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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016
Obituaries
‘Shorty’ Casper
WINDER - William H.
“Shorty” Casper, 89, passed
away on Friday, April 15,
2016.
He retired from Akins Ford
in Winder as a mechanic and
a driver. Mr. Casper was pre
ceded in death by his par
ents, Dave and Beulah Collins
Casper; a son, Tony Casper;
brothers, Jack, R.B., Lester
(Leek), and Ray (Tom) Casper;
and sister, Valley Casper.
Survivors include his wife
of 68 years, Peggy M. Casper,
Winder; daughter, Joyce
(Ricky) Brown, Jefferson;
brother, Rob Casper, Winder;
and sisters, Ruby Harrison,
Auburn, and Johnnie Ruth
Barrett, Auburn.
The funeral service was held
on Sunday, April 17, front the
Smith Memory Chapel with
the Rev. A1 Garvin officiating.
Donations may be made to
the American Heart Associa
tion at https://donatenow.heart.
org/.
Smith Funeral Home, Wind
er, was entrusted with the
arrangements.
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Clinton Chavis
AUBURN - Clinton Chavis,
86, passed away on Saturday,
April, 16, 2016.
He was native of Orange
burg, S.C. He was a steel work
er and a veteran of the Korean
War. Mr. Chavis was preceded
in death by his parents, Mar
vin and Ollie
Lewis Chavis;
and his wife,
Kay Chavis.
Survivors
include sons and daughters-in-
law, Bobbie (Debbie) Chavis,
Auburn, Don (Janie) Chavis,
Auburn, and Max (Selena)
Chavis, Niceville, Fla.; daugh
ter and son-in-law, Tarnie
(Donny) Thomas, Townsville,
S.C.; grandchildren, Rob
ert and Lisa Chavis, Amanda
Everett, Katie and Sebo May,
Matthew, Chris, Taylor, Jessica
and Holly Chavis; and great-
grandchildren, Shelby Everett,
Lilly Chavis, Kaylynn May,
and Thomsen Chavis.
The funeral service was
held on Tuesday, April 19, at
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in
Auburn with the Rev. Sammy
Everett officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home, Wind
er, was entrusted with the
arrangements.
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April 20, 2016.
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‘Ro Ro’Faulkner
ILA - Monroe Steven “Ro-
Ro” Faulkner, 74, passed away
Monday, April 11, 2016.
Born in Colbert, he was the
son of the late Edgar Faulkner
and Clyde Kincaid Faulkner.
He was honorably discharged
from the Navy in 1964 and
loved the yearly Army vs.
Navy game. After retiring from
Jackson EMC in 2003, Mr.
Faulkner was an avid walker,
logging many
miles daily. In
his spare time,
he watched
birds and old
westerns. He was preceded in
death by two brothers, Clif
ford Faulkner and Howard
Faulkner; and three sisters,
Susie Carithers, Jewel Cole
man, and Jean Jordan.
Survivors include his wife,
Johnnie Sue Alewine Faulkner;
two children, Craig (Tracy)
Faulkner and Lori Faulkner;
two sisters, Sarah Audulewicz
and Lillian Randall; and two
grandchildren, Brantley Went
worth and Jarad Faulkner.
Funeral services were held
Friday, April 15, at Lord and
Stephens, Danielsville, with
the Rev. Tint Peek officiating.
Interment was at Ila Cemetery.
Lord and Stephens, Daniels
ville, was in charge of arrange
ments.
www.lordandstephens.com
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Betty Jane Fleming
JEFFERSON - Betty Jane
Fleming, 85, entered into rest
Saturday, April 16, 2016.
Mrs. Fleming was bom in
Bastrop, La., the daughter of
the late John Clark Moore
and Lil
lian Woods
Moore. She
attended
Louisiana
Tech and
was retired
from the
U.S. Postal
Service.
Mrs. Flem
ing was pre
ceded in death by her husband,
William Lawson Fleming Sr.
Survivors include a son, Bill
Fleming and his wife Traci,
Jefferson.; daughter, Viki Cook
and her husband Dennis, Mon
roe, La.; daughter, Lisa Flem
ing, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.;
son, Bern Fleming and his
wife Holly, Hoschton; three
grandchildren; and five great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, April 18, from the
chapel of Evans Funeral Home
with burial in Evans Memory
Gardens.
Evans Funeral Home, Jeffer
son, was in charge of arrange
ments.
Online condolences at www.
evansfuneralhomeinc.com
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April 20, 2016.
