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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009
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Obituaries
Edna Bruce
GAINESVILLE - Edna
Emma Lee Bruce, 77, died
Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at
New Horizon West Nursing
Home following an extended
illness.
Born on February 24, 1932,
in Banks County, she was the
daughter of the late Thomas
Frank and Mattie Pauline
Moon Roberts. She was retired
from Fieldale Poultry and was
a member of Eastview Baptist
Church. Mrs. Bruce was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, John Hubert Bruce; and
brothers, James Roberts and
Gene Roberts.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Janet Bruce, Gainesville;
sons and daughters-in-law,
John and Elizabeth Bruce and
Jackie and Elaine Bruce, all
of Gainesville; 10 grandchil
dren; a sister, Grace Beckhart,
Gainesville; and brother,
Verner Roberts, Gainesville.
Funeral services were held
Friday, July 17, in the cha
pel of Memorial Park Funeral
Home with the Rev. Danny
Ray Martin officiating.
Burial was in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 23, 2009.
(19075)
Ricky Davis
MONROE - Ricky Wayne
Davis, 53, died Thursday, July
16, 2009.
He was the son of Modell
Montgomery of Winder and
the late Frank Davis. He
was an employee of Lanier
Contracting.
Survivors in addition to his
mother include sons, Ricky
Davis, Winder, and Joel
Davis, Monroe; grandson,
Zack Davis, Winder; sisters,
Linette Casey, McDonough,
Shirley Patton, Monroe,
Marsha Knight and Latricia
Fortner, both of Winder;
brothers, Howell Davis, Mike
Montgomery, Jeff Davis,
Tim Montgomery, Ronnie
Montgomery and Jerry
Montgomery, all of Winder.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 22, in the
chapel of Carter Funeral
Home with the Revs. Johnny
Ray Puckett and Kenneth
Morrell officiating. Burial
was in Mt. Vernon Christian
Church cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 23, 2009.
(18360)
‘Buford Heavy’
Duncan
COMMERCE - Eric D.
“Buford Heavy” Duncan, 60,
died Wednesday, July 15,
2009.
He was the son of the late
O.D. Duncan and Lora Allen
Duncan Carr of Braselton and
stepfather, the late William
Carr. He was a 1967 gradu
ate of North Gwinnett High
School, was a machinist by
trade, but his passion was
building dragsters and rac
ing. He owned Buford’s
Automotive in Commerce.
Over the years he worked
as crew chief for Jerome
Bradford, Gary Brown and
Warren Johnson, and during
this time they each won a
championship. Mr. Duncan
was preceded in death by a
niece, Dana Everett.
Survivors in addition to
his mother include his wife,
Beverly Dobbs Duncan,
Commerce; sister and broth-
er-in-law, Florence and Jim
Garmon, Braselton; stepbroth
er, Mike Carr, Pennsylvania;
mother-in-law and father-in-
law, Bill and Dorothy Dobbs,
Marietta; sister-in-law and
brother-in-law, Carol and Ken
Argo, Powder Springs; one
niece; two nephews; and sev
eral great-nieces and neph
ews.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, July 18, in the cha
pel of Flanigan Funeral Home
with the Rev. Billy Manus
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officiating. Burial was in
Broadlawn Memorial Gardens
in Buford.
Flanigan Funeral Home,
Buford, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
H. Gary Fortson
DEWY ROSE - H. Gary
Fortson, 54, died Monday,
July 13, 2009, following an
extended illness.
He was the son of the late
Horace and Annie Laura
Fortson and was preceded in
death by his father-in-law,
J.W. Davis.
Survivors include his wife
of 25 years, Patricia Fortson;
daughter and son-in-law, Lynn
and Buddy Stephens; grand
children, Tyler and Heather
Stephens; sisters, Connie
Carter, Lisa Candler, Elaine
Short and Lynn Herman;
brothers, Ronnie and Alex
Fortson; mother-in-law, Patsy
Davis; brother-in-law, Wayne
Davis; a special niece; and a
number of friends.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, July 16, in the cha
pel of Hicks Funeral Home
with the Rev. Gary Purvis
officiating. Burial was in
Elmhurst Cemetery.
Hicks Funeral Home,
Elberton, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
Brett Johnson
PENDERGRASS - Brett
Donald Johnson, 37, died
Friday, July 17, 2009, at
Gwinnett Medical Center.
