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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009
MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
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Obituaries
Myrtie Alewine
CRAWFORD - Myrtie S.
Alewine, 96, died Sunday,
March 1, 2009.
A native of Danielsville, she
was the daughter of the late
Benjamin and Mae Chastain
Scarborough. She was a home
maker and
member of
Friendship
Baptist
Church.
Mrs.
Alewine
was pre
ceded in
death by
her hus
band, Floyd Alewine; and
siblings, J.B. Alewine, Willie
Alewine and Odell Alewine.
Survivors include a son. Bud
Alewine, Lexington; daugh
ters, Carolyn Alewine, Athens,
Janelle Whitlock, Center
Community, Edna Crawford,
Hull; 25 grandchildren; and
many great and great-great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, March 4, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Dayton Logan and Larry Elliott
officiating. Burial was in the
Friendship Baptist Church
cemetery. Pallbearers were
Mike Alewine, Bo Alewine,
Johnny Wood, Dale Bowles,
Roger Alewine, Buck Alewine
and Buddy Alewine.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
James Andrews
CARNESVILLE - James
Mitchell Andrews, 79, died
Thursday, February 26, 2009.
Born on May 9, 1929, in
Lavonia, he was the son of the
late J.P. and Georgia Darrell
Clements Andrews. He was a
member of the
Cross Roads
Baptist Church,
was a farmer,
a mason, a member of the
American Legion, the VFW,
and was on the board of direc
tors of the Franklin County
Farm Bureau. He was a veter
an having served in the United
States Army's 432nd Combat
Engineering Battalion during
the Korean War. Mr. Andrews
was preceded in death by his
wife, Jenelle Ayers Andrews;
brother, Royce Andrews; and
brother-in-law, Ralph Bellamy
Sr.
Survivors include a daugh
ter and son-in-law, Jennifer
and Jeffrey Allen, Kennesaw;
sister, Betty Troyce Andrews
Sisk, Monroe; and some fam
ily and many friends in Banks
County.
Funeral services were held
Monday, March 2, at B.D.
Ginn Memorial Chapel with
the Rev. Grady Jordan officiat
ing. Burial was in the Franklin
Memorial Gardens with mili
tary honors.
Ginn Funeral Home,
Carnesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
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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March 5, 2009.
Ralph Bellamy
CARNESVILLE - Ralph
Newton Bellamy Sr., of the
New Bethel Community, died
Friday, February 27,2009, at
the Athens Regional Medical
Center in Athens.
Born on June 22, 1927,
in Banks County, he was
the son of the late Alonzo
Randolph “Lon” and Myrtie
Irene Osborne Bellamy. He
was a mem
ber of the Mt.
Zion United
Methodist
Church, was
retired from Mt. Vernon Mills
in Alto, and was an origi
nal member of the Double
Churches Fire Department
and had served as fire chief.
Mr. Bellamy was preceded
in death by his wife. Nolie
Ayers Bellamy; son, Ralph
Newton Bellamy Jr.; siblings,
Lloyd Bellamy, Elise Ward
and Jennie Lou Poole. He was
a veteran, having served in
the United States Army Air
Force.
Survivors include a daugh
ter and son-in-law, Jan and
John Bertrang, Carnesville;
grandchildren, Shawn
Bertrang, Amy Crump, Charli
Bellamy, Anna Wilkinson
and R.N. Bellamy; great-
grandson, Drew Bertrang;
brother, Harold Bellamy,
Gainesville; sisters, Evelyn
Frady and Shirley Merck, both
of Gainesville, and Thelma
Williams, Cornelia.
Funeral services were held
Monday, March 2, at the
Mt. Zion United Methodist
Church with the Revs. Ryan
Seawright and Donald Phillips
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Ginn Funeral Home,
Carnesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
Roy Broome
HOMER - Roy E. Broome,
81, died Friday, February 27,
2009.
Born in Commerce, Jackson
County, on January 20, 1928,
he was the son of the late
F.E. and Mamie Lee Vaughn
Broome. He
was a member
of the Mount
Carmel Baptist
Church in B anks County, where
he was a deacon and taught
Sunday School for a number
of years. He was a member
of Gideon International and
a member of Banks-Jackson
East Camp, and was a retired
supervisor from Chicopee-
Lumite Division with 46 1/2
years of service. Mr. Broome
was a veteran, having served
in the United States Navy dur
ing World War II.