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Virginia "Jenny"
Graham
Virginia “Jenny” Porter
field Graham passed away at
PruittHealth Spring Valley in
Elberton on Thursday, April
14, 2016, at the age of 89.
Mrs. Graham was born on
March 2, 1927, in Oglethorpe
County, the daughter of Onnie
and Mary Frances Tiller Por
terfield. She was preceded in
death by her husband of 38
wonderful years, James P. Gra
ham; son, Janies Len Graham;
brother, Kenneth Porterfield;
and two sisters, Hazel Bishop
and Martha Hart.
Mrs. Graham was retired
as a bookkeeper for Madison
County High School. She was
an active member of Carlton
Baptist Church her entire life.
Survivors include a daugh
ter and son-in-law, Sheila
Graham Thompson and Keith
Thompson, Carlton; daughter-
in-law, Mary Graham, Comer;
sister, Onzetta McCannon
(Lane), Comer; three grand
children, Gina Thompson
Cope (Bobby), Grayson, Leah
Graham King (Billy), Daniels
ville, and David Thompson,
Conyers; seven great -grand
children, Michael, Bradley and
Garrett Cope, Grayson, and
Logan, Brayden, Annalee and
Baylee King, Danielsville.
A service to celebrate Mrs.
Graham’s life was held on Sun
day, April 17, at Hicks Funeral
Home Chapel. The Rev. Billy
Meeks officiated and music
was provided by Mrs. Julie
Meeks. Interment followed at
Carlton City Cemetery. Pall
bearers were David Thomp
son, David McCannon, Kyle
McCannon, Jacob McCannon,
Zachery McCannon, and Lane
McCannon.
Arrangements were in the
care of Hicks Funeral Home,
Elberton.
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April 20, 2016.
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Barbara Ann Guest
The world became a little
less on Wednesday, April
13, 2016, when Barbara Ann
Guest passed away peacefully
in her sleep surrounded by pets
and grandchildren—her favor
ite things. Barbara was the
epitome of a giver. She gave
to everyone. She loved deeply
and fiercely, giving all that she
had to those she loved. She
loved two daughters through
every aspect of their lives.
Barbara Ann Guest was bom
in Athens on September 11,
1952. She lived in Comer until
she decided to try her hand
at the big city of Atlanta. She
worked for Post Properties for
25 years before coming to her
senses and moving back to the
Athens area. While living in
Atlanta, she got married and
had two wonderful girls.
She retired from the Ath-
ens-Clarke County Economic
Development in 2010. She
was lucky enough to spend
her days with her grandchil
dren. Brendon (9), Brody (2),
Brayleigh (1), all of Comer,
who were her companions.
Kennedy (7) and Eleanor (3)
of Raleigh, N.C. were doted
on from afar and the weeks
they got to spend with Nana
were some of their favorite.
They will miss teaching their
Nana about super heroes, the
finer points of the whip and
nay-nay, and how to be an
escape artist without a grown
up knowing.
In addition to her grand
children, she is survived by
her mother, Betty Guest, Carl
ton; her two daughters Kati,
and husband Jason Gardner,
Raleigh, N.C. and Kristi
Guest, Carlton; sisters and
brothers, Beverly and Tony
Lastinger, Brenda Davis, and
John and June Guest, all of
Carlton; and countless nieces,
nephews, cousins, and friends.
She was preceded in death by
her father, John Guest, Sr.
A service celebrating Barba
ra’s life was held, on Saturday,
April 16, at Newtown Baptist
Church, with interment follow
ing in the church cemetery.
Donations can be made to
the trust that is being estab
lished for her grandchildren.
Please send all donations to
Pinnacle Bank in Elberton,
made in care of the Barbara
Guest Grandchildren Trust.
Condolences may be sent
to the family at www.berryfh.
com.
Berry Funeral Home, Elber
ton, was in charge of arrange
ments.
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Gary Hughes
HARTWELL Gary
Wayne Hughes, 66, passed
away Monday, April 11, 2016,
at Emory University Hospital.
Born on November 6, 1949,
in Lafayette, Ga., he was the
son of the late James Her
man Hughes
and Virginia
Sue Canada
Hughes. He
was preceded
in death by his first wife, Bar
bara Frances Ross Hughes;
and one brother, Jeff Hughes.
