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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009
Obituaries
‘Steve’ Boisclair
HOMER - Richard
“Steve” Boisclair Jr., 60,
died Tuesday, September 22,
2009, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center following
an extended illness.
Born in Jackson County
on January 16, 1949, he was
the son of the late Richard
Boisclair Sr. and Guynell
Parham Boisclair. He was
a retired supervisor with
Fieldale Farms and was
of the Baptist denomina
tion. He enjoyed hunting
and fishing. Mr. Boisclair
was preceded in death by a
brother, Donnie Boisclair.
Survivors include his wife,
Peggy Jo Boisclair, Homer;
sons and daughter-in-law,
Danny and Amy Boisclair,
Alto, Jeff Boisclair, Homer,
and Terry Parson, Maysville;
brothers and sisters-in-law,
David and Janice Boisclair,
Alto, and Kenny and Debbie
Boisclair, North Carolina;
grandchildren, Michael,
Taylor and Jackson
Boisclair; and several nieces
and nephews.
Memorial services were
held Friday, September 25,
in the chapel of McGahee-
Griffin & Stewart Funeral
Home with the Rev. John
Umberhant officiating.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to
the Alzheimer’s Care of
Commerce, 200 Bolton Dr.,
Commerce, GA 30529.
McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home,
Cornelia, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
(19090)
Rita Cole
AUBURN - Rita Audrey
Cole, 67, died Saturday,
September 26, 2009.
Born in Los Angeles,
Calif., she was the daugh
ter of the late George J.
and Frances Koster Maat.
She had been employed as
a supervisor at Borders and
was of the Catholic denomi
nation. Mrs. Cole was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Marvin Cole.
Survivors include daugh
ters and son-in-lay, Marlita
and Philip McCurley,
Auburn, andDiane Overlock,
Chico, Calif.; 10 grandchil
dren; two great-grandchil
dren; and sisters, Glenda
Miller, Chico, Calif., and
Helen Rocha, San Diego,
Calif.
A private memorial ser
vice will be held at a later
date.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, is in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
(18360)
George Crane
MAYSVILLE - George
Ellis Crane, 54, died
Tuesday, September 22,
2009.
He was the son of Freida
Crane Campbell and step
father David Campbell of
Lula, and the late Eugene
Ellis Crane.
Survivors in addition
to his mother and stepfa
ther include his wife, Jan
Cooper Crane, Maysville;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Heather and Jamey Ayers,
Homer, and Hannah and Jeff
Davis, Commerce; brother,
Danny Campbell, Lula; sis
ter, Donna Marcus, Lula;
grandchildren, Addey Ayers
and Anniston Davis; and
a brother-in-law, Rickey
Cooper, Commerce.
Funeral services were
held Friday, September 25,
from the Solid Rock Baptist
Church with the Revs.
Swayne Carlan and Phil
Williams officiating. Burial
was in Jackson Memorial
Park.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge
of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
(476)
Billie Durham
COMER - Billie Lawson
Durham, 71, died Tuesday,
September 22, 2009.
Born in Redford, Tenn.,
he was the son of the late
Charles and Lena Russ
Durham. He was retired
from Holiday Inn.
Survivors include his wife,
Juanita Adams Durham;
children,
Lawson
Durham
and Lewis
Durham;
stepsons,
Lawrence
Bridges
and
Johnny
Bridges;
sister, Bobbie Joe Freeman;
five grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Friday, September 25,
at Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home with the Rev. James
Creason officiating. Burial
was in Oak Grove Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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October 1, 2009.
Monteen Green
MAYSVILLE - Monteen
Garmon Green, 81, died
Wednesday, September 23,
2009.
Born in Gwinnett County,
she was the daughter of
the late Willie and Clyde
Christopher Garmon. She
was a retired secretary with
Best Foods. Mrs. Green was
preceded in death by her hus
band, James Hugh Green;
brother, Ray Garmon; and a
sister, Rena Cooper.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Teresa Cain, Maysville;
son and daughter-in-law,
Terry and
Connie
Green,
Monroe;
grandchil
dren,Tracy
D i c a r a
and Kelly
Cain;
great-
grandchil-
dren, Michael Hammett,
Danielle Mundy and Dalton
Dicara; great-great-grand-
children, Waylon Hammett
and Hayden Hammett; and
sisters, Dorothy Clark,
Doris Tullis, Sara Yawn and
Carolyn Thompson.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, September 26, in
the chapel of Evans Funeral
Home. Burial was in Floral
Hills Memory Gardens in
Tucker.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
(875)
‘Libbo’ Loosier
ALBANY - Elizabeth
“Libbo” New Loosier, 84,
died Sunday, September 27,
2009.
