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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
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Jr. and Sabastian Weaver, both
of South Carolina.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, April 29, at
Whitfield Funeral Home with
the Rev. Truman Humphries
officiating. Burial was in
New Hope Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin, was
in charge of arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Clara Martin
MONROE - Clara Martin,
80, died Sunday, April 26,
2009, at her residence.
A Barrow County native
and former Atlanta area resi
dent, she was the daughter
of the late Felix and Jessie
Watson Willard and had
lived in Walton County since
1992. She was a homemaker
and was preceded in death
by a granddaughter, Brandy
Martin.
Survivors include her
husband, John A. Martin,
Monroe; daughter and son-in-
law, Phyllis and Allen Gunter,
Gulfport, Miss.; son, Rick
Martin, daughter, Janie Martin,
both of Monroe; grandchil
dren, Tabby and Robbie
Feazel, Loganville, Chassey
and Martin Valentine, Winder,
and Adam Martin, Hapeville;
great-grandchildren, Codie,
Connor and Caden Feazel,
all of Loganville, Shelby and
Vivian Valentine, both of
Winder, Candice and Katie
Martin, Hampton; and broth
er, Sanford Willard, White.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, April 29, in the
chapel of Carter Funeral
Home with the Rev. David
Gilleland officiating. Burial
was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
‘Robin’Martin
BOGART - Robert
“Robin” Bryant Martin Jr.,
53, died Saturday, April 25,
2009.
Born in Clarke County on
April 13, 1956, he was the
son of Jacqueline Martin of
Watkinsville, and Robert
Bryant Martin Sr., and step
son of Helen Martin, Athens.
He was a 1975 graduate of
Cedar Shoals High School
and a graduate of Gainesville
College. He was employed
for many years as Human
Resources Manager with
Athens Packaging/Keebler
and was a supervisor at
Chico’s.
Survivors in addition to his
parents, include his wife of 20
years. Missy; children, Ashley,
Brittany and Courtney; sister
and brother-in-law, Deborah
and Mike Epps, Watkinsville;
stepbrothers, Dr. David
Wortham and Scott Wortham,
both of Anderson, S.C.; and a
number of nieces and neph
ews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, April 28, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Bill Ricketts officiat
ing. Burial was in Evergreen
Memorial Park.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, West, Bogart, was in
charge of arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Rosemary Massey
COMMERCE - Rosemary
Carol Caddock Massey, 90,
died Monday, April 27, 2009,
at St. Mary’s Hospice House
in Athens.
Born on November 29,
1918, in Kenosha, Wis., she
was the daughter of the late
Arthur Henry and Lillian
Drapp Caddock. She gradu
ated from Kenosha High
School in Kenosha, Wis., and
worked as a nurse’s aide at
Kenosha Hospital and as a
nanny for a family with three
daughters. While working for
and traveling with this fam
ily, she met her husband of
62 years, Shelby Lee Massey
Sr., in Atlanta. They were
wed November 4, 1942, in
Commerce at the First Baptist
Church Parsonage and she
began her life as a military
wife and mother. Mrs. Massey
was preceded in death by
her husband; a grandchild,
Elizabeth Carol Buchanan;
brother, Earl Caddock; and
sister, Rita Caddock Hartnell.
Survivors include sons and
daughters-in-law, Shelby
L. “Butch” Massey Jr. and
Martha Massey, Darrel A.
Massey, Curt W. and Kitty
Massey, Keith W. and Sandy
Massey; daughter and son-
in-law, Cynthia Carol and
Alan Buchanan; grand
children, Leigh Pascucelli,
Shelby L. “Chip” Massey III,
Christopher Massey, Joshua
Massey, Patrick Massey,
Kyle Massey, Taylor Massey,
Will Massey, Kate Massey,
Katy Leigh Buchanan;
great-grandchildren, Natalie
Pascucelli, Sara Beth Massey,
Andrew Pascucelli, Blakely
Massey, Mallory Massey and
MacKenzie Massey.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, April 29, at the
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
with the Revs. Verlin Reece
and Derry Oliver officiating.
