Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Mrs. Elizabeth Bryan
Mrs. Elizabeth Bryan, 73, of Newnan died May 9, 2000.
A funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday, May 12 at the chapel of Pope Dickson and Son Funeral Directors, 1210 Morrow Rd., in Morrow, Ga. The Rev. Earl Pirkle will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends Thursday 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley (Cathy) Scarbrough of Newnan; son, Kendall Bryan of Lula, Ga., grandchildren Melissa Duttenhoffer, Bryan Duttenhoffer and Charley Scarbrough, all of Newnan.
Pope Dickson & Son Morrow Chapel, 770-961-2700.
Mrs. Mary M. Houston
Mrs. Mary M. Houston, of Newnan, died May 10, 2000 at Newnan Hospital.
The family may be contacted at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice Houston Sims, 4 Westgate Park Court, Newnan.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Joe Peniston Jackson
Mr. Joe Peniston Jackson, 80, of Dr. Bruce Jackson Road, Newnan, died Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at Fayette Community Hospital.
Mr. Jackson was born January 28, 1920 in Newnan to the late Dr. Bruce and Cora Brown Jackson. He was a retired welder and of the Methodist faith.
A funeral will be held at graveside Friday, May 12 at 2 p.m. at Lawnwood Memorial Park in Covington, Ga.
Surviving are his wife, Leila Jeanette Jackson of Newnan; brothers, Emmett Jackson of Newnan and Q. M. Jackson of Centralhatchee, Ga.; nieces and nephews.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Willie Bell Martin
Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Bell Martin, wife of William Martin, 1610 Ray St., Atlanta, Ga., will be Friday, May 12 at noon at Mt. Ephriam Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta.
She is the sister-in-law of the Rev. and Sis. W. J. (Ida) Johnson, Bobbie N. Vincent, Charlie Mitchell, and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon (Cassandra) Mitchell.
Herschel Thornton Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Announcement courtesy of Sellers-Smith Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Annie H. Mattox
Mrs. Annie H. Mattox, a native of Mobile, Ala. and a resident of Fairhope, Ala., died Wednesday, May 10, 2000 in Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Mattox was a member of Old Spanish Fort Baptist Church and active in Christian ministry and outreach.
She is survived by her husband Robert Mattox of Fairhope; daughter, Melissa (Tony) Mattox Harman of Newnan, Ga.; two sons, Jonathon Mattox of Fairhope, Ala., and Mark (Tammy) Mattox of Foley, Ala.; sister, Loretta Adams, Birmingham, Ala.; two brothers, William Howard of Fairhope, Ala. and John Howard of Mandeville, Louisiana; five grandchildren, Chad Harman, Lauren Harman and Natalie Harman, Grace Mattox, Mary Katherine Mattox; other relatives and friends.
A funeral will be held at First Baptist Church of Fairhope Saturday, May 13 at 2 p.m. Mrs. Mattox will lie in state at the church on Saturday from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.
Burial will be in Memory Gardens of Fairhope.
The family will receive visitors at the funeral home Friday, May 12 from 6-8 p.m.
Wolfe Funeral Home, 329 S. Greeno Rd., Fairhope, Ala.
Mrs. Virginia Young
Mrs. Virginia B. Young, 70, of Kiawah Court, Newnan died April 25, 2000.
Mrs. Young was born July 27, 1929 in York, Ala., daughter of the late William Earl and Ruby Jane Bishop. She worked for C&S Bank, NationsBank and Bank of America for a total of 36 years.
She was the widow of John H. Young.
The family will receive visitors today, April 26, from 7-9 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home.
A funeral will be held April 27 at 2 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home with Brother Edgar Waters officiating. Interment will follow at Holly Hill Memorial Park with grandsons serving as pallbearers.
Survivors include a son, William B. and Ellen Young of Conyers; daughter, Kay and Steve Stanley of Sharpsburg; brothers, Bill Bishop, Larry Bishop; sister, Lisa Garrison, June Jenkins, Annette Newman; grandchildren, Larry Lott, Chris Stanley, Kevin Stanley, John Young, Mary Young; great-grandchildren, Hunter Lott, Taylor Lott, Kaylee Lott and Michael Young; nieces and nephews.
McKoon Funeral Home.
Mr. James Wendell Deyton
Mr. James Wendell Deyton, 77, of Roswell, Ga. died Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at home.
