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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009
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Obituaries
Aree Butler
ILA - Aree Clark Butler, 92,
died Monday, June 29, 2009.
Born in Jackson County,
she was the daughter of the
late James Coleman and Mary
Massey Clark. She was retired
from Georgia Sportswear
and was a member of Victory
Baptist Church. Mrs. Butler
was preceded in death by
her husband, Herbert Frank
Butler.
Survivors include a number
of nieces, nephews, great-niec
es and great-nephews.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 1, at Lord &
Stevens Funeral Home with
the Rev. Matthew Calvert offi
ciating. Burial was in Grey
Hill Cemetery in Commerce.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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July 2, 2009.
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Jim Damons
Jim Damons died Saturday,
June 27, 2009, following a
brief illness.
He was the son of Harrison
and Odessa Damons and was
a lifelong resident of Jackson
County.
Survivors include his wife
of many years, Ella Mae
Gresham Damons; daugh
ters, Callie (Kenny) Williams,
Eloise Damons, Willean
(Andrew) Hampton, and
Nancy Damons; sons, Thomas
(Malissa) Damons and Tim
Damons; sister, Iola Johnson;
brother, Freddie Damons; 11
grandchildren; and 14 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 1, at Maxey
Hill Baptist Church with min
isters Mitchell Appleby and
Charlie Rakestraw officiating.
Burial was in the church cem
etery.
Forestglen Mortuary,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Sammy Davis
CORNELIA - Sammy
Joe Davis, 62, formerly of
Pendergrass, died Sunday,
June 28, 2009.
Born on November 17, 1946,
in Clarke County, he was the
son of Joe “Dub” and Betty
Patton Davis of Pendergrass.
He was a supervisor for an
auto parts manufacturer and
was a member of the Talmo
Baptist Church.
Survivors in addition to
his parents, include his wife,
Shelia Gibbs Davis, Cornelia;
a son, John Dustin Davis,
Jefferson; brother, Ronnie
Davis, Gainesville; sister,
Gwen Glenn, Jefferson; grand
children, Caleb Davis, Colby
Davis, Cason Davis; and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 1, at Talmo
Baptist Church. Burial was in
the church cemetery with Mark
Fowler, Toby Glenn, Ryan
Davis, Bobby Patton, Mike
Baron and Jamey Wilkes serv
ing as pallbearers
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 2, 2009.
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Marie Gibson
GAINESVILLE - Marie
Gibson, 84, died Thursday,
June 25, 2009, at her residence
following an extended illness.
Born on February 12, 1925,
in Habersham County, she was
the daughter of the late Thomas
W. and Wadie Eller Flanagan,
and was a member of Bethany
Baptist Church. Mrs. Gibson
was preceded in death by her
husband, Sanford A. Gibson.
Survivors include sons
and daughter-in-law, Alvin
W. Gibson, Lawrenceville,
Ernest R. and Mildred Gibson,
Commerce, and Harry D.
Gibson, Gainesville; daughter,
Vera A. Smith, Gainesville;
grandchildren, Ernie Gibson,
Sandy Allan Smith, Robert
Gibson, Theshia M. Smith,
Michael D. Gibson and Jason
Gibson; brother, Thomas
Flanagan; nephew. Tommy
Flanagan; and a number of
great-grandchildren and great-
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, June 28, at Bethany
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Lamar Purcell officiating.
Burial was in Hazel Creek
Baptist Church cemetery in
Clarkesville.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Helen Hasaka
HOSCHTON - Helen
Barbara Hasaka, 89, died
Sunday, June 28, 2009, at
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center following a brief ill
ness.
Complete arrangements will
be announced at a later date.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, is in charge
of arrangements.
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July 2, 2009.
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Richard Hill
MAYSVILLE - Richard
Stanley Hill, 59, died Sunday,
June 28, 2009, at Athens
Regional Medical Center.
Born in Jackson County, he
was the son of the late Ben C.
and Ruby McGinnis Hill. He
was retired from Westinghouse
and was a member of Ridgeway
Baptist Church. Mr. Hill was
preceded in death by brothers,
Thomas, Clark and David Hill;
and sisters, Wilda Cochran and
Barbara Paul.
Survivors include his wife,
Carolyn Hill, May sville; daugh
ters, Tina Hayes, Commerce,
Buffy Jordan, Maysville, and
Keri Knight, Homer; a son,
Vernon Potts, Atlanta; brothers,
Lamie Hill, Riverdale, Warren
Hill, Maysville, and Benny
Hill, Commerce; sisters, Merle
Gordon, Jonesboro, and Mary
Etta Johnson, Commerce; and
three grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, July 1, at
Ridgeway Baptist Church with
the Revs. Bill Manus and Ken
Brewer officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 2, 2009.
