Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
MR. CARLAN
World War II veteran
VALDOSTA - Ulysses Grant Carlan, 87, died Thursday, March 15, 2001.
Born in Banks County, Mr. Carlan was a son of the late Cashmir Pulaski Carlan and Theresa Mae Brooks Carlan.
He was a graduate of the U.S. Army War College at Carlilse Barracks, Penn., received his J.D. at Georgetown University and his B.S. at the University of Georgia. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Carlan retired from the U.S. Army as a Colonel.
He was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Carlan.
Funeral services were held Monday, March 19, in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home, Valdosta, with the Rev. Robert Willis officiating. Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery.
Mr. Carlan is survived by his wife, Dorothy Davison Carlan; one son, Stephen James Carlan, Orlando, Fla.; one daughter, Col. Laura Elizabeth Carlan Battle, Valdosta; two sisters, Bertha Thomas, Jefferson, and Kathleen Pruitt, Homer; and six grandchildren.
Carson McLane Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MRS. ELROD
Mother of 10
COMMERCE - Mrs. Ruth G. Elrod, 70, died Saturday, March 31, 2001, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce.
Mrs. Elrod was born in Georgia on March 5, 1931. She was a daughter of the late Johnny Dalton and Lillian Dill Baker.
Mrs. Elrod was a homemaker.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday, April 2, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce. Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Survivors include five sons, Bamm Bamm Elrod and Dennis Elrod, both of Homer, Chris Elrod and Branham Elrod, both of Commerce, and Davy Elrod, Starr, S.C.; five daughters, Barbara Clark, Lula, June Ramos, Athens, Sandara Willis, Homer, Katina Elrod, Commerce, and Ruth Ann Smith, Baldwin; 26 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MRS. PAYNE
Leatherwood Baptist Church member
BALDWIN - Mrs. Lydia Payne, 95, died Friday, August 10, 2001, at a private nursing home following an extended illness.
Born on March 9, 1906, in Franklin County, Mrs. Payne was a daughter of the late Thomas and Blanche Gunn Savage.
She was a homemaker and was a member of Leatherwood Baptist Church.
Private family funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, August 12, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Rev. Jim Olds officiating. Burial was in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include one son, Tommy Payne, Mt. Airy; one sister, Tommie Aldred, Mobile, Ala.; four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
MRS. PRUITT
Homemaker
CARNESVILLE - Mrs. Dorothy Brady Pruitt, 62, of the Nails Creek Community, died Tuesday, August 7, 2001, following an extended illness.
Mrs. Pruitt was born October 29, 1938, in Banks County. She was a daughter of the late Arvil and Weeze Farmer Brady.
Mrs. Pruitt was a homemaker and was a member of Nails Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a step-son, Johnny Pruitt, and a brother, Marvin Brady.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 9, at Nails Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Billy Burrell and Paul Robertson officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Pruitt is survived by her husband, Millard Pruitt, Carnesville; sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and J.L. Davis, Demorest; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Buddy and Montez Brady, Baldwin, and Leroy and Nell Brady, Cornelia.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge of arrangements.
MRS. WRIGHT
Habersham County native
CLEVELAND - Mrs. Rebecca Leigh Barden Wright, 52, died Tuesday, August 7, 2001.
Mrs. Wright was born in Habersham County on July 28, 1949. She was a daughter of Frank Lee Barden, Cornelia, and the late Ola Mae Ivie Barden.
She was employed by Fieldale Corporation and was of the Baptist denomination. Mrs. Wright was preceded in death by a sister, Jeanne Barden.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 10, in the chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, with the Rev. Billy Harris officiating.
Survivors, in addition to her father, include one daughter, Maieyiana Leigh Wright, Pennsylvania; one brother, Edward Lee Barden, Alto; and two sisters, Tia Ann Cornelius, Doylestown, Ohio, and Emily Cornelius, Baldwin.
Memorials may be made to the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, 3300 N.E. Expressway, Building 9, Atlanta, GA 30341.
MR. GRAVITT
Poultry farmer
GAINESVILLE - Royce Clay Gravitt, 73, died Monday, August 13, 2001, at Gateway Health and Rehabilitation Center, Cleveland, following an extended illness.
