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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
Obituaries
Ralph Autry
ILA - Ralph Howard Autry
Jr., 41, died Monday, August
24, 2009, at his residence.
Born in Winder, he was the
son of Ralph Howard Autry
Sr. of Statesboro and Patricia
Ann Thompson Sailors and
stepfather, Richard Sailors.
Survivors include his wife,
Angela Joan Howard Autry;
children, Ralph Howard Autry
III, Angel Autry and Corey
Autry, all of Ila; stepchildren,
John Dembeck, Rebecca
Dembeck, Tammy Dembeck,
William Nunamaker, all
of Ila; brothers and sisters,
Nancy Everett, Ila, Adrienne
Autry, Buford, Michael Autry
and Scott Autry, both of Ila,
John Autry, Nicholson; step
brothers, James and Charles
Benton; 14 grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held
Thursday, August 27, at Huff
Cemetery in Watkinsville.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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Eugene Brown
ALTO - Eugene Thomas
Erwin Brown, 76, died
Thursday, August 27, 2009, at
the Northeast Georgia Medical
Center in Gainesville.
Born in Habersham County,
he was the son of the late Fred
Joshua and Olivia Rebecca
Sears Brown. He was a United
States Army veteran, having
served in Korea.
Survivors include his wife,
Hazel Margaret Latty Brown;
sons, Thomas Eugene Brown
and Arthur Howard Brown,
both of Commerce, and Alex
Marvin Brown, Clarkesville;
daughter, Juanita Brown
Quiroz, Alto; adopted children,
Melody Denise Holcomb and
John Howard Brown; sisters,
Patsy Gowder, Gainesville,
and Commie Love, Forest
Park; 30 grandchildren; and
41 great-
grandchil
dren.
Funeral
services
were held
Sunday,
August
30, from
the cha
pel of Ivie
Funeral
Home with the Revs. Donald
Wilson and Jim Yeoman offi
ciating. Burial was in the
Center Grove Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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Frank Coile
DANIELSVILLE - Frank
Melvin Coile, 60, died
Monday, August 24, 2009, at
his residence.
Born in Madison County
on September 19, 1948, he
was the son of the late W.H.
and Jessie Booth Coile. He
was a truck driver and was of
the Baptist denomination. Mr.
Coile was preceded in death
by a brother, Randall Coile;
and a sister, Shirley Hayes.
Survivors include his
wife, Betty Hattaway Coile,
Danielsville; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Scott and Amy
Coile, Winterville; daughter
and son-in-law, Jessica and
Chad Hart, Royston; grand
children, Rylee Grace Coile,
Coleman Coile and Will
Hart; brothers, Donald Coile,
Columbus, and Doyle Coile,
Mill Springs, N.C., Thurmond
Coile, Brooksville, Fla., and
Russ Coile, Danielsville; and
a sister, Billie Jo Richards,
Decatur.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, August 27, in the
chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home
with the Rev. Matt Calvert and
Mr. Odis Graham officiating.
Burial was in the Danielsville
Memorial Gardens.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Danielsville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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Maurisa Damons
JEFFERSON - Maurisa
Sellers Damons, 9, died
Friday, August 28, 2009.
A native of LaGrange, she
was the daughter of Suzanne
Sellers and Daniel Damons.
She was a student at Jefferson
Elementary School and
attended the Kingdom Hall in
Jefferson.
She will
be remem
bered as
a friendly
and sweet
little angel
who never
met a
stranger.
Survivors in addition to
her parents, include sisters,
Mysterri Maxwell Damons,
Mary LaShaun Damons and
Haley Damons; a brother,
Bryan Austin Sellers; grand
mother, Barbara Ann Sellers
Hughes; grandfather, Freddie
Gene Damons; and many
aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, August 30, at
Fairfield Baptist Church in
Statham. Burial was in the
church cemetery. Cousins and
uncles served as pallbearers.
