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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009
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McConnell, Sean Lee and
Emily McConnell, Derick
Stephen and Tina McConnell;
grandsons, David Christopher
McConnell III and Derick
Foster McConnell, Jr.; broth
er and sister-in-law, Foster
Lee and Anna Jarrett III and
Anna Jarrett.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, January 7,
in the Chapel of Little and
Davenport Funeral Home with
the Revs. Matt Wethington
and Cecil Holcomb officiat
ing. Interment was in Hillside
Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Georgia
Mountain Food Bank, RO.
Box 233 Gainesville, GA
30503, or For Her Glory at
North Georgia Community
Foundation, P.O. Box 1583,
Gainesville, GA 30503.
Little and Davenport
Funeral Home, Gainesville,
was in charge of arrange
ments.
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Mize, ‘Bill’
SAUTEE - William ‘Bill’
Jack Mize, 83, died Monday,
January 12, 2009, at his resi
dence following an extended
illness.
He was born September 3,
1925, in Banks
County, the
son of the late
Paul and Viola
Fowler Mize. He served as a
radio/communications opera
tor in the U.S. Navy dur
ing World War II followed
by a tour in the U.S. Air
Force. He sang in the choir
and was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church in Warner
Robins. Mr. Mize retired
from Atlanta Gas Company
after 34 years service, where
he served as manager of the
Liquid Gas (LNG) Plant in
Jones County. He had been a
resident of Sautee Nacoochee
since October 2001. He was
preceded in death by his first
wife Wanda Newsom Mize;
and sisters, Maxine Orser and
Bea Brooks.
Survivors include his
wife, Irene Wendt Mize,
Sautee Nacoochee; daughter,
Dr. Jacquelyn Mize-Pettit,
Auburn, Ala.; sons, William
Wendt, Milledgeville, and
Donald Wendt, Cleveland;
brother, Ed Mize, Salt Lake
City, Utah; grandsons, Stefan
Pettit, Auburn, Ala., and
Jeremiah Wendt, Cleveland;
granddaughters, Wendy
Wendt, SauteeNacoochee, and
Kari Pennington, Cleveland;
one great-grandson; two
great-granddaughters, three
nieces and two nephews.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, January 14, from
the funeral home chapel with
the Rev. Bob Prim officiating.
Burial was in the Mt. Carmel
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Alexander Funeral Home,
Cleveland, was in charge of
arrangements
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Patrick, Larry
WINDER - Larry Patrick,
61, died Saturday, January
3, 2009.
Mr. Patrick worked for
Johns Manville in Winder for
over 32 years.
Survivors include his wife
of 39 years, Denise Patrick;
children, Donnie and Carmen
Patrick, Todd and Lynn
Patrick, Kevin Lee Patrick,
Brandi Nicole Patrick, all of
Winder; grandchildren, Kayla
Patrick, Kimberly Jackson,
Toni Patrick, Nicklous
Patrick, Krysta Mangubat,
Christopher Patrick, Kayli
Patrick and Cali Patrick; sis
ters, Flora Holman, Hoschton;
Geneva Wills, Lawrenceville;
nephews, Jerome Patrick and
Harold Cheek.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, January 6, in the
Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim
Stewart Funeral Home, with
Brother Charles Reese offi
ciating. Burial was in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Tim Stewart Funeral Home,
Lawrenceville, was in charge
of arrangements.
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Pilgrim, Britton
WINDER - Infant Britton
Beck Pilgrim died Tuesday,
December 30, 2008.
Born in Clarke County, he
was the infant son of Drew and
Tiffany Pilgrim of Winder.
Survivors in addition to
his parents, include a broth
er, Claxton Pilgrim, Winder;
grandparents, Vicki Pilgrim
and Bob Beck, Wayne and
Lynda Terrell, all of Winder;
great-grandparents, Ann
Claxton, Talbotton, Marcella
Pilgrim, Thomson, and
Grady and Annette Kennedy,
Winder.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, January 3, 2009, at
the First Christian Church
with the Rev. Jim Brooks offi
ciating.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Porter, Jack
CORNELIA - Jack
Russell Porter, 70, died
Friday, January 9, 2009, at
his residence.
Born in Loganville on
March 2, 1938, he was
the son of the late Wilkins
Haynie and Bessie Minnell
Hammond Porter. He grew
up in Jefferson, graduating
from Jackson County High
School, and also from the
University of Georgia with a
bachelor's degree in business
administration.
