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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009
MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
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Center in Gainesville, fol
lowing a brief illness.
Born in Banks County on
December 12, 1932, he was
the son of the late Jim and
Madge Coffee Lewallen.
He was retired from Ritchie
Gas Company, was formerly
employed with the Baldwin
Police Department, the
Banks County Sheriff’s
Department, and was a
member of Baldwin Baptist
Church. He was a veter
an, having served in the
United States Army during
the Korean Conflict. Mr.
Lewallen was preceded in
death by a sister, Janette
Watkins; and brother, Owen
Lewallen.
Survivors include his
wife of 53 years, Frances
Addis Lewallen, Baldwin;
daughters and son-in-law,
Patricia and Terry Griffin,
Baldwin, and Dena Hall,
Winder; sister and brother-
in-law, Ruzelle and Milton
Patterson, Homer; brothers
and sisters-in-law, Swayne
and Lynn Lewallen,
Homer, Clay and Peggy
Lewallen, Ray and Glenda
Lewallen, all of Baldwin;
grandchildren, Tammy and
Jeff Owens, Clarkesville,
Amber Hall, Fayetteville;
great-grandchildren, Ryan
and Aaron Williams, both
of Clarkesville.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, April 5,
at the Bethel Temple
Congregational Holiness
Church with Bishop Ronald
Wilson and Geoffrey
Dillard officiating. Burial
was in the Fairfield Baptist
Church cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the American
Heart Association, P.O.
Box 409410, Atlanta, GA
30384-9410.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin,
was in charge of arrange
ments.
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April 8, 2009.
Donald Masters
PUNTA GORDA, FLA.
- Donald Masters Sr., 64,
formerly of Hoschton, died
Monday, March 30, 2009.
Born in Spartanburg,
S.C., he was the son of the
late Melvin
W. and
Ruby Davis
Masters. He
was a contractor for home
construction and remodel
ing and was a veteran, hav
ing served in the United
States Army.
Survivors include his
wife, Joyce Stewart
Masters, Punta Gorda, Fla.;
sons and daughters-in-law,
Donald Masters Jr. and
Tracy Masters, Loganville,
Christopher and Shauna
Masters, Hahira; daughters
and sons-in-law, Michele
and Philip Sick, Jefferson,
Wendy and Michael
Yaeger, Mobile, Ala.;
nine grandchildren; broth
ers, Woodrow Masters,
Greenville, S.C., andRobert
Masters, Hoschton.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, April 2,
at Smith Memory Chapel
with the Rev. Tom Miles
officiating. The body was
cremated following the ser
vice.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
Bessie McCollum
ROYSTON - Bessie
Melissa Bellamy
McCollum, 93, of Brown
Memorial Convalescent
Center in Royston, died
Thursday, April 2, 2009.
Born in Franklin County
on November 24, 1915, she
was the daughter of the late
William and Carrie Yvonne
York Bellamy. She was a
homemaker and a member
of the Macedonia Holiness
Church in Danielsville.
Mrs. McCollum was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Clarence Matthew
McCollum; one brother;
and two sisters.
Survivors include sons,
Aaron McCollum and
John McCollum, both
of Royston; daughters,
Kayrene Dyer McCollum,
Ila, Margorie V. McCollum,
Augusta, and Betty Ruth
Dove, Canon; 11 grand
children; and a number of
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, April 5, at
the Macedonia Holiness
Church with the Rev. Artis
Anglin officiating. Burial
was in the church ceme
tery.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
Edna McCollum
WINDER - Edna Bryant
McCollum, 70, died Friday,
April 3, 2009.
Born in Cobb County, she
was the daughter of the late
Amos Edward and Lilia
Passemore Bryant. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Johnnie William
McCollum.
Survivors include
sons, Ernie McCollum,
Tennessee, and Jeffery L.