Nieces served as flower girls.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, West, Bogart, was in
charge of arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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Kenneth Edenfield
COMMERCE - Kenneth
Edenfield Jr., 47, died
Saturday, August 29, 2009.
Born on February 26, 1962,
in West Palm Beach, Fla., he
was the son of Alice Sharpton
Edenfield of Commerce and
the late Kenneth Edenfield Sr.
He was a homebuilder and a
realtor.
Survivors in addition to
his mother, include his wife,
Cindy Adcock Edenfield;
daughters, Kelly Cronic,
Kelsey Edenfield, both of
Commerce; sons, Chris
Cronic, Tyler Edenfield III,
both of Commerce; brothers,
Michael Edenfield, and Bruce
Edenfield, both of Commerce,
and Jon Edenfield, Atlanta;
and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, September 1, in
the chapel of Evans Funeral
Home. Burial was in the
Evans Memory Gardens.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Memorial
Fund for Kelsey and Tyler,
P.O. Box 234, Jefferson, GA
30549.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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Clairene Ferguson
WATKINSVILLE
Clairene Williams Ferguson,
78, died Tuesday, August 25,
2009.
A native of Clarke County,
Mrs. Ferguson was the daugh
ter of Omar Jackson and
Hettie Damron Williams and
was preceded in death by a
son, Ralph Terry Ferguson
and grandson, William Steven
Morris. Mrs. Ferguson was a
member of Edwards Chapel
Baptist Church.
Survivors include her hus
band, Cecil Edward Ferguson,
Athens; daughters and sons-
in-law, Cynthia Gay and Mark
A. Savage, Watkinsville, Dana
Ferguson and Danny Morris,
Bishop, and C. Kim and Joey
S. Leverette, Gainesville;
son, Kevin C. Ferguson,
Auburn; brother and sister-
in-law, Howard E. and Joann
Williams, Athens; sister and
brother-in-law, Diane and
Stiles Lovern, Bogart; grand
children, Andrew M. Savage,
Amanda Savage Dalton and
husband, Jeremy, Alan Michael
Savage, Matthew K. Morris,
Megan E. Morris, Harrison C.
Morris, Koey Leverette, Kara
Grace Leverette, and Charlie
Leverette; great-granddaugh
ter, Amelia May Dalton; and
a number of nieces and neph
ews.
Graveside services were
held Thursday, August 27,
at Evergreen Memorial Park
with the Rev. Fredrick Rowell
officiating.
Memorial contributions may
be made to St. Mary’s Hospice
House, 1660 Jennings Mill
Rd., Bogart, GA 30622.
Bernstein Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
Ruth Fitzpatrick
COMMERCE - Ruth
Beck Fitzpatrick, 93, died
Saturday, August 29, 2009, at
BJC Nursing Home.
Born in Banks County, she
was the daughter of the late
Henry and Zula Wood Beck.
She was a member of Union
Baptist Church and was a
homemaker. Mrs. Fitzpatrick
was preceded in death by her
husband, O.B. Fitzpatrick;
a son, Harold Fitzpatrick;
and grandson, Billy Wayne
Duncan.
Survivors include daugh
ters, Lois Sergent and Louise
Seagraves, both of Commerce;
sons, Aubrey Fitzpatrick,
Commerce, and Donald Ivie,
Jackson; four grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 31, in the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Revs. Douglas
Duncan and Henry Webb offi
ciating. Burial was in Wesley
Chapel Community Church
Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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Stephen Ginn
ROYSTON - Stephen
Harrison Ginn, 10, died
Wednesday, August 26, 2009.
Born in Clarke County on
July 23, 1999, he was the
son of Frank and Robin
Tardy Ginn, both of Royston.
He was a fourth grade stu
dent at Royston Elementary
School and was a member
of the Royston First United
Methodist Church. He was
an avid sportsman in which
he enjoyed golf, basketball,
football, baseball, and video
games. Stephen enjoyed life
and everyone who crossed
his path, and everyone he
crossed paths with felt like
wise. Stephen was preceded
in death by grandfathers, Jim
Tardy and Olin Ginn.