Burial was in the church cem
etery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Monta Meeler
HOMER - Monta Caudell
Meeler, 93, died Wednesday,
April 22, 2009.
Born on July 31, 1915, in
Homer, she was the daugh
ter of the late PG. Caudell
Sr. and Gladys Bell Caudell.
She was a member of the
Damascus Baptist Church and
was a seamstress at Carwood
Manufacturing with 30 years
of service. Mrs. Meeler was
preceded in death by her hus
band, Swayne Meeler; sons,
Loyd and Billy Meeler; and
brothers, George S., Talmadge,
and Ford Caudell.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Eva Mae Evans, Willis,
Va.; son and daughter-in-law,
James N. and Melva Jean
Meeler, Cornelia; sisters,
Marie Wilkinson, Baldwin,
Marilyn Caldwell, Chamblee,
and Bobbie Taylor, Baldwin;
brother, PG. Caudell Jr.,
Homer, 10 grandchildren; and
17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Friday, April 24, in the
chapel of Whitfield Funeral
Home with the Revs. Roy
Rogers and Luther Williams
officiating. Burial was in the
Damascus Church Cemetery.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin, was
in charge of arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Billy Morrison
DANIELSVILLE - Billy
James Morrison, 68, died
Tuesday, April 21, 2009.
Born on March 28,1941, he
was the son of the late Marion
and Nobie Haggard Morrison.
He was a retired painter.
Survivors include his wife,
Celia Winburn Morrison;
children, Scott Morrison, Ila,
Christy Morrison and Cory
Morrison, both of Danielsville;
sisters, Jenny Clifton, Patsy
McGee, both of Danielsville,
and Vera Whitfield, Ila; sister-
in-law, Mary Jo Morrison;
grandchildren, Katlyn, Hope
and Jacob.
No services are scheduled
at this time.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, is in
charge of arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
‘Mom’Oakes
ROYSTON - Teddy
“Mom” Elaine Oakes, 58,
died Wednesday, April 22,
2009, at St. Mary’s Hospital
in Athens.
Born in Bay City, Texas,
on November 7, 1950, she
was the daughter of the
late William H. Oakes and
Elizabeth Streicher. She was
a supervisor at Rite Aid. Ms.
Oakes was preceded in death
by brothers, William Oakes
Jr., and Joe Oakes; and a sis
ter, Joann Oakes.
Survivors include a daugh
ter and son-in-law, Kim and
Eric Veal, Royston; grand
children, Addison, Avery
and Alec Veal, Royston; sis
ters, Frances Chavers, Alvin,
Texas, Leatrice Long and Sue
Batchelor, both of Damon,
Texas, Linda Fabrygel, West
Columbia, Texas, Lilly Smith,
Sweeny, Texas, and Gail
Farmer, Hartwell.
Funeral services were held
Friday, April 24, at the Old
Pathway Baptist Church with
the Revs. Lee Pointer and
Charles White officiating.
Burial was in the Tabernacle
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
James Passmore
HOMER - James
Lee Passmore, 72, died
Wednesday, April 22, 2009,
at BJC Hospital in Commerce
following an extended illness.
Born on June 6, 1936, in
Andrews, N.C., he was the
son of the late David and
Maude Pendergrass Passmore.
He was a member of the Mt.
Pleasant Methodist Church.
Mr. Passmore was preceded
in death by his wife, Wilda
Mae Passmore; daughter,
Kathy Passmore; stepson,
Danny Bennett; grandson,
John Passmore; granddaugh
ters, Leigh Anne Passmore
and Karen Passmore.
