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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016
Obituaries
Judy Armour
ALTO - Judy Beck
Armour, 61, passed away
on Monday, June 27,
2016.
Mrs. Armour was born
on December 11, 1954, in
Dahlonega, the daughter
of the late James and Wil-
lene Elliott Rider. She was
a homemaker.
Survivors include her
loving husband of 16
years, James A. Armour,
Alto; daughter and son-
in-law, Tonya and Tommy
Cantrell, Dahlonega; sons
and daughters-in-law,
Michael Beck and Bob
bie Jo Tritt, Dahlonega;
Kenneth and Jennifer
Armour, Alto; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Linda and
Alton Chastain, Dahlone
ga, Claudine and Henry
Armstrong, Dahlonega;
sister, Carolyn Wood,
Dahlonega; brother and
sister-in-law, Clifton and
Lynn Mincey, Dahlonega;
10 grandchildren; and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, June 30, at
Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, with Pas
tor David Bost officiat
ing. Interment was in the
St. Paul United Methodist
Church Cemetery.
Arrangements were
in the care of Whitfield
Funeral Home, South
Chapel, Baldwin.
Those wishing to
express online condolenc
es may do so by visiting
our website at www.whit-
fieldfuneralhomes.com.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 6, 2016.
(499)
Ellyn Bray
BRASELTON - Ellyn
Williams Bray, 85, passed
away on Saturday, July 2,
2016.
Mrs. Bray was born
December 17, 1930, in
Allen
County,
Ind. She
attended
Georgia
State Uni
versity in
Atlanta.
She was
a former
executive
secretary for Coca-Cola
Company and was also
a homemaker. She was a
member of the Gideon’s
Auxiliary, a member of
First Baptist Church in
Winder, and a former
member of Mountain Park
First Baptist Church and
Rehoboth Baptist Church
in Tucker.
Survivors include her
husband of 41 years, Ken
Bray, Braselton; daugh
ter, Melissa Bray, Buford;
grandchild, Amanda Lou
ise McDonald, Buford;
great-grandchildren,
Raven McDonald and
Blaze Morris; sister-in-
law and brother-in-law,
Carolyn and Roy Tall
ent, Dun woody; brother-
in-law and sister-in-law,
Roswald and Donna Bray,
Stone Mountain; and sev
eral nieces, nephews, and
cousins.
A memorial service will
be held on Saturday, July
9, at 2 p.m. in the chapel
of Flanigan Funeral Home
with the Rev. Irby Stan
ley officiating. The family
will receive friends at the
funeral home following
the service.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial donations may
be made to the First Bap
tist Church of Winder,
625 Jefferson Highway,
Winder, GA 30680, or
the Gideon’s Internation
al, 1424 Candler Road,
Gainesville, GA 30507 in
memory of Mrs. Ellyn W.
Bray.
To express condolenc
es, please sign our online
guest book at www.flani-
ganfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are by:
Flanigan Funeral Home,
Buford.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 6,2016.
(19077)
Fred Brown
HULL - Fred Eugene
Brown, 71, passed away
on Friday, July 1, 2016.
Mr. Brown was born in
Hartwell, the son of the
late William Diel Brown
and Hattie Mae Dutton
Brown.
Mr. Brown
was a stone
mason and
a carpen
ter and in
addition to
his parents,
was preced
ed in death
by three brothers; and one
sister.
Survivors include chil
dren, Angie Croy and her
husband Lewis, Brasel
ton, Woody Brown and
his wife Amy, Jefferson,
Tammy Cain and her hus
band Danny, Dacula, and
Diane Cofield and her hus
band Danny, Commerce;
sisters, Betty Burton,
South Carolina, and Hazel
Burton, Royston; brothers,
Larry Brown, Hull, and
Charles Brown, Royston;
11 grandchildren; and
seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, July 3, in the
chapel of Evans Funer
al Home with the Rev.
George Crimmins III offi
ciating. The burial was in
the Evans Memory Gar
dens with Jake Brown,
Todd Brown, Taylor
Code, John Parrott, Den
nis Roberts, Chaz Porter
and Bobby Parrott hon
ored as pallbearers.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge
of arrangements.
Online condolences at
www.evansfuneralho-
meinc.com
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July 6, 2016.
(875)
Barbara Buchanan
ATHENS - Barbara
Nanette Buchanan, 85,
passed away Thursday
June 30, 2016, at the Ath
ens Regional Medical
Center.
Miss Buchanan was born
March 26,
1931, the
daugh
ter of the
late Clyde
Davis and
Bessie
Alexander
Buchanan.
She was
the former secretary of
the First Baptist Church in
Commerce, where she was
a member. She was pre
ceded in death by her sister
and brother-in-law, Mary
Land Warner B. Flem
ing; aunts, Clara, Thelma,
Lucy, Lily, and Lula Alex
ander; and uncles, Rob
and Will Alexander.
Survivors include, neph
ews, Jim Warner Fleming,
Hull, and John Andrew
Fleming, Danielsville.
Funeral services were
held Sunday July 3, at
the First Baptist Church,
Commerce, with Dr.
