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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009
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Bank, Attn. Matthew Carr/
ElijahKubitzky Custodial
Fund, 135 Sycamore St.,
Jefferson, GA 30549.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, West, Bogart, is in
charge ofarrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
‘Wimp’ Lewallen
BALDWIN - Wilford L.
“Wimp” Lewallen, 72, died
Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 at a
private care facility.
Mr. Lewallen was born on
March 13,1936, in Anderson,
S.C. to the late Freeman and
Maime Pritchett Lewallen.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his
brother, Waymon Lewallen,
and his sisters, Francine
Dailey and Marie Pruitt.
He was a mechanics
graduate of North Georgia
Technical Institute. Mr.
Lewallen was Baptist and
was a retired mechanic with
40 years of dedicated ser
vice.
Survivors include: his
daughter and son-in-
law, Denise and Jamie
McWilliams, Baldwin;
son and daughter-in-law,
Steve and Tracy Lewallen,
Lula; sister and brother-in-
law, Marilyn and Morris
Stockton, Franklin, N.C.;
grandchildren, Ron, and
wife, Kathy Carey; Brandon
Carey; Brooke Lewallen;
Danielle Lewallen; Chastity,
and husband, Cheyenne
Chastain; and six great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Feb. 25, from
the Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin, with
the Rev. O. L. McCullough
and Rev. Austin Kelley
officiating. Interment fol
lowed in Yonah Memorial
Gardens.
Memorial contributions
may be made “For Her
Glory” to the North Georgia
Community Fund, P.O.
Box 1583, Gainesville, GA
30503.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin, was
in charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Katherine McClure
COMMERCE - Katherine
Maxine McClure, 41, died
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, at
Athens Regional Medical
Center.
She was born June 13,
1967 to Grady Jones and
Melba McClure Jones
in Villa Rica. She was a
graduate of the University
of Georgia and served as
a counselor in the Jackson
County School system.
She is survived by moth
er, Melba McClure Jones
of Commerce; and sisters,
Jennifer Loden, Commerce,
and Laura Lee, Gainesville.
Funeral services were
held Friday, Feb. 20, at
the Tickanetley Primitive
Baptist Church with Lamar
Lee officiating.
Logan Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Arthur Moon
WINDER - Arthur Eugene
Moon, 68, died Wednesday,
February 18, 2009.
A native of Oconee
County, he was the son of
the late Grover and Sue
Melton Moon. He was a
retired investigator with
Georgia Power and was a
member of the First Baptist
Church of Winder. Mr. Moon
was preceded in death by a
son, Phillip Eugene Moon;
and brothers, Preston and
Donald Moon.
Survivors include the
mother of his children,
Dorothy Ann Moon; daugh
ter and son-in-law, Charlotte
and Mark Stephens, Flowery
Branch; son, Bruce Moon,
Blairsville; sister and broth-
er-in-law, Ann and Roy
Mealor, Bishop; grandchil
dren, Heather Nicole (Jared)
Zuercher, Michael Tyler
Moon, Brian Christopher
(Heather) Stephens and
Paul Thomas Stephens; and
a great-grandson, Clayton
Christopher Stephens.
Memorial services were
held Saturday, February 21,
in the chapel of Bernstein
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Jerry Varnado officiating.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Johnnie Newell
BRASELTON - Johnnie
Newell, 65, passed away
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center following a sudden
illness.
Mrs. Newell was born
November 25, 1943, in Hall
County to the late John Glenn
Turk and Etta Eoline Woody
Turk of Braselton. She was
a homemaker and a mem
ber of Chestnut Mountain
Baptist Church, but attended
Chicopee Baptist Church.
Survivors in addition
to her mother include her
husband, Gene L. Newell,
Braselton; son and daughter-
in-law, Gary Glenn and Kim
Newell, Braselton; grand
son, Josh Newell, Braselton.
Funeral services were
Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the
Chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home with inter
ment in Memorial Park
Cemetery. The Rev. Phil
Carpenter officiated.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Nadauna
Whelchel Morgan
CAMILLA - Nadauna
Whelchel Morgan, 92, died
Saturday, February 21,
2009, at her residence at the
Camilla Retirement Village,
following injuries received
from a fall and an extended
illness.
