William Henry
“Bodie” Williamson,
Commerce; children and
their spouses, Bruce and
Cathy McCall, Maysville,
Stacy and Vickie McCall,
Lula, Kevin and Joy
Williamson and Derek
Stevens, Gainesville,
Shannon and Jim McEachin,
Commerce; brother-in-law,
Andrew Speed, Clayton;
brothers and spouses, Dan
and Martha Jo Teague,
Randy Teague, Dee Speed,
Greg and Pam Speed and
Karen and Bill Watkins, all
of Clayton; stepdaughters,
Cheryl Talley and husband,
Shane, Otto, N.C., and
Melanie Lucas, Whittier,
N.C.; eight grandchildren;
four step-grandchildren;
and several nephews, nieces
and cousins.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, June 29, at
the Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church in Clayton. Burial
was in the church cemetery
with the Revs. Raymond
Page and Steve Parker offi
ciating.
Hunter Funeral Home,
Clayton, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Stephanie Wilson
WINDER - Stephanie
Michelle Wilson, 19, died
Thursday, July 1, 2010.
Born in Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, she
was the
daughter
of father
and step
mother,
William
and
Suzanne
Wilson,
Winder,
and mother, Deidre Wilson,
Macon. She attended
Kennedy Elementary
School and the Georgia
Academy for the Blind in
Macon. Stephanie was a
15-year cancer survivor and
was active in Relay. She
was a member of the Girl
Scouts Auburn Troop and
loved to make bead brace
lets and necklaces.
Survivors in addition to her
parents include grandpar
ents, Maxine Wall, Statham,
Grace Riefler, San Antonio,
Texas, Richard and Patricia
Wilson, St. Cloud, Minn.,
Clyde and Mariam Snider,
Lehigh Acres, Fla. and step
grandfather, George Riefler,
Streetsboro, Ohio; brothers,
Michael and Stacey Wilson,
Winder, Joshua and Erica
Gatewood, Fort Bragg,
N.C., and Andrew Wilson,
Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; step
brother, Jim Kelley, Winder;
one niece and one nephew.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, July 6, from Smith
Memory Chapel, with the
Rev. Jim Brooks officiat
ing. Burial was in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Brain
Tumor Foundation for
Children, 6065 Roswell
Road, Suite 505, Atlanta,
GA 30328-4015.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Geneva Wineinger
GAINESVILLE
Geneva Carolyn (Cooley)
Wineinger, 75, died
Thursday, July 1, 2010, at
New Horizon West Nursing
Home in Gainesville, fol
lowing an extended illness.
Born in Junction City,
Ky., she was the daughter of
the late Howard Frank and
Delitha Ann (Campbell)
Cooley. She was a mem
ber of McEver Road Baptist
Church. Mrs. Wineinger
was preceded in death by
brothers, Donald Cooley,
Alvin Cooley and James
Cooley.
Survivors include her
loving husband, Gale
Wineinger, Gainesville; a
daughter, Kimberly Martin,
Gainesville; grandchildren,
Brandon Wineinger, Jessica
Martin and Jordan Martin;
great-grandchild, Aaron
Wineinger; brothers and sis-
ters-in-law, Wayne and Inez
Cooley, Indianapolis, Ind.,
and Randall and Juanita
Cooley, Hopkinsville,
Ky.; sisters, Norma Jean
Robertson, Kokomo,
Ind., and Juanita Raynes,
Junction City, Ky.; and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, July 3, from
the chapel of Memorial Park
South Funeral Home with
Pastor Rod Bell Jr. officiat
ing. Burial was in Memorial
Park South Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Maranatha Christian
Academy, 5135 McEver
Rd., Oakwood, GA 30566
or 770-536-6334.
Memorial Park South
Funeral Home, Flowery
Branch, was in charge of
arrangements.
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