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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009
Obituaries
‘Jim’Akins
STATHAM - Arthur
James “Jim” Akins, 85, died
Thursday, July 23, 2009.
Born in Barrow County, he
was the son of the late Jeffie
C. and Hattie M. Shaw Akins.
He was retired after 46 years
from Barrow Manufacturing
Company and was a member
of Pleasant Hill Presbyterian
Church.
Survivors include his
wife, Nell Akins, Statham;
sons and daughters-in-law,
Rodney and Vicky Akins,
Statham, Jeff and Gail
Akins, Auburn, and Marty
and Dawn Akins, Winder;
five grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; brother,
Floyd Akins, Statham; and
sisters, Ola Bell Chandler
and Dorothy Ferguson, both
of Winder.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, July 25, at
Smith Memory Chapel with
the Rev. Leon Pass officiat
ing. Burial was in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Wilma Atkinson
HOMER - Wilma M.
Atkinson, 74, formerly of
Lawrenceville, died Friday,
July 3, 2009.
She was preceded in death
by a daughter, Beverly Ann
Segars; and granddaughter,
Veranice Jurhee Segars.
Survivors include her hus
band of 57 years, Winfred
Atkinson, Homer; a daugh
ter, Beth Reynolds, Homer;
grandchildren, Norman
Segars, Martin, Brian Cloer,
Dacula, Renee Reynolds and
Rebecca Reynolds, both of
Homer; great-grandchildren,
C.J. Segars, Martin, Taylor
Cloer and Bailey Cloer,
both of Dacula, and Marlii
Daniels, Homer.
Funeral services were
held Monday, July 6, in the
Lawrenceville Chapel of
Tim Stewart Funeral Home
with the Rev. James Shelton
officiating. Burial was in
the Oakland Community
Cemetery in Lawrenceville.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Oakland
Community Cemetery Fund,
c/o Betty Reese, 607 Paden
Dr., Lawrenceville, GA
30044.
Tim Stewart Funeral
Home, Lawrenceville, was
in charge of arrangements.
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July 30, 2009.
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Carollette Cary
DANIELS VILLE
Carollette Parham Cary,
73, died Thursday, July 23,
2009, at Athens Regional
Medical Center in Athens.
Born in Madison County
on April 29, 1934, she was
the daughter of the late John
M. and Nora Wall Parham.
She was a homemaker and
member of the New Hope
Worship Center. Mrs. Cary
was preceded in death by
her husband, the late Ammie
C. Cary; son-in-law, Dave
Parker; four brothers; and
five sisters.
Survivors include a
son, John Barry Cary,
Danielsville; daughters, Amy
Johnette Parker and Angela
Carol Greenwood, both of
Danielsville; a sister, Evelyn
Parham, Danielsville; and
two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, July 26, in the cha
pel of Pruitt Funeral Home
with the Rev. Albert Vaughn
officiating. Burial was in
the Meadow Baptist Church
cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Douglas Craft
HOSCHTON - Douglas
Larry Craft, 65, died
Saturday,
July 25,
2009.
He was
a contract
farmer and
attended
Hebron
Baptist
Church in
Dacula.
Survivors include his
wife of 19 years, Gail
Craft, Hoschton; children
and spouses, Joseph Larry
and Paige Craft, Statham,
Christi and Chris Holbert,
Farmington, Scott and Jen
Mewborn, Lawrenceville,
Stacy and Kevin Cox,
Hoschton; brothers and sis-
ters-in-law, Billy and Mary
Craft, Charleston, S.C., Bo
and Faye Craft, Bostwick;
sister and brother-in-law,
Brenda and Dale Angevine,
Bethlehem; grandchildren,
Nicholas Mewborn, Kristin
Baldwin, D.J. Ledford,
Kendra Mewborn, Corey
Holbert, Hannah Cox, Jacob
Cox, Caleb Holbert, Peyton
Craft; great-grandchild,
Alyson Baldwin; and sev
eral nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, July 28, in
the Lawrenceville Chapel of
Tim Stewart Funeral Home
with Billy Britt officiating.
Burial was in Shadowlawn
Cemetery in Lawrenceville.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to
Hospice of Northeast
Georgia Medical Center,
743 Spring St., 5th Floor,
Gainesville, GA 30501,
Attn.: Administration.
Tim Stewart Funeral
Home, Lawrenceville, was
in charge of arrangements.
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July 29, 2009
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‘Babe’ Doster
HULL - Harvey “Babe”
Doster, 66, died Saturday,
July 25, 2009.
