Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Mrs. Eunice Dunn Chambliss
Mrs. V. Paul (Eunice Dunn) Chambliss Jr. of Senoia, formerly of East Point, Ga., died Monday, December 9, 2002.
She was retired from the old downtown Atlanta Rich's store after 23 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, V. Paul Chambless Jr.
Surviving are daughter, Judy and R. L. Parker of Senoia; and son, David Chambless of Senoia; sister, Emma and Hoy Simpson of East Point; brother, Hiram and Frankie Dunn of Meansville; many nieces and nephews.
A funeral will be Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Mowell Funeral Home, Fayetteville. Rev. Carl Greene will officiate. Burial will be in Luthersville City Cemetery.
The family was receiving friends Tuesday from 6-8 p.m.
Carl J. Mowell and Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, Ga.
Mrs. Lillie B. Heath Deering
Mrs. Lillie B. Heath Deering of Newnan died December 6, 2002.
LIllie Belle Heath Deering was born in Newnan, Ga. June 14, 1914 to Noah and Gatsia L. Heath. She was married to the late Prince Deering, and they had a daughter, Peggy Ann Deering; and a God-daughter, Emma Jean Hill.
She joined Providence Baptist Church at an early age and served faithfully until her health failed.
A funeral will be Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home. Rev. Jack Russell will officiate, assisted by Rev. Grady Vaughn, Evangelist Hudson and other ministers. Burial will be in Dent Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tony Derring, Frank Arnold, McDonald Redwine, Kenneth Brown, Alvin Williams Jr. and Lavares Redwine.
Surviving are daughter, Peggy Ann Deering; God-daughter, Emma Jean Hill; grandson, Larcarno Wydell Deering; three granddaughters, Marquesa Tenille Deering, Dominique Morill Derring and Terri Antoinette Deering; sister, Mrs. Katie Freeman of Decatur; nieces, Harriet Bailey, Frances M. Newell, Carol Burston, Cathy Hill of Newnan, Mildred Worthem, Decatur, Evalena Cox, Christina S. Massey, Katie Adams of Atlanta; nephews, Willie E. Bailey, Toney Derring, Phillip Burston, Gary Hill, James M. Heath of Newnan, Jackie Derring, Atlanta, James Derring, Savannah, Bobby Derring, LaGrange; great nieces and nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.
Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Charles Rodney "Ron" Dewberry
Mr. Charles Rodney "Ron" Dewberry, 47, of Lawrenceville, Ga., formerly of Newnan, Ga., died Tuesday, December 10, 2002 ater a brief illness.
Mr. Dewberry was born in Newnan in 1955 to Buford and Gladys Dewberry. Later he moved to Lawrenceville where he worked as a licensed pest control technician for King Green Termite and Pest Control. A very caring and genuine person, he will best be remembered by his friends as always placing others' interest before his.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Gladys Tester of Grantville, Ga.; son, Michael R. Dewberry; daughters, Tiffany Dewberry; two sisters, Debbie Drake of Moreland, Ga. and Tracey Hampton of Newnan; several nieces and nephews and many friends.
He is preceded in death by a daughter, Jennifer Dewberry; his father, Mr. Buford Dewberry; and brother, Sonny Dewberry.
The family will receive friends at Jones Funeral Home 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11.
A funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 at Jones Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Thomas Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. June Hendrix
Mrs. June Fielder Hendrix, 72, of Hogansville, Ga., died Monday, December 9, 2002 at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, Ga.
A funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 in the chapel of the Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Rev. James Calhoun and the Rev. Charles Chapman will officiate and burial will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Hogansville.
Born June 20, 1930, in Hogansville, Mrs. Hendrix was a lifelong resident of Hogansville and was a member of Trinity Worship Center of Hogansville.
Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, Terri and Wendell Herren of LaGrange; son and daughter-in-law, Bubba and Luann Hendrix of Hogansville; two grandchildren, Scott and Kippi Herren of LaGrange and Holly Hendrix of Hogansville; two great-grandchildren, Skylar Herren and Tyler Herren, of LaGrange; and a number of special and dear cousins.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
Mr. Charlie H. Long Jr.
Mr. Charlie H. Long Jr., 67, died December 6, 2002 at Newnan Hospital.
