WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017 MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
PAGE 7A-B
Obituaries
Roy Beck
COMMERCE Roy E.
Beck, 96, went to be the with
Lord Friday, July 14, 2017, at
Bentley Assisted Living.
Mr. Beck was born in Cor
nelia, Ga., the son of the late
WJ and Lillie Stevens Beck.
Mr. Beck was a United States
Marine Corp World War II
veteran at
Iwo Jima,
a member
of Madison
Street Baptist
Church, and a Gideon Inter
national member for over 40
years. He was owner of Beck
Tractor for 27 years. Mr. Beck
was preceded in death by his
wife of 70 years, Betty Wil
banks Beck; brothers, Ernest
and Lee Beck; and a sister,
Mary Ledford.
Survivors include his daugh
ter, Beth McCook (Archie),
Commerce; grandsons. Brad
McCook (Suzanne) and Kevin
McCook (Dawn), Commerce;
great-grandchildren, Blake,
Kaleb and Kyla McCook;
step-great-grandchildren,
Brian, Michael, and Emily
Adler, and Chris Richey; and
sister, Betty Ivie, Commerce.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, July 18, at Madison
Street Baptist Church with
Dr. Larry Montgomery, Kevin
McCook and Brad McCook
officiating. Interment was
at Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Cemetery.
The family of Mr. Beck
would like to say thanks to
the entire staff of Bentley
Assisted Living for their lov
ing care.
Donations may be made
to Gideon’s International at
RO. Box 225, Commerce, GA
rest Tuesday, July 11, 2017,
following a long courageous
battle with Wilson’s disease.
Although
her
ily is
deeply sad
dened by
her depar
ture, know
ing she is
born in Highpoint, N.C., but
grew up in north metro Atlan
ta and then resided in North
Georgia. Christina was pre
ceded in death by her stepdad,
Kenny White; and her grand
father, Michael D. Hanson.
Survivors include her hus
band, Robert Glaze, Athens;
parents, Jeffery and Angie
(stepmom) Orr, Winder,
Theresa White, Athens; son,
Raven L. Glaze; daughter,
Trinity F. Glaze; grandpar
ents, John W. Orr, Jr., Virgil
(step-granddad) and Patricia
Warren, and Sherry Hanson;
sisters, Hilda J. Pitts, Susan P.
Pruitt, Kathryn Orr and Brail-
ee Messer; brothers, Bradley
Messer, Jeffery Orr, Jr., and
Christian Orr; and uncles,
aunts, nephews, cousins and
friends.
Memorial services to cel
ebrate her life will be held
Saturday, July 22, at 10 a.m.,
at Bethlehem Church 211
Campus located at 1054 Old
Thompson Mill Rd., Winder,
GA 30680.
Parents, Jeff and Angie Orr
are in charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 19, 2017.
Geneva Hill
30529
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 19 2017.
(12299)
Kenneth Ciraval
WINTERVILLE - Dr.
Kenneth Ciraval, 76, passed
away on Thursday, July 13,
2017, after a long illness.
Dr. Ciraval was born in
Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of the
late Eugene and Marie Cira-
valo. He was a graduate of
the University of Georgia and
worked with children at the
Rutland Center in Athens until
he retired. He was a member
of several organizations.
Survivors include his wife
Jackie (Lawson), formerly
of Jefferson; step-children,
Jinni (Carloss) Gooch, Jef
ferson, Chad Knight, Athens,
and Coda Carloss, Charles
ton, S.C.; grandchildren Alys-
sa Grace Gooch and Parker
Thurmond Gooch.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, July 15, at the Lord
and Stephens Chapel, East
Athens, with interment in the
Madison City Cemetery.
Arrangements were by
Lord and Stephens Funeral
Home, East Athens.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 19, 2017
Christina Glaze
ATHENS - Christina Char
ity Glaze, 32, entered into
DOUGLASVILLE, GA
Miss Geneva Vernelle Hill,
93, passed away Thursday,
July 13, 2017.
