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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012
Obituaries
Carolyn Barnett
NICHOLSON - Carolyn
Jane Barnett, 72, died
Monday, January 9, 2012 at
her residence.
Born in Jackson County,
she was the daughter of
the late Oliver and Babe
Howington Sailers. She was
a member of the Antioch
United Methodist Church
and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Barnett was preceded
in death by her husband,
Tommy Barnett.
Survivors include daugh
ters, Sherri Allen and Susan
Kenimer, both of Nicholson;
sons, Tommy Charles
Barnett, Terry Barnett and
Michael Barnett, all of
Nicholson; a sister, Joyce
Tolbert, Commerce; twelve
grandchildren; and twelve
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, January 12
at the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Dennis Kesler officiat
ing. Interment was in the
Antioch United Methodist
Church Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
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Ramsey Burks
HOSCHTON - Ramsey
McDonald Burks, 78, died
Tuesday January 4, 2012.
Born in Dyersburg, Tenn.,
he was the youngest of
seven children, the son of
the late Harry Black and
Novella Ramsey Burks. He
grew up in Columbia, Tenn.,
played drums and graduated
from Central High School.
He held
degrees
from
Vanderbilt
University
(BA 56),
and the
Stonier
Graduate
School of
Banking at Rutgers where
he finished first in his class.
After two years of service
in the United States Army
in Germany, he brought his
young family to Atlanta.
He joined Trust Company
Bank of Georgia in 1958
and held various positions of
management there until his
retirement from SunTrust in
December 1993. He mar
ried his beloved wife Karen
in 1982. His personal inter
ests included finance and
investing and he put these
to use in retirement by vol
unteering at the WSB Radio
Consumer Action Center.
He also enjoyed tennis and
volunteered at the 1996
Atlanta Olympic Games
Tennis venue. He had his
pilot’s license and was a fan
of WWII aviation. He was a
responsible and caring man
who loved his family and
while his lifelong presence
will be missed, the founda
tions he built will continue
to endure.
In addition to his wife
Karen (Hinck) Burks, sur
vivors include three sons,
Wendell (Sara) Burks,
Alpharetta, Stephen
(Cristina) Burks, Huntsville,
Ala., and Harry (Shannon)
Burks, Los Altos, Calif.;
stepchildren, Kim (Mark)
Alexander, Duluth, and Steve
Wagner, Duluth; five grand
children, Andrew (Lynne)
Burks, Palo Alto, Calif.,
Harrison Burks, Alpharetta,
Conner Burks, Alpharetta,
Lauren Burks, New York,
N.Y., Erin Burks, Los Altos,
Calif.; three step-grandchil
dren, Hayley Alexander and
Lauren Alexander, Duluth,
and Evan Wagner, Suwanee;
two brothers, Bill Burks,
Rochester, N.Y. and Paul
(Marcie) Burks, Santa Rosa,
Calif.
Mr. Burks was preceded
in death by brothers, Harry
Burks, Jr. and Edward
Burks; and sisters, Rosalie
Burks Wright and June
Burks Jackson Geny.
No services will be held
immediately. A private cel
ebration of his life will be
held near Columbia, Tenn.
in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, dona
tions may be made to
the American Cancer
Association in memory of
Ramsey M. Burks.
Wards Funeral Home,
Gainesville, is in charge of
arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
Wanda C. Cannon
HARTWELL - Wanda
C. Jordan Cannon, 84, died
Saturday, January 07, 2012
at Hartwell Health Care
Center.
Born on March 7, 1927 in
Royston, she was the daugh
ter of the late Henry and
Thelma Edwards Jordan.
She was a retired seamstress
for Elberton Manufacturing
Company and was a mem
ber of the Liberty Hill
United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Cannon was preceded
in death by her husband,
Calvin C. Cannon Sr.; a
son, Lamar Cannon; sis
ter, Lanora Dean; and two
brothers, Madison Jordan
and Kennister Jordan.
Survivors include three
daughters, Joyce Foster,
Hartwell, Kathy Hill
and her husband Doug,
Danielsville, and Debbie
Trotter, Hartwell; two sons,
Calvin Cannon Jr. and his
wife Linda, Elberton, and
Morris Cannon and his wife
Hazel, Bowersville; two sis
ters, Condyce Phillips and
her husband Jack, Marietta,
and Martha Ginn, Hartwell;
eleven grandchildren; and
fourteen great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were
held Monday, January 9, in
the chapel of the Strickland
Funeral Home of Hartwell
with the Rev. Kathleen
Deegan-Neal officiating.
Burial was in the Memorial
Garden of Prayer.
