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Obituaries
Veronica Bridges
ATHENS - Veronica Bridges,
59, of the south
Jackson County
community,
passed away on
Saturday, July
1,2017.
Mrs. Bridg
es was born
in Ohio, the
daughter of
Henry Webb
of Texas and
the late Betty
West Felts. Mrs. Bridges was a
homemaker who was a loving wife,
mother, nana and friend to many,
who devoted her life to God and her
family. Mrs. Bridges was preceded
in death by her brother, Del Webb;
and her son-in-law, Russ James.
Survivors include her husband,
Larry Bridges, Athens; daughters,
Tiffany James, Jefferson, and Lara
Sullivan, Pendergrass; grandchil
dren, Dylan James, Bryce James
and Callie Sullivan; brothers, Ken
neth Webb, Shreveport, La. and
Ernie Felts of Smyrna, Tenn.
Memorial services will be held
on Saturday, July 15, at 2 p.m. in the
Southside Church with the Rev. Jeff
Williams officiating. The visitation
will immediately follow the service
in the Church.
In lieu of flowers, please make a
donation to the St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude
Place, Memphis, TN 38105 Source
Code: IIQ170788777 or at www.
stjude.org
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson,
is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences at www.
evansfuneralhomeinc. com
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Delmer Casper
STATHAM - Delmer Franklin
Casper, 79, loving husband, dad
and papa, left us to continue his life
in heaven on Saturday, July 1, 2017.
Mr. Casper was a native of Sta-
tham and a longtime member of
Midway Christian Church and dedi
cated his entire life to God and his
family. He was a retired truck driver
and security guard. Delmer loved
being outside and working on his
truck and tractor. He also enjoyed
gardening, cutting grass, growing
vegetables and flowers, feeding
the birds and playing pool. Mr.
Casper was preceded in death by his
parents, Grover and Gladys Foster
Casper; and his infant daughter,
Sandra Renee Casper.
Survivors include his loving
wife of 58 years, Nell Cox Casper;
daughters, Debbie Freeman (Mark),
Barbara McCallister (William) and
Rhonda Coffman (Brad); grandchil
dren, Ashley and Amber Freeman,
Tyler Dalton and Alexis Coffman;
brothers, Donald Casper, Coving
ton, and Jack Casper, Livingston,
Tenn.; and a sister, Beck Slay, Bog
art.
Funeral services were held at
Midway Christian Church, Thurs
day, July 6, with Pastors John
Burchfield and Bryan Drum offici
ating. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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Marie Chambers
BUFORD - Marie Turpin
Chambers, 51, died Saturday, July
8, 2017, at her residence.
Mrs. Chambers was born in
Commerce, the daughter of Leila
Neese Daniel (Wayne) of Buford
and the late Joe G. Turpin. She was
a member of Diamond Hill Baptist
Church and was a homemaker. Mrs.
Chambers was preceded in death by
her grandson, Mason Knapp. She
was a loving daughter, mother and
grandmother.
Survivors in addition to her
mother and stepfather include
her husband, Jason Chambers;
daughters, Tiffany Cantrell (Rus
sell), Alto, Paig Knapp (Dustin),
Maysville, and Hanna Chambers
(Cole Sweeney), Commerce; sister,
Cheryl Watkins , Maysville; broth
ers, Terry Turpin (Tina), Maysville,
and Cary “Fuzz” Turpin (Roxie),
Commerce; and grandchildren,
Isaac Cantrell, Isaiah Cantrell, Isa
bel Cantrell and Lilli Knapp.
Funeral services will be at 2
p.m. Wednesday, July 12, at Dia
mond Hill Baptist Church with the
Revs. Greg Poole and Cody Rylee
officiating. Interment will follow
in Diamond Hill Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of arrange
ments.
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John Daniel
WINDER - John Maylon Dan
iel, 73, passed away Sunday, July
2, 2017.
Mr. Daniel was a truck driver all
of his life and
was employed
with South
east Culvert.
He was a
sports fan and
loved Georgia
football, col
lege baseball
and softball.