Surviving are his wife, Joanna Couch Deyton; daughter, Dr. Linda Deyton of Canton, Ga.; son, Jack Deyton of Newnan, Ga.; stepdaughters, Stefani Jehlik, Topeka, Kansas, Shelley Rose of Acworth, Ga., Cindy Falanga of Alpharetta, Ga.; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and his constant companion "Buffer."
A memorial service will be held Monday, May 15 at 2 p.m. at St. Andrews Catholic Church, 675 Riverside Rd., Roswell, Ga.
The family will receive friends in the church social hall immediately following the service. For directions call 770-641-9720.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of J. Wendell Deyton, Berea College Alumni Association, CPO 2203, Berea, Kentucky 40404.
Cremation Society of the South, Austell, Ga.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gaston Hughes
Mrs. Elizabeth Gaston Hughes, 64, of Sunset Terrace, Cartersville, died Thursday, May 11, 2000.
Mrs. Hughes was born October 6, 1933 in Douglas County, a daughter of the late Willie Gaston and Mary Marks Gaston.
She was a member of the Atco Baptist Church and a homemaker.
Surviving are her children, Libby and Joey McGill of Cartersville, Melinda and Tom Jackson of White, and Mark Hughes of Indiana; her grandchildren, John Vincent, Melissa and Christopher Huges, Alesha and David Roberts, Ashley Jackson, and Will Hughes, and her great-grandchildren, Blake and Paige Roberts and Neal Hughes.
A funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13 at the chapel of the Owen Funeral Home, wkth pastor John Spellman officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-9 p.m. Friday.
Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins Drive, Cartersville, Ga.
Mr. Joe Peniston Jackson
Mr. Joe Peniston Jackson, 80, of Dr. Bruce Jackson Road, Newnan, died Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at Fayette Community Hospital.
Mr. Jackson was born January 28, 1920 in Newnan to the late Dr. Bruce and Cora Brown Jackson. He was a retired welder and of the Methodist faith.
A funeral will be held at graveside Friday, May 12 at 2 p.m. at Lawnwood Memorial Park in Covington, Ga.
Surviving are his wife, Leila Jeanette Jackson of Newnan; an "adopted" daughter, Debra Sexton; brothers, Emmett Jackson of Newnan and Q. M. Jackson of Centralhatchee, Ga.; nieces and nephews.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Johnny Williams
Mr. Johnny C. Williams, 54, of Schell Road, S.E., Atlanta, formerly of Newnan, died May 9, 2000 at South Fulton Medical Center.
A funeral will be Saturday, May 13 at 2 p.m. at Saint John Baptist Church, Newnan, with the Rev. W. J. Clark, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Williams was born March 10, 1946 to Johnny C. Williams and the late Eva Mae Williams. He joined St. John Bapt. Church at an early age.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Christine Moore-Williams; seven children, Sonya Williams, Corey Beasley, Phillip Moore, Deloise Coby, Angela Williams, Johnny Moore and Sharon Moore; father, Mr. Johnny C. Williams; sisters and brothers, Mr. and Mr. Benny Askinson (Geneva), Miss Jannie Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Williams (Maxie); mother-in-law, Rosie Lee Willis; sisters-in-law, Harris Stanley, Joan Pullins, Virginia Allen, Annie L. Walker, Jimmy Willis, Patricia Willis and Sherry Willis; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Andrews Mortuary, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Mary Hogg
Mrs. Mary Hogg, 90, of Newnan, died Friday, May 12, 2000, at Beaulieu Convalescent Center.
Mrs. Hogg was born May 22, 1909, in Jacksonville, Fla., to the late Arthur Freeman and Nora B. Rowell Hatchett. A retired nurse, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Morton Hogg.
A grave-side service will be held Monday, May 15, 2000, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Carmel Methodist Cemetery in Alvaton. Ted Caldwell will officiate.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
McKoon Funeral Home.
Mr. Michael Savich, Jr.
Mr. Michael Savich, Jr., 59, of Newnan, died Friday, May 12, 2000, at his residence.
Mr. Savich was born April 29, 1941, in Chicago, Ill, to Bessie Grahovac Savich and the late Michael Savich, Sr. He was a Vietnam veteran, and of the Greek Orthodox faith. An industrial engineer, he had worked at Playtex Apparel in Newnan and Coloplast in Marietta.
