WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 2011
MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
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Born March 15, 1963
in Easton, Pa., she was
the daughter of Sandra
Rachel Brown Schramm
and Eric Theodore
Schramm. She attended
George Walton High
School in Marietta. She
loved sports, especially
football, and was a devot
ed fan of the Georgia
Bulldogs and Atlanta
Falcons since moving
to Georgia. Her special
football team was the San
Francisco 49er’s since
early childhood. Lindy
enjoyed writing, coun
try music and concerts.
She was a devoted wife,
mother, grandmother,
sister and friend. She
will be greatly missed by
all that knew this won
derful lady.
Survivors include her
husband of 14 years,
Walter H. Mitchell, III,
Auburn; daughters, Angel
Idelle Carlisle and fiance
Dale Wiley, Buford, and
Swayae Rose Louise
Chambers and her hus
band Cliff, Auburn; five
grandchildren, Tony,
Trevor, Trent, Jasmine
and Alexis; seven sib
lings, Swayae and Bill
Steiner, Bethlehem, Pa.,
Heidi and Kurt Steiner,
Orlando, Fla., Gretchen
Isaacs and fiance Antonio
Daniel, Stone Mountain,
Christopher Merring of
Montana, Andrew Koose
of Georgia, Becky and
Mark Levine, and Beth
Koose, all of Boston,
Mass.; and numerous
nieces, nephews, and a
host of other relatives
and friends.
The family will receive
friends on Saturday,
December 31, from 12
until 2 p.m. at Tom M.
Wages Lawrenceville
Chapel with a shar
ing time of memories
and stories about Mrs.
Mitchell’s life at 2 p.m.
At her request, crema
tion will follow.
Tom M. Wages Funeral
Home, Lawrenceville,
is in charge of arrange
ments.
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Luis Morales Jr.
WINDER - Luis
Eugenio Morales Jr., 34,
died Friday, December
23,2011.
Born in Puerto Rico,
he was the son of Luis
Eugenio Morales,
Dominican Republic, and
Margarita Rodriguez,
He was a ^
veteran of
the United States Army
and attended Midway
Christian Church.
Survivors in addition
to his parents include his
wife, Patricia Morales,
Winder; children,
Emmanuel Cassandra
and Marisa Morales, all
of Winder, and Crystal
Cote, Maine; and broth
ers and sisters, Jorge,
Jay, Geraldo, Jose and
Emily Vazques.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, December
27, from Smith Memory
Chapel with the Revs.
John Burchfield and
Bryan Drum officiating.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Midway
Christian Church, 1406
Hog Mountain Rd.,
Winder, GA 30680.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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December 28, 2011.
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Shirley Mumpower
CLEVELAND
Shirley Ann Mumpower,
65, formerly of
Gainesville, passed
away Sunday, December
25, 2011, following an
extended illness.
She was born August
25, 1946 the daughter of
the late Thoyce and Opal
Allen and was a member
of the Redwine United
Methodist Church. Mrs.
Mumpower was pre
ceded in death by her
brother, Phil Allen.
Survivors include hus
band of 46 years, Jim
Mumpower; sons and
daughters-in-law, Chris
and Dawn Mumpower,
Flowery Branch, and
Jeff and Liz Mumpower,
Cleveland; son, Charlie
Mumpower, Flowery
Branch; and eight grand
children, Laren, Taylor,
Anna, Abby, Kobe,
Alena, Alexa and Alec.
Funeral services
were held Wednesday,
December 28, at the cha
pel of Memorial Park
South Funeral Home
with interment following
at Memorial Park South
Cemetery. The Revs.
Mike Helton and Jeff
Garner officiated
Memorial Park South
Funeral Home, Flowery
Branch, was in charge of
arrangements.
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December 28, 2011.
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Alfred Quillian
WINDER - Alfred
A. Quillian, 85, former
attorney and United
States Administrative
Law Judge, died sudden
ly at his home in Winder,
Georgia on December
26, 2011.
Judge Quillian gradu
ated from Winder High
School. He volunteered
and served in the United
States
Navy dur
ing World
War II
and was
in the
United
States
Air Force
during the Korean
Conflict serving in the
JAG Corps. He graduated
from the University Of
Georgia School Of Law
in 1951 and joined his
father’s law practice in
Winder. Judge Quillian
served as Solicitor
General (known today as
District Attorney) for the
Piedmont Judicial Circuit
from 1957 to 1964. He
served as President of
the Georgia Solicitor
General’s Association.
