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OBITUARIES
Lena Mae Abernathy
Died Oct. 31, 2018
Funeral services are
scheduled for Saturday,
Nov. 3,2018, at 2 p.m. in the
chapel of Ward’s Funeral
Home for Lena Mae Aberna
thy, 78, of Gainesville. The
Rev. Mike Grizzle will offici
ate. Interment will follow at
Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive
friends Friday from 3 p.m. to
8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Abernathy passed away
Wednesday, Oct. 31,2018.
A native of Hall County,
Mrs. Abernathy was the
daughter of the late Hubert
L. and Fannie Mae (Alb
ertson) Turner. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Winfred E. Aber
nathy; daughter, Debra
Clark and several brothers
and sisters.
Survivors include daugh
ters and son law, Sue and
Doug Garrett; son and
daughter in law, Dean and
Susan Sullens; grandchil
dren, Michael Sullens,
Amanda and Jamie Morris,
Dean Garrett, Angela Gar
rett, Stephen Sullens and
Emily Sullens; step grand
children, Michael Campbell,
Melinda and John Hughes
and Rachel Campbell; great
grandchildren, Patricia
Clark, T. J. Clark and Kailee
Misencik; several nieces and
nephews.
Online condolences may
be sent to wardsfh.com
Wards Funeral Home,
Gainesville
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Nov. 2, 2018
Barbara Blanton Allen
Died Nov. 1, 2018
Barbara Blanton Allen,
age 75 of Gainesville, passed
away on Thursday, Nov. 1,
2018, surrounded by her
family.
Barbara was born in
Rome, Ga., but lived most of
her life in Gainesville. She
was a member of Gaines
ville First United Methodist
Church.
Barbara was a graduate
of Gainesville High School
and Brenau College. She
was a member of Alpha Chi
Omega Sorority. She retired
from the Department of
Family and Children Ser
vices after 34 years.
She was preceded in
death by her parents Alvin
E. and Sara Wilkes Blanton.
She is survived by her
husband Rudy Allen; son
and daughter-in-law Wil
and Suzanne Owen; daugh
ter and son-in-law Amy and
Clarke Barton; daughter
and son-in-law Melissa and
Chris Hines. Barbara is also
survived by her grandchil
dren, who were so special
to her and brought her so
much joy, Wilder Hines,
Grace Anne Barton, Kate
Barton, Ben Owen and Mer
rill Hines. Also surviving
are her cousins Leslie and
Gejuan Wilkes; brother-in-
law and sister-in-law Phil
lip and Carol Allen; nephew
Tyler Allen.
A Celebration of Life Ser
vice will be held on Sunday,
Nov. 4,2018, at 2 p.m. in the
chapel of Gainesville First
United Methodist Church.
Rev. Scott Hearn will be
officiating. The family will
receive friends following
the service in the Gathering
Room.
In lieu of flowers, memo
rial gifts can be made to
Eagle Ranch, 5500 Union
Church Road, Flowery
Branch, Georgia 30542;
Gainesville First United
Methodist Church Student
Ministries, 2780 Thompson
Bridge Road, Gainesville,
Ga., 30506; or to your favor
ite charity.
The family would like
to thank the Gardens of
Gainesville Staff, Home
stead Hospice Staff, and A
Helping Hand Home Care
staff for their kindness and
care.
Online condolences can
be made at www.memorial-
parkfuneralhomes.com.
Memorial Park North Riv
erside Chapel, Gainesville
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Nov. 2, 2018
John K. “Jack” Cotton
Oct. 30, 1926-
Oct. 25, 2018
Mr. John K. “Jack” Cot
ton age 91 of Gainesville,
Ga., passed
away on
Thursday
Oct. 25,
2018, at
Bell Minor
Nursing
Home fol
lowing an
extended
illness.
Memorial services are
scheduled for Saturday Nov.
3, 2018, at 2 p.m. at McEver
Road UMC, 3606 McEver
Road Gainesville, Ga.,
30566. The Rev. Rob Bruce
will officiate. The family
will receive friends at the
church after the Memorial
Service.
Jack was born on Oct.
30, 1926, in Doylestown,
Pennsylvania, to the late
James Barton and Rose K.
Cotton. He was a member
of McEver Road United
Methodist Church and was
retired from Burroughs as
an Engineer. He is preceded
in death by his parents,
daughter, Paula J. Cotton,
son, Timothy Cotton, and
Jack Cotton, Jr.
Mr. Cotton is survived
by his wife, Livvy Cotton
of Gainesville, son, Mark
Patrick Cotton of Pennsyl
vania, son, Thomas Kevin
Cotton of Ft Lauderdale,
FL, daughter, Cheryl Long
of Gainesville, daughter,
Mario Ball of Mt. Pleasant,
SC, 4 grandchildren, Jessica
Northey, Kyle Lenz, Lauren
Lenz, Abagail Lenz, brother,
James Barton of New Hamp
shire, and brother, Fred Cot
ton of Keystone Heights, FL.
