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PAGE 10A - THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 19. 2008
Area Death Notices
Larry Purdy
Larry Wayne Purdy Sr., 56, of
Commerce, died Wednesday,
March 12, 2008.
Born in Fulton County on April
25, 1951, he was
the son of Leonard
Lee Purdy Sr. of
Commerce and the
late Vivian Clara Parker Purdy.
Mr. Purdy was preceded in death
by brothers, Richard Troy Purdy
and Douglas Dwayne Purdy Sr.
He was a veteran, having ser
ved in the United States Marine
Corps in the Vietnam conflict.
Survivors in addition to his
father, include his wife, Barbara
Gale Purdy, Commerce; daughter,
Alicia Marie Purdy, Danielsville;
sons, Edward John Purdy and
Justin Glen Purdy, both of
Commerce; brothers, Leonard
Lee Purdy Jr„ Commerce, and
Johnny David Purdy, Winder;
grandchildren, Alexis Marie
Farist, Stormey Gabrielle Farist,
Austin Terrell King and Brayden
Jeffrey-Wayne King.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, March 15, at Whitfield
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Winfred Bingam officiating. Burial
was in Yonah Memorial Gardens
with full military honors.
Whitfield Funeral Home, North
Chapel, Demorest, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
Elizabeth Coleman
Elizabeth Teresa Coleman, 90,
of Commerce, died Wednesday,
March 12, 2008.
A native of Clarke County,
she was the daughter of the
late Elizabeth Eugenia Ophelia
Barber and William F. Coleman
Sr. She was a lifelong member
of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s
Witnesses and lived in this area
most of her life.
Survivors include a niece, Nina
Leonard, Atlanta; and great-niece,
Gretchen Aylor, Atlanta.
Memorial services will be held
Saturday, March 22, at 2 p.m„ at
the Commerce Kingdom Hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Commerce
Kingdom Hall, c/o Lee Frost,
439 B. Wilson Rd„ Commerce,
Ga. 30529.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Commerce, is in charge
of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
Jewell Barnett
Jewell Barnes Barnett, 70, of
Maysville, formerly of Gwinnett
County, died Thursday, March
13, 2008.
She was a retired licensed prac
tical nurse and was preceded in
death by a son,
Martin David
Barnett.
Survivors
include her
husband of 52
years, M.D.
Barnett; son and
daughter-in-law,
Rick and Elaine
Barnett; daughters and sons-in-
law, Tami and Michael Cape, Tara
and Mike Arp, Tessa and James
Larson; eight grandchildren, Josh
and Haley Barnett, John Brown,
Amber Brown, Selena and Tim
English, Kaila Arp, Kyler Arp,
Kara Arp and Samuel Larson;
great-grandchildren, Jackson and
Hayden Barnett; brother and sis-
ter-in-law, Alec and Linda Barnes,
Lawrenceville; sister, Sara Owens,
Sugar Hill; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 16, in the
Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim
Stewart Funeral Home with the
Rev. Cecil Carpenter officiating.
Graveside services were held
at the Winters Chapel United
Methodist Church cemetery in
Doraville.
Tim Stewart Funeral Home,
Lawrenceville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
Jimmy Cannon
Jimmy Wilbur Cannon, 76, of
Gainesville, died Wednesday,
March 12, 2008.
Born on September 17, 1931, in
Jackson County, he was the son
of the late Hoyt and Mae Beatty
Cannon and was a machine
operator with Jefferson Mills. Mr.
Cannon was preceded in death
by his wife, Joann Hall Miller;
and sisters, Alice Chadwick and
Jeanette Patton.
Survivors include daughters
and son-in-law, Becky and Wayne
Martin, Gainesville, Brenda
Funderburk, Commerce; sons and
daughter-in-law, David and Diane
Cannon, Carnesville, Anthony
Miller, Jefferson; brother, Danny
Cannon, Maysville; 10 grandchil
dren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, March 15, in the cha
pel of Evans Funeral Home.
Burial was in the Evans Memory
Gardens.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
Estelle Sisk
Estelle Sisk, 87, of Cornelia, died
Wednesday, March 12, 2008.
Born in Banks County, on March
24, 1920, she was the daugh
ter of the late Fred and Minnie
Carter Parker. She was a mem
ber of Northside Baptist Church
in Cornelia and was retired
from Carwood Manufacturing
Company with more than 40
years of dedicated service. Mrs.
Sisk was preceded in death by a
son, Donald Foster; and a daugh
ter, Diane Heaton.
