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THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009 MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS PAGE 11A-M Survivors include children, Loriane Shelton, Nicholson, Cathe White, Athens, Pam (Ruff) Smith, Danielsville, and E. Kenneth (Jean) Murray, Monroe; a brother, Horace Williamson, Columbia, S.C.; sister-in-law, Margie Williamson, Nicholson; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great grandchildren. Graveside services were held Thursday, July 9, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials contributions may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. Lord and Stephens, East, Athens, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. July 9, 2009.. (081) Ora Parten ROYSTON - Ora Estelle Parten, 94, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at her resi dence. Born in Franklin County on August 31, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Obediah and Nellie Carey Parten. She was retired from Chicopee in Royston and was of the Methodist denomination. Miss Parten was preceded in death by brothers, Archie, Jim, Harold, and John Parten; and sisters, Mertha Parten, Emma Lou Fortson and Mattie Lee Smith. Survivors include several nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and nephews; and several great-great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 4, in the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Allen Carmichael officiating. Burial was in the Pennington Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery. Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. July 9, 2009. (160) Beverly Pittman NICHOLSON - Beverly Dean Pittman, 71, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Heritage Healthcare of Athens. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late David Cecil and Margarite Harris Matthews. She was a member of New Harmony Baptist Church and was retired from Wilkins Industrial. Mrs. Pittman was preceded in death by her hus band, Henry Grady Pittman. Survivors include daugh ters, Deborah Jarrard, Hull, and Tara Hembree, Nicholson; sons, Phil Pittman, Nicholson, and Matt Pittman, Glasklo, Ky.; a sister, Barbara Hembree, Winterville; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 10, at 3 p.m., at New Harmony Baptist Church with the Revs. Andy Edwards and David Harbin officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. July 9, 2009.. (622) Judy Reddish JEFFERSON - Judy Elaine Reddish, 54, died Thursday, July 2, 2009. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of Horace Bryant, Jefferson, and the late Mary Bryant. She had worked as a bookkeeper. Survivors in addition to her father include her husband, Ray Reddish, Jefferson; two sons, Greg Duncan and Tony Duncan; one daughter, Michelle Howington; one brother, David Bryant; one sister, Virginia Bruce; 10 grandchildren, Christopher Duncan, Timothy Duncan, Calista Duncan, Jake Turner, Alex Turner, Andrew Duncan, Layne Duncan, Madison Turner, Joseph Duncan and Bryson Duncan. Funeral services were held Monday, July 6, in the cha pel of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. July 9, 2009.. (875) Kelsey Shepley WINDER - Kelsey McCall Shepley, 19, died Thursday, July 2, 2009. Born in Hall County, she was the daughter of David and Debbie Webb Shepley, Winder. She was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church. Survivors in addition to her parents include a son, David Colt Thornton, Winder; grandparents, Blain and Carol Shepley, Gerald and Jan Webb, and Deloris Bozman; three sisters, Leah Whitney Shepley, Lyndsey Jordan Shepley and Loryne Welch, all of Winder; one brother, Ethan Shepley, Winder; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services were held on Sunday, July 5, in Smith Memory Chapel at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with Pastor Dave Stroup offi ciating. Burial followed in Barrow Memorial Gardens, Winder. Memorial contributions may be made to Gospel Light Baptist Church, 1250 Tom Miller Road, Bethlehem, Ga. 30620. Smith Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. July 9, 2009.. (18360) Bobby Sherman HOSCHTON - Robert “Bobby” Milton Sherman, 72, died Sunday, July 5, 2009. Born in Danbury, Conn., he was a son of the late Clifford and Laura Swanson Sherman. He was of the Baptist denom ination and was a member of the Moose Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Naomi Grace Vermilica Sherman, Hoschton; sons and daughter-in-law, Edward and Cynthia Sherman, Carrollton, and Ricky Killmon, Sebring, Fla.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, July 7, in Smith Memory Chapel at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with Tom Kasting officiat ing. Burial followed in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Smith Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. July 9, 2009.. (18360) Helen Smith JEFFERSON - Helen M. Smith, 87, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at her residence. Born in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late John and Ophelia Stevenson McConnell. She was a member of Apple Valley Baptist Church and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband. Herald Smith; three brothers, Gene, Mack and Roger McConnell; and a sister, Rea Harris. Survivors include two sons, James Smith, Monroe, N.C., and Horace Smith, Hull; two daughters, Frances Grier, Flowery Branch, and Marie Williams, Dunwoody; one sis ter, Mary Sewell, Carnesville; two sisters-in-law, Mary Adams, Commerce, and Lucille Smith, Nicholson; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Sunday, July 5, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Lee Hunter and Chaplain Bill Hayes officiating. Burial followed in the