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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2010
Obituaries
Robert Lee Austin Sr.
COMMERCE - Robert
Lee Austin Sr., 73, died
Friday, August 13, 2010, at
Winder Health Care.
Born in Danielsville, he
was the son of the late Wiley
A. and Mary Scoggins Austin.
He was a retired electrician
and a member of the Wesley
Chapel United Methodist
Church. Mr. Austin was pre
ceded in death by his wife,
Frances Veal Austin.
Survivors include a
son, Robert Lee Austin Jr.,
Commerce; stepson, David
Garrett, Commerce; step
daughter, Debbie Berryman,
Braselton; brothers, William
Austin, Maysville, and Melvin
Austin, Easley, S.C.; sisters,
Minnie Turner, Newry, S.C.,
and Susie Cobb, Wahalla,
S.C.
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 16 from the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Rev. Carlton
Peters officiating. Burial was
in Rogers Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Hazel Barnett
NICHOLSON - Hazel
Blanche Barnett, 91, died
Monday, August 16, 2010, at
the BJC Nursing Home.
Born in Nicholson, she
was the daughter of the late
Clarence and Mittie Seay
Luthi and was a homemaker
and member of Nicholson
Baptist Church. Mrs. Barnett
was preceded in death by her
husband, Earl Barnett Sr.; a
son Darrell Barnett; and three
grandchildren.
Survivors include sons, E. W.
Barnett Jr., Nicholson, Billy
Barnett, Jefferson, Rogers
Barnett and Walter Barnett,
both of Nicholson and Larry
Barnett, Hull; daughter, Peggy
Barnett Whitlock, Knoxville,
Tenn.; 14 grandchildren and
22 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, August 18,
from the Nicholson Baptist
Church with the Revs. Terry
Smith, Dennis Kesler and
Mike Stowers officiating.
Burial was in the Howington
Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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August 18, 2010.
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Brenice Beauchamp
COLBERT - Brenice
Beauchamp, 69, died Tuesday,
August 10, 2010, at Athens
Regional Medical Center in
Athens.
Born in Thomaston, he was
the son of the late Daniel
Edward and Inez Dunlap
Beauchamp. He was a retired
having served
in the United
States Air Force.
Survivors include a
son, Greg Beauchamp,
Commerce; daughter, Rhonda
Leonard, Colbert; brothers,
Ottis Beauchamp, Harrison,
Ark., Lester Beauchamp
and Harold Beauchamp,
both of Nicholson, Joseph
Beauchamp, Dacula,
and Roger Beauchamp,
Commerce; a sister, Mary
Volrath, Commerce; five
grandchildren; and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Friday, August 13, from the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Revs. Mike
Spence and Dennis Kesler
officiating. Burial was in
the Beauchamp Family
Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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August 18, 2010.
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Ambrose Bennett
ATHENS - Ambrose O.
Bennett, 74, died Sunday,
August 15, 2010.
A native of Madison
County, he was the son of
the late Coyle O. and Vola
Lee Lord Bennett. He was
retired from the University
of Georgia. Mr. Bennett was
preceded in death by a step
daughter, Deborah Bennett;
brothers, William E. Bennett,
Julian Bennett and George
Bennett; and a sister, Mary
Ann Landrum.
Survivors include his wife,
Kathleen Campbell Bennett,
Athens; sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Travis and Terri
Bennett, Arcade, and Tony
and Barbara Bennett, Comer;
stepsons, Steve Bennett and
wife, Kathy, Bishop, Wesley
A. Bennett and wife, Teresa,
Winterville, Randy A.
Bennett and wife, Catherine,
Nicholson; brothers, Henry
B. Bennett, Center, and Roger
D. Bennett, Jackson; sisters,
Joyce Bennett Wilkins, Hull,
and Sue Bennett Campbell,
Kingston, N.C.; 19 grandchil
dren; and four great-grand
children.
Graveside services will be
held Thursday, August 19, at
11 a.m., at Coile Cemetery.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, is in charge of
arrangements.
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August 18, 2010.
Geri Brook
DAWSONVILLE - Geri
(Board) Brook, 43, died
Tuesday, August 10, 2010,
at her residence following a
brief illness.
Born in Kankakee, Ill., she
was the daughter of Carol
Board and the late Gerald
Board. Mrs. Brook was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Kevin Lavar Brook; and
a sister, Jaime Board.
