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PAGE 8A-M 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Please read then recycle. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of ones choice. Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 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 continued on following page