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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2010
MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
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Dahlonega, Cameron
Ferguson, Commerce,
Austin Ferguson, Berrin
Springs, Mich., Brandon
Patterson, Cornelia, Jeremy
Singleton and Jacoby
Shontz, both of Virginia,
Christopher Prouch,
Arkansas; brother, Ronald
Gary, Athens; and a sister,
Cathy Langston, Athens.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, December
28, from the chapel of
Little-Ward Funeral Home
with the Rev. Phil Ferguson
officiating. Burial was in
Jackson Memorial Park.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, was in
charge of arrangements.
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December 29, 2010.
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Larry Graham
GAINESVILLE
Larry D. Graham, 60, died
Monday, December 27,
2010, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center following a
brief illness.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home South, Flowery
Branch, is in charge of
arrangements.
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December 29, 2010.
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Bishop G.H.
Hammond
STATHAM - Bishop
G.H. Hammond, 89, died
Friday, December 24,
2010.
Born in Athens, he was
the son of the late Obie
and Rosa Kent Hammond.
He served as a pastor for
60 years, 44 years was
in Winder and at other
churches in Athens and
Barnesville, and was found
er of The Church of Lord
Jesus Christ in Forsyth.
He was veteran having
served in the United States
II involved
in two inva
sions. Mr. Hammond was
preceded in death by broth
ers, Allen, James, Cyril and
Burt Hammond; and sister,
Lorelle Hammond.
Survivors include his
wife of 72 years, Nellie
T. Hammond, Statham;
son and daughter-in-
law, Reggie and Janice
Hammond, Statham;
daughter and son-in-law,
Pastor Patsy Nell Collins
and husband Dallas, Round
O, S.C.; six grandchildren;
10 great-grandchildren;
nine great-great-grandchil
dren; brothers, the Rev.
Douglas Hammond and the
Rev. Howard Hammond,
both of Watkinsville, and
the Rev. Curtis Hammond,
Bishop; sisters, Era Hicks,
Bishop, Irene O’Dillon
and Ruth Wilson, both of
Watkins ville, and Sandra
Pruitt, Warmer Robins.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, December
28, from Winder Apostolic
Church of the Lord
Jesus Christ with Pastor-
Tommy Baker officiating.
Burial was in the Bar-row
Memorial Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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December 29, 2010.
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‘Gabby’Hayes
HIAWASSEE - Kenneth
Talmadge “Gabby”
Hayes, 77, died Saturday,
December 25, 2010.
He was a member of
Macedonia Baptist Church
in Hiawassee, Towns
County Lions Club, the
Masonic Lodge #131,
Knights Temple Order
of the Eastern Star, and
the Yarab Shrine Temple.
He retired from General
Motors after 30 years of
service and enjoyed coach
ing his sons in Dixie Youth
Baseball. Mr. Hayes was
preceded in death by his
first wife, Jessie Hayes; 10
brothers and sisters; and
two grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife,
Carol Hayes, Hiawassee;
sons and daughter-in-law,
Kenny Hayes, Moreno
Valley, Calif., and Tim and
Tracy Hayes, Woodbury;
step-children, Jeff and
Janet Johnson, Sparta, Mo.,
Beverly and reg Jewell,
Sparta, Mo., Dale Johnson,
Valerie and Dan Chastain,
all of Hiawassee, Russell
and Valerie Johnson,
Bozeman, Mont., Greg and
Brandy Johnson, Dallas,
Texas; sister, Belle Bell,
Morrow; nine grandchil
dren; and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, December-
30, at 1 p.m., from the
Lawrenceville Chapel of
Tim Stewart Funeral Home
with the Revs. Ollie V.
Hayes and Harold Ledford
officiating. The family
will receive friends from
5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday,
December 29, at the Tim
Stewart Funeral Home,
300 Simonton Rd., SW,
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
770-962-3100.
Flowers will be accepted
or memorials may be made
to the Shriners Hospital for
Children, 950 West Faris
Rd., Greenville, SC 29605,
864-271-3444.
Tim Stewart Funeral
Home, Lawrenceville, is in
charge of arrangements.
