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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009
Obituaries
Tucker Autry
WINDER - Tucker
Clayton Autry, three-day-
old son of Jon C. and Amber
Phillips Autry of Winder,
died Saturday, February 21,
2009.
He was born in Fulton
County.
Survivors in addition to
his parents, include grand
parents, Tommy and Sue
Fowler, Winder, Ronnie and
Beth Autry, Danielsville,
and Darrell and Pat Phillips,
Winder.
Graveside services were
held Sunday, February 22,
at Hebron Christian Church
cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Community
Bank & Trust - Tucker
Clayton Autry Fund.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Mary Betts
ATHENS - Mary Lester
Betts, 82, died Wednesday,
February 18, 2009, at Arbor
Terrace, an assisted living
facility in Athens.
Born in Royston on
September 6, 1926, she was
the daugh
ter of the
late Reece
C. Lester
Sr. and
Leila Mae
Darnell
Lester.
She
was the
first female president of
the Athens Chamber of
Commerce, the first Silver
Medalist of the Athens Ad
Club, first female Athens
Jaycees “Boss of the Year”,
first female president of the
United Way of Northeast
Georgia, first female
installed in the Georgia
Association of Broadcasting
Hall of Fame, first Athens
Woman of the Year winner,
and first to be honored with
the coveted Athena Award.
In 1996 she established a
trust to provide a full four
year scholarship annually
to a female University of
Georgia broadcast journal
ism student.
Survivors include two sis
ters and one brother, Eva
Spencer and Blanche Cartey,
both of Athens, and Reece
C. Lester Jr., Crawford;
along with a host of nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, February 21, at
the First Baptist Church of
Athens, with Jon Appleton
officiating. The Board of
Directors for the Classic
Center Authority served as
pallbearers. Honorary pall
bearers included the Athena
Award recipients and the
Pilot Clubs of Athens. Burial
was in Evergreen Memorial
Gardens.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the First
Baptist Church of Athens,
355 Pulaski St., Athens, GA
30601.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Evelyn Cagle
LULA - Evelyn Laverne
Cagle, 76, died Tuesday,
February 17, 2009, at New
Horizons West Nursing
Home, following an extend
ed illness.
Bom in Hall County, she
was the daughter of the late
William Jep and Ola Harris
Cagle. She was a member of
White Hall Baptist Church.
Ms. Cagle was preceded
in death by brothers, Artis,
Ralph, Travis, Virgil and
Norman Cagle.
Survivors include a sis
ter, Gwen Cagle Chapman,
Lula; and a number of niec
es, nephews and other rela
tives.
Funeral services were held
Friday, February 20, in the
chapel of Ward’s Funeral
Home with the Rev. Howard
Collins officiating. Burial
was in White Hall Baptist
Church cemetery.
Ward’s Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge
of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Lois Caisse
COLBERT - Lois Jean
Caisse, 77, died Thursday,
February 19, 2009.
Survivors include chil
dren, Mark Caisse, Colbert,
Nadine Licastro, Florida,
Gary and Suzanna Caisse,
Athens, Lesa Caisse, Ohio,
Michael Caisse, Dahlonega,
Denise Caisse, Pennsylvania;
and other relatives.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, February 21, at
Evergreen Memorial Park.
Gardenview Funeral
Chapel, Athens, was in
charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Ruth Ann Campbell
LULA - Ruth Ann
Henikman Campbell, 85,
died Saturday, February 21,
2009, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center, following
complications from open
heart surgery.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio,
on May 13,1923, she was the
daughter of the late Joseph
and Erma Voll Henikman.
She was a homemaker and
was Catholic. Mrs. Campbell
was preceded in death by
her husband, Charles F.
Campbell. She enjoyed
cooking, decorating, was an
animal enthusiast, a loving
grandmother, and an avid
supporter of the Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation,
loved ones stated.
Survivors include daugh
ters and son-in-law, Geralyn
Campbell, Lula, Shawn
and Paul Knight, Cornelia;
grandchildren and spouses,
Heather and Carsie Bogue,
Chriss and Lon Nichols,
Paul and Bonney Knight,
and Whitney Knight; and
a great-grandchild, Logan
Bogue.