She was born April 11,
1924, in Lula, Ga., the daugh
ter of the late Mr. Charles
Young Hill and Beulah Mae
Watson Hill. She was of the
Presbyterian denomination.
She loved her family dear
ly and was an avid Atlanta
Braves fan. Miss Hill was
preceded in death by her sis
ter, Dessie Mae Payne; and
brothers, Charles Emory Hill,
Harrison Wiley Hill, and Max
Ryland Hill.
Survivors include several
nieces and nephews; and sev
eral great-nieces and great-
nephews.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday, July 16, at the
Chapel of Jones-Wynn Funer
al Home in Douglasville with
the Rev. Marcus Miller offici
ating. The Committal Service
followed the funeral service
in the funeral home Chapel.
Interment was at Georgia
Memorial Park in Marietta.
Messages of condolence to
the family may be sent at
www.jones-wynn.com.
Jones-Wynn Funeral Home,
Douglasville, was in charge of
arrangements
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 19, 2017.
Sheila Lindsey
ARNOLDSVILLE, GA -
Sheila Ellen Johnson Lind
sey, 72, passed away at her
residence on Tuesday, July 4,
2017.
Born in 1944, Sheila grew
up in Cony
ers, Ga. She
was married
to Jimmy D.
Lindsey of
Covington
on April 19,
1962. They
celebrated
their 55th
wedding anni
versary this year. She was
preceded in death by her par
ents, Willie James and Rosie
Nell Johnson; sister, Shirley
Maddox; brother, Arlen M.
Johnson, Sr.; and niece, San
dra Dobbs.
Survivors in addition to
her loving spouse include
daughters, Laura Nell Lind
sey, Amoldsville, and Linda
Sue Moon; son-in-law, Bruce
Moon; grandchildren, Will
Moon and Cheyenne Moon,
Colbert; numerous nieces and
nephews; and other family
members.
A memorial service will be
held at a later date.
The family wishes to extend
their gratitude to Gentiva Hos
pice for their loving support.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 19, 2017.
Charles McGee
BRASELTON Charles
Thomas “Tom” McGee, 94,
died Wednesday, July 12,
2017, at the Northeast Geor
gia Medical Center-Braselton.
Born in Lawrenceville, Ga.,
Mr. McGee had lived in Jack-
son County for a number of
years. He was the son of the
late James H. Sr. and Susie
Summer-
our McGee.
Mr. McGee
served in the
United States
Army during World War II
and the Korean War. He was
retired from the University
of Georgia, where he was a
horticulturist. He also worked
with the Soil Conservation
Service and was the former
cemetery sexton for Oconee
Hill Cemetery in Athens. Mr.
McGee was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Law
renceville.
Survivors include his wife,
Paula W. McGee, Braselton;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Sally and Gary Cochran,
Dalton, Ga.; Julie and John
Jaques, Lawrenceville;
grandchildren, Emily and
Jeff Bartenfeld, Athens, Sara
and Wesley Green, Dalton,
Stephen Jaques and fiancee
Mary Grace Messick, Ath
ens, Benjamin and Tabatha
Jaques, Cleveland; Lauren
Jaques, Lawrenceville; great
grandchildren, Henley Green,
Colter Green, Owen Green,
Henry Bartenfeld; step-chil
dren, Greg and Susie Wall,
Sturgis, Miss., Eric and Amber
Wall, Scott Chambers, all of
Braselton; step-grandchildren,
Clint Wall, Colin Wall, Pres
ton Wall, Jack Wall, William
Wall, Catherine Chambers
and Caroline Chambers; and
a number of nieces and neph
ews.
Mr. McGee was preceded
in death by his first wife,
Sara Howell McGee, along
with his second wife, Jeanne
Duncan McGee; sisters, Mary
Lou Phillips, Montine Turn
er, Esther Sims, Martha Sue
Gregg; and brother, James H.
McGee Jr.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, July 15, in the cha
pel of Little & Davenport
Funeral Home. The Rev. Phil
Williams officiated. Inter
ment was held at the Oconee
Hill Cemetery in Athens with
Dr. Lamar Holley officiating.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the State
Botanical Garden of Geor
gia, 2450 S. Milledge Ave.,
Athens, GA 30605, or one’s
favorite charity.