After his service as
Solicitor General was
completed, he returned
to the private practice
of law with his brother,
Kelley J. Quillian, until
his brother’s appointment
to the Georgia Court
of Appeals. He con
tinued private practice
with his mother, Tabitha
S. Quillian, until his
appointment as United
States Administrative
Law Judge in 1973. He
retired from that position
in 1994.
He was a member of
the local Masonic Lodge,
Kiwanis Club, Gridiron
Society and Sigma Chi
Fraternity.
After his retirement,
he rediscovered his love
for golf and was beloved
by his regular foursome.
He was a lifelong fan
of University of Georgia
football. Judge Alfred
Quillian was known for
his sense of humor and
was a symbol of integrity
in both his personal and
professional life.
He was a member of
the Winder First United
Methodist Church where
he taught Sunday School
for many years. During
the church’s recent anni
versary celebration, he
was recognized as the
church’s longest active
member.
Survivors include
his wife of 62 years,
Elsie Harben Quillian;
a daughter, Kimberly
Q. Rogers and her hus
band, Wayne Rogers,
Watkinsville; son, Alfred
A. Quillian, Jr., his wife
Thea McGlon Quillian,
Atlanta; four grand
children: Ellen Rogers
Brown and her husband
Don Brown of Seymour,
Tenn., Jennifer Rogers of
Smyrna, Drew Quillian
and Kathleen Quillian,
Atlanta; and one great-
grandson, Coleman
Michael Brown,
Seymour, Tenn.; and a
sister Miss Alma Adelia
Quillian, Madison.
Visitation for friends
and family will be at the
Smith Funeral Home in
Winder, on Wednesday,
December 28 from 6:00
PM to 8:00 PM. Funeral
Service will be at 11:00
AM Thursday, December
29, at the First United
Methodist Church of
Winder with the Rev.
Larry Rary officiating.
In lieu of flowers con
tributions may be made
to the Building Fund of
the Winder First United
Methodist Church,
Winder, GA.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, is in charge of
arrangements.
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December 28, 2011.
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Wendell Reems
BALDWIN - Wendell
Voyce Reems, 71 died
Saturday, December
24, 2011 at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center.
Born in Banks County
on November 24, 1940,
he was a son of the late
Inez Norton
Reems
and Ruben
Reems. Mr. Reems was a
member of Leatherwood
Baptist Church and was
retired from the road
department. He served
his country proudly in the
United States Air Force
during the Cuban Missile
Crisis. In his spare time,
he enjoyed fishing, gar
dening, dirt track racing
and watching NASCAR.
Mr. Reems was preceded
in death by a son, Marty
Reems; and brother, Fred
Lee Reems.
Survivors include
daughter, Amy Reems
Goss, Cornelia; brother
and sister-in-law, J.R. and
Ann Reems, Baldwin;
sisters and brothers-
in-law, Hazel and Joe
Lunsford, Clarkesville,
and Evelyn and Raymond
Holbrooks, Baldwin;
three grandchildren; and
half sister and husband,
Teresa Reems Smith and
James Smith, Cornelia.
Funeral services
were held Wednesday,
December 28, from the
chapel of McGahee-
Griffin & Stewart with
Kenneth Franklin offici
ating. Interment was in
the Leatherwood Baptist
Church Cemetery with
full military honors
provided by the Rabun
County DAV Chapter
#15, the Grant Reeves
VFW Post #7720 and the
American Legion Post
#84.
McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home of
Cornelia was in charge
of arrangements.
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December 28, 2011.
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Emma Jean Richey
COMMERCE
Emma Jean Richey, 78,
died Friday, December
23, 2011 at Northridge
Medical Center.
She was born in
Homer, the daughter of
the late Arvel and Cora
Lee Watkins Baker. She
was a homemaker. Mrs.
Richey was preceded in
death by her husband,
Gerald Richey.
Survivors include
daughters, Wanda
Wilson, Commerce,
Cheryl Cummins,
Femandina Beach, Fla.,
and Starla Whiddon,
Winterville; brothers,
Bob, Lonnie, Calvin, and
Winlynn Baker, all of
Commerce; eight grand
children; and two great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, December
27, from the chapel of
Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Rev.
Donald Wilson officiat
ing. Burial was in Grey
Hill Cemetery
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce was in
charge of arrangements.
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December 28, 2011.
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Mary Seagraves
COMMERCE - Mary
Clyde Seagraves, 79, died
Monday, December 19,
2011 at UNI Healthcare.
She was born in Jackson
County, the daughter of
the late Charlie and Lois
Bell Fields Crawford.