Born April 20, 1917, in
Cordele, she was the daugh
ter of the late Ben T. and
Nadine Wells Whelchel.
She attended the Women’s
College of Georgia in
Milledgeville, and taught
school in Rebecca for several
years. She was active in the
Love Sunday School Class
and the Circle of the First
Baptist Church of Camilla.
She was an active member
of the Pilot Club activities.
Mrs. Morgan was preceded
in death by her husband, Joe
Harris Morgan Sr.
Survivors include a son
and daughter-in-law, Harris
and Linda Morgan, Camilla;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Nadine and Tom Crow,
Jefferson, and Madge and
Francis Bush, Midlothian,
Va.; grandchildren and
spouses, Joe Harris “Tripp”
Morgan III and Mary Helen,
Elizabeth Morgan and
Patrick Millsaps, Brian and
April Crow, and Jennifer
Crow and Sam Moore Jr.;
ten great-grandchildren;
brother, Jack Whelchel,
Rochelle; sisters, Edna
Whelchel Cannon, Rochelle,
and Dot Whelchel Barineau,
Atlanta.
Funeral services were
held Monday, February 23,
at First Baptist Church of
Camilla with the Rev. Danny
Thomas and Father Freeman
Cross officiating. Burial was
in Oakview Cemetery.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
Love Sunday School Class
of First Baptist Church of
Camilla, P.O. Box 414,
Camilla, GA 31730, or St.
Francis Episcopal Church
of Camilla, P.O. Box 282,
Camilla, GA 31730.
Parker-Bramlett Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Barbara Oliver
WINDER - Barbara
Oliver,
69, died
Thursday,
February
19, 2009.
Born in
St. Louis,
Miss., she
was the
daugh
ter of the late Leslie and
Elizabeth Ramsden. She
was a member of the W.Y.
Smith Sunday School Class
at the Winder First United
Methodist Church. A gradu
ate of Decatur High School,
Oglethorpe University, and
the University of Georgia,
she was retired from Barrow
County Schools after over
30 years of service, after
which she was a volunteer
at Barrow Regional Medical
Center. Mrs. Oliver was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Doug Oliver.
Survivors include sons
and daughter-in-law, Major
Kevin and Donna Oliver,
Alexandria, Va., and Major
Derek Oliver, Puyallup,
Wash.; brother, the Rev.
Charles Ramsden, San
Leandro, Calif.; and a sister,
Noel Noe, Stone Mountain.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, February 22,
at the Winder First United
Methodist Church with
the Rev. Charles Ramsden
officiating. Burial was in
Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions
may be made to St. Mary’s
Hospice House, P.O. Box
6588, Athens, Ga. 30604, or
W.Y. Smith Sunday School
Class, the Winder First
United Methodist Church,
280 N. Broad St., Winder,
GA 30680.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Terry Osborn
CORNELIA - Terry
Willard Osborn, 52, died
Wednesday, February 18,
2009, at his residence.
Born in Jackson County,
he was the son of Willard
and Willene Durham Osborn
of Homer, was a truck driver
for C & H Mechanical, and
was a member
of Friendly
Mission
Baptist
Church. He was a veteran,
having served in the United
States National Guard. He
was an avid race fan and
enjoyed hunting and fishing,
loved ones added.
Survivors in addition to
his parents, include his wife,
Myra Osborn, Cornelia;
daughter and son-in-law,
Amy and Kenny Pilcher,
Cornelia; stepdaughter,
Misty Norton, Mt. Airy;
brother, Cecil Osborn,
Homer; brothers and sis-
ters-in-law, Roger and
Susie Osborn and Anthony
and Annissa Osborn, all
of Homer; grandchildren,
Dillan Osborn, Abby Pilcher,
Nathan Pilcher and Kristen
Pilcher; and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, February 21,
in the chapel of McGahee-
Griffin & Stewart Funeral
Home with the Revs. Denver
Kimbrell and Dwane Eller
officiating. Burial was in
Friendly Mission Baptist
Church cemetery.
McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home,
Cornelia, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Lucy Peppers
ELBERTON - Lucy
Peppers, 94, formerly of
Bethlehem, died Thursday,
February 19, 2009.