Born in Madison County,
he was the son of the late J.W.
and Hester Welch Doster.
He was self-employed as an
owner of Doster Brothers
Garage in Athens. Mr.
Doster was preceded in
death by brothers, Pete, Jim
and Charlie Doster.
Survivors include his
wife, Peggy Doster; step
daughters, Stacy Seagraves
and Teresa Bishop; a sis
ter, Louise Doster; broth
ers, Donald Doster, Bobby
Doster and Horace Doster;
five grandchildren; and other
relatives.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, July 28, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Jerry Bishop officiating.
Burial was in Union Baptist
Church cemetery. Pallbearers
were Justin Bishop, Jonah
Bishop, Jeremy Farmer,
Blake Smith, Ryne Meadow
and Evan Seagraves.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Jack Ellington
BRASELTON - Jack
Wesley Ellington, 75, died
Wednesday, July 22, 2009.
Born in Atlanta, he was
the son of the late J.W. and
Margaret Peacock Ellington.
He worked
in the
electrical
trade and
as director
of training
with the
AEJATC
school.
He was a
member of
Hebron Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Sylvia Saback Ellington,
Braselton; sons and daugh-
ter-in-law, Jeff Ellington,
Knoxville, Tenn., Greg and
Stacy Ellington, Commerce;
grandson, Spence Ellington,
Commerce; and a broth
er, Raymond Ellington,
Fayetteville.
Funeral services were held
Friday, July 24, in the chapel
of Evans Funeral Home with
the Rev. Jerry McCurdy
officiating. Burial was in
Evans Memory Gardens in
Jefferson.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 30, 2009.
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Roger Ewing
MURRAYVILLE
Roger Scott Ewing, 41, died
Monday, July 27, 2009, at
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center in Gainesville, fol
lowing a sudden illness.
Born on October 28, 1967,
in Hall County, he was the
son of the late
Bill Ewing
and Glenda
Perry Ewing
Owens. He was employed
at Applied Industry in
sales and was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church. He
was a veteran, having served
in the United States Army in
Egypt and Jordan. He will
be remembered as a loving
husband, father, brother, son
and friend, loved ones stated.
He was a man who served
his country with a great deal
of passion and honor and is
loved very much and will be
missed dearly.
Survivors include his wife,
Renea Ewing, Gainesville;
daughters, Taylor and Morgan
Ewing, both of Gainesville;
father and mother-in-law,
Johnny and Jackie Pirkle,
Flowery Branch; sister-in-
law and brother-in-law,
Jeanine and Chris Whitmire,
Braselton; brother-in-law
and sister-in-law, Jason and
Misty Pirkle, Braselton;
aunts and uncles, Robert
and Diane Eller, Gainesville,
and Annie Sue and Harold
Nix, Eastman; uncle, Danny
Perry, Gainesville; nieces,
Madison Whitmire and
Madelynn Pirkle; nephews,
Walker Whitmire, Matthew
Pirkle, Tristan William and
Logan Pirkle; grandparents,
Gene and Christine Pirkle,
Oakwood; grandmother,
Geneva Parker, Oakwood;
stepfather, Ed Owens,
Gainesville; special friends,
Tim McMaster, Buford,
and John Thompson, Alto;
the crew, Rex McClinton,
Howard Lee Davis Jr. and
Jonathan Yarbrough.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, July 30, in
the chapel of Memorial
Park Funeral Home with the
Revs. Danny Jones and Joel
Hughes officiating. Burial
was in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Ewing
Fund, Regions Bank, 111
Green St., SE, Gainesville,
GA 30501.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Robert Faulkner
SAVANNAH - Robert
Faulkner, 57, died Tuesday,
July 21, 2009.
A native of Jackson
County, he was the son of
the late Homer and Agnes
Doster Faulkner. He was
a former resident of Hall
County and was a retiree of
BellSouth with 32 years of
service.
Survivors include chil
dren, Laura Faulkner, Sugar
Hill, and Georgia and Paul
Faulkner, Maricopa, Ariz.;
grandchildren, Matthew
Faulkner and Ava Faulkner;
and brothers, Randall
Faulkner and Ricky Faulkner,
both of Hoschton.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, July 25, in
the chapel of Carter Funeral
Home with the Revs. Tim
Strickland and Robin Couey
officiating. Burial was
in Harmony Hall Baptist
Church cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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James Green
MAYSVILLE - James
H. Green, 88, died Tuesday,
July 21, 2009.