Mr. Hughes was a former
investigator with the Madison
County Sheriff Department
and retired front the Georgia
Bureau of Investigation after
25 years of service, where he
was ASAC of the Piedmont
Northern MANS Unit. He was
a member of the Joy Baptist
Church in Hull, the Georgia
Peace Officer Association, and
a United States Army veteran
serving in the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife,
Joan Vickery Hughes; three
son, Kenneth Hughes and his
wife Lori, Danielsville, Marc
Hughes and his wife Terri,
Watkinsville, and John Starrett
and his wife Rene’, Hartwell;
one daughter, Tonya Teel and
her husband Jaye, Hartwell;
one brother, Michael Hughes,
Athens; and nine grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were held
Friday, April 15, at the Hart
well First United Method
ist Church with Dr. R. Allen
Stewart and Mr. Leon Pierce
officiating. Burial was in the
Evergreen Memorial Park in
Athens.
Memorials may be made
to the Hartwell First United
Methodist Church Building
Fund, 200 East Howell St.,
Hartwell, GA 30643.
The Strickland Funeral
Home of Hartwell was in
charge of all arrangements.
On-line condolences may
be made at www.stricklandfh.
com.
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Florene Jenkins
DANIELSVILLE Flo
rene Strickland Jenkins, 81,
went home
to be with
her Lord on
Wednesday,
April 13,
2016.
She was
preceded
in death by
her hus
band of 50
years, H.
Austin Jenkins; a son, David
Alan Jenkins; her parents, Euel
Thomas Strickland and Rober
ta Thompson Strickland; sis
ter, Betty Fortson; and brother,
Cecil Strickland. Florene was
a member of Hull Baptist
Church. She worked as a sec
retary, voter registrar, and pia
nist/organist at area churches.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Michael Jen
kins (Jan); daughter, Melanie
Powers; and daughter and son-
in-law, Valerie Calhoun (Ric);
grandchildren, Corey (Faith)
Jenkins, David Jenkins, Kenny
Powers, Justin Powers, Sarah
Powers, Stephanie (Tyler) Cal
houn Brown, and Adam Cal
houn; brothers James T. Strick
land, C. Curtis Strickland, and
Donald E. Strickland.
A memorial service in her
honor was held Sunday, April
17, at Hull Baptist Church
Contributions may be made
to the building fund of Hull
Baptist Church, 39 Charlie
Bolton Road, Hull GA 30646.
Lord and Stephens, Daniels
ville, was in charge of arrange
ments.
www.lordandstephens.com
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Cenetta Johnson
A celebration of life was
held Wednesday, April 20,
from St. Paul First Baptist
Church in Jefferson, with the
Rev. Benjamin Clark officiat
ing. Visitation services were
held Tuesday, April 19, at
the chapel of Gus Thornhill’s
Funeral Home in East Point.
Interment was at Poplar Spring
Baptist Church Cemetery in
Jefferson.
She leaves to cherish two
sons, Gregory Johnson and
Stanley Johnson (Patricia);
three daughters, Angela John
son, Cathy Bailey (Clarence),
and Alisha Simmons (Felix);
two sisters, Betty Richard
son and Gladys Browner; six
grandchildren; eight great
grandchildren; daughter-in-
law, Barbara Johnson; and a
host of family and friends.
Gus Thornhill Funeral
Home, East Point, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Deborah Jones
DANIELSVILLE Debo
rah Martin Jones, 60, passed
away Tuesday, April 12, 2016.
Born at Athens General
Hospital on September 21,
1955, she was the daughter of
Ruth Busbin Martin and the
late Ernest Martin. Mrs. Jones
was a 1973 graduate of Madi
son County High School and
a lifelong resident of the area.
She loved crafts and decorat
ing. Mrs. Jones, along with her
mother, owned and operated
Ruth’s Florist in Commerce
for over 35 years. She was a
member of Friendship Baptist
Church, where she was a mem
ber of the Ladies Group. She
was preceded in death by her
paternal grandparents, Ted and
Polly Martin; and her mater
nal grandparents, Harvey and
Annie Sue Busbin.
Survivors in addition to her
mother, include her husband
of 42 years, Sammy Jones;
one daughter, Sandi; one
brother, Ronnie Martin; and
her beloved shih-tzu, Lucy.
Funeral services were held
Friday, April 15, at Friend
ship Baptist Church with the
Rev. Jeff Wells officiating.
Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Lord and Stephens, Daniels
ville, was in charge of arrange
ments.
www.lordandstephens.com
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April 20, 2016.
