COLBERT – Dorothy Nelle Oldham, 75, died Friday, July 10, 2009.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Golden G. and Jessie A. Lowe Archer. She was retired from Southern Bell and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers.
Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Donald C. Oldham; a daughter, Melanie Kaye Patton, her husband James H. and grandchildren, James W. Patton, Savanah E. Patton and Duncan E. Patton of Comer; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Sunday, July 12, at Lord & Stephens Chapel with the Revs. Dan Fuller, Irvin Goss and Bob Nash officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home West, Bogart, was in charge of arrangements.
Madison County - Topics from July, 2009
Carollette Cary
DANIELSVILLE – Carollette Parham Cary, 73, died Thursday, July 23, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens.
Born in Madison County on April 29, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Nora Wall Parham. She was a homemaker and member of the New Hope Worship Center. Mrs. Cary was preceded in death by her husband, the late Ammie C. Cary; son-in-law, Dave Parker; four brothers; and five sisters.
Survivors include a son, John Barry Cary, Danielsville; daughters, Amy Johnette Parker and Angela Carol Greenwood, both of Danielsville; a sister, Evelyn Parham, Danielsville; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, July 26, in the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Albert Vaughn officiating. Burial was in the Meadow Baptist Church cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Madison County on April 29, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Nora Wall Parham. She was a homemaker and member of the New Hope Worship Center. Mrs. Cary was preceded in death by her husband, the late Ammie C. Cary; son-in-law, Dave Parker; four brothers; and five sisters.
Survivors include a son, John Barry Cary, Danielsville; daughters, Amy Johnette Parker and Angela Carol Greenwood, both of Danielsville; a sister, Evelyn Parham, Danielsville; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, July 26, in the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Albert Vaughn officiating. Burial was in the Meadow Baptist Church cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
‘Babe’ Doster
HULL – Harvey “Babe” Doster, 66, died Saturday, July 25, 2009.
Born in Madison County, he was the son of the late J.W. and Hester Welch Doster. He was self-employed as an owner of Doster Brothers Garage in Athens. Mr. Doster was preceded in death by brothers, Pete, Jim and Charlie Doster.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Doster; stepdaughters, Stacy Seagraves and Teresa Bishop; a sister, Louise Doster; brothers, Donald Doster, Bobby Doster and Horace Doster; five grandchildren; and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 28, at 2 p.m., in the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Union Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, July 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Justin Bishop, Jonah Bishop, Jeremy Farmer, Blake Smith, Ryne Meadow and Evan Seagraves.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Madison County, he was the son of the late J.W. and Hester Welch Doster. He was self-employed as an owner of Doster Brothers Garage in Athens. Mr. Doster was preceded in death by brothers, Pete, Jim and Charlie Doster.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Doster; stepdaughters, Stacy Seagraves and Teresa Bishop; a sister, Louise Doster; brothers, Donald Doster, Bobby Doster and Horace Doster; five grandchildren; and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 28, at 2 p.m., in the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Union Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, July 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Justin Bishop, Jonah Bishop, Jeremy Farmer, Blake Smith, Ryne Meadow and Evan Seagraves.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
‘Doc’ Seay
DANIELSVILLE – Walter “Doc” Seay, 62, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009.
A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late Pauline Palmer and Sam Roy Seay. He was a veteran, having served in the United States Army and was of the Baptist denomination. Mr. Seay was preceded in death by a son, Kenny Seay.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Gosnell Seay; children, Jason Seay and Crystal (David) Moore; a sister, Marie Bond; brothers, Lanier Seay and Joe Seay; three grandchildren; best bro, Anthony Anglin.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, July 24, from 5 to 9 p.m. Private services will be held.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late Pauline Palmer and Sam Roy Seay. He was a veteran, having served in the United States Army and was of the Baptist denomination. Mr. Seay was preceded in death by a son, Kenny Seay.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Gosnell Seay; children, Jason Seay and Crystal (David) Moore; a sister, Marie Bond; brothers, Lanier Seay and Joe Seay; three grandchildren; best bro, Anthony Anglin.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, July 24, from 5 to 9 p.m. Private services will be held.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
‘Judy’ Whitehead
COMER – Evelyn “Judy” Jeanette Whitehead died Monday, July 20, 2009.
She was the daughter of the late Dorothy Whitehead.
Survivors include brothers, Ronald and Eugene Whitehead.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, July 23, at 11 a.m., at the Providence Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Albert Vaughn officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, July 22, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
She was the daughter of the late Dorothy Whitehead.
