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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012
Obituaries
Carolyn Barnett
NICHOLSON - Carolyn
Jane Barnett, 72, died
Monday, January 9, 2012
at her residence.
Born in Jackson County,
she was the daughter of
the late Oliver and Babe
Howington Sailers. She
was a member of the
Antioch United Methodist
Church and was a home
maker. Mrs. Barnett was
preceded in death by her
husband. Tommy Barnett.
Survivors include daugh
ters, Sherri Allen and
Susan Kenimer, both of
Nicholson; sons. Tommy
Charles Barnett, Terry
Barnett and Michael
Barnett, all of Nicholson;
a sister, Joyce Tolbert,
Commerce; twelve grand
children; and twelve great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m., Thursday,
January 12 at the chapel of
Little-Ward Funeral Home
with the Rev. Dennis Kesler
officiating. Interment
will follow in the Antioch
United Methodist Church
Cemetery. The family
will receive friends at the
funeral home Wednesday,
January 11, from 6 to 8
p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, is in
charge of arrangements.
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January 11, 2012.
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Ramsey Burks
HOSCHTON - Ramsey
McDonald Burks, 78, died
Tuesday January 4, 2012.
Born in Dyersburg,
Tenn., he was the youngest
of seven children, the son
of the late Harry Black and
Novella Ramsey Burks.
He grew up in Columbia,
Tenn., played drums and
graduated from Central
High School. He held
degrees from Vanderbilt
University (BA 56), and the
Stonier Graduate School of
Banking at Rutgers where
he finished first in his
class. After two years of
service in
the United
States
Army in
Germany,
he brought
his young
family to
Atlanta.
He joined
Trust Company Bank of
Georgia in 1958 and held
various positions of man
agement there until his
retirement from SunTrust
in December 1993. He mar
ried his beloved wife Karen
in 1982. His personal inter
ests included finance and
investing and he put these
to use in retirement by
volunteering at the WSB
Radio Consumer Action
Center. He also enjoyed
tennis and volunteered at
the 1996 Atlanta Olympic
Games Tennis venue. He
had his pilot’s license and
was a fan of WW II avia
tion. He was a responsible
and caring man who loved
his family and while his
lifelong presence will be
missed, the foundations
he built will continue to
endure.
In addition to his wife
Karen (Hinck) Burks,
survivors include three
sons, Wendell (Sara)
Burks, Alpharetta,
Stephen (Cristina) Burks,
Huntsville, Ala., and Harry
(Shannon) Burks, Los
Altos, Calif.; stepchildren.
Kim (Mark) Alexander,
Duluth, and Steve Wagner,
Duluth; five grandchildren,
Andrew (Lynne) Burks,
Palo Alto, Calif., Harrison
Burks, Alpharetta, Conner
Burks, Alpharetta, Lauren
Burks, New York, N.Y.,
Erin Burks, Los Altos,
Calif.; three step-grand-
children, Hay ley Alexander
and Lauren Alexander,
Duluth, and Evan Wagner,
Suwanee; two brothers.
Bill Burks, Rochester, N.Y.
and Paul (Marcie) Burks,
Santa Rosa, Calif.
Mr. Burks was preceded
in death by brothers, Harry
Burks, Jr. and Edward
Burks; and sisters, Rosalie
Burks Wright and June
Burks Jackson Geny.
No services will be held
immediately. A private cel
ebration of his fife will be
held near Columbia, Tenn.
in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, dona
tions may be made to
the American Cancer
Association in memory of
Ramsey M. Burks.
Wards Funeral Home,
Gainesville, is in charge of
arrangements.
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January 11, 2012.
Wanda C. Cannon
HARTWELL - Wanda
C. Jordan Cannon, 84, died
Saturday, January 07, 2012
at Hartwell Health Care
Center.
Born on March 7, 1927
in Royston, she was the
daughter of the late Henry
and Thelma Edwards
Jordan. She was a retired
seamstress for Elberton
Manufacturing Company
and was a member of
the Liberty Hill United
Methodist Church. Mrs.