Survivors in addition to
his parents include a sister,
Catherine Michele Ginn,
Royston; grandmothers,
Suzanne M. Ginn, Stone
Mountain, and Clair S. Tardy,
Athens; and a host of aunts,
uncles and cousins who loved
him dearly.
A celebration of his life
was held Saturday, August 29,
at the Royston First United
Methodist Church with the
Rev. Mac Enfinger officiat
ing. Burial was in Rose Hill
Cemetery in Royston. Uncles
were pallbearers.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Georgia
Rotary Student Program, P.O.
Box 61327, Savannah, GA
31420.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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Dennis Gipson
CARNESVILLE - Dennis
D. Gipson, 72, died Saturday,
August 29, 2009, at his resi
dence.
Born in Franklin County, he
was the son of the late Tarsus
and Leona Baird Gipson.
He was a member of Bethel
Holiness Church and was
retired from Gold Kist.
Survivors include his
wife, Barbara Walls Gipson,
Carnesville; daughter, Chanda
Gipson, Carnesville; sons,
Tracy Gipson, Carnesville,
and Mark Gipson, Bogart; sis
ters, Lois Phillips, Nicholson,
Berdie Mae Dockery,
Riverdale, and Jean Watkins,
Siloam; brother, Horace
Gipson, Grayson; and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 31, in the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Revs. Eugene
Walls and Stevie Coomes offi
ciating. Burial was in Bethel
Holiness Church Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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Rex Griffeth
WINDER - Rex Griffeth,
77, died Friday, August 28,
2009.
Born in Bethlehem, he was
the son of the late Emory
Edward and Emma Nancy
Peevy Griffeth. He was a
member of the Bethlehem
First Methodist Church and
was owner of Winder Finance
Company until he retired in
2007.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary Ann Turnbull Griffeth;
Winder; daughters and sons-
in-law, Shelia and Jimmy
Hunt, Kathy Dockery, both
of Winder, and Charlene and
Mike Ray, Athens; seven
grandchildren; 14 great
grandchildren; brother, Ed
Griffeth, Bethlehem; sister,
Mary Anthony, Bethlehem;
and several nieces and neph
ews.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, August 30, at
Smith Memory Chapel with
the Revs. Parker Benson and
Donnie Pennington officiat
ing. Burial was in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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‘A.D.’Hayes
BRASELTON - Albert
David “A.D.” Hayes, 81,
of Braselton, died Monday,
August 31, 2009.
A former resident of
Snellville for 25 years, then
moving to Jackson County,
he was the
son of the
late C.A.
and Annie
Hayes.
He was
founder of
Hayes Auto
Service
and also
president
of Hayes Chrysler, Dodge and
Jeep of Lawrenceville and
Gainesville. He was a found
ing member of Independent
Garage Owners, was a
Gwinnett County Rotarian,
was on the board of direc
tors for the Gwinnett County
Chamber of Commerce, and
was president of the Georgia
Florida Charolais Cattleman
Association. He loved boat
ing, ranching, and raised
Charolais cattle.
Survivors include his wife
of 62 years, Ann Hayes; sons
and daughters-in-law, Michael
David and Sherry Hayes,
Albert Terry and Sandra
Hayes, all of Hoschton, Tim
Ellis and Carolyn Hayes,
Gainesville; brother and sis
ter-in-law, Donald Eugene
and Julia Hayes, Buford;
grandchildren, Chad, Jeremy,
Tracey, Matt, and Tyler;
great-grandchildren, Molly,
Ellie, Adam, Cooper, Lauren,
Trevor, Bryan, A.J., Cassidy,
and Brooke.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, September 2,
at Blackshear Place Baptist
Church with Pastor Gary
Rustad officiating. Burial
was in Memorial Park South
Cemetery.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
American Parkinson Disease
Association, P.O. Box 49416,
Atlanta, GA 30359 or 404-
325-2020.