Survivors include brothers, Ronald and Eugene Whitehead.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, July 23, at 11 a.m., at the Providence Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Albert Vaughn officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, July 22, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Charlene Strickland
ATHENS – Charlene Broome Strickland, 88, died Sunday, July 12, 2009.
Born on July 9, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Susan Broome. She was an economics teacher for 31 years before retiring, having taught many of those years at Madison County High School. She was of the Baptist denomination and a member of Danielsville Baptist Church. Mrs. Strickland was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Strickland.
Survivors include sisters, Jimmie Lou Benton, Jacksonville, Fla., Willie Ruth Freeman, Lincolnton; a niece, Linda Gennerich; two nephews; two great-nephews; David and Bowen Freeman.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 18, at 2 p.m., at Danielsville Baptist Church. Burial will be in Danielsville City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bob Fogg, Barry Smith, David Freeman, Ben Black, Bowen Freeman and Gary Gennerich. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, July 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Born on July 9, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Susan Broome. She was an economics teacher for 31 years before retiring, having taught many of those years at Madison County High School. She was of the Baptist denomination and a member of Danielsville Baptist Church. Mrs. Strickland was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Strickland.
Survivors include sisters, Jimmie Lou Benton, Jacksonville, Fla., Willie Ruth Freeman, Lincolnton; a niece, Linda Gennerich; two nephews; two great-nephews; David and Bowen Freeman.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 18, at 2 p.m., at Danielsville Baptist Church. Burial will be in Danielsville City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bob Fogg, Barry Smith, David Freeman, Ben Black, Bowen Freeman and Gary Gennerich. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, July 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
H. Gary Fortson
DEWY ROSE – H. Gary Fortson, 54, died Monday, July 13, 2009, following an extended illness.
He was the son of the late Horace and Annie Laura Fortson and was preceded in death by his father-in-law, J.W. Davis.
Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Patricia Fortson; daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Buddy Stephens; grandchildren, Tyler and Heather Stephens; sisters, Connie Carter, Lisa Candler, Elaine Short and Lynn Herman; brothers, Ronnie and Alex Fortson; mother-in-law, Patsy Davis; brother-in-law, Wayne Davis; a special niece; and a number of friends.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 16, at 2 p.m., in the chapel of Hicks Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Purvis officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, July 15, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Hicks Funeral Home, Elberton, is in charge of arrangements.
He was the son of the late Horace and Annie Laura Fortson and was preceded in death by his father-in-law, J.W. Davis.
Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Patricia Fortson; daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Buddy Stephens; grandchildren, Tyler and Heather Stephens; sisters, Connie Carter, Lisa Candler, Elaine Short and Lynn Herman; brothers, Ronnie and Alex Fortson; mother-in-law, Patsy Davis; brother-in-law, Wayne Davis; a special niece; and a number of friends.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 16, at 2 p.m., in the chapel of Hicks Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Purvis officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, July 15, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Hicks Funeral Home, Elberton, is in charge of arrangements.
‘Sue’ Brown
ROYSTON – Susie Human Brown, 93, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, at the Cobb Memorial Hospital in Royston.
Born in Madison County on February 15, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Seaborn and Dexter Ann (Bessie) Christian Human. She was a seamstress, former member of the Eastern Star, and member of the Mill Shoal Baptist Church, where she was the oldest active member. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her husband, Goldman Brown.
Survivors include a son, Paul Brown, Royston; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 6, in the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Chad Eason officiating. Burial was in the Mill Shoal Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Madison County on February 15, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Seaborn and Dexter Ann (Bessie) Christian Human. She was a seamstress, former member of the Eastern Star, and member of the Mill Shoal Baptist Church, where she was the oldest active member. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her husband, Goldman Brown.
Survivors include a son, Paul Brown, Royston; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 6, in the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Chad Eason officiating. Burial was in the Mill Shoal Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, was in charge of arrangements.
Rodney Swanson
HULL – Rodney M. Swanson, 69, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, following a courageous year-long battle with leukemia.
Born in Escanaba, Mich., he was the son of the late Amber and Clarence Swanson of Skokie, Ill., and the husband of Patricia Sheridan Swanson. He was raised in Skokie. Ill., and was a graduate of Colorado State in Durango, with a degree in agri-business. His lifelong love affair with horses and hounds that began in his teens in the Chicago area became a long and distinguished career as a Professional Huntsman with organized foxhunting clubs in Texas, New Mexico, Illinois, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Prior to his retirement last year, Swanson served as Professional Huntsman for Shakerag Hounds for 20 years, overseeing all hunt and breeding activities for the club. He came to Shakerag from Charleston, S.C., where he served as Professional Huntsman for Middleton Place Hounds for 15 years.