She was a member of the
First United Methodist
Church of Commerce and
was the retired owner of
Seagraves Sweet Shop.
Mrs. Seagraves was
preceded in death by
her husband, James E.
Seagraves; and daughter,
Judy Baxter.
Survivors include
sons, Stanley Seagraves,
Nicholson, and Tim
Seagraves, Russellville,
Ala.; a brother, Ronnie
Crawford, Commerce;
four grandchildren; and
three great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, December
22, at the First United
Methodist Church of
Commerce with David
Bowen and the Rev.
Billy Pittman officiating.
Interment was in New
Harmony Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
First United Methodist
Church, PO. Box 755,
Commerce, GA 30529.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, was
in charge of arrange
ments.
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‘Simon’ Simmons
BALDWIN - Dwayne
“Simon” Simmons, 63
died Friday, December
23,2011.
Born in Habersham
County on October
26, 1948, he was a son
of Beatrice Norton
Simmons and the late
William Simmons. Simon
was a fanatic Georgia
Bulldogs fan and spent
many Saturdays gathered
around the television
with his sons supporting
the Dawgs. He was also
a former youth football
coach who touched the
lives of many young men,
and an avid golfer. Mr.
Simmons was preceded
in death by a brother,
Glenn Simmons.
Simon was a member of
UnionHillBaptistChurch
of the Hollingsworth
Community. He was a
loving husband, father,
grandfather, son and
brother who enjoyed
spending time with his
family, especially his
two grandchildren.
Survivors in addition
to his mother include
his wife, Margaret
Kaye Smallwood
Simmons, Baldwin;
son, Jeff Sosebee, Mt.
Airy; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Chris and
Kerri Simmons, Alto;
grandchildren, Blake
and Brittany Sosebee;
brothers and sisters-
in-law, the Rev. Terrell
Simmons and Shirley
Simmons and Verlon
and Denise Simmons,
all of the Hollingsworth
Community, and Steve
and Stephanie Simmons,
Commerce; and a broth
er, Harold Simmons,
Homer.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, December
27, at the chapel of
McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart with the Revs.
Rick Darby and Paul
Bryson officiating.
Interment was in the
UnionHillBaptistChurch
Cemetery, Hollingsworth
Community.
McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home of
Cornelia was in charge
of arrangements.
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Roger C. Vandiver
ATHENS - Roger C.
Vandiver, 80, beloved
husband of Mrs. Helen
Terrell
Vandiver,
went
home
to be
with his
Lord and
Savior,
Jesus
Christ on Sunday,
December 18, 2011 at
Athens Regional Medical
Center.
Mr. Vandiver served
his country proudly
from 1950-1954 with the
United States Air Force.
He worked with Dupont
from 1954 until his
retirement in 1988. Mr.
Vandiver was a member
of the Augusta Board of
Realtors and the Million
Dollar Club. He was also
a member of Gideons
International, and was
the Vice-Chairman of the
Columbia County Board
of Tax Assessors from
1976-1982. Mr. Vandiver
was a member of West
Acres Baptist Church
and the Love Sunday
School Class. On July
27,2008, he was honored
as a Deacon Emeritus by
the Deacon Fellowship
of West Acres Baptist
Church for serving our
Lord Jesus Christ and his
church for many years as
a deacon and as deacon
chairman.
In addition to his wife,
he is survived by a son,
Michael E. Vandiver
(Ruth); daughters,
Janice V. Braswell (Jim),
and Sharon V. Raborn
(Kenny); step-daughter,
Terry Bennett (Edwin);
brother, William Vandiver
(Sandra); sister, Eutelle
Yonce (Harry); sister-in-
law, Barbara Vandiver;
grandchildren, Ken and
Brittany Raborn; step-
grandchildren, Lauren
and Kevin Bennett; and
nieces and nephews.
Mr. Vandiver was pre
ceded in death by his first
wife, Betty Seagraves
Vandiver; and by his
brother, Luke Vandiver,
Jr.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, December
22, at West Acres Baptist
Church with the Rev.
Larry C. Harmon offi
ciating. Interment was
in Bellevue Memorial
Gardens. Pallbearers
were Richard Yonce,
Steven Yonce, Mark
Vandiver, Tommy
Vandiver, Billy Vandiver,
Jimmy Harper, and Philip
Alexander. Honorary
pallbearers were mem
bers of the Gideons
International.
Memorials may be
made to The Gideon
International, Augusta
Southwest Camp, PO.
Box 204454, Martinez,
GA 30907.
Platt Funeral Home,
Augusta, was in charge
of arrangements.
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