Mr. Long was born October 4, 1935 to the late Charlie and Ella Long in Georgia. He married Mary Jean Patterson Long. He was a faithful member of Greater Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church and served in the U.S. Army.
Surviving are son, Charles H. Long, III; step-sons, James E. Whatley, Terry L. Long of Newnan, Rodney B. Long of Carrollton; granddaughter, Charmaine L. Long; step-granddaughters, Demetric Lashay Ballard, Latoya Nicole Walker; step-grandson, Anthony D. Walker of Newnan; daughter-in-law, Dianna Long, Greenville; step-daughters, Barbara Glanton, Mary J. Long, Sandra D. Long, all of Newnan; sister, Olie Mae Cook of Pasadena, CA; aunts, Mary B. Graves, Minnie B. Gould, Newnan; a host of other relaltives and friends.
A funeral will be Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 1:30 p.m. at Greater Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church. Rev. A. Jarvis Childs officiating, assisted by Evangelist Susie Hudson, Evangelist Inez Moreland, Rev. Neut Oliphant and other ministers. Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews and friends.
Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Amos Murry
Mr. Amos (Bubba) Murry, 68, of Senoia, Ga., will be remembered at a funeral Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 2 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Peachtree City, Ga.
Rev. Grady Lawrence, eulogist, assisted by other ministers. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be community friends.
Mr. Murry was born in Coweta County January 11, 1934. His parents were the late Mrs. Georgia Pope Murry Whatley and stepfather who reared him the late Mr. Cleve Whatley; and his father was the late Mr. Melvin Bowles.
He was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters, Mr. Clarence Whatley, Mr. Mack Lewis Bowles, Mr. Joe Lewis Bowles, Mr. Timmy Lewis Bowles, Mrs. Bernice Whatley Keith, Ms. Sallie Lou Hixon and Ms. Viola Bowles.
He was educated in the Coweta County School System. He worked many years in construction and for J. C. Penny's. He married Ms. Melissa Dennis in June 1957. They were blessed with 45 years of marriage.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Melissa Dennis Murry; five daughters, Ms. Georgia Mae Murry, Mr. and Mrs. Norris Robinson (Annette), Mr. and Mrs. Herman Holloway (Teresa), Mr. and Mrs. Tim Smith (Elsie), Ms. Nancy Sinkfield; and son, Mr. Michael Dena Murry; 13 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; three brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Whatley (Nora), Mr. Sammy Whatley, and Mr. Harrison Bowles; six sisters, Ms. Lizzie Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. James Price (Jessie), Ms. Theresa Loveless, Ms. Chatherine McAfee, Ms. Lizzie Bowles, and Ms. Lillie Mae Bowles; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Allen Raymond Nevius
Mr. Allen Raymond Nevius, 82, of Moreland, Ga., died Monday, December 9, 2002 at Alvista Nursing Home in Greenville, Ga.
Mr. Nevius was born in Albion, Illinois in 1920 to Vaughn and Myrtle Nevius, where he grew up and attended school. During World War II, he joined the Maritime Service and served as a radio operator aboard the ships transporting troops and supplies to the European Theatre. In 1942 he married his high school sweetheart, Julia. After the war, he went to work for International Harvester Company as an accountant. His job took his family all over the mid-western and eastern United States. He retired from the Atlanta office and moved to Moreland, Ga. several years ago. In Albion, Illinois, he was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He devoted his later years to his family and especially enjoyed being with his children and grandchildren.
Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Julia Nevius; four sons, Allen Nevius of Lexington, Kentucky, Michael Nevius of Winchester, Kentucky, Bruce Nevius of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Dale Nevius of Grantville, Ga.; daughter, Julia Marlene Riddle of Midway, Kentucky; two sisters, Margaret Nevius and Mildred Conover, both of Carbondale, Illinois; 12 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and many friends.
A memorial service will be at Jones Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, with the Rev. Larry Patton officiating.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. L. F. (Sonny) Shelnutt
Mr. L. F. (Sonny) Shelnutt, 61, of Hogansville, Ga., died Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, Ga.
A funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 in the chapel of the Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Rev. David Arrington will officiate, and burial will be in the Corinth Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home 6-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Shelnutt was born June 30, 1941 in Heard County, son of the late Luther Franklin Shelnutt and the late Mattie Belle Grant Shelnutt. He had lived at Hogansville for the past 23 years, was a member of Oak Lawn Baptist Church in Newnan, and was a Mason. He was employed by Ralston Purina in Fairburn, Ga.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Connie Shelnutt of Hogansville; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Jimmy Head of Newnan; sister, Mrs. Margaret Shumake of Roopville; brother, Quinard Shelnutt of Franklin; two grandchildren, Josh Head and Jennifer Head of Newnan.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
December 10, 2002
Mrs. Mary E. Alexander
Mrs. Mary E. Alexander, 102, of Newnan, Ga., died Monday, December 9, 2002 at Beaulieu Convalescent Center in Newnan.
She was born Sunday, March 4, 1900. She was preceded in death by her husband, R. W. Alexander.
Surviving are her son, Robert Alexander Jr. of Newnan; daughters, Elizabeth Morris of Atlanta and Mary Bowers of Atlanta; 8 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
A funeral will be at graveside in Oakhill Cemetery in Newnan Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. Dr. Joel Richardson will officiate.
The family will receive friends at McKoon Funeral Home Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to Central Baptist Church in Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Ms. Corliss W. Battles
Ms. Corliss West Battles, 56, of Lancaster, South Carolina, formerly of Turin, Ga., died at her home December 8, 2002, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Ms. Battles was born in Lancaster, South Carolina, to Walter and Ruth West in 1946. She later moved to Turin, Ga. and was an employee of the West Georgia Healthcare Hospice System where she cared for and developed lasting relationships with many of the patients. She enjoyed giving the care and attention to the home patients in the hospice system as well as time spent in her gardens during the summer. She cherished the travels and times spent with her sisters and friends. She returned home to Lancaster to be near her family as her illness progressed.
A son, C. Scott Battles, precedes Ms. Battles in death.
Surviving are two sons, Ronald M. Battles of Atlanta, Ga., and Jeffrey M. Battles of Louisville, Kentucky; brother, Clifford West; and two sisters, Milbry W. Johnson and Cynthia Ann Robinson, all of Lancaster, South Carolina. She also leaves behind a large extended family of friends and neighbors who supported her during her illness.
The family has chosen to receive well wishes and prayers from family and friends without a funeral service as requested by Ms. Battles.
Ms. Battles also requested that donations be made in her memory to the West Georgia Hospice System or the Palmetto Home HealthCare of Columbia, South Carolina.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Paul David Hewitt Sr.
Mr. Paul David Hewitt Sr., 49, of Fayetteville, Ga., died December 8, 2002.
He was born Saturday, January 31, 1953 in Texas.
A funeral will be held at Heritage Baptist Church Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Ron McCurry officiating.
Visitation will be at McKoon Funeral Home Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 7-9 p.m. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Surviving is his wife, Carrie Hewitt of Fayetteville; mother, three brothers, two grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
December 9, 2002
Mrs. Tina Rene Rhodes
Mrs. Tina Rhodes, 44, of Sharpsburg, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Mrs. Rhodes was a native of Spartanburg, S.C., and attended the University of South Carolina, where she met her husband, Gerry. Before moving to Sharpsburg two years a go, she and her family lived in Augusta. Mrs. Rhodes worked occasionally as an administrative assistant but her primary focus was her family. She was a devoted and loving mother.
A funeral will be held Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Jones Funeral Home. The Rev. Thomas Shannon will officiate, and burial will b in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Surviving are her husband of 24 years, Gerry Rhodes; her sons, Jeremy and Joshua; her parents, Walter and Dorothy Johnson of Spartanburg; and her sister, Amanda Whitaker, also of Spartanburg.
Jones Funeral Home.
December 8, 2002
Mr. James Edward Self Jr.
Mr. James Edward Self Jr., 62, of Waverly Hall, Ga., died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at his residence.
A funeral service will be today at the chapel of Smith-Steele-Meadows Funeral Home in Manchester, Ga., with burial following at the Waverly Hall Cemetery.
Mr. Self was born May 9, 1940 in Harris County, the son of James Edward Self Sr. and Octavia Goodwin Self. He was a truck driver for Estes Express Line Trucking Co. and was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church in Sharpsburg.
He was also a member of McIntosh Masonic Lodge # 735 F&AM.
