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THURSDAY. MAY 13. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 9A
Obituaries
Paul Jones
Paul
Michael
“Mickey”
Jones, 80, of
W a 1 e s k a
passed away
Thursday
March 18,
2021 at
N orthside
Hospital Cherokee in Canton. The
funeral was held on Sunday, March
21 at South Canton Funeral Home
and burial followed in the Little
Refuge Baptist Church cemetery.
Mickey was born on December
18,1940 in Nashville, Tennessee to
his parents Glen and Virginia Ben
nett Jones. The family moved to the
North Georgia area when he was a
small child. Mickey graduated from
Cherokee High School and attended
Reinhardt College.
Above all else, he was a loving,
kind and generous husband and fa
ther. He married Mary Alice Puck
ett on January 14, 1978. They had
one daughter, Jennifer, five years
later.
Mickey retired from the Georgia
Department of Transportation in
1996 after 33 years of employment.
He was a member of Little Refuge
Baptist Church in Waleska. He
loved sports, especially football and
the Atlanta Braves.
Mickey was preceded in death
by his parents, as well as his sister
Brenda Turner and brother Jimmy
Jones. He is survived by his wife
Mary Alice, daughter and son in
law Jennifer and Michael Murphy,
sister Arlene Cartledge and brother
and sister in law Marvin and Cheri
Jones. Several nieces and nephews,
cousins and other family and
friends also survive.
Serving as pallbearers were
Matthew Puckett, Greg Puckett,
Mike Cartledge, Terry Cartledge,
Ian Cartledge and Chris Vadnais.
Mary Lou
Barnes Brinson
February 19, 1927 ~
April 30, 2021
Mary Lou
Barnes Brin
son, 94, of
Arden died
peacefully in
her sleep at
home on Fri
day, April
30th, 2021.
She was born February 19, 1927
in Hinton, GA to the late Edgar
Barnes and Cora Roland Barnes.
She was preceded in death by her
husband of 64 years, William “Bill”
Irby Brinson Sr. She was also pre
ceded by three sisters and two
brothers.
She is survived by one son,
William Irby Brinson Jr. and his
wife Faye; her beloved grand
daughters, Annie Brinson, Heather
Clymer and her husband Steve, and
Sara Brinson; four great-grandchil
dren, Madi and Grace Brinson and
Austin and Cora Clymer. She is also
survived by one sister, Judy Stewart
as well as many nieces and
nephews.
Mary retired as Vice President of
First Union National Bank of Hen
dersonville after more than 30 years
of dedicated service. She was a
longtime active member of Avery’s
Creek United Methodist Church as
well as volunteered for many years
at ABCCM South.
Mary delighted in travel near
and far. She was affectionately
known as Memaw, always there for
a truckster ride and afternoon
snack. She enjoyed bringing fellow
ship to the community by inviting
old friends and new friends to her
table with open arms. She was
known for her pound cakes, pecan
pies and generous heart.
A celebration of life service was
held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4
officiated by Rev. Chandler
Ragland. Interment followed at
Avery’s Creek United Methodist
Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family
graciously asks that memorial do
nations be made to Avery’s Creek
United Methodist Church Building
Fund, 6 Laurel Park Drive, Arden,
NC 28704.
Phyliss Young
Mrs. Phyliss Ann Young, 71, of
Fairmount, Georgia, departed this
life Wednesday May 5, 2021 at the
local hospital. She was bom March
23, 1950 a daughter of the late
Frank and Ruby Cochran Smith.
She was also preceded in death by
her son Jeff Young, brothers Eugene
Smith, Fred Smith.
She is survived by her husband,
EJ Young of the residence; sons and
daughter-in-law, Steve Young,
Stacy and Tara Young, B J Young all
of Fairmount, GA; daughters and
sons-in-law, Shirley and Ronnie
Gravley of Calhoun, GA, Pam and
Billy Redd of Fairmount, GA; sis
ters and brother-in-law, Frances
Turner, Patty and Steve Batchlor,
Katherine and Bobby Hodgins, Bar
bara McArthur all of Canton, GA;
14 grandchildren, 14 Great grand
children, nieces and nephews.
Service to celebrate the life of
Mrs. Phyliss Ann Young was held
Tuesday May 11, 2021 at 1 p.m.
from the Ponders Fairmount
Chapel. Interment followed in the
Friendship Baptist Church Ceme
tery with Bret Young, Hunter
Young, Tyler Young, Frank Young,
Zack Young and Lamar Young serv
ing as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers donations to be
made to Ponders Funeral Home.