He enjoyed
spending
time with his
grandchildren
and being involved with them in
their sports. Hel loved his game
shows. Mr. Daniel was preceded in
death by his wife, Mary Ann Daniel.
Survivors include his son,
Johnny Daniel Jr. and wife Mary,
Winder; daughter, Renee Johnson
and husband Rob, Winder; broth
ers Jimmy Daniel and wife Gwen,
Donald Daniel and wife Ola, all of
Winder; sisters, Sue Stinchcomb
and husband Tommy, Winder,
June Hogan and husband Dean,
Hoschton; grandchildren, Rebecca,
Halie and Grayson Daniel, Haylee
Johnson; and a host of other rela
tives.
Memorial services were held
Thursday, July 6, at Lawson Funeral
Home Chapel.
Arrangements were by Lawson
Funeral Home, Hoschton,
www.lawsonfuneralhome.org,
706-654-0966.
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Mary Nell Harwell
NICHOLSON - Mary Nell Har
well, 75, died Monday, July 3, 2017,
at her residence.
Mrs. Harwell was bom in Center,
the daughter of the late Curtis and
Doris Dailey Wood. She was a
member of Antioch United Method
ist Church. Mrs. Harwell worked
in the textile industry, as well as
Hardees.
Survivors include her husband,
George Harwell, Nicholson; sons,
James Scott Harwell, Martin and
Jerry Lee Harwell, Nicholson;
brothers, James Troy Wood and
Paul Wood, both of Commerce, and
Tommy O’Neal Wood, Winterville;
sisters, Betty Jordan, Crawford, Ann
Jackson, Commerce, Peggy Craw
ford, Winterville, and Gail Jones,
Athens; and grandchildren, Katlyn
Rochell Harwell, Cody Elijah Hard
wick and Wesley Hunter Hardwick,
all of Nicholson.
Graveside funeral services were
held Wednesday, July 5, at Antioch
United Methodist Church.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Com
merce, was in charge of arrange
ments.
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Francine Holland
MAYSVILLE - Francine Mary
Harper Holland, 74, died Friday,
July 7, 2017, at Gentiva Hospice at
Piedmont Athens Regional.
Mrs. Holland was born in Com
merce, the daughter of the late Wil
lard and Mary Jane Jordan Harper.
Mrs. Holland was a homemaker and
of the Baptist denomination. She
was also preceded in death by her
brother, Donald Harper.
Survivors include her husband
of 57 years, Thomas Holland,
Maysville; daughter, Debbie Hol
land, Maysville; and brother, Larry
Harper (Linda), Maysville.
Funeral services were held Mon
day, July 10, from the chapel of
Little-Ward Funeral Home with Dr.
Shane Roberson officiating with the
interment following at Oconee Bap
tist Church Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Com
merce, was in charge of arrange
ments.
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Jean Hooper
ATHENS - Jean Haynes Hooper,
83, passed away Sunday, July 9,
2017.
Born in
Commerce
on June 11,
1934, Mrs.
Hooper was
the daughter
of the late
Ernest and
Willie Mae
Sears Haynes.
She was
the widow
of Bobby
Hooper and a
retired textile worker.
Survivors include son, Robert
(Rod) James Hooper, Jr.; daughter,
Beverly Watson Brookshire, Greer,
S.C.; four grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held
Tuesday, July 11, at Grey Hill Cem
etery in Commerce.
Online condolences may be made
at iviefuneralhomecommerce.com
Arrangements were in the care
of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce.
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Gwen Jackson
BETHLEHEM - Gwen Middle-
brooks Jackson, 86, entered eternal
life on July 5, 2017.
Mrs. Jackson was bom Decem
ber 7, 1930, in Farmington, Ga., the
daughter of
Percy B. and
Ora Lee Car-
son Middle-
brooks. She
was nominat
ed as Best All
Around Girl
in her gradu
ating class at
Watkinsville
High School.
