Riley Harris Sr., 75, of Commerce, died Saturday, May 24, 2008.
He was born in Jackson County, the son of the late Henry and Mammie Slaughter Harris. He was retired from the University of Georgia and was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Harris was a veteran, retired from the United States Army.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Borders Harris, Commerce; daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Jerry Smauldon, Columbia, S.C., Patricia and Jasper Williams, Tyrone, Shirley Harris, Commerce; sons, Riley Harris Jr. and Randy Harris, both of Marietta, Raymond Harris, Commerce; brother, the Rev. R.L. Trammell, Athens; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, May 29, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. W.R. Brown officiating. Burial was at Jackson Memorial Gardens.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Minnie Mize
Minnie Lucille Seagraves Mize, 88, of Gainesville, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at the Oaks at Limestone, following an extended illness.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Love Thirsten and Lucy Burroughs Seagraves. She was retired from New Holland Mill and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. Mrs. Mize was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Mize; grandson, Christopher Mize; one sister; and five brothers.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Ellen and Leroy Brown, Gainesville, Louise and Doug Helton, Lula, and Laura and Robert Rider, Hartwell; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard L. and Betty Mize, Homer, Terry Lee and Brenda Mize, Lula, and Ross and Cheryl Mize, Cleveland; grandchildren, Gina Reed, Jeff Rider, Joey Rider, Nina Robinson, Richard L. Mize Jr., Richelle Mize, Michael Mize, Matthew Mize, Chris Burke, Jenny Massey, Patricia Vahey, Melissa Williams and Cathey Ferguson; sister, Ruth Pittman, Nicholson; brothers, Jimmy Seagraves, Commerce, and Felton Seagraves, Milledgeville; 31 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services were held Friday, May 23, in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Pittman and Chris Burke officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Love Thirsten and Lucy Burroughs Seagraves. She was retired from New Holland Mill and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. Mrs. Mize was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Mize; grandson, Christopher Mize; one sister; and five brothers.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Ellen and Leroy Brown, Gainesville, Louise and Doug Helton, Lula, and Laura and Robert Rider, Hartwell; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard L. and Betty Mize, Homer, Terry Lee and Brenda Mize, Lula, and Ross and Cheryl Mize, Cleveland; grandchildren, Gina Reed, Jeff Rider, Joey Rider, Nina Robinson, Richard L. Mize Jr., Richelle Mize, Michael Mize, Matthew Mize, Chris Burke, Jenny Massey, Patricia Vahey, Melissa Williams and Cathey Ferguson; sister, Ruth Pittman, Nicholson; brothers, Jimmy Seagraves, Commerce, and Felton Seagraves, Milledgeville; 31 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services were held Friday, May 23, in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Pittman and Chris Burke officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, was in charge of arrangements.
Louise Fincannon
Louise Arnold Fincannon, 76, of Homer, died Saturday, May 24, 2008, at her residence following an extended illness.
Survivors include a son, Larry Roberson, Maysville; daughters, Dianne Langston, Royston, Carolyn Bathurst, Penny Noell and Tammie Arroway, all of Homer; brother, Charles Arnold, Homer; nine grandchildren; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 26, at Silver Shoals Baptist Church with the Rev. Perry Smith officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include a son, Larry Roberson, Maysville; daughters, Dianne Langston, Royston, Carolyn Bathurst, Penny Noell and Tammie Arroway, all of Homer; brother, Charles Arnold, Homer; nine grandchildren; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 26, at Silver Shoals Baptist Church with the Rev. Perry Smith officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Joe Vaughn
Joe Verner Vaughn, 78, of Homer, died Saturday, May 24, 2008, at BJC Hospital in Commerce.