Graveside services will
be held at a later date in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Northeast
Georgia Medical Center,
Ronnie Green Heart Center,
743 Spring St., Gainesville,
GA 30501.
McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home,
Cornelia, is in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Samuel Carrington
DANIELSVILLE
Samuel Aubrey Carrington,
90, died Tuesday, February
17, 2009, at St. Mary’s
Hospital in Athens.
Born in Madison County
on July 11, 1918, he was
the son of the late Hollis
and Myrtie Huff Carrington
and was preceded in death
by his wife, Drue W. Daniel
Carrington; and a sister,
Sybil Kidd.
Survivors include a
daughter and son-in-law,
Gwen and Wade Carey,
Danielsville; grandson and
wife, Brannon and Jenny
Claire Carey, Royston; and a
brother, Dalton Carrington,
Comer.
Graveside services were
held Thursday, February 19,
at at the Bethel M. Baptist
Church cemetery.
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Memorial contributions
may be made to the charity
of ones choice.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
‘Bill’Echols
LULA - William Clyde
“Bill” Echols Sr., 85, died
Tuesday, February 17, 2009,
at his residence.
Born on October 19,1923,
in Lula, he
was the son
of the late
Timothy D.
and Cordelia Duncan Echols.
He was a member of the Mt.
Carmel Christian Church
and the Lula Masonic Lodge
F.& A.M. Mr. Echols was
preceded in death by his
first wife, Ruth Echols;
brothers, James, George
and Talmadge Echols; sis
ters, Lois Sims and Beulah
Tribble. He was a United
States Marine Corps veteran
and recipient of the Purple
Heart of Valor, serving in
Iwo Jima during World War
II. He was a retired correc
tional officer with 30 years
of dedicated service with the
Atlanta Federal Prison.
Survivors include his
wife, Glenda Pond Echols,
Lula; daughter and son-in-
law, Tammy and Brooke
Bittinger, Conyers; sons and
daughter-in-law, William C.
“Billy” Echols Jr., Jasper,
Charles Glen “Charlie” and
Edie Spence, Murphy, N.C.;
grandchildren, Sarah Echols,
Elise Echols, Josie Spence,
Noah Spence, Clay Bittinger
and Beau Bittinger.
Funeral services were held
Friday at Whitfield Funeral
Home with the Rev. Chris
Anderson officiating. Burial
was in the Enon Baptist
Church cemetery with full
military honors conducted
by the Habersham County
American Legion Post #84,
the Grant Reeves VFW
Post #7720, and the Rabun
County DAV Chapter #15.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin, was
in charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
‘Junior’ Fowler
ROYSTON - Julian E.
“Junior” Fowler, 79, died
Tuesday, February 17, 2009,
at St. Mary’s Hospice House
in Bogart.
Born on January 26, 1930,
in Franklin County, he was
the son of the late Toy Fowler
and Bessie Ruth Adams. He
was a mechanic in the textile
industry and was Baptist.
Mr. Fowler was preceded in
death by a daughter, Linda
Sanders; and brother, Leo
Fowler.
Survivors include his
wife, Martha Fowler,
Royston; sons, Eddie
Fowler, Carnesville, and
Wayne Fowler, Canon;
daughters, Sandra Bond and
Elizabeth Williamson, both
of Royston; brother, Garnett
Fowler, Royston; sister,
Sylvia Jean Jordan, Royston;
seven grandchildren; and
seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, February 19, in
the chapel of Pruitt Funeral
Home with the Rev. Andy
Bond officiating. Burial was
in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Emma Gerberg
COMMERCE - Emma
Mae Gerberg, 82, died
Friday, February 13, 2009,
at her daughter’s residence.
BorninMissourionJanuary
8, 1927, she was the daugh
ter of Dorothy Hammer. She
was the
oldest of
three sis
ters, and
was pre
ceded in
death by
her hus-
bandDean;
sons, Larry
and Jerry; a daughter, Deana
Rule; and a sister, Charlotte
Harris.
