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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
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Obituaries
Robert Carithers
JEFFERSON Robert
Samuel Carithers, 87, entered
into rest Monday, November
30, 2015.
Mr. Carithers was born in
Athens, the son of the late
William New Carithers and
Clara Belle Sullivan Carith
ers. He was retired from U.S.
Sugar Cor
poration
and was of
the Baptist
denomina
tion. Mr.
Carithers
was preced
ed in death
by a daugh
ter, Melody
Ann Carith
ers; sister, Sarah Bennett; and
a brother; William Carithers.
Survivors include his wife of
67 years, Sue Wilson Carith
ers, Jefferson; two daughters,
Linda Carithers, Key Largo,
Fla. and Michelle Sue Caryl,
Jefferson; three brothers.
Tommy Carithers, Cumming,
Earl Carithers, Jefferson, and
Daniel Carithers, Carnesville;
and six grandchildren.
Graveside memorial ser
vices were held Sunday, Octo
ber 9, 2016, from the Galilee
Christian Church Cemetery
with Minister Tom Plank offi
ciating.
Those desiring may make
memorials to the charity of
one’s choice in memory of Mr.
Robert Samuel Carithers.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences at www.
evansfuneralhomeinc.com
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Reuben Chandler
GAINESVILLE Reu
ben Adams Chandler, 88, died
Sunday, October 2, 2016, at
Bountiful Hills Personal Care
Home.
Mr. Chandler was born in
Monroe, the son of the late,
Curtis Eugene Chandler, Sr.
and Rachael Breedlove Chan
dler. Mr. Chandler was raised
in Banks County and served in
the Army. He
married his
wife. Glad-
ys Massey,
in 1949 and then moved to
Doraville in 1956 to raise his
dearly loved family. He was a
hard working plumber and he
enjoyed being outdoors, hunt
ing, and fishing. Mr. Chandler
was preceded in death by his
infant son, Dennis Reuben
Chandler; and brothers, Curtis
Eugene Chandler, Jr. and Dan
iel Chandler.
Survivors include his wife
of 67 years, Gladys Massey
Chandler, Gainesville; daugh
ters, Rachel Hudson (James),
Branson, Mo., Peggy Tatum
(Stan), Gainesville, Mary
Goldsmith (Jere), Atlanta,
and Martha Parker (Chris),
Tumwater, Wash.; son, Reu
ben Chandler, Jr. (Cecelia),
Commerce; brother, Phillip
Chandler (Peg), Rome; sister,
Dot Harber, Judsonia, Ariz.;
14 grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, October 5, from
the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home with the Rev.
David Lyle officiating with
the interment in the Chandler
Family Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Sandra Cochran
MAUMELLE, ARK.
Sandra Lawrence Cochran, 69,
passed away Sunday, Septem
ber 25, 2016, at the Forth Val
ley Royal Hospital in Larbert,
Scotland, following a stroke
while on vacation.
Sandy was born December
5, 1946, the daughter of the
late Joe and Doris Lawrence
in San Antonio, Texas. Sandy
was preceded in death by her
beloved son, Chris Dameron.
Survivors include her hus
band, Randy Cochran; Chris’
wife, Karen Ellison Dameron
and their children, Erin Dam
eron and Jake Dameron; her
daughter. Tiffany Henderson
and husband, Johnny Hender
son, and their children, Rachel
Ramaswamy and Randall
Ramaswamy; son, Eric Dam
eron and wife, Jennifer Galvan
Dameron and their children,
Jackson Dameron, Sophia
Dameron, Drew Wolf, and Ava
Wolf.
Sandy was so proud to be a
“Texas Girl” and loved being
at her home in Boerne, Texas,
tending to the goats, Irish Dex
ter Cattle, and all the wild
life that accompanied a Texas
ranch lifestyle. Family was a
priority to Sandy; she was a
loving wife, mother, Oma, sis
ter, aunt, and cousin.
She relished her sisters,
Beverly Lawrence Porter
(Billy) and Brenda Lawrence
Partain (Mike) and brothers,
Larry Lawrence (Pam), Den
nis Rice, and Gary Rice and all
her cousins, close friends, and
her classmates from Burbank
High School in San Antonio
and her loving neighbors in
Maumelle and in Boerne.
“Cousins weekend” was a
highlight that they all looked
forward to regardless of the
location.