Those wishing to send
online condolences to the
family may do so at littledav-
enport.com
Little & Davenport Funeral
Home Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 19, 2017.
(12634-69.10)
Jerre Ramlow
AUBURN - Jerre Dell Mor
gan Ramlow,
81, went to
be with her
Lord on Sat
urday, July
1, 2017, after
a lifetime of
love and per-
severance.
Her devotion
to her family
and her firm
belief in God supported her
throughout her life and ulti
mately gave her peace.
Jerre was bom to the late
Thomas Byron Morgan and
Eve Thomas Morgan, a physi
cian and a nurse respectively,
in Amarillo, Texas on July 16,
1935. As a young girl, she
was immersed in the Christian
community that would ulti
mately become her lifelong
support. She learned to play
piano at an early age, and was
an assistant for her father as
an adolescent.
Jerre was blessed with a
large and loving family. She
married her best friend and
love of her life, James “Jim"
Walter Ramlow, on November
28, 1953, in Bernalillo, N.M.
Together they raised their
four children with patience,
discipline and humility. Jerre
taught them to love and serve
others, and encouraged them
to seek the Lord. From the
very beginning, she was deter
mined to take her children to
church and encouraged them
to establish a personal rela
tionship with God.
Jerre was one to lead by
example. She was kind and
out-spoken, and always took
the time to encourage others.
She loved to spend time with
her family, most especially to
read books to her many great
grandchildren. Her love for
reading often motivated her to
share a favorite book or author
with other family members.
She studied God’s word faith
fully, always wanting to learn
more about His promises. She
is dearly missed by her loved
ones, who celebrate the fact
that she is at peace with her
Creator.
Survivors include her hus
band, Jim; her sons. James
and Edward "Eddie" Ramlow;
daughters, Patricia “Patty” R.
Meredith and Nanette R. Bur
gess; grandchildren, Christy
Ramlow, Clint Ramlow, Kim
berly R. Bentley, Bryan Ram
low, Kelley Ramlow, Emily
Meredith, Wesley Meredith,
Ian Meredith, David Burgess,
and Nicole B. Parham; great
grandchildren, Chrystopher
Watt, Sean Watt, Brendan
Watt, Garrett Watt, Bowie
Ramlow, Ryan Bentley, Mat
thew Bentley, Emery Parham,
Ruthie Jo Parham, and Jerre-
lyn Parham. She was preceded
in death by her brother, French
Thomas "Tommy" Morgan;
stepbrother Cecil Morgan;
and her stepsister, Suzie Mor
gan; and her parents.
Jerre will have a Celebra
tion of Life service at Galilee
Christian Church in Jefferson,
Ga. at 11 a.m. on Saturday,
July 29, with a reception to
follow at the church. Her min
ister, Nick Vipperman, will
officiate the service.
The family gratefully
accepts your prayers,
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 19, 2017.
Daniel Skinner
WINDER - Daniel Keith
Skinner, 53, passed away Fri
day, July 7, 2017.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Bobby Nelson
Skinner; and brother, Robert
Nelson Skinner.
Survivors include his moth
er, Merita Rowden Skinner;
daughter, Keisha Skinner Tor-
bush; brothers, Bill Skinner
and wife Debbie and Barry
Skinner; sisters, Jackie Walls
Braswell and Dee Ann Finch;
and grandchildren, Dustin and
Riley.
Definitely loved and will
not be forgotten, Dee Ann.
Lawson Funeral Home,
Hoschton, was in charge of
arrangements.
www.lawsonfuneralhome.
org,.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 19, 2017.
Bobby
Ray Smith Sr.
DANIELS VILLE -
Bobby Ray Smith, Sr., 70,
passed away Friday, June 30,
2017.
Mr. Smith was the son of
the late
Hoke and
Estelle
Smith of
Daniels-
ville. He
was pre
ceded in
death by
his wife,
Faye
Laverne
Davis
Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired
security guard. He was of the
Baptist denomination, living
it each day by helping his fel
low man with love, caring and
by listening to them.