Survivors include chil
dren, Tom (Marla),
Dorethea (Denny), Park
(Gigi), Dale (Tim), Elisha,
Terry (Andrea), Jeremy, and
Kevin; sister, Helen Comer;
24 grandchildren; and 18
great-grandchildren.
Final Committal Service
will be held in Mississippi
at the Biloxi National
Cemetery.
Wages & Sons, Stone
Mountain Chapel, is in
charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Beulah Hammond
COMER - Beulah Benton
Hammond, 94, died Monday,
February 23, 2009.
A lifelong resident of
Comer, she was the daughter
of the late Earle and Alice
Nona Benton. She owned
and operated the Comer
Variety Store and was a
longtime active member of
Comer Baptist Church. Mrs.
Hammond was preceded
in death by her husband,
Paul Hammond; daughter,
Sandra Alice Hardeman; sis
ter, Kathleen Pulliam; and
brother, James B. “Buck”
Benton.
Survivors include her
son-in-law, Erwin (Sue)
Hardeman, Comer; grand
daughters, Terri H. (Howell)
Seagraves, Ila, and Paula
H. (Curtis) Drake, Comer;
great-grandchildren,
Alicia Seagraves, Mallory
Seagraves, Blaine Seagraves,
and Autumn Drake; and lov
ing friend and caregiver,
Mrs. Ida Campbell.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, February
26, at 11 a.m., at Comer
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Rodney Owens officiating.
Burial will be in Comer
Cemetery. Pallbearers
will be Jimmy Legg, Jerry
Hammond, Johnny White,
Dennis Daniel, Darrell
Daniel and David Daniel.
Honorary pallbearers will be
members of Eliza Graham
Sunday School Class. The
family will receive friends at
the funeral home Wednesday
from 6 until 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memo
rials may be made to Comer
Baptist Church Building
Fund, PO. Box 208, Comer,
GA 30629.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, is in
charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Herbert Hayes Sr.
TALMO - Herbert Wayne
Hayes Sr., 72, passed away
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, at
his residence following an
extended illness.
Mr. Hayes was born on
September 15, 1936 in
Louisville, Ky., to the late
Odie Hayes and Pearline
Zackery Hayes. He was
retired as a self-employed
painter and Baptist.
Mr. Hayes is survived by
his wife, Betty Hayes of
Talmo; daughters, Patricia
Thomas of California,
Beverly Van of Kentucky,
Shirley Nokes of Kentucky,
Helen Hayes of Talmo and
Pamela Watt of Gainesville;
sons, H. Wayne Hayes Jr., of
Florida and Thomas Hayes
of South Carolina; father-
in-law, Robert Bischoff of
Kentucky; 24 grandchildren
and eight great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the
Chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home with inter
ment following in Memorial
Park Cemetery. The Rev.
Tom Plank officiated.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Jannie Hubbard
CARLTON - Jannie
Virginia Hubbard, 84, died
Saturday, February 21,
2009.
Survivors include daugh
ters, Frances Johnson,
Merlaine Smith and Nora
Jennings; sons, Curtis, Larry
and Terry Hubbard; sisters,
Annie Johnson and Susie
Kelley; 17 grandchildren;
and 19 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, February 26,
at New Bethlehem Baptist
Church. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Jones Lexington Funeral
Chapel, Lexington, was in
charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Curtis Hudson
MAYSVILLE - Curtis
Hudson Jr., 75, died Monday,
February 23,2009, at Athens
Regional Medical Center in
Athens.
Born in Jackson County,
he was the son of the late
Curtis Hudson Sr. and Nettie
Lee Martin Hudson. He was
a retired pillow maker.
Survivors include his
wife, Annie Ruth Stockton
Hudson, Maysville; son,
Mike Hudson, Commerce;
daughters, Carol Guillot,
Jacksonville, Fla., and Jackie
Hudson, Maysville; and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, February 25, in
the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Swayne Carlan officiating.
Burial was in the Dry Pond
United Methodist Church
cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Riley Jackson
WINDER - Riley M.