She had a passion and talent
for art, excelling in several
mediums, producing amazing
still lifes, portraits, and land
scapes. She added a studio
at the Boerne home to focus
on her art projects. Mention
travel and she was ready to
go. She loved seeing the world
and she did so with Randy and
friends and family on various
trips and cruises. She was the
life of every party with a truly
infectious smile and irresist
ible charm.
Funeral services were
held on Tuesday, October 4,
at Homer United Method
ist Church in Homer, with
Brother Jim McLendon offi
ciating. A private entombment
ceremony was held at Yonah
Memorial Gardens.
Sandy has dear special
friends in both Arkansas and
Texas. A celebration of life
will be held at a later date in
Maumelle, Ark., and another
in Boerne, Texas. Details of
these ceremonies will be forth
coming.
Flowers are accepted or
make a donation to a charity
of your choice.
Those wishing to express
online condolences may do so
by visiting www.whitfieldfu-
neralhomes.com.
Arrangements were in care
of Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin.
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Margaret Hunter
BOGART - Margaret
Elizabeth Turnbull Hunter,
courageous woman, lov
ing daughter, dedicated wife,
mother, grandmother, great
grandmother, and friend died
peacefully at her residence
on Thursday, September 29,
2016.
Mrs. Hunter was born on
September 30,1932, the daugh
ter of James Vernon Turnbull
and Lois Blanche Gordon
Turnbull.
She grew
up in East-
ville, Ga.,
attending
Eastville
Elementa
ry School
and gradu
ated from
Watkinsville High School,
Class of 1951. She played high
school basketball as a forward
and enjoyed many school days
with friends.
She was a member of Union
Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ), where she was bap
tized. Following high school,
she attended Athens Business
College and worked in down
town Athens. In the spring of
1952, she met Allen A. Hunter,
Sr., and they married on Octo
ber 31, 1953.
Their life together included
membership at First Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ),
Athens, and attending the vari
ous activities of their children.
Margaret dedicated lifelong
work to support the efforts of
the National MS Foundation
following her own diagnosis
of MS in 1955. She coura
geously and with determina
tion continued a ‘normal’ life
carrying the symptoms and
difficulties of MS for over 60
years.
Margaret and Allen were
married 53 years until Allen’s
death in August, 2010. Their
legacy of love continue
through their children and
their families, Sheila Hunter
and Michael Small, and son,
Micah Hunter Small; Allen
and Sharon Hunter and their
children, Amberly and Matt
Doggendorf and children,
Landon, Lex, Lakelynn; and
Brock and Carrie Hunter and
children. Paisley and Autry;
James and Jenny Hunter and
children, Hailey and daugh
ter, Bella; Courtney Hunter;
and Meghan and TJ Peters
and daughter, Kate; Mary and
Paul Foies and children, Justin
and Shanda Foies and chil
dren, Allie and Nickolas; and
Elizabeth and Alan Carroll;
Virginia Fleming and children
Seth, Hannah, Elijah, Brianna
and Savannah.
Margaret Hunter’s friend
ships embraced many, both
extended family and friends,
as well as, strangers, who
became friends.
Survivors include her five
children and their spouses;
13 grandchildren and spous
es; nine great-grandchildren;
brother, Lamont Reginald
Turnbull; nieces, Beverly and
Bob Bargfrede, Paula and OP
Jones; nephew, Jimmy and
Judy Flanagan; cousin, Brenda
Rusgrove ; Ricky and Car
ole Dunn; Wayne and Nancy
Turnbull, Joe and Sara Turn-
bull; special friends, Greg and
Sonia Pemberton, Vanessa and
Jim Reid; and caregiver, Joyce
Ann Johnson. Her childhood
friends and classmates and her
church friends remain dear to
her and enriched her life.
A celebration of her life
and memory was held Sunday,
October 2, at First Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ)
in Athens. Internment was at
Evergreen Memorial Park.
Memorials in her honor are
requested to her church, First
Christian Church, Athens, or
to the National MS Foundation
in her memory.
Lord and Stephens Funeral
Home, West, was in charge
of arrangements, www.lor-
dandstephens.com
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Janet Little
ALTO - Janet Lewal-
len Little, 54, passed away
on Wednesday, September
28, 2016,
following
years of
declining
health con
sisting of
myotonic
dystrophy
and recent
lung cancer.
Ms. Little
was born
on July 22,
lin, N.C. She was preceded
in death by her parents, John
Henry Lewallen and Carolyn
Rogers Coalley; sister, Kathy
Ann Slater; brothers, John
Edward Lewallen and Norman
Lewallen; and grandparents,
Wiley and Dora Rogers, and
Oscar and Imogene Lewal
len. Ms. Little lived in Easley,
S.C., until moving to Georgia
as a teen. She was known for
being a loving and dedicated
homemaker and caregiver to
her children and grandchil
dren.