Rogers Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. July 9, 2009.. (622) Rodney Swanson HULL - Rodney M. Swanson, 69, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at his residence following a courageous year long battle with leukemia. Born in Escanaba, Mich., he was the son of the late Amber and Clarence Swanson of Skokie, Ill., and the hus band of Patricia Sheridan Swanson. He was raised in Skokie, Ill., and was a graduate of Colorado State in Durango, with a degree in agri-business. His lifelong love affair with horses and hounds that began in his teens in the Chicago area became a long and distinguished career as a Professional Huntsman with organized foxhunting clubs in Texas, New Mexico, Illinois, South Carolina, and Georgia. Prior to his retirement last year, Swanson served as Professional Huntsman for Shakerag Hounds for 20 years, overseeing all hunt and breeding activities for the club. He came to Shakerag from Charleston, S.C., where he served as Professional Huntsman for Middleton Place Hounds for 15 years. For more than 10 years, he was Master of his own private pack of foxhounds, Grandfather Mountain Hounds, of Linville, N.C. Since 2007, he was also Master of his own private beagle pack. Nowhere Farm Foot Hounds, Hull. Swanson was a member of the American Foxhound Association, the Master of Fox Hounds Association, and sat on the board of direc tors of the Madison County- Oglethorpe Animal Shelter. He was also a breeder of Belted Galloway Cattle and a member of the Belted Galloway Society, as well as the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association. He was an avid bird-hunter, and since his retirement was actively involved in training birddogs. Swanson was a member of Quail Unlimited. Along with his professional duties at both Shakerag and Middleton, “Mr. Rod” was devoted to educating and mentoring children and teens interested in riding and hunt- related activities, including junior and children’s hunt programs. For many years, he also served as horseman ship instructor at summer camp programs he developed in North Carolina and New Mexico. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the American Cancer Society, or the Madison County Food Bank. Friends and family were invited to attend and partici pate in a celebration of Rod’s life on Tuesday, July 7, at the Shakerag Hounds Clubhouse, 3898 Neese-Commerce Rd., Hull. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce was in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. July 9, 2009.. (622-55.85) William Tiner COMMERCE - William Landrum Tiner, III, 64, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce. Born in High Point, N.C., he was the son of Grace Louise Lance Tiner, Carlton, and the late William Landrum Tiner, Jr. He was a member of the Masons. Survivors in addition to his mother include two daughters, Betty Thomas, Commerce, and Lynn Harrison, Marshallville; one son, John Tiner, Marshallville; one brother, Charlie Tiner; two sisters, Judy Duke and Sue Scogin; five grandchildren and three great-grandchil dren. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. July 9, 2009.. (622) 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. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. July 9, 2009.. ‘Bill’ Womer CLARKESVILLE Reverend William “Bill” Womer, Clarkesville, died Sunday, July 5, 2009. We give thanks and praise to God for Bill’s faith in Jesus Christ his Savior and Lord. Born on December 8, 1937 in Pittsburgh, [uujiyu Pa., he was 888» ~ the son of the late William Clarence Womer and Ida K. Womer. Bill was baptized into the Christian faith in 1937 and confirmed April 2, 1950 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, Pa. Bill attended Girard College in Philadelphia, Pa., served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1961. He worked for Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis for nine-and- a-half years, while attend ing and graduating from Upper Iowa University with a degree in Political Science and Business Administration. He then entered Concordia Theological Seminary in 1979. He was ordained in 1982 at Grace Lutheran Church in Holiday Island/ Eureka Springs, Ark., where he had served his year of vicarage in 1981. Bill served two churches during his min istry, Grace Lutheran Church in Ark. from 1981 to 1990 and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Gainesville, Ga. from 1991 to 2006. While serving Grace Lutheran Church full time, he served as a mission planner for two other churches, one in Shell Knob, Mo. and one in Berryville, Ark. While serving Good Shepherd he served as a mission plan ner for Winder, Ga., now known as Arms of Grace and recently worked with the Rev. Roger Schwartz and now the Rev. Peter Grana with the Clarkesville, Ga. mission. Survivors include his wife, Frances Womer, Clarkesville; son, Mark Womer, Winder; grandsons, Justin, Tracy and Charles Dylan Womer, all of Winder; and one great-grand daughter, Kayden Danielle Womer, Winder. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 11, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Toccoa, with interment to be at 3 p.m. in Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Peter Grana will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 10, 2009 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. May our loving and merci ful Lord, by his grace, com fort the family with the assur ance of the resurrection from the dead of all those who like Bill, fall asleep in Jesus Christ. The family requests that memorials for Pastor Bill be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Post Office Box 1154, Toccoa, GA 30577. Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. July 9, 2009.. (19075-56) Buckle Up! 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