Mrs. Jackson
attended the
University of Georgia and was a
graduate of Athens Business Col
lege. Her husband of 57 years, Roy
G. Jackson, preceded her in death on
February 10, 2007. She had been a
resident of Barrow County since
1950. Mrs. Jackson had worked in
the banking industry in Winder for
30 years, retiring in December of
1992, and had worked as a volun
teer of AARP Tax Aide from 1994
until 2017. She was a member of
the Winder First Baptist Church
and was active in The Jug Tavern
Quilters.
Survivors include her children,
Pamela Jackson Veader; sons and
daughters-in-law, Steven Roy and
Sherry Jackson, William Bart and
Teri Jackson; seven grandchildren,
Jim Veader, Shawn Veader, Haley
Howard, Casey Page, Allyn Ann
Stanley, Paul Jackson and Elena
Broom; nine great-grandchildren;
two sisters, Ann Kilpatrick and Inez
Hale, and a brother, Percy B. Mid-
dlebrooks, Jr.
Funeral services were held Fri
day, July 7, from the Winder First
Baptist Church with the Rev. Irby
Stanley officiating. Interment was in
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the
Winder First Baptist Church, Pay
Down Campaign, 625 Jefferson
Highway, Winder, Georgia 30680.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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‘Patti’Jones
COLBERT - Patricia Ann
“Patti” Jones, 46, passed away on
Wednesday, July 5, 2017.
Mrs. Jones was preceded in death
by her father, Gilbert T. Jones;
grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. T. W.
(Areatha) Jones, and Mr. and Mrs.
Lon B. (Zona) Dyer. She was born
on April 12, 1971, in Decatur, Ga.
She graduated from East Hall High
School and grew up in Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church in Duluth. Later it
became North Metro First Baptist
Church of Lawrenceville.
Survivors include her mother,
Jane Dyer Jones, Colbert; brother,
Bert (Vickie) Jones, Comer; nieces,
Brandy Jones, Colbert, Jewels Jones
and Barbe Jones, both of Comer;
aunts, Laverne Harwell, Winder,
Areatha Keesey, Oakwood, Mary
Jones, Colbert, and Ebbie Dyer,
Waleska, Ga.; uncle, Roy Kemp,
Homosassa, Fla.; and several cous
ins.
No formal service is planned.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to your favorite char
ity in memory of Patricia Ann Jones.
To express condolences, please
sign our online guest book at www.
flaniganfuneralhome.com.
Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford,
is in charge of arrangements.
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Judy Loftin
BETHLEHEM - Judy Hill Lof
tin, 70, passed away on Saturday,
July 1, 2017, at her residence as a
result of congestive heart failure.
A native of Atlanta, she was the
daughter of the late Jobe Lamar Hill
and Willie Childers Hill. Through
out her career she was a dedicated
counselor with the Barrow County
School System, where she made
an impact on many students lives.
With her giving spirit, she was an
avid volunteer with Barrow Region
al Medical Center. Mrs. Loftin was
preceded in death in 2006 by her
daughter, Miss Lauren Kate Loftin.
Survivors include her loving
husband, Robert “Bob” Loftin,
Bethlehem; son, Will (Tara) Loftin,
Atlanta; daughter, Marie (Michael)
Riggan, Jefferson; sister, Nancy
(Terry) Feltman, Griffin; and two
grandchildren, Michaela and Mat
thew Riggan.
Memorial services were held on
Tuesday, July 11, in the chapel of
Smith Funeral Home with the Revs.
Calvin Haney and Reggie McDaniel
officiating.
Donations may be made in mem
ory of Mrs. Loftin to the Friedreich
Ataxia Research Alliance www.
curefa.org/donate, which was an
organization that was close to her
heart.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was entrusted with the arrange
ments.
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Anna Marie Long
WINDER - Anna Marie Long,
82, passed away Monday, July 3,
2017.
Mrs. Long
Christian
Life Center
in Braselton
and loved to
read. She
was preceded
in death by
her parents,
William and
Dorothy Bai
ley; brother,
William Har
old Bailey,
Jr.; and sister,
Carolyn Sue Holman.
