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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009
Obituaries
‘Grannio’ Adams
DANIELSVILLE - Varo
Lucille Baxter "Grannio"
Adams, 95,
died Friday,
April 10,
2009.
Born in
Madison
County on
May 28,
1913, she
was the
daughter
of the late
Joseph and Callie Scarborough
Baxter. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Fonnie C.
"Fuzz” Adams; son. Burlan T.
Adams; sisters, Myrtie Baxter,
Annie Mae Adams, Margaret
Lord; brothers, Allen, Roy, Paul
and Marvin Baxter; great-grand
daughter. Chelsea Richardson;
and her beloved black poodle,
Pepper.
Prior to her passing, she was
the oldest member of Union
Baptist Church and was retired
from Bluebell Manufacturing
Company. She was totally
devoted to her family, and was
a beloved mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, and great-
great-grandmother, loved ones
stated.
Survivors include a son,
Kenneth Riley Adams; daughter,
Peggy Porterfield Weaver; grand
children, Bron, Derek. Kevin,
Todd and Ryan Porterfield,
Roxanne Richardson. Patsy
Chandler and Lynn Adams; 13
great-grandchildren; one great-
great-grandchild, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Monday, April 13, at Union
Baptist Church with the
Revs. Walter Singletary and
Billy Owensby officiating.
Pallbearers were grandsons,
Bron, Derek, Kevin, Todd and
Ryan Porterfield, and great-
grandson, Hayden Richardson.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
William Allen
DANIELSVILLE - William
Neal Allen, 88, died Thursday,
April 9, 2009, at his residence.
Born in Madison County, he
was the son of
the late William
T. and Erma Lou
Rowe Allen. He
was a mem
ber of Moon’s Grove Baptist
Church, was a farmer and car
penter, and was a veteran hav
ing served during World War II.
Mr. Allen was preceded in death
by his first wife, Sue Shaw
Allen; and second wife, JoAnn
Shaw Allen.
Survivors include daughters,
Cheryl Allen (Lanier) Simmons,
Debi Shaw; son, Brad (Michelle)
Shaw; sisters, Catherine Sorrow,
Marie (Tyson) Jenkins; broth
er, Grady Allen; grandchil
dren, Renea Simmons, Alan
(Adrienne) Simmons, Ryan
Simmons; and great-grandson,
Walker Simmons.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, April 11, at Moon’s
Grove Baptist Church with the
Revs. Tony Lee and Dan Fuller
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
‘Billie’ Benson
PENDERGRASS - Liddie
Bell "Billie” Benson, 91, died
Monday, April 13, 2009.
Born in Forsyth County
on June 2, 1917, she was the
daughter of
the late Hall
Monroe and
Mary Robb
Benson. She
was preced
ed in death
by all of
her imme
diate fam
ily, which
included 16
brothers, half brothers, sisters
and half sisters. She enjoyed
playing the piano and singing,
rocking in her rocking chair,
and especially loved her dolls
and her late sister, loved ones
stated.
Survivors include a special
niece, Martha Ann Cooper,
Jefferson; nieces, Mary
Williams, Talmo, Sandra
Edwards, Woodstock, and
Merita Beatty, Newnan; neph
ews, Roy Evans, Pendergrass,
Bradford and Jimmy Benson,
Jefferson; along with nieces
and nephews out of the local
area; and a special nurse, Louise
Brown, Commerce.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, April 16, in the chapel
of Evans Funeral Home with the
Rev. Henry Webb officiating.
Burial was in the Pendergrass
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jimmy Benson,
Roy Evans, Claude Crowe Jr.,
Hansel Williams, Joe McMullan
and David McEver. Honorary
pallbearers were Bradford
Benson, Bruce Elrod and Mitch
Shropshire.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Pendergrass
Baptist Church, PO. Box 146,
Pendergrass, GA 30567.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
Myrtis Burger
ATHENS - Myrtis G. Burger,
96, died Friday, April 10, 2009.
A native of Cope, S.C., she
was a member of the Free Chapel
Worship Center in Gainesville.
Mrs. Burger was preceded in
death by her husband, Levi M.
Burger.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Linda Coley, Athens; son,
David Morris Burger, Bogart;
stepdaughter, Betty B. Dixon,
Savannah; grandchildren,
Russell Lee Coley, Richard
M. Coley, Ginger Lynn Moon,
Mary Beth Burger, Susan Riley,
Tammy Green, Krissy Burger
and Angelia Burger; 16 great
grandchildren; and one great-
great-grandchild.