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December 29, 2010.
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Vannie Lee Hix
JEFFERSON - Vannie
Lee Freeman Hix, 94, died
Wednesday, December 22,
2010.
Born on March 6, 1916,
she was the daughter
of the late William Gus
and Minnie Dickerson
Freeman. She was a home
maker and a member of the
Faith Baptist Church. Mrs.
Hix was preceded in death
by her husband, William
D. Hix, Sr.; sons, Ted Hix,
Donald Hix; brothers,
W.G. Freeman, Maurice
Freeman; sisters, Pearl
Freeman, Lessie Rainwater,
Doris Jones, Ruth Reed and
Mamie Freeman.
Survivors include a
daughter, Peggy Hix,
Jefferson; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Butch and
Joyce Hix, Jefferson; sis
ter, Annie Mae McDonald,
Commerce; daughters-in-
law, Peggy L. Hix, Jefferson,
Corien Hix, Hoschton; nine
grandchildren; 12 great
grandchildren; three great-
great-grandchildren; and a
special caregiver, Jennifer
Whisnant.
Funeral services were
held Monday, December-
27, from the chapel of
Evans Funeral Home with
the Rev. David Sharpton
officiating. Burial was
in the Jackson Memorial
Park with Allen Hix, Eric
Hix, Terry Hix, Brian
Wood, Chad Hix, Todd
Hardigree, Brian Anglin
and Christopher Holloway
honored as pallbearers.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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December 29, 2010.
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Doris Hunter
COMER - Doris Wagner
Hunter,
88, died
Monday,
December-
20, 2010.
A
native of
Camden,
N.J., she
was the
daughter of the late John
and Lillyan Vanderripe
Wagner. Mrs. Hunter was
preceded in death by a
daughter, Doris Hunter
Pfender.
Survivors include her
husband of 71 years,
Robert B. Hunter, Comer-
sons, Robert John Hunter,
Selma, Ala., James Robert
Hunter, Gulfport, Miss.,
and John Hunter, Hull;
daughter, Patricia Hunter-
Gibbon, Lawrenceville;
brothers, John Wagner,
New Jersey, and Charles
Wagner, Virginia; 18 grand
children; and 18 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, December-
30, at 10 a.m., from St.
Catherine Laboure Catholic
Mission in Jefferson with
Father Terry Crone offi
ciating. Burial will be
at National Cemetery in
Canton. The family will
receive friends Wednesday,
December 29, from 5 to 7
p.m. at the funeral home.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, is in charge of
arrangements.
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December 29, 2010.
Ruth Lackey
ROYSTON - Ruth I.
Lackey died Tuesday,
December 28, 2010.
She was the daughter of
the late Lee and Naomi
Cleghorn Lackey. She lived
in Charlotte, N.C. most of
her life and was retired
from Eastern Air Lines.
She will truly be missed
by a family that loved her.
Mrs. Lackey was preceded
in death by a sister, Bettie
Gray; and brothers, Tom
Lackey and Henry Lackey.
Survivors include sisters,
Bonnie Campbell, Orlando,
Fla., and Barbara Jordan,
Danielsville; a brother,
Gene Lackey, Hull; and
several nieces and neph
ews.
Memorial services
will be held Thursday,
December 30, at 2 p.m.
from the Gables Assisted
Living Home in Royston.
In lieu of flowers, memo
rials may be made to a
charity of your choice.
Lord & Stevens Funeral
Home, Athens, is in charge
of arrangements.
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December 29, 2010.
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Charles Martin
NICHOLSON
Charles Martin, 59, died
Wednesday, December 22,
2010, at Athens Regional
Medical Center.
Born in Jackson County,
he was the son of the late
Hugh Bar-tow and Nellie
Mae Turpin Martin. He
was retired from Reliance.
Survivors include a son,
William Martin, Nicholson;
brothers, Boyd Martin,
Redstone, and Hugh Martin,
Jefferson; sisters, Ealviree
Patterson, Homer, Isabelle
Pressey, Maysville, and
Alvire Fields, Jefferson.
