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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009
Obituaries
Lois Banks
WINDER - Lois C. Banks,
91, died Saturday, October
10, 2009.
Bom in Statham, she was
the daughter of the late Earle
and Lena Mobley Casper. She
was a member of Pleasant
Hill Presbyterian Church
and was retired from Barrow
Manufacturing. Mrs. Banks
was preceded in death by
her husband of 49 years,
Stanton M. Banks; and broth
ers, Edward, Arthur Due and
Felton Casper.
Survivors include sons
and daughter-in-law, Ray
and Linda Banks and Dennis
Banks, all of Winder; seven
grandchildren; 16 great
grandchildren; one great-
great-grandchild; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, October 13, at Smith
Memory Chapel with the Rev.
Billy Ray Banks officiat
ing. Burial was in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Leisure Services
at Winder Health Care.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Liza Jane Brooks
NICHOLSON - Liza Jane
Brooks, 27, died Wednesday,
October 7, 2009.
Bom in Jackson County, she
was the daughter of Donald
Alfred and Ellen Carlisle
Brooks of Commerce. She
worked as a CNA with BJC
Nursing Home.
Survivors in addition to
her parents include a daugh
ter, Jade Brooks, Nicholson;
brother, Don Brooks and his
fiance, Jami Williams; sister
and brother-in-law, Elbe and
Roger Martin; grandmother,
Estelle Carlisle; nephews,
Jacob and Dylan Martin;
niece, Hailey Martin; and
many aunts, uncles, and cous
ins.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, October 11, from
the Revival Baptist Church
with the Revs. Joel Shadburn,
Larry Lee, Lloyd Hoffer, and
John Mullinax officiating.
Burial was in the church cem
etery. Serving as pallbearers
were Don Brooks, Dwight
Brooks, Roger Martin, Derek
Ray, Jeremy Ray, and Donald
Brooks.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Jack Clark
HOSCHTON - Jack Clark,
72, died Monday, October 12,
2009.
Born in Jackson County, he
was the son of the late J.B.
and Rosa
Maxwell
Clark. He
worked as
a textile
weaver
with the
Jefferson
Mills, retir
ing after 27
years of service. He was of
the Baptist denomination. Mr.
Clark was preceded in death
by a brother, Bobby Clark.
Survivors include his wife,
Rosyln Spain Clark, Hoschton;
a daughter, Janna Sue Clark
Palmer, Lula; grandchildren,
Jackie Gail Palmer, Hoschton,
and James Freeman Palmer,
Lula; and a great-grandchild,
Faith Palmer.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, October 15, in
the chapel of Evans Funeral
Home with the Revs. Greg
Worley, Alan Stephens, and
Donald Clark officiating.
Burial was in Evans Memory
Gardens in Jefferson. Serving
as pallbearers were Jeff Clark,
Anthony Whelchel, Scott
Davis, Jimmy Stowe, Justin
Ballew, and Jimmy Chang.
Serving as honorary pallbear
ers were Terry Escoe, Dave
Hill, Bruce Cronic, and James
Evans.
Memorial contributions
may be made to a charity of
your choice.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Clarice Colombo
JEFFERSON - Clarice
Dekle Colombo, 89, died
Friday, October 9, 2009.
Born on July 31, 1920, in
Thomas County, she was the
daughter of the late James
R. and Annie Bulloch Dekle.
She was a homemaker and
was preceded in death by her
husband, Wando Louis “Russ”
Colombo.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Claire Colombo, Athens.
Graveside services will be
held Monday, October 19, at
11 a.m., in the Ochlochnee
City Cemetery in Ochlochnee,
with Robert Ackerman offici
ating.
In lieu of flowers, please
make memorials to the
Jefferson Public Library,
379 Old Pendergrass Rd.,
Jefferson, GA 30549.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, is in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Herman Cutshall
ROYSTON - Herman
Cutshall, 59, died Monday,
October 12, 2009.
Born in Marshall, N.C., he
was the son of Baxter Cutshall
and the late Ida Norton
Cutshall. He had attend
ed Hannah’s Creek Baptist
Church and was a member of
the Cutshall Family Singers.