Born in Decatur, on July 8,
1925, she was the daughter
of the late William Lafayette
New and Minnie Lee Grant.
She attended Shorter Baptist
College in Rome, where she
was a member of the Epsilon
Sigma Tau Sorority. She
married Oscar on November
15, 1947, at First Baptist
Church in Thomaston.
She was a member of the
Charity League, the P.E.O.,
the Garden Club, the Book
Club and served on the
Board of the Albany Little
Theatre, where she both
performed in and directed
many plays. She served on
the Board of Directors of
Alltel Telephone Company
and was honored as mother
of the year in 1974 by First
Baptist Church, where she
had been a member for 61
years. Elizabeth started the
drama department in First
Baptist Church, where God
used her to minister to many
people. Mrs. Loosier was
preceded in death by her
husband, O.F. Loosier Jr.;
and grandchildren, Oscar
and Thomas Loosier.
Survivors include children,
Mike Loosier, Lee Eady and
her husband, Chuck Eady,
Birmingham, Ala., Eddie
Loosier and his wife, Sue
Jenkins Loosier, Gainesville,
Grant Loosier and his wife,
Pat Harrell Loosier, Macon,
and Lynn Loosier, New York
City, N.Y.; grandchildren,
Amon Eady, Bill Loosier,
Grant Loosier Jr., Michael
Eady, Loy L. Allex, Joshua
Loosier, Charles Loosier,
David Eady, Jonathan
Loosier, Victoria Loosier,
Susanna Loosier, Michael
Loosier and Layla Loosier;
great-grandchildren, Alyssa
and Ansley Allex, Noah
Eady, Tristen and Bailey
Brook Loosier. We must not
leave out her special friend
and part of our family, Ms.
Frances Collins.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, October 1, at
the First Baptist Church of
Albany, 145 Oakland Pkwy.,
Leesburg, GA. Burial was
in Crown Hill Cemetery.
The Dr. Butch Knight, the
Revs. Perry F. Webb and
Dan Robinson officiated.
Memorials may be made
to the Lord’s Pantry, 219 W.
Society Ave., Albany, GA
31701, First Baptist Church
Missions Program, 145
Oakland Pkwy., Leesburg,
GA 31763, or First Baptist
Church of Highlands, North
Carolina, P.O. Box 625,
Highlands, NC 28741.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral
Home, Albany, was in
charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
Charles Maddox
WINDER - Charles W.
Maddox, 70, died Tuesday,
September 22, 2009.
Born in St. Clair County,
Ala., he was the son of
the late Franklin K. and
Kathryn Epps Maddox. He
was a retired civil engineer
with the Department of
Transportation, a member of
the First Christian Church,
and a 15 year member of the
Winder Lions Club. He had
served as a Sunday school
teacher, Chairman of the
Board, a deacon, an elder,
trustee, and a former Boy
Scout leader. He served as
National Director of Dixie
Youth Baseball for 26 years,
and was part of Winder Dixie
Youth for over 42 years. Mr.
Maddox was preceded in
death by a grandson, Rick
Oxley.
Survivors include his wife,
Sandra Patton Maddox,
Winder; sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Wendel and
Jenny Maddox, Winder, and
Bryan and Bobbi Maddox,
Monticello; daughter and
son-in-law, Susan and
Sidney Day, Winder; grand
children, Matt and Ally
Maddox, Nick and Ben
Oxley, Trent Maddox, and
Sadie Davis; great-grand
child, Molly Davis; brothers,
George Maddox, Raymond,
Wash., and Larry Maddox,
Meteria, La.; and sister,
Melda Privette, Matthews,
N.C.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, September 24,
from First Christian Church,
with the Revs. Jim Brooks
and John Richardson offici
ating. Burial was in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to First
Christian Church, 275 N.
5th Ave., Winder, Georgia
30680.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009
Walter McElhannon
WINDER - Walter S.
McElhannon Sr., 83, died
Wednesday, September 23,
2009.
Residing
in B arrow
County most
of his life,
he was the son of the late
Stewart McElhannon Sr. and
Anita Sims McElhannon. He
was a member of the Winder
First United Methodist
Church and was a retired
sales representative with the
Mac Gregor Company of
Athens. He was an Army
Air Corp veteran of World
War II and the Korean
Conflict. Mr. McElhannon
was preceded in death by
siblings, Hazel Freeman, Dr.
