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... The Summerville News, Thursday, March 27, 1986
DEATHS
H. C. Abernathy
H. C. Abernathy, 70, a resi
dent of L{eflKi passed away
Fn:il;K night, March 21, in the
local hospital.
Mr. Abernathy was born in
Alabama April 10, 1915, son of
the late Joseph P. and Lillie
Haggard Abematw. He was a
veteran of World War 11 serv
ing in the U. S. Navy and was
a retired construction worker.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, geulah Abernathy. He
was a Baptist by faith.
Surviving are his step
mother, Ivey Abernathy of
Fort Payne, Ala.; one son, Jack
Abernathy of Texas; one sister,
Mrs. Anna Cochran of Lyerly;
two brothers, Reford Aber
nathy of L‘yerly and C. W.
Abernathy of Fort Payne, Ala,;
two halfybrothers‘ Franklin
Abernathy of Summerville and
Thomas Abernathy of Fort
Pagne. Ala.; one grandchild;
and several nieces and nephews
also survive.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 23, at 3:30 p.m.
from the Hill Chapel of Lane
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Billy Wright officiating.
Interment was in Lyerly
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
William Ragland, Frank Ma
jors, David Abernathy, W. C.
Ellenburg
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Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Raymond
Carroll
Raymond Henry Carroll,
71, a resident of LaFayette,
passed away Monday, March
24, at his residence.
Mr. Carroll was a son of the
late James W. and Lassie Bur
ton Carroll and was retired
from Barwick Mills. He was a
member of the LaFayette First
Ba&tist Church and a veteran
of World War 11 serving in the
U. S. Army.
Surviving are his wife, Sara
Evelyn Cordle Carroll; three
daughters, Becky Whitaker
and Sarah Bomar, both of
LaFayette, and Angela Smith
of Summerville; one son, Ray
mond Carroll Jr. of LaFayette;
one sister, Irene Martin of
LaFayette; nine grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews
also survive.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, March 26, at 2
g.m. from the LaFaflette
hapel of Lane Funeral Home
with the Rev. Ewin Hall, the
Rev. Bruce Bunten and Dr.
Warren Moorhead officiating.
Interment was in
LaFayette Cemetery.
LaFafiette Chapel of Lane
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Zera Cooper
Zera M. Coo(fi:r, 86, a resi
dent of 109 Edmendson St.,
Summerville, gassed away
Monday, March 24, at 5:30
am. in Oak View Nursing
Home.
He was born in Chattooga
County March 13, 1900, son of
the late Marcus Lafayette
Cooper and Nancy Mathis
Cooper. He was a retired tex
tile worker and a member of
the Little Sand Mountain Bap
tist Church. Mr. Coogler was
K;eceded in death by his wife,
artha Evelyn Cooper, and
three sons, Sidney Cooper,
Willie Cooper and Paul Vernon
Cooger.
urviving are two
daughters, Mrs. Louise
Copeland of Lyerly and Mrs.
Rachel Dillard of Summerville;
one son, Max Cooper of Sum
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merville; 13 J;nndchildren; 20
greatfl-fran children; and
several nieces and nephews
also survive,
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, March 26, at 11
am. from the Little Sand
Mountain Baptist Church with
the Rev. Glenn Drummond and
the Rev. Frank Lewis
officiating.
Interment was in the
church yard cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Carlton Cargle, Bill Hawkins,
Ewell Price, Hugh Murdock,
Jerri;l G. Deßerry, Hershel
Mathis.
Honorarg pallbearers were
Dr. Hugh Goodwin, Leonard
Owens, Houston Cargle,
Eugene Mathis, Emory
Mathis, John Paul Jones,
Milton Rosser, Hill Owens,
Jimmy Duff, John Echols,
Baker Willingham and Paul
Youngblood.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Gene Johnston
Donald Eugene ‘‘Gene”
Johnston, 52, of Rossville,
Kllassed away Tuesday morning,
arch 25, in a Chattanooga,
Tenn., hospital.
He was born in Chattooga
County Ju‘l;' 30, 1933, son of
the late Vernon and Mary
Hackler Johnston. Mr.
Johnston retired from B.H.Y.
Concrete Finishing Company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Shirley White Johnston; one
daughter, Angela Woods of
Flintstone; two sons, Greg
Johnston of Chattanooga,
Tenn., and Tracey Johnston of
Rossville; one sister, Mrs.
Shirley Sentell of Summerville;
six brothers, Don Johnston,
Frank Johnston, Fred
Johnston and Ruben Johnston
all of Summerville, Joe
Johnston of Marietta and
Roger B. Johnston of Cedar
Bluff, Ala.; two grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews
also survive.