Survivors include her husband,
Lewis R. Long, Sr.; sons, Steven
Douglas Long and wife Renee,
Raleigh, N.C., Randall Wayne Long
and wife Diane, Bogart, Lewis
“Pete” Russell Long, Jr. and wife
Denise, Forsyth, Jeffrey Brian Long,
Jr. and wife Patty, Winder; daugh
ter, Terri Lee Salser and husband
Thomas, Prince George, Va.; sis
ter, Marilyn Kuhens and husband
Ralph, Virginia; grandchildren, Eric
Salser, Shanelle Burnett, Steven
Douglas Long, Jr., Kristen Brun-
gerwood, Briana Kimberly, Brian
Long, Brandon Long, Matthew
Long, Jason Long, Heather Swe-
atte, Jennifer Sossoman and Chris
Long; and great-grandchildren,
Ethan, Alex, Luke, Raylan, Collin,
Connor, Kyler, Landry, Charlotte,
Jenna Pierce, Greyson, Aubrey and
Brayden.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, July 6, at Christian Life
Center, in Braselton. Interment was
at the Hoschton City Cemetery.
Arrangements were by Lawson
Funeral Home, Hoschton.
www.lawsonfuneralhome.org.
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Jerry Martin
WINDER - Jerry Randall
Martin, 80,
passed away
July 6, 2017,
surrounded
by his fam
ily, following
a courageous
battle with
cancer.
A native
of Winder
for the last
17 years,
Mr. Martin
was the son of the late Berthaleen
“Tiny” (Swords) Bowen. He was
retired from the United States Air
Force after serving his country 26
years and enjoying the opportunity
was a member of
to travel, experience life in many
different places, and make some
priceless friendships along the way.
He attended Winder First Baptist
Church until his health did not per
mit, and especially enjoyed friend
ships in his Sunday school class.
Surviving include his devoted
wife of 58 years, Virginia “Gin”
Martin, Winder; his daughter, Debra
Ann Birdseye (Jim), Grovetown,
Ga.; son, Randall Lee Martin;
beloved sisters, Jean Barnette
(Almond), Winder, Carleen Smith,
McDonough, and Lisa Jony (Chris),
San Antonio, Texas; grandchil
dren who were the light of his
life, Kristen Leigh Barrett (Tim),
David Aaron Henry, and Joshua
Caleb Birdseye; special cousin, Sue
Crowe (Luke); as well as all his
loving nephews and nieces and their
families.
Mr. Martin was preceded in death
by his sister, Rita Williamson; and
brother-in-law, Nick Smith.
Funeral services were held in
the Chapel of Carter Funeral Home
Tuesday, July 11, with Pastor Irby
Stanley officiating. Interment was
in Barrow Memorial Gardens in
Winder.
Memorials may be made to the
Cancer Foundation of Northeast
Georgia, P.O. Box 49309. Athens,
Georgia 30604.
Huge Shout Out to all our treat
ing doctors and nurses of University
Cancer and Blood Center, Athens
Pulmonary (Dr. Jenkins and Linda),
and Compassionate Care Hospice
for phenomenal care.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements,
where online condolences may be
expressed at www.carterfhwinder,
com.
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Barbara McGirr
WINDER - Barbara Arreittia
McGirr, 81, passed away on Sunday,
July 2, 2017.
A native of Scioto County, Ohio,
she was the daughter of the late
Charles Lester North and Arreit
tia McNeeley North. Mrs. McGirr
retired from Winder Health Care,
where she served patients as a Certi
fied Nursing Assistant. Mrs. McGirr
was preceded in death by her hus
band, Garilyn Ray McGirr, Sr.
Survivors include her sons, John
McGirr, Winder, Jack McGirr, Iron-
ton, Ohio, Jerry McGirr, Decatur,
Ala., and Garilyn McGirr II, Wood
lands, Texas; one brother, Charles
Lester North, Jr.; two sisters, Betty
Stephenson and Linda Mains; five
grandchildren; and two great-grand
children.
Per the request of the family,
there will be no services for Mrs.
McGirr.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
is entrusted with the arrangements.