Survivors include his wife,
Betty Bennett Passmore,
Homer; daughters and sons-
in-law, Susan and James
Robinson, Denise and Perry
Dodd, Commerce, Sandra and
David Bonilla, Homer, Jane
Roland and Wanda McIntyre,
both of Danielsville; sons and
daughters-in-law, Johnny and
Marilyn Passmore, Charles
and Joyce Passmore, Kenny
Passmore, all of Flowery
Branch, Steve and Amy
Passmore, Homer, Tommy
and Lara Passmore and Bobby
and Angela Passmore, all of
Danielsville, and Richie and
Tracy Passmore, Royston;
brother, Joe Passmore, Telco
Plains, Tenn.; sisters, Ann
Passmore, Mary Lou Carter,
Sandra Passmore, all of
Monroe; 40 grandchildren;
and 21 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, April 25, in the cha
pel of Memorial Park Funeral
Home with the Revs. Duane
Eller and Don McLain offici
ating. Burial was in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Michael Phillips
JEFFERSON - Michael
Reed Phillips, 46, died
Monday, April 20, 2009.
He was the son of the late
Willie Lorean Phillips Sr. and
Zeffie Ward Hall and was a
warehouse laborer.
Survivors include his wife,
Debra Kay Phillips, Jefferson;
daughter, Deanna Bettis,
Jefferson; sons, Dewayne
Phillips, Polkton, N.C., and
Johnathan Phillips, Jefferson;
brother, Willie Phillips,
Winder; sisters, Lynn Dial,
Winder, Kim Evans, Monroe,
and Debra Toney, Arcade; and
four grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Raleigh Raulerson
HOMER - Raleigh
Raulerson, 78, died Saturday,
April 25, 2009, at his resi
dence, following an extended
illness.
Survivors include his
wife, Sarah Raulerson,
Homer; daughters, Dalene
Irby, Augusta, Debra
Palmer, Clayton, and Janet
Raulerson, Homer; brothers,
Floyd “Shorty” Raulerson
and Pete Raulerson, both of
Thomasville; sisters, Estelle
Latimer, Thomasville, and
Lucille Sarber, Orlando, Fla.,
10 grandchildren; 14 great
grandchildren; and one great-
great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, April 28, in the
chapel of Ivie Funeral Home
with the Rev. Charles Mickler
officiating. Burial was in the
Nails Creek Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Dorothy Riggins
PATTERSON - Dorothy
Aline Dixon Riggins, 91, died
Thursday, April 23, 2009,
at Satilla Regional Medical
Center, following an extended
illness.
A native of Pierce County,
she was the daughter of the
late Rev. Henry “Lester”
Dixon and Mattie Lee Jackson
Dixon. She had lived all of
her life in Patterson, was a
retired school teacher and
secretary, and a former trea
surer of the Retired Educators
Association. She was the old
est living member of Patterson
Baptist Church, where she
had sung in the choir and
taught Sunday School for
many years. Mrs. Riggins was
preceded in death by her hus
band, Robert Truman “R.T.”
Riggins. She loved to travel
and ‘sight see’ in many differ
ent places, loved ones stated.
Survivors include daugh
ters and sons-in-law, Sandra
and Jimmy Mock, Jefferson,
and Gail and Bill Jordan, St.
Simon’s Island; sister, Faye
Smith, Montgomery, Ala.;
grandchildren and spouses,
Holly and Kerry Courchaine,
Jefferson, Chris and Ivy Mock,
Patterson; great-grandchil
dren, Summerlin Courchaine,
Langley Courchaine, Bracey
Courchaine, Riggs Mock;
several nieces and nephews;
and numerous other relatives.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, April 26, at Patterson
Baptist Church. Burial was
in the Patterson cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers were
members of the Faith Sunday
School Class.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Patterson
Baptist Church Building Fund,
5770 Main St., Patterson, GA
31557.
Pearson-Dial Funeral
Home, Blackshear, was in
charge of arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Peggy Russell
DACULA - Peggy Ruth
Russell, 79, died Tuesday,
April 21, 2009.