Born in Jackson County,
she was the daughter of the
late Irene Tolbert, and was a
member of Chapel Christian
Church. Mrs. Peppers was
preceded in death by her
husband, Otis W. “Ode”
Peppers.
Survivors include nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, February 21, at
Smith Memory Chapel with
the Rev. Johnny Wright offi
ciating. Burial was in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
David Perry
JEFFERSONVILLE -
David Barry Perry, 59, for
merly of Hull, died Tuesday,
February 24, 2009, at the
Jeffersonville Nursing Home
and Rehab Center.
Born in Jackson County,
he was the son of the late
Charles Wallace and Sarah
Dell Adams Perry. He
worked as a machine opera
tor for a bottling company.
Survivors include three
daughters; brother, Rodney
Perry, Hull; and a sister,
Janet Pless, Toccoa.
Memorial services were
held Thursday, February 26,
at Gordon’s Chapel United
Methodist Church ceme
tery with the Rev. Kenneth
Dillard officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Beatrice Pinkston
WINDER - Beatrice E.
Pinkston, 83, died Thursday,
February 19, 2009.
Born in Barrow County,
she was the daughter of the
late Fred and Audrey Davis
Everett. She was preceded
in death by husbands, Otis
Baughcum and Leon Tkalec
Sr.; and children Betty Jean
Baughcum, Corine Cox
and Randal Tkalec. Mrs.
Pinkston was a retired spin
ner for the cotton mill and
a biscuit maker at LaFaye’s
Restaurant.
Survivors include sons and
daughters-in-law, Troy and
Mae Baughcum, Earl and
Kathy Baughcum, Ray and
Melissa Baughcum, Richard
Baughcum, Leon Tkalec Jr.,
and Joe Tkalec, all ofWinder,
Tony and Pam Baughcum,
Bethlehem,; daughters and
sons-in-law, Jane and Bud
Kitchens, Nicholson, Bertha
and Grady Lee, Braselton,
Barbara and Jimmy Broome,
Columbus, Marie and
Steve Wilson, Winder, and
Sharron and Scott Green,
Monroe; 38 grandchildren;
65 great-grandchildren; and
nine great-great-grandchil
dren; sisters, Grace Brown
and Betty Haynie, both of
Winder.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, February 21, at
Smith Memory Chapel, with
the Revs. Ollie V. Hayes
and Chris Church officiat
ing. Burial was in Fairview
Presbyterian Church
Cemetery, Lawrenceville.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Amy Sexton
DANIELS VILLE
Amy Gladell Sexton, 95,
died Wednesday, February
18, 2009, at the Brown
Memorial Convalescent
Center in Royston.
Born on March 8, 1913,
in Madison County, she
was the daughter of the late
Sanford M. and Era Fitts
Carey. She was a member of
the Evangelical Methodist
Church, the Happy Travelers
Club, and the Young at
Heart. Mrs. Sexton was
preceded in death by her
husband, Dewitt Sexton; sis
ters, Allie Dudley, Nita Ginn
and Hester Sartain; brothers,
Buford, Billy and Fayette
Carey.
Survivors include a broth
er, Ford Carey, Danielsville;
sisters, Ethel Sexton, Roberta
Dove and Stuart Kirk, all
of Danielsville, and Annie
Mae Smith, Hull; a host of
nieces and nephews; and
served as second mother for
a number of children in the
Danielsville community.
Funeral services were
held Friday, February 20,
at Evangelical Methodist
Church in Danielsville with
the Revs. Lance Snipes,
Billy Frank Carey and Tim
Peek officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Joe Turpin
MAYSVILLE - Joe G.
Turpin, 79, died Thursday,
February 19, 2009, at St.
Mary’s Hospice House.
Born in Hall County, he
was the son of the late Gene
and Lillie Bell
Taylor Turpin.
He was a car
penter and a
United States Army Veteran.
Survivors include sons and
daughters-in-law, Terry and
Katina Turpin, Maysville,
Cary “Fuzz” and Rokie
Turpin, Commerce; daugh
ters and sons-in-law, Cheryl
and Joel Watkins, and Marie
and Jason Chambers, all of
Homer; nine grandchildren;
and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, February 21,
at Diamond Hill Baptist
Church with the Rev. Elmer
Maddox officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Frank Vetrano
LULA - Frank Vetrano Jr.,
62, died Friday, February 20,
2009, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center following a
brief illness.