Graveside services were held
Monday, April 13, at Evergreen
Memorial Park with the Rev.
Mark Mobley officiating.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
RayLeen Campbell
ALTO - RayLeen Katherine
Pearl Campbell, 64, died
Thursday, April 9, 2009, at the
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center in Gainesville.
Born on April 13, 1944, in
Los Angeles, Calif., she was the
daughter of the late Raymond
and Ruth Jones Pearl. She grew
up in Laconia, N.H., spent many
years in St. Petersburg, Fla., and
retired in Banks County on the
family farm. She was a member
of The Vine in Braselton. Mrs.
Campbell was preceded in death
by a brother, Douglas Pearl.
Survivors include her husband
of 45 years, Cleve W. Campbell,
Alto; daughters, Beth Nicole
Bishop, Flowery Branch, and
Christine Gail “Tina” Schmid,
Maysville; grandchildren,
Casey Schmid, Calvin Schmid,
Corey Schmid, Bailey Bishop
and Briana Bishop; great-grand
son, Adian Schmid; sisters,
Cynthia Lee, Golden, Colo.,
Althea Petterson, Spartanburg,
S.C., and Sylvia Rossi, Alto;
half brother, Rodney Pearl, New
Hampshire; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were
held Monday, April 13, at the
Hillcrest Chapel of Acree-Davis
Funeral Home with the Rev.
David Walters and Clinton
Petterson officiating. A memo
rial service banquet was held
Monday at the farm in memory
of RayLeen.
RayLeen requested that her
friends and family plant and
garden together at their homes
in memory of her and her love
for planting and gardening.
Acree-David Funeral Home,
Toccoa, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
Joe Dixon
GREENWOOD, S.C. -
Joe Thomas Dixon, 88, died
Thursday, April 9, 2009, at
Hospice House.
Born in Elbert County on
October 16, 1920, he was the
son of the late John Henry and
Drucie Lunsford
Dixon. He was
retired from
Greenwood
Mills, Plant #5,
where he was a member of
the Greenwood Mills Quarter
Century Club, and was a veter
an, having served in the United
States Army during World War
II. He was a member and for
mer deacon of Beulah Baptist
Church and was a member of the
Men’s Bible Class. Mr. Dixon
was preceded in death by a son,
Ronnie Dixon; and sisters, L.E.
Coile, Jeanette Coile, Geneva
Martin, Bessie Ruth Simmons
and Virginia Dixon.
Survivors include a daugh
ter and son-in-law, Gail D. and
Wayne Sartin, Greenwood;
grandchildren, Jennifer Dixon
and Danielle Sartin, both of
Greenwood, Lesley Creswell,
Sneads Ferry, N.C., and Angela
Still, Barnwell; brothers, Darris
Dixon, Frank Dixon, Junior
Dixon, Gene Arnold Dixon, all of
Comer, Glenn Dixon, Elberton,
John Dixon and Wilburn Dixon,
both of Greenwood; daughter-
in-law, Mary Turner Dixon,
Greenwood; and eight great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, April 11, at Beulah
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Wayne Wiggins officiating.
Burial was in Greenwood
Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers
were Charles O'Quinn, Tim
Still, Ricky Dunn, Brandon
Howard, Matthew Creswell and
Ken Campbell. Honorary escort
was Dr. Robert Dodd, Eddie
Brown, Robert Arnette and Dr.
Ed Fowler.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Beulah Baptist
Church, 2054 Hwy. 72 E,
Abbeville, SC 29620, or Hospice
House, 408 W. Alexander Ave.,
Greenwood, SC 29646.
Blyth Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
Beatrice Drake
DANIELSVILLE - Beatrice
Hulsey Drake, 94, died Tuesday,
April 14, 2009.
A native and longtime resident
of Madison County, she was
the daughter of the late Isaiah
and Pearlie Bridges Hulsey. She
was the oldest living member of
Friendship Baptist Church and
was an active member for over
70 years. Mrs. Drake was pre
ceded in death by her husband,
George W. Drake; and a grand
daughter, Becky Drake.
