Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Barbara Rider
Mrs. Barbara Jean Rider, age 69 of Ellijay, died Friday, June 25, 2010.
Mrs. Rider was born on Oct. 23, 1940 in Atlanta, Ga. She is the daughter of the late Doniver Edward McDaniel and Pearl Liner Porter McDaniel. Mrs. Rider was a homemaker and a member of the Dailey Walk Ministries.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Buddy Rider of the home; sons and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Elizabeth Rider, Ellijay, and Larry Byers, Blue Ridge; daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Wes Carden, Jasper, Kathy Casias, Colorado, and Donna and William Dillard, Ellijay; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Roger Green, Ellijay; and sister, Cheryl Headrick, Ellijay.
William McWaters
William Donald McWaters, age 72 of Jasper, formerly of Mableton, died June 30, 2010 after a 26 month courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma and Leukemia. He retired as captain from the City of Atlanta and Fulton Co. Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Joyce Bell McWaters; daughter, Robin L. McWaters; son, W. Pierce McWaters; daughter-in-law, Deborah V. McWaters; grandson, Winston P. McWaters; six sisters-in-law; seven brothers-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church, Mableton with the Revs. Stephen Byrd, Leonard Perry and David York officiating. iIntermentwas at Mount Harmony Memorial Gardens.
Roy Boling
Mr. Roy Lee Boling, age 63 of Jasper, Ga., died Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at his residence following a sudden illness.
Born May 17, 1947 in Jasper, he was the son of the late Charlie Clayton and Pauline Raynes Boling. Roy last worked at Royston in Jasper.
Survivors include, his wife, Sue Boling, Jasper; children, Stacey Nichols (James) and Tiffany Payne (Jamie), all of Jasper; brother, James Boling, Jasper; sisters, Betty Henderson and Judy Jarrett, both of Jasper; and grandchildren, Brittney, Haley and Slate Nichols and Isaiah, Lexi and Breanna Payne, all of Jasper. Several nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 2 from Roper Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Larry Johnson and Gene Childers officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Cool Springs Baptist Church cemetery in Tate, Ga.
Jo Ann Sims
Jo Ann Sims, age 51 of Ball Ground, died Monday, June 7, 2010, at her residence.
She was a set team leader for Acosta Foods and a member of Unity Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Glenn Sims, Ball Ground; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Jessica Sims, Talking Rock; father, William Whitey Huey, Blue Ridge; brothers, Timmy Huey, Blue Ridge, and David Huey, Cartersville; and sisters, Becky Simpson, Huron, Tn., and Sandy Buckner, Acworth. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 10 from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with the Rev. Phil McPherson officiating. iIntermentfollowed in Indian Knoll Baptist Church Cemetery.
Catherine Bridges
Mrs. Catherine Moody Bridges, age 82 of Jasper, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital.
She is survived by her husband, Ben Bridges, Jasper; and children, Randy Bridges, Kennesaw, Joan Stanley, Nelson, Melvin Bridges, Canton, Allen Bridges, Tate, Jane Hooks and Alisia Bridges, both of Kennesaw. Twenty-one grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Friday from Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.
Ronald Horton
Roper Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Ronald Wayne Horton, age 51 of Dawsonville, who passed away Saturday, June 5, 2010 at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Kristina Horton, Dawsonville; children, Christopher and Tamara Horton, both of Atlanta, Christina Horton, Gainesville, Joseph France, Big Canoe, and Kelsie and Jennifer Horton, Dawsonville; mother, Dorothy C. Horton, Fayetteville; brothers, Anthony Horton, Fayetteville, and Jimmy Horton, Atlanta; and sister, Toni Jacobs, Fayetteville. Many grandchildren, nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held at Foothills Community Church with the Rev. John Reale officiating.
Milford Bates
Mr. Milford Ford Bates, age 78 of Talking Rock died June 1, 2010.
Services were handled locally by Sharp Funeral Home. iIntermentfollowed at Oliver Springs Cemetery.
Gladys Bailey
Ms. Gladys Bailey, age 90 of Jasper, Ga., died Friday, June 11, 2010 at Heritage Healthcare in Jasper following a period of declining health.