He was a vet
eran, having ^
served in the
United States Air Force dur
ing the Vietnam War and the
Cuban Missile Crises. He
later retired as senior vice-
president of the First National
Bank of Habersham with over
30 years of service. Mr. Porter
was a member of the Grant
Reeves V.F.W. Post #7720,
the Cornelia Masonic Lodge
#92 F&AM, and was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife
of 46 years, Danielle Rangier
Porter, Cornelia; daughter
and son-in-law, Monique
and David Johns, Flowery
Branchy; son and daughter-
in-law, Eric and Dawn Porter,
Clermont; sisters, Annis
McClure, Jefferson, Grade
Dalrymple, Anderson, S.C.;
and grandchildren, Jordyn
Porter and Kreed Coley, both
of Clermont.
Memorial services were
held Monday, January 12, at
Whitfield Funeral Home with
the Rev. Phillip Williams offi
ciating. His wishes were to be
cremated.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Compassionate
Hospice of North Georgia,
2565 Thompson Bridge
Rd., Ste. 112, Gainesville,
Ga. 30501-1723, or to
the American Arthritis
Foundation of Georgia, 550
Pharr Rd., NE, Atlanta, Ga.
30305.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin, was
in charge of arrangements.
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Purgason, Evelyn
COMMERCE - Evelyn
Waldrip Purgason, 72, died
Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at
BJC Hospital in Commerce.
Born in Gwinnett County,
she was the daughter of the
late Minor and Annie Bell
Mayfield Waldrip.
Mrs.
Purgason
was pre
ceded in
death by
her hus
band, Jesse
William
Purgason;
a daugh
ter, Tina
Purgason; five brothers; and
two sisters.
Survivors include chil
dren, Jesse Purgason,
Commerce, and Kathy
Purgason, Franklin; broth
ers, James Waldrip, Lilburn,
and Nathaniel Waldrip,
Lawrenceville; grandchildren,
Jason Purgason and Christina
Purgason; great-grandchil
dren, Ansley Purgason, Kayli
Purgason, Dalton Purgason,
Logan Purgason and Hunter
Purgason; and nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
Friday, January 9, in the cha
pel of Ivie Funeral Home
with the Revs. Howard Spruil
and Perry Smith officiat
ing. Burial was at the Unity
Baptist Church Cemetery in
Roosterville, Ga., in Heard
County.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Reeves, William
WINDER - William H.
Reeves, 77, died Monday,
January 5, 2009, at Barrow
Medical Center, following an
extended illness.
Born on May 1, 1931,
in Huntsville, Ala., he was
retired from the Air Force
after 20 years of service, and
also worked
12 years at
Westinghouse.
Mr. Reeves
was preceded in death by his
parents; three brothers; and
one step-brother.
Survivors include his wife,
Martha Jane Reeves, Winder;
daughter, Lola L. Kiser,
Gainesville; sons, Willie L.
Lee Jr., West Palm Beach,
Fla., Patrick Reeves, Philip
Reeves, John Reeves and
Marie Terez, all of France;
five grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and
a sister, Nita Jones, North
Carolina.
Funeral services were held
Friday, January 9, at Hopewell
Baptist Church, with the Rev.
Robbie Forrester officiating.
Burial was in the Georgia
National Cemetery.
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Savadge,
Charlotte Barbara
and Lenzy Mavis
JEFFERSON - Charlotte
Barbara Savadge and Lenzy
Mavis Savadge, infant twins,
died January 8, 2009, at
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center in Gainesville.
They were preceded in
death by their great-grand
parents, James and Charlotte
Savadge; and great-grand
mother, Barbara Bailey
McPherson.
The twins are survived
by their parents, David B.
Savadge, II and Tiffany
Denton-Savadge; grand
parents, David and Belinda
Savadge, Jefferson, LaVeme
and Ricky Martin, Lula,
and Steve and Martha
Vaughn, Elberton; great-
grandparents, Jack and Dot
Vaughn, Lavonia, Doc &
Jean Martin, Gainesville,
Lenzy and Elizabeth Barnes,
Bowersville; great-grandfa
thers, Gerald L. Springfield,
Summerfield, Fla., and James
W. McPherson, Jefferson; sis
ter, Ivy; twin brothers, Easton
and Tyson; and numerous
aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, January 11, at the
Chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home with interment
to follow in Memorial Park
Cemetery. The Pastor Mike
Phillips officiated.
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Saxon, Lucille
LUMBERTON, N.C. -
Lucille Jordan Saxon, 90, born
in Commerce, died Tuesday,
January 6, 2009, at Sunbridge
Care and Rehabilitation in
Elizabethtown, N.C.