Survivors include sons and
daughters-in-law, W.G. andBetty
Drake, Carlton, and Melvin and
Marilyn Drake, Comer; sister,
Mazelle Stowe, Toccoa; grand
children, Randy Drake, Roger
Parham and Danny Parham; 12
great-grandchildren; two great-
great-grandchildren; and numer
ous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, April 16, at
Friendship Baptist Church with
the Revs. Dayton Logan and
Larry Elliott officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
Kathleen Furman
HOMER - Kathleen
Elizabeth Furman, 47, died
Saturday, April 11, 2009, at her
residence.
Born in Long Island, N.Y.,
she was the daughter of Warren
Harrsch of New York and the late
Gwendoline Furman Harrsch.
Survivors in addition to her
father include a brother, Warren
Harrsch, Woodstock.
The body was cremated and
no memorial services are sched
uled at this time.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
David Hatcher
HOSCHTON - David Paul
Hatcher, 42, died Saturday,
April 11, 2009.
A native of Hampton, Va.,
he was the son of father and
stepmother, David R. and Julie
Hatcher of Watkinsville, and
mother and stepfather, Rita
Hatcher-Fulcher and Jimmy,
Arnoldsville. He was a gradu
ate of Jonesboro High School
and attended Arkansas State
University.
Survivors in addition to his
parents, include a sister and
brother-in-law, Marti and
Tommy Cobb, Bogart; brother
and sister-in-law, Ben and Missy
Hatcher, Statham; stepbrother,
Jeremy Walker, Watkinsville;
grandmother, Wanda Hatcher,
Union, Mo.; nephews, Jacob,
Josh and Benjamin; nieces,
Lauren, Madison and Brianna;
and many aunts and uncles.
Memorial services were held
Tuesday, April 14, at Church of
the Nations, 8780 Macon Hwy.,
Watkinsville, GA 30677, with
Mel Holmes officiating.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Dr. Gray’s Stray
Animal Foundation in Winder,
which David supported by act
ing as coordinator for several
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Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, West, Bogart, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Memorial contributions may
be made to The Peoples Bank
for Mary Anne Loggins.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
is in charge of arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
Joshua Johnson
WINDER - Joshua Nathaniel
Johnson, 8-week-old son of
Elisa and David Johnson of
Winder, died Monday, April 6,
2009.
He was born in Gwinnett
County.
Survivors in addition to his
parents include maternal grand
parent, Joyce Preston, Winder;
paternal grandparents, Jimmy
Johnson, Buford, and Sherry
Parr, Winder; aunts, Candice
McCurley, Lawrenceville,
Jennifer Johnson, Buford;
uncles, William McCurley,
Winder, Jimmy Parr, Buford.
Memorial services were held
Saturday, April 11, at Union
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Rudy Camp officiating.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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Michael Kelly
HOMER - Michael W. Kelly,
died Wednesday, February 4,
2009, at Heartland Hospice in
Conyers, following an extended
illness.
Mr. Kelly was the son of
Betty of Memphis, Tenn., and
was a Vietnam
disabled vet- jj|g
eran. He will be —
remembered for
the gentle man
he was, to animals and mankind
alike, and will be dearly missed,
loved ones stated.
Survivors in addition to his
mother include his wife, Dora
Franks Kelly; son, James Kelly;
brothers, Randy, Toni, Donnie
and Jimmy; and sister, Beverly,
all of Memphis, Tenn.
The body was cremated on
February 7, and interred in
Memphis, Tenn., which he
loved so dear.
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April 16, 2009.
Gary Lee
JEFFERSON - Dr. Gary
Dean Lee, 57, died Friday, April
10, 2009.
Funeral services will be
announced at a later date.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, is in charge of
arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
Robbie Lee
WINDER - Robbie Hunter
Lee, 65, died Thursday, April
9, 2009.
Born in Hancock County,
she was the daughter of the
late Henry and Nellie Murrell
Hayes. Mrs. Lee retired from
the Golden Corral Restaurant
after 30 years of service. She
was preceded in death by a sis
ter, Linda Farmer.
Survivors include husband,
Earl Lee, Winder; sons, Billy
Hunter, Bethlehem, James
Hunter, Winder; daughter Emily
Lee, Winder; stepdaughter,
Becky McDaniel, Bogart, Judy
Kesterson, Hull; eight grand
children; seven great-grandchil
dren; brothers, Johnny Hayes,
Covington, Dillard Hayes,
Sandersville; sisters, Sybil
Ponder, Sandersville and Mabel
Jones, Bethlehem.