He was the son of the late Dock and Mae Coker Vaughn and was retired from Garrison Lumber Company.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Vaughn, Homer; sons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Sherry Vaughn, Hull, and Rickey and Dessie Vaughn, Commerce; brother, Olin Vaughn, Homer; sisters, Ruth Cotton, Cornelia, and Genell Carlan, Homer; four grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 27, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Revs. Don Blalock and Jerry Payne officiating. Burial was in Banks County Memorial Gardens.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
He was the son of the late Dock and Mae Coker Vaughn and was retired from Garrison Lumber Company.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Vaughn, Homer; sons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Sherry Vaughn, Hull, and Rickey and Dessie Vaughn, Commerce; brother, Olin Vaughn, Homer; sisters, Ruth Cotton, Cornelia, and Genell Carlan, Homer; four grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 27, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Revs. Don Blalock and Jerry Payne officiating. Burial was in Banks County Memorial Gardens.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Aaron Chaney
Aaron B. Chaney, 67, of Commerce, died Saturday, May 24, 2008.
Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Archie Dean and Thelma Ikard Chaney. He was retired from the City of Commerce, where he worked in the water plant, and was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include children, Kerry Pattman, Stacey Rucker and Brittany Rollins; brothers and sisters-in-law, Archie Chaney Jr. and Vivian Chaney, and Samuel and Rebecca Chaney, all of Commerce, Jimmy and Mary Frances Chaney, Bloomington, Ind.; and a sister, Alice Pittman, Commerce.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 28, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. W.R. Brown officiating. Burial was at Jackson Memorial Gardens.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Archie Dean and Thelma Ikard Chaney. He was retired from the City of Commerce, where he worked in the water plant, and was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include children, Kerry Pattman, Stacey Rucker and Brittany Rollins; brothers and sisters-in-law, Archie Chaney Jr. and Vivian Chaney, and Samuel and Rebecca Chaney, all of Commerce, Jimmy and Mary Frances Chaney, Bloomington, Ind.; and a sister, Alice Pittman, Commerce.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 28, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. W.R. Brown officiating. Burial was at Jackson Memorial Gardens.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Cynthia Sorrow
Cynthia Gail Sorrow, 55, of Nicholson, died Monday, May 26, 2008.
She was born in Jackson County, and was the daughter of the late Horace and Helen Howington Seagraves. She was a homemaker and a member of Center Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Larry Sorrow, Nicholson; daughter, Sonya Lee Sikes, Jefferson; sons, Todd Everett Sorrow and Bucky Ryan Sorrow, both of Nicholson; brothers, Waymon Seagraves, Jefferson, Allen Seagraves, Nicholson, and David Seagraves, Winder; sisters, Judy Kirby and Bobbie Archer, both of Nicholson; five grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services were Thursday, May 29, at Center Baptist Church with the Revs. Gary Prather and Barry Bray officiating. Burial was at New Harmony Baptist Church cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
She was born in Jackson County, and was the daughter of the late Horace and Helen Howington Seagraves. She was a homemaker and a member of Center Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Larry Sorrow, Nicholson; daughter, Sonya Lee Sikes, Jefferson; sons, Todd Everett Sorrow and Bucky Ryan Sorrow, both of Nicholson; brothers, Waymon Seagraves, Jefferson, Allen Seagraves, Nicholson, and David Seagraves, Winder; sisters, Judy Kirby and Bobbie Archer, both of Nicholson; five grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services were Thursday, May 29, at Center Baptist Church with the Revs. Gary Prather and Barry Bray officiating. Burial was at New Harmony Baptist Church cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Runell Anderson
Runell Nelms Anderson, 76, of Alto, died Sunday, May 25, 2008, at her residence, following an extended illness.
She was born in Jackson County on June 12, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Floyd J. and Eddie Hogan McDougald. She was a member of the White Creek Baptist Church and was a retired seamstress. Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Anderson; sons, David and Dean Nelms; sister, Ruth Sosebee; brothers, Buddy and Paul J. McDougald; and a grandson, Chris Irvin.
Survivors include daughters, Annette Irvin, Toccoa, and Penny Smith, Murrayville; sons, Billy McDougald, Cornelia, Dale Nelms, Cleveland, and Darrell Nelms, Alto; sisters, Lunette Stover and Dora Mae Murphy, both of Gainesville, Shirley McKenney, Duluth; brothers, Duck McDougald, Cleveland, Curtis McDougald, Social Circle, and Floyd J. McDougald Jr., Cleveland; grandchildren, Morgan Smith, Avery Smith, Chris Nelms and Jerri Mason; three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 27, at White Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Anthony Shore, Mark Gunter and Paul Flynn officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge of arrangements.