A funeral will be held Monday, May 15, 2000, at 4 p.m. in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home. The Rev. Danny Wilson will officiate, and burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive visitors this evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Serving as pallbearers will be David Hensley, Buddy McCoy, Paul Thebuge, Chris Hammond, Tim Hammond, and Richard Grahovac. Memorial contributions may be made to The West Georgia Hospice, 1510 Vernon Road, LaGrange, GA, 30240.
Surviving are his mother; his wife, Patricia Helton Savich; daughters, Tabitha Orr and her husband Rucker, and Kassie Scott and her husband Jonathan; grandchildren Lindsey Renee Orr and Zachary Robert Savich; and sister-in-law Glenda Alexander Helton, all of Newnan; brother-in-law Leon Hammond of Tennessee, and several nieces and nephews.
McKoon Funeral Home.
Mr. Vernon Dyer Judy
Mr. Vernon Dyer Judy, 80, of Franklin, died Wednesday, May 10, 2000, at Emory University Hospital.
Mr. Judy was born June 11, 1919, in Rough Run, W. Va., to the late Ervin Lester and Effie Myrtle Hendrick Judy. He had lived in Heard County, where he was a pipe fitter and farmer, for over 50 years. A Lutheran, Mr. Judy served in the United States Army in World War II in the European theater. Mr. Judy was awarded the Purple Heat, the Good Conduct Medal, and Army Occupational Medal, Germany European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, and the World War II Victory Medal.
A memorial service for "Mr. Vernon" will be held Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at 2 p.m. in the the chapel of the Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home in Franklin. The Rev. Rick McMahan will officiate, and the family will receive visitors on Monday from 1 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes for contributions to be made to the Lighthouse, Heard County's battered women's shelter. Contributions may be sent in care of the Heard County Department of Family and Children's Services, P.O. Box 385, Franklin, GA, 30217.
Surviving are his wife, Helen Faye Szalkay Judy; sons, Vernon William Judy of Cathedral City, Calif., and Luther Loy Judy of Monroe, N.C.; step-daughter, Melody Ann Hubbard of Pensacola, Fla.; nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home, Franklin.
Mrs. Geraldine Hines
Mrs. Geraldine Hines of Meriwether St., Grantville, died Friday, May 12, 2000, at her home.
Sellers-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Eugene L. Flournoy
Mr. Eugene L. Flournoy, 79, of Grantville, died Friday, May 12, 2000.
Mr. Flournoy was born July 10, 1920, in Grantville. A Methodist, Mr. Flournoy was a retired rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service, and served in the Army Air Corps.
A funeral will be held today, Sunday, May 14, 2000, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home. The Rev. Darris Baker will officiate, and burial will be in the Grantville City Cemetery. Ed Williams will serve as pallbearer.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara Flournoy; daughters, Sally Brown and her husband Tony, and Mandy Orr and her husband Steve, both of Newnan, and Susan Strain of Tullahoma, Tenn.; brother, Jerry Flournoy, of Los Angeles, Calif.; sister Betty Harris of Grantville; and grandchildren, Cora, Ben, and Fielder Strain, Avery Brown, and Chip and Chase Schloemer.
McKoon Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mary M. Houston
Mrs. Mary M. Houston, 93, of Newnan, died Wednesday, May 10, 2000, at Newnan Hospital.
Mrs. Houston was born Aug. 12, 1906, in Meriwether County. She was a member of Powell Chapel United Methodist Church, and the Heroines of Jericho.
A funeral will be held Monday, May 15, 2000, at Powell Chapel. The Rev. R.W. Sutton will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Azell Warner, Evangelist Inez Moreland, and Evangelist Susie Hudson, and burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery in Lone Oak. The United Methodist Men of Powell Chapel will serve as pallbearers.
Surviving are her children, Mrs. Mary Wingo, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Houston, Mrs. Alice Sims, Mr. Thomas Houston, Mrs. Shirley Hall Elder, and Mrs. Joe Houston; 38 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren, 39 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home.
Mr. Joe Peniston Jackson
Mr. Joe Peniston Jackson, 80, of Dr. Bruce Jackson Road, Newnan, died Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at Fayette Community Hospital.
Mr. Jackson was born January 28, 1920 in Newnan to the late Dr. Bruce and Cora Brown Jackson. He was a retired welder and of the Methodist faith.
A funeral will be held at grave-side Friday, May 12 at 2 p.m. at Lawnwood Memorial Park in Covington, Ga.