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Mildred Knapp
ALTO - Mildred Knapp, 70,
passed away at her residence
on Monday, April 11, 2016,
following an extended illness.
Mrs. Knapp was born
August 17, 1945, in Potosi,
Mo., the daughter of the late
William Earl and Mary Far
rell Colter. She was a loving
and dedicated wife and mother.
Mrs. Knapp was preceded in
death by her siblings, Richard
Colter, Joseph Colter, Marie
Colter Young, Melvin Colter,
and Monroe Colter.
Survivors include her hus
band, Rege Knapp, Alto;
daughter, Jodie Adcock,
Crestwood, Ill.; sons, Jef
fery Adcock, Crestwood, Ill.,
Anthony Gaudio, Flowery
Branch, and Matthew Gaudio,
Gainesville; sisters, Rosie Col
ter Boyster, Potosi, Mo., and
Mina Colter Fort, Decatur, Ill.;
grandchildren, Nathan Gaudio,
Alyssa Bauer, Ryan Bauer, and
Nathaniel Bauer.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, April 16, at Harmony
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Tony Byrd officiating. Inter
ment was in the church cem
etery.
Arrangements were in the
care of Whitfield Funeral
Home, Baldwin.
Condolences may be made
by visiting our website at
www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.
com.
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Mildred McNeal
HOSCHTON Mildred
Charlotte McNeal, 78, passed
away Sunday, April 17, 2016.
Mrs. McNeal was the owner
and operator of the Braselton
Flea Market
for 20 years.
She loved
her fam-
r ™
ily, her auc
tion family,
and cook-
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ing. Mrs.
McNeal was
preceded
in death by
m
her parents,
Clyde and Margie Reynolds
Richardson; six brothers and
two sisters.
Survivors include her
husband of 62 years, Earl
McNeal; daughters, Deb
bie McNeal, Hoschton; Vicki
Dockery and husband Randy.
North Carolina; sisters-in-law,
Laveme Richardson Freeman,
Gainesville, and Mary Alice
Richardson, Braselton; grand
children, Misti DeVere and
husband Michael, Hoschton,
Angie Chaffin and husband
Rob, North Carolina, and Rick
Griffin, Jr. and wife Elisa, Pen
dergrass; great-grandchildren,
Josh Seabolt, Justin Seabolt,
Mia DeVere, Katie Griffin, and
Ana Griffin; step great-grand
children, Robby Chaffin, Jr.,
Amanda Chaffin, Amber John
son, and Ariellah Johnson; and
a host of other relatives.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, April 20, at
Lawson Funeral Home Cha
pel. Pastor Calvin Gooch and
Ralph Richardson Jr. offici
ated. Interment was at Walnut
Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
in Hoschton.
Arrangements were by Law-
son Funeral Home, Hoschton.
www.lawsonfuneralhome.
org.
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Barbara Moulder
DANIELSVILLE Bar
bara Hammond Moulder, 75,
passed away Sunday, April 10,
2016.
Mrs. Moulder worked at
Southern Bell, Kraft Foods,
and retired after 17 years at the
Bank of Danielsville. She was
a member of Moons Grove
Baptist Church. She was pre
ceded in death by her parents,
Buford Hilton and Jewel Sex
ton Hammond; brother, Jack
Hammond; and grandparents,
James Melvin and Molly Crow
Sexton and William Benjamin
and Mary Ann Brown Ham
mond.
Survivors include her hus
band, Verlon Moulder; daugh
ter, Tina (Scott) Moulder Hal
comb; sister, Ravonda H. Min-
ish; nieces, Terry Franks and
Ramell Stallings; and neph
ews, Keith Hammond and Kim
Hammond.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, April 13, at Lord
& Stephens Funeral Home,
Danielsville. with the Rev.
Tom Dial officiating. Burial
was at Moons Grove Baptist
Church Cemetery. Pallbear
ers were Keith Hammond,
Kim Hammond, Keith Stall
ings, Keeve Stallings, Barry
Franks, Thomas Yoder, and
Todd Smith.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements, www.
lordandstephens.com
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Claudine Stewart
COMMERCE - Claudine
Stewart, 87, died Monday,
April 18, 2016, at Northridge
Medical Center.
Mrs. Stewart was born in
Commerce, the daughter of the
late Gordon F. and Cora Beck
Garrett. She was a homemak
er. Mrs. Stewart was preceded
in death by her husband, Wil
liam Ludon Stewart.
