Ruth Hardin, 73, of Bogart, died Friday, May 9, 2008.
A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Jackson and Alma Ophelia Stephens Dailey.
Survivors include her husband, Will Hardin, Bogart; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and JoAnn Parr, Bogart; daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Henry Thompson, Athens; sisters, Josephine Jones, Statham, and Pat Mize, Commerce; brother, Ted Dailey, Jefferson; grandchildren, Brandon Archer, Athens, Amy Welch, Commerce, Misty Edwards, Westminster, S.C., Kenya Lynch, Laurens, S.C., and Chad Parr, Bogart; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 12, in the chapel of Bridges Funeral home with the Rev. Larry Davidson officiating. Burial was in Oconee Memorial Park.
Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, was in charge of arrangements.
Entries from May 2008
Jenny Allen
Jenny Allen, 58, of Hull, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of Helen Brock of Hoschton and the late Edward Thomas Harbin and was a homemaker. Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by sisters, Joyce Wheeler and Rita Patterson.
Survivors in addition to her mother, include a daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Sammy Gregory, Winder; daughters, Jennifer Crowe and Helen Allen, both of Winder, and Molly Allen, Hull; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Robert Harbin, Rockingham, N.C.; and a sister, Gail Gordon, Nicholson.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 10, at Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Al Garvin officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Jennifer Helen Allen Fund.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of Helen Brock of Hoschton and the late Edward Thomas Harbin and was a homemaker. Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by sisters, Joyce Wheeler and Rita Patterson.
Survivors in addition to her mother, include a daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Sammy Gregory, Winder; daughters, Jennifer Crowe and Helen Allen, both of Winder, and Molly Allen, Hull; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Robert Harbin, Rockingham, N.C.; and a sister, Gail Gordon, Nicholson.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 10, at Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Al Garvin officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Jennifer Helen Allen Fund.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements.
Martha Boyd-Goins
Martha Jean Boyd-Goins, 75, of Statham, died Thursday, May 8, 2008.
Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late Willie B. Boyd Sr. and Pearl Carlyle Boyd. She was a member of the New Pentecost United Methodist Church, a member of the Statham Chapter Order of Eastern Star for 33 years and was Worthy Matron, a member of Winder Pilot Club, and member of the Red Hat Society. She was a 1949 graduate of Statham High School and was employed by the Department of Labor for 28 years. Mrs. Boyd-Goins was preceded in death by brothers, Billy Boyd and Jamie Boyd.
Survivors include her husband, Mayford Goins, Statham; sons, James Clark Broaddus, Louisville, Ky., and Raymond Randolph Broaddus, Longwood, Fla.; daughter, Vikki Lynn Broaddus Panzera, Lexington, Ky.; two step-sons; and three step-daughters; three grandchildren; 13 step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Marjorie Hutchinson, Statham; two nieces and cousins.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 10, at Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Billy Pittman officiating. Burial was in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, phone number 877-465-6636.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late Willie B. Boyd Sr. and Pearl Carlyle Boyd. She was a member of the New Pentecost United Methodist Church, a member of the Statham Chapter Order of Eastern Star for 33 years and was Worthy Matron, a member of Winder Pilot Club, and member of the Red Hat Society. She was a 1949 graduate of Statham High School and was employed by the Department of Labor for 28 years. Mrs. Boyd-Goins was preceded in death by brothers, Billy Boyd and Jamie Boyd.
Survivors include her husband, Mayford Goins, Statham; sons, James Clark Broaddus, Louisville, Ky., and Raymond Randolph Broaddus, Longwood, Fla.; daughter, Vikki Lynn Broaddus Panzera, Lexington, Ky.; two step-sons; and three step-daughters; three grandchildren; 13 step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Marjorie Hutchinson, Statham; two nieces and cousins.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 10, at Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Billy Pittman officiating. Burial was in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, phone number 877-465-6636.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements.
Lucille Shoemake
Lucille Geneva Roberts Shoemake, 87, of Braselton, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Willow Wood Nursing Home, following an extended illness.
She was a lifelong resident of Hall County and the daughter of the late William Clay and Pearl Ethel Simpson Roberts. She was a homemaker and a member of Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church. Mrs. Shoemake was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie William Shoemake; sons, Winford Shoemake Jr. and Willard William Shoemake; and grandsons, Charles Anthony Shoemake and Tommy Lee Shoemake.
Survivors include grandchildren, Kathy Taylor, Linda Iannuzzi and Patricia Andrews; eight great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Ossie Howington and Ethel Beck, both of Gainesville; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, 2008, at 4 p.m., in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Burial will be in Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, May 9, from 1 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, May 10, from 8 a.m. until the funeral hour at the funeral home.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements.
She was a lifelong resident of Hall County and the daughter of the late William Clay and Pearl Ethel Simpson Roberts. She was a homemaker and a member of Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church. Mrs. Shoemake was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie William Shoemake; sons, Winford Shoemake Jr. and Willard William Shoemake; and grandsons, Charles Anthony Shoemake and Tommy Lee Shoemake.
Survivors include grandchildren, Kathy Taylor, Linda Iannuzzi and Patricia Andrews; eight great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Ossie Howington and Ethel Beck, both of Gainesville; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, 2008, at 4 p.m., in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Burial will be in Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, May 9, from 1 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, May 10, from 8 a.m. until the funeral hour at the funeral home.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements.
