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PAGE 8A- THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 2021
Obituaries
Jean P. Copeland
GRIFFIN — Jean R Copeland, 88, Griffin, passed away
peacefully at her home on Tuesday, September 14, 2021.
She was bom in Winder to
John T. and Julia Perry. Jean
attended LaGrange College
and graduated from the Uni
versity of Georgia. She was
a lifelong educator and lover
of Georgia history. She will
forever be known to her stu
dents for her perfect cursive
penmanship and ability to
fill an entire chalkboard with
detailed notes. Jean retired
from Flint River Academy,
in Woodbury, after over
three decades of teaching.
Jean and her late husband, Ronald, were longtime resi
dents of Pike County before re-locating to her hometown
of Winder in the mid-1990’s. After Ronald’s passing she
moved to Griffin to be closer to family. A voracious reader,
she enjoyed her daily crossword puzzles and matching wits
nightly with the Jeopardy contestants. Jean was a member
of the Griffin First United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her four children, Suzie McQuilken
(Mike), Braselton, Raymond Copeland, Chuck (Teresa) Co
peland and Phil ( Angie) Copeland, all of Griffin; grandchil
dren, Stephen Rios (Jessica), Lindsay Rios Corbin (Thad),
Julia M. Elliott (Sean), Anna Copeland, Margaret C. Kloser
(Stephen), John Copeland, Taylor Copeland and Spencer
Copeland; four great-grandchildren, Emerson, Harper, Sul
livan,and Elliot; along with several nieces and nephews.
There will be a gathering to celebrate Jean’s life at a later
date.
Conner-Westbury Funeral Home, 1891 W. McIntosh
Road, Griffin is in charge of arrangements.
Please join the family and friends in honoring the life of
Jean P. Copeland by visiting www.conner-westburyfuneral-
home.com and posting your tributes and memories.
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Week of September 19-25
Richard Lee Danzey
JEFFERSON — Richard Lee Danzey, 87, Jefferson,
passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Heritage
of Athens.
Mr. Danzey was bom in Homestead, Fla. to the late Lee
Boykin and Velma Jane Harkness Danzey. Mr. Danzey was
retired from Bell South, was a member of Bethany United
Methodist Church, and was a U.S. Army veteran.
Mr. Danzey is survived by his wife, Margaret Monette
Watts Danzey, Jefferson; daughters, Kay Rutherford and
Vicki Dillow, both of Jefferson; son, Mark Danzey, Johns
Creek; brother, Lee Danzey, Mashpee, Mass.; sister, Loretta
Avant, Arcadia, Fla.; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grand
children; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside service: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at
11 a.m. from Jackson Memorial Gardens with the Rev.
Mark Danzey officiating.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce is in charge of ar
rangements.
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Week of September 19-25
Bertha (Bramblett) Jennings Fields
HOSCHTON — Bertha (Bramblett) Jennings Fields, 94,
Hoschton, passed away Monday, September 13,2021 at Ar
bor Terrace of Hamilton Mill, Dacula.
Mrs. Fields was bom July
2, 1927 in Clarkesville. She
was the daughter of the late
Martin Luther Bramblett
Sr. and Mary Ola (Henry)
Bramblett. She was preced
ed in death by her husbands,
Luther Jennings and Emory
Fields.
She is survived by her
children, Madeline “Gay”
and Wayne Alexander, Dean
and Inge Jennings, George
and Janna Jennings, Sharon
Hornsby and Linda John
son; brother, James B. Bramblett; and sister, Marie and Bill
Duke.
Family to receive friends: Thursday, September 16, 2021
from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Funeral service: Thursday, September 16,2021 at 11 a.m.
at Memorial Park Funeral Home East Braselton Chapel. In
terment will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 2021
at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta. Due to the ongoing pan
demic, masks are appreciated by the family.
Memorial Park Funeral Home East Braselton Chapel,
5257 Highway 53 Braselton, Ga. 30517 is in charge of ar
rangements. Send online condolences to www.memorial-
parkfuneralhomes .com.
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Week of September 19-25
Joseph “Joey” Edward Foster IV
JEFFERSON — Joseph “Joey” Edward Foster IV, 38,
Jefferson, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, at
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
Joey was bom on July 24, 1983 in Charleston, West Vir
ginia. He was employed with Vulcan Materials. Joey was a
die-hard Chevy fan and loved to tinker with old cars with
his Dad.
Joey is preceded in death by his grandparents, Herbert and
Agnes Harper and Joseph E. Foster Jr.
Joey is survived by his parents, Joseph E. Foster III and
Patricia Foster, Jefferson; his sister, Jessica (Ricky) Gordon
and a very loved niece Elizabeth Gordon, all of Jefferson;
his grandmother, Alice Foster, Charleston, West Virginia;
and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Family to receive friends: Friday, September 17, 2021
from 6 until 9 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home in Winder.
