Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Mr. Griffin M. Butler
Mr. Griffin M. Butler, 72, of LaGrange died Dec. 8, 1998 at The Medical Center in Columbus.
Born Sept. 29, 1926 in Randolph County, Ala., Mr. Butler was the son of the late Enoch and Pearl Kittle Butler. He was a member of New Beginnings Full Gospel Church and a retired foreman with Wright and Lopez Co. of Atlanta.
The funeral will be Thursday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. at Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, with Dr. Randy Kennedy and the Rev. Jim Sanders officiating. Burial will follow at Shadowlawn Cemetery in LaGrange, with Steve Smart, Tim Smart, Mark Smart, Jeff Woody, Frank Woody, Steve Schriver and Nathan Lee as pallbearers.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Ruth Butler of Hogansville; sisters, Ora Driver of Hogansville, Laurine Robinson of LaGrange, Judy Smart of Tucker, Cassie Bowen of Graham, Ala., Arrie Skinner of Franklin; brothers, Denson Butler of Franklin, Travis Butler of Cumming; grandchildren, Brandi and Todd Cavender of Hogansville, Jaime and Dusty Helton, Lindsay and Larry Earnest, Kenneth Sebaugh, all of LaGrange, Anthony and Leslie Sebaugh of Rome; and great-grandchildren. Kaitlin Helton and Holston Sebaugh.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville.
Mrs. Ruth Kelley
Mr. Ruth Kelley, 85, of Marietta died Dec. 8, 1998 at Emory Adventist Hospital.
Born July 26, 1913 in Carroll County, Mrs. Kelley was the daughter of the late William A. Thompson and Hallie Sinyard Thompson and the wife of the late Aubrey Worth Kelley. She was a homemaker.
The funeral will be Friday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bill dean officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan, with Alan Kelley, Bryan Kelley, Scottie Kelley Glenn Kelley and Todd Kelley as pallbearers.
The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Survivors include her sons, Charles Douglas Kelley of Austell, Richard Gary Kelley, Stanley Gerald Kelley, both of Marietta, William Worth Kelley of Mableton; 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan.
Mrs. Ethel Poe
Mrs. Ethel Poe, 90, of Mike's Lane in Sharpsburg died Dec. 8, 1998 at Newnan Hospital.
Born April 8, 1908 in Reynolds, Mrs. Poe was the daughter of the late Willoughby Earl Marshall and Ruby Inez Ingram Marshall. She was a homemaker and a member of Sharpsburg Baptist Church.
A memorial service will be Friday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. at Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home, with the Rev. Watson Mills officiating. Burial will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery in Macon.
Survivors include her children, Paul Marshall Poe of Dawsonville, William Earl Poe of Sharpsburg, Cherie Glasse of Orinda, Calif. and Johnson Clifton Poe.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Seniors Ministries at Sharpsburg Baptist Church, PO Box 127, Sharpsburg, Ga., 30277.
Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home, Newnan.
Mr. Jack "E.T." Sherrer
Mr. Jack "E.T." Sherrer, 83, of Handy Road in Newnan died Dec. 8, 1998 at Sunaliance Hospice.
Born July 17, 1915 in Fulton County, Mr. Sherrer was the son of the late Orrien and Lula Sherrer and the husband of the late Kathleen Sherrer. He was a self-employed carpenter and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
A graveside service will be Thursday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. at Elim Baptist Church Cemetery on Handy Road in Newnan, with the Rev. Ford Ash officiating.
Survivors include his son, George Sherrer of Fayetteville; brother, Orrien Sherrer of East Point; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions can be made to Elim Baptist Church, 1529 Handy Road, Newnan, Ga., 30263.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan.
December 11, 1998
Mrs. Frances K. Burdett
Mrs. Frances K. Burdett, 59, of Moreland died Dec. 9, 1998.
The funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m. at Tara Garden Chapel, with the Rev. Danny Wilson off. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in College Park.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from noon until 8 p.m.