Cannon was preceded in
death by her husband,
Calvin C. Cannon Sr.; a
son, Lamar Cannon; sis
ter, Lanora Dean; and two
brothers, Madison Jordan
and Kennister Jordan.
Survivors include three
daughters, Joyce Foster,
Hartwell, Kathy Hill
and her husband Doug,
Danielsville, and Debbie
Trotter, Hartwell; two sons,
Calvin Cannon Jr. and his
wife Linda, Elberton, and
Morris Cannon and his
wife Hazel, Bowersville;
two sisters, Condyce
Phillips and her husband
Jack, Marietta, and Martha
Ginn, Hartwell; eleven
grandchildren; and four
teen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Monday, January 9, in
the chapel of the Strickland
Funeral Home of Hartwell
with the Rev. Kathleen
Deegan-Neal officiating.
Burial was in the Memorial
Garden of Prayer.
Memorials may be
made to the Alzheimer’s
Association, 1925 Century
Blvd., Suite 10, Atlanta,
GA 30345-3315, or
Hospice Advantage, 2470
Daniel’s Bridge Rd., Bldg.
100, Suite 171, Athens,
GA 30606.
The Strickland Funeral
Home of Hartwell was
in charge of all arrange
ments.
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January 11, 2012.
Lucy Carroll
BOWERSVILLE
Lucy Foster Carroll, 90,
died Tuesday, January 3,
2012, at her residence.
Born in Hart County on
August 18, 1921, she was
the daughter of the late
Fred and Tommie Bennett
Foster. She was formerly
co-owner and operator of
Howard Carroll Furniture
Company. She was a mem
ber of the Bowersville
United Methodist Church,
where she was a member
of the Quilting Group.
Mrs. Carroll was preceded
in death by her husband,
Howard Wayne Carroll.
Survivors include a
daughter and son-in-law,
Nancy and David Nichols,
Commerce; son and
daughter-in-law, Wayne
and Pam Carroll, Hartwell;
grandchildren and spous
es, Ashley and Santiago
Tagtachian, Brent and
Lindsey Nichols, Kenzie
and Jason Cheek and Chris
Carroll; and great-grand
children, Mateo and Mila
Tagtachian and Emmarie
and Anabelle Nichols.
Funeral services were
held Friday, January 6 from
the chapel of Pruitt Funeral
Home with the Revs. Don
Nestor and Eldon Massey
officiating. Burial was
in the Bowersville City
Cemetery.
Memorials may be
made to the Bowersville
United Methodist
Church, c/o Floyd Hill,
7274 Bowersville Hwy.,
Bowersville, GA 30516.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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January 11, 2012.
Willie Mae Collins
NICHOLSON - Willie
Mae Collins, 94, died
Monday, January 2,2012 at
St. Mary’s Hospice House.
Born in Jackson County,
she was the daughter of
the late Milton and Lucy
Allie Aaron Turk. She was
a member of the Antioch
United Methodist Church
and was retired from
Harmony Grove Mill. Mrs.
Collins was preceded in
death by her husband,
Marcus Boyd Collins; and
daughter, Peggy Hix.
Survivors include a
daughter, Jackie Smith,
Nicholson; sister, Nancy
Ginn, Jefferson; three
grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, January
4, from the chapel of Little-
Ward Funeral Home with
the Rev. Dennis Kesler
officiating. Interment was
in Jackson Memorial Park.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, was in
charge of arrangements.
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January 11, 2012.
Calvin Crocker
LULA - Calvin S.
Crocker, 92, died Tuesday,
January 10, 2012 at his
residence.
Born on May 11, 1919,
he was the son of the late
James Dayton and Ollie
Parker Crocker. Mr.
Crocker was a member of
Mt. Sinai Congregational
Holiness Church and was
retired from Mt. Vernon
Mills. He
was a lifelong M ~
resident of —
Banks County
and a United States Army
veteran who fought on the
front fines in Germany dur
ing World War II. Mr.
Crocker was an evange
list who enjoyed reading
his Bible, fellowshipping
with others and gardening.
Mr. Crocker was also pre
ceded in death by a son,
Stanley Wayne Crocker;
sisters, Mary Tims,
Lanora Groover, Winnie
Crocker; and brothers. Coy
Lee Crocker and Laster
Crocker.