Survivors include his mother, Octavia Self; his wife, Virginia Thrasher Self, both of Waverly Hall; a daughter an son in-law, Cynthia and Paul Cain of Sharpsburgh; a son, James Gordon Self of Sharpsburg; a sister and brother in-law, Patsy and Bob Tucker of Thomaston; and three grandchildren, Jennifer Cain, Johnathan Cain and Brandin Self.
Mr. Harper Gaston
Mr. Harper Gaston, 75, of 855 Central High Road in Carrollton, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, at Pineknoll Nursing Home.
Sellers--Smith Funeral Home.
Johnny Lewis Lucas
Mr. Johnny Lewis Lucas died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002.
A funeral service will be today at 2 p.m. from the graveside of Eastview Cemetery in Newnan. Reverend Willie James Hill will officiate. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Mr. Lucas was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and Helen Margorie Lucas of Manchester, Ga. At an early age he became a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Manchester. He later attended Coweta County schools.
Mr. Lucas was a devoted husband, father, brother and uncle.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Shirley Ann Lucas; a daughter, Skyler Janine Lucas of Riverdale; a son, Shaun Mayner of Riverdale; four brothers, Allen Wayne Lucas, Anthony Bernard Lucas, Emanuel Lucas, and Mr. and Mrs Horace Hill of Gay, Ga.; two sisters, Mary Helen Lucas of Manchester and Joan Lucas of Columbus; two sister in-laws; three brother in-laws; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home.
December 7, 2002
Mrs. Christine S. Bussey
Mrs. Christine Self Bussey, 80, of Hogansville, Ga., died Thursday, December 5, 2002 at Emory Peachtree Regional Hospital in Newnan.
A funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, in the chapel of the Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Rev. Wesley Boatman will officite and burial will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Hogansville.
Mrs. Bussy was born March 8, 1922 in Talladega, Ala., daughter of the late Eric Hilliard Self and the late Nora McGriff Self. She had lived in Hogansville since 1940, was retired from Uniroyal Inc. and was the wife of the late Wayne D. Bussey.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Judy and John Lunsford of Hogansville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Betty Bussey of Tifton and Randy and Brenda Bussey of Jonesboro; one brother, Charles Self of San Francisco, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
Mrs. Ola Kate Pace
Mrs. Ola Kate Pace, 92, of Grantville died December 4, 2002 and will be remembered at a funeral service Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002 at 2 p.m. at John Wesley United Methodist Church.
Rev. Joe P. Geter is eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Walter McMullens, Rev. Robert Crawford, Rev. Milledge Mitchell, Dr. Thomas Hines Jr. and other ministers. Burial will be in Grantville City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons.
Ola Kate Womack Pace was born October 22, 1910 to Ida Calloway and Andrew Womack. At an early age she became an active member of John Wesley United Methodist Church, where she remained faithful throughout her life. She was president of the United Methodist Women, Past Maton of New Royal Chapter 89, faithful volunteer at Emory Peachtree Regional Hospital, and treasurer of the Senoir Choir. She was voted "Woman of the Year" by the Neweta Club of Newnan.
Mrs. Pace was married to the late George Leroy Pace Sr. and the late Alfred Wright Sr. Others preceding her in death were four children, Alfred Wright Jr., Andrew Lewis Wright, Mary Catherine Jones and Fayetta Pace Stewart; sisters, Earle and Pearl Womack; brother, Lewis Womack.
Surviving are children, Eula Kate Jones of Grantville, Delores Smith of Indianapolis, IN, George Leroy Pace Jr. of Grantville, Juanita Pace Suttle of Fairburn and Frederick Pace of Indianapolis; sons-in-law, Cicero Suttle and Norman L. Stewart; five adopted children, John Malcolm Jr., Ray Robinson, Emily Bohannon, Cheryl Dixon and Joyce Bohannon; brother-in-law, Robert Nalls; sister-in-law, Mary Ella Patterson; 24 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren; God-sister, Alice Malcolm; God-brother, Edmond Leigh; devoted friends, Mamie Bailey and Dazielle McCambry; a host of cousins, neighbors, relatives and friends.
Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
December 6, 2002
Mr. Wilbur Don Hein
Mr. Wilbur Don Hein, 70, of Sharpsburg, Ga., died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Hein was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois in 1931 where he grew up. After high school he entered the Army during the Korean Conflict, where he served in Europe as a telephone lineman. After completing his military service, he entered the Illinois Institute of Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering and became a licensed Structural Engineer. During his career, he was responsible for the structural design and inspection of large multi-story buildings including Marriott hotels and motels all over the United States, hospitals, schools and other large buildings in the Chicago area. Mr. Hein was an active Mason, serving as the Master of Chicago Heights Lodge No. 851 A. F. & A. M. in 1976 and later as Eminent Commander of Knights Templer Commandery #78 from 1990 to 1991. He enjoyed the outdoors and spent leisure time gardening in his yard with his roses. After retiring and moving to the Newnan area, he kept busy as a greeter at Wal-Mart. Mr. Hein was a member of St. George Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Jeanne Hein; a stepson, Allen Bauer and his wife, Sandra of Newnan; stepdaughters, Laura Bauer of Champaign, Illinois and Cahterine Tomys of Newnan; a sister, Janice Caliban of Mokena, Illinois; five grandchildren, and many friends. Serving as pallbearers are Allen Bauer, Bob Uher, Ken Vinnacombe and Ray Prior.
The family will receive friends at Jones Funeral Home Friday, Dec. 6, from 4-8 p.m. The funeral mass will begin at 8 p.m. following visitation at Jones Funeral Home Chapel with Father Austin Fogarty officiating. Burial will be Monday, Dec. 9 at Cedar Park Cemetery in Calumet Park, Illinois. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donatons be made to St. George Catholic Church building fund.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Tyrone Nalls
Mr. Tyrone Nalls of Newnan died Tuesday, December 3, 2002 at his residence.
A funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2:30 p.m. at Greater Jehovah Baptist Church in Grantville with the Rev. Billy J. Glanton officiating. Burial will be in the Grantville City Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour.
Pallbearers will be Michael Lang, Jarvis Reese, Eddie B. Reese, Ken Parks, Jason Nalls. Flower bearers will be nieces and friends.
Mr. Nalls, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Rosa Lee Nalls, was born July 8, 1964 in Newnan. He joined the Jehovah Baptist Church at a very young age and was baptized by Rev. B. J. Davis. He attended Grantville Brown School and later moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended school.
Surviving are son, Antonio Parks; mother and father, Robert and Rosa Lee Nalls; three brothers, Robert Nalls Jr., Jimmy Connell Nalls, Bruce Carter; sisters, Rosa Mae Kelly, Roberta Elaine Nalls, Rosetta Nalls (Chi-Chi), Tamika Mays; sister-in-law, Mrs. Annie E. Nalls; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.
Sellers-Smith Funeral Home Inc., Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Eugene John Neiner
Mr. Eugene "Gene" John Neiner, 85, of Sharpsburg, Ga., died Wednesday, December 4, 2002.
Mr. Neiner was born in 1917 in St. Louis, Missouri to Charles and Isabel Neiner. A self-made man who retired from Delta Airlines as the Director of Maintenance, proved that determination and hard work can be rewarding. As a child, mechanical things, especially airplanes, fascinated him. He grew up in St. Charles, Missouri, where he lived close to the airport and spent his time watching airplanes take off and land. Airplane mechanics so consumed his thoughts that as a parochial school student at St. Peters Catholic School in St. Charles, Missouri, he was continually disappointed because the Nuns never spoke a word about mechanics or airplanes.
Starting life in the middle of the depression, he took any kind of work he could find. In 1936, J. C. Penny opened a store in St. Charles and because of his persistence, he became their first "real" employee working six days a week for $60 a month. But he never gave up his love for airplanes and continually pursued trying to get a job in the airline industry. His persistence paid off when he convinced Chicago and Southern Airlines to hire him at no salary for a one-month trial period. In April 1939 his work was so impressive he was hired as a junior mechanic. In 1940 he married Rose, who supported his passion for airplanes, and the airline moved them to Memphis. In 1953 when Chicago and Southern merged with Delta, they moved to College Park, Ga. He retired from Delta Airlines, Atlanta in 1979 as Director of Maintenance.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Mrs. Rosemany Bizelli Neiner; two daughters, Bonnie Maguire and her husband Mick, and Rosanne Swiatek and her husband Andrew, both of Sharpsburg, Ga.; four grandchildren, Molly Maguire, Michael Maguire, Erin Maguire and Natalie Saccary; three great-granddaughters; several nieces and nephews and many friends.