Survivors include her husband, Tommy Lee Burdett Sr.; daughters, Toni Dianne Dilworth, Kathy Jane Roseborough; sons, Tommy Lee Burdett Jr., William Mark Burdett, Wendell Grant Burdett, Ricky Dwayne Burdett; parents, Sam and Bertine Allgary; four sisters; three brothers; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Tara Garden Chapel, Jonesboro.
Mr. Ed Harrington
Mr. Ed Harrington, 76, of East Broad Street in Newnan died Dec. 9, 1998 at Newnan Hospital.
Born Dec. 24, 1921 in Robertson County, N.C., Mr. Harrington was the son of the late L.B. Harrington and Cornelia Hammett Harrington. He was retired from the Coweta County Board of Education's maintenance and was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran serving in the Normandy invasion.
A photographer and an artist, Mr. Harrington was a member of First Baptist Church in Newnan and of Coweta Masonic Lodge 60.
The funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home, with Dr. Gene Tyre and the Rev. Don Helms officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Newnan.
The family will receive visitors Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Harrington, and brother George Harrington, both of Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan.
Mr. Hoyt Morris
Mr. Hoyt Morris, 76, of Bartow, Fla. died Nov. 25, 1998.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Morris; sister, Hazel Masdon of Grantville; half-brother, Leon; and half-sister, Linda.
Mrs. Bertha Rivers
Mrs. Bertha Rivers of Central Place in Newnan died Dec. 9, 1998 at Peachtree Regional Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home.
December 12, 1998
Mrs. Frances K. Burdett
Mrs. Frances K. Burdett, 59, of Moreland died Dec. 9, 1998.
The funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m. at Tara Garden Chapel, with the Rev. Danny Wilson off. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in College Park.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from noon until 8 p.m.
Survivors include her husband, Tommy Lee Burdett Sr.; daughters, Toni Dianne Dilworth, Kathy Jane Roseborough; sons, Tommy Lee Burdett Jr., William Mark Burdett, Wendell Grant Burdett, Ricky Dwayne Burdett; parents, Sam and Bertine Allgary; four sisters; three brothers; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Tara Garden Chapel, Jonesboro.
Mrs. Bertha Poythress Rivers
Mrs. Bertha Poythress Rivers, 97, of Newnan died Dec. 9, 1998 at Peachtree Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Rivers was born June 4, 1901 in Troup County.
The funeral will be Sunday, Dec. 13, 1998 at 3 p.m. at Springfield Baptist Church in Hogansville, with the Rev. Joseph McGuire officiating. Burial will follow at St. Paul AME Church Cemetery, with her nephews a pallbearers.
Survivors include her sisters, Parrie L. Poythress, Mollie Bonner, Rosa Powell; brother, Vernon Poythress; nieces and nephews.
Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home, Newnan.
Master Winter Timberland Webb
Master Winter Timberland Webb, the infant son of Christopher L. and Vicki Ann Batchelor Webb of Carrollton, died Dec. 6, 1998 at Peachtree Regional Hospital.
A graveside service will be Saturday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m. at Ephesus Baptist Cemetery in Heard County, with the Rev. W. Winston Skinner officiating.
Other survivors include his sister, Summer D. McKee of Carrollton; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Donny L. (Sandra) Webb of Carrollton, Mr. and Mrs. David (Dian M.) Dunmire and Mrs. and Mrs. Walley (Judy) Russell, all of Franklin.
Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home, Newnan.
December 16, 1998
Dr. Henry C. Drake
Dr. Henry C. Drake, formerly of Newnan, died of cancer Dec. 14, 1998 in Anderson, S.C.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Homer Drake Sr., Dr. Drake was a graduate of Newnan High School and the University of Georgia. He earned a medical degree from the University of Tennessee School of Medicine and practiced in Newnan for several years.
He extended that practice to Peachtree City in the 1970s and retired later after suffering heart complications. Dr. Drake was a member of the Newnan Board of Education and team physician for Newnan High School athletic teams.
He was a member of the Newnan Rotary Club and Central Baptist Church and was Newnan-Coweta Man of the Year in 1968.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Grow-Drake; children, Marykate Drake of Macon, Katherine Ann Webster, Henry Cowart Drake Jr., both of Boulder, Colo.; granddaughter, Chandler Elizabeth Webster of Boulder; and brother, W. Homer Drake Jr. of Newnan.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan.