Fayette McElhannon, Vera
Ann Thomas, and Stewart
McElhannon Jr.
Survivors include his wife,
Ann Pierce McElhannon,
Winder; children, Melissa
McElhannon, Calhoun,
Tamara McElhannon,
Atlanta, Patricia Rabideau,
Blue Ridge, Walter S.
“Mack” McElhannon
Jr., Chesapeake, Va., and
Ernest Pierce McElhannon,
Lexington, Ky.; 14 grand
children; and a brother,
William A. McElhannon,
Bay Town, Texas.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, September 26, in
the chapel of Carter Funeral
Home with the Rev. Jojo
Thomas officiating. Burial
was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to the Winder First United
Methodist Church, 280
North Broad St., Winder, GA
30680, or The Alzheimer’s
Foundation, 322 Eighth
Ave., 7th Floor, New York,
N.Y. 10001.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
(19080)
John Nash
HOSCHTON - John
Richard Nash, 24, died
Thursday, September 24,
2009.
He was the son of
Richard Nash of Auburn
and mother and stepfather,
Pam and Dennis Tolbert of
Hoschton.
Survivors in addition to
his parents include sisters,
Suzanna Johnsa and Jenny
Tolbert, both of Hoschton;
brothers, Jacob Nash,
Hoschton, Shawn Holcomb,
Eatonton, and Jeffrey
Evans, Commerce; grand
parents, Steve White, Sugar
Hill, D.L. Poteat, Hardwick,
and Carolyn Nash, Auburn;
great-grandparents, Frank
and Evelyn Tyroff, Flowery
Branch; nephews, Jared
Johnsa and Levi Nash; and
several aunts, uncles, and
cousins.
Funeral services were
held Monday, September
28, at Zion Baptist Church
in Braselton with the Revs.
Tim Copeland, Vander
Etheridge, and Keith Wood
officiating. Burial was in
Hoschton City Cemetery in
Hoschton.
Flanigan Funeral Home,
Buford, was charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
(19077)
Warren Naylor
COLBERT - Warren
Francis Naylor, 64, died
Wednesday, September 23,
2009, at Athens Regional
Medical Center in Athens.
Born in Kentucky, he was
the son of the late Ollie Leo
and Ollie Hensley Naylor.
He was a
tailor for
After Six
and was a
member of
Riverside
Baptist
Church.
Mr. Naylor
was pre
ceded in
death by a
sister, Helen Cummins.
Survivors include his wife,
Frances Hulett Naylor; chil
dren, Frances Necole Jacobs,
Warren Keith Naylor, Natalie
Naylor Mangrum; a broth
er, Marion Naylor; sisters,
Loretta Hopkins, Rosella
Gaither, Linda Dyehouse,
Carolyn Hamm; grand
children, Sydney Jacobs,
Sarah Jacobs, Hayden Lee,
Olivia Naylor, and Noah
Mangrum.
Funeral services were
held Friday, September 25,
at Riverside Baptist Church
with the Rev. Joe Wood offi
ciating.
Burial was Sunday,
September 27, at
Preacherville Cemetery,
Crab Orchard, Ky., under
the direction of McKnight
Funeral Home, Crab
Orchard, Ky.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
(081)
Ernest Pinnell
LULA - Ernest Eugene
Pinnell, 71, died Thursday,
September 24, 2009, at his
residence following a sud
den illness.
Born in DeKalb County
on October 7, 1937, he was
the son of the late Marion
Eugene Sr. and Ethel Wilson
Pinnell. He was a retired
supervisor with Fieldale
Farms with nine years of ser
vice. He was of the Baptist
denomination and enjoyed
helping others. Mr. Pinnell
was preceded in death by a
brother, Alex Pinnell.
Survivors include his
wife, Debra Pinnell, Lula;
children, Wanda and Brad
Howard, Oakwood, Timothy
and Thelma Pinnell Windy
and Franky Roper, Phillip
McGee, all of Gainesville,
Tommy and Tammie
Pinnell, Lula, Mellissa and
Donny Pricher and Danny
Pinnell, all of Winder,
Debbie Nichols, Atlanta,
Renee and Mike Jernigan
and Danny Temples, all
of Alabama, Crystal and
Kenneth Boyer, Homer,
and Gary and Rhonda Cox,
Auburn; brother and sister-
in-law, Gene and Freida
Pinnell, Hoschton; sisters,
Alice Greer, Hoschton, and
Betty Pinnell, Auburn; 28
grandchildren; 10 great
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, September 26,
in the chapel of McGahee-
Griffin and Stewart Funeral
Home with the Rev. Gene
Pinnell officiating.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Americ an
Cancer Society, c/o Lena
McGahee, 170 Thomas St.,
Apt. A, Cornelia, GA 30531,
or to Hospice of Northeast
Georgia Medical Center,
2150 Limestone Pkwy.,
Suite 222, Gainesville, GA
30501.
McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home,
Cornelia, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
(19090)
‘Jimmy Sweetman’
Seagraves
COMMERCE - James
Edgar “Jimmy Sweetman”
Seagraves, 80, died Tuesday,
September 29, 2009, at his
residence.
Born in Jackson County,
he was the son of the late
Lovic Thurston and Lucy
Burroughs Seagraves.
He was the owner of
Seagraves Sweetshop and
was a member of the First
United Methodist Church of
Commerce and the Lions
Club. Mr. Seagraves was
preceded in death by his
daughter, Judy Baxter.
Survivors include his
wife, Mary Crawford
Seagraves, Commerce;
sons and daughters-in-
law, Stanley and Maxine
Seagraves, Nicholson,
and Tim and Denise
Seagraves, Russellville,
Ala.; a brother, Felton
Seagraves, Milledgeville;
sister, Ruth Pittman,
Nicholson; grandchil
dren, Jennifer McClintock,
Brad Seagraves, Blake
Baxter, and T.J. Seagraves;
great-grandchild, Braden
Seagraves; and son-in-law,
Randy Baxter, Athens.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, October 1, from
the First United Methodist
Church of Commerce with
David Bowen and the Rev.
Billy Pittman officiating.
Burial was at New Harmony
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral
Home, Commerce, was in
charge of arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
(622)
Pat Wells
HOCHSTON - Pat
Ogletree Wells, 69, died
Tuesday, September 29,
2009.
A native of Atlanta, she
was the daughter of the
late Stanley and Francis
Gatlin Ogletree. She was a
technology program man
ager with Alcatel-Lucent
Technologies and was a
member of the Winder First
Baptist Church.
Survivors include her hus
band, Ken Wells, Hoschton;
children, Kenney Wells,
Braselton, and Denise
Rosenkampff, John’s Creek;
sister, Elizabeth Fletcher,
Atlanta; and six grandchil
dren.
Funeral services will be
held Friday, October 2, at
11 a.m., at the Winder First
Baptist Church with John E.
Talley and Ron Herrod offi
ciating. Burial will be in the
Decatur City Cemetery. The
family will receive friends
Thursday, October 1, at the
funeral home from 6 to 8
p.m.
Flowers are welcomed or
memorials may be made to
your charity of choice.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, is in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
(18360)
Richard Wood
JEFFERSON - Richard
Emmett Wood Sr., 61, died
Sunday, September 27,
2009.
Born in
Gwinnett
County,
he was
the son of
the late
William
Daniel
Wood
Sr. and
Minnie Lenora Massey
Wood. He was the owner of
Richard E. Wood Grading
and Development, and
was a member of Norcross
Tabernacle and the Buford
Masonic Lodge #292. His
real passion in life was his
family and tending to his
cattle on the Wood Farm.
Mr. Wood was preceded in
death by brothers, William
D. Wood Jr. and Harold A.
Wood; and a sister, Mary
Chatham.
Survivors include his
wife, Linda Jo Plott Wood,
Jefferson; daughter and son-
in-law, Karen Wood and
Marty Roberts, Jefferson;
sons and daughters-in-law,
Richard Emmett Wood Jr.
and Melanie Wood, Kenneth
Daniel and Allison Wood,
and Phillip Anthony Wood,
all of Jefferson; brothers,
Charles E. Wood Sr., Buford,
Larry E. Wood, Norcross,
Anthony L. Wood, Suwanee,
and the Rev. Frank A. Wood,
Flowery Branch; sisters,
Peggy Hinson, Duluth, and
Shirley Williams, Snellville;
grandchildren, Morgan
Wood, Cole Wood, Kylee
Roberts, Dawson Wood,
Will Wood, Blake Roberts,
Clayton Wood, Collin Wood
and Addyson Wood.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, September
30, in the chapel of Evans
Funeral Home with the
Revs. Frank Wood and
Doug Chatham officiat
ing. Burial was in Evans
Memory Gardens. Serving
as pallbearers were Keith
Wood, Waylon Hoge, Jared
Bailey, Lee Wood, Benji
Wood and Jimmy Wood.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
October 1, 2009.
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