The family will receive friends at Jones Funeral Home 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. The funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at St. George Catholic Church with Fathe Dan Fleming officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Newnan. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association or Parkinson Disease Associations.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Louise Stapleton Jones
Mrs. Louise Stapleton Jones, 86, of Newnan, died Thursday, November 21, 2002 at her residence.
Mrs. Jones was born Nov. 4, 1916 in Loxley, Ala., one of five children of the late Alexander Durward Stapleton and Maggie Robinson Stapleton. More than 63 years ago, she met her late husband, Rev. Duke C. Jones, in a revival in Loxley, Ala. At the age of 46, Duke lost sight in one eye and gradually became blind in the other. More than a devoted wife and mother, Louise was her husband's right hand and greatest encourager, reading, driving, planning and doing the thousand and one things necessary to share in his life and ministry. In 1980, Rev. Duke Jones and Mrs. Jones were honored with a scholarship fund at Johnson Bible College named "The Mr. and Mrs. Duke C. Jones Scholarship Fund" to educate young people for full-time Christian Ministry. It was the request of Mrs. Jones that flowers be omitted and contributions made to the Duke and Louise Jones Scholarship Fund for young ministers at Johnson Bible College, 7900 Johnson Drive, Knoxville, TN 37998.
Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by husband Rev. Duke C. Jones and daughter Janet Faye McCarthy; sister Addie M. Stapleton of Loxley, Ala. and brother James D. Stapleton of Loxley, Ala.
Surviving are daughter, Louise Jones Clymer of Newnan; sister, Mrs. Phillip N. Schock (Cecile) of Mobile, Ala.; sister Mrs. W. A. Stone (Faye) of Nashville, Tenn; and grandchildren residing in New York.
A funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home with burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Roscoe Road.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Donald Robinson
Mr. Donald Robinson, 57, of Hogansville, Ga., died Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at Atlanta Medical Center.
A funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 in the chapel of the Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Rev. Milton Hall will officiate, and burial will be in the Corinth Cemetery.
Mr. Robinson was born May 6, 1945 in Troup County, son of the late William L Robinson and the late Lena Shelnutt Robinson. A veteran of service in the U.S. Air Force, he was a lifelong resident of Hogansville and was a member of the Corinth Baptist Church. He was employed by William L Bonnell Company in Newnan and was a past company employee of the year. Mr. Robinson was a longtime supporter of the Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes.
Surviving are sister and her husband, Lillie Kate and Ted Bailey of Phenix City, Ala.; brother and his wife, William and Joanne Robinson of Fairburn; brother-in-law, Gus Fomby of Hogansville; a number of nieces and nephews.
In additon to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Mary Ruth Fomby.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
Mrs. Judith Anne Weston
Mrs. Judith Anne Weston of Newnan, Ga., died Tuesday, December 3, 2002 after a lengthy illness.
She was born in Sidney, Australia and on coming to the United States she began a career of 29 years with Delta Air Lines in the Accounting Department of Delta Employees Credit Union. She retired January 1, 1993.
She is survivied by her daughter Sandra Weston of Douglasville, Ga.; granddaughters Hannah Weston and Alli O'melia; brothers, John Crow and Lester Crow of Sidney, Australia; numerous nieces and nephews and longtime friend and companion Dr. Otis A. Smith of Sharpsburg, Ga.
She was a member of Saint Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church in Morow, Ga., the Australian Women's Association and a Past Royal Matron and charter member of Jonesboro Court #27, Order of the Amaranth.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Georgia Diabetes Research Foundation, 1211 Whispering Pines Road, Albany, Ga. 31707.
The family will receive friends Sunday, Dec. 8 at McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson Street, Newnan, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m.
McKoon Funeral Home.
December 5, 2002
Mrs. Hilda Morgan Morris
Mrs. Hilda Morgan Morris of Newnan, Ga., was remembered at a funeral service on Tuesday, December 3, 2002 at 2 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home chapel in Newnan.
Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan.