Memorials may be made to
the Alzheimer’s Association,
1925 Century Blvd., Suite
10, Atlanta, GA 30345-3315,
or Hospice Advantage, 2470
Daniel’s Bridge Rd., Bldg.
100, Suite 171, Athens, GA
30606.
The Strickland Funeral
Home of Hartwell was in
charge of all arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
Lucy Carroll
BOWERSVILLE - Lucy
Foster Carroll, 90, died
Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at
her residence.
Born in Hart County on
August 18,1921, she was the
daughter of the late Fred and
Tommie Bennett Foster. She
was formerly co-owner and
operator of Howard Carroll
Furniture Company. She was
a member of the Bowersville
United Methodist Church,
where she was a mem
ber of the Quilting Group.
Mrs. Carroll was preceded
in death by her husband,
Howard Wayne Carroll.
Survivors include a
daughter and son-in-law,
Nancy and David Nichols,
Commerce; son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Wayne and Pam
Carroll, Hartwell; grandchil
dren and spouses, Ashley and
Santiago Tagtachian, Brent
and Lindsey Nichols, Kenzie
and Jason Cheek and Chris
Carroll; and great-grand
children, Mateo and Mila
Tagtachian and Emmarie
and Anabelle Nichols.
Funeral services were
held Friday, January 6 from
the chapel of Pruitt Funeral
Home with the Revs. Don
Nestor and Eldon Massey
officiating. Burial was in the
Bowersville City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made
to the Bowersville United
Methodist Church, c/o Floyd
Hill, 7274 Bowersville Hwy.,
Bowersville, GA 30516.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
Willie Mae Collins
NICHOLSON - Willie
Mae Collins, 94, died
Monday, January 2, 2012 at
St. Mary’s Hospice House.
Born in Jackson County,
she was the daughter of the
late Milton and Lucy Allie
Aaron Turk. She was a mem
ber of the Antioch United
Methodist Church and was
retired from Harmony Grove
Mill. Mrs. Collins was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Marcus Boyd Collins;
and daughter, Peggy Hix.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Jackie Smith, Nicholson;
sister, Nancy Ginn, Jefferson;
three grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; and
three great-great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, January 4, from
the chapel of Little-Ward
Funeral Home with the Rev.
Dennis Kesler officiating.
Interment was in Jackson
Memorial Park.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
Calvin Crocker
LULA - Calvin S. Crocker,
92, died Tuesday, January
10, 2012 at his residence.
Born on May 11, 1919,
he was the son of the late
James Dayton and Ollie
Parker Crocker. Mr. Crocker
was a member of Mt. Sinai
Congregational Holiness
Church and was retired from
Mt. Vernon Mills. He was
a lifelong resident of Banks
County and a United States
Army veteran who fought on
the front lines in Germany
Crocker was —
an evangelist
who enjoyed reading his
Bible, fellowshipping with
others and gardening. Mr.
Crocker was also preceded
in death by a son, Stanley
Wayne Crocker; sisters,
Mary Tims, Lanora Groover,
Winnie Crocker; and broth
ers, Coy Lee Crocker and
Laster Crocker.
Survivors include wife,
Rachel Elizabeth Sartin
Crocker of the home; sons
and daughters-in-law,
Swayne and Willie Mae
Crocker, Cornelia, and
Ronnie and Nancy Crocker,
Cornelia; daughters and
sons-in-law, Evalene and
Lewis Davidson, Brenda and
Arthur Arrowood, Magalene
and Samuel Pruitt; daugh-
ter-in-law, Jeanette Duncan
Crocker, Lula; 12 grandchil
dren; 25 great grandchil
dren; and one great-great-
grandchild.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, January 12,
at the chapel of McGahee-
Griffin and Stewart with the
Revs. Deron Crocker, Tracy
Davidson, and Todd Pruitt
officiating. Interment was
in Mt. Sinai Congregational
Holiness Church Cemetery
with full military honors
provided by the American
Legion Post #84, Rabun
County DAV Chapter #15
and Grant Reeves VFW Post
#7720.
Memorials may be made
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.
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January 12, 2012.
(19090-42.20)
Charlie Gary
ALAMOGORDO, NEW
MEXICO - MSgt U.S.A.F.
Retired Charlie Theodore
Gary, 73, died Saturday,
December 17, 2011, in Las
Cruces.
He was bom on February
14, 1938, in Commerce, the
son of Theodore Roosevelt
and Charlie Willie (Gunter)
Gary. He was a Master
Sergeant in the United
States Air Force retiring in
1983. Mr. Gary was pre
ceded in death by a brother,
Joe Gary.