McCollum, Auburn; daugh
ter, Jarhonda Ledford,
Carrolton; nine grand
children; fourteen great
grandchildren; brothers,
Lanier Bryant, Kennesaw,
Ralph Bryant, Atlanta, and
Cecil Bryant, Carrollton;
sister, Dorothy Deavers,
Kennesaw; and several
nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was
held Sunday, April 5, at
Dacula Church of God,
with the Rev. Jerry Hewatt
officiating. The body was
to be cremated.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
Allene Montgomery
LULA - Allene
Montgomery, 86, died
Monday, April 6, 2009, at
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center in Gainesville, fol
lowing an extended illness.
Born in Kentucky on
November 3, 1922, she
was the daughter of the
late Carl Jack “C.J.” and
Ottie Dimple Asberry
White. She was a retired
LPN with 40 years of dedi
cated service and was a
member of the Hickory Flat
United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Montgomery was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, John Calvin “J.C.”
Montgomery; brothers,
Carl White Jr. and William
White; sisters, Esther
Ford and Ruby Allen. She
enjoyed several hobbies,
including flowers, birds,
reading and history, loved
ones added.
Survivors include daugh
ters and sons-in-law, Flora
and Fred Wade and Susan
and Larry Brown, all of
Lula; son and daughter-
in-law, Calvin and Maxie
Montgomery, Lula; sis
ters, Marjorie Meeks,
Grier, S.C., Martha Milam,
Cleveland, and Maycel
Chrisman, Lula; eight
grandchildren; 10 great
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will
be held Thursday, April
9, at 2 p.m., in the cha
pel of McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home with
the Rev. Bradley Elliott
officiating. Burial will be
in the Hickory Flat United
Methodist Church ceme
tery. The family will receive
friends at the funeral home
Wednesday, April 8, from 2
to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home,
Cornelia, is in charge of
arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
Sue Moore
MT. AIRY - Sue
Whitfield Moore, 73,
died Wednesday, April
I, 2009, at Oak Heritage
Healthcare.
Born in Banks County
on March 14, 1936, she
was the daughter of the
late Hubert and Gertrude
Caudell Whitfield. She was
a homemaker and was a
member of Hazel Creek
Baptist Church, where
she had taught children’s
Sunday School for many
years.
Survivors include her
husband, Lynn Moore,
Mt. Airy; daughters and
sons-in-law, Sharon Hollis,
Angela and Roger Blair,
all of Mt. Airy, Mary and
Chris McNairy, Athens,
Ala.; son and daughter-
in-law, Tim and Helen
Moore, Clarkesville; sis
ters, Carolyn Purcell,
Mt. Airy, Wansa Purcell,
Genell Williams and Linda
Poole, all of Homer; broth
ers, James Whitfield, Mt.
Airy, Gary Whitfield,
Homer, Lamar Whitfield,
Clarkesville; eight grand
children; and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, April 4,
from the Hazel Creek
Baptist Church with the
Revs. Trent Smith and Billy
Burrell officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery
with the Rev. Jesse Colbert
officiating.
Memorials may be made
to the Hazel Creek Baptist
Church Building Fund, 243
Hazel Creek Church Rd.,
Mt. Airy, GA 30563.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin,
was in charge of arrange
ments.
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April 8, 2009.
Jack Royston
ROYSTON - Jack Glenn
Royston, 85, died Tuesday,
March 31, 2009, at Cobb
Memorial Hospital in
Royston.
Born in Franklin County,
on January 2, 1924, he was
the son of the ||uluu|j —
late Floyd and Bill —
Tecora Fowler
Royston.
He was self-employed in
the shaving industry and
was a member of Franklin
Springs Baptist Church.
He was a veteran, having
served in the United States
Army during World War
II. Mr. Royston was pre
ceded in death by his wife,
Delcie Freeman Royston;
and a brother, John Milford
Royston.
Survivors include a
son and daughter-in-law,
Randy and Pam Royston,
Royston; grandchildren,
Rusty Royston and Bridged
Moorhead; six great
grandchildren; and sisters,
Nealie Manley and Florine
Thomas, both of Royston.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, April 2,
in the Franklin Springs
Baptist Church with the
Revs. Frank Bearden and
Darvin Cash officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
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Tammy Sartain
COLBERT - Tammy
Lynn Seagraves Sartain,
38, died Saturday, March
28, 2009.