Funeral services were held,
Saturday, April 11, at Smith
Funeral Chapel, with the Rev.
John Briscoe and Bishop Wayne
Moore officiating. Entombment
was in Barrow Memorial
Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
Owen Loggins
STATHAM - Owen Loggins
Sr., 94, died Friday, April 10,
2009.
Born in Banks County, he
was the son of the late Emory
G. and Janie Reynolds Loggins.
He was a member of the White
Hall Baptist Church and was
retired from Westinghouse. He
was married 64 years to Mary
Anne Loggins of Statham.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Henry and
Nita Loggins, Winder; daugh
ter, Helen Hunsinger, Bogart;
three grandchildren; 10 great
grandchildren; and sisters,
Reba Rooks, Winder, Anna
Lou McCord, Abbeville, S.C.,
Estelle McHamaughon, Honea
Path, S.C.
Funeral services were held
Monday, April 13, at Smith
Memory Chapel with the Revs.
B uford Lockman, Tommy Ghann
and Hoyt Skelton officiating.
Burial was in the Howington
Cemetery in Nicholson.
A memorial service will
be held at White Hall Baptist
Church on Sunday, April 19,
at 4 p.m.
Thomas Luper
ROYSTON - Thomas Upton
Luper, 85, died Sunday, April
12, 2009, at his residence.
Born in Haskell, Texas, on
June 1, 1923, he
was the son of
the late William
M. “Bill” and
Bessie Lee
Tysinger Luper. He was an
owner and operator in the real
estate industry, was a member
of the Royston Church of God,
and a member of the Elk’s Club
and the V.F.W. He was a veter
an, having served in the United
States Air Force during World
War II. Mr. Luper was preceded
in death by his wife, Gwendolyn
Elaine Iseman Luper.
Survivors include sons
and daughters-in-law, Mark
and Edee Luper, Big Pine,
Calif., Mike and Cindy Luper,
Royston; grandchildren, Eve
Marie Wingler, Colton Luper,
Tyson Wingler, Heidi Hartness,
Robert Luper and David Luper;
great-grandchildren, Morgan
Hartness, Macy Hartness and
Joel Luper; brothers, Burl
Luper, Arkansas, and William
Edgar Luper.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, April 15, at the
Royston Church of God with
the Rev. James Griffin officiat
ing. Burial was in the Franklin
Springs City Cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston,
was in charge of arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
Daniel Martin
COMMERCE - Daniel
Martin, 72, died Monday, March
30, 2009, at his residence.
Born in Wayne County,
Mich., he was the son of the late
Dan D. and
Marry Dani
Martin. He
was a mem
ber of the
Protestant
faith and
graduated
from Lowry
High School
in Dearborn,
Mich. He
was retired as road commission
er from Wayne County, Mich, in
1973 and retired from Pinellas
County Parks Department as
a parks supervisor in 1998.
He served in the United States
Army during the Korean war as
a medical corpsman.
Survivors include his wife,
Donna Hull Martin, Commerce;
daughter, Denise L. Minter,
Minnesota; sons, Daniel J.
Martin and Dean A. Martin, both
of Florida; brothers, James M.,
Harry J. and Patrick Martin, all
of Florida; four grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be
held Saturday, April 18, at 2
p.m., in the chapel of Little-
Ward Funeral Home with David
Bowen officiating. The family
will receive friends at the funer
al home from 1 p.m. until ser
vice time on Saturday, and also
at the residence immediately
following the service.
The family respectfully asks
that all flowers be omitted.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
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April 16, 2009.
Linda Miller
LULA - Linda Miller, 61,
died Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at
Emory University following an
extended illness.
Born in Pickens County on
August 14, 1947, she was the
daughter of Cora Bell Poole
Chastain of Gainesville and
the late Elmer Chastain. She
was a member of Timber Ridge
Baptist Church. Mrs. Miller was
preceded in death by husband,
Paul Miller; and a sister, Dolly
Tanksley. She enjoyed trout
fishing, but above all else was
a devoted grandmother, loved
ones stated.