Born in Fairfield County,
Conn., he was the son of Bing
and Nancy Christopherson
Johnson of Hartwell. He was
employed as a pharmacist
with Publix.
Survivors in addition to
his parents, include his wife,
Amelia Kay Fry Johnson,
Pendergrass; a son, Jake
Johnson, Pendergrass; sis
ter, Stacy Vanden Heuvel,
Hendersonville, N.C.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, July 19, at Commerce
Presbyterian Church with the
Rev. R. Monty Nelson offici
ating. Burial was in Grey Hill
Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
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James Lynn
COMMERCE - James
Michael
Lynn,
30, died
Thursday,
July 16,
2009.
He was
the son
of David
Michael
and Dianna
Athey Lynn of Braselton. He
worked as a claims adjuster
with an insurance company
and was a member of Living
Word Worship Center in
Jefferson. He enjoyed ATV
riding, playing golf, and was
a former youth minister, loved
ones added.
Survivors in addition to
his parents include his wife,
Jennifer Armour Lynn,
Commerce; a son, Peyton
Michael Lynn, Commerce;
grandparents, Lamar and
Jackie Lynn, Braselton;
grandmother, Barbara Wilson,
Braselton; great-grandmoth
er, Virginia Davis, Braselton;
brother, David Lamar Lynn,
Dacula; sister, Amanda Lynn
Page, Carnesville; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, July 18, in the cha
pel of Evans Funeral Home
with the Revs. Mark Mobley
and Jeff Bridges officiating.
Burial was in Evans Memory
Gardens in Jefferson.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
(S75)
Charles McDaniel
BETHLEHEM - Charles
N. McDaniel, 81, died Sunday,
July 12, 2009.
Born on May 1, 1928, he
was the son of Bridges and
Leveda Wall McDaniel. He
was preceded in death by
brothers, Thomas and Herbert
McDaniel.
He was raised in Bethlehem
by his grandmother, Jenny
Doster McDaniel, follow
ing the death of his mother
when he was
an infant.
During the war
at age 14 he
worked briefly in the ship
yards at Brunswick before
joining the Merchant Marines
at age 15 for one tour of
duty. Following that he joined
the Coast Guard. During
World War II he served on
Coast Guard Cutters in the
waters off of France and the
Northeast Coast of Canada
and the US. He owned and
operated Holiday6 Grocery in
Winder following his retire
ment.
He was a Mason and
Shriner, was a deacon at
the First Christian Church
in Winder, but in 1980 was
ordained as a New Thought
Minister at the Center for
Spiritual Awareness, and was
thus able to work with alco
holics who were incarcerated
and “ready” to hear about
AA.
Survivors include his wife
of 64 years, Hassie Lee
Stewart McDaniel; daughters
and sons-in-law, Cheryl and
Hank Hilderbrand, Jackson,
Debbie McDaniel, Bethlehem,
and Marsha and David
Gooch, Jefferson; grandchil
dren and spouses, Henry and
Cassie Hilderbrand, Johns
Creek, Jeremy and Lynne
Hilderbrand, Stockbridge,
Chuck and Maureen Gooch,
Bethlehem, and Kellee Gooch,
Nashville, Tenn.; three great
grandchildren; one niece; and
numerous cousins.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
Irene Morris
WINDER - Irene Cox
Morris, 97, died Thursday,
July 16, 2009.
Born in Walton County, she
was the daughter of the late
Fred E. and Missouri Austin
Cox. She was a member of
Midway Christian Church and
was retired from the garment
business as a floor supervisor.
Mrs. Morris was preceded in
death by her husband, Leroy
Morris; and a brother, Reese
Cox.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Charles L.
and Charlotte Morris; grand
children, Mike Morris and
Patti Faglier; great-grand
children, Drew Morris, Ryan
Morris and Brooke Pitts; and
a sister, Marguerite Mooney,
Winder.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, July 18, at Smith
Memory Chapel with the Rev.
A1 Garvin officiating. Burial
was in Barrow Memorial
Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
(18360)
‘Rich’Phillips
GAINESVILLE
Ethelene “Rich” Phillips, 92,
died Monday, July 20, 2009,
at New Horizon Nursing
Home following an extended
illness.