Survivors include his wife
of 61 years, Mary C. Broome,
Homer; daughter and son-
in-law, Rosemary and Keith
Epps, Lula; granddaughter
and spouse, Marie and Robert
Sosebee, Sunday Oren, Daniel
Oren and Jarad Oren; and four
step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, March 2, at Whitfield
Funeral Home with the Revs.
James Duncan and Billy
Burrell officiating. Burial
was in the Yonah Memorial
Gardens.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Mount Carmel
Baptist Church Building
Fund, 2405 Ga. Hwy. 51
South, Lula, GA 30554, or
to the Gideon International
Memorial Bibles, c/o Banks-
Jackson East Camp, P.O. Box
225, Commerce, GA 30529.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
North Chapel, Demorest, was
in charge of arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
Charlene Bryant
WINDER - Charlene
K. Bryant, 76, died Friday,
February 27, 2009.
Born in Barrow County,
she was the daughter of the
late Charles W. and Idel Little
Kinsey. Mrs. Bryant was
preceded in death by a son,
Danny Frost. She was retired
from First Federal Savings and
Loan and was of the Baptist
denomination.
Survivors include a son,
Garry Bennett; daughter
and son-in-law, Debbie and
Phil Skinner, Winder; three
grandchildren, Jarrod Skinner,
Emily Romero and Lucas
Frost; one great-grandchild,
Ava Romero; sisters, Faye
Bowers, Cleveland, Doris
Strickland, Madison, Martha
Reynolds, Winder; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 1, at Smith
Memory Chapel, with the Rev.
Johnny Wright officiating.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Auburn Park
Baptist Church Building
Fund, 195 Ross Road, Winder,
Georgia 30680.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
Beatrice Cagle
GAINESVILLE
Beatrice Louise Cagle, 72,
of Lighthouse Manor, died
Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at
Lanier Park Hospital follow
ing an extended illness.
Born on November 22,
1936, in Hall County, she was
the daughter of the late Harvey
and Bessie Jackson Key. She
was a homemaker and was
of the Baptist denomination.
Mrs. Cagle was preceded in
death by her husband, Lester
Cagle Jr.
Survivors include a sister
and brother-in-law, Wilma and
Hoyt Hollifield, Gainesville;
sisters, Betty Norrell,
Gainesville, Eloise House
and Brenda Clarke, both of
Gillsville; brother, Kerry Key,
Cornelia; and a special niece,
Chaquita Jackson, Baldwin.
Due to no funeral service
for Mrs. Cagle, those who
wish to may make contribu
tions to Hospice of Northeast
Georgia Medical Center, 2150
Limestone Pkwy., Gainesville,
GA 30501.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, is in
charge of arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
Alton Carlyle
WINDER - Alton Hughes
Carlyle, 84, died Friday,
February 26, 2009.
Born in Jackson County,
he was the son of the late
Joseph W. and ,|uluuij —
Elizabeth Ivey j jj j
Carlyle. He
was preceded
in death by his wife, Sara
Jo Teal Carlyle. Mr. Carlyle
served in the United States
Army from 1944 to 1946. He
retired from General Motors
after 32 years.
Survivors include sons Dan
Carlyle, Prescott, Ariz., David
Carlyle, Auburn, and Tony
Carlyle, Carnesville; daughter,
Susan Venable, Carnesville;
11 grandchildren; 13 great
grandchildren; sisters, Sadie
Teal, Auburn, Lilly Mae
Gorman, Statham, and Rachel
Dunagan, Winder.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 1, at Smith
Memory Chapel with the Rev.
Leon Pass officiating. Burial
was in Barrow Memorial
Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
Beulah Clark
HOSCHTON - Beulah
Martin Clark, 84, died Monday,
March 2,
2009, fol
lowing an
extended
illness.