Mrs. Russell was preceded
in death by her husband of
55 years, Bob Russell; and
grandson. Tod Kitchell. She
was a loving mother, devoted
wife and best friend to many,
loved ones stated.
Survivors include daughters
and sons-in-law, Barbara and
Fred Weibling, Madison, Mo.,
and Robin Russell and Murrie
Broer, Kimberly Krause, all
of Dacula; son, Mark Russell;
grandchildren and spouses,
Richard Kitchell, Brent and
Rebecca Dowell, Amber and
Myreon Wimby, and Sasha
Broer; great-grandchildren,
Zoe, Zion, Zekai, Pierce and
Devon; best friend, Sandy;
and a family of dogs that she
was devoted to.
Memorial services were
held Thursday, April 23,
at Zion Baptist Church in
Braselton.
Memorial contributions
may be made to The Peggy
Russell Foundation, Georgia
Trust Bank, 2725 Mall of
Georgia Blvd., Buford, GA
30519.
Wages & Sons Gwinnett
Chapel, Lawrenceville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Robert Self
WINDER - Robert D. Self,
62, died Wednesday, April 22,
2009.
Born in Jackson County,
he was the son of the late
William Carl and Coney Alice
Hayes Self. He was retired
from the Superior Garment
Company and was of the
Baptist denomination.
Survivors include his wife
Joyce Hammond Self, Winder;
a son, Barry Self, Winder;
daughters, Rhonda Covington,
Bethlehem, Wanda White and
Regina Hall, both of Winder,
and Tracy Proud, Carnesville;
13 grandchildren; three great
grandchildren; brothers,
Thomas Self, Braselton, and
William Ernest Self, Auburn;
a sister, Eva Mae Clark,
Winder; and several nieces
and nephews.
A memorial service was
held Friday, April 24, from
Smith Memory Chapel.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Ethel Sexton
DANIELSVILLE - Ethel
Lee Carey Sexton, 93, died
Saturday, April 25, 2009, at
her residence.
Born in Madison County on
February 27, 1916, she was
the daughter of the late S.M.
and Era Fitts Carey. She was a
retired seamstress and member
of the Evangelical Methodist
Church, the Evangelical
Methodist Church Young at
Heart Club, and the Happy
Traveler’s Club. Mrs. Sexton
was preceded in death by her
husband. Bud C. Sexton; son-
in-law, Gary Tolbert; broth
ers, Alfred, John L., Buford
and Billy Carey; sisters, Allie
Dudley, Cornelia “Nita” Ginn,
Hester Sartain and Gladell
Sexton; and a granddaughter,
Pamela Sexton.
Survivors include a
daughter, Bonnie Tolbert,
Danielsville; sons and
daughters-in-law, Byron and
Elaine Sexton, Carnesville,
Banister and Betty Sexton,
Buddy and Irene Sexton and
Bobby and Sue Sexton, all
of Danielsville; brother, Ford
Carey, Danielsville; sisters,
Annie Mae Smith, Hull,
Roberta Dove and Stuart
Kirk, both of Danielsville;
nine grandchildren; and 15
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, April 28, at
the Evangelical Methodist
Church with the Revs. Lance
Snipes and Tim Peek officiat
ing. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
‘Bob’ Shelnut
DANIELSVILLE - Willie
Robert “Bob” Shelnut, 76,
died Saturday, April 25,
2009.
A native of Madison County,
he was the son of the late
Thomas Henry
and Willie
Lois Murray
Shelnut. He
retired from
the United States Air Force
after 22 years, then he worked
in Washington, DC for many
years. After retirement, he
moved to a farm in Madison
County.
Survivors include sons
and daughter-in-law, Mark
and Grace Shelnut, Bogart,
and Willie Robert Shelnut
II, Virginia; brothers, Dan
Shelnut, Atlanta, Hoyt
Shelnut, Athens, and Roger
Shelnut, Montgomery, Ala.;
and two grandchildren.
