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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 26. 2008 - PAGE 9A
Area Death Notices
Sarah Little
Sarah Frances Little, 74, died
Monday, March 10, 2008, at BJC
Medical Center in Commerce.
Born on November 7, 1933, in
Banks County,
she was the
daughter of
the late George
and Gertis
Pruitte Rucker.
She joined the
Tabor’s Chapel
C.M.E. Church
at Fort Lamar
in Madison
County, at an early age. She served
there for 22 years. In 1966 she
moved to Commerce and joined
Mt. Pleasant C.M.E. Church, later
joining New Faith Methodist
Church in Commerce. She was
a devoted church member, sis
ter, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin and
friend, and will be greatly missed
by all who knew her, according
to loved ones. Mrs. Little was pre
ceded in death by her husband,
Bishop Little Jr.; ten brothers; and
three sisters.
Survivors include a niece,
Betty J. Rucker Borders; nephew,
Jimmy Usher, Commerce; as well
as other nieces and nephews;
sisters-in-law, Geneva Rucker
and Ruby Nell Rucker, both of
Commerce.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, March 13, at New Faith
Methodist Church in Commerce
with the Revs. Frank Earls, Henry
Webb and W.R. Brown officiat
ing.
Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral
Home, Toccoa, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 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 29, 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 26, 2008.
Janice Hinson
Janice Marie Owensby Hinson,
56, of Nicholson,
died Tuesday,
March 18,2008,at
Athens Regional
Medical Center
in Athens, follow
ing an extended
illness.
She was the
daughter of the
late Roy and Winnette Wilbanks
Owensby, and was preceded in
death by her husband, William
Franklin Hinson.
Survivors include a son,
William Samuel “Billy” Hinson,
Nicholson; daughters, Geraldine
Siggers, Toccoa, and Mary Gladys
Hargett, Great Falls, S.C.; sister,
Judy Pierce, Hull; niece, Barbara
Brock Moody, Nicholson; neph
ew, Jason Beck, Lexington; four
grandchildren; and three great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday, March 21, in the chapel of
Ivie Funeral Home with the Revs.
Troy Herbert and Jessie Mealor
officiating. Burial was in the Grey
Hill Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
William Lester
William Thomas Lester, 53, of
Nicholson, died Monday, March
24, 2008, at Athens Regional
Medical Center in Athens.
Born in Athens, he was the
son of Hazel Pittman Lester of
Nicholson and the late James
Curtis Lester. He was a mem
ber of New Harmony Baptist
Church.
Survivors in addition to his
mother, include a daughter,
Tonya Lester, Nicholson; broth
ers and sister-in-law, Mike and
Patty Lester, Greensboro, David
Lester and Marshall Lester, both
of Nicholson; sister, Connie
Richardson, Nicholson; grandson,
Justin Thompson; former wife,
Donna Carithers, Covington; and
step-son, Steven Carithers.
Memorial services will be
held Sunday, March 30, at New
Harmony Baptist Church with
the Revs. Billy Pittman and Phil
Budensiek officiating.
The family has requested
that memorials be made to
New Harmony Baptist Church
Cemetery Fund.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, East, Athens, is in charge
of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
Carrie Brown
Carrie Meeks Brown, 103, of
Ellijay, died Sunday, March 23,
2008, at a private health care
facility, following an extended
illness.
She was born in Banks County
on October 7, 1904, the daughter
of the late General and Janice
Lacey Meeks. She was a home
maker and was Holiness. Mrs.
Brown was preceded in death by
her husband, Lawrence Brown;
and sisters, Frannie White and
Betty Shubert.
Survivors include a son, Greg
Pendley, Ellijay; daughter, Betty
Hooper, Ringgold; two great
grandchildren; and two great-
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 25, in the chapel
of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph
O. Smith officiating. Burial was in
Yonah Congregational Holiness
Church cemetery.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
Dr. Ed Aderholt Jr.
Hewlett Edwin Aderholt Jr., 80,
of Monroe, formerly of Atlanta,
died Saturday, March 22, 2008, at
his residence, following a lengthy
battle with rheumatoid arthritis.
Born on September 11, 1927, in
Jefferson, he was
the son of the late
Boyd Arnall and
H.E. Aderholt.
He graduated in
1944 from Martin
Institute School
in Jefferson,
where he was
president of his
high school class,
graduated from
the University of
Georgia in 1949, graduated from
the Medical College of Georgia
in 1953, and completed a medical
and surgical residency at Macon
General Hospital in Macon. He
practiced medicine in Tifton for
15 years and was the college
physician for Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College. He moved
to Atlanta in 1971 and completed
an anesthesia residency at Emory
University Hospital. He was an
anesthesiologist in Atlanta at
Doctor’s Memorial Hospital and
Piedmont Hospital, retiring in
1992. Dr. Aderholt was a mem
ber of Grace Baptist Church in
Monroe and was a veteran, hav
ing served in the United States
Navy with distinction as a mem
ber of the “Greatest Generation”.