Graveside services will be
held (today), Thursday, March
27, at 12:30 p.m. in Tennessee-
Georgia Memorial Park with
the Rev. W. S. Ball officiating.
South Crest Chapel of Lane
Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Hughic Majors
Miss Hughie Lee Majors,
61, a resident of Menlo, pass
ed away Fridaly morning,
March 21, in the local nursing
home.
Miss Majors was born in
Chattooga éounty July 30,
1924; was the third daughter of
the late James Sgencer and
Annie Frances Johnston Ma
jors. She descended from three
gi[oneer Chattooga families: the
ajors, Satterfields and
Johnstons. Elijah and Wada H.
Edwards Majors and Virginia
were the first to settle in the
ghelsea area of Chattooga
ounty. Their son, Thomas
Lindsay Majors, a Confederate
soldier, married Margaret
Molinda Satterfield whose
family acquired a farm in Shin
bone Valley through the land
lottery of 1832. James Spencer
Majors, their second son, was
" born there in 1869; he married
Annie Frances Johnston in
1912, daughter of Judge
Joshua Parks Johnston Jr. and
Emeline Climer, also pioneers
of Chattooga County. Miss
Majors received a bachelor's
degree from the University of
Georgia and her Master's
degree from New York Univer
sity, She taught for many
years in New York City and in
Atlanta, retiring to Chattooga
Coun&v in 1983. She was
preceded in death by her
nephew, Duke Ballard
Richardson.
Surviving are her sister,
Mrs. Sarah i/l Richardson of
Chattanooga, Tenn.; two
nieces, Annalee Ferguson
Gault and Kathy Ferfuson
Cunditt; two nephews, James
Majors and John Majors; and
several great-nieces, great
nephews and cousins also
survive. ;
Graveside services were
held Sunda}\;. March 23, at 2
g.m. from the Majors farm in
hinbone Valley, near Menlo,
with the Rev. fames Wofford
officiating.
Active pallbearers were
James Majors, John Mam,
Riley Parham, Wilbur Elrod,
Zane Ham and George Welch.
Hill Chapel of Lane Funeral,
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Robert
McWilliams
Robert Lee ‘‘Bob”
McWilliams, 65, a resident of
Route 4, Summerville, passed
away Mondaf\i afternoon,
March 24, in a Rome hospital.
Mr. McWilliams wasg)om
in Walker County Nov. 11,
1920, son of the late Henry H.
and Annie Robinson
McWilliams. He was a member
of the Subligna Baptist Church
and was a veteran of World
War II serving in the Army
Air Corps. Mr. McWilliams
was a graduate of the Univer
sity of Georgia and owned and
operated Trion Drugs for 12
years retiring in 1974. He was
receded in death la a son,
gogy McWilliams, Sept. 11,
1985.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Rubie Scoggins McWilliams;
two sons, l\%ichael McWilliams
and Tim McWilliams, both of
Route 4, Summerville;
dau&,ht.er-in-law. Martha Ann
McWilliams; granddaughter,
Miss Christa McWilliams:
three brothers, John
McWilliams of Conyers, Scott
McWilliams and Clifford
McWilliams, both of West Ar
muchee; and several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, March 26, at 2
{.m. from the Hill Chapel of
ane Funeral Home with the
Rev. Edwin Lassitter and the
Rev. Billy Coulter officiating.
Interment was in
McWilliams Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Leo
Lanier, Gene Brock, Harold
Scoggins, Bill Tate, Tommy
Thompson and Dr. Gary L.
Smith Sr.
Honorary pallbearers were
Lee White, Tom White, T. R.
Hix, Woodrow Hix, Clayton
Ward, Sonny Scoggins, Melvin
Plunkett, Bill Scogf)ins,
Howard Scoggins and Dock
Driver.
Hill Chapel of Lane Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Artie Scott
Artie Ellis Scott, 90, a resi
dent of Route 3, Chickamauga,
passed away Monday, March
24, at 12:13 a.m. in Tri-County
Hoggital.
e was born in Bradleg'
County, Tenn., Jan. 29, 1896,
son of the late Hoyt Scott and
Laura Manning Scott. Mr,
Scott was a retired textile
worker and a member of the
Macedonia Baptist Church in
Villanow, a veteran of World
War I and a member of the
American Legion. He was
K;eceded in death by his wife,
rs. Laura Belle Jones Scott.
Surviving are two
daughers. Mrs. Thelma Tripp
of Chickamauga and Mrs.