Surviving are her husband of 64 years, Lon E. Morris Jr.; two children, Patsy Morris Cordle of Dunwoody and Eddie Morris of Newnan; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Morris was born in Fayette County, Ga., and lived most of her life in Newnan and East Point. Her parents were Homer and Mattie Lizzie Ward Morgan, longtime residents of Newnan.
Mrs. Morgan was a Girl Scout leader and volunteered for numerous charitable organizations including Muscular Dystrophy. She was an investor and in the real estate business for more than 50 years and and was the owner of Morris Realty of East Point, Ga.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two siblings, Marjorie Morgan Koman and Donald Morgan.
Surviving of eight brothers and sisters and their spouses are: Willie and Mary Morgan Kelley of Newnan, brother-in-law Al Koman of East Point, Jimmie and Francis Morgan Duke of Hinesville, Fred and Josephine Bunn Morgan of Newnan, Wilbur Morgan of Milledgeville, Ferrell and Sue Stovall Morgan of Toccoa, and Elizabeth Morgan Anderson of Marietta.
December 4, 2002
Miss Wilnora Holmes
Miss Wilnora Holmes, 89, of Lindsey Barron Drive, Newnan, Ga., died Monday, December 2, 2002 at her residence.
Miss Holmes was born August 23, 1913 in Newnan. She worked as an administrative assistant with the federal government.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. to noon.
A funeral will be in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home Wednesday, Dec. 4 at noon. Dr. Gary Parrish of Newnan First United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan.
In liu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Newnan First United Methodist Church building fund.
Surviving are sisters, Margaret Keith of Clearwater, Fla., Madge Holmes of Newnan and Joyce Holmes of Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Barbara A. "Gill" LaCoste
Mrs. Barbara A. "Gill" LaCoste of Palmetto, Ga., died December 2, 2002.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Paschel LaCoste; and son, Farrell D. LaCoste.
Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly Carter of Nashville, TN, Renee and Patrick Pitzer of Newnan, Valerie and John Simmons of Newnan; sons and daughters-in-law, Gordon Ray and Cindy LaCoste of Palmetto, William J. and Linda LaCoste of Conyers, Wade and Linda LaCoste of Rincon, Ga., Daniel F. LaCoste of Loganville, Jason F. and Vershelle LaCoste of Stone Mountain; sister, Agnes and Leon Levens of Luthersville; brother, John and Lucy Gill of Lavonia; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be Thursday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew Catholic Church. Father James Caffery will officiate. Burial in Holly Hill Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, Ga.
Mr. Windle Eugene Pope
Mr. Windle Eugene Pope, 64, of Heard County, Ga., died Monday, December 2, 2002 at his home after several months of declining health.
Mr. Pope was born January 3, 1938 in Heard County to the late Henry Allen "Gid" Pope and Lema Addis Hill Pope. He was a supervisor for the Tredegar Aluminum Company. He was a Protestant by faith and a beloved father, grandfather and brother.
A funeral will be Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Larry McDaniel officiating. Burial will be in the Macedonia Church cemetery in Heard County.
Surviving are daughter, Vickie Lynn Holfelder; sons, Ronald Eugene Pope and Anthony Pope, all of Franklin, Ga.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Norene Dorrough of Sand Hill, Ga., Betty Cassell of Franklin, Ga., Janette and Don Moon of Tampa, Fla., and Shirley and Cameron Shepard of Franklin, Ga.; six brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth and Berla Mae Pope of Mableton, Ga., H. A. and Beckey Pope of Franklin, Ga., Harold and Patricia Pope of Newnan, Randy and Lucile Pope of Huntsville, Ala., Edwin and Jenny Ruth Pope of Carrollton, Ga., and Mike Pope of Franklin; five grandchildren, Ricky, Ryan and Cassey Pope, Melinda Sue Dyer and Brittney Holfelder; special aunt, Ora Lee Veal; nieces and nephews.
Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home, Franklin, Ga.
December 3, 2002
Mrs. Barbara A. "Gill" LaCoste
Mrs. Barbara A. "Gill" LaCoste of Palmetto, Ga., died December 2, 2002.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Paschel LaCoste; and son, Farrell D. LaCoste.
Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly Carter of Nashville, TN, Renee and Patrick Pitzer of Newnan, Valerie and John Simmons of Newnan; sons and daughters-in-law, Gordon Ray and Cindy LaCoste of Palmetto, William J. and Linda LaCoste of Conyers, Wade and Linda LaCoste of Rincon, Ga., Daniel F. LaCoste of Loganville, Jason F. and Vershelle LaCoste of Stone Mountain; sister, Agnes and Leon Levens of Luthersville; brother, John and Lucy Gill of Lavonia; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be Thursday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew Catholic Church. Father James Caffery will officiate. Burial in Holly Hill Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, Ga.
Mrs. Hilda M. Morris
Mrs. Hilda M. Morris of Newnan, Ga. will be remembered at a funeral service Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002 at 2 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home chapel, 38 Jackson St., Newnan. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Surviving are husband Lon E. Morris Jr.; two children, Eddie Morris and Patsy M. Cordle; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; three brothers and three sisters.
Mrs. Morris was a Girl Scout Leader and volunteered for numerous charitable organizations including Muscular Dystrophy. She was an investor and Realtor for more than 50 years and was the owner of Morris Realty in East Point, Ga.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
December 2, 2002
Mr. James William Patrick
Mr. James William Patrick of Tuxedo Street, Newnan, passed on Friday, Nov. 29 at his residence.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Powell Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joe P. Geter officiating, assisted by the Rev. Reginald Wilkins, the Rev. W. J. Clark.
The body will lie in state in the church from 12:30 p.m. until the hour of the service, Burial in the Eastview Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be David Stanley, Jeff Williams, Booker T. Barber, Andrea Hunt, William Patrick, Jr. Dewayne, Flower Bearers, Alma Jackson, Linda Seabrook, Heavenly Key, Antonia Green, Brittany Green., Betty Bolton. On the day of the service the cortege will assemble at the residence at 1 p.m.
William was born Nov. 18, 1924 in Talbotton, Ga., son of Robert Patrick and Mary Etta. He joined the Powell Chapel United Methodist Church. He worked with Lambert Moving Co. and later did lawn care service around the community.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Mae Ward Patrick, and a son, Albert Lee Patrick, and a devoted friend, Martha Rutledge.
Survivors include sons, Bennie Lee (Shirley) Patrick, Atlanta; Robert (Wynetta) Patrick, Azell (Gloria) Patrick, James Edward Patrick, Joe Lewis Patrick, all of Newnan; William (Shell) Patrick, West Palm Beach, Fla.; daughters: Lucille (John L.) Grady, Louise Patrick, Catherine Patrick, all of Newnan; Mary Ann (Tim) Parson, North Carolina; brother, Robert (Katherine) Patrick, Talbotton; and sister, Willie Mae Nobel of St. Louis, Mo.; 21 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; relatives and friends. A special niece Sallie Ruth Key.
Sellers Smith Funeral Home Inc.
Shannon Dywane Blount
Shannon Dywane Blount of 4015 Primrose Road in Luthersville died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002.
Mr. Blount was born Aug. 31, 1980 in Warm Springs. He attended Greenville High School and was a carpet layer. He was a member of Mount Venus Baptist Church.
Survivors include two children, Trayvon Harden and Taylor Prather; parents, Henry and Hattie Blount; three sisters, Sharon Blount and Carolyn Blount, both of Luthersville, and Tracy Parks of Greenville; four brothers, Terry Blount, Garret Blount and Travis Blount, all of Luthersville, and Bobby Cook of Newnan; maternal grandfather, Jessie Cliff McGill; and nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and other relatives.
A funeral service will be Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at 2 p.m. at the Mount Venus Baptist Church in Gay, Ga. Reverend Titus Roberson will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Mackey-Wilson-Jennings Funeral Home, Inc., LaGrange, Ga.
Mr. Joseph L. Ginn
Mr. Joseph L. Ginn of Newnan died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002.
Survivors include his mother, Mildred Ginn; sisters and brother in-laws, James and Genevia Steele Powers of Hampton, and Wendell and Jessie Johns of Carlsbad, NM; nieces and nephews, Geir and Cindy Steele Kilen, James Steele, Jay and Denise Tompkins, Andrew and Michelle Johns; and great nieces and nephews, Kristianna, Monica and Andrea Kilen and Christy Steele.
A funeral service will be Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at 1 p.m. at the Chapel of Parrott Funeral Home, with Chaplain Gary Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Holly Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends today from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and on Monday, Dec. 2, between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, Ga.