Survivors include her
daughter, Deidre Little Via,
Alto; son, Jonathan Little,
Alto; sister, Diane Lewallen,
Alto; brother and sister-in-law,
Jerry and Martha Lewallen,
Homer; her special grand
children, who she loved so
much, Destiny Seabolt, Kay-
lee Via, Karley Via; special
cousin, who she helped raise,
Sherry Hendricks; nieces, Jada
Lewallen, Amanda Lewallen
Wilson, Melanie Lewallen
Giddens; nephews, Jimmy
Mark Loggins, Jesse Lewal
len and Clint Lewallen; her
boyfriend of 16 years, Mike
Gossell; and several uncles,
aunts, and cousins.
Mrs. Lewallen’s wish was to
be cremated, with no viewing.
She also expressed if anyone
came to visit, they were to
wear jeans and t-shirts. She
was down to earth and didn’t
want anything fancy, just to be
remembered as she was. She
was a “take me as I am” kind
of person.
A celebration of life will be
held at a later date.
Those wishing to express
online condolences may do
so by visiting our website at
www. whitfieldfuneralhomes.
com.
Arrangements are in care
of Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin.
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‘Buddy’Logan
Lewis Benjamin “Buddy”
Logan, 70, passed away peace
fully surrounded by his family
Wednesday,
September
21, 2016.
Buddy,
a lifelong
resident of
Madison
County,
was the son
of the late
Jowett and
Betty Mor
ris Logan
of Colbert. He graduated from
Madison County High School
in 1963, where he played
baseball, lettered in football,
and was an FFA officer. He
was a long-standing member
and deacon of Hull Baptist
Church and a founding mem
ber of the Hull Volunteer Fire
Department. He worked for
Sears for more than ten years
before moving to the United
States Postal Service where he
retired after 30 years of ser
vice. Buddy enjoyed playing
1962, in Frank-
church league and travel soft-
ball, and watching NASCAR
racing, the Atlanta Braves, and
especially the Georgia Bull
dogs. He was an avid fisher
man and enjoyed traveling. He
was a loving husband, father,
and grandfather. Buddy was
a kind, thoughtful man with
a generous heart for helping
others.
Survivors include his wife
and high school sweetheart,
June Elrod Logan, Hull; two
daughters, Kim (Clayton) Dar
win, Comer, and Kristi Logan,
Flowery Branch; three sis
ters, Shirley (Billy) McCarty,
Annette Shubert, and Sharon
Hillsman, all of Colbert; and
three grandchildren, Abbi,
Katie, and Ben Darwin, all of
Comer.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, September 25, at
Hull Baptist Church with the
Rev. Randy Crowe officiat
ing. Interment followed at the
Hull Baptist Church cemetery.
Pallbearers were his nephews,
Tony and Tim Shubert, Eddie
and Brian McCarty, Trent
Hillsman, and Matthew Baker.
Honorary pallbearers were
members of the Hull Baptist
Church Character Builders
Sunday School Class and the
Hull Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
Memorials may be made to
the Hull Baptist Church Build
ing Fund, P.O. Box 640, Hull,
GA 30646.
Lord and Stephens Funeral
Home, EAST, Athens, were in
charge of arrangements.
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Jerry Lord
COMMERCE Jerry
Edward Lord, 80, died Satur
day, October 1, 2016, at Ath
ens Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Lord was born in Com
merce, the son of the late,
Edward Watson and Easter
Kathleen Nicholson Lord. Mr.
Lord was retired from Jackson
County, where he worked as a
building inspector and he was
a member of Maysville Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Rebecca Geraldine Brock
Lord, Commerce; daughter,
Deborah Watkins (Don), Com
merce; son, Barry Lord (Kris
ti), Commerce; four grand
children, Erin Watkins, Ashley
Sears (Josh), Spencer Lord,
and Jordan Lord; and sister,
Sylvia McCroskey (Charles),
Toccoa.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, October 4, from
Maysville Baptist Church with
Dr. Shane Roberson officiat
ing with the interment at Grey
Hill Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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‘Bob’Moulder
Robert Lewis “Bob”
Moulder, 77, passed away on
Saturday, September 24, 2016.