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Jack Ingram
CARLTON - Jack Phillip
Ingram, 48, died Friday, June
26, 2009, at Athens Regional
Medical Center.
Born in Jackson County, he
was the son of Jack Junior
Ingram of Comer and the late
Ina Hardy Ingram. He was
a member of Glade Baptist
Church and had worked for
Stiles Heating and Cooling.
Survivors include his wife,
Pamela Ingram; a son, Daniel
Jason Ingram, Hull; daugh
ters, Courtney Lee Ingram and
Amber Marie Ingram, both of
Carlton; sisters, Frankie Diane
Looney, Comer, and Jessie
Artist, Hull.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, June 28, at Lord &
Stephens Funeral Home with
the Rev. George Ormsbee offi
ciating.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Glade Baptist
Church.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, East, Athens, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Geraldine Jarrard
GAINES VILLE-Geral dine
Jarrard, 63, died Tuesday, June
23, 2009, in New Mexico fol
lowing an extended illness.
Born on July 20, 1945, in
Gwinnett County, she was the
daughter of the late Casey and
Dovie Lou Butler Odom. She
was a seamstress for Dundee
Mills and was a member of
Macedonia Baptist Church.
Mrs. Jarrard was preceded in
death by her husband, Homer
Jarrard; a daughter, Phyllis
Jarrard; and son, John Jarrard.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Doyle and
Rebecca Jarrard, Gainesville;
daughters and son-in-law,
Laurie and Kirk Little,
New Mexico, Tina Winne,
Gainesville; daughter, Melissa
Combs, and special friend,
Richard Pope, Lula; grand
children, Jonathan Jarrard,
Victor Little, Chalienna Little,
Kimberly Combs, Joshua
Combs, Aron Pilcher, Tristan
Winne and Trinity Winne;
brothers and sisters, Pauline
Van Vanbught, Ripon, Calif.,
Pearline Odom and Clarence
Odom, both of Gainesville,
Julie Edwards and Nancy
Jones, both of Flowery Branch,
and Danny Odom, Lula.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, June 28, in the cha
pel of Memorial Park Funeral
Home with the Revs. Hoyt
Skelton, Earl Jarrard and Steve
Dyer officiating. Burial was in
Poplar Springs Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Mark Justice
Mark James Justice, infant
son of Pamela Justice and
Jessie Pophom died Monday,
June 22, 2009, at BJC Hospital
in Commerce.
He was born on April 19,
2009, at Athens Regional
Medical Center.
Survivors in addition to his
parents, include his mater
nal grandmother, Christine
Zumbro; grandfather, Troy
M. Spivey;
paternal
grandmoth
er, Martha
Pophom;
and god-par
ents, Chuck
and Patty
Perkins,
Kentucky.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, June 25, in the
chapel of Ivie Funeral Home
with the Rev. Henry Webb
officiating. Burial was in the
Howington Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Ulas Kitchens
DEMOREST - Ulas L.
Kitchens, 80, died Wednesday,
June 24, 2009.
Born in Leesburg, Cherokee
County, Ala., on August 2,
1928, he was the son of the late
Lonnie and Celliann Lindsay
Kitchens. He was a member of
the Cornelia Church of Christ
and was retired from Mt.
Vernon Mills with 47 years of
dedicated service. Mr. Kitchens
was preceded in death by a
son, Marty Joe Kitchens; and
grandson, Ricky Kitchens.
Survivors include his wife,
Doris Kitchens, Demorest; a
daughter, Stacey Rene Taylor,
Louisville, Ky.; stepdaugh
ter, Gail Nix, Cleveland;
sons, Johnny Ulas Kitchens,
Cameron, N.C., and Charles
Andy Kitchens, Alto; stepson,
Terry Alexander, Murrayville;
sisters, Lois Walsch, Atlanta,
Edith Skinner, Newington, and
Joann Norton, Atlanta; brother,
Howard Kitchens, Fitzgerald;
eight grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday, June 26, at Whitfield
Funeral Home with Martin
David and Ron Cope officiat
ing.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
North Chapel, Demorest, was
in charge of arrangements.
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‘Mutt’ McDaniel
WINDER - Lester L. ‘Mutt’
McDaniel, 92, died Wednesday,
June 24, 2009.
Born in
Barrow County,
he was the
son of the
late Garfield and Martha V.
McDaniel. A member of Carter
Hill Christian Church, he was
a World War II Army Veteran
and fought in the battle of
The Bulge. He was owner of
L. L. McDaniel Construction
Company. Mr. McDaniel was
preceded in death by his wife,
Agnes Royster McDaniel.