Condolences may be expressed
to the family at www.pondersfuner-
alhome.com.
Arrangements by Ponders Mel
rose Chapel, 2566 Hwy 411 Fair-
mount GA 30139.
Edna Beal
Mrs. Edna Louise Beal, 88, of
Fairmount, Georgia, departed this
life Wednesday May 5, 2021 at her
residence. She was bom February
22, 1933 a daughter of the late John
Butler and Ethel Hancock Lomax.
She was also preceded in death by
her husband John W. Beal, brothers,
Marvin Lomax, Lewis Lomax, sis
ters Agnes Lomax Holmes, Lola
Mae Cantrell, Ruth Childers.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, John “Michael”
and Mona Beal of Fairmount, GA;
grandchildren, Matthew and
Amanda Beal, Mackenzie Beal,
Brittany and Ethan Watson; great
grandchildren, Jaelen, Kenslyn,
Laiklee, Kathrine, Kamden, Cole
man.
Service to celebrate the life of
Mrs. Edna Louise Beal was held
Saturday May 8, 2021 at 11 a.m.
from the Ponders Fairmount Chapel
with Mitch Phillips officiating with
a eulogy by Ethan Watson. Inter
ment followed in the Johnson
Cemetery with Michael Beal,
Mathew Beal, Mackenzie Beal,
Ethan Watson, Ben Karr, Jonathan
Cantrell and Doug Evans serving as
pallbearers.
Condolences may be expressed
to the family at www.pondersfuner-
alhome.com.
Arrangements by Ponders Mel
rose Chapel, 2566 Hwy 411 Fair-
mount GA 30139.
Louis Chester
Louis Montez Chester, former
resident of Big Canoe, GA, passed
away May 7, 2021 as he slept. His
wife, Mary Jane, was by his side.
He was 95 years old.
"Lou" was bom in McKeesport,
Allegheny Co., PAMarch 12, 1926,
the son of Louis Frederick Chester
and Letah MacBrier Chester. He
had one older sister, Margaret
Chester. Lou's family moved to
Coming, New York where Lou at
tended high school. Deciding that
high school was no longer "for
him," Lou walked out one after
noon and applied for work at Com
ing Glass Works, where he was
hired immediately as a lab assistant.
Without informing his parents, he
started getting up in the morning
and going to work instead of
school. Upon receiving a call from
the high school principal, who had
assumed Lou had simply been tru
ant, Lou's father threatened to take
him down to the coal mine to work.
Lou replied, "No thanks, I already
have a GOOD job." He was making
nearly as much as his father.
In 1943, Lou enlisted into the
U.S. Army Air Corps where he
trained to pilot the North American
B-25 Mitchell, a twin-engine light
bomber. He was honorably dis
charged in 1945 after the end of the
Second World War. He finished his
high school education, then at
tended The University of Rochester.
In 1950, Lou met Margaret Ben
nie Cullen of Massillon, OH, at a
boarding house reunion in
Rochester, New York. They married
March 31, 1951. They ultimately
raised a family, a daughter and two
sons, in Atlanta, GA. In Atlanta Lou
worked for Stallings, Inc. for over
20 years, serving as company pres
ident from 1978 until 1981. He ul
timately retired from his own sales
and consulting firm, Chester Tech
nical Sales and relocated perma
nently to Big Canoe, GA. Margaret
Chester passed away October 11,
1998. In 1999 Lou met Big Canoe
resident Mary Jane Twells at a "sin
gles" gathering, and they were mar
ried March 26, 2000.
Lou's favorite hobbies included
woodworking, singing, (he and
wife Margaret sang in the Atlanta
Choral Guild, as well as the choirs
of Clairmont Presbyterian Church
in Atlanta and Big Canoe Chapel,
Big Canoe, GA), sailing and the
outdoors. He had a quick wit and a
great sense of humor. He was a ded
icated father, grandfather, husband
and friend who lived a long and re
warding life and is now being re
warded in the afterlife.
Louis Montez Chester was pre
ceded in death by his parents and
sister, and his son, Louis Scott
Chester. He is survived by his sec
ond wife, Mary Jane Chester; his
daughter, Meg Calhoun; his son,
Mark; his grandchildren, Ian Cal
houn, Cassidy Chester, Ethan
Chester; and his great granddaugh
ters, Riley and Parker Calhoun.
The family will hold a graveside
memorial in the coming days and
request that donations, in lieu of
flowers, be sent to the National
Parks Conservation Association
(NPCA), North GA Veterans, or
Paralyzed Veterans of America.