Survivors include his wife,
Phyllis
Gary, of
the fam
ily home;
daughter,
Tamara
Aires,
Colorado
Springs,
Colo.; son,
Reid Gary,
Dallas, Texas; five grandchil
dren, Lauren Bonds, Kayla
Joplin, Amber Gary, Elam
Swilley and Aaron Swilley;
two great-grandchildren,
Hunter and Alyssa; a broth
er, Donald Gary and wife
Jane, Nicholson; and sister,
Sheila Pardue, Commerce.
Memorial services were
held Wednesday, December
21, at Alamogordo Funeral
Home with Ken Timblin
officiating. Full Military
Honors were provided by
the Holoman Air Force Base
Steel Talons Honor Guard.
Cremation took place at
PCS.
Alamogordo Funeral
Home, New Mexico, was in
charge of arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
Lee Harrison
GRANT, FLA. - Lee
Harrison, 73, died suddenly
Friday, December 30, 2011,
doing what he loved most,
fishing.
Lee was bom in Winder,
the son of the late Ernest
Lee and Willie Langford
Harrison. He graduated
from North Georgia College
with honors and was retired
after 44 years in the space
industry.
Survivors include his
wife, Pat Casey Harrison; a
son, Dennis Harrison; sister,
Nancy Hill, Milledgeville;
brother, Johnny Harrison,
Bogart; nephew, Kevin Hill,
Rainbow City, Ala.; two
nieces, Sara and Lauren
Harrison, Bogart; and his
dog, Sally.
A memorial service
was held in Grant, Fla. on
Thursday, January 12, 2012.
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January 12, 2012.
Louise McElroy
MONROE - Louise Sims
McElroy, 94, died Tuesday,
January 3, 2012.
Born in Winder, she was
the daughter of the late F.
Colbert and Clara Marable
Sims. She was a member
of Hebron Christian Church.
Mrs. McElroy was preceded
in death by her husband,
Robert C. McElroy; a son-
in-law, Billy Brown; broth
er, James Sims; and nephew,
Ted Sims.
Survivors include chil
dren, Bobby and Sherri
McElroy, Monroe, and
Claire Brown, Bethlehem;
grandchildren, Karen and
Tom Phillips, Jim Bob and
Erin McElroy, Timothy and
Carrie McElroy, and Mike
and Robin Brown; great
grandchildren, Garrison
McElroy, Carlie Phillips,
and Matti and Tyler Roof;
and nieces and nephews,
Rebecca Sturdivant Rieder,
Cathy Sims and James H.
Sims.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, January 5, from
Hebron Christian Church
with the Revs. Gordon
Griffin and Danny Shoemake
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hebron
Christian Church, 2461
Hebron Church Rd., Winder,
GA 30680.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
Feliciano Mendez Jr.
LULA - Feliciano
Mendez, Jr., 68, died
Monday, January 9, 2012, at
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center, following an extend
ed illness.
He was born November
1, 1943, the son of the
late Feliciano and Timotea
Mendez, Sr. Mr. Mendez
was a Marine Sergeant
where he served three terms
in the Vietnam War. He was
the recipient of the Purple
Heart, two Bronze Stars, and
numerous other ribbons and
citations. Mr. Mendez was
a member of First Baptist
Church in Gainesville, VFW
and DAV.
Survivors include his wife,
Marilyn Drake Mendez; a
son, Vincet Mendez, Sugar
Hill; sonanddaughter-in-law,
Andy and Kathy Mendez,
Poplar Bluff, Mo.; daughter,
Ursula Cade, Portsmouth,
Va.; son and daughter-in-law,
Mark and Angie McKernan,
Williamson; daughters,
Sondra McKernan, Canton,
and Sherry L. Smith,
Gainesville; daughter and
son-in-law, Cindy and Ken
Donnelly, Powder Springs;
brother and sister-in-law,
Trinidad and Carmen
Mendez, Shelby, Mich.;
sisters, Lucia Galvan, Hart,
Mich, and Maria Del Refrigo
Paiz, Alice, Texas; sister and
brother-in-law, Betty and
John Moen, Norton Shores,
Mich.; 16 grandchildren; and
seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m., Friday,
January 13, at the chapel
of First Baptist Church of
Gainesville with interment
following at Memorial Park
South Cemetery. Bill Coates
will officiate. The family
will receive friends from 6
to 8 p.m., Thursday, January
12, at Memorial Park South
Funeral Home.
Memorial Park South
Funeral Home, Flowery
Branch, is in charge of
arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
(19078)
Marjorie Moore
Marjorie McCarty Moore
passed away Thursday,
January 5, 2012.