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Raymond Murphy
WINDER - Raymond D. Mur
phy, 81, entered
Heaven’s Gates
on July 8, 2017.
A native of
Barrow Coun
ty, he was the
son of the late
George and Jew
ell Doster Mur
phy. Mr. Mur
phy was pre
ceded in death
by his sister,
Dot Johnson; and brother, Terrell
Murphy. He was a retired inspec
tor with Roper Pump Company of
Commerce, and was a United States
Army Veteran. Mr. Murphy was
a longtime member of Nazareth
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Emmalene Mobley Murphy,
Winder; son and daughter-in-law,
Ken and Tammy Murphy, Winder;
daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and
Jonathan Wynn, Swanton, Md.;
grandchildren, Skyler, Bethaney,
Caleb, Aiden and Turner; brother
and sister-in-law, Roger and Gigi
Murphy, Winder.
Funeral services were held Tues
day, July 11, from the chapel of
Carter Funeral Home with the Rev.
Hugh Shirley officiating. Interment
was in the Nazareth United Method
ist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Naz
areth United Methodist Church, 622
Dee Kennedy Road, Winder, Geor
gia 30680.
Online condolences may be
expressed at www. carterfh winder,
com
Carter Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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Jeannette Phillips
DANIELSVILLE - Jeannette
Phillips, 95, passed away on Sun
day, July 9, 2017, at the St. Mary’s
Hospice House in Watkinsville, Ga.
Mrs. Phillips was born in
Royston on July 8, 1922, the daugh
ter of the late Luke Phillips and
Milberry Goss Phillips. She was a
general labor worker having worked
with Goldkist and was of the Baptist
denomination. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Odis Phil
lips; sons, James Phillips and Ralph
Phillips; daughters, Louise Fulghum
and Dorothy Ayers; brothers, Buck
Phillips, Ed Phillips, Albert Phil
lips, James Homer Phillips, and
John Phillips; sisters, Mary Ford,
Millie Frances Norton, and Donnie
Crawford.
Survivors include her sons, Rob
ert Charles Phillips, Neese, Ga.,
Travis Phillips, Colbert, Jerry Phil
lips, Atlanta, and Floyd Phillips,
Danielsville; daughters, Linda
Campbell, Danielsville, and Martha
Mail to:
The Banks
County News.
P.O. Box 908,
Jefferson,
GA 30549
Sanders, Bowersville; 18 grandchil
dren; 40 great-grandchildren; and
four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tues
day, July 11, at the Danielsville
Evangelical Church with the Rev.
John Ingham officiating. Interment
was in the Shiloh Baptist Church
Cemetery in Danielsville. Pallbear
ers were Larry Brooks, Floyd Phil
lips, Travis Phillips, Brandon Phil
lips, Kevin Phillips, Josh Phillips,
Blake Glasgow and Frank Moseley.
Online condolences may be
made to the family by visiting www.
pruittfhroy ston .com.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston,
was in charge of arrangements.
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William Isaac ‘Bill’
Segars, PhD
ATHENS - Dr. William “Bill”
Segars, 74, passed away Friday July
7, 2017.
Dr. Segars, originally from Com
merce, was raised on a cotton farm
in Banks County, Ga. and gradu
ated with honors from the Univer
sity of Georgia in 1964 with a B.S.
Agronomy.
As an R.O.T.C. graduate, he
served his country with distinction
during the Vietnam-era conflict as
a commissioned officer assigned
to the 2nd Armored Division. He
received his Master’s degree in
agronomy, from the University of
Georgia, and
his Ph.D. in
agronomy with
a minor in plant
physiology,
from Clemson University in 1972.
Dr. Segars served as area agrono
mist, soybean specialist, and cot
ton specialist with the University
of Georgia Extension Service. He
was employed from 1975-1979
by Gold Kist, Inc., in Atlanta. In
1979, Dr. Segars returned to the
University of Georgia as Soil and
Fertilizer Specialist and in 1985
was appointed as Extension Soil
Scientist with major responsibili
ties in animal and organic waste
management. In 1989, he was
selected as Extension’s Water Qual
ity Coordinator, where he devel
oped a nationally known program in
groundwater protection. Since 1990,
Dr. Segars has been the principal
director and recipient of federal and
state grants for Groundwater Pro
tection Educational Project totaling
over one and a half million dollars.