Funeral services were
held Friday, December 24,
from the chapel of Little-
Ward Funeral Home with
the Rev. Charles Elrod
officiating. Burial was in
Maxwell Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, was in
charge of arrangements.
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December 29, 2010.
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Lewis Miller
JEFFERSON - Lewis
Wesley Miller Jr., 58, died
Tuesday, December 21,
2010.
Born on December 26,
1951, in Athens, he was the
son of the late Lewis W. and
Florence LaCount Miller.
He was a paint contractor
whose favorite things to do
were spending time in his
shop working on a range of
projects that include refin-
ishing furniture, re-purpos-
ing antiques, working on
automobiles and enjoying
good times with his many
friends. Mr. Miller was
preceded in death by a sis
ter, Alice LaFaye Sims.
Survivors include his
wife, Dolly Bell Miller,
Jefferson; adaughter, Lesley
Dale Miller, Diamond
Hill; sister and brother-
in-law, Linda and Tommy
Robinson, Lexington; sis
ter-in-law and brother-in-
law, Claudia Lyn and Ray
Statham; brother-in-law,
Roy and Debbie Bell and
Charles and Christy Bell;
grandchildren, Russell
Wesley Miller and Lindsey
Dayle Miller; and nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, December 26,
from the chapel of Evans
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Bill Hayes officiating.
Burial was in the Evergreen
Memorial Park with
Charles Bell, Christopher
Bell, Zoobie Martin,
Tracy Galloway, Michael
Sims, Buddy Snow, D.J.
Willingham and C.J. Bell
honored as pallbearers.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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December 29, 2010.
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Willie Mae Nelms
COMMERCE - Willie
Mae Nelms, 89, died
Monday, December 27,
2010, at BJC Medical
Center.
Born in Cornelia, she
was the daughter of the late
John and Vangie McAllister
Tench. She was a home
maker. Mrs. Nelms was
preceded in death by her
husband, Hubbard Nelms.
Survivors include a niece,
Sara Whitsel, Commerce.
Graveside services will be
held Thursday, December-
30, at 11 a.m., with the Rev.
Carlton Peters officiating.
The family will receive
friends at the funeral home
Wednesday, December 29,
from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, is in
charge of arrangements.
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Lottie Pate
DANIELSVILLE
Lottie Pettis Pate, 81, died
Tuesday, December 21,
2010.
A native of Wallace, Ala.,
she was the daughter of the
late Jessie James and Vallie
Pettis. Mrs. Pate was pre
ceded in death by a son,
Michael Pate.
Survivors include her
husband, Wesly Pate,
Danielsville; son and
daughter-in-law, Wesly
Alan and Denise Pate,
Danielsville; and grand
children Kelly Pate, Wesly
Pate and Leanna Canup.
Memorial services were
held Thursday, December-
23, in the chapel at
Bernstein Funeral Home.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
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December 29, 2010
Elizabeth Perry
COMMERCE
Elizabeth Rebecca Perry,
67, died.
Mrs.
Perry
was pre
ceded in
death by
brothers,
George,
Paul and
Jerry
Crane; and a sister, Shirley
Crane.
Survivors include a son,
Michael Perry, Commerce;
daughter, Stacey Ervin,
Commerce; brother,
William Crane, Lavonia;
sisters, Nell (John) Turner,
Commerce, and Linda
(Jerry) Ray, Maysville;
grandchildren, Tiarra
(J.T.) Elrod, Karli Perry,
Kristie and Paige Knight,
A.J. Knight and Joanie
Ferguson; great-grand
child, Eliza Elrod; special
friend, John Norris; and
grandsons, A.J. Knight,
Brian Ferguson and Blake
Ferguson.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, December-
22, from the chapel of Ivie
Funeral Home with the
Revs. Bill Manus and Don
Blalock officiating. Burial
was in the Grove Level
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge
of arrangements.
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December 29, 2010.
Bill Shadburn
PENDERGRASS - Bill
Sanford Shadburn, 79, died
Wednesday, December 22,
2010.
Born on July 22, 1931, in
Forsyth County, he was the
son of the late Ernie and
Carrie Bennett Shadburn.