Born in Forsyth County,
he was the son of the late
Osmar and Mae Terry Green.
He worked as a sheet metal
worker and was a member
of the Sheet Metal Workers
Union and the Tucker
Lodge. He
was a veteran,
having served
in the United
States Army during World
War II and was recipient of
the Purple Heart and Bronze
Star.
Survivors include his
wife, Monteen Garmon
Green, Maysville; daughter,
Teresa Cain, Maysville; son
and daughter-in-law, Terry
and Connie Green, Monroe;
grandchildren, Tracy Dicara
and Kelly Cain; great-grand
children, Michael Hammett,
Danielle Mundy and Dalton
Dicara; great-great-grand-
children, Waylon Hammett
and Hayden Hammett; sis
ters, Harriette Cabe and
Genia Green.
Funeral services were
held Friday, July 24, in the
chapel of Evans Funeral
Home. Burial was in Floral
Hills Memorial Gardens in
Tucker.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Rev. Hoyt Ivester
JEFFERSON - Rev.
Hoyt Clifford Ivester,
89, formerly of the New
Holland Community in
Gainesville, died Monday,
July 27, 2009, at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville following a brief
illness.
Born in Toccoa on
December 26,
1919, he was
the son of the
late Frank and
Mary Bell Massey Ivester.
He made the mill village of
New Holland his home most
of his life. As father, grand
father, pastor and friend, he
touched the lives of every
one he came in contact with.
Rev. Ivester was preceded in
death by his lovely wife of
over 60 years, Ruby Wilson
Ivester; brothers, Cortez,
Pete, Paul and Buck Ivester;
and a sister, Illone Ramey.
In April, 1943, he and four
of his brothers went into
the military and fought in
World War II. Following
basic training in Macon, at
Camp Wheeler, he was sent
overseas to Rome, Sicily
and Casablanca, Italy. He
served and fought honor
ably in Company E, 135th
Infantry Regiment, 34th
Infantry Division, being
awarded the Purple Heart
among other awards. He
returned to New Holland
following World War II and
worked at New Holland Mill
for over 40 years, retiring
in 1985. Aside from work
ing full-time in the mill, he
was also a Southern Baptist
Minister. He was the pas
tor of numerous churches
in the North Georgia area
to include Chattahoochee
Baptist in Flowery Branch,
Fairview Missionary Baptist
Church in Gainesville,
Grove Level in Maysville,
and Pendergrass Baptist
Church, in Pendergrass. He
was ordained as a minister
September, 1954, at Pleasant
Union Baptist Church, New
Holland, Gainesville.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Jeanne Riley, Jefferson;
grandchildren, David Bruce,
Todd Riley, Leah Smith,
Hannah Brookshire and
Timothy Riley; 11 great
grandchildren; brother, Will
Ivester; and sister, Jewel
Martin.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, July 30, in the
chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Bill Carpenter officiating.
Burial was in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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July 30, 2009.
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Jesse Jackson
LULA - Jesse James
Jackson Jr., 45, died Tuesday,
July 21, 2009, from injuries
sustained in an automobile
accident.
Born in Hall County, he
was the son of Marrell Moon
Jackson of Gainesville and
the late Jesse B. Jackson.
He lived most of his life in
the Hall County and Banks
County area. He worked at
Wayne Farms as a mechan
ic and was a member of
The Lighthouse Church in
Maysville.
Survivors in addition to
his mother include his wife,
Kristina Hughie Jackson,
Lula; a son, Joshua James
Jackson, Lula; daughters,
Victoria Jessica Jackson,
Monika Elaine Jackson, and
Virginia Hallie Jackson, all
of Lula; brother and sis
ter-in-law, Joel and Janice
Jackson, Gainesville; sis
ters and brothers-in-law,
Teresa and Albert Martin,
Knoxville, Tenn., and
Ruby Dean and Roosevelt
Wallace, Gainesville, Mary
Ellen Jackson and Karen
Vanessa Jackson; father-in-
law, Joseph Hail Hughie;
very special nephews, Joel
Blake Jackson and Kareem
Moore; and a host of nieces
and nephews.
Memorial services were
held Saturday, July 25, in
the chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Rochard White Sr. and Jerry
Cameron officiating.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Wachovia
Bank (any location), Jesse
J. Jackson’s Children’s Trust
Account.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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‘Eddie’ Jackson
William Edward ‘Eddie’
Jackson, 52, died Thursday,
July 23, 2009.