She was born in Jackson County on June 12, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Floyd J. and Eddie Hogan McDougald. She was a member of the White Creek Baptist Church and was a retired seamstress. Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Anderson; sons, David and Dean Nelms; sister, Ruth Sosebee; brothers, Buddy and Paul J. McDougald; and a grandson, Chris Irvin.
Survivors include daughters, Annette Irvin, Toccoa, and Penny Smith, Murrayville; sons, Billy McDougald, Cornelia, Dale Nelms, Cleveland, and Darrell Nelms, Alto; sisters, Lunette Stover and Dora Mae Murphy, both of Gainesville, Shirley McKenney, Duluth; brothers, Duck McDougald, Cleveland, Curtis McDougald, Social Circle, and Floyd J. McDougald Jr., Cleveland; grandchildren, Morgan Smith, Avery Smith, Chris Nelms and Jerri Mason; three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 27, at White Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Anthony Shore, Mark Gunter and Paul Flynn officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge of arrangements.
‘Issie’ Oxford
Sara Isabel “Issie” Corley Oxford, 92, of Elberton, died Thursday, May 22, 2008.
She was born in DeKalb County, the daughter of the late James Malcolm and Martha Elizabeth Weed Corley. She was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church in Lithonia and was a homemaker. Mrs. Oxford was preceded in death by her husband, Lenwood V. Oxford.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty J. Reagin, Carlton; son, Terry L. Oxford, Crystal Lake, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 24, at The Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home with the Rev. David Burt officiating. Burial was in Carlton City Cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers and Marshall King was an honorary pallbearer.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Alzheimers Association of Georgia, 1925 Century Blvd., NE, Suite 10, Atlanta, Ga. 30345.
Berry Funeral Home, Elberton, was in charge of arrangements.
She was born in DeKalb County, the daughter of the late James Malcolm and Martha Elizabeth Weed Corley. She was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church in Lithonia and was a homemaker. Mrs. Oxford was preceded in death by her husband, Lenwood V. Oxford.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty J. Reagin, Carlton; son, Terry L. Oxford, Crystal Lake, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 24, at The Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home with the Rev. David Burt officiating. Burial was in Carlton City Cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers and Marshall King was an honorary pallbearer.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Alzheimers Association of Georgia, 1925 Century Blvd., NE, Suite 10, Atlanta, Ga. 30345.
Berry Funeral Home, Elberton, was in charge of arrangements.
Martha Carey
Martha Sue Randall Carey, 78, of Royston, died Sunday, May 25, 2008, at her residence.
She was born on December 9, 1929, the daughter of the late Dewey Drew and Gertrude Haley Randall. She was a seamstress and member of the Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mrs. Carey was preceded in death by her husband, James “Jim” Daron Carey; a grandson, Jess Carey; and step-grandson, Nick Carey.
Survivors include daughters and son-in-law, Gwen Carey Perkins, Royston, Wanda and Jackson Hart, Danielsville; sons and daughters-in-law, Nelson and Kim Carey and Stanley and Patricia Carey, all of Carnesville, Byron Carey, Royston; sisters, Revonda Strickland and Jean Peeples, both of Royston, Kay Adams and Joan Randall, both of Hartwell; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 27, at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Revs. Bert Synan and Tony Moon officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
She was born on December 9, 1929, the daughter of the late Dewey Drew and Gertrude Haley Randall. She was a seamstress and member of the Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mrs. Carey was preceded in death by her husband, James “Jim” Daron Carey; a grandson, Jess Carey; and step-grandson, Nick Carey.