Surviving are his wife, Leila Jeanette Jackson of Newnan; an "adopted" daughter, Debra Sexton; brothers, Emmett Jackson of Heard County, and Q. M. Jackson of Coweta County; nieces and nephews.
McKoon Funeral Home.
Mrs. Jessie Ruth Talley-Blount
Mrs. Jessie Ruth Talley-Blount, 54, of Grantville, Ga. died May 15, 2000 at Newnan Hospital.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Andrews Mortuary, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Margie B. Combs
Mrs. Margie Bonner Combs, 77, of Moreland, Ga. died Sunday, May 14, 2000 at Beaulieu Convalescent Center in Newnan.
A funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, in the chapel of the Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville, Ga. The Rev. Jerry Eley will officiate and burial will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Hogansville.
Pallbearers will be Billy Combs, Lee Ferrell, Barney Hopson, Sidney Spradlin, Derek Boyd and David Boyd.
Mrs. Combs was born October 17, 1922 in Randolph County, Alabama, daughter of the late Alfred H. Bonner and the late Ada Elizabeth Hendley Bonner. She had lived in Moreland since 1954 and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Moreland.
Surviving are her husband, Fuller Combs of Moreland; three daughters and sons-in-law, Helen and Eddie Williford of Newnan, Faye and Sid Newton of Moreland, and Gail and Melvin Beall of Norcross; son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Sally Combs of Atlanta; sister, Mrs. Belle Newell of Manchester; brother, Fred Bonner of Chattanooga, Tennessee; five grandchildren, Mrs. Donna Burger of Griffin, Mrs. Paula Godfrey of Grantville, Jason Newton and Joshua Newton, both of Moreland, and Miss Alicia Beall of Norcross; two great-grandchildren, Hayden Jackson and Clay Godfrey, both of Grantville.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
Mrs. Geraldine Hines
Mrs. Geraldine Hines, 57, of 68 Meriwether Street, Grantville, died Friday, May 12, 2000 at her residence.
A funeral will be today, Tuesday, May 16, at John Wesley United Methodist Church at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Joe Geter, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. W. J. Buchanan and the Rev. William Henderson. Burial will be in Grantville City Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be the United Methodist men. Flower ladies will be the United Methodist women of the church.
Mrs. Hines was born the fourth child to the late Alvin and Dorothy Jones on August 29, 1941 in Grantville, Ga. At an early age she joined John Wesley United Methodist Church. She worked faithfully until her health failed. For years she worked at the Grantville Mill and Beaulieu Convalescent Center. "Granny" was how she was affectionately known by her grandchildren.
Surviving are daughters Tracie and Sheronda; son, Winstone (Maurice, preceded her in death); brother, Alfonso and Shirley Jones; sister, Eugene and Nancy Elder; four grandchildren, Ashley, Tarell, Kaneshia and Anthony; ten nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.
Sellers-Smith Funeral Home, Inc., Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Eugene L. Flournoy
Mr. Eugene L. Flournoy, 79, of LaGrange Street, Grantville, Ga., died Friday, May 12, 2000 at Newnan Hospital.
Mr. Flournoy was born July 10, 1920 in Grantville. He was a rural mail carrier, retired, with the United States Postal Service. He was a veteran of the U.S. armed forces, having served in the Army Air Corps. He was a Methodist.
A funeral was held Sunday, May 14 at 2 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home in Newnan. The Rev. Darris Baker officated. Burial was in Grantville Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ed Williams, John Williams, Bill Lowery, Bruce Jackson, Steve Orr and Tony Brown.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara W. Flournoy of Grantville; daughters, Sally Brown and her husband Tony of Newnan, Mandy Orr and her husband Steve of Newnan, Susan Strain of Tullahoma, Tennessee; brother, Jerry Flournoy of Los Angeles, California; sister, Betty Harris of Grantville; grandchildren Cora Strain, Ben Strain, Fielder Strain, Avery Brown, Chip Schloemer and Chase Schloemer.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Master Austin Blaine Hewell
Master Austin Blaine Hewell, age 17 months, died at his home in Standing Rock, Alabama May 10, 2000.
Little Austin was born in Memphis, Tennessee on December 9, 1998 to James Dillard Hewell Jr. and Penny Gasaway Hewell.