Carlton Allen officiating.
Burial was in Grey Hill
Cemetery.
Donations may be made
to the First Baptist Church
in Commerce, The Com
merce Food Bank, or The
Lanier Gardens Library
Fund.
On line condolences
may be made to the fam
ily at www.iviefuneral-
homecommerce .com
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge
of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 6, 2016.
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‘Nettie-Mae’ Carter
JEFFERSON - Rilla
"Nettie Mae" Carter, 71,
passed away on Saturday,
July 2, 2016.
Mrs. Carter was born
in Jackson County,
the daughter of the late
Lloyd and Annie Jane Lee
Brooks. Mrs. Carter was a
homemaker and member
of Revival Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death
by a sister, Freddie Ruth
Smith; brother, Harrison
Brooks; four other sisters;
and her special aunt and
uncle, Mary and Willie
Brooks.
Survivors include her
husband, Ronald Carter;
son and
daughter-
in-law,
Chris and
K a s e y
Carter,
Jefferson;
grandson,
Shannon
Carter,
Brasel
ton; sisters, Betty Smith,
Jefferson, and Frances
Skinner, Arcade; brothers,
Alfred Brooks, Nichol
son, and Donald Brooks,
Jefferson; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, July 6,
in the chapel of Evans
Funeral Home with the
Revs. Bo Whisnant, Larry
Lee, and Bascom Skel
ton officiating. The burial
was in the Revival Bap
tist Church Cemetery
with Johnny Hayes, Don
Brooks, Roger Martin,
Bobby Skinner, Joshua
Bryant and Jeremy Sul
livan honored as pallbear
ers.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge
of arrangements.
Online condolences at
www.evansfuneralho-
meinc.com
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July 6, 2016.
(875)
Willie Etheridge Sr.
WINDER - Willie
Stancil Etheridge Sr., 73,
passed away Saturday,
July 2, 2016.
Willie was a native of
Dacula and a graduate
of Dacula High School.
He was a member of
The Winder First Bap
tist Church. Willie was
a proud
Mason and
a member
of Winder
Masonic
Lodge #333, where he
was also a Past Master. He
was a veteran and served
his country in The United
States Army and the GA
National Guard. Willie
was a long-time driver for
Parmalat Atlanta Dairies.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Jonah Ether
idge; and a brother, Roger
Etheridge.
Survivors in addition
to his mother include
his wife, Ann Rockmore
Etheridge; two sons. Bill
and Chris Etheridge;
Winder; his mother, Nell
Canup Etheridge, Winder;
a sister, Barbara McDaniel
(Jackie), Winder; and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was
held Wednesday, July 6,
in the chapel of Smith
Funeral Home. Interment
was at Barrow Memorial
Gardens.
Donations may be made
to The Georgia Masonic
Children’s Home in mem
ory of Willie.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 6, 2016.
(18360)
Donald Hardigree
WINDER - Donald
Randolph Hardigree, 91,
passed away Friday, June
24, 2016.
He was a member of
Chapel Christian Church.
Donald was very active in
his community and served
as long as he was able. He
was a member of Davidson
Masonic Lodge #103 and
The Winder Lions Club,
where he was the past Dis
trict Governor of the 18th
District. Mr. Hardigree
was preceded in death by
his parents, James E. and
Mary Elder Hardigree; his
first wife, Doris Fincher
Hardigree; a son, Donald
Wayne Hardigree; and his
second wife, Doris Man-
ders Hardigree.
Survivors include a
son, Daniel Hardigree
(Lynn), Winder; daughter-
in-law, Peggy Hardigree
Kell, Tryon, N.C.; broth
er, James G. Hardigree,
Winder; two grandchil
dren, Christian Elizabeth
Hardigree and Jonathan
Dean Hardigree; three
great-grandchildren, Park
er, Hudson, and Anderson
Brown; and several nieces
and nephews.
A funeral service was
held Thursday, June 30, in
the chapel of Smith Funer
al Home in Winder, with
Pastor Jim Stephens offi
ciating. Interment was in
Chapel Christian Church
Cemetery.
Donations may be made
to The Lions Lighthouse
for the Blind.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 6, 2016.
(18360)
Darrell Kennedy
PENDERGRASS
Darrell E.
entered
into rest
Tuesday,
June 28,
2016.
M r .
Kennedy
was born
in Lou
is v i 11 e,
Ky„ the son of the late
Darrell Elliott Kennedy
Sr. and Alice Kennedy.
Mr. Kennedy was retired
from Avery Dennison in
Flowery Branch, and was
employed with Toyota
Automotive Compressors
of Georgia as an assistant
leader in the maintenance
department. Mr. Kennedy
was preceded in death by a
brother, Les Kennedy; and
a sister, Sandy Wiseman.