Jackson, 85, died Wednesday,
February 18, 2009, at his
residence.
A Kentucky native, he was
the son of the late Grant
and Rachel Lynch Jackson.
He was preceded in death
by a son, Daniel Jackson.
Mr. Jackson had resided
in Winder since 2000 and
had attended Sharon Baptist
Church. He was a retired
furniture upholsterer.
Survivors include his wife
of 65 years, Faye Taylor
Jackson; grandchildren,
Michael McGee, Cherie
Jackson, Daniel Jackson,
Alex Jackson and Amber
Jackson; sisters, Marinda
Sulfredge, Kentucky, and
Gertrude Roberson, Ohio.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, February 21, from
the Chapel of Carter Funeral
Home, with the Revs.
Marion Prather and Byron
Lee officiating. Burial was
in Sharon Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Paige James
ROYSTON - Nola Paige
James, 19, died Saturday,
Feb. 21,
2009.
Miss
James
was born
in Clarke
County
on March
27, 1989,
and is the
daughter of Chris and Linda
James, Athens, and Cindy
Atkinson James, Royston.
She was a patient represen
tative, having worked with
the Ty Cobb Health Care
Center, Hartwell, and was
a member of the New Hope
Baptist Church.
Miss James was a 2007
graduate of Franklin County
High School, where she was
a member of the yearbook
staff, the art society, and
was a member of the varsity
football and varsity basket
ball cheerleading squads.
Survivors, in addition to
her parents, include: brother,
Christopher O’Neal James
Strickland, Athens; sister,
Kristan James, Royston;
grandparents, Billy and
Brenda Atkinson, Royston,
and Dollie Ivie James,
Athens.
She was preceded in
death by: grandmother,
Eleanor Atkinson; grandfa
ther, Henry Grady (Snooks)
James; and uncles, Randy
Sartain and Jeff James.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, February.25, at
the Franklin Springs Baptist
Church, with the Rev. Frank
Bearden, Rev. Randy Adams
and Rev. David Vaughn
officiating. Burial was in
the Rose Hill Cemetery,
Royston.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
‘Ardell’ King
STATHAM - Mattie
“Ardell” McDaniel Lee
King, 96, died Sunday,
February 22, 2009.
Born March 6, 1912,
she was an active mem
ber of White Plains Baptist
Church.
Survivors include sons,
Bill Lee, Jefferson, James
King, Statham, and Charles
King, Alabama; daughters,
Bertie Mae Page, Auburn,
Sadie Hayes, Hoschton,
Betty McDaniel and Virginia
King, both of Jefferson, Faye
King, Winder; 33 grandchil
dren; 44 great-grandchildren;
28 great-great-grandchil
dren; 93 great-great-great-
grandchildren; 49 great-
great-great-great-grandchil
dren; two great-great-great-
great-great-grandchildren;
and a sister Ester Carter,
Hoschton.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, February
25, at White Plains Baptist
Church, Jefferson, with the
Revs. Clinton Gooch and
Truman Humphrey, and Mr.
Steve “Boweevil” Roberts
officiating.
Tom M. Wages Funeral
Home, Lawrenceville, was
in charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Nathan Kubitzky
HULL - Nathan Holland
Kubitzky, 44, died Sunday,
February 22, 2009.
A native of Clarke County,
he the son Martha Kay
Kubitzkyof
Hull. He was
an electronics
sales repre
sentative and wascurrently
employed with Burton and
Burton in the gift industry.
Mr. Kubitzky was a veteran,
having served in the United
States Navy.
Survivors in addition to his
mother, include his former
wife, Kelly Veal, Maysville;
son, Elijah Paul Kubitzky,
Maysville; sister, Barbie
Hendrix, Hull; and a brother,
Kevin Kubitzky, Athens.
Memorial services will be
held Saturday, February 28,
at 5p.m., in the chapel of
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home. The family will
receive friends at the funeral
home Saturdayfrom 4 p.m.
until service time.
In lieu of flowers, memo
rials may be made to a
Custodial Fund for Elijah
Kubitzky. You can send
checks made out to Elijah
Kubitzky at Wachovia
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