Survivors include a son,
Johnny Saxon, Lumberton,
N.C.; daughters, Carolyn
Vendrick, Lumberton, N.C.,
Claudette Ray, Nakina,
Janiece Radcliff, Coconut
Creek, Fla., and Mary Ann
Butler, White Oak; 17 grand
children; 25 great-grandchil
dren; and three great-great-
grandchildren.
Local arrangements includ
ed a visitation at Ivie Funeral
Home on Friday, January 9,
with a service on Saturday,
January 10 in the funeral
home chapel. Burial was in
Grey Hill Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Sims, ‘T.C.’
WINDER - John Thomas
‘T.C.’ Sims, 72, died
Wednesday, December 31,
2008.
He was the son of the late
C.L. and Lona Stroud Sims.
He worked many years in
South Georgia and Florida
with an irrigation company.
He was also a skilled cement
finisher. Mr. Sims was pre
ceded in death by broth
ers, Curtis, Willie, Roscoe,
Charles and R.L. Sims.
Survivors include daugh
ters, Johnnie Sims and Vanessa
Sims, both of Winder; grand
children, Corey Simmons,
Winder, Brantavious Sims,
and Shakurah Billings,
both of Statham; brothers,
Clarence (Annie Lois) Sims,
Statham, Herman (Mable)
Sims, and Arthur Sims, all of
Chicago, Ill..; sisters, Emma
Sims and Annette Sims, both
of Statham, Eloise Sifford,
San Bernardino, Calif., and
Mary (Luther) Morrison,
Hoschton; sister-in-laws, Ida
Sims and Louise Sims, both
of Statham, and Connie Sims,
Winder; and many nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, January 7, from
Fairfield Baptist Church,
Statham, with Pastor Sylvania
Watkins officiating.
Eberhart and Son Mortuary,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Smith, Steven
HULL - Steven Jeffrey
Smith, 36, died Sunday,
January 11, 2009.
Born on February 9, 1972,
he was the son of the late
Harold A. Smith and mother
and step-father, Shelby and
Wallace Easley.
Survivors in addition to
his mother and step-father,
include sons, Cory Wallace
Smith and Parker Addison
Smith; and fiance, Lawanna
Herrin.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, January 14, at
New Haven Baptist Church
with the Rev. Derek Anglin
officiating. Burial was in
Grey Hill Cemetery.
Brown Funeral Home,
Danielsville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Towe, Bennie
CARLTON - Bennie
Edward Towe, 64, died
Sunday, January 4, 2009.
A native of Clarke County,
he was a son of the late Bertie
Lou Whitfield and James
Gordon Towe. He served in
the Vietnam War in the United
States Army and retired from
Stanfield Air Systems after
30 years.
Survivors
include his
wife, Lillie
Belle Johnson
Towe; chil
dren, Virginia Lynn Webb,
Crawford, Carla Jean Michael,
Arnoldsville, Barbara Dianne
Myers and Dennis Michael
Dixon, both of Carlton,
and Debbie Lucke, Florida;
brothers, Bobby G. Towe,
Arnoldsville, Harvey L. Towe,
Watkinsville, and Harrison R.
Towe, Arkansas; grandchil
dren, Letisha Hicks, Melissa
Myers, Joshua R. Michael,
Michael Dixon, Zachary
Mason Webb, Joseph Clifford
Webb Jr. and two other grand
children.
Funeral services were
Wednesday, January 7, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Russell Bruce and Hoyt
Johnson officiating. Burial
was in Sandy Cross Baptist
Church Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Stanley Johnson, Matt
Matthews, Mike White, Jason
Johnson, Mitch Allen, and
Jimmy Green.
Memorials contributions
may be made to Oglethorpe
County Recreation
Department, PO Box 261,
Lexington, Ga. 30648.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, East, Athens, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Valentine, ‘Herb’
GAINESVILLE - Dr.
Herbert Edward “Herb”
Valentine, Jr. died Tuesday,
January 6, 2009, at his resi
dence.
Born on August 25, 1917,
in Valentines, Va., he gradu
ated from Randolph Macon
College in Ashland and The
University of Virginia School
of Medicine. He joined the
Navy in 1943 as a medical
officer and was assigned to
the first Marine
division in the
South Pacific,
serving in com
bat in Okinawa and Peleliu.
He returned to complete his
residency at Emory, and later
moved to Gainesville to begin
private practice. He admitted
one of the first patients to the
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center.
Mr. Valentine practiced
medicine in Gainesville for
43 years and served as Chief
of Staff of the Medical Center
and was named Civitan Man
of the Year in 1963. He was an
active member of the Kiwanis
Club and the St. Paul United
Methodist Church. He was
a founding member of the
Chattahoochee Country Club
and of the Christian Education
Center, now Centerpoint.