Funeral service: Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 2 p.m.
in the Smith Memory Chapel with Pastor Calvin Gooch of
ficiating. Interment will follow in Barrow Memorial Gar
dens, Winder.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder is in charge of arrange
ments.
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Week of September 19-25
Paula Brewer Frizzell
PENDERGRASS — Paula Brewer Frizzell, 69, Pender
grass, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021.
Mrs. Frizzell was bom in Atlanta, a daughter to the late
Paul and Kathlee Gant Brewer. Mrs. Frizzell was a mem
ber of the Center Grove Baptist Church and was a home
maker. Mrs. Frizzell was a loving mother and wife who let
nothing come before her family and was well known in the
community for being an outstanding country cook. In addi
tion to her parents, Mrs. Frizzell was preceded in death by a
half-sister and a half-brother.
Survivors include her husband, William Wayne “Bill”
Frizzell, Pendergrass; daughter, Kathlee L. Frizzell, Pend
ergrass; son, Robert Frizzell, Pendergrass; grandsons, Ryan
and Chase Frizzell; sister, Anne Brewer; brother, Charles
Brewer; and sister-in-law, Tava Kirk and her husband Jim,
Ellenwood, also survives.
Graveside service: Thursday, September 23, 2021, at
11 a.m. in the Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with
Pastor Richie Lewis officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in Pau
la’s memory to the American Cancer Society, 105 Westpark
Drive, Suite C, Athens, Ga. 30606 or at www.cancer.org.
Evans Funeral Home, Inc., 1350 Winder Highway, Jeffer
son, Georgia. Online condolences at www.evansfuneralho-
meinc.com.
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Week of September 19-25
Shelby Jean Holmes Griffin
HOSCHTON — Shelby Jean Holmes Griffin, 80,
Hoschton, entered into rest Saturday, September 18, 2021.
Mrs. Griffin was bom in
Jefferson, the daughter of
the late Clarence Hobby
Holmes and the late Mary
Lou Murray Holmes, was
a member of the Hoschton
Church of God of Prophecy
and was the retired owner
of Toddlers Inn Childcare
after 20 years of operation.
In addition to her parents,
Mrs. Griffin is preceded by
her husband, Coleman Fred
“Bud” Griffin; daughter,
Janet Elaine Shoemaker;
and brother, Arthur Holmes.
Survivors include a daughter, Jean Edge (Ronald), Wind
er, three sons, Dwight Griffin (Debbie), Dahlonega, Ricky
Griffin, Hoschton, and Chris Griffin (Stephanie), Hoschton;
two brothers, Dorsey Holmes (Fannie), Hoschton, and
James Holmes, Statham; and 13 grandchildren also survive.
Funeral service: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at
11 a.m. from the Hoschton Church of God of Prophesy with
Reverend Thomas Holmes and Bishop Jerry Gaddis offici
ating with burial to follow in Evans Memory Gardens. Gen
tlemen honored as pallbearers are Zach Coates, Kaleb Edge,
Nicholas Edge, Ben Carlyle, Cody Mauldin and Heath Ken
nedy.
Family to receive friends: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Inc., 1350 Winder Highway, Jeffer
son, Georgia. Online condolences at www.evansfuneralho-
meinc.com.
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Week of September 19-25
Jeanne Lance Hardy
HULL — Jeanne Lance Hardy, 62, Hull, passed away
peacefully at her home on Tuesday, September 14, 2021.
Bom on July 29, 1959,
she was the daughter of the
late William Leon Lance
and Edna Lucy Wynn
Lance.
Jeanne was a dedicated
wife, mother and Nana.
She treasured time with her
family and friends, and she
made new friends every
where she went. After work
and on the weekends she
could be found in the kitch
en where she loved to cook
meals and bake cakes or out
in the pasture checking on the cows she loved. She retired
from Madison County Farm Bureau where she loved to talk
to the members and help them with their insurance needs.
Jeanne is survived by her husband, Bobby J. Hardy Jr;
daughters, Stephanie Ring (Matt), Tara Drinkard (Casey)
and Tori Howard (Blake); grandchildren, Azalee and Ar
abella Ring and Ridley Howard; brother Malcolm Lance
(Rebecca); sister Connie Arnold (Jimbo); and numerous
nephews and nieces.
Funeral service: Friday, September 17, 2021 at 2 p.m. in
the chapel of Lord and Stephens, Danielsville, with pastor
David Cloud officiating with interment in Gordon’s Chapel
United Methodist Church Cemetery following the service.
Family to receive friends: Thursday, September 16, 2021
from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville is in charge
of arrangements.
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Week of September 19-25
Berry Kevin Hattaway
DANIELSVILLE — Berry Kevin Hattaway, 56, Daniels
ville, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at the
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens.
Mr. Hattaway was bom in Athens on January 29, 1965,
son of Billy and Jerusha Pullian Hattaway of Danielsville.
