Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Eunice V. Carr
Mrs. Eunice Virginia Williams Carr, 81, of Commerce, diedSunday, October 22, 2000, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Carr was bornFebruary 20, 1919, in Bonifay County, Fla. She was a daughter of the late Frank and Meddie Capps Williams.
Mrs. Carr was a homemaker and of the Baptist denomination.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 25, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Kent Cranford officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include five sons, Billy Carr, Milton, Fla., Bobby Ray Carr, Port Smith, Va., Daniel Carr and Joseph Carr, both of Pensacola, Fla., and Frank Carr, Deer Park, Texas; two daughters, Annette Potter, Commerce, and Loleeta Smith, Pensacola, Fla.; two brothers, Chancey Williams, Roopville, and Porter Williams, Pensacola, Fla.; one sister, Lois Hilstrom, Williamsburg, Va.; 17 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MR. MAYNARD
Retired carpenter
JEFFERSON - Reuben Lloyd Maynard, 81, diedWednesday, October 18, 2000, at Winder Health Care Center following an extended illness.
Mr. Maynard was bornNovember 28, 1918, in Jackson County. He was a son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Bessie Jackson Maynard.
Mr. Maynard was a retired carpenter and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Jefferson. He was also a member of the Athens Optimist Club.
Mr. Maynard was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Jones Maynard.
Funeral services were held Friday, October 20, in the First United Methodist Church of Jefferson with the Rev. Gary Whatley officiating. Burial was in Woodbine Cemetery, Jefferson.
Survivors include one daughter, Nancy Hayes, Jefferson; two sons, Benny Maynard, Greenville, S.C., and Bill Maynard, Toccoa; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 188 Martin Street, Jefferson, GA 30549.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
MR. WATKINS
Farmer
NICHOLSON - J.C. Watkins, 84, of the Sanford Community, diedTuesday, October 17, 2000.
Mr. Watkins was bornin Madison County, a son of the late Bob and Pearl Adams Watkins.
He was a farmer and of the Methodist denomination.
A private memorial service was held Friday, October 20, in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville.
Mr. Watkins is survived by two sisters, Sue W. Dean and Pauline W. Wood, both of Athens; and several nieces and nephews.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
MR. MCGINNIS
U.S. Army veteran
JEFFERSON - George Wesley McGinnis, 76, diedMonday, October 23, 2000, at Habersham County Medical Center.
Mr. McGinnis was bornApril 4, 1924, in Hall County. He was a son of the late Guy Rueben and Nellie Lou Crisler McGinnis.
Mr. McGinnis was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II, and was a retired welder. He was a Mason and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
Graveside services were held Wednesday, October 25, in the Wilson United Methodist Church cemetery with the Rev. Larry Wilbanks officiating.
Survivors include three sons, Greg McGinnis, Jefferson, Mike McGinnis, Winneconne, Wis., and Tim McGinnis, Omro, Wis.; two brothers, Guy McGinnis, Toccoa, and Harold McGinnis, Commerce; two sisters, Lucille Sims, Maysville, and Dorothy Trammell, Pine Mountain; 11 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gideon International, or to the charity of one's choice.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
MRS. LACEY
Harmony Christian Church member
COMMERCE - Mrs. Helen Tucker Lacey, 85, of 188 B. Wilson Road, diedMonday, October 23, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Lacey was retired from Gold Kist and was a member of Harmony Christian Church.
She was a daughter of the late William Allen and Julia Wilson Tucker Sr., and was the wife of the late Roy R. Lacey.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 26, at Harmony Christian Church with Jerry Payne and Dennis Harris officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Otis Hiland, Maysville; sons and daughters-in-law, Jack and Peggy Lacey, Evans, and Colie and Judy Lacey and Mike and Jean Lacey, all of Commerce; brother, Gene Allen, Detroit, Mich.; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one preborn great-grandchild.
The family is at the residence and was to have received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Dennis and Lynn Free Harmony Christian Church, P.O. Box 382, Commerce, GA 30529.
Little-Ward Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MR. HANLEY
World War II veteran
NICHOLSON - William Franklin Hanley Sr., 89, diedWednesday, October 18, 2000, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce.
Mr. Hanley was a bornSeptember 25, 1911, in Franklin County. He was a son of the late John P. and Lettie Mealor Hanley.
Mr. Hanley was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a retired auto salesman and of the Baptist denomination.
Funeral services were held Friday, October 20, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Kenneth Dillard and Howard Garrison officiating. Burial was in the New Harmony Baptist Church cemetery.
Mr. Hanley is survived by his wife, Willie Rice Wardlaw Hanley; one son, William F. Hanley Jr., Nicholson; one brother, Doyle Hanley, Commerce; one sister, Ruth Ingram, Commerce; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MRS. CARR
Florida native
COMMERCE - Mrs. Eunice Virginia Williams Carr, 81, diedSunday, October 22, 2000, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Carr was bornFebruary 20, 1919, in Bonifay County, Fla. She was a daughter of the late Frank and Meddie Capps Williams.
Mrs. Carr was a homemaker and of the Baptist denomination.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 25, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Kent Cranford officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include five sons, Billy Carr, Milton, Fla., Bobby Ray Carr, Port Smith, Va., Daniel Carr and Joseph Carr, both of Pensacola, Fla., and Frank Carr, Deer Park, Texas; two daughters, Annette Potter, Commerce, and Loleeta Smith, Pensacola, Fla.; two brothers, Chancey Williams, Roopville, and Porter Williams, Pensacola, Fla.; one sister, Lois Hilstrom, Williamsburg, Va.; 17 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MRS. BROWN
Homemaker
COMMERCE - Mrs. Kathleen Brown, 72, diedSaturday, October 21, 2000, at BJC Nursing Home, Commerce.
Mrs. Brown was bornOctober 26, 1927, in Homer. She was a daughter of the late Ed and Tonni Whitlock Parsons.
Mrs. Brown was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Brown.
Funeral services were held Monday, October 23, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Curtis Green officiating. Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Mrs. Brown is survived by one son, Henry Brown, Commerce; one sister, Mildred Parsons, Commerce; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MR. CLARK
U.S. Army veteran
DALE CITY, VA. - Roscoe Clark, 85, formerly of Jackson County, diedSunday, October 22, 2000, at his residence.
Mr. Clark was bornMay 6, 1915, in Jackson County. He was a son of the late Bruce and Mammie Clark.
Mr. Clark was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II and the Korean War. He was a retired transportation director with Alachua County, Fla. Mr. Clark was preceded in death by his wife, Louise McEver Clark.
Funeral services were held in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Bill Carpenter officiating. Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Mr. Clark is survived by two sons, Carroll Clark, Fairfax Station, Va., and Frank Clark, Dale City, Va.; and three grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