He was self-employed
and owner of Gainesville
Tile Company, a member
of the Alto Congregational
Holiness Church, and a
member of the American
Legion.
Survivors include his
wife, Joyce Buffington
Vetrano; son and daughter-
in-law, Frank and Sandra
Vetrano, Cleveland; daugh
ters and sons-in-law, Jeanna
and Shawn Alsup, Atlanta,
Michele and Steve Hallford,
Carnesville; stepdaughters
and stepson-in-law, Tracy
Cape, Cleveland, Kelly and
Kurt Hewell, Lula, Jessie
and Ralph Odom, Richmond
Hill; and 17 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, February 23, in the
chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home. Burial was
in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
James Walden
CLERMONT - James
Harold Walden Sr., 82, died
Wednesday, February 18,
2009, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center, following
an extended illness.
Born in Crisp County,
he was the son of the late
Thomas Marion and Hattie
Bell Clark Walden. He was a
farmer and member of Skitts
Mountain Baptist Church.
Mr. Walden was preceded
in death by his wife, Bessie
Irene Jarrard Walden; sisters,
Sara Rogers and Annie Bell
Motes; brothers, Thomas
Walden Jr., Spencer Walden,
Eugene Walden and Louis
Walden; sister-in-law, Mary
Walden; and brother-in-law,
W.L. (Apple) Savage.
Survivors include daugh
ters and sons-in-law,
Phyllis and David Sullens,
Gainesville, and Johnnie Sue
and Jeff Cowart, Cleveland;
sons and daughters-in-law,
James and Nancy Walden,
Ricky and Robbie Walden,
Jason and Missy Walden,
all of Clermont; sisters
and brother-in-law, Hattie
Walden and Loraine Savage,
both of Lula, Louise and
Dennis Pierce, Gainesville;
brothers and sisters-in-law,
L.B. and Mildred Walden,
Lula, Hugh and Bobbie
Walden, Maysville; sister-
in-law, Dorothy Walden,
Lula, Mary Hansard
Walden, Maysville, and
Mattie Walden, Gainesville;
12 grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Friday, February 20,
at Skitts Mountain Baptist
Church with the Revs. Kyle
Savage, Michael Irvin and
Nick Adams officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association,
Georgia Chapter, 1925
Century Blvd., NE, Suite 10,
Atlanta, GA 30345-3315.
Barrett Funeral Home,
Cleveland, was in charge of
arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
Coile and
Floree Wilkins
COLBERT - William
Coile Wilkins, 85, died
Saturday, February 21,2009,
and his wife, ,»■■■.
Floree Gunter Bgigl
Wilkins, 79,
died Tuesday,
February 17, 2009, from
injuries received in an auto
mobile accident.
Mr. Wilkins was born in
Clarke County, the son of the
late James Hugh and Claudie
Lou Patton Wilkins. He was
retired from R.L. Hawkins
Construction Company, and
was a veteran of World War
II. He was a member of Hull
Baptist Church.
Mrs. Wilkins was born in
Madison County, the daugh
ter of the late David Wright
Gunter Sr. and Ruby Wilhite
Gunter. For a number of
years she worked at Thomas
Textile and later at Hodges
BBQ. She was a member of
Hull Baptist Church.
Survivors include their
daughters and sons-in-law,
Judy and David Clark,
Colbert, and Lisa and
Derrick Neill, Dallas, Texas;
five grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren. Mrs.
Wilkins was also survived
by sisters, Jenelle Melton,
Colbert, and Wilma Massey,
Crawford. Mr. Wilkins was
survived by a sister, Lillian
Lowe; and a brother, Nathan
Wilkins.
Funeral services for Mr.
and Mrs. Wilkins were held
Saturday, February 21, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Randy Crowe officiating.
Burial was in Winterville
Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Cody LaCount, Kelly
LaCount, Chad Wilkins, Jeff
Wilkins, Danny Gunter and
Ray Brown.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, East, Athens, was in
charge of arrangements.
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February 26, 2009.
The Madison
County Journal
has expanded its
coverage of obituary
notices. Pictures and
personal informa
tion, such as hob
bies and interests,
are now included in
these notices which
are listed at no
charge for the first
publication.