Arrangements are entrusted to
the staff of Roper Funeral Home
and Crematory.
Patricia Raygor
Patricia
Ann "Patti"
Smith was
bom on No
vember 15,
1949 in Boul
der, Colorado
to James and
Dorothy
Smith. She was raised in Colorado
and Texas along with her two sis
ters, Suzie and Joanie.
Patti attended the University of
Colorado Greeley and graduated
with a degree in Elementary Educa
tion where she was a member of
Delta Zeta. She moved to San
Diego in 1971 and met her first hus
band when he was stationed there
as a marine. Patti married Stephen
Lamb in 1972 and raised four chil
dren in beautiful Portland, Oregon.
In 1999 Patti reunited with and
then married her high school sweet
heart, David Raygor. They moved
to Georgia where they lived on four
beautiful acres. Patti loved to gar
den and was so good with any plant
she touched. Patti raised Japanese
maples and loved to grow her own
veggies.
Patti was an avid genealogist, ro
tary president and ran her own com
mercial cleaning company. Patti
was known to be a bit of a squirrel
as she found beautiful treasures like
rocks, butterflies and feathers and
lovingly stored them in her pockets.
Patti delighted in the simple things
and was known for her dimpled
smile, "Smith" humor, and making
Christmas larger than life for her
kids and grandkids.
Patti is survived by her husband,
David; four children, Tanya, John,
Paul (Nikki) and Suzanne (Luke);
her grandson, Maverick; step-
grandkids, Jake, Sam and Joey; and
her sisters, Joan and Suzanne.
Arrangements are entrusted to
the staff of Roper Funeral Home
and Crematory.
Dr. Virginia
Hamilton Shaw
July 2, 1924-May 3, 2021
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Director for the Georgia Depart
ment of Human Resources died of
natural causes on Monday, May
3rd. She was 96.
Mrs. Shaw was a resident of
Cartersville, Georgia and was the
Senior District Health Director for
the 10 county Coosa Health Dis
trict, responsible for the develop
ment and management of the
Northwest Georgia region’s public
and mental health programs.
In that role she established the
region’s first primary health care fa
cilities, staffed by nurse practition
ers under her supervision, providing
primary care to all citizens of the re
gion regardless of their ability to
pay. She developed programs to
provide primary health care, mental
health care, diabetes treatment pro
grams, stroke and heart attack pre
vention programs, one of the State’s
few home health care services, and
spearheaded the development of the
region’s first emergency medical
services; providing direction and
leadership to a staff of over 200
public health and 180 mental health
employees.
She was devoted to her work and
set high standards for both herself
and her employees, and she took
great pride in the fact that their
health and mental care programs
were routinely rated as being
among the best in the State.
Over the course of her career she
was recognized numerous times in
cluding being named Woman of the
Year in Gainesville, Georgia in
1953; Woman of the Year in
Cartersville, Georgia in 1969; Boss
of the Year in Rome, Georgia in
1977; and receiving both the Ap
palachian Georgia Health Service
Award and the Georgia Primary
Health Care Provider Award in
1983, given in recognition of the in
dividual who has been deemed to
have contributed most significantly
to the health care of the residents of
North Georgia.
Virginia Dare Hamilton was
born on July 2, 1924, in Russel
lville, Alabama, and grew up in
Winder, Georgia. Her father, Fred
Gordon Hamilton was a small busi
nessman. Her mother, Katie Mae
(Willis) Hamilton was a home
maker and the mother of ten. She
was their third child and oldest
daughter and from a young age her
mother and father emphasized the
importance of hard work, integrity,
the value of an education and, most
importantly, to have empathy for
others; values that she passed along
to her own family.
She enrolled at the University of
Alabama at the age of 16 and after
only one and half years had earned
enough undergraduate credits to be
one of 12 students, and the only fe
male, to be accepted and enroll at
the University of Alabama School
of Medicine where she received her
medical degree. She did her resi
dency at Crawford W. Long Hospi
tal in Atlanta and after a brief career
as a general family practitioner re
turned to the University of North
Carolina for a master’s degree in
public health.
There were a number of firsts in
her life including being the first fe
male graduate of the University of
Alabama Medical School and the
first woman to hold the position of
Public Health Commissioner in the
State of Georgia.