Survivors include one son
and daughter-in-law, Bobby
Jr. and Christina Leach Smith,
Winder; and one sister, Betty
Smith Moseley, Danielsville.
A memorial service will be
held at a later date.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 19, 2017.
David Phillips
GRIFFIN - David Phillips,
53, passed away on Sunday,
July 16, 2017, at his resi
dence.
David was born in Grif
fin, on December 1, 1963. He
was preceded in death by his
mother, Pat Phillips. David
graduated from Griffin High
School in 1982. He attended
the University of Georgia and
graduated from Georgia State
University
with a Bach
elor of Arts in
1989. David
worked for
Griffin Pawn
Shop for
several years
before open
ing his own
successful
business, Dave’s Guns & Guy
Stuff. He was known across
the region as a firearms expert
and had appeared on the His
tory Channel’s series “Tales
of the Gun." David was a for
mer member of both the Grif-
fin-Spalding County Board
of Education and Spalding
County Board of Commis
sioners. Sheriff Darrell Dix
said, “He was more than just
a friend to law enforcement
and the community. There is
no way of knowing how many
lives Dave touched and how
many folks still have homes,
cars, and families together
because of him. We have
solved all the world’s prob
lems and spent many hours
telling stories at the gun shop.
Please keep Michelle and the
entire Phillips family in your
prayers. Dave, you will be
missed!” Francis Cavender
said, “Here in my office are
many reminders of his kind
ness and the times I shared
with him in his combination
gun shop and adult baby-sit
ting service. Rest in peace
"Big Dave' - the world has lost
a man that has left a mark on
so many of us. Your heart will
always beat in those of us that
love you.”
Survivors include his wife,
Michelle Yonce Phillips, a
teacher at Rehoboth Road
Middle School; father, Henry
A. Phillips, Griffin; brother
and sister-in-law, Bill and
Terri Phillips, Griffin; father-
in-law, Roy Yonce; and broth-
er-in-law, Ted Yonce, both
of Commerce; niece, Alison
Grace Phillips; and nephew,
Erik Pasto.
A visitation for David Phil
lips will be held on Sunday,
July 23, at Conner-Westbury
Funeral Home from 1:30 to 2
p.m. Following the visitation,
a celebration of his life will
be conducted in the chapel
of Conner-Westbury Funeral
Home. The Rev. Mark Ward
will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, contri
butions may be made to the
Spalding County Junior Dep
uty Program; P.O. Box 1007,
Griffin, Georgia 30224.
Please join the family and
friends in honoring the life
of David Phillips by visiting
www.conner-westburyfuner-
alhome.com and posting your
tributes and memories.
Conner-Westbury Funeral
Home, 1891 W. McIntosh
Rd., Griffin, is in charge of
the arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 19, 2017.
Email obits to:
obits @mainstreet-
news.com.
There are those in the Georgia Legislature
who would deny your access to public notices in your local newspaper.
They would prefer to hide important notices on their own government web sites.
BUT PUBLIC NUTICIS
Are Your Right To Know.
Access to information is the public's most valuable tool when it comes to protecting your homes, your community and your government.
Newspapers have the unique ability to reach a
broad audience, regardless of the socioeconomic
status, by providing public notices both in print
and online.
The public notices in this newspaper provide
important information on issues such as rezoning
for landfills, government contracts and even traffic
detours.
It's your right to know how your tax dollars are
spent and what could be coming to your neigh
borhood.
Prefer to search public notices online? It's
covered... all Georgia's public notices are already
available online and free at
GeorgiaPublicNotice.com. Every public notice
from every county in Georgia is available for you to
access 24/7.
There are those in the Georgia Legislature who
would deny your access to public notices in your
local newspaper. They would prefer to hide impor
tant notices on their own government web sites.
Let your state representative or senator know you
want to keep public notices in this newspaper and
online at GeorgiaPublicNotice.com.
When it comes to shining the light on government,
your local newspaper delivers YOUR best interests.
MainStreet
Newspapers
* MainStreetNews.com •