Survivors in addition to
her mother include a broth
er and sister-in-law, Steven
and Misty Board, Paducah,
Ky.; sisters and brother-in-
law, Paula Robinson, Flowery
Branch, and Rene and Ronnie
Baker, Dickson, Tenn.; an
aunt, Teresa Wilson, Dickson,
Tenn.; and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Friday, August 13, from the
chapel of Memorial Park
South Funeral Home with the
Rev. Scott Wilson officiating.
Graveside services were held
Sunday, August 15, at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Cave-In-Rock,
Ill.
Memorial Park South
Funeral Home, Flowery
Branch, was in charge of
arrangements.
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August 18, 2010.
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Jesse Campbell
LULA - Jesse Franklin
Campbell, 71, died Tuesday,
August 10, 2010, at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville.
Born in Banks County, he
was the son of the late J.B. and
Azzie Whisnant Campbell.
Survivors include sis
ters, Mattie Ruth Carder,
Murrayville, and Lucille
Rigsby, Lula; brothers, Homer
Campbell, Baldwin, and
Roger Campbell, Commerce.
Funeral services were held
Friday, August 13, from the
Silver Shoals Baptist Church
with the Revs. Trent Campbell,
David Tilson and Perry Smith
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Bobby Colley Jr.
HOMER - Bobby Lee
Colley, Jr., 37, died early
Monday morning, August
16, 2010, at the Northeast
Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville, following an
extended illness.
Born in Athens, he was the
son of Delores Noell Colley
of Nicholson and the late
Bobby Colley Sr.
Survivors in addition to
his mother include his wife,
Dina Hughes Colley, Homer;
a daughter. Destiny Colley,
Homer; brother, Brian Colley,
Maysville; nephew, Jeremy
Colley, Hull; and a broth-
er-in-law, Randy Hughes,
Maysville.
Funeral services will be
held Friday, August 20, at 11
a.m., from the chapel of Ivie
Funeral Home. Burial will
be in the Bethany Christian
Church Cemetery. The fam
ily will receive friends at the
funeral home Wednesday,
August 18, from 6 to 9 p.m.,
on Thursday, August 19, from
1 to 3 p.m., and on Friday
morning until the time of ser
vice.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Grace Dorsey
COMMERCE - Grace S.
Dorsey, 97, died Thursday,
August 12, 2010.
Survivors include daughters
and sons-in-law, Sybil and
L.B. Kitchens, Commerce,
and Brenda and Summie
Smith, Jefferson; son and
daughter-in-law, Curtis and
Vivian Dorsey, Nicholson;
a special niece, Geneva
McCarthy; 16 grandchildren;
20 great-grandchildren; and
six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, August 15, from
the chapel of Ivie Funeral
Home with the Rev. David
Strickland officiating. Burial
was in Blacks Creek Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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August 18, 2010.
William Elem
JEFFERSON - William
Harvey Elem, 72, died
Monday, August 9, 2010, at
his residence.
Born in Walton County, he
was the son of the late Roland
and Edna Ingram Elem. He
was a retired auto mechanic.
Survivors include sons,
Billy Elem, Commerce, and
Danny Elem, Nicholson;
daughters, Brenda Standridge,
Jefferson, andAngelia Wilson,
Winder; sister, Betty Brown,
Commerce; five grandchil
dren; and five great-grand
children.
Graveside services were
held Sunday, August 15, from
the Woodbine Cemetery with
the Rev. Ken Clack officiat
ing.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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August 18, 2010.
J.C. Hammond
DANIELSVILLE - J.C.
Hammond, 81, died Saturday,
August 14, 2010, at his resi
dence.
Born on October 23, 1928,
in Madison County, he was
the son of the late William
and Bessie Dove Hammond.
He was a farmer and was
retired having worked with
Overhead Doors. He was
a member of the Meadow
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Montine House Hammond,
Danielsville; a son, Melvin
Hammond, Danielsville;
and sisters, Aldean Carter,
Comer, and Mary Ann Dove,
Greenville, S.C.
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 16, from
the chapel of Pruitt Funeral
Home with the Revs. Mike
Sarna and Dalton Carrington
officiating. Burial was in the
Bethel M Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Stephen Lewis
DANIELSVILLE
Stephen Thomas Lewis, 60,
died Friday, August 13, 2010.
A native of Hartwell, he was
the son of the late Thomas
and Beatrice Lewis. He was
employed with Roper Pump
Company in Commerce and
was a member of Friendship
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Nyoka Lewis; children,
Detra (Robert) Park, Crissy
(Tracy) Shaw, Keith (Diane)
O’Bryant, Jeff (Christy)
O’Bryant, and Crystal Lewis;
a sister, Ann (Mike) Mahaffee;
brothers, Glenn Smith, Frank
Smith; eight grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren; and
a number of nieces and neph
ews.