Survivors include sons and
daughter-in-laws, Charles and
Kelly McDaniel, Duluth, Jerry
and Mary Jane McDaniel,
Lawrenceville; grandchildren,
Mark McDaniel, Debbie and
Scott St. John, Jerry McDaniel
Jr. and Donna McDaniel,
Michelle McDaniel and Tracy
Martin; great-grandchildren
, James, Brandon and Jacob
McDaniel, Dakota and
Nicki St. John, Chris Ellis,
Megan Smith, and Heather
Smith; great-great-grandsons,
Nicholas and Brian Hulsey;
brother, Bobby McDaniel,
Winder; and sisters Demp
Royster and Pearl McDaniel,
both of Winder.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, June 27, from Smith
Memory Chapel, with the
Rev. Robert Whatley officiat
ing. Burial was in Carter Hill
Christian Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Carter Hill
Christian Church, Winder.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Claud Matthews
GAINESVILLE - Claud
Daniel Matthews, 92, died
Thursday, June 25, 2009, fol
lowing an extended illness.
Born on March 7, 1917, in
Barrow County, he was the
son of the late Claud “Red” M.
and Martha “Mattie” Daniel
Matthews, and lived most of
his life in Hall County. He
retired from Gainesville Mill
after 42 years of service and
was of the
Baptist
denomina
tion. Mr.
Matthews
was preced
ed in death
by broth
ers, Rex
Matthews
and J.C.
Matthews; and a sister, Ruby
Smith. He was a loving hus
band, father, brother, grand
father and uncle, loved ones
stated.
Survivors include his lov
ing wife of 55 years, Dorothy
“Francine” Matthews,
Gainesville; children, Claudette
Kittle and Martha Jo Palmer
(Lamar), all of Monroe, Charles
Jenkins (Shelia), Talmo, Chris
Daniel Matthews (Bettyann),
Flowery Branch; sister, Sallie
Lou Chapman, Gainesville;
six grandchildren; 13 great
grandchildren; six great-great-
grandchildren; and many spe
cial nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, June 28, in the cha
pel of Memorial Park Funeral
Home with the Revs. Charles
Jenkins and Raleigh Parks
officiating. Burial will be in
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Cemetery in Banks County at
a later date.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Michael Nalley
JEFFERSON - Michael
Brandon Nalley, 16, died
Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
Born in Clarke County,
he was the son of Melissa
Nalley of Jefferson and Billy
King of Ila. He was a ninth
grade student of East Jackson
Comprehensive High School.
Survivors in addition to his
parents, include a brother,
Jadrien Young, Athens; and
half sisters, Jessie Pierce and
Hailey Pierce.
Funeral services were held
Friday, June 26, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Vicky Pass
DAHLONEGA - Vicky
Abernathy Pass, 36, formerly
of Hoschton, died Sunday,
June 21, 2009.
Born on December 28, 1972,
she was the daughter of Glenn
and Donna Everett Abernathy
of Hoschton, and mother, Linda
Holman Primer, Clearwater,
Fla. She was a 1991 gradu
ate of North Gwinnett High
School in Suwanee, was a
hairdresser, and a member of
Collins Hill Baptist Church in
Lawrenceville, Mrs. Pass was
preceded in death by grandpar
ents, Ralph and Dean Holman
and Henry and Marvene Burel
Abernathy.
Survivors in addition to
her parents, include a son,
Justin Pass, Hoschton; daugh
ters, Megan Pass, Hoschton,
and Holly Davis, Dahlonega;
brothers and sister-in-law,
Alan Abernathy, Florida, and
Michael and Katie Abernathy;
nephew, Benjamin Michael
Abernathy, Statham; sister
and brother-in-law, Jamie and
Bobby McKnight, Winder;
grandparents, Bernice and
Evelyn Everett, Buford; and
several, aunts, uncles and
cousins.
Funeral services were held
Friday, June 26, at Collins
Hill Baptist Church in
Lawrenceville, with the Rev.
Billy Driskell officiating.
Burial was in the church cem
etery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Flanigan Funeral
Home to help the family with
funeral expenses.
Flanigan Funeral Home,
Buford, was in charge of
arrangements.
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‘Mack’ Sisk
WINDER - Arthur “Mack”
Sisk, 90, died Thursday, June
25, 2009.
Born in Banks County, he
was the son of the late Henry
and Minnie Moss Sisk. He was
a member of the Line Baptist
Church in Banks County, was
retired after 40 years of service
from Chambers Music, and
was a veteran having served in
the United
States
Army dur
ing World
War II. Mr.