Survivors include his wife of 53
years, Beth Aderholt, Gainesville;
daughters and sons-in-law, Pam
and Steve Morris, Monroe, Mary
Aderholt, Norcross, Melinda
and Keith Taylor, Marietta; son
and daughter-in-law, Edwin and
Kim Aderholt, Monroe; four
grandchildren, Elizabeth Morris,
Matthew Morris, Kelly O’Neill
and Kate Taylor; sisters, Emily
Barrow, Athens, and Betty Bailey,
Jefferson.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 25, at Grace
Baptist Church. Burial was at Mt.
Vernon Christian Church cem
etery.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Grace Baptist Church,
P.O. Box 641, 110 Mears St.,
Monroe, Ga. 30655.
Arthur Bowick Inc., Funeral
Directors, Munroe, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
James Chambers
James Michael Chambers, 40, of
Toccoa, died Wednesday, March
19, 2008, at Stephens County
Hospital, following an extended
illness.
Born in Banks County on
November 4, 1967, he was the
son of Frances Chambers of Alto
and the late Junior Chambers. He
was a carpenter and was preced
ed in death by a brother, Kenneth
Chambers.
Survivors in addition to his
mother, include his wife, Ann
Chambers, Toccoa; daughter,
Carrie Chambers, Alto; sons,
Tim and David Chambers, both
of Alto; brother and sister-in-law,
Larry and Kathy Maney, Breman;
two nephews; and a niece.
Memorial services were held
Friday, March 21, at the residence
of his mother.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
Theodore Dalack
Theodore Bruce Dalack, of
Pendergrass, died Tuesday, March
18, 2008.
He was the son of the late
Assad and Jenny
Bonamo Dalack
and was most well
known locally as a
substitute teacher for Jefferson
High Schools. He was a com
bat hero veteran of World War
II and Korean War, Air Force
First Lieutenant, bombardier. Mr.
Dalack was preceded in death
by his beloved wife, Kathleen
Patricia; sisters, Marie, Charlotte
and Ann; nephews, Randy Dalack
and Dean Robinson.
Survivors include a son, Ted
Dalack Jr.; brother, George;
nieces, Barbara Dimarco,
Lynette Coleman, Charlene
Wolthausen, Tony Sookraj and
Kim Pastor; nephews, Robert
Yanus, Garrett DiMarco, David
and Alan Machost, Keith and
Eddie Wolthausen; great-nieces
and nephews, Ashley, Haleigh,
Tyler, Allie, Shannon, Lee, Drica,
Deana and Megan.
Memorial services will be held
at a later date in New Jersey.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
Ruth Langford
Ruth Geraldine Langford, 92, of
Gillsville, died Saturday, March
22, 2008, following a brief ill
ness.
Born on August 25, 1915, in
Jackson
County, she
was one of
nine children
born to the late
William Joseph
and Leah
Murphy Cash.
Mrs. Langford
was preceded
in death by
her husband of 65 years, Grady
Langford. She was devoted to her
family and words cannot express
their loss, according to family
members.
Survivors include daughters
and son-in-law, Rebecca Langford
and Larry Sailors, Maysville, and
Christa Sue Langford Pickett,
Albany; brothers, Carey Cash,
Bethlehem, and Myron Cash,
Hoschton; sister, Ann Georgine
Smith, Waycross; grandchil
dren, Pam Sailors, Springfield,
Mo., Mark Pickett, Albany, Paige
Pastor, St. Simon’s Island, Richard
Sailors, Maysville; and eight great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 25, at the Holly
Springs United Methodist Church
with the Revs. Tom Fish and Bob
Lewis officiating. Burial was in
the church cemetery. Pallbearers
were Mark Pickett, Richard
Sailors, Scott Pastor, Roger Cash,
Donald Cash and Mike Isbell.
Memorial contributions may be
made to one’s charity of choice.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
Johnny Presley
Johnny Ray Presley Sr.,
60, of Commerce, Dry Pond
Community, died Friday, March
21, 2008.
He was burn in Butler, Ala.,
the son of the
late Eulan Amos
and Mary Ola
Sibley Presley.
He served in
the prosthetics
department of
the VA Hospital
in Decatur, and
was a veteran,
having served in
the United States
Army during the
Vietnam War. He was a member
of the Sons of Thunder, Veteran of
Foreign Wars and the Association
of Disabled Veterans. Mr. Presley
was preceded in death by a son,
Johnny Ray Presley Jr.; and broth
er, Tommy Presley.
Survivors include his wife, Helen
Watson Presley, Commerce; sons,
Curtis Dycus, Huntsville, Ala.,
Jerry Presley, Nicholson, James
Presley, Altamonte Springs, Fla.,
Kerry Arnold, Commerce, and
Jerry Arnold, Braselton; a sister,
Jan Paul, Garland, Texas; eight
grandchildren; six great-grand
children; one niece; and one
nephew.