She
was the
daughter
of the late
Tom and
Ola Martin and was a mem
ber of Hoschton First Baptist
Church. Mrs. Clark was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Marshall N. Clark;
sons, David Clark and Billy
Clark; grandsons, Jeff Clark
and Brent Clark; son-in-law,
Jerry Braselton; brothers, Roy
Martin and Ernest Martin. She
enjoyed spending time with
her great-grandchildren, loved
ones added.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Jimmy and
Hilda Clark, Oakwood; daugh
ters and son-in-law, Sandra
Braselton, Lawrenceville,
Pam and Glenn Duck,
Braselton; daughter-in-law,
Sybil Clark, Hoschton; broth
ers, Gene Martin, Lloyd
Martin and Jerry Martin, all
of Oakwood; sisters, Ruth
Turner, Oakwood, and Shirley
Hughes, Gainesville; grand
children, Cyndi Harbin, Tina
McConnell, Beth Robertson,
Randy Clark, Tim Clark,
Kristy Palmer, Jody Braselton,
Nathan Clark, Matt Duck,
Klanci Grissom and Shane
Cronic; great-grandchildren,
Nicki Harbin, Christopher and
Kayleigh Robertson, Savanna
Hardy, Colten Duck, Dillon
and Dustin Clark, Derick
McConnell, Lola Clark, Jesse
Cronic and Riley Grissom.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, March 5, in the
chapel of Evans Funeral Home
with the Revs. Phil Robertson,
Sammy Harbin and Scott
Strickland officiating. Burial
was in Barrow Memorial
Gardens in Winder. Serving as
pallbearers were Tim Clark,
Randy Clark, Nathan Clark,
Matt Duck, Christopher
Robertson, Michael Cronic
and Stephen McConnell.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
Lula Mae Culbertson
DANIELSVILLE Lula
Mae Culbertson, 91, died
Wednesday, February 25,
2009.
A native and lifelong resi
dent of Madison County, she
was the daughter of the late
George B. and Callie Elizabeth
Bird, and was the last survivor
of six siblings. She was a tex
tile worker, a teacher in Ila for
many years, and was a member
of Mt. Hermon Presbyterian
Church in Ila. Mrs. Culbertson
was preceded in death by her
husband, W.W. Culbertson.
Survivors include a son
and daughter-in-law, Billy
and Elaine Culbertson,
Danielsville; granddaughter
and spouse, Sherri and Greg
Sutton, Dalton; great-grand
children, Christa Sutton and
Caitlyn Sutton; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, February 28, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Dayton Logan and Larry
Elliott officiating. Burial was
in Ila Cemetery.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
‘Ronnie’ Daws
CARNESVILLE - Joseph
Ronald “Ronnie” Daws, 62,
died Tuesday, February 24,
2009.
Born in Fulton County, he
lived most of his life in metro
Atlanta. He was self-employed
as an auto electrical specialist
and was a member of Gwinnett
Vineyard Church. He was a
veteran, having
served in the
United States
Air Force.
Survivors include his wife,
Angela Daws, Carnesville;
children and spouses, Steven
Daws, Fort Bragg, N.C., David
and Christy Daws, Walnut
Grove, Amberly and Nathan
Mack, Carnesville, Andrea
Steen, Columbus, Adrianne
and Jody Mackey, Snellville,
Ashli Bell, Hoschton, Adam
and Elizabeth Roberts,
Duluth; 18 grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; broth
ers and sister-in-law, Robert
Neal Daws Jr., Ralph and Sue
Williams, Bethlehem; twin sis
ter and brother-in-law, Diana
and Tom Preston, Auburn; sis
ter-in-law, Margaret Williams,
Cumming; and nieces, neph
ews and cousins.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 1, at Hamilton
Mill Memorial Chapel in
Buford with Pastor Scott
Westbrook officiating. Burial
was in Social Circle City
Cemetery.
Hamilton Mill Memorial
Chapel, Buford, was in charge
of arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
Kason DuBose
COMMERCE - Kason
Talik DuBose, 17, died
Tuesday, February 24, 2009.
Born on April 26, 1991,
he was the son of Bernard
and Barbara Dubose. He was
a member of the Hurricane
Grove Baptist Church, played
drums for all the choirs, and
was secretary of Sunday
School. He was a senior and
honor student of East Jackson
Comprehensive High School
and was a member of the
National Guard.
Survivors in addition to
his parents, include a broth
er, Kwame DuBose; sisters,
Malika DuBose, Crystal
Henderson, Michelle DuBose,
Adrienne DuBose, Nickee
DuBose, Chrishon Smith;
and a host of loved ones and
friends.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 1, at East
Jackson Comprehensive
High School. Burial was in
the Hurricane Grove Baptist
Church cemetery.
Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral
Home, Toccoa, was in charge
of arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
‘Ben’ Etris
MAYSVILLE - Benjamin
Franklin “Ben” Etris, 66, died
Thursday, February 26, 2009.