When she was not working or
devoting time to her family, she en
joyed numerous hobbies. She was
an avid golfer who participated in
the Women’s Golf Association at
the Cartersville Country Club, card
ing four holes-in-one over the
years. She was an accomplished
seamstress who not only made her
own clothes, but also provided
memorable Halloween costumes
for her grandchildren. She was a
master quilter who participated in
the Etowah Valley Quilting Guild
and actively volunteered to partici
pate in quilting demonstrations at
the Swan Coach House for the At
lanta Historical Society. She en
joyed gardening and was a
wonderful cook whose many
recipes, especially those for butter
milk biscuits and combread dress
ing, will be cherished by our family
for years to come.
There was a directness in her de
meanor that could catch you off
guard but was always spot on.
Family, friends and others who
came to know her learned to appre
ciate the fact that one of her most
endearing qualities was her sharp
wit and the fact that she could al
ways be counted on to “tell it like it
is”.
Above all she was a devoted
Christian who had a strong faith in
God and was an active member of
the Cartersville First Baptist Church
for over six decades.
She was predeceased by her first
husband,
William Cur
tis Maley and
a son, John
Hamilton
Maley, both
of whom died
in the 1950’s.
She was also
predeceased
by her second
husband,
Henry Clay
ton “Kid”
Shaw. She is
survived by
her son, Mark
Hamilton
Shaw
(Treacy); her
granddaugh
ter, Morgan
Shaw DiOrio
(Mike); two
grandsons,
Mark Hamil
ton Shaw, Jr., and Henry Clayton
Shaw II; two great-granddaughters,
her namesake Virginia Dare DiOrio
and Catherine Coleman DiOrio; a
brother Paul L. Hamilton; a sister
Polly Evans; a sister-in-law, Mary
Hamilton and a host of nieces and
nephews.
The family will receive friends
and family from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sat
urday, May 15 in the chapel at
Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins
Drive, Cartersville, GA. As per her
wishes there will be a brief service
immediately after the visitation and
the internment at Oak Hill Ceme
tery will be a private family affair.
The family would like to thank
the kind, compassionate and profes
sional staff of Presbyterian Village
in Austell, Georgia who lovingly
cared for her in her final years. In
lieu of flowers the family requests
that donations be made to either the
Atlanta Community Food Bank or
the Chattanooga Area Food Bank,
both of which serve the Northwest
region of Georgia which Dr. Hamil
ton devoted her life’s work to.
Sue Blackwell
March
May
Mrs. Sue
Blackwell,
75, of Jasper,
passed away
Saturday,
May 8, 2021
at Northside
Hospital
Cherokee.
Sue is sur
vived by her husband, Clarence C.
Blackwell of Jasper; son and
daughter-in-law, Mathew & Jodi
Blackwell of Adairsville; brothers,
Hayden Crowe of Johns Creek, and
Tim Crowe; sister, Thelma Slayton
of St. Simons; grandson, Nathaniel
Blackwell; several nieces and
nephews.
Visitation is Wednesday, May
12, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. at Cagle Fu
neral Home.
Graveside services will be held
at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 13, 2021
at Georgia National Cemetery, with
Rev. Steve Petite officiating.
The family requests in lieu of
flowers, donations can be made to
a charity of your choice.
Cagle Funeral Home is honored
to serve the Blackwell family.
Kimsey Clark
June 1, 1960 - May 6, 2021
Mr. Kim
Clark, 60, of
Jasper,
passed away
Thursday
May 6,2021
at Piedmont
Mountain
side Hospital.
Kim is survived by his mother,
Edith Clark of Hill City Commu
nity; son, Kaleb Clark of Atlanta;
daughter, Tiffany Greeson of Cal
houn; brothers, Mike Clark of
Jasper and Chad Clark of Athens;
sister, Karen Clark of Jasper; grand
children: Annistyn Greeson,
Macauley Greeson and Callaway
Greeson; several nieces and
nephews.
Graveside services were held at
3 p.m. Sunday, May 9, 2021 at
Friendship Baptist Church Ceme
tery in Ludville Community, with
Rev. Ronnie Ray officiating.
Pallbearers: Justin Clark, Jordan
Clark, Chad Clark, Mike Clark,
Kaleb Clark, and Tiffany Greeson.
The family accepted flowers or
donations can be made to Friend
ship Baptist Church.
Cagle Funeral Home is honored
to serve the Clark family.
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Boin fehiuaiy 1, 1955, passed away peacefully
at lus home on fflaich 11, 2021. Jdis family will
have a Celehiation of Life foi him on Tflay 15,
2021 at Crystal Pivel fellowship at 11 in the
molning, which is located at the Pichens-(filmel
line. Please come andjoin the family
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