A funeral was Sunday, May 14 at 2 p.m. at Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home chapel with the Reverends Bobby Kirby and Darry Walker officiating. Music was provided by Ann and Darry Walker and Becky Williamson and Shana Edwards. Burial was in the Locus Grove Cemetery in Spalding County. Serving as pallbearers were William Bradley, Robert Gasaway, Wayne Gasaway, Ryan Williams, Eugene Laster and Sammy Crain.
Survivng are his parents, James Hewell Jr. and Penny Gasaway of Standing Rock, Ala.; five sisters, Rachel Gasaway, Shelby Hewell, Jordan Hewell, Chrystel Baltree and Teresa Sonneman; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams of Manchester, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gasaway of Senoia, Ga., Mr. James Hewell Sr. of Memphis, Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. Tony Hansard of Atlanta, Ga.; great-grandparents; Anna Gasaway, Margret Baltree, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray of Marco Island, Fla., and adopted grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Steele of Standing Rock, Ala.
Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home, Franklin, Ga.
Mrs. Hazel Loise Liesman
Mrs. Hazel Loise Liesman, 83, formerly of 37 College Street, Newnan, died May 12 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital, Culpeper, Virginia.
Funeral services and burial will be May 16 in Lincoln, Illinois.
Mrs. Liesman was a member of Newnan's Zion Lutheran Church for 13 years. She worked 25 years as a licensed practical nurse. She lived in Newnan with her daughter, Cheryl Kindred and son-in-law, Dave Kindred.
Memorials may be made in Mrs. Liesman's name to Zion Lutheran Church, 53 Country Club Road, Newnan, Georgia 30263.
Mr. Terry Lee Nelms
Mr. Terry Lee Nelms, 56, of Franklin, Ga., died suddenly Friday, May 5, 2000 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Mr. Nelms was born in Heard County, Ga., May 2, 1944, to the late Fannie Mae Shelnutt Nelms. He was a life-long resident of Heard County, and an active member of the New Life Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Nelms was employed by Atlanta Gas Company as a residential marketing representative.
A funeral was Monday, May 8 at 3 p.m. at New Life Baptist Church with the Reverends Quinnon Duncan, Mike Reeves and Mark Paschal officiating. Music was provided by the Rev. Mark Paschal, Joseph Bonner, Margie Shipp and Sheila Shelnutt. Burial was in the Centralhatchee Baptist Church Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Donnie Arrington, Buster Hale, Charles Shipp, Paul Adams, Don Shelnutt, Hudon Ivey, Weems Hightower and Gayle Edwards. Honorary pallbearers were J. D. Lee, Jerry Duke, Byron Todd and Bert Hyatt.
Surviving are his wife, Sherry Stringer Nelms; son, Terry Lee Nelms II, both of Franklin Ga.; several aunts and uncles; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home, Franklin, Ga.
Mrs. Weta Pike Nelms
Mrs. Weta Pike Nelms, 60, of Wedowee, Alabama, formerly of Franklin, Ga., died Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at the Hospice LaGrange, in LaGrange, Ga. after several years of declining health.
Mrs. Nelms was born in Heard County, Ga. to the late Lottice Abner Pike, and John Pike, on February 10, 1940. She was a nurse by profession, and had served in several hospitals and medical offices around the southern states. She was a member of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Wedowee, Ala.
A funeral was Friday, May 12 at 2 p.m. at Franklin United Methodist Church with the Reverends Larry Cosper, W. D. Allison and Rick McMahan officiating. Music was provided by Leesa Stutts Cothran. Serving as pallbearers were Morris Pike, Winfred Powell, Mike Harris, Arnold Powell, Kerry Nelms and Ronny Powell. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery in Heard County, Ga. Surviving are her husband, Thomas Nelms of Wedowee, Ala.; sons, Ted and Ty Alford, both of Franklin, Ga.; step-daughter; Sherry McBride of Forreston, Fla.; brother, Ronnie Pike of Griffin, Ga.; six grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews.
Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home, Franklin, Ga.
Mr. Michael Savich Jr.
Mr. Michael Savich Jr., 59, of Newnan, died Friday, May 12, 2000 at his residence.
Born April 29, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Bessie Grahovac Savich and the late Michael Savich Sr. He was raised in the Greek Orthodox faith and had served in the Army during the Vietnam Conflict. During his professional career he was an industrial engineer, being associated with Playtex Apparel of Newnan and Coloplast in Marietta.