Survivors in addition to
his father include wife of 37
years, Margaret Cutshall; a
son, Tater Cutshall, Royston;
sisters, Bernice Chapman,
Louise Rice, Virgie Chandler
and Pansey Norton, all of
North Carolina; grand
children, James and Jacob
Cutshall; and many nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, October 15, at First
Pentecostal Oneness Church
in Arcade with the Revs. Gene
Smith, Wayne Wills, and his
son, Tater Cutshall, officiat
ing. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Delan Diaz
COMMERCE - Delan
Alexis Diaz died Wednesday,
October 7, 2009, at Athens
Regional Medical Center in
Athens.
He was the infant son of
Alexis Diaz and Camille
Swain of Commerce.
Survivors in addition to
his parents include grandpar
ents, Larry and Tina Swain,
Commerce, and Tomas and
Maudalena Diaz, El Salvador;
great-grandmothers, Louise
Swain and Maudane Edge,
both of Commerce.
Graveside services were
held Friday, October 9, at
Grey Hill Cemetery with the
Rev. Keith Holladay officiat
ing.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Joseph Dixon
JEFFERSON - Joseph
Roger Dixon, 63, died
Wednesday, October 7, 2009.
He was the
son of the late
Johnnie Lou
Hollis Dixon
and was preceded in death by
a sister, Peggy Lance Cannon.
He worked as a service repre
sentative with a telemarketing
company and was a United
States Navy Veteran of the
Vietnam War.
Survivors include nieces
and nephews, Shirley Stansel,
Joanne Rainwater, and Keith
Lance, all of Pendergrass, and
Tommy Lance, Homer.
Graveside services were
held Saturday, October 10,
from the Woodbine Cemetery
in Jefferson.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Howard Floyd
DANIELSVILLE
Howard Norman Floyd, 84,
died Sunday, October 11,
2009.
A native of Elbert County,
he was a son of
the late Mark
and Myrtle
Thompson
Floyd and
was preceded in death by his
wife of 46 years, Harriette
Ernestine Floyd.
Mr. Floyd was a 1943
graduate of Madison County
High School and a lifelong
member of Mt. Hermon
Presbyterian Church, where
he served as treasurer for over
40 years, as well as many
other positions, including
elder. He was a veteran of the
United States Navy and was
retired from the United States
Postal Service. He served as
Postmaster of Danielsville
from 1969 until 1980 and
was an active member of the
Post Office Has Beens. Mr.
Floyd received his 50 year
certificate from the American
Legion and was a member
of the Masonic Lodge since
1952. After his retirement, he
was associated with Brown's
Funeral Home and Lord &
Stephens Funeral Home for
many years. Throughout his
life, he enjoyed his talents as
a musician, vocalist, poet and
historian.
Survivors include daughters,
Melanie Casatelli, Alpharetta,
and Elizabeth “Betsy” Booth,
Allen, Texas; grandchildren,
Eric Booth, David Booth,
Jordan Booth, all of Allen,
Texas, and Michael Casatelli,
Alpharetta; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, October 14, at
Mt. Hermon Presbyterian
Church. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Lord & Stephens,
Danielsville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Ciciro Hall
WINDER - Ciciro Hall,
83, died Monday, October 12,
2009.
Born in Seminole County,
Georgia, he was the son of
the late Mansel and Martha
Spinks Hall. He was preced
ed in death by his wife, Sarah
Mae Chambers Hall; a son,
Leon C. Hall; and brothers,
Edgar Hall and Robert Lee
Hall. Mr. Hall was a retiree of
Johns-Manville Corporation.
Survivors include children
and spouses, Shirley Cronic
and Keith Nichols, Juanita
Martin, Kathy and Junior
Palmer, all of Winder, Sue
and Tony Yarberry, Conyers,
Estelle and Donnie Webb,
Bogart, Nancy and William
Miller, Statham; 14 grand
children; 21 great-grand
children; one great-great-
grandchild; friend, Tracey
Matheny, Winder; brother-in-
law and sisters-in-law, Horace
and Mary Lou Chambers,
Winder, Frances Chambers
Hall, Bethlehem; cousin, Tom
Gasaway, Winder; and several
nieces, nephews, great nieces
and great nephews.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, October 14, from
the chapel of Carter Funeral
Home with Bishop Wayne
Moore and Mr. Asa Thomas
officiating. Burial was in
Center Hill Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Martha Harper
CARLTON - Martha Oleda
Harper, 84, died Wednesday,
October 7, 2009, at Athens
Regional Medical Center in
Athens.
Born in Oglethorpe
County, she was the daugh
ter of the late William David
Tiller and Laura Mae Smith
Campbell. She was a mem
ber of Crawford Pentecostal
Holiness Church and had
most recently attended Mt.