As a widely-acclaimed expert in
the area of waste management and
groundwater protection, he served
on numerous advisory committees
for the US-EPA, GA Department
of Natural Resource, the GA Envi
ronmental Protection Division, the
USDA-Natural Resource Conserva
tion Service, the State Soil and
Water Conservation Commission,
the Tennessee Valley Authority,
Georgia Department of Agriculture,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and
numerous other organizations.
Dr. Segars was a Certified Pro
fessional Agronomist and Certified
Crop Advisor by the American
Society of Agronomy. He received
numerous awards and recognition
during his career including the
Georgia Plant Food Educational
Society’s two highest awards - an
Honorary Lifetime Membership and
the Blair W. Davis Outstanding Ser
vice Award. He was awarded the
Distinguished Achievement Award
in Public Service and Extension
from The University of Georgia,
the Distinguished Service Award
from both the Georgia and Nation
al County Agents Association, a
Certificate of Excellence from the
American Society of Agronomy,
and an Award of Excellence from
Epsilon Sigma Phi.
Dr. Segars was a member of
numerous professional and honor
ary societies including, Classic City
Lions Club, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa
Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Ameri
can Society of Agronomy, American
Water Resources Association, and
the National Groundwater Associa
tion.
Survivors include his loving
wife of 55 years, Barbara Brown
Segars; his brother, Jackson Segars
(Josie); daughter, Alecia Segars
Provenzano (Michael); son, Alan
Segars (Jacquie); and grandchil
dren, Chris Morris (Amy), Stephen
Morris (Emma) and Sarah Segars;
and great-grandchildren, AvaGrace
Morris and Rosalee Morris.
He was preceded in death by his
brother, Mack Segars (Francis).
A celebration of his life was held
Tuesday, July 11, at the funeral
home.
Donations may be made to Bill
and Barbara Enrichment Fund of
the UGA Foundation - 117 Four
Towers, 281 River Road Athens,
GA 30602.
Lord and Stephens Funer
al Home, East, was in charge of
arrangements.
www.lordandstephens.com
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Mary Ellen
Thompson
ATHENS - Mary Ellen Cox
Thompson, 69, passed away
Wednesday, July 5, 2017.
Although her family is deeply
saddened by her passing, knowing
that she is at peace and no longer in
pain is a blessing to them all. She
was originally from Winder and was
preceded in death by her parents,
Fred and Mary Sue Cox of Winder.
Survivors include her husband,
John W. Thompson Jr., Athens; son,
John W. Thompson III; daughter-
in-law, Shannon Leigh Hughes
Thompson; and two grandchildren,
Addie and John David Thompson,
Cumming. Mary Ellen also leaves
behind aunts, uncles, cousins and
friends.
She was a loving and caring wife,
an incredible mother and grand
mother, and was the consummate
caregiver and friend. She always
cared for others without concern for
her own wellbeing. “Maga” as she
was known by her grandchildren,
was always there to offer support,
leadership, and guidance in the best
and darkest of times. She was often
the rock for many in her family, and
she will be missed, but will always
be in the heart of all who knew her.
Mary Ellen was a 1966 graduate
of Winder Barrow High school, and
a 1969 graduate of Breneau Univer
sity School of Nursing. She worked
at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens for
30 years. During her time there, she
served as the head nurse of intensive
care and critical care coordinator.
Funeral services were held at
Smith Memory Chapel on Saturday,
July 8, and the burial was at Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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Jean Watson
Jean Lois Donald Watson, 88,
passed peacefully Tuesday, July 4,
2017, at Winder Health Care where
she had been
a resident for
over two years.
She previ
ously resided in
Bethlehem, Ga.
since 2003 after
moving from
Baltimore, Md.,
where she had
lived for over 70
years.