Survivors in addition to her
mother include a daughter and
son-in-law, Susan and Scott
Carney, Lula; sisters, Betty
Jane Allen, Demorest and Judy
Grindle, both of Gainesville, and
Sue Dixon, Clarkesville; grand
children, Sarah Carney, Shayla
Carney and Seth Carney.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, April 9, at Timber
Ridge Baptist Church with the
Revs. Chris York and Dean
Bryant officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery with the
Rev. Robbie Ledford officiat
ing.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Goodwin O’Neal Jr.
STATHAM - Goodwin
O’Neal Jr., 82, died Monday,
April 13, 2009.
Born in Long County, he was
the son of the late Goodwin
I. and Lucille Tucker O'Neal.
He served in the
United States
Marines for 20
years, was a
medical pho
tographer for Orange County
Hospital in California. He was
retired from the City of Atlanta
Police Department, where he
was a criminal photographer for
20 years.
Survivors include his com
panion, Louise Moore, Statham;
son, Goodwin "Wynn" O'Neal
III, Sikesville, Md.; daughters,
Pam Chapman, Lexington and
Deborah “D.C." Cornelius,
Decatur; eight grandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren; and
sister, Glynnis O’Neal, Buford.
A graveside service was
held Thursday, April 16, at the
Georgia National Cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder,
was in charge of arrangements.
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Mary Sue Phelps
ROYSTON - Mary Sue
Phelps, 93, died Friday,
April 10, 2009, at the Brown
Memorial Convalescent Center
in Royston.
Born in Jackson County
on December 15, 1915, she
was the daughter of the late
Mose and Anna Tolbert Walls.
She was retired from Oxford
Manufacturing and was a char
ter member of the New Hope
Worship Center, where she was
a former Sunday School teacher
and member of the Women’s
Ministry. Mrs. Phelps was pre
ceded in death by her husband,
Harry Hubbard Phelps; daugh
ter, Annie R. Price; and great-
grandson, Shawn Hill.
Survivors include daughters
and sons-in-law, Donnie Barrett,
Colbert, Mary Ellen and Travis
Fowler, Royston; grandchildren
and spouses, Vickey and Frank
Disharoon, Patricia and Keith
Salsman, Gary Price, Donald
and Carol Barrett, Michael and
Janet Fowler, and Sheri Fowler;
eight great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren;
sister, Eleanor Turnbull, Bishop;
brother, James Walls, Winder;
and caregiver, Lucy Moon.
Funeral services were held
Monday, April 13, at New Hope
Worship Center with the Revs.
Malcolm Herndon and Dennis
Kesler officiating. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to The Word of Life
Youth Department, P.O. Box
556, Carnesville, GA, or to the
Royston-Franklin Springs Pilot
Club, c/o of the Alzheimer's
Program, P.O. Box 422,
Royston, GA 30662.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston,
was in charge of arrangements.
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Norman Phillips
TOCCOA - Norman Richard
Phillips, 74, died Saturday, April
4, 2009, at the Stephens County
Hospital.
Born on September 18, 1934,
in Oconee County, S.C., hav
ing spent most of his life in
Stephens County, he was the
son of Jonas
Bernice and
Edna McDonald
Phillips. He
was a member of Old Liberty
Baptist Church and was a veter
an, having served in the United
States Army. He was retired
from Southern Railway with 18
years of service. Mr. Phillips
was preceded in death by a
brother, J.B. Phillips; and sis
ter, Dorothy Williams. He loved
fishing, sharing the fish with his
neighbors and friends, raising
chickens, spending time with
his family, going to church and
fellowship with friends.
Survivors include his wife,
Gladys Norris Phillips, Toccoa;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Carolyn and Keith Chambers,
Toccoa, and Patricia and Tim
Edge, Eastanollee; sons and
daughters-in-law, Jerry and
Vivian Norris and Randall and
Karen Ellard, all of Toccoa, and
Steve and Jan Phillips, Alto;
nine grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; and sisters,
Frances Wirtz, Westminester,
5. C., Nadene Flemming,
Greenville, S.C., Betty Graham,
Seattle, Wash., Ruby Florence,
Stockbridge, and Joyce
Stockton, Laurens, S.C.
Funeral services were held
Monday, April 13, at Old Liberty
Baptist Church with the Revs.
Reginald Pressley, Danny Long
and Ted Ansley officiating.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery. Pallbearers were Cameron
Edge, Casey Chambers, Jeremy
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