Pleasant Meeting House. She
retired from Overhead Door
after 15 years. Mrs. Harper
was preceded in death by her
husband, Thomas D. Harper;
a daughter, Bridgett Rae
Fortson; and sister, Jurene
Stewart.
Survivors include a daugh
ter and son-in-law, Marsha
and Dennis Thomas, Comer;
grandchildren and their spous
es, Norma and David Dyer,
Winder, David and April
Thomas, Comer; great-grand
children, Jackson Dyer, Leah
Thomas, Maggie Dyer, Anna
Thomas and Cassie Thomas;
and nieces, Malcolm Carter
and Janelle Mathews.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, October 10, at
Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe
Chapel with the Revs. Chuck
Tatum and B.G. Miller offici
ating. Burial was at the Glade
United Methodist Church
cemetery.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Oglethorpe Chapel,
Crawford, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Ruth Jackson
WINDER - Ruth Jackson,
81, died Tuesday, October 6,
2009.
Born in Walton County,
she was the daughter of the
late Burse and Lillie Rowe
Meadows. A member of Union
Baptist Church, she worked
for David’s Fine Foods for
many years. Mrs. Jackson was
preceded in death by her hus
band, James C. Jackson.
Survivors include a son
Calvin Jackson, Macon;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Carol and Steve Carter and
Cathy and Jerry Montgomery,
all of Winder; grandchildren,
Celena Hooper and William
and Ashley Jackson; great
grandchildren, Bryson and
Abigail Jackson; and sister,
Dot Broach, Monroe.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, October 8, from
Smith Memory Chapel, with
the Rev. Charles Walden offi
ciating. Burial was in Barrow
Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Winder Health
Care - Activities Department,
263 East May St., Winder,
GA 30680.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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William Jones
CARLTON - William
Henry Jones, 66, died Sunday,
October 11, 2009, at his resi
dence.
Born in Anderson County,
S.C., on June 4, 1943, he was
the son of the late Harrison
Thomas and Ezzie Hunsinger
Jones. He was a welder and
was a former fire chief with
the Collier Volunteer Fire
Department. He was of the
Baptist denomination.
Survivors include a son,
William Donald Jones,
Commerce; daughters, Linda
Faye Jones, Danielsville,
Wanda Lynn Chambers and
Tracey Lee Jones, both of
Comer, Rose Marie Jones,
Colbert; brother, Walter
Raleigh Jones, Carlton; sis
ters, Jacquiline Dixon, Comer,
Barbara Sexton, Danielsville,
Sylvana Thomas, Winterville,
Kathleen Dove, Elberton; 11
grandchildren; and 11 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, October 14, in
the chapel of Pruitt Funeral
Home with the Rev. James
Creason officiating. Burial
was in the Danielsville
Memorial Gardens.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Wilda Landrum
ATHENS - Wilda A.
Landrum, 77, died Monday,
October 12, 2009.
Born in Jackson County,
she was the daughter of the
late J.B. and Maybell Watkins
Crawford. Mrs. Landrum
was preceded in death by
her husband, James Clifford
Landrum; and a daughter,
Bobby Bentley.
Survivors include a
daughter, Ann Thomas,
Watkinsville; son, Clayton
Landrum, Jackson County;
brother, Billy Crawford,
Rutledge; grandchildren,
Mike Thomas, Social Circle,
Chris Thomas, Hull, Donald
Bentley, Statham, William
Bentley and Kim Ruark, both
of Athens, Tabatha Kelley,
Colquitt; and 10 great-grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, October 14, in
the chapel of Bridges Funeral
Home with the Rev. William
Whitfield officiating. Burial
was in the Crooked Creek
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Bridges Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Catherleen Lester
JEFFERSON - Catherleen
Lester, 82, died Sunday,
October 11, 2009.
Eberhart & Son Mortuary,
Winder, is in charge of
arrangements.
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Charles McPhail
GRIFFIN - Charles Louis
McPhail Jr., 61, died Sunday,
October 11, 2009, at his resi
dence.
Born on May 23, 1948, in
Anderson, S.C., he was the
son of the late Charles Luis
McPhail Sr. and Kathleen
Alsena Rogers. He was a mem
ber of the Griffin First United
Methodist Church where he
sang in the choir. He was
retired from the Thomaston
Upson School System after
38 years of teaching. He was a
member of the Phi Mu Alpha
Music Fraternity and a long
time member of the G.M.E.A.
and P.A.G.E. where he was a
district board member.