Born Febru
ary 12, 1929, in Baltimore, Md.,
she was the third of five children
to John and Edna Donald. Jean was
preceded in death by her husband of
67 years, Edward Jerome Watson,
Baltimore, Md. and Bethlehem, Ga.
She was blessed with a full life and
took great joy in her four grandchil
dren and three great-grandchildren.
She loved to crochet, garden and
cook family dinners. She will be
remembered for her practical jokes
and quick wit, but mostly as a lov
ing mother.
Survivors include her two
daughters, Deborah (Robert)
Zeiler, Suwanee, Ga. and Stepha
nie (James) Corley, Savannah; and
her youngest sister, Gloria Trentin,
Pennsylvania.
The family wishes to acknowl
edge the loving care provided by the
staff of Winder Health Care to our
Mom over the past two years.
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Linda Lee Whitlock
Linda Lee Woods Whitlock, 61
of Baldwin, passed away on Friday,
June 30, 2017.
Born on January 18, 1956, in
Decatur, Ga., she was the daugh
ter of Louise Hudson Harris and
William Meredith Woods. Ms.
Whitlock served in the U.S. Forest
Service and was a retired educator,
having worked for Banks, Hall, and
Habersham Counties as a teacher
and as a school counselor. She loved
her students, family, and friends and
took great joy in helping others. She
loved her bam and her animals, and
was an accomplished horsewoman,
having ridden horses all over the
world.
Survivors include her husband,
Bobby Whitlock; son and daughter-
in-law, Ben and Courtney Hinson,
Hendersonville, N.C.; mother and
stepfather, Louise and Jimmy Har
ris, Alto; stepson, Cody Whitlock,
Maysville; stepdaughter, Bree Whit
lock, Maysville; sister and brother-
in-law, Diane Woods and Sam Huff,
Kennesaw; other extended fam
ily and friends; and beloved dog,
Mercy, and favorite horse, Jack.
Memorial services were held
Tuesday, July 4, at Tates Creek
Baptist Church with Pastor Jerrell
Beatty and Rev. Jim McLendon
officiating. A reception followed
the service in the church fellow
ship hall.
Donations may be made to the
Linda Whitlock Memorial Fund for
a Special Cancer Patient, c/o Haber
sham Federal Credit Union, 420
West Louise Street, Clarkesville,
Georgia 30523.
An online guest register is avail
able and may be viewed at www.
mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home of Cornelia was in
charge of arrangements.
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Sue H. Williams
BETHLEHEM - Mona Sue Wil
liams, 88, died on Thursday June
28, 2017.
She was born in Walton County
on June 1, 1929, the daughter of
the late Genia Mauldin Harris and
William Albert Harris. She was pre
ceded in death by her son, the late
Phillip Williams.
Survivors include her husband,
Ralph Williams, Bethlehem; son
and daughter-in-law, Randy and
Beverly Williams, Blue Ridge;
sister-in-law, Sara Harris, Macon;
five grandchildren; and eight great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday, July 1, in the Chapel of
Meadows Funeral Home. Interment
was at Social Circle City Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association at www.
alz.org.
Meadows Funeral Home, Mon
roe, was in charge of arrangements.
Please sign the guestbook online
at www.meadowsfuneralhomeinc.
com.
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July 12, 2017.
Jerry Yeomans
COMMERCE - Jerry Phillip
Yeomans, 76, died Tuesday, July 4,
2017, at his residence.
Mr. Yeomans was born in
Bakersfield, Calif., the son of the
late Frank and Maria Lucas Yeo
mans. He was
a United States
military veteran
and carpenter.
Survivors
include his wife, Debra Reidling
Voyles, Commerce; children, Lisa
Smith of Calif., Destiny Moon, Aus
tin Moon and Savannah Moon, all
of Commerce, and Shellie Moon,
Homer; brother, Terry Yeomans,
Dallas; ten grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, July 6, at the chapel of
Little-Ward Funeral Home with the
Rev. Bo Whistnant officiating.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Com
merce, was in charge of arrange
ments.
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