Born on March 16, 1917,
in Banks County, she was
the daughter of the late Arnie
and Nellie Sheridan Rich. She
was a retired seamstress and
was of the Baptist denomina
tion. Mrs. Phillips was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Fletcher P. Phillips.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Marie Phillips Rogers,
Gainesville; brother, Clyde
Rich, Gainesville; grand
daughters and spouses, Lynn
Rogers, Jane and Brian
Bowmar, all of Gainesville,
and Susan and Chuck Titshaw,
Hoschton; great-grandsons,
Kristopher Bowmar and
Matthew Bowmar, both of
Gainesville; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, July 23, in the cha
pel of Memorial Park Funeral
Home with the Revs. James
Woods and Wayne Hicks
officiating. Burial was in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
(19075)
Allen Reed
PENDERGRASS
Allen Glenn Reed, 26, died
Thursday, July 16, 2009, at
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center.
Born in Jackson County, he
was the son of Lisa (Whisnant)
Pruitt and stepfather, Tommy
L. Pruitt, of Pendergrass. He
loved to fish, listen to music
and play video games, loved
ones stated.
Survivors in addition to his
mother and stepfather include
sisters, Melinda and Jennifer
Pruitt, both of Pendergrass;
grandparents, Jessie and
Gary Reed, Gainesville, and
Linda Gregory, Pendergrass;
a special friend, Trent Gibbs,
Gainesville; and a host of
other family and friends.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, July 19, in the chapel
of Memorial Park Funeral
Home with the Rev. Scott
Wilson officiating. Burial was
in Hopewell Baptist Church
cemetery.
Memorial South Park
Funeral Home, Flowery
Branch, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
July 23, 2009.
(19078)
J.D. Saylors
TOCCOA - J.D. Saylors,
64, died Monday, July 20,
2009, at his residence.
Born on June 14, 1945,
in Hart County, he was the
son of Dorothy Fitzgerald
Saylors of Toccoa and the late
J.B. Saylors. He had lived
in Commerce for 15 years
before making Toccoa his
home. He worked for Stovall
Building Supplies for a num
ber of years, and loved to
garden, read and cook. Mr.
Saylors was preceded in
death by his wife, Mary Ellen
Fincannon Saylors; a stepson,
Danny Varner; and brother,
Guy Saylors.
Survivors in addition to
his mother include a daugh
ter, Lori Saylors, Toccoa;
son, JD Saylors Jr., Toccoa;
stepchildren, Dana Herron
and Larry Fincannon, both
of Commerce; eight grand
children; two sisters and a
brother-in-law, Lorene and
Jimmy Deal, DeFuniak
Springs, Fla., and Carolyn
Bearden, Cleveland; brothers
and sisters-in-law, Charles
and Peggy Saylors, Aaron and
Joyce Saylors, and Travis and
Grace Saylors, all of Toccoa;
special caregivers, Adam and
Lisa Bearden, Cleveland.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, July 23, from the
Hillcrest Chapel of the Acree-
Davis Funeral Home with the
Rev. Jerrell Beatty officiating.
Burial was in the Zebulon
Baptist Church Cemetery
with the Rev. Marvin Brown
officiating at the graveside
service.
Acree-Davis Funeral Home,
Toccoa, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
Estelle Seay
GAINESVILLE - Estelle
G. Seay, 87, died Friday, July
17,2009, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center following an
extended illness.
Born on October 17, 1921,
in Hall County, she was the
daughter of the late James H.
and Lilly Dora Smith Grizzle.
Her first job was at New
Holland Mill for 10 years
and her second job was the
first female inspector for the
Department of Agriculture,
where she retired after 24
years of service. She was a
member of Montgomery
Memorial Baptist Church, and
was loved and famous world
wide for her beautiful quilts
and her sewing. She loved
camping and fishing and was
a good carpenter, loved ones
stated. Mrs. Seay was preced
ed in death by brothers, Kelice
Grizzle, Charlie Grizzle and
Frank Grizzle; and a sister,
Louise Grizzle.
Survivors include her hus
band of 32 years, B. Fred
Seay, Gainesville; stepson
and daughter-in-law, Tommy
and Peggy Seay, Hull; broth
ers and sisters-in-law, J.W.
and Mae Grizzle, Junior and
Olla Mae Grizzle, and D.C.