In lieu of flowers con
tributions may be made to
McEver Road UMC, 3606
McEver Road Gainesville,
Ga 30566; Alzheimer’s Foun
dation, National Headquar
ters 225 N. Michigan Ave.,
FI. 17, Chicago, IL 60601, or
Huntington Disease Founda
tion, HDSA 505 Eighth Ave.,
Suite 902 New York, NY
10018.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, 2030 Memorial
Park Road, Gainesville,
GA 30504 is in charge of
arrangements.
Send online condolences
to www.memorialparkfu-
neralhomes.com.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville
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Nov. 2, 2018
Guy Samuel Medlock
July 31, 1953-
Oct. 31, 2018
Guy Samuel Medlock, age
65, of Lula, Georgia, passed
away on Wednesday, Oct. 31,
2018.
Mr. Medlock was born
on July 31, 1953, in Demor-
est, Ga, to the late Doug and
Polly Wiley Medlock. He
was also preceded in death
by his sister, Beth Martin;
brother, Stacy Medlock;
sister-in-law, Gay Rich; and
best friend, Dobber Pate.
Mr. Medlock retired as
owner and operator of Med
lock Grading Company and
was a member of Clemons
Chapel United Method
ist Church. He loved NAS
CAR, hunting and fishing,
and the outdoors. He found
God later in life and loved
people. If you ever met Guy
one time, you never forgot
him. He had a kind heart
and was a loyal friend to
everyone. Guy was a loving
father, special big brother,
and grandfather.
Survivors include his
loving wife of 46 years,
Lou Anne Medlock of
Lula; daughter and spouse,
Samantha and Amber Med-
lock-Fredericksen of Lin
coln, NE; daughter, Allison
Medlock of Lula; son and
daughter-in-law, Clint and
Mandy Medlock of Jack
sonville, FL; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Tammy and
Shane Palmer of Carnesville
and Terrie and Curtis Eller-
bee of Dahlonega; sisters-in-
law, Robin Rich of Mt. Airy
and Ann Cannon of Omaha,
NE; brothers and sisters-in-
law: Eddie and Lynn Med
lock of Lula, Doug and Sue
Medlock of Bonnerdale, AR,
and Ricky Turner of Lula;
grandchildren: Darien Med-
lock-Fredericksen, Granger
Medlock-Fredericksen,
Madison Medlock, Aidan
Medlock, Ethan Medlock,
Lilly Smith, and Ava Smith;
six nieces; four nephews;
and three aunts.
A memorial service will
be held at 2 p.m. on Satur
day, Nov. 3, 2018, at Clem
ons Chapel United Methodist
Church with Pastor Shane
Turner and James Shockley
officiating.
The family will receive
friends from 6-8 p.m. on
Friday, Nov. 2,2018, at Whit
field Funeral Home, South
Chapel, Baldwin, Ga.
Those wishing to express
online condolences to the
family may do so by visit
ing www.whitfieldfuneral-
homes.com.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
Baldwin
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Nov. 2,2018
Charles Ebb Scott
June 29, 1950-
Oct. 30, 2018
Charles Ebb Scott, age 68
of Buford, GA, passed away
on Tuesday, Oct. 30,2018, at
Northeast
GA Medi
cal Center.
He was
preceded
in death by
his mother,
Gladys
Maddox
Scott;
father,
Charlie Frank Scott; step
mother, Elizabeth Jones
Scott; brother, Van Scott,
and brother-in-law, Danny
Sexton.
Ebb is survived by his
wife of 47 years, Anita Sex
ton Scott of Buford; sons
and daughters-in-law, Andy
and Brook Scott of Buford,
Nathan and Christy Scott
of Braselton; three grand
daughters, Avery Scott,
Rylee Scott, and Sadie Scott;
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the last Sunday of each month.
sister and brother-in-law,
Sonya and Bill Miles; sister-
in-law, Jody Smith Scott;
mother and father-in-law,
Charlotte and Ray Sexton;
and several aunts, uncles,
cousins, nieces and neph
ews. Ebb was born on June
29,1950, in Buford, GA.
He graduated from North
Gwinnett High School in
1968. He served in the US
Navy, and was retired from
General Motors with 30
years of service, where he
was a member of the U. A.W.
Local #10. Ebb was a mem
ber of Ivy Creek Baptist
Church in Buford.
He was a Mason and
a member of the Buford
Lodge #292 F & AM, as well
as the Commandry and
Royal Arch Chapter #48. He
was a Shriner and member
of the YAARAB Temple of
Atlanta, GA, and was also a
member of the Volunteer
Fire Department in Buford,
GA.
