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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009
MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
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Obituaries
Mary Betts
ATHENS - Mary Lester
Betts, 82, died Wednesday,
February 18, 2009, at
Arbor Terrace, an assisted
living facility in Athens.
Born in Royston on
September 6, 1926, she
was the
daugh
ter of the
late Reece
C. Lester
Sr. and
Leila Mae
Darnell
Lester.
She was
the first female president
of the Athens Chamber of
Commerce, the first Silver
Medalist of the Athens Ad
Club, first female Athens
Jaycees “Boss of the
Year”, first female presi
dent of the United Way
of Northeast Georgia,
first female installed in
the Georgia Association
of Broadcasting Hall of
Fame, first Athens Woman
of the Year winner, and
first to be honored with
the coveted Athena Award.
In 1996 she established a
trust to provide a full four
year scholarship annually
to a female University of
Georgia broadcast journal
ism student.
Survivors include two
sisters and one brother,
Eva Spencer and Blanche
Cartey, both of Athens,
and Reece C. Lester Jr.,
Crawford; along with a
host of nieces and neph
ews.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, February
21, at the First Baptist
Church of Athens, with
Jon Appleton officiating.
The Board of Directors
for the Classic Center
Authority served as pall
bearers. Honorary pallbear
ers included the Athena
Award recipients and the
Pilot Clubs of Athens.
Burial was in Evergreen
Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the First
Baptist Church of Athens,
355 Pulaski St., Athens,
GA 30601.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
Evelyn Cagle
LULA - Evelyn Laverne
Cagle, 76, died Tuesday,
February 17, 2009, at New
Horizons West Nursing
Home, following an
extended illness.
Born in Hall County,
she was the daughter of
the late William Jep and
Ola Harris Cagle. She was
a member of White Hall
Baptist Church. Ms. Cagle
was preceded in death by
brothers, Artis, Ralph,
Travis, Virgil and Norman
Cagle.
Survivors include a sis
ter, Gwen Cagle Chapman,
Lula; and a number of
nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Funeral services were
held Friday, February 20,
in the chapel of Ward’s
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Howard Collins offi
ciating. Burial was in
White Hall Baptist Church
cemetery.
Ward’s Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge
of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
Lois Caisse
COLBERT - Lois Jean
Caisse, 77, died Thursday,
February 19, 2009.
Survivors include chil
dren, Mark Caisse, Colbert,
Nadine Licastro, Florida,
Gary and Suzanna Caisse,
Athens, Lesa Caisse,
Ohio, Michael Caisse,
Dahlonega, Denise Caisse,
Pennsylvania; and other
relatives.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, February
21, at Evergreen Memorial
Park.
Gardenview Funeral
Chapel, Athens, was in
charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
Ruth Ann Campbell
LULA - Ruth Ann
Henikman Campbell, 85,
died Saturday, February 21,
2009, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center, following
complications from open
heart surgery.
Born in Cleveland,
Ohio, on May 13, 1923,
she was the daughter of
the late Joseph and Erma
Voll Henikman. She was
a homemaker and was
Catholic. Mrs. Campbell
was preceded in death by
her husband, Charles F.
Campbell. She enjoyed
cooking, decorating, was an
animal enthusiast, a loving
grandmother, and an avid
supporter of the Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation,
loved ones stated.
Survivors include daugh
ters and son-in-law, Geralyn
Campbell, Lula, Shawn
and Paul Knight, Cornelia;
grandchildren and spouses.
Heather and Carsie Bogue,
Chriss and Lon Nichols,
Paul and Bonney Knight,
and Whitney Knight; and
a great-grandchild, Logan
Bogue.
Graveside services will
be held at a later date in
Cleveland Ohio.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center, Ronnie Green Heart
Center, 743 Spring St.,
Gainesville, GA 30501.
McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home,
Cornelia, is in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
Samuel Carrington
DANIELSVILLE
Samuel Aubrey Carrington,
90, died Tuesday, February
17, 2009, at St. Mary’s
Hospital in Athens.
Bom in Madison County
on July 11, 1918, he was
the son of the late Hollis
and Myrtie Huff Carrington
and was preceded in death
by his wife, Drue W. Daniel
Carrington; and a sister,
Sybil Kidd.
Survivors include a
daughter and son-in-law,
Gwen and Wade Carey,
Danielsville; grandson and
wife, Brannon and Jenny
Claire Carey, Royston;
and a brother, Dalton
Carrington, Comer.
Graveside services were
held Thursday, February
19, at at the Bethel M.
Baptist Church cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the charity
of ones choice.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
‘Bill’Echols
LULA - William Clyde
“Bill” Echols Sr., 85, died
Tuesday, February 17,
2009, at his residence.
Born on October 19,
1923, in Lula, he was the
son of the late |m|
Timothy D. H -
and Cordelia
Duncan
Echols. He was a mem
ber of the Mt. Carmel
Christian Church and the
Lula Masonic Lodge F.&
A.M. Mr. Echols was pre
ceded in death by his first
wife, Ruth Echols; broth
ers, James, George and
Talmadge Echols; sisters,
Lois Sims and Beulah
Tribble. He was a United
States Marine Corps vet
eran and recipient of the
Purple Heart of Valor,
serving in Iwo Jima during
World War II. He was a
retired correctional officer
with 30 years of dedicated
service with the Atlanta
Federal Prison.