He worked for Gainesville
Mill and later Conagra,
and was a
memberof
Pond Fork
Baptist
Church.
He was
known
for his
wonderful
laugh and
sunny dis
position, loved ones stated.
Survivors include his
wife, Hazel Cooper
Shadburn, Pendergrass; a
son, Danny Todd Shadburn,
Pendergrass; daughter,
Becki Jarrard, Hoschton;
sister, Louise Whitmire,
Gainesville; sister and
brother-in-law, Pat and
H.B. Pennington, Winder;
brother and sister-in-law,
Roger and Rita Shadburn,
Dahlonega; sister-in-law,
Eurell Shadburn; brother-
in-law, Lewis Payne; three
grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday, December 24, in the
chapel of Evans Funeral
Home with the Revs.
Donny Pennington, Paul
Shadburn, Johnny Knight
and Gerald Blackburn offi
ciating. Burial was in the
Pond Fork Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Jonathan Skinner Jr.
WINDER - Jonathan
Wayne Skinner, Jr., 33,
died Thursday, December-
23, 2010.
He was the son of
Jonathan Skinner Sr. of
Winder and Gwen Bailey
of Jefferson. Mr. Skinner
was preceded in death by
his maternal grandmoth
er, Runelle Bryant and
his paternal grandfather,
Norman Skinner.
Survivors in addition
to his parents include his
wife, Tamica Skinner; chil
dren, Tyler, Zoie and James
Skinner, all of Winder;
brother, Landon Shane
Bailey, Jefferson; sisters,
Star Skinner and Misty
Smith, both of Winder,
and Jamie Evans, Auburn;
paternal grandmother, Sara
Boyd Skinner; and mater
nal grandfather, Sayral
Bryant, both of Winder.
Funeral services were
held Monday, December-
27, from the Chapel of
Carter Funeral Home, with
the Rev. Tim Strickland
officiating. Burial was
in Barrow Memorial
Gar-dens.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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December 29, 2010.
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Paul Smith
FLOWERY BRANCH
- Paul C. Smith, 77, died
Wednesday, December-
22, 2010, at The Oaks at
Limestone Nursing Facility,
following an extended ill
ness.
Funeral services were
held Friday, December-
24, from the chapel of
Memorial Park South
Funeral Home with Bobby
Hall officiating. Burial was
in the Memorial Park South
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Gainesville
Church of Christ, PO. Box
907188, Gainesville, GA
30501.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home South, Flowery
Branch, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Randall Thomas
WINDER - Randall
Thomas, 81, died
Wednesday, December 22,
2010.
Born in Winder he was
the son of the late B.H.
and Lelia Pruitt Thomas.
He was a member of the
Corinth United Methodist
Church and was a self-
employed farmer. Mr.
Thomas was preceded in
death by brothers and sis
ter, Gifton Thomas, Benny
Lee Thomas, Hilda Thomas
and Cecil Thomas.
Survivors include a niece,
Mary Ann Floyd, Winder;
grandniece, Erin Skinner,
Watkins ville; great-neph
ews, Matt Thomas and
Brandon Thomas, both of
Bethlehem.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, December-
23, from Smith Memory
Chapel with Pastor
David Staton officiating.
Burial was in the Corinth
United Methodist Church
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to the Corinth United
Methodist Church.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Brandon
Calvin Tolbert
HULL - Brandon Calvin
Tolbert, 35, went home to
be with his Lord Friday,
December 24, 2010.
Born in Athens, he was
the son of Calvin M. and
Joan Tucker Tolbert. He
was a graduate of Madison
County High School.
Survivors in addition to
his parents include a broth
er, Brian Justin Tolbert,
Hull; niece, Kaylee Tolbert,
Homer; nephew, Austin
Bennett, Homer; mater
nal grandmother, Evelyn
Tucker, Statham; and sev
eral aunts, uncles and cous
ins.
Graveside services were
held Tuesday, December 2 8,
from Evergreen Memorial
Park. Pallbearers were
Brady Gilley, Macauley
Rogers, Jeff Rohme, Chuck
Neese, Danny Neese and
Timothy Moon.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, East, Athens, was in
charge of arrangements.
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