A native of Hall County, Mr. Gravitt was a son of the late R.P. and Rosa Overby Gravitt.
He was a graduate of Lyman Hall School, was a poultry farmer and was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 15, at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church with the Revs. Fulton Boswell and Dean Bryant officiating. Burial was in Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville.
Mr. Gravitt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Johnnie Gravitt, Gainesville; daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Bobby Gabrels, Baldwin; daughter, Denise Pardue, Clermont; sisters, Eunice Cantrell and Mildred Vandiver, both of Gainesville; brothers, Boyd Gravitt, Loyd Gravitt and Charles Gravitt, all of Gainesville; granddaughters, Tammy Craven, Demorest, and Lisa Nichols, Gainesville; grandson, Kevin Pardue, Dahlonega; great-grandchildren, Hailen and Makayla Nichols, Clay Pardue and Jessica and Cassidy Craven; and a number of other relatives.
Hillside Funeral Home, Gainesville, was in charge of arrangements.
MRS. WILSON
Southern Railway retiree
DECATUR - Mrs. Merle Coker Wilson, 82, died Monday, August 6, 2001.
A native of Banks County, Mrs. Wilson was a daughter of the late Arthur and Missouri Fowler Coker.
She was retired from Southern Railway, with 39 years of service, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Conyers.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 9, in Eastview Cemetery, Conyers, with Chaplain Dennis Yarbrough officiating.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by her husband, Jack C. Wilson Sr., Decatur; nieces, Pamela Robinson and Angela Papalia, both of Henry County, and Becky Hall, Florida; nephews, Joe D. Coker, Forest Park, and James C. Coker, Roswell; and 12 great-nieces and nephews.
Horis A. Ward Inc., Old Town Chapel, Conyers, was in charge of arrangements.
MR. GOTTS
Banks County volunteer fireman
COMMERCE - Harold Thomas Gotts, 37, died Saturday, August 11, 2001.
Mr. Gotts was born in California. He was self-employed and was a member of the Banks County Volunteer Fire Department. Mr. Gotts was of the Baptist denomination.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 15, in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Rev. Fredrick Henry Sunley officiating.
Mr. Gotts is survived by his father, Terrance Gotts; his mother and step-father, Shirley Rutherford Sunley and Charles Sunley; two sisters, Alice Colquitt, Comer, and Shelly Cooper, Forsyth; one brother, Carl F. Gotts, Hartwell; and two step-brothers, Charles G. Sunley and the Rev. Fredrick Henry Sunley, both of Banks County.
Brown Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MRS. HARDY
Mother of five
COMMERCE - Mrs. Carolyn L. Hardy, 64, died Sunday, August 12, 2001, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Hardy was born December 10, 1936, a daughter of the late Hope and Fannie Jones Lord.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 15, at Community Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. Burial was in the Nicholson Cemetery.
Mrs. Hardy is survived by her husband, Leroy Hardy, Commerce; two sons, Mike Hardy, Danielsville, and Marlon Hardy, Jefferson; three daughters, Sandra Allen, Commerce, Lynn Davis, Crawford, and Joy Hamby, Nicholson; two brothers, David Lord, Danielsville, and Roy Lord, Ila; nine grandchildren, Scott, Brandi, Coe, Marla, Matt, Amanda, Dillon, Karlee and Jessie; and one great-grandchild, Ben.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
MR. STOWE
Commerce native
ASTOR, FLA. - James H. Stowe, 45, died Sunday, August 5, 2001, in Tavares, Fla.
Born in Commerce, Mr. Stowe was a son of Curtis and Flora Stowe, Commerce.
He was a former resident of Daytona Beach, Fla., where he was owner of Frank 'N Steins Pub. Mr. Stowe was also owner and operator of a residential construction company and was a member of the Masonic Lodge #294 F.&A.M., Commerce.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 9, in the chapel of Beyers Funeral Home with the Rev. Pete Menendez officiating. Burial was in Astor-Astor Park Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Mary S. Stowe, Astor, Fla.; one son, Nickolas Stowe, Colorado Springs, Colo.; two daughters, Kellie Stowe, Norcross, and Greta Hill, Buford; and one sister, Cindy Brookshire, Commerce.
Beyers Funeral Home in Umatilla was in charge of arrangements.