Mrs. Nellie Mae Lewis
Mrs. Nellie Mae Lewis, 92, of Watkins Drive in Newnan died Dec. 15, 1998 at Peachtree Regional Hospital.
Born Aug. 10, 1906 in Emanuel County, Mrs. Lewis was the daughter of the late Jerry and Lonie Abernathy Hooks and the wife of the late Benjamin Franklin Lewis, She was the mother of the late Margaret Johnson and John Lewis.
Mrs. Lewis was a retired assistant cafeteria manager for the Coweta County School System.
A graveside service will be Thursday, Dec. 17, at 11 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery in Albany, with the Rev. John Riley officiating. The family will receive visitors Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home.
Survivors include her daughters, Bennie Mae Godwin of North Augusta, S.C., Vivian Phillips of Newnan; son, Spirgeon Lewis of Conyers; sister, Gerri Gibson of Atlanta; brother, Linford Hooks of Albany; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan.
Mrs. Sarah Jewell Sutton
Mrs. Sarah Jewell Sutton, 77, of Poplar Road in Newnan died Dec. 12, 1998 at her home.
Born July 10, 1921 in Fayette County, Mrs. Sutton was the daughter of the late Robert P. Couch and Claude Annie Morgan Couch. She was retired from Southern Mills and was a member of East Newnan Baptist Church.
A funeral was Dec. 15 at Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home, with the Rev. Willard Dean officiating. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan, with Howard Brown, Morgan Couch, Tim Brown, Leland Rogers, Mickey Rogers and Joel Neill as pallbearers.
Survivors include her son, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley (Phyllis) Sutton of Newnan; grandchildren, Jimmy Sutton, Terry Sutton and Lisa Beall, all of Newnan, Chris Sutton of Sharpsburg and eight great-grandchildren.
Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home, Newnan.
Mrs. Sarah Jewell Sutton
Mrs. Sarah Jewell Sutton, 77, of Poplar Road in Newnan died Dec. 12, 1998 at her home.
Born July 10, 1921 in Fayette County, Mrs. Sutton was the daughter of the late Robert P. Couch and Claude Annie Morgan Couch. She was retired from Southern Mills and was a member of East Newnan Baptist Church.
A funeral was Dec. 15 at Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home, with the Rev. Willard Dean officiating. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan, with Howard Brown, Morgan Couch, Tim Brown, Leland Rogers, Mickey Rogers and Joel Neill as pallbearers.
Survivors include her husband, James Sutton of Newnan; son, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley (Phyllis) Sutton of Newnan; grandchildren, Jimmy Sutton, Lisa Beall, both of Newnan, Chris Sutton of Sharpsburg, Terry Sutton of Charleston, S.C.; and eight great-grandchildren.
Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home, Newnan.
Mrs. Alma Campbell Hilton
Mrs. Alma Campbell Hilton, 79, of Smokey Road in Newnan died Dec. 16, 1998 at Peachtree Regional Hospital.
Born Nov. 29, 1919 in Strawberry Plains, Tenn., Mrs. Hilton was the daughter of the late George P. Loy and Edith Campbell Loy and the wife of the late Charles Thomas Hilton Sr. She was a retired educator,
The funeral will be Friday, Dec. 18, at 4 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home, with the Rev. Roger Wolcott and the Rev. Gary Parrish officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Newnan, with Curtis Griffen, Rick Melville, Tommy Moore, Terry Phillips, Garrett Rickenbaker and Michael Rickenbaker as pallbearers.
Survivors include her son, Charles Thomas and Dee Hilton Jr. of Lloyd, Mont.; daughter, Nick and Sue Rickenbaker of Newnan; sisters, Mary Sue Collins of Seaford, Del., Margaret Cruze of Knoxville, Tenn., Elizabeth Hilton of Strawberry Plains; brother, Jack Loy of Strawberry Plains; grandchildren, Garrett Rickenbaker, Michael Rickenbaker, both of Newnan; and great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Rickenbaker, Kristen Rickenbaker, both of Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan.