No services are planned at
this time. Visitation will be
held Thursday, April 30, from
6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers, memo
rials may be made to the
American Cancer Society.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, East, Athens, is in
charge of arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Joseph Neal Timms
CLERMONT - Joseph
Neal Timms, 88, died Sunday,
April 19, 2009.
Born on May 4, 1920, in
Forsyth
County, he
was the son
of the late
“Judge”
Joe Timms
and Fannie
Holbrook
Timms.
He gradu
ated from
Piedmont College and George
Peabody College, and was
with the Gwinnett County
School System for over 30
years as an educator and as a
principal. He was a member
of the Lions Club, as well
as the Lawrenceville Masonic
Lodge #131 F & AM. He
was a veteran, having served
in the United States Army
Air Corps. Mr. Timms was
preceded in death by his wife,
Vera Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
Timms; and a brother, Billy
Timms.
Survivors include sons and
daughter-in-law, Joseph Neal
“Joe” Timms, Clermont, Pat
and Melinda Timms, Dallas;
daughters and son-in-law, Pam
Timms, Ft. Collins, Colo.,
Jane and Scott Cleveland,
Cleveland; sister, Kathleen
Timms Rogers, Cumming;
seven grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, April 23, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hospice of
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center, c/o 749 Spring St.,
Gainesville, GA 30501.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Maria Vibanco
JEFFERSON - Maria
Gloria Sanchez Vibanco, 54,
died Wednesday, April 22,
2009.
Born in Mexico, she was the
daughter of the late Bartolo
Sanchez and Juana Vibanco.
She was a homemaker and
a member of St. Matthews
Catholic Church.
Survivors include her
husband, Juillermo Trejo,
Jefferson; children, Carlos
Trejo, Juillermo Trejo Jr., and
Ilayalit Trejo, all of Jefferson;
seven grandchildren; three
sisters; and two brothers.
A Funeral Mass was said
Friday, April 24, in the St.
Matthews Catholic Church
in Winder with Father Jaime
Barona serving as celebrant.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
James Wingo
GAINESVILLE - James
Lynn Wingo, 59, died Friday,
April 24, 2009, at his resi
dence following an extended
illness.
Born on June 18, 1949, in
Hall County, he was the son
of the late Joseph Curtis and
Effie Kanaday Wingo. He
was employed at Peterson
Engineering Company as a
welder and was a member
of Rock Hill Congregational
Holiness Church. Mr. Wingo
was preceded in death by a
sister, Elizabeth Oliver; and
brothers. Ford Wingo and
Wayne Wingo.
Survivors include his wife,
Sandra Popham Wingo,
Gainesville; daughter and
son-in-law, Tina and Steve
Wilson, Lula; granddaughter,
Madison Brown, Lula; grand
son, Wesley Wilson, Lula;
nine nieces and nephews; a
number of cousins; and a spe
cial pet, Sadie.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, April 26, in the cha
pel of Memorial Park Funeral
Home with the Revs. Scott
Ledbetter, James Kanaday
and Shannon Wingo offici
ating. Burial was in Rock
Hill Congregational Holiness
Church Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
Theodelinde Wood
COMMERCE
Theodelinde Emma Weiss
Wood, 84, died Friday, April
24, 2009, at her residence.
Born in Germany, she
was the daughter of the late
George and Elisa Pfaff Weiss.
She was a member of Mt.
Olive Baptist Church and was
a homemaker. Mrs. Wood was
preceded in death by her hus
band, Lester L. Wood.
Survivors include a daughter,
Linda Strickland, Commerce;
and grandchildren, Donald
Strickland, Candace Cook
and Stacie Strickland.
Funeral services were held
Monday, April 27, in the cha
pel of Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Rev. Donald
Wilson officiating. Burial
was in Jackson Memorial
Gardens.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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April 30, 2009.
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