Memorial services were
held Sunday, August 15, from
the Friendship Baptist Church
with the Rev. Larry Elliott
officiating.
Memorial contributions
may be made to St. Mary’s
Hospice.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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August 18, 2010.
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Evelyn Massey
JEFFERSON - Evelyn
Smith Massey, 85, died
Tuesday, August 17, 2010,
following a period of declin
ing health.
Funeral services are pend
ing and will be announced at
a later date.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, is in charge of
arrangements.
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August 18, 2010.
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Patrick Mooney
PENDERGRASS - Patrick
Mooney, 68, died Tuesday,
August 17, 2010.
Arrangements are pending
at this time.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, is in charge of
arrangements.
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August 18, 2010.
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George Nault
HOSCHTON - George
Matthews Nault, 56, died
Thursday, August 12, 2010.
He was the son of Dr.
William H. Nault and Helen
M. Nault, Indian Head
Park, Ill. He loved his fam
ily, enjoyed working with
his hands, and watching
NASCAR. He played hockey
and cherished his German
Shepherds. He will be missed
by all, loved ones stated.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Matthew B.
and Florence Nault; grand
sons, Benjamin Mateo Nault
and Levi Tomas Nault, San
Francisco, Calif., his for
mer wife, Caroline S. Nault,
Deland, Fla.; brothers,
William H. Nault II, and his
wife Pat, Manhattan Beach,
Calif., Ronald J. Nault and
wife Joann, Morris, Ill, Peter
J. Nault and wife, Joy, of
Charlotte, N.C., Robert B.
Nault and wife Carolyn,
Peoria, Ill., David A. Nault
and wife Irene, Streamwood,
Ill; sisters and brothers-in-
law, Rebecca A. and Howard
Marks, Dayton, Ohio, Julia
M. Nault and husband, David
Doyle, North Reading, Mass.;
and many beloved nieces and
nephews.
In lieu of flowers, con
tributions may be made to
the SPCA of Georgia, 981
Howell Mill Rd., Atlanta, GA
30318.
Memorial services were
held Sunday, August 15, from
Lawson Funeral Home in
Hoschton.
Lawson Funeral Home,
Hoschton, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Clyde Reddick
WINDER - Clyde Reddick,
74, died Friday, August 13,
2010.
He was the son of the late
Neal and Magnolia Davis
Reddick. Mr. Reddick was
preceded in death by a son,
Ricky Canup. He had served
on the Board of Deacons at
Union Baptist Church since
1972, where he operated a
camera for the Church’s T.V.
Ministry and was a truck driv
er with Lanier Produce for 24
years.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary Lou McDaniel Canup
Reddick, Winder; chil
dren, Mitch (Pam) Reddick,
Flowery Branch, Melanie
(Roger) Mathis and Bobby
(Debbie) Canup, all of
Winder; daughter-in-law,
Lynn Canup, Alpharetta;
brother, Edward (Donna Sue)
Reddick, Winder; ten grand
sons; two granddaughters;
and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, August 15, at Union
Baptist Church with the Revs.
Rudy Camp, Brian Faglier
and Pastor Joe Wingo offici
ating. Burial was in Union
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Union Baptist Church
Building Fund, 527 Union
Church Rd., Winder, GA
30680.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Lori Rose
BUFORD - Lori Ellen
Rose, 49, formerly of Odessa,
Texas, died Sunday, August
15,2010, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center.
Survivors include her
son, Dustin Otwell, Buford;
daughters. Heather Garfinkle,
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and
Amber Otwell, Buford; her
parents, Kermit and Rowena
(Boone) Rose, Odessa, Texas;
one niece and one nephew.
Funeral services will be held
at 11:30 a.m., Friday, August
20, from the First United
Pentacostal Church, 1700 N.
Texas Street, Odessa, Texas,
with the Rev. Terry Pugh offi
ciating. Burial will be at
Sunset Memorial Gardens,
Odessa, Texas.
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
Home, 601 N. Alleghaney,
Odessa, Texas, 79761 is in
charge of arrangements.
Memorial Park South
Funeral Home, Flowery
Branch, is in charge of local
arrangements.
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Jessie Ross
WATKINSVILLE - Jessie
Harrison
Ross, 88,
died Friday,
August 13,
2010, at his
residence.
A long
time resi
dent of
Athens and
Watkinsville, he was the
owner of J.H. Ross Floor
Service for 49 years before
retiring in 2004. He was a
veteran having served in the
United States Army during
World War II in Italy and
France, and was a member of
VFW. He loved camping and
was an avid fisherman, hunter
and race car fan. He was a
very loving and devoted fam
ily man and loved his dogs,
Sadie and Bruiser.