Survivors include his
wife, Glenda Pond Echols,
Lula; daughter and son-in-
law, Tammy and Brooke
Bittinger, Conyers; sons
and daughter-in-law,
William C. “Billy” Echols
Jr., Jasper, Charles Glen
“Charlie” and Edie Spence,
Muiphy, N.C.; grandchil
dren, Sarah Echols, Elise
Echols, Josie Spence, Noah
Spence, Clay Bittinger and
Beau Bittinger.
Funeral services were
held Friday at Whitfield
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Chris Anderson offi
ciating. Burial was in
the Enon Baptist Church
cemetery with full mili
tary honors conducted by
the Habersham County
American Legion Post #84,
the Grant Reeves VFW
Post #7720, and the Rabun
County DAV Chapter #15.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin,
was in charge of arrange
ments.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
‘Junior’ Fowler
ROYSTON - Julian E.
“Junior” Fowler, 79, died
Tuesday, February 17,
2009, at St. Mary’s Hospice
House in Bogart.
Born on January 26,
1930, in Franklin County,
he was the son of the late
Toy Fowler and Bessie
Ruth Adams. He was a
mechanic in the textile
industry and was Baptist.
Mr. Fowler was preceded
in death by a daughter,
Linda Sanders; and broth
er, Leo Fowler.
Survivors include his
wife, Martha Fowler,
Royston; sons, Eddie
Fowler, Carnesville, and
Wayne Fowler, Canon;
daughters, Sandra Bond
and Elizabeth Williamson,
both of Royston; brother,
Garnett Fowler, Royston;
sister, Sylvia Jean Jordan,
Royston; seven grand
children; and seven great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, February
19, in the chapel of Pruitt
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Andy Bond officiat
ing. Burial was in the Rose
Hill Cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
Emma Gerberg
COMMERCE Emma
Mae Gerberg, 82, died
Friday, February 13, 2009,
at her daughter’s resi
dence.
Born in Missouri on
January 8,
thedaugh-
ter of
1927, she was
if
Dorothy
Hammer.
She was
the oldest
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of three
sisters,
and was
preceded
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in death by her husband
Dean; sons, Larry and
Jerry; a daughter, Deana
Rule; and a sister, Charlotte
Harris.
Survivors include chil
dren, Tom (Marla),
Dorethea (Denny), Park
(Gigi), Dale (Tim), Elisha,
Terry (Andrea), Jeremy,
and Kevin; sister, Helen
Comer; 24 grandchildren;
and 18 great-grandchil
dren.
Final Committal Service
will be held in Mississippi
at the Biloxi National
Cemetery.
Wages & Sons, Stone
Mountain Chapel, is in
charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
Beulah Hammond
COMER - Beulah
Benton Hammond, 94,
died Monday, February 23,
2009.
A lifelong resident
of Comer, she was the
daughter of the late Earle
and Alice Nona Benton.
She owned and oper
ated the Comer Variety
Store and was a longtime
active member of Comer
Baptist Church. Mrs.
Hammond was preceded
in death by her husband,
Paul Hammond; daughter,
Sandra Alice Hardeman;
sister, Kathleen Pulliam;
and brother, James B.
“Buck” Benton.
Survivors include her
son-in-law, Erwin (Sue)
Hardeman, Comer;
granddaughters, Terri
H. (Howell) Seagraves,
Ila, and Paula H. (Curtis)
Drake, Comer; great-grand
children, Alicia Seagraves,
Mallory Seagraves, Blaine
Seagraves, and Autumn
Drake; and loving friend
and caregiver, Mrs. Ida
Campbell.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, February
26, at 11 a.m., at Comer
Baptist Church with the
Rev. Rodney Owens
officiating. Burial will
be in Comer Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy
Legg, Jerry Hammond,
Johnny White, Dennis
Daniel, Darrell Daniel and
David Daniel. Honorary
pallbearers will be mem
bers of Eliza Graham
Sunday School Class.
The family will receive
friends at the funeral home
Wednesday from 6 until
8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made
to Comer Baptist Church
Building Fund, PO. Box
208, Comer, GA 30629.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, is in
charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
Herbert Hayes Sr.
TALMO - Herbert Wayne
Hayes Sr., 72, passed away
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, at
his residence following an
extended illness.
Mr. Hayes was bom on
September 15, 1936 in
Louisville, Ky., to the late
Odie Hayes and Pearline
Zackery Hayes. He was
retired as a self-employed
painter and Baptist.