Born on November 9,
1970, she was the daugh
ter of Mike and Debbie
Seagraves and Susan
and Joe Moon and was
employed by Colbert
Breadbasket. She attended
Riverside Baptist Church
and was of the Baptist
denomination.
Survivors in addition
to her parents, include a
son, Kyle Sartain; daugh
ter, Lindsey Sartain; broth
ers and sisters-in-law, Josh
and Miranda Seagraves and
Adam and Katy Seagraves;
stepbrothers, Tommy
Graddy, Timmy Queen,
David Moon and Dennis
Moon; stepsister, Sheri
Landreth; grandparents, Joe
and Mary Lane Sanders;
and step-grandmothers,
Minnie Moon and Sarah
Autry.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, April 2,
in the chapel of Brown
Funeral Home with the
Revs. Joe Wood and Dan
May officiating. Burial was
in Meadow cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to a trust
account for her children
at BB&T, P.O. Box 128,
Danielsville, GA 30633.
Brown Funeral Home,
Danielsville, was in charge
of arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
Ginger Seabolt
CLEVELAND - Ginger
Lee Seabolt, 40, died
Friday, April 3, 2009.
Born in Richland County,
S.C., she was the daugh
ter of Evelyn Wiley of
Alto and the late Verden
“Hoosier” Wiley. She was a
homemaker and a member
of Antioch Baptist Church.
Mrs. Seabolt was preceded
in death by a nephew, Chad
Dalton.
Survivors in addition to
her mother, include her
husband, J.C. Seabolt,
Cleveland; sons, Jesse
Seabolt, Jonah Seabolt, both
of Cleveland; sister, Angie
Dalton, Cleveland; niece,
Brandi Dalton, Cleveland;
great-nephew, Nathaniel
Rogers, Cleveland.
Funeral services were
held Monday, April 6, at
Antioch Baptist Church
with the Revs. Ronnie
Dockery and Billy Poole
officiating. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Barrett Funeral Home,
Cleveland, was in charge
of arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
Garnett Tumlin
GAINESVILLE
Garnett Woodrow Tumlin
Jr., 63, died Wednesday,
April 1, 2009, at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center
following a sudden illness.
Born on April 2, 1945,
in Hall County, he was
the son of the late Garnett
Woodrow Tumlin Sr. and
Lucille Jones Tumlin. He
was a self-employed painter
and a member of Rock Hill
Congregational Holiness
Church.
Survivors include his
wife, Linda Tumlin,
Gainesville; son, Victor
Keith Tumlin, Hull;
daughters, Bridget Lopez,
Norcross, Kimberly Tumlin
and Contrina Romero, both
of Gainesville; grandsons,
JarrettChitwood andTheron
Heaton, both of Gainesville;
step-sons, Brian Manus
and Scott Manus, both
of Gainesville, Chris
Chitwood, Bethlehem; step
daughter, Theresa Heaton,
Gainesville; 29 grandchl-
dren; five great-grandchil
dren; and two sisters.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, April 4, at
Rock Hill Congregational
Holiness Church.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
Charles Wheeler
ATHENS - Charles
Lokey Wheeler Sr., 80, died
Tuesday, March 31, 2009.
Born on August 9, 1928,
in Warrenton, he was the
son of the late Joseph
Washington UULUUU
and Lucille till —
Lokey ~
Wheeler. He
was a member of Mars Hill
Baptist Church, an ordained
deacon, and retired from
Athens First Bank and
Trust as a commercial loan
officer. Mr. Wheeler was
preceded in death by broth
ers, Walter Donald Wheeler
and Anthony Gheesling
Wheeler. He graduated from
Thomson High School and
entered the United States
Navy in 1946. He gradu
ated from Presbyterian
College in 1951 with an
AB in economics.
Survivors include his
wife of 54 years, Carolyn
Whitehead Wheeler; sons,
Charles Lokey Wheeler
Jr. and Vicki H. Wheeler,
Lawrenceville, William
Warren and Ellen B.
