Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Martha M. McPherson
Mrs. Martha M. McPherson, 64, of Wedowee, Ala., diedSaturday, October 30, 1999.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. McPherson was a daughter of the late John Bonner and Betty Hancock Moon.
She was a former resident of Buchanan, a school bus driver in Haralson County, and a member of Mt. Grove Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Monday, November 1, at Mt. Grove Baptist Church, Wedowee, Ala., with the Revs. Donald Spradlin and Eugene Akins officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Kenny McPherson, Joshua McPherson, Shane McPherson, Ora McPherson, Eric Seibert and Joey Fletcher served as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Kevin Lambert, Andy Lambert and Jamie McPherson.
Survivors include her husband, Ted McPherson; five sons, John McPherson, Amarillo, Texas, Vernon McPherson, Calhoun, David McPherson, Bremen, and Barry McPherson and Lamar McPherson, both of Buchanan; six sisters, Elizabeth Miller, Waycross, Janie Sorrow and Rebecca Paul, both of Carlton, Eualla Bennett, Athens, Clara Seymour and Betty Jean Waters, both of Comer; one brother, Richard Moon, Fayetteville; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, Ala., was in charge of arrangements.
Laura J. Powell
Mrs. Laura Jacquelyn Powell, of Douglasville, diedMonday, October 25, 1999.
Mrs. Powell was a daughter of the late Jesse Starks and Florence Alice Roebuck.
She was a member of Fork Creek Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Thursday, October 28, at Fork Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. H.L. Dotson officiating. Burial was in Shiloh Church Cemetery. Freddie Anderson Sr., Ronnie Burden, Harold Green Jr., Bobby Perez, Johnny Thornton, Roosevelt Howard, Thomas Rucker and Phillip Collins served as pallbearers. Mrs. Powell's nephews and great-nephews served as honorary pallbearers. Ethel Taylor, Mattie Moon, Frances Maddox, Mattie Sue Riden, Annie Lou Nowells, Valarie Henderson, Mae Sue Bailey and Teresa Maddox served as flower bearers. Mrs. Powell's nieces and great-nieces served as honorary flower bearers.
Mrs. Powell is survived by one son, Michael Powell, Douglasville; and one sister, Jessie May Riden, Carlton.
C.W. Phelps Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Howard J. Roberts
Howard Jessie Roberts, 79, of Maysville, diedSunday, October 3, 1999, at his residence.
A native of Homer, Mr. Roberts was bornApril 18, 1920. He was a son of the late Enoch and Ella Scott Roberts.
Mr. Roberts was a minister.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 5, at The Church of God with the Revs. Melvin Kramer, Louis Gaddis and Henry Webb officiating. Burial was in Midway Cemetery, Gillsville.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Roberts; four sons, Clayton Greenway and Doug Roberts, both of Gainesville, Terry Greenway, Macon, and Leon Roberts, Maysville; two daughters, Reba Morgan, Gainesville, and Bonnie Parson, Maysville; two brothers, Robert Roberts, Gainesville, and Ted Roberts, Homer; three sisters, Ruby Edge, Gainesville, Ruth Strickland, Homer, and Roberta Watkins, Gillsville; and a large number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Reba P. Ballenger
Mrs. Reba Pendergrass Ballenger, 76, of Commerce, diedFriday, October 1, 1999, at St. Mary's Longterm Care Center.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Ballenger was bornFebruary 5, 1923. She was a daughter of the late Thad and Bessie Maebelle Snipes Pendergrass.
Mrs. Ballenger was retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing and was a member of Grove Level Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fredrick Esco Ballenger.
Funeral services were held Sunday, October 3, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. John Turlington officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include one son, Donald Adams, Toccoa; three daughters, Sybil Looney and Shirley Sorrow, both of Commerce, and Helen Venable, Nicholson; three sisters, Lillie Clark, Royston, Ethel Gary, Commerce, and Maebelle Motes, Porterdale; 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lloyd C. Simmons
Lloyd Clyde Simmons, 77, of Maysville, diedSunday, October 3, 1999, at BJC Nursing Home, Commerce.
Mr. Simmons was bornMarch 5, 1922, the son of the late William and Omie West Simmons.
He was a veteran of World War II and had worked in the textile industry. Mr. Simmons was preceded in death by two brothers, Hoyt Y. Simmons and Roy L. Simmons.
Graveside services were held Tuesday, October 5, in Banks County Memorial Gardens with the Rev. William Buzzie Simmons officiating.