Sisk was
preceded in
death by his
wife, Wilma
Lucille
Pritchett Sisk; brothers,
Laymon Sisk, William Sisk,
Aururn Sisk, Ted Sisk, Cecil
Sisk and Seaborn Sisk.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Deborah Sisk, Winder;
special nephews and families,
Allen and Susan Pritchett,
Gainesville, Will and Debra
Pritchett, Mt. Juliet, Tenn.;
grandchildren, Tyler and Erin
Pritchett, Gainesville, Ben
and Mackenzie Pritchett, Mt.
Juliet, Tenn., Benjamin and
Callie Nolen, Louisville, Ky.;
great-grandchildren, Baylor,
Camden and Soleil Pritchett,
Mt. Juliett, Tenn., Asher
Nolen, Louisville, Ky.; both
ers, Joe Sisk, Marietta, and
Gene Sisk, McCloud, Calif.;
sisters, Blattice English,
Flowery Branch, Eunice
Cotton, Lula; sisters-in-law,
Rose Lee Parker, Oakwood,
Estelle Whitfield, Gainesville,
and Moderee Sisk, Homer.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, June 26, at Mt.
Carmel Baptist Church in
Banks County. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Northeast
Georgia Medical Center, 2150
Limestone Pkwy., Suite 222,
Gainesville, GA 30501.
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Loudonia Stinchcomb
WINDER - Loudonia Sue
Stinchcomb died Friday, June
26, 2009.
Survivors include children,
Donna Dempsey, Flowery
Branch, Ellen Stinchcomb,
Athens, and Andy Stinchcomb,
Winder; a sister, Sara Curlin,
Winder; and brother, Doug
Crowe, Winder; grandchildren,
Corey Drew, Brooke Dempsey
and Eric Gunby; and a great
grandchild, Elijah Gunby.
Memorial services will be
held Sunday, July 12, at 2 p.m.,
at the Winder Cultural Arts
Center.
In lieu of flowers, memori
als may be made to Odyssey
Health Care, 855 Gaines
School Rd., Ste. G, Athens,
GA 30605.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, is in charge of arrange
ments.
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‘Hal’Ward
WINDER - Harold Dean
“Hal” Ward, 68, died Sunday,
June 28, 2009.
Born in Clovis, New Mexico,
he was the son of the late Gene
and Marie Adkins Ward and
was a former resident of Texas
but had resided in Winder for
the past six years. He was a
member of the Winder First
Baptist Church and was a
retired middle school teacher.
Survivors include his wife,
Dorothy Ward, Winder; daugh
ter, Dawnette Cress, Santa
Maria, Calif.; sons, Derrick
Varnell, Ft. Worth, Texas, and
Darrin Ward, Hoschton; and
seven grandchildren.
Memorial services will be
held Thursday, July 2, at 6:30
p.m., in the chapel of Carter
Funeral Home with John
Talley officiating. The fam
ily suggests that memorials be
made to The Barrow County
Habitat for Humanity, PO.
Box 1144, Auburn, GA 30011,
or The American Diabetes
Association, Three Corporate
Square, Ste. 120, Atlanta, GA
30329.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, is in charge of arrange
ments.
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“A.J.” Watson
HULL - Andrew J. “A.J.”
Watson, 73, died Friday, June
26, 2009, peacefully from the
arms of his loving family to the
loving arms of his Lord.
Born on April 14, 1936, in
Nicholson, he was preceded in
death by a son, Richard Wells.
He took pride in his work with
a lifelong career in commercial
trucking and was a devoted
member of Victory Baptist
Church in Hull. He loved
spending time with his family
and many grandchildren, and
will always be remembered
by his love for God, his com
pelling stories, and his obses
sion of homemade vanilla ice
cream on a hot summer day,
loved ones stated.
Survivors include his lov
ing wife of 34 years, Retha
A. Watson; children, Gail
Moore, James Wells, Deborah
Willoughby, Joe Wells, Mike
Watson, David Wells, Tim
Watson, Danny Wells and
Trade Flores; 13 grandchil
dren; and 11 great-grandchil
dren.
Memorial services were held
Monday, June 29, at Victory
Baptist Church in Hull with
the Revs. Elmer Butler and
Rob Hamby officiating. Burial
was at the Gordon’s Chapel
United Methodist Church cem
etery.
Bridges Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Henry Witt
Henry Witt, 67, died Sunday,
June 28, 2009.
Survivors include a sister,
Nell Sims, Bogart; and sister
and brother-in-law, Mildred
and Wesley Hosch, Winder.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, July 2, at New Hope
A.M.E. Church, Hoschton,
with the Rev. Latham Mills
officiating. Burial was in
Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Eberhart & Son Mortuary,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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