Survivors include daughters,
Judy Franklin, Cornelia, Linda
Porterfield, Baldwin, Betty
Jackson, Toccoa; sons, Charles
Foster and Nickey Foster, both
of Cornelia, and Nelson Foster,
Baldwin; sisters, Sarah Edge,
Cumming, and Mary Pritchett,
Toccoa; brother, Ezra Parker,
Jacksonville, Fla.; 18 grandchil
dren, 26 great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday, March 14, at Whitfield
Funeral Home with Pastor Mike
Franklin and the Rev. Paul Morris
officiating. Burial was in Yonah
Memorial Gardens.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South
Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
Walter Gaissert
Walter Minor Gaissert, 89, of
Athens, died Tuesday, March 11,
2008.
He was a native of Madison, born
on December
21, 1918, the
son of the late
Walter William
and Ellie Mae
Zellner Gaissert.
He grew up in
the Brownwood
Community of
Morgan County
and graduated from n ' n '"' rm ~
Morgan County —
High School. He
graduated from the University
of Georgia in 1940 with a bach
elor’s degree in agriculture. He
was a veteran, having served in
the Third United States Army.
Following World War II, he
served 35 years with the U.S.
Soil Conservation Service. He
was a member of Green Acres
Baptist Church in Athens, a
member of Mount Vernon Lodge
#22 F.&AM. in Athens, Order
of the Eastern Star and the
Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Mr. Gaissert was preceded in
death by a brother, Elwyn Lamar
Gaissert; grandparents, Ludwig
and Mary Gaissert.
Survivors include his wife of 66
Vn years, Mary Brandon Gaissert;
daughter and son-in-law, Christie
Gaissert and Philip Bettendorf,
Oconee County; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, John W. and Michele
Gaissert, Jackson County; grand
children and spouse, Ryan and
Rachel Wengrow, Monroe, and
John Davis Gaissert, Nicholson;
and numerous nieces and neph
ews.
Funeral services were held
Friday, March 14, in the cha
pel of Bernstein Funeral Home
with the Rev. Fred Rowell offi
ciating. Burial was in Evergreen
Memorial Park with full military
honors. Honorary pallbearers
were the Adult 5 Men Sunday
School Class of Green Acres
Baptist Church, Steve Kelly, Cecil
Martin, Elwyn Gaissert II, and
Philip E. Bettendorf Jr.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Disabled American
Veterans Association, (DAV), P.O.
Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250,
Attn: Gift Processing.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of arrange
ments.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
Ruby Mae Allen
Ruby Mae Lord Allen, 85, of
Danielsville, died Tuesday, March
11, 2008, at her residence.
Born in Madison County, she
was the daugh
ter of the late
Warren and Ada
Ivie Jones and
was a member
of the Cavalry
Baptist Church in
Commerce. Mrs.
Allen was pre
ceded in death
by a son, Roger Lord; sons-in-
law, Tommy Brown and Howard
David; granddaughter, Patricia
Lynn Lord; brothers, Weldon, Ed
and Garnett Jones; sisters, Fannie
Lee Lord, Gussie Jones, Lela
Barnett; and husbands, Jessie
Almond Lord and Bill Allen.
Survivors include children,
Verner Sue David and Rosa
Brown, both of Danielsville James
(Bessie) Lord, Commerce, and
Tommy (Tracy) Lord, Nicholson;
17 grandchildren; 31 great-grand
children; nine great-great-grand
children; and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Friday, March 14, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home with the
Revs. Donald Wilson and Jerry
Smith officiating. Burial was in
the Friendship Baptist Church
Cemetery in Madison.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
Linda Coggins
Linda Loyce Sizemore Coggins,
65, of Flowery Branch, died
Monday, March 10, 2008, at her
residence, following a brief ill
ness.
She was born in Hall County,
the daughter of the late Lucious
Sizemore and Verby Anderson
Sizemore. She was a homemaker
and loved to crochet, read and
use her computer. Mrs. Coggins
was preceded in death by her
husband, Charles Ralph Coggins;
Jessie Coggins; and Amanda
Coggins.
Survivors include daughters,
Connie McClure, Maysville,
Lisa McDonald Smith and Terri
Coggins, both of Flowery Branch;
sons, Jimmy Coggins, and
Timothy Coggins, both of North
Dakota, Paul Coggins, Flowery
Branch; 14 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; sisters,
Barbara Elliott, Jefferson, and
Susie Clark, Cumming; brother,
Chris Sizemore, Flowery Branch;
and a host of other family and
friends.
Funeral services were held
Friday, March 14, in the chapel
of Memorial Park Funeral Home
with the Rev. Dewayne Smith
officiating. Burial was in Zion Hill
Baptist Church cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
George Taylor
George Wesley Taylor, 53, of
Union Point, died Thursday,
March 13, 2008, at Athens
Regional Medical Center in
Athens.
He was born in Athens, the
son of Joe Taylor of Flatwoods
and Mildred Aycock Taylor of
Lexington, and was a truck driv
er.