Surviving besides his mother, Bessie Grahovac Savich, are his wife Patricia Helton Savich; daughters, Tabitha Orr and her husband Rucker, Kassie Scott and her husband Jonathan; grandchildren, Lindsey Renee Orr and Zachary Robert Savich; mother-in-law, Mrs. Evelyn Harper Helton; sister-in-law, Glenda Alexander Helton, all of Newnan; a brother-in-law, Leon Hammond of Tennessee; nieces and nephews.
A funeral was Monday, May 15 at 4 p.m. at the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home with the Rev. Danny Wilson officiating. Pallbearers will be David Hensley, Buddy McCoy, Paul Thebuge, Chris Hammond, Tim Hammond and Richard Grahovac. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to The West Georgia Hospice, 1510 Vernon Road, LaGrange, Ga. 30240.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Allene L. Stanford
Mrs. Allene L. Stanford, 67, of Old Mountain Road, Bremen, Ga., died May 14, 2000.
Mrs. Stanford was born May 14, 1933 in Haralson, County, Ga., daughter of the late Homer Lambert and Ludie McWhorter Lambert.
Surviving are her husband, Ike W. Stanford Jr. of Bremen, Ga.; daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon Stanford of Bremen, Sandra and Dale Nix of Bremen, Ga., Susan and Steve Butler of Peachtree City, Ga. and Lisa and Kenneth Hopkins of Cedartown, Ga.; sons and daughters-in-law, Mike Stanford of Vinings, Ga., David and Barbara Stanford of Brooks, Ga., Jerry and Kelly Stanford of Fayetteville, Ga. and Peter Stanford of Ogden, Utah; sisters, Bernice Harper of Rome, Ga., Mozelle Shepherd of Bremen, Ga., Mary Smith of Bremen, Ga. and Peggy Moody of Carrollton, Ga.; brothers, Ralph Lambert of Atlanta, Ga. and Clarence Lambert of Cumming, Ga.; 17 grandchildren.
A funeral will be Wednesday, May 17 at 2 p.m. from Bremen First Baptist Church with the Rev. Keith Moore officiating. Music will be provided by Hugh McGraw and Sue Ezzell. Serving as pallbearers will be Robert Smith, James Smith, Roy Andrews, Janson Dailey, Brandon Butler and Adam Stanford. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Hightower Funeral Home, Bremen, Ga.
Mr. David Merrill Couch
Mr. David Merrill Couch, 74, of Newnan, died Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at Beaulieu Convalescent Center.
Mr. Couch was born July 23, 1925 in Coweta County. He worked in the plumbing and electrical field.
A funeral will be Thursday, May 18 at 2 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home with the Rev. John Evans and the Rev. Fred Shelnutt officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Jim Bell, Jamie Evans, Josh Evans, Hammond Hatchett, Scott Lassitter, Bobby Rooks, Frank Rooks.
The family requests that flowers be omitted. Memorial contributions may be made to Andrews Chapel United Methodist Church, 4301 Hwy. 70, Newnan, Ga. 30263; or Emory Chapel United Methodist Church, 2677 Hwy. 34 West, Newnan, Ga. 30263.
Surviving are his wife, Helen B. Couch; son, David M. Couch Jr.; and brother Eugene Couch, all of Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Velma H. McGill
Mrs. Velma Hanners "Cindy" McGill, 69, of Macon, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at her home.
A funeral will be Friday, May 19, 2000 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Rev. Donald R. McGaha will officiate and burial will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Hogansville.
Mrs. McGill was born February 3, 1931 in Heard County, daughter of the late Harrison and Eva Powell Hanners. She had lived in the Macon area since 1968 and retired from Robins Air Force Base as an avionics technician.
Surviving are two daughters, Patricia Lee Ownby of Atlanta and Sylvia Lynn McGill of Macon; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Michael L. McGill and Jeffrey L. and Christy S. McGill, all of Macon; brother, Jesse O. Hanners of Hogansville; four grandchildren, Jason Ownby and Justin Ownby, both of Atlanta, Anneliese Newberry of Lizella, and Stephanie O'Neal of Macon; and one great-granddaughter, Isabel Newberry of Lizella.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
Mrs. Mary E. Ransby
Mrs. Mary E. Ransby of Russell Circle, the wife of Roy Ransby, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at Emory Medical Center in Atlanta.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Sellers-Smith Funeral Home, Inc., Newnan, Ga.