Survivors include wife,
Rachel Elizabeth Sartin
Crocker of the home; sons
and daughters-in-law,
Swayne and Willie Mae
Crocker, Cornelia, and
Ronnie and Nancy Crocker,
Cornelia; daughters and
sons-in-law, Evalene and
Lewis Davidson, Brenda
and Arthur Arrowood,
Magalene and Samuel
Pruitt; daughter-in-law,
Jeanette Duncan Crocker,
Lula; 12 grandchildren;
25 great grandchildren;
and one great-great-grand-
child.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, January 12,
at 2 p.m. at the chapel
of McGahee-Griffin and
Stewart with the Revs.
Deron Crocker, Tracy
Davidson, and Todd Pruitt
officiating. Interment
will be in Mt. Sinai
Congregational Holiness
Church Cemetery with full
military honors provided
by the American Legion
Post #84, Rabun County
DAV Chapter #15 and
Grant Reeves VFW Post
#7720.
The family will receive
friends at the funeral home
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
on Wednesday, January
11.
Flowers are accepted or
memorials may be made
to Hospice of Northeast
Georgia Medical Center,
2150 Limestone Pkwy.;
Suite 222, Gainesville, GA
30501.
McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home,
Cornelia, is in charge of
arrangements.
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January 11, 2012.
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Charlie Gary
ALAMOGORDO,
NEW MEXICO - MSgt
U.S.A.F.
Retired
Charlie
Theodore
Gary,
73, died
Saturday,
December
17, 2011,
in Las
Cruces.
He was born on February
14, 1938, in Commerce,
the son of Theodore
Roosevelt and Charlie
Willie (Gunter) Gary. He
was a Master Sergeant in
the United States Air Force
retiring in 1983. Mr. Gary
was preceded in death by a
brother, Joe Gary.
Survivors include his
wife, Phyllis Gary, of the
family home; daughter,
Tamara Aires, Colorado
Springs, Colo.; son, Reid
Gary, Dallas, Texas; five
grandchildren, Lauren
Bonds, Kayla Joplin,
Amber Gary, Elam Swilley
and Aaron Swilley; two
great-grandchildren.
Hunter and Alyssa; a broth
er, Donald Gary and wife
Jane, Nicholson; and sister,
Sheila Pardue, Commerce.
Memorial services were
held Wednesday, December
21, at Alamogordo Funeral
Home with Ken Timblin
officiating. Full Military
Honors were provided by
the Holoman Air Force
Base Steel Talons Honor
Guard. Cremation took
place at PCS.
Alamogordo Funeral
Home, New Mexico, was
in charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
January 11, 2012.
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Lee Harrison
GRANT, FLA. Lee
Harrison, 73, died sudden
ly Friday, December 30,
2011, doing what he loved
most, fishing.
Lee was born in Winder,
the son of the late Ernest
Lee and Willie Langford
Harrison. He gradu
ated from North Georgia
College with honors and
was retired after 44 years
in the space industry.
Survivors include his
wife, Pat Casey Harrison; a
son, Dennis Harrison; sister,
Nancy Hill, Milledgeville;
brother, Johnny Harrison,
Bogart; nephew, Kevin
Hill, Rainbow City, Ala.;
two nieces, Sara and
Lauren Harrison, Bogart;
and his dog, Sally.
A memorial service will
be held in Grant, Fla. on
Thursday, January 12,
2012.
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January 11, 2012.
Louise McElroy
MONROE - Louise
Sims McElroy, 94, died
Tuesday, January 3, 2012.
Born in Winder, she was
the daughter of the late F.
Colbert and Clara Marable
Sims. She was a member of
Hebron Christian Church.
Mrs. McElroy was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Robert C. McElroy;
a son-in-law, Billy Brown;
brother, James Sims; and
nephew, Ted Sims.