Mary Hall of Tampa, Fla.; one
son, Paul F. Scott of Acworth;
one brother, Bill Scott of
Villanow; nine grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews
also survive.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 25, at 2 p.m.
from the chapel of Erwin-Petitt
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Harold Taylor officintinfi;
Interment was in Trion
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Ar
vin Chamblee, Ray Giles, Bill
Tyson, Harold Hawkins,
James Hawkins, J. C. Witt and
Cebo Colbert.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Joel Thomas
Joel Lewis Thomas, 80, a
refiidegt ofv R.fi:;e Ca' Summer
ville, Dry ommunity,
passed away Friday, March 21,
at 4:15 p.m. at his residence.
He was born in Chattooga
County April 9, 19056, son of
the late Joe Thomas and
Florence Trammell Thomas.
Mr. Thomas was a retired
carpenter and a member of the
Dry Valley Baptist Church.
Surviz:zm his wife, Mrs.
Grace W Thomas of Sum
merville; and several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Funeral services were held
Sundag'é March 23, at 2 p.m.
from the chapel of Erwin-Petitt
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Carl Kinsey and the Rev. R. W.
Patterson officiating.
Interment was in Pennville
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Bernard gordle. Manuel
Hayes, Jimmy Gill, Roy Joe
Thomas, Bfll\llf' Thomas, Roy
Woods and Marvin Wade.
Honorary pallbearers were
the men'’s Sunday School Class
of the Dry Valley Baptist
Church, Emory Payne, Neil
Cordle and B;g Stowe.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
W. W. Whitley
W. W. Whitley, 92, a resi
dent of 11 Frances St., Sum
merville passed away Satur
day, March 22, at 8:45 p.m. in
Flol‘-,ld Medical Center.
e was born in Gwinett
County Nov. 12, 1893, son of
the late Charles Lumpkin
Whitley and Vi{‘fii:ia Demaris
Whitl?. Mr. itely was a
retired textile worker, a
member and deacon of the
South Summerville Baptist
Church for a number of years,
a veteran of World War I, a
member of the American forces
in France in 1918 in a heavy ar
tillery division. He was preced
ed in death by a daufhter, In
ez Es?y; a son, Lt. Col. William
Whitley; a sister, Clara
O'Bréant; and a brother, Gor
don Grady Whitley.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Alma Hammond Whitley of
Summerville; one son, Jay C.
Whitley of Smyrna; seven
sisters, Mrs. Alma Vaughn of
Atlanta, Mrs. Callie Dendy of
LaFayette, Mrs. Omie gay.
Mrs. fiuth Housch, Mrs. Rul;fl
Worsham, Mrs. Rosie Dodd
of Summerville, Mrs. Cleo Wor
sham of Lyerly; two brothers,
H. P. Whitley of Summerville
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three stepchildren, Jim Smith
of Summerville, Mrs. Steve Ed
wards of Rome, and Mrs. Bill
Givens of Jacksboro, Tenn.;
two Trandsons. Dr. Ronald J.
Whitley of Lexinfton, K{.. and
Charles Michael Whitley of
Jackson, S.C.; eight step
grandchildren; four great
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews also
survive. ;
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 25, at 11 a.m.
from the South Summerville
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Jimmy Bryant officiating.
Interment was in Summer
ville Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Ray Lee, Jim Smith, Steve Ed
wards, Donald Mitchell, Der
rell Rush, Dr. Ronnie Whitley
and Charles Michael Whitley.
Honorary pallbearers were
Ivron Bennett, Men’s Sunday
School Class and Deacons of
the South Summerville Baptist
Church.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
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Wallace Wins Career
Development Award
Shelly Wallace of Trion was
the first place winner in the
Advertisinf Camzpaign Com
-Betition of the 25th annual
areer Devel(igment Con
ference of the Delta Epsilon
Chi Division of the
Distributive Education Clubs
of America. The event was held
March 1, at Gwinnett Tech.
Miss Wallace represented
the retail marketing students
of Walker County Technical In
stitute in the event. The class
instructor is Lisa Crisson. For
the competition, Miss Wallace
and her partner, Leslie
Williams of fiossville. devised
Shoplifting
Arrest Made
A Summerville resident
was arrested by city police
Tuesday morning for allegedly
shoplifting a carton of cigaret
tes from Hurley's on Com
merce Street.
Arrested was Ruby K.
Brown of Elizabeth Street,
Summerville. b
In other police news, a
black male driver drove off
from the Golden Gallon store
on Hwy. 114 without g‘aying
for $3.50 worth olfvfas. he in
cident occurred March 21 at
11:40 p.m.
a retail advertising campai,
combining newspaper, rafig
and direct mail gromotions.
Judges for the event were
marketm% specialists from a
number of large corporations,
Miss Wallace stated that
she was thrilled to earn first
place, especially because it was
the first time her class had par
ticipated in an{‘ competition.
The retail marketing classes
have been organized for only
six months at Walker Tech.
The national comxetition
will be held April 30 in Atlanta,
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SHELLY WALLACE