Bob was born in Alpharetta
on June 4, 1939. He was pre
ceded in death by his parents,
Everett and Lula Mayfield
Moulder; two infant brothers,
Everett and Ralph Moulder;
brothers, Leon Moulder, Jerry
Moulder, Jim, Gus, and Eddie
Smith; and daughter-in-law,
Dana Moulder.
Bob was a member of
Maysville Baptist Church in
Jackson County. He loved
his church and his family.
He was a graduate of Milton
High School in Alpharetta, and
retired from Utility Services.
Bob was a very kind, thought
ful, loving and prayerful man,
who will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his sons,
Stephen and Michael; two sis
ters, Betty and Howard Spruill
and Barbara and Ray Doug
las; brother, Tom and Mary
Moulder; sister-in-law, Sharon
Moulder; sweet caregiver and
friend, Cindy; good friend,
Janice Burch; as well as many
nieces, nephews, and friends.
Funeral services honoring
Bob’s life were held on Thurs
day, September 29, at Tom M.
Wages Lawrenceville Chapel.
A memorial service was held
on Saturday, October 1, at
Maysville Baptist Church.
Condolences may be sent to
www.wagesfuneralhome.com.
Tom M. Wages Funeral Ser
vice, Lawrenceville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Norris Ray
MAYSVILLE - Norris Wil
liam Ray, 74, passed away
Saturday, October 1, 2016, at
his residence.
Mr. Ray was born June 7,
1942, in Commerce, the son
of the late Horace and Ruth
Parker Ray. He was retired,
and had worked at Goldkist.
Mr. Ray was of the Baptist
denomination. He was pre
ceded in death by his sister,
Frances Ray Garrison.
Survivors include his
wife, Wilma Mullinax Ray,
Maysville; daughter and fian
ce’, Stephanie Ray Gunnells
and Gene Brogan, Commerce;
three grandchildren, Cody
Dickerson, Panama City, Fla.,
Khristopher Gunnells, Com
merce, and Dakota Garrison,
Maysville.
Per his request, no services
will be held.
On line condolences may be
made to the family at www.
iviefuneralhomecommerce.
com
Ivie Funeral Home, Com
merce, is in charge of arrange
ments.
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Janice Scheck
JEFFERSON Janice
Ayers Scheck, 75, entered into
rest Monday, September 26,
2016.
Mrs. Scheck was born in
Nicholson, the daughter of
the late Jones Bright Ayers
and Mozelle Redd Ayers.
Mrs. Scheck was a member of
the Bethany United Method
ist Church,
attended the
University
of Georgia,
and worked
as a cosme
tologist and
bank teller.
Survivors
include her
husband,
Don Scheck, Jefferson; daugh
ter, Julie Benkoski and her
husband John, Madison; son,
Rick Mobley and his wife
Wendy, Jefferson; sister, Carol
Van Orden and her husband
Tom, Arlington, Texas; and 14
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
on Friday, September 30, in
the Bethany United Method
ist Church with Pastor Ross
Wheeler officiating. The burial
was in the Bethany United
Methodist Church Cemetery
with Story Tate, Mark Bradley,
Tom Hays, Ben Wurtz, Nelson
Brock and Cole Allen honored
as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made
to the CHIP Program, C/O
Unity Lodge # 36, 369 Bor
ders Street, Jefferson, Georgia
30549, or the Bethany United
Methodist Church Cemetery
Fund, 4659 Brockton Road,
Jefferson, Georgia 30549.
Janice’s wishes were for
everyone to wear colorful
clothing to her funeral services
and to bring along an ink pen
to be donated to the nursing
staff at Athens Regional Medi
cal Center.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences at www.
evansfuneralhomeinc.com
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Joan Sorrow
Joan Sorrow, 60, died Tues
day, September 27, 2016.
A native of Barrow County,
Mrs. Sorrow was the daugh
ter of the late Mamie Smith
Anderson.
Survivors include close
family and friends.
Graveside services were
held Saturday, October 1, at
McElhannon Cemetery. The
Revs. Johnny Foster and Eric
Bunch officiated.
Smith Funeral Home, Wind
er, was in charge of arrange
ments.
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‘Doll’ Stinchcomb
HOSCHTON - Barbara
“Doll” Jean Stinchcomb, 67,
passed away Sunday, October
2, 2016.
Barbara loved her family,
fishing, west
ern movies,
the moun
tains, the
beach, and
making mem
ories with her
family.