Survivors include his
wife, Nancy A. Ken
nedy, Pendergrass; chil
dren, Danielle Davis,
Hull, Jamison Kennedy,
Schuyler Kennedy, Sum
mer Kennedy, and Kayden
Davis, Pendergrass, and
Misty Waist, Holland;
brothers and sisters, Bar
bara Donahue, Bill Ken
nedy, Cheri Cannon,
Teresa Hodges, and broth
er from another mother,
Chris Young; grandchil
dren, Kaysen Teet, Brai-
syn Elliott Teet, Braylin
Teet, and Jacob Waist; and
numerous nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, July 2,
from the chapel of Evans
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Eddie Whiting and
Mr. Chris Young offici
ating. Burial was in the
Pond Fork Baptist Church
Cemetery. Gentlemen
honored as pallbearers
were Jamison and Schuy
ler Kennedy, Chris Young,
Sidney Jackson, Eric
Green and Jarrod Scott.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge
of arrangements.
Online condolences at
www.evansfuneralho-
meinc.com
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.'
July 6, 2016.
(875)
‘Jim’ LaGrasse
WINDER - Vincent
“Jim" LaGrasse, 92,
Kennedy, 61,
passed away Thursday,
June 30, 2016.
He was of the Catho
lic denomi
nation and
a member
of St. Mat
thews Catholic Church.
Jim served his country in
the United States Navy
during World War II and
Korea as a hospital corps-
man. He was a lifetime
member of the VFW and a
patron of the World War II
Museum in New Orleans.
Jim retired from AT&T.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Dominick
and Antoinette Titone
LaGrasse; his first wife,
Dorothy Mary LaGrasse;
son, David LaGrasse; and
five siblings, Gus, Mike,
Marian, Kay and Fran.
Survivors include his
wife, Nancy B. LaGrasse,
Winder; two sons, John
LaGrasse (Joan), Nash
ville, Tenn. and Gerald
Faulkner (Becky), Tampa,
Fla.; four daughters, Bar
bara Haun (Randy), Law-
renceville, Sandra Selews-
ki, Jefferson, Beverly
Hawkins (James), Auburn,
and Robin Mote, Auburn;
brother, Joe LaGrasse,
Methuen, Mass.; numer
ous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and neph
ews.
A funeral mass was
held Saturday, July 2, at
St. Matthews Catholic
Church with Father Gil
bert Exume officiating.
Interment will follow at
a later date in Immacu
late Conception Cemetery,
Methuen, Mass.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 6, 2016.
(18360)
Hazel Middleton
Hazel L. Middleton,
79, died Sunday, June 26,
2016.
A native of Smith Coun
ty, Miss., she was the
daughter of the late Gee
and Mattie Gray and the
widow of Charles Allen
Middleton. She was pre
ceded in death by three
sisters, Mary Gray, Mae
Jewel Gray Kelly, and
Elaine Gray Anderson;
and four brothers, Clyde
Gray, Earl Gray, Haskell
Gray, and Odell Gray.
Hazel was a wonderful
mother, wife, grandmoth
er, and great grandmoth
er. She loved her family
very much. Hazel’s great
est joy came from shar
ing her Bible Based Hope
that soon this earth will
be a paradise just as God
meant it to be when he
placed Adam and Eve in
the Garden of Eden. She
loved Jehovah God with
her whole heart and mind
and demonstrated that
love by spending many
hours every month sharing
her hope with others. She
was a good and faithful
servant of Jehovah!
Survivors include five
children, Alan (Car
men) Middleton, Morton,
Miss., Dennis (Barbara)
Middleton, Comer, Tim
(Rachel) Middleton, Bran
don, Miss., Steve (Amy)
Middleton, Raleigh, N.C.,
and Cheryl (Andy) Cart
er, Lake Mary, Fla.; 12
grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were
held Sunday, July 3, at
Kingdom Hall of Jeho
vah’s Witnesses in Dan
ielsville with Dennis Sim
mons officiating.
Donations may be made
to Kingdom Hall of Jeho
vah’s Witnesses, 2890
Hwy. 29 South, Daniels
ville, GA 30633.
Lord and Stephens, Dan
ielsville, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 6, 2016.
(081)
Edmond Wall
STATHAM - Edmond
H. Wall. 96, passed away
Thursday, June 30, 2016.
A native of Oconee
County,
Mr. Wall
was the
son of
the late
William
Moses
and Hat
tie Jones
Wall. He
was pre
ceded in death by his wife
of 67 years in 2007, Mae
Youngblood Wall; sisters,
Annie Mae Epps, Pearl
Booth and Darlene Mann;
and brothers. Tommy Wall
and J W. Wall. A Barrow
County resident for most
of his life, Mr. Wall was a
farmer and drove a school
bus for many years. Mr.
Wall was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church,
where he was ordained as
a deacon in 1949.
Surviving are a son and
daughter-in-law, Clar
ence N. and Jean Wall,
Statham; granddaughters,
Dana Lowe and husband
Andy, and Leigh Strick
land and husband Tim;
four great-grandchildren;
and sister, Modean McEl-
hannon.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, July 3,
from the chapel of Carter
Funeral Home with Dr.
Ronnie Healan officiating.
Interment was at Pleasant
Hill Presbyterian Church
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to Calvary Baptist Church,
2064 Highway 82, Sta
tham, Georgia 30666.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences
may be expressed at www.
carterfh winder, com
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 6, 2016.
(19080)
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