Mr. Hayes is survived by
his wife, Betty Hayes of
Talmo; daughters, Patricia
Thomas of California,
Beverly Van of Kentucky,
Shirley Nokes of Kentucky,
Helen Hayes of Talmo and
Pamela Watt of Gainesville;
sons, H. Wayne Hayes Jr.,
of Florida and Thomas
Hayes of South Carolina;
father-in-law, Robert
Bischoff of Kentucky; 24
grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, Feb. 24, in
the Chapel of Memorial
Park Funeral Home with
interment following in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
The Rev. Tom Plank offici
ated.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
Curtis Hudson
MAYSVILLE - Curtis
Hudson Jr., 75, died
Monday, February 23,
2009, at Athens Regional
Medical Center in Athens.
Bom in Jackson County,
he was the son of the late
Curtis Hudson Sr. and
Nettie Lee Martin Hudson.
He was a retired pillow
maker.
Survivors include his
wife, Annie Ruth Stockton
Hudson, Maysville; son,
Mike Hudson, Commerce;
daughters, Carol Guillot,
Jacksonville, Fla., and
Jackie Hudson, Maysville;
and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, February
25, in the chapel of Little-
Ward Funeral Home with
the Rev. Swayne Carlan
officiating. Burial was
in the Dry Pond United
Methodist Church cem
etery.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, was in
charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
Riley Jackson
WINDER Riley
M. Jackson, 85, died
Wednesday, February 18,
2009, at his residence.
A Kentucky native, he
was the son of the late
Grant and Rachel Lynch
Jackson. He was preceded
in death by a son, Daniel
Jackson. Mr. Jackson had
resided in Winder since
2000 and had attended
Sharon Baptist Church.
He was a retired furniture
upholsterer.
Survivors include his wife
of 65 years, Faye Taylor
Jackson; grandchildren,
Michael McGee, Cherie
Jackson, Daniel Jackson,
Alex Jackson and Amber
Jackson; sisters, Marinda
Sulfredge, Kentucky, and
Gertrude Roberson, Ohio.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, February
21, from the Chapel of
Carter Funeral Home, with
the Revs. Marion Prather
and Byron Lee officiat
ing. Burial was in Sharon
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
Paige James
ROYSTON - Nola Paige
James, 19, died Saturday,
Feb. 21,2009.
Miss James was born
in Clarke
County
on March
27, 1989,
and is the
daughter
of Chris
and Linda
James,
Athens,
and Cindy Atkinson
James, Royston. She was a
patient representative, hav
ing worked with the Ty
Cobb Health Care Center,
Hartwell, and was a mem
ber of the New Hope
Baptist Church.
Miss James was a 2007
graduate of Franklin
County High School,
where she was a mem
ber of the yearbook staff,
the art society, and was
a member of the varsity
football and varsity basket
ball cheer leading squads.
Survivors, in addition to
her parents, include: broth
er, Christopher O’Neal
James Strickland, Athens;
sister, Kristan James,
Royston; grandparents,
Billy and Brenda Atkinson,
Royston, and Dollie Ivie
James, Athens.
She was preceded in
death by: grandmother,
Eleanor Atkinson; grandfa
ther, Henry Grady (Snooks)
James; and uncles, Randy
Sartain and Jeff James.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, February.25,
at the Franklin Springs
Baptist Church, with the
Rev. Frank Bearden, Rev.
Randy Adams and Rev.
David Vaughn officiating.
Burial was in the Rose Hill
Cemetery, Royston.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009.
‘Ardell’King
STATHAM - Mattie
“Ardell” McDaniel Lee
King, 96, died Sunday,
February 22, 2009.
Born March 6, 1912,
she was an active mem
ber of White Plains Baptist
Church.
Survivors include sons.
Bill Lee, Jefferson, James
King, Statham, and Charles
King, Alabama; daugh
ters, Bertie Mae Page,
Auburn, Sadie Hayes,
Hoschton, Betty McDaniel
and Virginia King, both
of Jefferson, Faye King,
Winder; 33 grandchildren;
44 great-grandchildren; 28
great-great-grandchildren;
93 great-great-great-grand-
children; 49 great-great-
great-great-grandchildren ;
two great-great-great-
great-great-grandchildren ;
and a sister Ester Carter,
Hoschton.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, February
25, at White Plains Baptist
Church, Jefferson, with
the Revs. Clinton Gooch
and Truman Humphrey,
and Mr. Steve “Boweevil”
Roberts officiating.
Tom M. Wages Funeral
Home, Lawrenceville, was
in charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
February 25, 2009
‘Wimp’ Lewallen
BALDWIN - Wilford L.
“Wimp” Lewallen, 72, died
Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 at a
private care facility.
Mr. Lewallen was bom
on March 13, 1936, in
Anderson, S.C. to the
late Freeman and Maime
Pritchett Lewallen. In
addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death
by his brother, Waymon
Lewallen, and his sisters,
Francine Dailey and Marie
Pruitt.
He was a mechanics
graduate of North Georgia
Technical Institute. Mr.
Lewallen was Baptist and
was a retired mechanic
with 40 years of dedicated
service.
Survivors include: his
daughter and son-in-
law, Denise and Jamie
McWilliams, Baldwin;
son and daughter-in-law,
Steve and Tracy Lewallen,
Lula; sister and brother-in-
law, Marilyn and Morris
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