Wheeler, Toccoa, and
Benjamin Whitehead
and Natalie O. Wheeler,
Statham; grandchildren,
Christopher Charles
Wheeler, Ashlie Elizabeth
Wheeler, Meghan Hilton
Wheeler, Bradley Benjamin
Wheeler, William Landrum
Wheeler, Mary Lovett
Wheeler and Charles Bowen
Wheeler; brother and sister-
in-law, Joseph Washington
Wheeler Jr. and Ludelle
Wheeler, Evans; sisters-
in-law, Barbara Wilmont
Wheeler, Rocky Hill,
Conn., Hazel Whitehead
Ivey, Bogart, and Martha
Whitehead Faw, Athens.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, April 2, at
Mars Hill Baptist Church
with the Revs. Charles
Jones, Ray Austin and Dr.
Jim Griffith officiating.
Honorary pallbearers were
members of the Joy Sunday
School Class of Mars Hill
Baptist Church. Private
entombment was held at
Evergreen Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Mars Hill
Baptist church or the char
ity of one’s choice.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, West, Bogart, was
in charge of arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
Hoyt Wilkins
HOSCHTON - Hoyt
Wilkins, 77, died Thursday,
April 2, 2009.
A native
of Barrow
County, he
was the son of the late Ben
and Pardee Montgomery
Wilkins. He had resided in
Jackson County for the past
20 years. Mr. Wilkins was a
veteran of the United States
Air Force and was a mem
ber of Appalachee Baptist
Church. He was preceded
in death by siblings, Ernest,
J. B., and Thoyce Wilkins,
Nena Mae McDougald,
Sally McDougald and
Dorothy Herndon.
Survivors include his
wife, Charlene Berryman
Wilkins, Hoschton; chil
dren and spouses, Farrell
and Penny Wilkins, Renea
and Tim Ferguson, ah of
Hoschton, David C. and
Melony Wilkins, Winder;
grandchildren, Tabitha
Ferguson, Brooke Wilkins
and Matt Ferguson, ah
of Hoschton, and Bailey
Wilkins, Winder.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, April 5, at
Appalachee Baptist Church
with the Revs. Billy
Holloway and Vince Burton
officiating. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
‘Peanut’ Williamson
WINDER - Winford
“Peanut” Williamson, 79,
died Friday, April 3, 2009.
Born in Barrow County,
he was the son of the late
Beverett R. and Annie Mae
Wright Williamson. He
was a member of Eastside
Baptist Church and was pre
ceded in death by his wife,
Velma Jean Martin; daugh
ter, Lynda Standridge; and
son, Timothy Williamson.
Survivors include son
and daughter-in-law, Mike
and Vestia Williamson,
Bristol, Va.; daughter and
son-in-law, Marsha and
Mark Reeves, Winder;
eight grandchildren; eleven
great-grandchildren; sisters
and brothers-in-law, Eloise
and Bill Franklin and Helen
and Bobby Kimbrell, ah of
Winder, and Reba and Jack
Segars, Athens; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, April 5, from
Smith Memory Chapel,
with Dr. Jack Segars and
the Rev. Wilburn Hill
officiating. Burial was in
Pleasant Hill Presbyterian
Church Cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
Crystal Yamasato
HULL - Crystal Renee
Yamasato, 17, died Monday,
March 30, 2009.
Born on August 8, 1991,
she was the daughter of
Shoshin Yamasato and
Angela Roberts, and was a
junior at Madison County
High School.
Survivors in addition to
her parents, include broth
ers, Detrick Yamasato and
Shoray Yamasato; grand
parents, Natia Mackay,
Tom and Martha Roberts;
and several aunts, uncles
and cousins.
Memorial services were
held Thursday, April 2, at
Crossroads Church with
the Rev. Morris Sapp offi
ciating.
Memorial contributions
may be made in an account
for her at Merchants &
Farmers Bank.
Brown Funeral Home,
Danielsville, was in charge
of arrangements.
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April 8, 2009.
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