Funeral services will
be held on Sunday, Nov. 4,
2018, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel
of Flanigan Funeral Home
in Buford, GA, with Dr. Jim
Ferguson and Rev. Bobby
Brown officiating. Inter
ment will follow at Broad-
lawn Memorial in Buford.
The family will receive
friends on Saturday, Nov. 3
from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. at
the funeral home, and again
on Sunday from 11 a.m. until
time for the service at 2 p.m.
Flowers are accepted or
donations may be made to
Northeast Georgia Medical
Health System, Gainesville,
GA in memory of Charles
Ebb Scott.
Flanigan Funeral Home
and Crematory, Buford
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Nov. 2,2018
Barbara Odom Smith
Died Oct. 31,2018
Barbara Odom Smith of
Gainesville passed away
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018,
at the
Northeast
Georgia
Medical
Center.
Born in
Greenville,
South Car
olina, Mrs.
Smith had
lived in Hall County since
1956. She was a retired sec
retary having worked for
the Gainesville First United
Methodist Church and also
at Central Baptist Church.
She was an active mem
ber of Lakewood Baptist
Church, Dedicated Home
makers Sunday School Class
and the Golden Nuggets.
Survivors include her son
and daughter-in-law, Russ
and Janene Smith, Gaines
ville; grandson and wife,
Nicholas and Lauren Smith,
Gainesville; granddaugh
ter and husband, Kimberly
and Tyler Roberts, Brasel
ton; brother-in-law, Walter
Smith, Gainesville; brother-
in-law and sister-in-law,
Aubrey and Barbara Smith,
Gainesville; sister-in-law
and brother-in-law, Micki
and Tony Walker, Gaines
ville. A number of nieces
and nephews also survive.
Mrs. Smith is preceded
in death by her parents,
Thomas Eugene and Nellie
Bagwell Odom, and her hus
band, Verla Smith.
Funeral services will be
held at 12 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 3,2018, in the chapel of
Little & Davenport Funeral
Home. Dr. Jerry Gill and Bill
Risinger will officiate. Inter
ment will follow in the Alta
Vista Cemetery. The fam
ily will receive friends at
the funeral home Saturday,
Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. until the
funeral hour.
Those wishing to send
online condolences to the
family may do so at littledav-
enport.com
Little & Davenport
Funeral Home and Crema
tory, Gainesville
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Nov. 2, 2018
DEATH
NOTICES
Roland H. Force
Died Nov. 1,2018
Roland H. Force, 71, of
Gainesville died Thursday.
Ward’s Funeral Home,
Gainesville.
Willie Jay Bradford
Died Oct. 31,2018
Willie Jay Bradford, 78,
of Buford died Wednesday.
Funeral service, 2 p.m. Sat
urday, Nov. 3, funeral home
chapel. Flanigan Funeral
Home and Crematory,
Buford.
Cheryl Ann
Balogh Carter
Died Nov. 1, 2018
Cheryl Ann Balogh
Carter, 74, of Gainesville
died Thursday. Funeral
service, 11 a.m. Saturday,
Nov. 3, funeral home cha
pel. Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville.
Billie Dean
Died Oct. 26, 2018
Billie Dean, 64, of Acworth
died Friday, Oct. 26. Memo
rial service, 2 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 2, funeral home cha
pel. Ingram Funeral Home
& Crematory, Cumming.
Sharon Kay Hudson
Feb. 18, 1963-
Oct. 31,2018
Sharon Kay Hudson, 55, of
Cleveland died Wednesday.
Graveside service, 12:30
p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, Level
Grove Cemetery. McGahee-
Griffin & Stewart Funeral
Home, Cornelia.
Jerry Jenkins
Died Oct. 17,2018
Jerry Jenkins, 64, of
Gainesville died Wednes
day, Oct, 17. Memorial ser
vice, 11 a.m., Nov. 3, funeral
home chapel. Wimberly
& Jackson Funeral Home,
Gainesville.
Robert Woodrow
Jett Jr.
Died Oct. 5, 2018
Robert Woodrow Jett Jr.
died Friday, Oct. 5. Memo
rial service, 2 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 9, funeral home cha
pel. Little and Davenport
Funeral Home, Gainesville.
Kendra Louise Koch
Died Oct. 31, 2018
Kendra Louise Koch, 72,
of Monroe died Wednesday.
Memorial service, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 3, Amazing
Grace Lutheran Church.
Lawson Funeral Home,
Hoschton.
Nancy W. Marlowe
Died Oct. 31, 2018
Nancy W. Marlowe, 76,
of Gainesville died Wednes
day. Little & Davenport
Funeral Home and Crema
tory, Gainesville.
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