Survivors include daughters and son-in-law, Gwen Carey Perkins, Royston, Wanda and Jackson Hart, Danielsville; sons and daughters-in-law, Nelson and Kim Carey and Stanley and Patricia Carey, all of Carnesville, Byron Carey, Royston; sisters, Revonda Strickland and Jean Peeples, both of Royston, Kay Adams and Joan Randall, both of Hartwell; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 27, at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Revs. Bert Synan and Tony Moon officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
James Stem
Dr. James Marion Stem, 86, Floral City, Fla., died Thursday, May 22, 2008, in Inverness, Fla.
He was born on June 8, 1921, in Chattanooga, Tenn., the son of the late Dr. Leon Thayer Stem and Edith Allison Stem. He was a graduate of Webb School Bell Buckle, Tenn., received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis, Tenn. He completed his internship at Nashville General Hospital and his residency with the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Stem served as a naval medical officer during the final months of World War II, assigned to a destroyer in the Pacific. During the Korean War, he was called back into naval service and stationed in Alameda, Calif.
Dr. Stem opened his pediatric practice in Clearwater, Fla., in 1948, being the first practicing pediatrician in Clearwater. He served as Chief of Staff for Morton Plant Hospital in 1965 and 1966, was president of the Florida Pediatric Society in 1972. Closing his practice in Clearwater in 1979, he and his wife traveled to the United Arab Emirates, where he served as the Director of Pediatrics for Tawam Hospital in Al Ain, UAE. He set up the first neo-natal intensive care unit for that country. Returning to Florida, he accepted the position of Medical Director for Hernando County in Brooksville, Fla., and has lived in Floral City, Fla., since 1984.
He was an avid golfer, fisherman and traveled throughout the world, loved ones stated.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Aline Mitchell Stem; children, James Mitchell Stem, Tampa, Fla., Richard Barry Stem, Ocala, Fla., Michael Andrew Stem, Longwood, Fla., and Elizabeth Allison Wheaton, Jefferson; eight grandchildren; brothers, Dr. William Stem, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Thomas Richard Stem, Boca Grande, Fla.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 27, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Moss Feaster. Funeral services will be held at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Clearwater, Fla., Wednesday, May 28, at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Moss-Feaster Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
He was born on June 8, 1921, in Chattanooga, Tenn., the son of the late Dr. Leon Thayer Stem and Edith Allison Stem. He was a graduate of Webb School Bell Buckle, Tenn., received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis, Tenn. He completed his internship at Nashville General Hospital and his residency with the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Stem served as a naval medical officer during the final months of World War II, assigned to a destroyer in the Pacific. During the Korean War, he was called back into naval service and stationed in Alameda, Calif.
Dr. Stem opened his pediatric practice in Clearwater, Fla., in 1948, being the first practicing pediatrician in Clearwater. He served as Chief of Staff for Morton Plant Hospital in 1965 and 1966, was president of the Florida Pediatric Society in 1972. Closing his practice in Clearwater in 1979, he and his wife traveled to the United Arab Emirates, where he served as the Director of Pediatrics for Tawam Hospital in Al Ain, UAE. He set up the first neo-natal intensive care unit for that country. Returning to Florida, he accepted the position of Medical Director for Hernando County in Brooksville, Fla., and has lived in Floral City, Fla., since 1984.
He was an avid golfer, fisherman and traveled throughout the world, loved ones stated.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Aline Mitchell Stem; children, James Mitchell Stem, Tampa, Fla., Richard Barry Stem, Ocala, Fla., Michael Andrew Stem, Longwood, Fla., and Elizabeth Allison Wheaton, Jefferson; eight grandchildren; brothers, Dr. William Stem, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Thomas Richard Stem, Boca Grande, Fla.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 27, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Moss Feaster. Funeral services will be held at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Clearwater, Fla., Wednesday, May 28, at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Moss-Feaster Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
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Fri, 21.11.2008 11:15
This was a nice and sweet aunt she will be missed by all.
Fri, 21.11.2008 00:52
Gene - I am sorry to hear of the passing of Joyce. You two were such a great example of wh [...]
Wed, 19.11.2008 10:54
Every Good Tree Joy, sing together of many generations Any man or woman that believeth No [...]
Tue, 18.11.2008 14:55
Sincere sympathy to Mrs. Rucker and Family. I just found out today (18th). I'll be in touch.