Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Kenneth Johnson
Kenneth "Jackson County Red" Johnson, 39, of Atlanta, died Monday, January 24, 2000.
Mr. Johnson was a son of Herman and Ruby Johnson, Jefferson. He was self-employed.
Funeral services were held Thursday, January 27, in Willis Chapel of Mack & Payne Funeral Home, Athens, with the Rev. William Jennings officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Debora Johnson; two sons, Travis Johnson, Athens, and Jarvis Lee, Winder; three sisters, Glenda Harrison, Maysville, Sharon Richardson, Jefferson, and Marcia Penson, Woodstock; one brother, Herman Laray Johnson, Jefferson; grandmother, Lula Cox, Jefferson; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mack & Payne Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lillie M. Wilkie
Mrs. Lillie Muriel Barrett Wilkie, 76, of Danielsville, died Friday, January 28, 2000, at Cobb Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Wilkie was born April 27, 1923, in Banks County. She was a daughter of the late William A. and Myrtle Allen Barrett.
Mrs. Wilkie was a homemaker and a member of Community Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 31, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. David Strickland officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include her husband, James E. Wilkie; two sons, Major William D. Wilkie, Hampton, Va., and Ronald S. Wilkie, Cleveland; one brother, Charles E. Barrett, Stockbridge; one sister, Bessie Wheeler, Danielsville; and eight grandchildren.
Coy E. Leachman
Coy E. Leachman, 70, of Homer, died Monday, January 31, 2000, at Athens Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Leachman was a son of the late Claude W. Leachman and Roxie Gosnell Leachman.
He was a retired truck driver.
Mr. Leachman was preceded in death by a sister, Charlie Lou Leachman.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 2, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Brenda Clark and David Garrison officiating. Burial was in the Ridgeway Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Sue E. Leachman; two sons, Larry Leachman, Cornelia, and William Claude Leachman Jr., Charlotte, N.C.; one daughter, Linda Neisler, Commerce; six step-sons, Curtis McIntire and Steven Hagan, both of Nicholson, Frank McIntire, Louisville, Ky., Gary McIntire, Nashville, Tenn., J.C. Gable, Cornelia, and Roy W. Gable, Villa Rica; six step-daughters, Paula Underwood, Dawsonville, Teresa Marsingill, Dry Pond, Stephanie Hagan, Commerce, Shelia Norman, Louisville, Ky., Shirley Hagan, Nicholson, and Patsy Garrett, Flowery Branch; two sisters, Evelyn Baker, Maysville, and Bessie Mae Callaham, Athens; 26 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Esther H. Burden
Mrs. Esther Hulsey Burden, 83, of Danielsville, died Saturday, January 29, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Burden was born November 24, 1916, in Madison County. She was a daughter of the late Isiah Zade and Pearlie Ann Bridges Hulsey.
Mrs. Burden was a retired seamstress and a member of Friendship Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, L.C. Burden.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 1, at Friendship Baptist Church with the Revs. Dayton Logan and Mark Palmer officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Burden's grandsons served as pallbearers.
Survivors include three daughters, Brenda Joyce Floyd, Anderson, S.C., Patricia Anne Binns, Travelers Rest, S.C., and Donna Jean Lakey, Adona, Ark.; four sons, Rupert Kendell Dean, Wayne Douglas Dean and James Tony Dean, all of Danielsville, and Dwight Winston Dean, Nicholson; three sisters, Edna Anderson and Mazelle Stowe, both of Toccoa, and Beatrice Drake, Danielsville; one brother, Oren Hulsey, Eastanollee; 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
Michael L. Wright
Michael Lee "Tink" Wright, 39, of Comer, died Thursday, January 27, 2000.
A native of Stephens County, Mr. Wright was a son of the late Freddy B. Wright and Hazel Ann Alexander Wright.
He was a skilled craftsman and a full-time father.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 6, on top of Currhea Mountain, Toccoa, with the Rev. Steve Welch officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Tracy A. Bales, Nicholson; three daughters, Dustie Leeann Kitchen, Winder, and Mychael Tori Wright and Juanita Ann Wright, both of Comer; one brother, James H. Wright, Lexington; one sister, Nita Wright Phillips, Danielsville; and one granddaughter.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the "Michael 'Tink' Wright" Memorial Fund, c/o Nita Phillips, Merchants and Farmers Bank, P.O. Box 520, Hull, GA 30646.
The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Sunday, February 6, at the home of Randy and Sherry Miller, Toccoa.
Cremation Society of the South, Austell, was in charge of arrangements.
Margie R. Brown
Mrs. Margie Rich Brown, 57, of Danielsville, died Thursday, January 27, 2000.
Mrs. Brown was born in Madison County, the daughter of Annie L. Booth Rich and the late Charles L. Rich.