Memorial Park South
Funeral Home, Flowery
Branch, was in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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‘Don’Hix
JEFFERSON - William
Donald “Don” Hix Jr., 68,
died Saturday, August 29,
2009.
Born on March 27, 1941, in
Jackson County, he was the
son of Vannie Freeman Hix,
Jefferson,
and the late
William
Donald Hix
Sr. He was
a sales
man for the
Ford Motor
Company
for 39
years, a
member
of the Living Word Worship
Center, and a veteran of the
United States Air Force.
Survivors in addition to
his mother, include his wife,
Peggy Lonney Hix, Jefferson;
daughters, Rhonda Hix Dodd,
Alto, Roxanne Hix Heimlich,
Jackson, Wyo.; sons, Roger
Allen Hix and Rowland Eric
Hix, both of Jefferson, sis
ter, Peggy Ann Hix, Jefferson;
brother. Butch Hix, Jefferson;
five grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, September 1, in
the chapel of Evans Funeral
Home with the Revs. Terry
Fowler Sr., Ronald Wilson
and Dennis Kesler officiat
ing. Burial was in the Evans
Memory Gardens.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Eagle Ranch,
P.O. Box 7200, Chestnut
Mountain, GA 30502-0500.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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‘Bobbie’King
MAYSVILLE - “Bobbie”
King, 83, died Saturday,
August 29, 2009.
Survivors include her hus
band, Brooke King; chil
dren, Betty Jean Roberts,
Montgomery, Ala., Melda
(Don) Tharpe, Gainesville,
Larry Lamar Roberts,
Hoschton; special loved one,
Dale Gulledge, Montgomery,
Ala.; grandchildren, Karla
(Jeff) Wolfe, Trina Tharpe,
Jason (Nikki) Tharpe, Ashli
Roberts, Adam (Elizabeth)
Roberts; seven great-grand
children; brother, Leon
Murphy, Dacula; sister, Sarah
Barron, Dacula; sisters-in-
law, Elizabeth King (James
Parker) Jenkins, Selma, Ala.,
Henrietta King (Steve) Polk,
San Antonio, Texas; brother-
in-law, William Armfield
(Lou) Brooke, Knoxville,
Tenn.; several nieces and
nephews; and beloved pet,
“Prissy.”
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 31, at Tom
M. Wages Funeral Service
Lawrenceville Chapel. Burial
was in Gwinnett Memorial
Park.
Tom M. Wages Funeral
Service, Lawrenceville, was
in charge of arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
Kathryn Langley
KERNERSVILLE, N.C
- Kathryn Marie Haulbrook
Langley, 59 was welcomed
into the loving arms of Jesus
on August 27, 2009, after suf
fering from a rare form of
cancer that she battled with
courage, bravery, and dignity.
She dedicated her life to being
a wonderful wife, mother, and
grandmother to her family
who will miss her and love
her, until we all draw our last
breath.
Kathryn was a member
of Oaklawn Baptist Church
but attended Triad Baptist
Church in Kernersville, N.C.
Mrs. Langley was preceded
in death by her brother, Stan
Haulbrook.
Survivors include her hus
band, Terry L. Langley; daugh
ter and son-in-law, Allison
and Mitchell Baine, daughter,
Erin Langley, Kernersville,
N. C.; parents W.C. and Carol
L. Haulbrook; brother and
sister-in-law, Larry and Tess
Haulbrook Maysville; broth
er, Chris Haulbrook, Marietta;
sister-in-law, Alice Haulbrook,
Speedwell, Tenn.; brother-in-
law, Larry Langley; sister-in-
law, Peggy Willis and her hus
band Robert, Atlanta; grand
daughter, Tiffany Frier and
her husband, Adam; grandson,
Brandon Baine and his fiance
Amber Reeves; great-grand
son, Elijah Frier, Kernersville,
N.C.; and numerous nieces,
nephews, and cousins in
North Carolina, Georgia and
Tennessee.