He was a food service technician having worked at the Uni
versity of Georgia and was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his par
ents, he is survived by his
wife, Lisa Hart Hattaway;
daughters, Nicole Hattaway,
Danielsville, and Nicole
Bobo, Danielsville; sister
and brother-in-law, Vic
ki and Bobby Hart, Dan
ielsville; nieces and their
spouses, Brittney and An
thony Mathis, Hartwell, and
Ashley and Chris Rucker,
Commerce; great-nieces and
nephews, Kaydence Mathis,
Hudson Mathis, Harper
Rucker and Korie Rucker; and great aunt-in-law, Shirley
Ann Purcell, Royston.
A memorial service for Mr. Hattaway will be held at a
later date.
Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting
www.pmittfhroyston.com. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston
is in charge of arrangements.
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Week of September 19-25
Gloria Ann Hayes
BRASELTON — Gloria Ann Hayes, 90, Braselton,
passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center - Braselton, surrounded by her
family.
Mrs. Hayes was bom November 14, 1930 to the late
James Wesley Ellis Sr. and Martha Elizabeth Freeman El
lis in Atlanta and was a member of Hoschton Seventh Day
Adventist Church. Also, a past member of Georgia-Florida
Charolais Association, she and her late husband were the
owners of Double A Ranch. Mrs. Hayes worked with Hayes
Chrysler as the secretary and treasurer for 40 years, from
the beginning of Hayes Automotive Service in 1953 until
her retirement in 1993. After retiring, she began the hobby
of painting and pottery, gardening and spending time with
her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years,
Albert David “A.D.” Hayes in 2009; parents; and sister, Bet
ty Turner.
Mrs. Hayes is survived by her children, Michael Da
vid and Sherry Hayes, Hoschton, Albert Terry and Sandra
Hayes, Baldwin, and Tim Ellis and Carolyn Hayes, Gaines
ville; grandchildren, Chad, Jeremy, Tracey, Matt and Tyler;
great-grandchildren, Molly, Elbe, Adam, Cooper, Trevor
Lauren, Bryan, AJ, Cassidy and Brooke; brother and sister-
in-law, James Wesley and Billie Ellis Jr., Suwanee; and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
The family will have a private service due to the wish
es of Mrs. Hayes, as she was concerned for her family and
friends’ safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ameri
can Heart Association, 1101 North Chase Parkway, Mariet
ta, Ga. 30067, www.heart.org.
Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Park
way, Flowery Branch, Georgia 30542 is in charge of ar
rangements. Send on-line condolences to www.memorial-
parkfuneralhomes .com.
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Week of September 19-25
Kenneth Eugene Martin
COMMERCE — Kenneth Eugene Martin, 72, Com
merce, entered into rest Friday, September 17, 2021.
Mr. Martin was bom in
Hoschton to the late Jack
Otis Martin and the late Vel
ma Cordelia Sherriff Martin.
Mr. Martin was a member
of Galilee Christian Church
and was a retired landscaper.
In addition to his parents Mr.
Martin is preceded in death
by his brothers, Billy Otis
Martin and Johnny Freeman
Martin.
Survivors include broth
ers, Charles Martin, Dan
ielsville, and Jack Martin
and his wife Joan, Jefferson; sisters, Katie Sue Phillips and
her husband David, Homer, Wanda Martin and her hus
band Keith, Maysville, and Tina Martin Gee and her hus
band Teddy, Jefferson; numerus nieces and nephews; and
Mr. Martin’s longtime companion, Deloris T. Carter, Com
merce, also survives.
Graveside service: Saturday, September 25, 2021, at
2 p.m. at Woodbine Cemetery with the Reverend Swayne
Cochran officiating.
Family to receive friends: Saturday, September 25, 2021
from 1 until 2 p.m. at Woodbine Cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home, Inc., 1350 Winder Highway, Jeffer
son, Georgia. Online condolences at www.evansfuneralho-
meinc.com.
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Week of September 19-25
Joyce Ann Mobley McElhannon
BETHLEHEM — Joyce Ann Mobley McElhannon, 76,
Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and
Lame Connor Mobley; and her daughter, Annette Herndon.
Mrs. McElhannon was a member of the Church at Winder.
Mrs. McElhannon is survived by her loving husband of
59 years, Jerry McElhannon; her son, Tim (Jeanette) McEl
hannon; son-in-law, Harold Herndon, all also of Bethlehem;
her sisters, Emmalene Murphy, Winder, Jackie Kirkland,
Loganville, and Brenda Hammond, Winder; grandchildren,
Weston (Rachel) Herndon, Christopher (Maegan) Herndon
and Annie Grace McElhannon; and great-grandchildren,
Lilly Herndon and Nicholas Herndon.
Funeral Service: Wednesday, September 1,2021 at 2 p.m.
in Smith Memory Chapel. Officiating the service will be
Steve Ray and Donnie Pennington.