Virgil Jackson
Virgil P. Jackson, 92, of Winder, died Friday, May 9, 2008.
He was a native of Crawfordville, and the son of the late John Henry and Ellen Leola Culver Jackson. He had resided in Winder since 1998 and was a former resident of Riviera, Fla., where he managed a grocery store.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Dial Jackson, Winder; sons, Robert M. Jackson and Jerold Jackson, both of Florida; daughter-in-law, Betty Ann Jackson, Florida; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, at 7 p.m., at Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Flanigan officiating. Burial will be in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The family will receive friends Saturday, May 10, at the funeral home from 2 to 7 p.m.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
He was a native of Crawfordville, and the son of the late John Henry and Ellen Leola Culver Jackson. He had resided in Winder since 1998 and was a former resident of Riviera, Fla., where he managed a grocery store.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Dial Jackson, Winder; sons, Robert M. Jackson and Jerold Jackson, both of Florida; daughter-in-law, Betty Ann Jackson, Florida; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, at 7 p.m., at Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Flanigan officiating. Burial will be in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The family will receive friends Saturday, May 10, at the funeral home from 2 to 7 p.m.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
‘Beth’ Brasfield
Virginia “Beth” Brasfield, 85, of Winder, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
She was born in Benton County, Miss., she was the daughter of the late Earl and Cliffie Reid Cox. She was a charter member of Morningside Baptist Church. In 1961 they moved to Winder to run the Western Auto. She was a certified nurse assistant at Russell Nursing Home. Mrs. Brasfield was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Brasfield.
Survivors include sons, Grady Brasfield, Atlanta, and Ronnie Brasfield, Dacula; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m., at Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Rex Long officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday, May 10, from 12 to 2 p.m. before the service at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Morningside Baptist Church Building Fund, 580 Miles Patrick Rd., Winder, Ga. 30680.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
She was born in Benton County, Miss., she was the daughter of the late Earl and Cliffie Reid Cox. She was a charter member of Morningside Baptist Church. In 1961 they moved to Winder to run the Western Auto. She was a certified nurse assistant at Russell Nursing Home. Mrs. Brasfield was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Brasfield.
Survivors include sons, Grady Brasfield, Atlanta, and Ronnie Brasfield, Dacula; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m., at Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Rex Long officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday, May 10, from 12 to 2 p.m. before the service at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Morningside Baptist Church Building Fund, 580 Miles Patrick Rd., Winder, Ga. 30680.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
OBIT: Mary McFarland
Mary Dean West McFarland, 82, of Gainesville, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, following an extended illness.
The daughter of the late Benjamin and Lela Bell Watson West, she was a lifelong resident of Gainesville and was born on June 6, 1925. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church for more than 70 years, was employed by the City of Gainesville for 33 years, and was the first woman in the Hall County area to deliver a successful set of triplets.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph Larry and Paulette McFarland, Gillsville, J.C. and Sandy McFarland, Gainesville; daughters and sons-in-law, Nita and Larry Fuller, Gainesville, Norma and Jim Gibbons, Manassas, Va.; grandchildren, Scott McFarland, Braselton, Julie McIntyre and Nick Fuller, both of Gainesville, Jullian Byrd, Jacksonville, Fla., Bryan Gibbons, Fairfax, Va.; great-granddaughters, Haley McIntyre, Gainesville, and Kaleigh McFarland, Braselton; one step-granddaughter, Dana Peek, Cedartown; one step-grandson, Corey Byrd, Athens; step-great-grandchildren, Ella Kate, Harris and Julianne, Cedartown; nieces, Linda Holcomb and Martha Simmons, both of Cleveland, and Ann McAllister, Gainesville; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m., at Bethany Baptist Church with the Rev. Lamar Purcell officiating. Burial will be in Alta Vista Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, May 9, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the funeral home.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements.
The daughter of the late Benjamin and Lela Bell Watson West, she was a lifelong resident of Gainesville and was born on June 6, 1925. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church for more than 70 years, was employed by the City of Gainesville for 33 years, and was the first woman in the Hall County area to deliver a successful set of triplets.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph Larry and Paulette McFarland, Gillsville, J.C. and Sandy McFarland, Gainesville; daughters and sons-in-law, Nita and Larry Fuller, Gainesville, Norma and Jim Gibbons, Manassas, Va.; grandchildren, Scott McFarland, Braselton, Julie McIntyre and Nick Fuller, both of Gainesville, Jullian Byrd, Jacksonville, Fla., Bryan Gibbons, Fairfax, Va.; great-granddaughters, Haley McIntyre, Gainesville, and Kaleigh McFarland, Braselton; one step-granddaughter, Dana Peek, Cedartown; one step-grandson, Corey Byrd, Athens; step-great-grandchildren, Ella Kate, Harris and Julianne, Cedartown; nieces, Linda Holcomb and Martha Simmons, both of Cleveland, and Ann McAllister, Gainesville; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m., at Bethany Baptist Church with the Rev. Lamar Purcell officiating. Burial will be in Alta Vista Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, May 9, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the funeral home.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements.
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