The immediate family
gathered for a final goodbye
led by prayer from Pastor
Rob Decker of Triad Baptist
Church, N.C.
Scattering of her ashes will
be conducted at the Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, offi
ciated by Pastor Brian of
Maysville Baptist Church,
tentatively set for Saturday,
September 12, 2009 at 4 p.m.
Fly like the wind Kathy, fly
like the wind!
Online condolences may be
sent to the Haulbrook/Langley
family at www.Pierce-
JeffersonFuneralService.com.
In lieu of flowers please
direct any donations/con
tributions to Triad Baptist
Church, Kernersville, NC, or
Kate B. Reynolds Hospice,
101 Hospice Lane, Winston-
Salem, NC, 27101.
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September 3, 2009.
‘Fatback’ McDaniel
BETHLEHEM - Bobby
“Fatback” McDaniel, 73, died
Monday, August 31, 2009.
Born in Barrow County, he
was the son of the late Garfield
and Martha Vanderford
McDaniel. He
was a veteran,
having served
in the United
States Navy during the Korean
conflict. Mr. McDaniel was
preceded in death by a daugh
ter, Sally Rebecca McDaniel.
Survivors include his wife,
Eileen J. Barnes, Bethlehem;
sons, Mike McDaniel, Flowery
Branch, Mitch McDaniel,
Claxton; daughters, Melinda
Poss, Gainesville, Jennifer
Hamrick, Chamblee; step
children, Darlene Price,
Bethlehem, Chris McAfee,
Athens, and Wanda Willard,
Chamblee; sisters, Demp
Royster and Pearl McDaniel,
both of Winder; and a host
of grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Memorial services will be
held Friday, September 4,
at 2 p.m., in Smith Memory
Chapel with the Rev. A1
Garvin officiating.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, is in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
Correction
Justin Newberry
The Justin Newberry obit
that ran the week of August
26, 2009, contained an incor
rect phone number.
The memorial contribu
tions contact phone number
should have been 706-296-
6779 instead of 706-296-
8779. We apologize for any
inconveniences this may have
caused.
Charlene Phillips
COMER - Charlene Hall
Phillips, 46, died Monday,
August 24, 2009.
Survivors include her hus
band, Carey Dion Phillips;
daughters. Summer and Skylar
Phillips; brothers, James,
Calvin, Joe, Doug, John and
Frank Phillips; sisters, Gladis
Johnson, Sarah Brown, Linda,
Magalyn, Elizabeth Hall; sis-
ters-in-law, Beatrice Hall and
Katie Hall; and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Friday, August 28, at New
Covenant Worship Center.
Burial was in Holly Creek
Church Cemetery in Comer.
Mack & Payne Funeral
Home, Athens, was in charge
of arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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Ada Sanders
COMMERCE - Ada
Preston Sanders, 98, died
Thursday, August 27, 2009,
at BJC Nursing Home in
Commerce.
Born in Banks County,
she was the daughter of the
late Lambert and Edna Ray
Sanders. She was a member
of Homer Baptist Church and
was employed by Commerce
Manufacturing Company.
Mrs. Sanders was preceded
in death by her husband,
Williford William Sanders.
Survivors include daughters,
Willard Lee Pruitt, Cornelia,
and Mary Will Cochran,
Dalton; a son, Preston Billy
Ray Sanders, Commerce;
eight grandchildren; 11 great
grandchildren; and five great-
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, August 29, in the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Revs. David
Harbin and Charles Crabbe
officiating. Burial was in
Banks Memorial Gardens.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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September 3, 2009.
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Lillie Mae Seabolt
JEFFERSON - Lillie Mae
Pruitt Seabolt, 94, died Friday,
August 28, 2009.
Born on August 30, 1914,
in Jackson County, she was
the daughter of the late Ben
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