Grizzle, all of Gainesville, and
Bobby and Ellen Grizzle, Fort
Valley; sisters and brothers-
in-law, Geraldine and Woody
Dunmire, Seattle, Wash., and
Linda and J. Donald Smith,
Gainesville; sisters-in-laws,
Linda Grizzle, Gainesville,
Mary S. King, Bonaire, and
Lucille Jacks, Maysville.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, July 19, in the cha
pel of Memorial Park Funeral
Home with the Rev. Mike
Grizzle officiating. Burial was
in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hospice of
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center, 2150 Limestone
Pkwy., Gainesville, GA
30501.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
(19075-38.45)
Byron Skinner
WINDER - Byron Bernard
Skinner, 82, died Tuesday,
July 14, 2009, at his resi
dence.
He was the son of the
late Than and Lena Doster
Skinner and
was a retired
superinten
dent with the
Barrow County Department
of Roads and Bridges. He was
a veteran, having served in the
United States Army during
World War II. Mr. Skinner
was preceded in death by his
wife, Betty Morrow Skinner;
and a great-granddaughter,
Stephanie Nicole Wright.
Survivors include chil
dren and spouses, Charles
and Rae Skinner, Linda and
Jeff Williams, all of Winder,
Gary and Rebekah Skinner,
Jefferson; grandchildren, Bill
and Penny Skinner, Leabee
Skinner, Kristie and Tim
Dove, Jennifer and Randy
Faulkner, Clayton Skinner,
Krista and Todd Bruce and
Rachel Skinner; 14 great
grandchildren; six great-great-
grandchildren; sister, Louise
Patton, Winder; and brother,
Myron Skinner, Bethlehem.
Funeral services were
Thursday, July 16, in the cha
pel of Carter Funeral Home
with the Rev. John Briscoe
officiating. Burial was in Rose
Hill Cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
Charlene Strickland
ATHENS - Charlene
Broome Strickland, 88, died
Sunday, July 12, 2009.
Born on July 9, 1921, she
was the daughter of the late
Robert and Susan Broome.
She was an economics teach
er for 31 years before retiring,
having taught many of those
years at Madison County High
School. She was of the Baptist
denomination and a member of
Danielsville Baptist Church.
Mrs. Strickland was preced
ed in death by her husband,
James Howard Strickland.
Survivors include sis
ters, Jimmie Lou Benton,
Jacksonville, Fla., Willie
Ruth Freeman, Lincolnton; a
niece, Linda Gennerich; two
nephews; two great-nephews;
David and Bowen Freeman.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, July 18, at
Daniels ville Baptist Church.
Burial was in Danielsville
City Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Bob Fogg, Barry Smith,
David Freeman, Ben Black,
Bowen Freeman and Gary
Gennerich.
Brown Funeral Home,
Danielsville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 23, 2009
Drewey Vandiver
BRASELTON - Drewey
Bynam Vandiver, 84, died
Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at his
residence surrounded by his
loving family.
Born in Franklin County,
Ala., he was
the son of the
late William
Lonnie and
Ludie (Garrett) Vandiver.
He was a veteran, having
served in the United States
Army during World War II.
Mr. Vandiver was preced
ed in death by sons, Mark
Daniel Vandiver and Hoyt
Lee Vandiver; and a daughter,
Lisa Lynn Vandiver. He loved
his family and grandchildren,
fishing, gardening and wood
working, loved ones stated.
Survivors include his lov
ing wife of 63 years, Alma
(Baker) Vandiver, Braselton;
daughters and son-in-law,
Rosie Mae and Walter Clark,
Winder, Imojean Mull, Jonette
and Walter Storey, all of
Jefferson; son and daughter-
in-law, Harold D. and Carol
Vandiver, Braselton; 13 grand
children; 28 great-grandchil
dren; five great-great-grand-
children; and a host of other
family and friends.
Funeral services will be
held Friday, July 24, at 11
a.m., at Memorial Park South
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Thomas Holmes officiating.
Burial will be in Walnut Fork
Baptist Church Cemetery. The
family will receive friends at
the funeral home Thursday,
July 23, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Memorial Park South
Funeral Home, Flowery
Branch, is in charge of
arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
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‘Judy’ Whitehead
COMER - Evelyn “Judy”
Jeanette Whitehead died
Monday, July 20, 2009.
She was the daughter of the
late Dorothy Whitehead.
Survivors include broth
ers, Ronald and Eugene
Whitehead.
Graveside services were
held Thursday, July 23, at the
Providence Baptist Church
cemetery with the Rev. Albert
Vaughn officiating.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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July 23, 2009.
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