She was born July 5,
1918 in
Madison
County,
the daugh
ter of
the late
Howard
and Lois
Winfrey
McCarty.
She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Donald P. Moore;
a daughter, Shirley Moore
Griffith; brother, Loyd
McCarty; and sister, Lucille
McCarty Fowler. She lived
her adult life in Athens, and
was a longtime member of
Central Baptist Church.
Survivors include sons,
Stephen E. Moore (Tina),
Gills ville, Terry Moore
(Teresa), Watkinsville,
Wayne Moore (Paulette),
Hull, Larry Moore (Ann),
Hull; a daughter, Glenda
Moore Miller (Pelham),
Powell, Tenn.; and a brother,
Alton McCarty, Comer; nine
grandchildren; and 15 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, January 8, in the
chapel of Bridges Funeral
Home with the Rev. Terry
Smith officiating. Interment
was in Meadow Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Bridges Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
(19076)
Margaret Nation
MAYSVILLE - Margaret
Lucille Nation, 85, died
Friday, January 6, 2012, at
Hill Haven Nursing Home
in Commerce.
Born in Banks County,
she was the daughter of the
late Thomas Earle and Ellen
Davis Whitehead. She was
the last surviving member
of her immediate family.
Mrs. Nation was preceded
in death by three children,
Linda Allison, John Nation
and Bill Nation.
Survivors include children,
Patsy Hudgins, Deborah
Mason and Donald Nation,
all of Maysville, Joyce
Hovator, Mena, Ariz., Janice
Lichliter, Anderson, S.C.,
JoAnn Lathan, Lugoff, S.C.,
Dennis Nation and Ricky
Nation, both of Commerce;
21 grandchildren; several
great and great-great-grand-
children; and nieces and
nephews.
Closed casket graveside
services and interment was
held Saturday, January 7,
from the Banks County
Memorial Gardens in Homer
with the Rev. William
Campbell officiating.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
(476)
Hazel Nix
PENDERGRASS - Hazel
L. Funderburk Nix, 76, died
on Wednesday, January 4,
2012.
Born in Jackson County, she
was the daughter of the late
Albert and Rosa M. Pressley
Funderburk. She was retired
from Wayne Poultry was
a mem
ber of the
Pond Fork
Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Nix
was pre
ceded in
death by
her hus
band, Billy Nix; brothers,
R.L. Funderburk and J.W.
Funderburk; and grandson,
Justin Nix.
Survivors include her
children, Patricia Parson,
Commerce, Donald Nix,
Ronald Nix and Debbie
Gillespie, all of Pendergrass;
brothers, L.C. Funderburk,
Jefferson, T.W. Funderburk,
Gene Funderburk,
Johnny Funderburk, all
of Pendergrass, and Larry
Funderburk, Jefferson;
sisters, Sadie Strange,
Covington, Ruby Franklin
and Fannie Lance, both of
Pendergrass; 11 grandchil
dren; and 17 great-grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, January 7, in the
Pond Fork Baptist Church
with the Rev. Johnny Knight
officiating. The burial was in
the church cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
(875)
‘Michael’ Ogburn
STATHAM - George
“Michael” Ogburn, 72, died
Saturday, January 7, 2012.
Born in Atlanta, he was
the son of the late Sarah J.
Ogburn. He was a member
of Heritage Baptist Church,
member of Carter Hill
Masonic Lodge #268, and
was past member of Yaarab
Shrine Club. Mr. Ogburn
was preceded in death by a
daughter, Deanne Ogburn-
Cagle; and three grandchil
dren.
Survivors include his wife,
Carolyn Ogburn, Statham;
two sons and daughters-
in-law, Robert and Annette
Ogburn, Bethlehem, and
Darien and Tracey Ogburn,
Grayson; three daughters and
sons-in-law, Michelle and
Johnny Weaver, Dahlonega,
Renee and Bobby Queen,
Bremen, and Christa and
Larry Edge, Zebulon; 12
grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be
held Saturday, January 14, at
2 p.m. from Smith Memory
Chapel with Pastor Shane
Hill officiating. The family
will receive friends Saturday
from 12 to 2 p.m. at the
funeral home. The body will
be cremated.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Heritage
Baptist Church, 1867
Dooley Town Rd., Statham,
GA 30666.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, is in charge of
arrangements.
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January 12, 2012.
(18360)
Alexis Redmond
AUBURN - Alexis
Michelle Redmond, 4, died
Wednesday, January 4,
2012.
Born in Winder, she was
the daughter of Bradford
Paul and Darlene J. Edge
Redmond of Auburn. She
was preceded in death by
grandparents, Richard