Born April 18, 1920 in Cherokee County, Ga., Gladys was preceded in death by her sister, Kate Bailey Cochran; and a brother, Woodrow Bailey. Ms. Bailey was employed by Pickens Footwear and was a member of the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Jasper.
Survivors include her sisters, Mary Bailey and Ruth Bailey, both of Jasper, and Lois Burleson, Ellijay, Ga.; niece, Ann Harley, Ellijay, Ga.; and nephew, Bill Cochran, Acworth, Ga.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 13 from the Chapel of Roper Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronnie Ray will officiate. iIntermentfollowed in Jerusalem Baptist Church.
Nina Hill
Nina Phyllis Mayes Hill, age 81 of Dawsonville, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital.
She was a member of Tate United Methodist Church where she served as lay speaker, Sunday School teacher and choir member. She also served on many committees and was always active in all areas of church life.
She was a member of the Kennesaw Chapter of the UDC and a member of the Andrew Hauser Chapter of the DAR until she was Founding Regent of the Sequoyah Chapter locally.
Mrs. Hill had been a nurse by profession, receiving her LPN from Marietta Vocational School and her RN with an associate’s degree from Clayton Junior College. She was employed for many years at the Tate Clinic working for Drs. Darnell and Boswell. She later worked at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta and then as a private duty nurse. She was an avid gardener and loved to cook and preserve the fruits of her labor.
Mrs. Hill was preceded in death by her parents, John Grover and Amma Adams Mayes; husband, Lloyd Amos Hill; and brothers and sisters, Cora Mae Mayes, Lucille Mayes Martin, John Frank Mayes, Nell Mayes Smith, Henry Benton Mayes and Martha Faye Mayes Greene.
She is survived by her children, Ronald Douglas Hill, Dawsonville, John David Hill, Ball Ground, and Phyllis Hill, Dawsonville; sister-in-law, Mayme Ellen Middleton Mayes, Macon, Ga.; and grandchildren, Sarah Hill Cheshire, Dawsonville, Amanda Hill Mull, Marble Hill, and Scarlett Hill Jarrett, York, S.C. Six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandsons also survive.
A memorial service will e held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19 at Tate United Methodist Church. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Myrtie Holbrook
Mrs. Myrtie Mae Holbrook, age 91 of Jasper, passed at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital, Jasper, Wednesday afternoon, June 9, 2010.
Survivors include her nieces and nephews and a host of cousins.
The funeral service was held Friday, June 11 at 11 a.m. from Hightower Baptist Church (Cherokee County) with the Rev. Gerald Richards officiating. iIntermentfollowed in the church cemetery with Jimmy Fann, Hess Franco, Keith Holmes, Curtis Roland, Jason Satterfield and Joe Satterfield II serving as pallbearers. Cagle Funeral in charge of arrangements.
Thelma Dorfman
Roper Funeral Home announces the death of Mrs. Thelma Stone Dorfman, age 88 of Alabama, formerly of Jasper, who passed away June 6, 2010 at Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, Al.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Fletcher W. Stone and William Dorfman.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Barbara Stone, Alabama; step-daughters, Toni and Pat Dorfman; grandchildren, Scott and Michelle Stone, Susan and Blake Kendrick, Keith Stone and Eliza Valk Campbell; and great-grandchildren, Morgann Stone and Stone and Jack Kendrick. Nieces and nephews also survive.
A graveside service was held on Wednesday at 1 p.m. from Philadelphia Baptist Church cemetery with Dr. Randy Atkinson officiating.
Gladys Bailey
Ms. Gladys Bailey, age 90 of Jasper, Ga., died Friday, June 11, 2010 at Heritage Healthcare in Jasper following a period of declining health.
Born April 18, 1920 in Cherokee County, Ga., Gladys was preceded in death by her sister, Kate Bailey Cochran, and brother, Woodrow Bailey. Ms. Bailey was employed by Pickens Footwear and was a member of the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Jasper.
Survivors include her sisters, Mary and Ruth Bailey, both of Jasper, and Lois Burelson, Ellijay; niece, Ann Harley Ellijay; and nephew, Bill Cochran, Acworth.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 13, 2010 from the Chapel of Roper Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronnie Ray officiating. iIntermentfollowed in Jerusalem Baptist Church.