He was the son of Hettie
Hubbard Etris of Homer and
the late Oscar Etris. He was a
retired welder and owned his
own business, C&M Western
Wear. He was a member of
the American Legion Post
215 in Homer, an elder of the
Homer Presbyterian Church,
and served four
years on the
S.S. Jenkins
447 during
Vietnam. He enjoyed horse
back riding with friends, bet
ter known as “The Sacketts”,
loved ones added. Mr. Etris
was preceded in death by
daughters, Evette and Tracy
Etris; brother, OscarFerd Etris;
and sister, Lois Nicholson.
Survivors in addition to
his mother, include his wife,
Gladys Crane Etris, Maysville;
daughter and son-in-law,
Naja and Edward England,
Maysville; grandchildren,
Jeremy England, Maysville,
Josh Denton and fiance, Naomi,
Commerce, Kristi and spouse,
Matt Ryczek, Roswell; great
grandchildren, Noah, Nyland
and Nallie Denton; brother
and sister-in-law, Mackie and
Kathy Etris; sisters, Louise
Cain and Brenda Chambers,
all of Banks County; and sev
eral nieces, nephews, great-
nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 1, in the cha
pel of Ivie Funeral Home with
the Rev. Bill Ford officiat
ing. Burial was in the Homer
Presbyterian Church cem
etery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
Liz Fagan
ATHENS - Liz Fagan, 82,
died Sunday, March 1, 2009.
Born in Barrow County, she
was the daughter of the late
Grover and Moena Edwards
Brown. Mrs. Fagan was a
homemaker and was preced
ed in death by her husband,
Clyde Fagan.
Survivors include daugh
ters and son-in-law, Brenda
J. Dunbar, Watkinsville,
Clydette and Tom Frederick,
Colbert; grandchildren, Cristy
Dickens, Jennifer Hayes,
Rebecca Croxton and Laura
Gregory; and seven great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, March 5, at Smith
Memory Chapel. Memorial
contributions may be made
to Colbert Veterinary Rescue
Services, 41 County Road
229, Colbert, GA 30628.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
Franklin Gaddis
GAINESVILLE - Franklin
Curtis Gaddis, 71, died
Monday, February 23, 2009,
at his residence following an
extended illness.
Born on June 24, 1938, in
Hall County, he was the son of
the late Roscoe and Cordelia
Smith Gaddis. He lived in
Gainesville all his life and
worked at Gainesville Mill,
Milliken Mill and Chicopee
Mill. Mr. Gaddis was preced
ed in death by one sister; and
one brother.
Survivors include a daughter,
Dedrah Gaddis, Gainesville;
sons, Curtis Gaddis,
Cleveland, and Timothy
Gaddis, Lula; grandchildren,
Samantha Gaddis, Anthony
Gaddis, Lonzo Bryan, Brooke
Gaddis and Steven Gaddis;
great-grandsons, Jacob Steed
and Jrayke Bryan; two sisters;
and two brothers.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, February 26, in
the chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Perry Smith officiating. Burial
was in Chestnut Mountain
Baptist Church cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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March 5, 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; sister,
Kathleen Pulliam; and brother,
James B. “Buck” Benton.
Survivors include her son-
in-law, Erwin (Sue) Hardeman,
Comer; granddaughters, 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 were held
Thursday, February 26, at
Comer Baptist Church with
the Rev. Rodney Owens offi
ciating. Burial was in Comer
Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Jimmy Legg, Jerry Hammond,
Johnny White, Dennis Daniel,
Darrell Daniel and David
Daniel. Honorary pallbear
ers were members of the
Eliza Graham Sunday School
Class.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Comer Baptist
Church Building Fund, P.O.
Box 208, Comer, GA 30629.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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March 5, 2009.
Martha Harris
LULA - Martha Coley
Harris, 71, died Thursday,
February 26, 2009, at Lanier
Park Hospital in Gainesville,
following an extended illness.
Born on July 17, 1937,
in Hall County, she was the
daughter of the late Noah
W. and Verdie Peggy Davis
Coley. She was owner and
operator of a tax service and
was a member of Emmanuel
Baptist Church.
Survivors include sisters
and brothers-in-law, Ethel
and Cotton Harris, Lula, and
Judy and Garnett Stephens,
Demorest; brothers and sister-
in-law, Jack and Sandra Coley,
Gainesville, Gary W. Coley
Sr., Hayesville; and a number
of nieces and nephews.
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