Survivors
include her
husband, Wil
liam “Bud”
Lee Stinchcomb; son, Tony
Stinchcomb and wife Pam,
Hoschton; daughter, Tammy
Wilson and husband Tim,
Chestnut Mountain; broth
ers, Clifford Lee and Wayne
Lee; sisters, Mary Gaddis
and Cathy Lee, all of Winder;
grandchildren, Carlie Doster,
Caitlyn Wilson, Jordan Stinch
comb, Jenna Stinchcomb,
Jake Stinchcomb, and Jessie
Stinchcomb; and a host of
other relatives.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Jeke and
Layruth Chatman Lee; broth
ers, Jackie Lee and Sonny Lee.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, October 4, at Lawson
Funeral Home Chapel, with
Pastor Jerry Gaddis officiat
ing.
Contributions may be made
to Bountiful Hills Assisted
Living, 200 Bolton Road,
Commerce, GA, 30529, or to
the Homestead HOPE Foun
dation, 10888 Crabapple
Road, Roswell, GA, 30075.
Funeral arrangements were
by Lawson Funeral Home,
Hoschton.
www.lawsonfuneralhome.
org.
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Marguerite Ward
Marguerite Ward, 89, of
Madison County, formerly of
Athens and Atlanta, died Sat
urday, October 1, 2016.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, George G.
Ward, Jr.; and step-grandson,
George D. Ott.
Survivors include a brother,
Joseph Rupp, Chateau-Thi-
erry, France; step-daughter,
Jo Ward Rice (Harry), Dan-
ielsville; step-granddaughter,
Kirsten Ott Palladino (Maria),
Decatur; four step-great-
grandchildren; and sister-in-
law, Virginia Ward Callin, St.
Augustine, Fla.
Graveside services will be
Thursday, October 6, at 1 p.m.,
at Arlington Memorial Park in
Sandy Springs.
The family would like to
express their appreciation to
the Hampton House Personal
Care Home in Colbert, and its
staff for the care provided dur
ing her last years.
Lord and Stephens, Daniels-
ville, is in charge of arrange
ments. www.lordandstephens.
com
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Phyllis Ward
Phyllis Ward, 73, died Sat
urday, Sep
tember 17,
2016.
A native
of Royston,
she was the
daughter
of the late
Marshall
and Bon
nie Cromer
Roach. Mrs. Ward was pre
ceded in death by a daugh
ter, Cathy Bruce. She was
employed with the University
of Georgia for many years and
was named Secretary of the
Year in 1980.
Survivors include her hus
band, Garvis Ward; siblings,
Gail (Scott) Jones, Dennis
(Beverley) Roach and Ronnie
(Susan) Roach; granddaugh
ter, Natalie Bruce; and great-
grandson, Austin Bruce.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, September 20, at the
chapel of Lord and Stephens,
Danielsville. Interment was at
Evergreen Memorial Park.
Lord and Stephens, Daniels
ville, was in charge of arrange
ments, www.lordandstephens.
com
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Dennis Bullock
JEFFERSON Dennis
Raymond Bullock, 65, passed
away on Sunday, October 2,
2016.
Mr. Bullock was born in
Athens, the son to the late Clar
ence and Helen Hall Bullock.
Mr. Bullock was a member of
the Arcade
for over
30 years,
where he
served as
fire chief
for part of
that time.
Mr. Bull
ock was
the rescue
chief of the
Jefferson Rescue Squad for
many years and was instru
mental in the designing of sev
eral emergency vehicles used
by Jackson County Fire and
Rescue squads. He was also
retired from Georgia Power,
where he worked as a mechan
ic. Mr. Bullock was preceded
in death by his brother, Donald
Bullock.
Survivors include his wife,
Curtis Jean Bullock, Jeffer
son; son and daughter-in-law,
Rev. Bryan Bullock and Karee
Bullock, Hoschton; daughter,
Lisa Fitzgerald, Commerce;
sister, Sherry Hand, Tampa,
Fla.; grandchildren, Andrew
(Kristy) Ledford, Cole Led
ford, Ansley Ledford, Bryson
Bullock, Carmen Bullock, and
Anthony Bullock; and one
great-granddaughter, Avery
Ledford.
The funeral services were
held on Wednesday, October 5,
in the chapel of Evans Funeral
Home with the Rev. Bryan
Bullock officiating. The burial
was in the Woodbine Cem
etery with Dean A. Stringer,
Eddie Williams, Frank Clark,
Chris Hensley, Andrew Led
ford, Cole Ledford, Bryson
Bullock, and other firefighters
honored as pallbearers.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
Online condolences at www.
evansfuneralhomeinc.com
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