Survivors include his wife of
60 years, Thelma Burkhalter
Ross; daughters and their hus
bands, Brenda Sharp (Jim),
San Antonio, Texas, Francine
Brown (Jerry) and Nancy
R. Matthews (Freddie), all
of Hull, Sherry L. Morrow
(Gene) Watkinsville, Kathy
Brown Burt (Danny),
Elberton, and Donna Duncan
(Terry), Watkinsville; brother,
Odes Ross, Payson, Utah;
14 grandchildren; 29 great
grandchildren; and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 16, from the
chapel of Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home with Steve
Hurtle and the Rev. Jeff
Wilkes officiating. Burial was
in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were grandsons,
Kelly Pugh, Jason Morrow,
Dwayne Brown, Jeremy
Brown, Justin Duncan and
Eric Brown. Honorary pall
bearers were Shawn Burns,
Jamie Roberts and Chad
Scarborough.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, West, Bogart, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Ronnie Sorrow Sr.
COLBERT - Ronnie Lee
Sorrow Sr., 54, died Tuesday,
August 17, 2010, at Athens
Regional Medical Center in
Athens.
Born in Clarke County
on November 14, 1955, he
was the son of the late Joe
William and Mildred Roberta
Alewine Sorrow. He was of
the Holiness denomination.
Survivors include his wife,
Marie Bales Sorrow, Colbert;
sons, Ronnie Sorrow Jr.,
Danielsville, Clay Chumbler,
Colbert, and John Chumbler,
Canon; daughters, Renee
Maddox, Atlanta, Beth
Sorrow, California, and Tasha
McIntyre, Rabun County;
18 grandchildren; brothers,
Douglas Sorrow, Bowman,
Paul Sorrow, Canon, and
William Sorrow, Hull; and
sisters, Cooter Baxter, Ila,
Wilma Cluck, Danielsville,
Martha Akins, Colbert, and
Vicki Long, Anderson, S.C.
Graveside services will be
held Thursday, August 19, at
3 p.m., from the Friendship
Baptist Church Cemetery
with the Rev. Wayne Wills
officiating.
The body is at the funeral
home where the family will
receive friends Wednesday,
August 18, from 6 to 8 p.m.
The family is at the home
of Mr. Tommy Collins,
416 Collins-Dudley Rd.,
Danielsville, GA 30633.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Alvin Juan Thomas
Alvin Juan Thomas died
Saturday, July 31, 2010.
Born on November 15,
1985, he was the son of Alvin
and Annie Thomas.
Survivors include his wife,
Elizabeth Torres Thomas;
children, Ericka, Kaiden, Eric
and Alexa Thomas; brothers,
John, Willie, Cedric, Henry,
Fred, Michael Pittman,
Hendry Watson and Mittis
Pope; sisters, Jessye (Norris)
Rogers, Angel Pittman and
Stacie Barnes; and a host of
uncles, aunts, nieces, neph
ews and cousins.
Special recognition and
thank you to Barbara Black
and to his grandmother, Ruby
Watson Harrison.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, August 4, from
Faith Temple Church of God
in Christ in Athens with Supt.
Walter Fleming officiating.
Burial was in Kings Branch
Baptist Church Cemetery in
Carnesville. Pallbearers were
relatives and friends.
Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral
Home, Toccoa, was in charge
of arrangements.
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Joyce Walls
DANIELSVILLE - Helen
Joyce Beard Walls, 77, died
Tuesday, August 17, 2010, at
her residence.
Born in Madison County on
November 5, 1932, she was
the daughter of the late John
H. and Ina Watson Beard.
She was a bookkeeper and
owner and operator of Sam’s
Sports Shop and was of the
Methodist denomination.
Mrs. Walls was preceded in
death by her husband, Walter
Thomas Walls; and a daugh
ter, Mary Lou Walls.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Polly Walls Penson,
Danielsville; sons, Terry
Walls, Danielsville, and Sam
Walls, Lynchburg, Va.; and
numerous special friends.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday, August 19, at 11
a.m., from the chapel of Pruitt
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Tim Peek and Billy Frank
Carey officiating. Burial will
be in the Jones Chapel United
Methodist Church Cemetery.
The body is at the funeral
home where the family will
receive friends Wednesday,
August 18, from 7 to 9 p.m.
The family is at the home of
Terry Walls, 31 John Beard
Rd., Danielsville, GA 30633.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, is in charge of
arrangements.
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