He was the son of
Earnestine Jackson and the
late William Jackson and
was employed with SKC,
Inc. for many years.
Survivors in addition to
his mother include brothers,
Eugene (Peggy) Jackson,
and Garry Jackson, all of
Athens; a sister, Debra
Valentine, North Carolina;
half sister, Eula Blackwell;
special friend, Patricia
Hudson, Bethlehem; aunts,
Mildred Damons, Gussie
Dunkin, Annie Ree Reddish,
Maryln Hinton; uncles, John
(Modene) Thrasher and
James (Beatrice) Jackson;
and several nieces and neph
ews.
Funeral services were held
Monday, July 27, from Gum
Springs Baptist Church in
Jefferson, with the Revs.
M.C. Teasley and Kenneth
P. Cooper officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Eberhart & Son Mortuary,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Eunice Ladd
GAINESVILLE - Eunice
Leola Fowler Simmons
Ladd, 85, died Sunday, July
26,2009, at Athens Regional
Medical Center in Athens
following an extended ill
ness.
Born on August 11, 1923,
in Gilmer County, she was
the daughter of the late John
Presley and Ida Brookshire
Fowler. She worked many
years for J.D. Jewell and then
later at Clore’s Restaurant.
Mrs. Ladd was preceded
in death by husbands, Carl
Simmons and Sylva Ladd;
a daughter, Carol Franks;
granddaughter, Kourtney
Dill; sister, Illar Stover; and
brother, Donald Fowler.
Survivors include a daugh
ter and son-in-law, Cleda and
Donald Mote, Commerce;
son, Carl L. Simmons Jr.,
Gainesville; grandchildren,
Debra and Anthony Burson,
Courtney Cantrell, all of
Commerce, Elizabeth and
Chris Shaw, Flowery Branch,
Rebecca Perry Ketchun, Carl
Simmons III and Charlotte
Simmons, Carol and Arthur
Cantrell, all of Gainesville;
15 great-grandchildren; four
great-great-grandchildren;
a sister, Gerthal Stover,
Chats worth; and brother and
sister-in-law, Delmer and
Doris Fowler, Gainesville.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, July 29,
in the chapel of Memorial
Park Funeral Home with
the Revs. Phillip Wehunt,
Barney Johns and Elder
Wendell Stover officiating.
Burial was in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Deborah Jean McCoy
MAYSVILLE - Deborah
Jean McCoy, 55, died
Saturday, July 25, 2009,
at St. Mary’s Hospital in
Athens.
Born in Jackson County,
she was the daughter of the
late Willie Roger and Sadie
Martin McCoy and was a
cosmetologist. Mrs. McCoy
was preceded in death by
a sister, Dana McCoy; and
brother, Tim McCoy.
Survivors include sons,
Brian Stockton, Nicholson,
and Chad Stockton,
Maysville; sisters, Pat
Duncan, Ila, Sadie Diane
McCoy, Florida, Samantha
McCoy Parr, Homer; a
brother, Donnie McCoy,
Homer; grandchildren,
Austin Stockton, Dakota
Stockton, Logan Stockton
and Tyler Griffin; 13 nieces
and nephews. At Deborah’s
request, no memorial ser
vices are scheduled.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Mildred Madden
DORAVILLE - Mildred
Madden, 73, died Tuesday,
July 21, 2009.
A native of Franklin
County, she was the daugh
ter of the late Clarence and
Ruby Teat Toney. She had
attended North Peachtree
Baptist Church and was a
homemaker.
Survivors include daugh
ters and son-in-law, Michelle
and Mark Schramm and
Melissa Madden; grand
children, Chris Schramm,
Matt Schramm and Will
Schramm.
Graveside services were
held Sunday, July 26, at
Barrow Memorial Gardens
with the Rev. Lester Hall
officiating.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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July 30, 2009.
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Helen Manders
WINDER - Helen
Manders, 79, died Sunday,
July 26, 2009.
A native and lifelong
resident of Barrow County,
she was the daughter of the
late Henry T. and Florence
Maffet Manders. Miss
Manders was a member of
the Winder Church of The
Lord Jesus Christ and was
a retired seamstress with
Cherokee Manufacturing
Company of Winder.
Survivors include a sister
and brother-in-law, Barbara
and Loyce Casper, Winder;
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 29, in the
chapel of Carter Funeral
Home with the Revs. Tommy
Baker and Johnny Wright
officiating. Burial was in
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Robert Morris
LULA - Robert James
Morris, 84, died Saturday,
July 25, 2009, at his resi
dence.
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