Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Azalee Van Sickle
Azalee Van Sickle passed away Sept. 1, 2004 in Methodist
Hospital, Sacramento, Ca. after several years of declining health.
Azalee, "Lee" to her family and friends, was the daughter of
Skid and Lillie Harris of Jasper, Ga., both of whom have preceded her
in death. She was born and raised in Jasper on the family farm known
as Pleasant Hill Farm. She married her long-time childhood friend
Horace Ralph Crump in 1941 and in 1946 moved with him to California
where she resided until her death.
Lee pursued a career in healthcare, working in the San
Francisco Bay area hospitals of Sequoia, San Mateo, Peninsula and
Stanford Hospital over a career span of 24 years. Her family and
friends will remember her for her generous smile, sense of style and
zest for life. Even though Lee adopted California as her home she
never forgot her Georgia roots, and approximately every five years
Lee and her large family would return to the Georgia hills where she
was born to visit with family and friends. One such memorable event
occurred in 1979 when her children, their spouses and their children
all descended on the Harris farm for a large family reunion. The
California cousins were introduced to fresh blackberry cobbler,
haying, lightning bugs and the "branch" or little creek that ran
through the Harris property. They returned to California with jars of
lightning bugs and a piece of desert cactus that their Grandmother
Lillie acquired on her trip to California in 1953 and nurtured in her
home for over 20 years. Of course, the lightning bugs did not survive
the journey but the cactus has been divided and passed among Lee's
children in memory of her mother, Lillie Harris. Many people in the
county will remember the event as it was reported in the local
paper.
In 1973 Lee met Jack Van Sickle; they married and resided in
Union City, Ca. until Jack's death in 1998. Lee moved to Sacramento
shortly thereafter to be near several of her children.
She is survived by her five children, Horace Ralph Crump,
Jr., his wife Nori and children, Michael L. (Mickey) Wilbur, her
husband James and children, Randy W. Crump and daughter, Janie C.
Tarter, her husband Larry and sons, and Jill M. Voorhies, her husband
Kent and daughters. She is grandmother to 12 grandchildren and
great-grandmother to 11 great- grandchildren. In addition to her
immediate family, she is survived by her sister, Mrs. Homer Martin,
"Vinnie," of Jasper; and two brothers, Dr. Berlin Harris and wife
Jean of East Ridge, Tn. and James H. Harris of Jasper. She is also
survived by many nieces and nephews. Lee was laid to rest in
Pleasant Grove Cemetery on Sept. 8 after funeral services in Elk
Grove Funeral Chapel, Elk Grove, Ca.
Peter Kravec
Mr. Peter Kravec, age 87 of Jasper (Bent Tree), Ga., passed
early Saturday morning, Sept. 4, 2004 at Mountainside Medical Center
in Jasper.
Surviving are his wife, Wilhelmina Kravec, Bent Tree;
daughters and family, Diane Chatfield, Dunwoody, and Lynn and Al
Cunningham, Cumming; sister and brother-in-law, Lillian and Richard
Mathiesen, Newark, De.; grandchildren, Melissa, Sarah and Rebecca
Cunningham; grandson, Scott Chatfield; great-granddaughters, Heather
and Meggan; and step-granddaughter, Melissa Richards and family.
A memorial service was held Sunday, Sept. 5 at 4 p.m. from
the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. Al Cunningham
officiating. The family requests memorials be made to the American
Cancer Society.
Carol McCurdy
Mrs. Carol McCurdy, age 42 of Jasper, passed away Sept. 15,
2004 at Piedmont Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, William Carlton McCurdy, Jr.,
Jasper; daughter, Miss Elana Eremin, Jasper, parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Wagner, Canton; sister, Nancy Gibson, Marietta; father- and
mother-in-law, Mr. Carlton McCurdy, Sr., Marietta, and Mrs. Peggie
McCurdy, Douglasville.
The funeral service was held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday from Sosebee
Memorial Chapel. Interment followed in Buckhead Cemetery, Morgan
County, with Dr. Charles Boggan officiating.
Ruth Coester
Mrs. Ruth Bunch Coester, age 83 of Jasper, passed away Sept.
18, 2004 at Kennestone Hospital. She was the second of 10 children
born to Mack and Ada Bunch of Pickens County.
Mrs. Coester graduated from Pickens County High School and
graduated from nursing school in the early '60s. She worked as a
nurse in both Alabama and Georgia for over 20 years. She and her late
husband George were active in their church (Jasper United Methodist)
and in their community.