Mary Sue Fox
Mrs. Mary Sue Fox, age 74 of Jasper, Ga., passed Friday evening, June 11, 2010 at Embracing Hospice, Cumming, Ga.
Survivors include her husband, James Fox, Sr., Jasper; sons and daughter-in-law, James Fox, Jr., Arlington, Tx., and Steve and Kari Fox, Huntsville, Al.; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan Fox Dyck and Chris Dyck, Lawrenceville, Ga., and Cynthia and Paul Green, Acworth; brother and sister-in-law, William L. and Henriette McGregor, Roswell, Ga.; grandchildren, Peter James, Jesse Joseph, Adam McGregor and Patrick Taylor Fox, David William Dyck, Kevin Bradley Green, Matthew James Dyck, Jaime Charlotte Fox and Amanda Elizabeth Green; and great-granddaughter, Rileigh Rae Fox.
A funeral Mass was held Tuesday morning, June 15 at 10 a.m. from Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church with Father Charles Byrd officiating. iIntermentfollowed Tuesday afternoon at 12:30 at Georgia National cemetery in Canton. Pallbearers were: Adam and Patrick Fox, David and Matthew Dyck and Kevin Green. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Billy Chastain
Mr. Billy J. Chastain, age 71 of Ball Ground, passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at his residence.
Mr. Chastain served in the US Army and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was the owner/operator of Bill Chastain’s Body Shop and enjoyed racing #15 in the Southern All Stars at Dixie Speedway for many years. Bill was an avid dog lover.
He was preceded in death by his son, Sam Kelley. Survivors include his wife, Anita Chastain, Ball Ground; and children, Brad Chastain, Austell, Greg Chastain, Waleska, Janet Chastain, Marietta, Jodie Dillard, Douglasville, and Shawn Kelley, Tarlton, Oh. Ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 21 from Sosebee Memorial Chapel with Dr. Jeff Hill officiating. iIntermentfollowed in Rolling Hills Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 137 Hightower Road, Ball Ground, Ga. 30107.
John R. “Jack” Stillman, Jr.
Sept. 17, 1921-June 16, 2010
John R. Stillman, Jr. “Jack”, 88, veteran AP reporter, writer, author and musician, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at home in Wetumpka, Al.
For 33 years he covered the news in Alabama and Georgia for the Associated Press. He covered the first racial disturbance at the University of Alabama and ended up covering the ensuing racial unrest in the Deep South for more than 10 years. He became the “riot reporter” covering race stories in three separate states and met Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jack would visit rocket scientist Werner von Braun and get enough rocket stories to last for weeks. He was there for President Kennedy’s missile tour down the East Coast; the Alday murders in Seminole County, Ga.; and flew with the White House Staff to visit the aftermath of Hurricane Camille in Mississippi. Mr. Stillman covered the Lt. Calley-My Lai trials at Fort Benning, and the list goes on. The list of big stories Mr. Stillman covered could fill a page. He has written modern history for Georgia, Alabama and the Southeastern U.S.
Mr. Stillman was a native of Wilmington, N.C., where he was born Sept. 17, 1921 and began writing at 17 for the Wilmington Star. Prior to World War II, Mr. Stillman served in the Army as a band musician. During World War II, he was a correspondent for the Baltimore Sun while serving in the Merchant Marines as Purser aboard the SS “Walter Raleigh” during the battle of the Atlantic.
Mr. Stillman has authored two novels, Beach Girls, A Little Bit of Malice as well as a book of short stories, The Duke of Quarts. He was a member of Eastwood Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his brother, James D. Stillman.
He is survived by his loving wife, Estalene; sons, John R. Stillman III, Lawrenceville, Ga., Paul B. Stillman, Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph B. Stillman, Orlando, Fl.; daughters, Kim Priolo, Wetumpka, Al., and Tammy Black, Ft. Wayne, In.; brother, David O. Stillman, Wilmington, N.C.; and many grandchildren. A memorial service is planned for the future. Memorial contributions may be made to VistaCare Hospice, 700 Interstate Park Drive, Suite 705, Suite C-7, Montgomery, Al. 36109.