He was passionate in the
love of his family, the care of
his patients, and Gainesville
High School athletics. He
attended thousands of practic
es and games, and was faith
fully trusted to be on the side
lines. In later years, he and
his wife, Bonnelle, through
their love of land and farm
ing created Valentine Farms
in Pendergrass, becoming
national leaders in the breed
ing of Angus cattle. Through
this adventure, they devel
oped lifelong friendships with
cattlemen locally and nation
ally.
Survivors include his wife
of 65 years, Bonnelle Lawson
Valentine, Gainesville, sons
and daughter-in-law, Thomas
E. Valentine, Gross Pointe,
Mich., Richard L. and Cherry
Valentine, Gainesville, and Dr.
C. Michael Valentine Shannon
Valentine, Lynchburg, Va.;
grandchildren Leigh, Brad,
Catherine, Jack and Brooke;
sister and brother-in-law,
Anne Valentine and Don
Pfeiffer, Cammarillo, Calif.
A memorial service was
held Saturday, January 10, at
the St. Paul United Methodist
Church.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Gainesville
High School Athletic Fund,
P.O. Box 3141, Gainesville,
Ga. 30503, St. Paul United
Methodist Church Building
Fund, 404 Washington Street,
Gainesville, Ga. 30501, or
a favorite charity of one's
choice.
Mason & Ward Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Weaver, John
ROYSTON - John Paul
Weaver, 74, died Monday,
January 12,2009, at the Brown
Memorial Convalescent
Center in Royston.
Born in Hart County on
June 20, 1934, he was the
son of the late Robert and
Anzibell Whiten Weaver. He
was a retired auto body shop
repairman, owner of John’s
Body Shop and was Baptist.
Mr. Weaver was preceded in
death by brothers, Lawrence
Weaver and Joe Weaver; and
sisters, Doris James and M.B.
James.
Survivors include daugh
ters and sons-in-law, Susan
and Stewart Berryman and
Christie and Gary Dove, all
of Royston; sister, Bobbie
Woodall, Bowman; four
grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, January 15,
at 1 p.m., in the chapel of
Pruitt Funeral Home with the
Revs. Terry Wood and James
Gunn officiating. Burial will
be in the Franklin Memorial
Gardens - South.
The family will receive
friends at the funeral home
Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Wilson, Horace
GILLSVILLE - Horace
Wilson, 73, died Monday,
January 5, 2009, at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville, following a sud
den illness.
Born on April 19, 1935, in
Hall County, he was the son
of the late Floyd T. Wilson
and Minnie M. Turpin. He
was a member of the Lebanon
United Methodist Church and
also attend
ed Gillsville
Baptist Church. ~
Mr. Wilson
was retired from the United
States Army, having served
his country in the Korean and
Vietnam Wars. He worked in
security for Indalex Caradon.
Survivors include his wife,
Mathey Wilson, Gillsville;
sons, Randall Wilson,
Cornelia, Chad Wilson and
Donnie Wilson, both of
Winder, and William Rock
Stratton, Lula; daughters,
Sandy Mauer, Cumming, Faye
Withrow, Flowery Branch,
and Shyla Curtin, Gillsville;
step-daughters. Dahlia Atkins
and Bonnie Robin, both
of Texas; brothers, Harvey
Wilson, Gillsville, and
Howard Wilson, Maysville;
sisters. Myrtle Cagle, Grace
Hewell and Virginia Roberts,
all of Gillsville; 25 grandchil
dren; 38 great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-grand-
children; and a number of
nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, January 7,
at Gillsville Baptist Church
with the Revs. Bill Calhoun
and Marshall Dale officiat
ing. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Ward's Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Wilson, Montine
COMMERCE - Montine
Lavonia Wilson, 86, died
Friday, January 9, 2009, at
her residence, following an
extended illness.
She was the daughter of
the late Sanford Stanford and
Kate Ramsden Clack, and
the widow of William Lloyd
Wilson.
Survivors include a
son, Nim Wesley Wilson,
Lawrenceville; daughters,
Dorothy Evelyn Clack,
Commerce, and Helen W.
Smith, Lawrenceville; sister,
Lucille Clack, Lawrenceville;
seven grandchildren; 15 great
grandchildren; and two great-
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, January 12, in the
chapel of Ivie Funeral Home,
with the Revs. Bill Carpenter
and Raymond Wilson offi
ciating. Graveside services
were held at the Rock Spring
United Methodist Church
cemetery in Lawrenceville.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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