Survivors in addition to his
parents, include his wife, Lyn
Steele Taylor; siblings, David
Taylor, Flatwoods, Wayne
Taylor, Gillsville, Ann Smith,
Harris Taylor, Joey Taylor, Pam
Campbell, Lynn Looney, Eddie
Taylor, all of Lexington, Angie
Holder, Athens; and many nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, March 15, in the cha
pel of Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home. Burial was in Bethany
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Joe McCannon,
Michael McCannon, Brandon
McCannon, Bubba Hammond,
Kevin McCay and Mike Kaun.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home,
Oglethorpe Chapel, Crawford,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
Virgil Daniel
Virgil Daniel, 85, of Winder,
died Monday, March 17, 2008, at
his residence.
Born on May 1, 1922, in
Habersham County,
he was the son of the
late John and Essie
McNabb Daniel.
He was owner of a Shell gas sta
tion, and was a veteran, having
served in the United States Army
during World War II.
Survivors include his wife,
Fannie Jane Reynolds Daniel,
Winder; daughters, Shelia
Henningsen, Winder, Gail Kelch,
Maysville; brothers, Reeves
Daniel and Bobby Daniel, both
of Homer; sister, Gwenlynn
Braswell, Winder; five grandchil
dren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 18, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home with
the Rev. Allen Passmore offici
ating. Burial was in the Airline
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
Grade Medders
Gracie McCrary Medders,
94, of Sylvester, died Thursday,
March 13, 2008, at Phoebe Worth
Medical Center.
Born on October 1, 1913, she
was the daughter of the late Edgar
Carl and Cleo Rebecca Smith
McCrary. She was a homemak
er and lived in Worth County
all of her life. She was a mem
ber of Mitchell E.M.C., Home
Demonstration Club, and Antioch
Baptist Church, where she was
formerly church pianist, Sunday
School teacher, and sang in the
choir. Mrs. Medders was preced
ed in death by her husband, I.J.
Medders; and a daughter-in-law,
Llewellynn Medders.
Survivors include sons and
daughters-in-law, Harlan and Pat
Medders and Doyle and Joyce
Medders, all of Sylvester, Byron
and Judy Medders, Maysville,
and Roger and Billie Medders,
Albany; 13 grandchildren; and
29 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 16, in Antioch
Baptist Church with the Revs.
Bruce Gordon and Jerry
Cooper officiating. Burial was in
Providence Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Brent Medders, Jef f H. Jones,
Richie Duncan, Hugh Medders,
Mike Garvey, Lee Medders and
Tommy Lance.
Banks Funeral Home, Sylvester,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
'Irene' Merrill
Ruby “Irene” Merrill, 83, of
Jefferson, died Wednesday,
March 12, 2008.
She was a native of Mars Hill,
N.C., and was a resident of
Brevard, N.C. for over 53 years.
She was retired from the Varners
Drug Store after 19 years of ser
vice. Mrs. Merrill was preceded
in death by her husband of 66
years, Homer J. Merrill.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Russell and Susan
Merrill, Navarre, Fla.; daughters
and sons-in-law, Teresa and Jeff
Goodman, Maysville, Sharon and
Vonell Wilson, Gainesville; grand
son, Scott Merrill, Brevard, N.C.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 16, in the cha
pel of Moody-Connolly Funeral
Home, Brevard, N.C. Burial was
in Pisgah Gardens.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
J.C. Covington
J.C. Covington, 93, of Jefferson,
died Friday, March 14, 2008.
He was born on September 3,
1914, in Jackson
County, the
son of the late
Lee W. and
Beulah Adams
Covington. He
was a carpenter,
farmer, and a
member of the
Cave Springs
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Polly
Marlow Covington, Jefferson;
daughter, Linda Covington
Coleman, Commerce; son, Danny
Lee Covington, Jefferson; broth
er, Ralph Covington, Carnesville;
three grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 16, in the cha
pel of Evans Funeral Home with
the Rev. Michael York officiating.
Burial was in the Cave Springs
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
'Lisa' Stamper
Letha “Lisa” Kay Stamper, 52,
of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of
Commerce, died Thursday, March
13, 2008, at her residence.
Born in Mercer County, W.
Va., she was
the daughter of
the late Roger
Kay Stamper
and Ella Mae
Mathews of
Commerce.
She was a seam
stress and was
Catholic.
Survivors in addition to her
mother, include a son, Josh
McDonald, Bowersville; daugh
ter, Mandy Morgan, Commerce;
brothers, Tim McDonald, Homer,
and Jerry McDonald, Nicholson;
sisters, Vicki Tadlock, Ila, Pansy
Bond, Danielsville, and Dorothy
Nunns, Pine Island, Fla.; step
father, E.J. McDonald, Commerce;
and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, March 19, in the cha
pel of Little-Ward Funeral Home
with the Rev. Danny Greene
officiating. Burial was in the
Woodbine Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 19, 2008.
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