Survivors include three sons, Bobby Simmons and J.R. Simmons, both of Commerce, and Edward L. Simmons, Mililani, Hawaii; one brother, Johnny Simmons, Commerce; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Elmo B. Stoyle
Mrs. Elmo Blanche Stoyle, 76, of Danielsville, diedThursday, September 23, 1999.
A native and lifelong resident of Madison County, Mrs. Stoyle was a daughter of the late John Jackson Graham and Leona Fitzpatrick.
She was a homemaker and of the Baptist denomination. Mrs. Stoyle was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Stoyle.
Graveside services were held Sunday, September, 26, with the Rev. Ray Jenkins officiating. Burial was in Danielsville Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include three daughters, Winona Fields, Danielsville, Gloria Bellew, Commerce, and Stephanie Hanley, Hull; one sister, Shirley G. Jones, Ila; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Madison Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
Reba Gailey
Miss Reba Gailey, 92, of Maysville, diedMonday, October 4, 1999, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
A native of Banks County, Miss Gailey was a daughter of the late John T. and Kittie Vaughn Gailey.
She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. Miss Gailey was preceded in death by two brothers, Clarence Gailey and Clinton Gailey.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 6, at Mount Olive Baptist Church with the Revs. Brad Wilson, George Cobb and Brent Lord officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include three nieces, Betty Cobb, Scottsboro, Ala., Beverly Lord, Commerce, and Peggy Jo Paul, Warner Robins; nephews and cousins.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Clarence J. Elrod
Clarence J. Elrod, 77, of Hull, diedWednesday, September 29, 1999, following an extended illness.
Mr. Elrod was bornAugust 20, 1922 in Carnesville.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 5, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Jimmy Owensby officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens.
Survivors include his wife, Omie N. Elrod; one son, Fred Elrod, Gainesville; two daughters, Sandra Ann Elrod, Gainesville, and Wanda Patton, Greer, S.C.; two step-sons, John Norris, Carnesville, and Tommy Norris, Toccoa; one step-daughter, Bonnie Manley, Greer, S.C.; three brothers, the Rev. Charles Elrod, Commerce, Clifford Elrod, Statham, and Dale Elrod, Hull; and two sisters, Bessie Mae Crawford, Commerce, and Ruth Slater, Center.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Raymond V. DeWaters
Raymond V. DeWaters, 77, of Austell, formerly of Commerce, diedThursday, September 30, 1999.
Mr. DeWaters retired after 21 years of service with the rank of Master Sergeant with the U.S. Army. He was a Prisoner Of War of World War II and received several medals, including the Bronze Star Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Meritorious Unit Emblem, the American Campaign Medal and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, with three bronze service stars for participation in Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes-Alsace campaigns. Mr. DeWaters also received the World War II Victory Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp, the Korean Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the United Nations Service Medal.
Funeral services were held Monday, October 4, in the chapel of Davis Struempf Funeral Home, Austell. Full military honors were held at Marietta National Cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Linda Cofield, Commerce; two brothers, John DeWaters, Commerce, and James DeWaters, Staten Island, N.Y.; one sister, Mary Peters, Connecticut; and several nieces and nephews.
Davis Struempf Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Carolyn Adams
Mrs. Carolyn Adams, 61, of Jefferson, diedWednesday, September 29, 1999.
Mrs. Adams was bornin Fulton County, the daughter of the late Harry Thomas Smith and Lizzie Mae Peterman.
She was a housewife and was a member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church.
Graveside services were held Saturday, October 2, in the Antioch Baptist Church cemetery, Nicholson.
Survivors include two daughters, Teresa Sanders, Jefferson, and Donna Standridge, Athens; three sons, Timmy Adams, Statham, Danny Adams, Athens, and Tommy Adams, Nicholson; one sister, Martha Carter, Tampa, Fla.; one brother, Harry Smith, Athens; five grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, was in charge of arrangements.
Alma A. Sellers
Mrs. Alma Anthony Sellers, 94, of Commerce, diedTuesday, October 19, 1999, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce.
Mrs. Sellers was bornJune 12, 1905, a daughter of the late John J. and Grave Venable Anthony.
She was retired from Commerce Sportswear and was a member of Cabin Creek Baptist Church, Commerce. Mrs. Sellers was preceded in death by her husband, Homer V. Sellers.
Funeral services were held Thursday, October 21, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Troy Herbert, Elwin Wilbanks and Paul Vickery officiating. Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Survivors include three sisters, Lottie Nix, Olivia Shirley and Frances Wilbanks, all of Commerce; and a special nephew, Gerald Bridges, Hull.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