She is survived by one son, Joseph Coester; daughter, Cheryl
Blankinship; two sisters, Sulene Abbott and Mozelle Cavin; one
brother, M.C. Bunch; and a grandson, Talin Coester.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the
Chapel of Roper Funeral Home with Dr. Charlie Boggan and the Rev.
Hoyt Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in Sunrise Memorial
Gardens. The family will accept flowers or charitable contributions
can be made to the Pickens Animal Rescue.
Roy Young
Mr. Roy David Young, age 75 of the Ryo Community of Gordon
County, passed away Friday, Sept. 17, 2004 at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Ritta Young of the home; sons and
daughters-in-law, Jerold and Marcie Young and Randall and Lynn Young,
all of Jasper; daughters and sons-in-law, Dianne and Ken Grams and
Kathy and Danny Towery, all of Jasper, and Debbie and Charles
Edwards, Ludville Community; sister, Lemmer Chastain of Jasper. Six
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren also survive. Mr. Young was
preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Romine, and a granddaughter,
April Michelle Young.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19 from
the Chapel of Roper Funeral Home with the Revs. Matt Wiggly and Bill
Tatum officiating. Interment followed in the Ludville Church of God
Cemetery. The family did accept flowers or donations may be made to
Jasper Elementary School in memory of Mr. Roy.
Suzanne McGuire
Ms. Suzanne McGuire, age 49 of Taylorsville, Ga., passed
early Saturday morning, Sept. 18, 2004 at Floyd Medical Center in
Rome, Ga.
Survivors include a son, Alex Pfeiffer, Madison, Wi.;
daughters, Melissa Pfeiffer of Beraboo, Wi. and Vanessa Dawson of
Madison; brothers, Dennis McGuire, Canton, Kevin McGuire, Fairmount,
and Peter McGuire, Taylorsville; sisters, Wendy Leskovac, Acworth,
Mary Joe McGuire, Fairmount, Cathie Stoehr, Prairie Du Chien, Wi.,
and Teresa Hicks, Taylorsville.
The funeral service was held Monday, Sept. 20 at 11 a.m. from
the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Self officiating.
Interment followed in Sunrise Memorial Gardens.
A.J. Byess
Mr. A.J. Byess, age 84 of Kennesaw, passed early Thursday
morning, Sept. 16, 2004 at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.
Survivors include his wife, Inge Byess, Kennesaw; son and
daughter-in-law, Dan Dallas and Carol M. Byess, Norcross; sisters,
Lucille Kirk, Talking Rock, Kate Little, Keithburg, Betty Parks,
Pendegrass, and Ruby Wall, Texas; and granddaughters, Diana Brown and
Christy Kimball.
The funeral service was held Saturday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m.
from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. David Byess
officiating. Interment followed in Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
with local chapter #47 DAV in charge of military graveside services.
Pallbearers were: Jim Quinton, Jack Godfrey, Bobby Bates, Ken
Branscombe, Ronnie Queen and Don Quinton. Flowers were accepted or
memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Isabella Grant
Isabella Lavinia Minsker Grant, age 92 of Jasper, passed away
peacefully in her sleep at Cameron Hall in Canton, Ga. on Friday,
Sept. 17, 2004.
She is survived by one daughter, Sally Ann Smith, and
son-in-law, James E. Smith, of Jasper, Ga.; and two grandsons, Dr.
Eric James Smith of New York City and Dr. Brian Grant Smith of
Cochran, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert
Cogswell Grant, and son, Robert Cogswell Grant, Jr.
Isabella was born August 21, 1912 in Wilkinsberg, Pa., the
daughter of Theodore Minsker and Isabelle Trumbor Minsker. She grew
up in East Aurora, N.Y. and returned to that area to teach physical
education after graduation from Ohio Wesleyan University. She later
taught in Olean, N.Y., and for many years was a physical education
instructor in the Levittown, N.Y. schools.
Her many interests included opera, yoga, dance, history and
genealogy. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Eastern Star, was
a past regent of the Ruth Floyd Woodhull Chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, danced with the liturgical dance group The
Wesleyan Dancers based on Long Island, N.Y. and was a docent at Old
Westbury Gardens on Long Island. She loved to explore new places and
traveled extensively. "I've been everywhere I wanted to go, except
Tibet," she stated recently. Her last trip was at the age of 84 when
she went alone on a three-week tour of Turkey. She felt seniors need
to get up and go while they still are able to manage.
"There's a real advantage to being the oldest in the tour
group," she said. "People let you have the front seat, and they will
help you onto the bus."