Survivors include his wife,
Jan McPhail, Griffin; brother,
Roy A. McPhail, Memphis,
Tenn.; mother-in-law, Agnes
Woodall, Thomaston; brother-
in-law, Franklin M. Woodall
Jr. and his wife, Angie,
Dublin; and a sister-in-law,
Jill Woodall, Thomaston.
A memorial concert cel
ebration of life and achieve
ments will be announced at a
later time by the family.
In lieu of flowers, the fami
ly requests donations be made
to the Griffin First United
Methodist Church Music
Department, the Thomaston
First United Methodist
Church Music Department,
and the Commerce First
United Methodist Church
Music Department, any ani
mal charity of one’s choice, or
the U.G.A. Music Programs
in memory of Mr. McPhail.
Haisten McCullough
Funeral Home, Griffin, is in
charge of arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
Charlie Elizabeth Mize
NICHOLSON - Infant
Charlie Elizabeth Mize, 6
weeks, died Monday, October
5, 2009.
Survivors include her moth
er, Stephanie Marie Mize,
Nicholson; grandparents,
David Mize, Carnesville,
Nancy Hill, Nicholson;
great-grandparents, Ken and
Kathy Mize, Cornelia; aunts
and uncles, Elizabeth Mize,
Carnesville, Craig and Tonya
Mize, Commerce, Kelly Mize,
Cornelia, and Sherry and Luis
Ortiz, Bogart.
Graveside services were
held Wednesday, October 7, in
the Galilee Christian Church
Cemetery with the Rev. Barry
Steiner officiating.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
Julius Pisczak
DANIELSVILLE - Julius
Joseph Pisczak, 81, died
Thursday, October 8, 2009.
A native of Ohio, he was
the son of the late John and
Julia Pisczak. He was a veter
an of the United States Navy.
Mr. Pisczak
was preceded
in death by his ^
wife, Barbara
Jean Pisczak; a sister, Julia
T. Pisczak; brothers, Charles
Pitts, Joe Pitts, Frank Pitts
and Florian Pitts. He was a
loving and adored brother,
father and grandfather, loved
ones stated.
Survivors include children,
Juliana Pisczak, Danielsville,
Julian and Maria Pisczak,
Jacqueline and Casey Kozee,
all of Lawrenceville, Joseph
Pisczak, Douglasville; broth
er, John and Carol Pearson,
Ohio; sister, Sylvia Shaw,
Ohio; and grandchildren,
Jennifer Pisczak, Julian
Pisczak Jr., Barbara Anne
Kozee and Elizabeth Kozee.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, October 10, at UGA
Catholic Center. Burial was in
Evergreen Memorial Park.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, West, Bogart, was in
charge of arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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‘Billy’Pursley
ATHENS - William
Douglas “Billy” Pursley Jr.,
44, died Sunday, October 11,
2009.
Born on
August
13, 1965,
in Barrow
County, he
was the son
of William
Douglas
Pursley
Sr. of
Jefferson and the late Evelyn
Aikens McClain. He was a
truck driver with Athens Auto
Wrecking.
Survivors in addition to
his father include his wife,
Jeanette Pursley, Athens;
sons, Justin Pursley, Athens,
Courtland Pursley, Elberton;
sisters, Janet and Eugene
Kimsey and Runelle and Barry
Wilbanks, all of Jefferson;
brothers, Alan and Evelyn
Aikens and Dale and Kathy
Aikens, all of Dacula, Timmy
Pursley and Joe and Michelle
Pursley, all of Jefferson, and
Tommy and Nancy Pursley,
Crawford; and numerous
aunts, uncles, nieces, neph
ews, and cousins.
Memorial services were
held Tuesday, October 13, in
the chapel of Evans Funeral
Home with the Rev. Dugar
Strickland officiating.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the National
Kidney Foundation of
Georgia, 2951 Flowers Road
South, Suite 221, Atlanta, GA
30341.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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October 15, 2009.
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Gena Scott
BRASELTON - Gena
Renae Jackson Scott, 42, died
Friday, October 9, 2009, in
Jackson County following an
automobile accident.
Born on November 13,
1966, in Hamilton, Tenn., she
was the daughter of Gene and
Barbara Helen Hayes Jackson
of Sugar Hill. She was
employed at Winder Barrow
Medical Center as an E.R.
Technician and was a mem
ber of Braselton Tabernacle
of Praise.
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