Survivors include sisters,
Betty Gee, Commerce, and
Emma Brooks, Athens.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday, April 21, at 2 p.m.,
from the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Danny Hill officiating. Inter
ment will follow at Oconee
Baptist Church Cemetery. The
family will receive friends at
the funeral home on Thursday
front 12 to 2 p.m. prior to the
services.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Audrey Taylor
On the afternoon of Sunday
April 17, 2016, Audrey Juan
ita LeMarr Taylor, 86, passed
away quietly of natural causes
in her home in Commerce,
with her children, grandchil
dren and caregivers by her
side.
Mrs. Taylor was born on
May 7, 1929, in St. Charles,
Md. She was the fourth of
five children
for J.P and
Hassie Med
ley LeMarr.
She mar
ried Burrell
Taylor on
January
10, 1948.
The couple
moved to
Hawaii while he was stationed
in the Navy there. In October
of that same year, their son
Gary was born.
In January of 1954, Mrs.
Taylor became a mother again
to twin girls, Sharon and
Karen. She was a supportive
and devoted wife, mother, and
homemaker first and foremost,
and when she and Mr. Taylor
later ventured into business,
she also worked in their insur
ance company and clothing
store.
Mrs. Taylor was a member
of the First Baptist Church of
Commerce, where she served
as the Primary Sunday School
Secretary for a number of
years.
She was preceded in death
by her husband of 67 years,
Burrell Taylor; a son, Gary
Taylor; and her parents, and
siblings, Roy LeMarr, Mary
LeMarr Davis, Hazel LeMarr
Fee, and Joy LeMarr Long.
Survivors include two
daughters and sons-in-law,
Sharon and Sammy High-
smith, and Karen and William
Westbrooks; a daughter-in-law,
Kay Taylor; four grandchil
dren, Lisa Rylee, Casey West
brooks (wife Lori), John Rylee,
and Laura Westbrooks; three
great-grandchildren, Katelyn
and McKenna Westbrooks,
and John Michael Rylee; two
sisters-in-law; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
The family would like to
express their sincerest grati
tude to the Compassionate
Care Hospice nurses, Donna,
Jan and Charlotte, along with
Mrs. Taylor’s personal care
givers, Rose, Jessica, Lucretia,
and Misty, all of whom took
excellent care of Mrs. Taylor
over the last several months.
Funeral services were held
on Wednesday, April 20, at the
First Baptist Church of Com
merce with Dr. Carlton Allen,
pastor, officiating. Burial was
in Jackson Memorial Park.
Donations may be made to
the First Baptist Church of
Commerce or to Compassion
ate Care Hospice in Athens.
Ivie Funeral Home, Com
merce, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Online condolences may be
made at iviefuneralhomecom-
merce.com
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Curby Wallace
WINDER - Curby B. Wal
lace, 82, passed away Tuesday,
April 12, 2016.
A native of Jackson Coun
ty, he had resided in Barrow
County for most of his life.
Mr. Wallace was the son of the
late Wes and Lona Mae Garrett
Wallace and was in the retail
produce business.
Survivors include sons and
daughters-in-law, Ricky and
Kim Wallace, Gainesville, and
Eddie and Connie Wallace,
Winder; two grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; a
brother, J.C. Wallace, Winder;
and sister, Millie McDaniel,
Commerce.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, April 14, from
the chapel of Carter Funeral
Home. Interment was in Bar-
row Memorial Gardens.
Carter Funeral Home, Wind
er, was in charge of arrange
ments.
Online condolences may be
expressed at www.carterfh-
winder.com
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April 20, 2016.
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Elmer Wolfrey
COMMERCE Elmer
Burruss Wolfrey, Jr., 74, died
Friday, April 15, 2016, at his
residence.
Mr. Wolfrey was born in
Gordons-
ville, Va., the
son of the
late Elmer
Burruss and
Susie Seay
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Wolfrey, Sr.
Mr. Wolfrey
—- 7
worked for
%
Bailey's Tow-
ing and was a
United States
Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife,
Scarlett Bunch Wolfrey, Com
merce; daughter, Linda Segars
(Troy), Homer; step-children,
Nick Pierce and Jason Pierce,
both of Commerce, and Bryan
Pierce, Gainesville; brother,
Roger Wolfrey (Laura), Gor-
donsville, Va.; sisters, Margie
Hunt, Carnesville, Betty Hunt,
Louisa, Va., and Carolyn Heath
(Bennie), Orange, Va.; three
grandchildren; and four great-
grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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