Survivors include chil
dren, Bobby and Sherri
McElroy, Monroe, and
Claire Brown, Bethlehem;
grandchildren, Karen and
Tom Phillips, Jim Bob and
Erin McElroy, Timothy and
Carrie McElroy, and Mike
and Robin Brown; great
grandchildren, Garrison
McElroy, Carlie Phillips,
and Matti and Tyler Roof;
and nieces and nephews,
Rebecca Sturdivant Rieder,
Cathy Sims and James H.
Sims.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, January
5, from Hebron Christian
Church with the Revs.
Gordon Griffin and Danny
Shoemake officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hebron
Christian Church, 2461
Hebron Church Rd.,
Winder, GA 30680.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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January 11, 2012.
Feliciano Mendez Jr.
LULA - Feliciano
Mendez, Jr., 68, died
Monday, January 9, 2012,
at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center, following
an extended illness.
He was born November
1, 1943, the
son of the
late Feliciano ~
and Timotea
Mendez, Sr. Mr. Mendez
was a Marine Sergeant
where he served three
terms in the Vietnam War.
He was the recipient of the
Purple Heart, two Bronze
Stars, and numerous other
ribbons and citations. Mr.
Mendez was a member
of First Baptist Church
in Gainesville, VFW and
DAV.
Survivors include his
wife, Marilyn Drake
Mendez; a son, Vincet
Mendez, Sugar Hill; son
and daughter-in-law, Andy
and Kathy Mendez, Poplar
Bluff, Mo.; daughter, Ursula
Cade, Portsmouth, Va.; son
and daughter-in-law, Mark
and Angie McKernan,
Williamson; daughters,
Sondra McKernan, Canton,
and Sherry L. Smith,
Gainesville; daughter and
son-in-law, Cindy and Ken
Donnelly, Powder Springs;
brother and sister-in-law,
Trinidad and Carmen
Mendez, Shelby, Mich.;
sisters, Lucia Galvan,
Hart, Mich, and Maria Del
Refrigo Paiz, Alice, Texas;
sister and brother-in-law,
Betty and John Moen,
Norton Shores, Mich.; 16
grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will
be held 11 a.m., Friday,
January 13, at the chapel
of First Baptist Church of
Gainesville with interment
following at Memorial
Park South Cemetery. Bill
Coates will officiate. The
family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday,
January 12, at Memorial
Park South Funeral Home.
Memorial Park South
Funeral Home, Flowery
Branch, is in charge of
arrangements.
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January 11, 2012.
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Marjorie Moore
Marjorie McCarty Moore
passed away Thursday,
January pr
She was
born July
Madison
daughter
of the late
Howard and Lois Winfrey
McCarty. She was preced
ed in death by her husband,
Donald P. Moore; a daugh
ter, Shirley Moore Griffith;
brother, Loyd McCarty;
and sister, Lucille McCarty
Fowler. She lived her adult
fife in Athens, and was
a longtime member of
Central Baptist Church.
Survivors include sons,
Stephen E. Moore (Tina),
Gillsville, Terry Moore
(Teresa), Watkinsville,
Wayne Moore (Paulette),
Hull, Larry Moore (Ann),
Hull; a daughter, Glenda
Moore Miller (Pelham),
Powell, Tenn.; and a broth
er, Alton McCarty, Comer;
nine grandchildren; and 15
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, January 8,
in the chapel of Bridges
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Terry Smith offici
ating. Interment was in
Meadow Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Bridges Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
the arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
January 11, 2012.
(19076)
Margaret Nation
MAYSVILLE
Margaret Lucille Nation,
85, died Friday, January 6,
2012, at Hill Haven Nursing
Home in Commerce.
Born in Banks County,
she was the daughter of the
late Thomas Earle and Ellen
Davis Whitehead. She was
the last surviving member
of her immediate family.
Mrs. Nation was preceded
in death by three children,
Linda Allison, John Nation
and Bill Nation.
Survivors include chil
dren, Patsy Hudgins,
Deborah Mason and
Donald Nation, all of
Maysville, Joyce Hovator,
Mena, Ariz., Janice
Lichliter, Anderson, S.C.,
JoAnn Lathan, Lugoff,
S.C., Dennis Nation and
Ricky Nation, both of
Commerce; 21 grandchil
dren; several great and
great-great-grandchildren;
and nieces and nephews.
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