She was employed as a plant manager with Scientific Atlanta and was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Brown.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 29, at Providence Baptist Church with the Revs. Albert Vaughn and Johnny Tucker officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Phil Brown, Chris Carver, Nelson Stovall, Larry Evans, Jr. McGee, Billy Booth, Tim Hardeman and Jr. Shields served as pallbearers.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Cindy Brown, Danielsville and one grandchild, Logan Cash Brown.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
MISS FLANIGAN
Homemaker
HOSCHTON - Miss Bertha C. Flanigan, 92, of the Duncan Creek Community, died Friday, January 14, 2000.
A lifelong resident of Gwinnett County, Miss Flanigan was a daughter of the late Jim and Della Braswell Flanigan.
She was a homemaker and the oldest member of Duncan Creek Congregational Christian Church, where she was a member of the Adult Bible Sunday School Class.
Funeral services were held Sunday, January 16, at Duncan Creek Congregational Church with the Revs. Millard Sims, A.J. Mullinax and Dee Dillin officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include brother and sister-in-law, Erskine B. and Idean Flanigan, Hoschton; nephews and wives, Roy and Elaine Flanigan and Junior and Sharon Flanigan, all of Buford, Harold and Ida Flanigan and George P. and Joy Flanigan, all of Hoschton, Jerry and Ruth Flanigan, Winder, and Randall and Kathy Flanigan, Lawrenceville; niece and husband, Mary Flanigan and Tim Massey, Hoschton; great-nieces and great-nephews, Terri Brown, Kristi and Michael Graham, Ken Flanigan, Michael Flanigan, Sherry and Dennis Houston, Debbie and Mike Landress, Jonathon Flanigan, David Flanigan, Chris Flanigan, Timmy and Jena Massey, Marla Flanigan, Josh Landress and Michelle Landress; and several cousins.
Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, was in charge of arrangements.
MR. SIMMONS
Leatherwood Baptist member
COMMERCE - Travis Simmons, 75, died Friday, January 14, 2000, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville.
Mr. Simmons was born July 10, 1924 in Homer.
He had been employed with Garrison Brothers Lumber Company and was a member of Leatherwood Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Sunday, January 16, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Leroy Chastain and Tom Garrett officiating. Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Simmons; five sons, David Simmons, Samuel Ray Simmons, Thomas Elex Simmons and Travis Simmons Jr., all of Commerce, and Jimmy Gregg Simmons, Columbia, S.C.; six daughters, Julia Echols and Carol Parr, both of Danielsville, Angela Elrod, Homer, Shirley Samples, Hull, and Rita Seabolt and Belinda Simmons, both of Commerce; one brother, George Husley, Helen; 31 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MR. DENHAM
World War II veteran
COMMERCE - Joseph Paul Denham, 82, died Wednesday, January 12, 2000.
Mr. Denham was born May 16, 1917, in Alabama.
He was a World War II veteran and was retired from Coats & Clark, Toccoa. Mr. Denham was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Friday, January 14, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with the Revs. Doug Duncan and Danny Whitsel officiating. Burial was in Stephens Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Willard Denham; and two sisters, Helen Jones, Panama City Beach, Fla., and Cathryn Taylor, Montezuma.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
MRS. ASH
Paradise AME Church cemetery rites
JEFFERSON - Mrs. Jennett Ash died Friday, January 14, 2000, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 19, at Paradise AME Church, Jefferson, with the Revs. J.B. Lester and W.M. Wright officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Ash is survived by one son, Cleveland Bailey, Atlanta; a devoted cousin and home provider, Beulah Ann Carithers, Jefferson; nephew, Otis Victrum, Jefferson; niece, Ruthie C. Stephens, Jefferson; one great-nephew, Andrew Victrum, Atlanta; three great-nieces, Eva Lou Bridges, Atlanta, and Beverly and Vanessa Victrum, both of Jefferson; five cousins, Essie Burns, Jefferson, Thelma Martin and McNeal Hancock, both of Dayton, Ohio, Mary Sims, Gainesville, and Emma Jennings, Athens; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
Mason Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
MRS. SAXTON
Homemaker
NICHOLSON - Mrs. Beatrice Williams Saxton, 80, died Monday, January 17, 2000, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Saxton was born January 25, 1919, in Clarke County. She was a daughter of the late Jim and Margie Cody Saxton.
Mrs. Saxton was a homemaker.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 19, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Troy Herbert officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens.
Survivors include two daughters, Glinda Blalock, Nicholson, and Marian Wheless, Danielsville; four sisters, Rachel Andrews and Grace Brook, both of Athens, Betty Fort, Charleston, S.C., and Daisy Tantsley, Savannah; four granddaughters, Kim Butler, Colbert, Beverly Gaddis, Nicholson, Donna Smith, Danielsville, and Cindy Stancil, Jefferson; one grandson, Mitch Wheless, Danielsville; and 10 great-grandchildren, Nicole, Dustin and Bryson Temple, all of Colbert, Jonathon Stancil, Jefferson, Brandon Smith, Crawford, Justin Smith and Jessica, Whitney and Austin Wheless, all of Danielsville, and Holly Gaddis, Nicholson.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
