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PAGE 10A-B MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013 Obituaries George Adair HULL - George Nelson Adair, 86, died Saturday, January 5, 2013. Born in Spartanburg, S.C., he was the son of the late John Boyce and Nora Youngblood Adair. Mr. Adair was preceded in death by his grandchildren, Margo Mullins Moon, Dixie Adair Turbeville and Matthew Adair; and great-grandson. Hunter Turbeville. Affectionately known as “Big Daddy,” he was a dedicat ed family man who was loved and will be missed by his fam ily and many friends that he leaves behind. He has made his home in Madison County since 1954, was a United States Army veteran of World War II and was retired from the U.S. Soil Conservation Service following 42 years of service. Mr. Adair was a longtime active mem ber of Hull Baptist Church, where he served in numerous capacities including Deacon and Sunday School teacher. He was an honorary lifetime member of the American Red Cross as a volunteer and dedi cated many years of service. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Condrey Adair; chil dren, Terry (Vicky) Adair, Hull, Nancy (Bill) Jervis, Hull, and Donna (Danny) Erwin, Vesta; brother, Jimmy Adair, Spartanburg, S.C.; grandchil dren, Ashley Mullins, Cory Adair and Adair Erwin; great grandchildren, Megan Moon and Kayla Petty; great-great- grandchildren, Braxton and Bryson Sorrow; step-grand- children; Darren and Peter Jervis; and his best friend, Lloyd Carter. Graveside services were held Monday, January 7, at Hull Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Randy Crowe officiating. Memorials may be made to Hull Baptist Church Missions, PO. Box 640, Hull, GA 30646. The family would like to offer a special thanks to Winterville Retirement Home, Cobb Health Care Center in Comer, and Odyssey Hospice for their compassionate care. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, was in charge of arrangements, www. lordandstephens.com Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. (081-42.35) ‘G.W.’Allen BETHLEHEM George W. “G.W.” Allen, 69, passedaway Saturday, December 29, 2012. He was a member of Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula and enjoyed hunting. He was a former Chief of Police in Loganville and Flowery Branch and was also a former volunteer fireman for Flowery Branch, and had worked for Hall County on the dive team. He was currently employed with Southeast Culvert. Mr. Allen was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Robert West and Lee West. Survivors include his wife, Marlene Allen, Bethlehem; children, Joe and Barbara Allen, Dacula, Marie and Sammy Graham, Auburn, Chad and Shannon Allen, Braselton, and Christy Chumbler, Bethlehem; brothers, Johnny Allen, Sparta, and Tony Allen, Statham; sister-in-law, Cathy Allen, Auburn; brother-in-law. Earnest and Lara Hayes Jr., Buford; grandchildren, Joel Allen, Joseph and Stephanie West, Joey Allen, Cloe Allen, Davey Chumbler and Tyler Graham; great-grandchildren, Cheyenne West, Makayla West, Coy West and Jamie West. Funeral services were held Thursday, January 3, at Antioch Baptist Church, Buford, with the Rev. Ollie V. Hayes offici ating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville, was in charge of arrangements. Please sign the online guest registry at www.stewartfh. com. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. ‘Tony’Armistead HOSCHTON Robert Anthony “Tony” Armistead II, 54, passed away Sunday, January 6. He was born September 1, 1958, the son of Robert Anthony Armistead I and Martha Sirmon Armistead in Mobile, Ala. He was a mem ber of the Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church. He earned a B.A. in Journalism from the University of South Carolina and was a National Account Executive with Xpedx. Tony loved his family more than anything. Mr. Armistead was an avid fisherman, fishing from childhood through adult hood, loved gardening, where he would spend hours in the yard, coached baseball for 20 years and football. He loved college football - Go SEC - Go Dawgs!; and was active in the theater pre- college days. Survivors include his wife, Karen Marguerite Armistead, Hoschton; son and daughter-in- law, Robert Anthony Armistead III and Ashlyn Armistead, Charlotte, N.C.; sons, Lance James Armistead, Atlanta, and Landon Thomas Armistead, Hoschton; daughter, Michelle Armistead, Atlanta; grand daughter, Isabelle Armistead; parents, Robert Anthony and Martha Sirmon Armistead, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; broth er and sister-in-law, Mark and Ruth Armistead, Blythewood, S.C.; sisters and brothers-in- law, Julie and Wayne Cape, Alpharetta, and Alison and Tann McKenzie, Alpharetta; and mother-in-law, Carol Brackley, Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, January 11, from the chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home with interment follow ing at Memorial Park South Cemetery. David Lee Davis will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, January 10, at the funeral home. Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch, is in charge of arrangements. www.memorialparkfuneral- homes.com. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. (19078-38.30) Kenneth Bennett Sr. CANON - Kenneth Wade Bennett Sr., 60, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Franklin County on September 16, 1952, the son of the late B.L. and Claudine “Ma” Hill Bennett. He worked for the City of Lavonia in the water treatment department, was a volunteer fireman with the City of Canon, and was a member of the Canon United Methodist Church. Mr. Bennett was preceded in death by his wife, Deborah Grace Maxwell Bennett; and a brother, Lamar Bennett. Survivors include children, Kenneth Wade Bennett Jr., Canon, and LeAnna Grace Bennett Carlyle, Hull; four grandchildren; and a brother, Virgil S. Bennett, Canon. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 5, from the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Nestor offi ciating. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Royston. Memorials may be made to the Canon United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 51, Canon, GA 30520. Online condolences may be made to the family at www. pruittfhroyston.com. Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. 1160) Paul Bentley DACULA - Paul C. Bentley, 83, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at the Andrew T. Parker division of Embracing Hospice in Snellville. He served in the United States Navy and was a vet eran of the Korean War. After 39 years of ser vice at Delta Airlines, Mr. Bentley retired as an inspector in the quality control department. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, W.A. and Eunice Wood Bentley; and brothers, W.B. Bentley, Grady Bentley, and Ernest Bentley. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Evelyn Frances Fuller Bentley, Dacula; daugh ter, Paula Bentley Moore, San Diego, Calif.; sons, Philip Bentley, Gulf Breeze, Fla., Joel Bentley, Dacula, and Timothy Bentley, Dacula; grandchildren, Daniel Keith Bentley, Dacula, Kelli Nicole Bentley, Yoan, Guam, Melissa Rose Bentley, Buford, Joshua Michael Bentley, Gulf Breeze, Fla., Kaitlyn Ruth Bentley, Troy, Ala., Jonathan Andrew Bentley, Harrisburg, S.D.; and sister, Dorothy Harmon, Dallas. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 5, at the Memory Chapel of Smith Funeral Home in Winder. Memorial contributions may be made to Embracing Hospice, 2160 Fountain Dr., Snellville, GA 30078. Smith Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. (18360) Henry Besuden Henry Waldemar Besuden Sr., known to many as “Dinky,” was called home to be with his precious Lord on Friday, December 28, 2012, at the age of 86. Henry’s life was one adventure after another. He was born in Ohio in 1926, and he moved to Florida as a boy with his father, where he was an avid horseman and fisher man. Henry was a great lover of horses from a very young age and horses loved him. He was a true horse whisperer. Henry attended Gordon Military Boarding School in Bamesville, Georgia. Once he graduated from high school he enlisted in the United States Navy and his travels took him to Shanghai, Australia, and Hawaii. Upon his return to Georgia, he attended and grad uated from Gordon College. He met his beautiful bride Louellen and they resided in Barnesville for the next 32 years. Henry retired from the William Carter Company in 1978. In the next 30 years, he and Louellen lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Homer, and Las Vegas, Nevada. In his final years he returned to his beloved Georgia and resided in Madison. Henry was a member of Centennial Baptist Church, the American Legion, and Mission Service Corp. Henry’s hobbies included horses, stained glass, and Bonsai. Henry was preceded in death by his father, Waldemar Henry Besuden. Survivors include his beloved wife of 63 years; a devoted daughter, Beverly Stansell; loving son, Wally (Charlotte); five grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held on Sunday, December 30, at Centennial Baptist Church. Henry was bigger than life and he will be missed by many. Donations can be made in his honor to the Lottie Moon Christmas offering or to the new youth building at Centennial Baptist Church in Rutledge, Georgia. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. Guy Brooks Guy Edwin Brooks, 87, went home to be with his Lord on the morning of January 6, 2013. He was born in Madison County on September 14,1925, the son of the late Clarence Otto and Della Davis Brooks. Mr. Brooks was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Mary Chandler Brooks; and a sister, Evelyn Brooks Daniel. He retired in 1990 from a long career of leadership and innovation in the tread rub ber and tire industry. He was a member of Moon's Grove Baptist Church. He was a United States Army veteran who served during World War II. Survivors include children, Ann (John) Cass and Don (Jan) Brooks; a sister, Mildred Brooks Strickland; grandchil dren, Melissa (Brian) Ward, Michael (Allison) Cass, Luke (Tanja) Brooks, Misty (Bryan) Hammond, Sandi (Brad) Moon, Justin (Amber) Brooks, and Brodye Brooks; great grandchildren, Matthew Ward, Hannah Kate and Brooks Cass, Taylor and Eric Hammond, Matti and Lainey Moon, Draygon, Alex, Mallory, and Ivy Brooks; several brothers and sisters-in-law; as well as many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 9, in the chapel of Lord and Stephens, Danielsville. Pastors Tom Dial and Mike Spence offici ated. Burial was in the Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Andy Gurley, Wesley Chandler, Terry Chandler, Rodney Chandler, Ronnie McCannon, and Josh Chandler. Honorary pallbear ers were the Staff of St. Mary’s Highland Hills Village and the St. Mary’s Hospice Team. Memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 238, Hull, GA 30646. Lord and Stephens, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. (081-38.30) Linda Campbell HOMER - Linda Allene Campbell, 71, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at Hill Haven Nursing Home. She was born in Homer, the daughter of the late Roy Albert and Allene Morris Merck. Mrs. Campbell was a member of Temple Baptist Church and was retired from Blue Bell. Survivors include a daugh ter, Andrea Smith, Homer; sons, Drew Campbell, Commerce, and Wayne Campbell, Carnesville; broth ers, Venable Merck, Homer, and Brad Merck, Vidalia; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday, January 3, from Temple Baptist Church with the Revs. Swayne Cochran and James Campbell officiat ing. Interment was in Banks Memorial Gardens. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. (622) Jimmy Russell Davis AUBURN, ALA. - Jimmy R. Davis, 78, formerly of Hoschton, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at his residence surrounded by his fam ily. He was born in Birmingham, Ala. on January 19, 1934. He was predeceased by his par ents, Lyle M. and Margaret Cox Coker. Mr. Davis was reared in Ashville, Ala. and graduated from Arab High School. He attended Auburn University and served in the United States Army. Mr. Davis was an entrepreneur after retiring from General Motors, where he worked for 14 years. Survivors include nine children, J. Michael Davis (Margaret), Auburn, Ala., Melanie Davis King, Dunwoody; Richard M. Davis (Mary), Dadeville, Ala., Victoria Davis Nettles (Robert), Mascotte, Fla., Kendall Davis, Arab, Ala., Nick Davis (Sergio Marentes), Gainesville, Fla., Matthew Davis, Portland, Ore., Calla Maria Davis Boozer (David), Portland, Ore., and Andrew Davis, Nicholson; 21 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; sister, M. Gail Allen (Normand), Savannah; brother Donald R. Davis (Ellen), Flowery Branch; and his former wife, Calla Stephens Davis, Nicholson. Memorial services were held Friday, January 4, at the outdoor Chapel at the Ashville City Cemetery in Ashville, Ala., with the Rev. Ed Cruce officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to The Ashville Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, P.O. Box 54, Ashville, AL 35953, or to the Auburn University Foundation for the Margaret Cox Coker Scholarship Fund, 317 South College St., Auburn, AL 36849. Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home & Crematory, Opelika, Ala., was in charge of arrange ments. www.jeffcoattrant.com Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. Opal Deaton WINDER - Opal Spence Deaton, 90, died Monday, December 31, 2012. Bom in Barrow County, she was a daughter of the late Olin and Annie Mae Chapman Spence. Mrs. Deaton was pre ceded in death by her husband, Golden R. Deaton; and a son, Roger Lamar Deaton. She was the salutatorian of her eighth grade class at County Line Elementary School in 1934 and was a 1937 graduate of Winder High School. She was a homemaker and a member of Sharon Baptist Church. Survivors include a daugh ter, Ann Cronic, Winder; son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Marilyn Deaton, Xenia, Ill.; grandchildren, Jason Scott, Jarrod Scott, Elizabeth Deaton, Katherine Deaton and Tanya Feldhake; seven great grandchildren; and sister, Sarah Pentecost, Winder. Funeral services were held Thursday, January 3, from the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Jon Reed and Jason Scott officiat ing. Interment was in Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials in Mrs. Deaton's name may be made to the church or charity of choice. Carter Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements. www.carterfhwinder.com. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. (19080) Henry Dick WINDER - Henry Latham Dick, 61, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Born in Atlanta, he was the son of the late Clarence and Angel Latham Dick. He enjoyed watching the Bulldogs, Braves and Bill Elliott. He loved his family and friends dearly. Survivors include his wife, Carol Ann Dick, Winder; and daughters, Jessica Elizabeth Dick, Athens, Corrina Deanne Esco, Winder, and Christina Denise Lawley, Lawrenceville. There will be no services at this time. Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrange ments. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. (18360) Kate Ergle Kate Louise Daniel Ergle died Monday, December 17, 2012. She was the daughter of the late William Monroe and Tessie Clara Daniel. She was preceded in death by her hus band, Calvin Levi Ergle; and brothers, O.C. Daniel, John Wesley Daniel, and Joel Winford Daniel. Survivors include daugh ters, Wendy Marie Reising and Roxann Ergle Wilson; sons, Robert (Bobby) Levi Ergle, William Roy Ergle, Larry Edward (Buck) Ergle, Rex Allen Ergle, B.O. (Bill) Daniel and Charlie Ray Daniel; sis ters, Annie Ruth Faircloth, Eula Mae White, Geraldine Johnson, and Linda Jane Spinks; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, December 22, at the chapel of A.S. Turner & Sons with the Rev. Loy Reed offi ciating. A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home, Decatur, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. Charles Finch JEFFERSON - Charles Finch, 80, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013. He was the son of the late Thomas A. and Lena Jacks Finch. Mr. Finch was preced ed in death by a sister. Sue Hunter. He proudly served in the United States Navy dur- radar man. He later became employed by Norfolk Southern Railroad Company and after 34 years of faithful service, retired as a yardmaster. He was a member of Union Baptist Church in Winder. He enjoyed gardening vari ous types of produce, but he is best remembered as a loving father, grandfather, brother and friend, who faithfully attended his grandchildren’s various activities. Survivors include a daughter, Susie Roberts, Jefferson; son, Ronald Finch, Danielsville; grandchildren, Alex Simmons and Haley Roberts; brother. Bill Finch, Jefferson; sister, Linda Bass, Smithville, Tenn.; and former wife and caregiver, Billie Ann Finch, Statham. Funeral services were held Friday, January 4, in the Memory Chapel of Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Powers officiating. Smith Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. (18360) ‘Millee’ Gastley Mildred “Millee” S. Gastley died peacefully of advanced dementia on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Wellington Place in Kennesaw. She was 86 years young. Millee was born in Danielsville on November 15, 1926, the daughter of the late Buford and Audrey Brown Smith. She attended Madison County High School and graduated in 1945. Millee was preceded in death by her late husband John Milton Gastley, Homer. Survivors include a son, John Lee Gastley (Mary), Charleston, S.C.; daughter, Kay Gastley Milam (Joey), Kennesaw; three grandchil dren, Mary Margaret Gastley, Jonathan Andrew “Andy” Milam, and Audrey Leigh Milam; brother, Buford Leeon Smith (Marlyn), Elberton; and two nephews, Clipper Smith and Ty Smith. She was a longtime mem ber of the Avondale Patillo United Methodist Church in Avondale, where she was in the Joy Class. She loved going to nursing homes and singing with “Kay’s Crew.” She also volunteered at Our House, a daycare center for homeless children, in Decatur. Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 5, in the chapel at Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home in Kennesaw. Interment was at Nails Creek Baptist Church in Banks County. Pallbearers were Jonathan Andrew “Andy” Milam, Clipper Smith, Clipper Smith II, Don David, Bruce Williamson and Mike Barlow. Honorary pallbearer was Ty Smith. The family would like to thank the staff of Wellington Place and Agape Hospice Care for their loving care of our beloved mother. Memorial contributions may be made to your favorite char ity in Millee's memory. Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home, Kennesaw, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. January 9, 2013. John Hatcher SUGAR HILL John Daniel Hatcher, 77, born on August 18, 1935, and passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Hatcher; son, Ronnie Hatcher; parents, E u 1 e e and Essie Hatcher; and brothers, Elesik, Charles and Remla Lee Hatcher. Survivors include a son, Johnny Hatcher and wife, Barbara Hatcher, Jefferson; daughter, Judy Camp, Sugar Hill; son, Jimmy Hatcher and wife, Cheryl, Jefferson; sister, Netta Jean O’Toole, Sneeds, Fla.; brothers, Lafayette Hatcher, Pensacola, Fla., James Hatcher, Knox City, Texas, Wayne Hatcher, Montgomery, Ala., and Raymond Hatcher, Sneeds, Fla.; two grandchil dren, Courtney Lancaster, and husband, Nick, and Chad Hatcher Krish; four step-grand- children, Sammy Graham, Amie McClure, Tosha Ramey, and Nekeia Ramey; great grandchildren, Caylee Small, Caleb and Camryn Lancaster; four step-grandchildren; and eight step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Hatcher was a member of Buford Church of Christ and was born in Pansy, Ala. He retired from Allied Van Lines after 33 years of service. He was also employed with Gwinnett County Transportation as a