She was a life-long member of the Methodist Church and was a
member of the choir at the Jasper United Methodist Church for several
years.
A memorial service for Isabella, conducted by the Rev. Herb
Flanders, will be held at the Chapel of Roper Funeral Home on
Saturday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m. Roxanne Golden will sing.
In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to: Pickens
Animal Rescue, PO Box 45, Jasper, Ga. 30143 or the Pickens County
Library, 100 Library Lane, Jasper, Ga. 30143.
Jimmie Jones
Mrs. Jimmie Nell Jones, age 66 of Jasper, passed early
Thursday morning, Sept. 16, 2004 at her residence.
Surviving are her husband, Hobert D. Jones, Jasper; sons and
daughters-in-law, Dorsey and Angie Jones, Joey and Angie Jones and
John Jones, all of Tate; brothers, Red Jarrett, Talking Rock, and Roy
Lee Jarrett, Alpharetta; sisters, Bobbie Sutton, Talking Rock, and
Mary Lou Eaton, Tate. Five grandchildren also survive.
The funeral service was held Saturday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m.
from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Revs. Randy Weaver and
Charles Hammontree officiating. Interment followed in Free Hope
Baptist Church Cemetery with Bill, Nicholas and Tony Jones, Danny
Crane, Lamar Logan and Larry Sutton serving as pallbearers.
Roy Parsons
Mr. Roy C. Parsons, age 78 of Jasper, went home to be with
the Lord on Monday, Sept. 20, 2004.
He was born April 17, 1926 in Falmouth, Ky. Mr. Parsons was a
Navy veteran of WW II serving in the Pacific Theatre. He retired from
Sears-Roebuck Co. Mr. Parsons was a charter member of Cornerstone
Church and volunteered at the Community Food Bank. He was preceded in
death by his parents, George and Bess; three sisters, Elizabeth,
Ethel and Minnie Lee; and one granddaughter, Shannon.
He is survived by his wife, Darlene Parsons, Jasper; sons and
daughter-in-law, Bill and Cookie Parsons, Jasper, and Carl Parsons,
Marietta; daughter, Sara Kay Coles, Daytona Beach, Fl.; brother, Jack
Parsons, Lexington, Ky.; and sister, Jenny Rawlings, Lexington. Seven
grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews
also survive.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.
22 from Cornerstone Church with Pastor Ron Rucker and Dr. Sam Justus
officiating. Interment will follow in Sunrise Memorial Gardens with
Local Chapter #47 DAV in charge of military graveside service. The
following served as pallbearers: Chris Fetterman, Rocky Parsons, Sam
Justus, Mark Cain, Tom Williams and Jeff Perdue. Honorary pallbearers
were: Jerry Ingram, Joel Tanner, David Gilreath and Henry
DelCastillo. The family will accept flowers or donations in his
memory may be made to Cornerstone Church, PO Box 790, Jasper, Ga.
30143.
Arthur McCrum
Mr. Arthur H. McCrum, age 77 of Jasper (Bent Tree), Ga.,
Passed away Monday, Sept. 13, 2004 at Emory at Crawford W. Long
Hospital in Atlanta. He had worked for Lockheed Aircraft Co. of
Marietta for 37 years and had retired as director of customer service.
Survivors include his wife, Polly McCrum, Bent Tree; son and
daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Linda McCrum, Chattanooga, Tn.; daughters
and sons-in-law, Scheery and Ronnie Hubard, Doraville, and Annette
and Larry Brown, Auburn, Ga.; sister, Isabell Kerr, Dyersburg, Tn.;
sister-in-law, Ada McCrum, Gainesville, Ga.; grandchildren, Rhett and
Bruce Moxley, Kimberly Watson, Katie Brock, Amanda McCrum and
Jennifer Brown.
A memorial service was held Saturday, Sept. 18 at 1:30 p.m.
from New Lebanon Presbyterian Church with Dr. Billy Martin
officiating. The family requests donations be made to New Lebanon
Church, 389 Bent Tree Dr., Jasper, Ga. 30143, the American Diabetic
Association or the American Cancer Society. Cagle Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Helen Travis
Mrs. Helen Carrol Travis, age 71 of Jasper, passed away Sept.
14, 2004 at her home.
Survivors include her sons, Ken Slack of Cumming and Richard
Slack of Cheraw, S.C.; and daughter, Linda McClain of Marietta. Four
grandchildren, Sara, Robert, Angel and Carly Slack, also survive.
The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 16
from Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church with Father Frank
officiating. Interment was in Lake Forest Memorial Park. Roper
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