Funeral services were held
Monday, March 24, in the chapel
of Evans Funeral Home with the
Rev. Jeff Looney officiating. Burial
was held Wednesday, March 26,
at the Red Springs Baptist Church
Cemetery in Butler, Ala.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
'Frankie' Danis
Frantisek “Frankie” Jozef Danis
Jr., 35, of Duluth, died Thursday,
March 20, 2008,
at his residence.
He was born
in Ward County,
N.D., the son of
Frantisek Danis
Sr. of Warner
Robins, and
the late Sherry
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Survivors in addition to his
father, include a sister, Alicia
Dana Danis, Nicholson; broth
er, Michael Shawn Danis,
Nicholson; grandfather, Donald
Lord, Commerce; and life part
ner, Robin Ketchersid, Duluth.
Memorial services were held
Monday, March 24, 2008, in the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Rev. Chad Payne
officiating.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
Ruth Adamson
Ruth Love Adamson, 83, of
Independence, Va„ formerly of
Commerce, died Thursday, March
20, 2008, following an extended
illness.
Survivors include a son, John
David Hill, Concord, N.C.; sis
ters, Eleanor Harper, Gainesville,
Margaret Gibson, Ventura, Calif.;
brothers, Robert Love, Glen St.
Mary, Fla., Roger Love, Athens;
four grandchildren; seven great
grandchildren; and one great-
great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held
Monday, March 24, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home. Burial was
in the Oconee Baptist Church
cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
Dorothy Nunn
Dorothy B. Nunn, 77, of
Commerce, died Monday, March
24, 2008, at Hill Haven Nursing
Home.
Born in Milton County, she was
the daughter of the late Segal
Lester and Mae Ethel Sexton
Fouts. She was a member of
Mount Olive Baptist Church and
was a retired manager of Pic and
Pay Shoe Store.
Survivors include her husband,
W.T. Nunn, Commerce; daugh
ters, Etheleen Bryant, Temple,
Belley Hayes and Ruth Heard,
both of Commerce, and JoAnn
Compton, Danielsville; a son,
Thomas Daniell, Commerce;
step-daughter, Elaine Strickland,
Danielsville; step-sons, Tony and
Tim Nunn, both of Commerce;
four grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, March 26, in the cha
pel of Little-Ward Funeral Home
with the Rev. Henry Webb offi
ciating. Burial was in Jackson
Memorial Gardens.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
Delow Webb
Delow Webb, 88, of Maysville
(Holly Springs Community), died
Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
Born in Jackson County, he was
the son of the late A.P. and Dellie
Stringer Webb. He was a retired
mechanic with the Georgia
Department of Transportation
and a member of the Holly Springs
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Emma Ogletree Webb, Maysville;
a son, Scotty Webb, Maysville;
brother, Owen Webb, Jefferson;
granddaughter, LeAnne and Chad
Bell, Buford; great-grandchildren,
Hunter and Hartley Bell; spe
cial children, Haley, Lauren and
Caleb Sanders.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, March 20, in the chapel
of Evans Funeral Home with the
Revs. Tom Fish and Bob Lewis
officiating. Burial was in Center
Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Joe Anderson,
Arthur Marlow, Bert Sanders,
Dave Santaniello, Bill Sanders
and David Ellington.
Memorial donations may
be made to the Center Grove
Baptist Church Cemetery Fund,
4171 Plainview Rd., Pendergrass,
Ga. 30575, or the Holly Springs
United Methodist Church, 7441
Holly Springs, Rd., Pendergrass,
Ga. 30567.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
Dorothy Scruggs
Dorothy Hay Scruggs, 91,
of Lawrenceville, formerly of
Cumming, died Saturday, March
22, 2008.
She was a member of Cross
Plains Baptist Church, Queen
of Extended Care of Gwinnett
Beauty Pageant, and worked
at Walt’s Restaurant in Duluth
as lead cook for 12 years. Mrs.
Scruggs was preceded in death
by her husband, Clark Scruggs;
sons, Bonnie D. Harold, Clark
Jr., Larry, Charles Scruggs; and
daughter, Barbara Grant. She
loved cooking, sewing and quilt
ing, loved ones stated.
Survivors include children,
Daisy Stinchcomb, Gay, Hugh
Scruggs, Dahlonega, Mary
Stewart, Toccoa, Ann Brand,
Commerce, Helen Kirby,
Cleveland, Norris Scruggs,
Dawsonville, Steve Scruggs,
Jasper, Dale Hanners, Elberton,
Patricia Johnson, Lawrenceville,
Charlotte Harrison, Loganville;
50 grandchildren; 64 great-grand
children; and 13 great-great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, March 26, in the
Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim
Stewart Funeral Home with
Pastors Johnny Purcell and
Ben Elbe officiating. Burial was
in Cross Plains Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Tim Stewart Funeral Home,
Lawrenceville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Commerce News, March 26, 2008.
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