For more than 10 years, he was Master of his own private pack of foxhounds, Grandfather Mountain Hounds, of Linville, N.C. Since 2007, he was also Master of his own private beagle pack, Nowhere Farm Foot Hounds, Hull.
Swanson was a member of the American Foxhound Association, the Master of Fox Hounds Association, and sat on the board of directors of the Madison County-Oglethorpe Animal Shelter. He was also a breeder of Belted Galloway Cattle and a member of the Belted Galloway Society, as well as the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association.
He was an avid bird-hunter, and since his retirement was actively involved in training birddogs. Swanson was a member of Quail Unlimited.
Along with his professional duties at both Shakerag and Middleton, “Mr. Rod” was devoted to educating and mentoring children and teens interested in riding and hunt-related activities, including junior and children’s hunt programs. For many years, he also served as horsemanship instructor at summer camp programs he developed in North Carolina and New Mexico.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the American Cancer Society, or the Madison County Food Bank.
Visiting hours were held at Little-Ward Funeral Home on Monday evening from 5-8 PM. Friends and family are invited to attend and participate in a celebration of Rod’s life on Tuesday, July 7, from 3 to 6 PM, at the Shakerag Hounds Clubhouse, 3898 Neese-Commerce Rd., Hull.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Escanaba, Mich., he was the son of the late Amber and Clarence Swanson of Skokie, Ill., and the husband of Patricia Sheridan Swanson. He was raised in Skokie. Ill., and was a graduate of Colorado State in Durango, with a degree in agri-business. His lifelong love affair with horses and hounds that began in his teens in the Chicago area became a long and distinguished career as a Professional Huntsman with organized foxhunting clubs in Texas, New Mexico, Illinois, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Prior to his retirement last year, Swanson served as Professional Huntsman for Shakerag Hounds for 20 years, overseeing all hunt and breeding activities for the club. He came to Shakerag from Charleston, S.C., where he served as Professional Huntsman for Middleton Place Hounds for 15 years.
For more than 10 years, he was Master of his own private pack of foxhounds, Grandfather Mountain Hounds, of Linville, N.C. Since 2007, he was also Master of his own private beagle pack, Nowhere Farm Foot Hounds, Hull.
Swanson was a member of the American Foxhound Association, the Master of Fox Hounds Association, and sat on the board of directors of the Madison County-Oglethorpe Animal Shelter. He was also a breeder of Belted Galloway Cattle and a member of the Belted Galloway Society, as well as the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association.
He was an avid bird-hunter, and since his retirement was actively involved in training birddogs. Swanson was a member of Quail Unlimited.
Along with his professional duties at both Shakerag and Middleton, “Mr. Rod” was devoted to educating and mentoring children and teens interested in riding and hunt-related activities, including junior and children’s hunt programs. For many years, he also served as horsemanship instructor at summer camp programs he developed in North Carolina and New Mexico.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the American Cancer Society, or the Madison County Food Bank.
Visiting hours were held at Little-Ward Funeral Home on Monday evening from 5-8 PM. Friends and family are invited to attend and participate in a celebration of Rod’s life on Tuesday, July 7, from 3 to 6 PM, at the Shakerag Hounds Clubhouse, 3898 Neese-Commerce Rd., Hull.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce is in charge of arrangements.
Frances Bond
HULL – Frances Brown Bond, 96, died Saturday, July 4, 2009, just shy of her 97th birthday.
Born in Hull, she was the daughter of the late John Glenn and Carrie Holcomb Brown. She was a homemaker for many years and then transitioned to the working world during the middle of her life. She was first employed by Coca Cola Bottling Company in Americus, before moving back to North
Georgia and settling at Smith Boley Brown, Inc., where she worked until her retirement after 45 years with the company. She was a lifelong member of Hull Baptist Church and first attended Hull Baptist as an infant, where her mother would lay her under a pew to sleep during services. A lifetime resident of Hull, she lived on Glenn-Carrie Road, which was named after her mother and father. After living a full life, she left many happy memories for her family and friends, including an article that appeared in The Madison County Journal that captured what she loved to talk about the most. In the article “A Century of Change,” she was interviewed along with her sister, Lois Brown Aiken, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday, about their childhood and how the world has changed. Mrs. Bond’s greatest loves were her church and her family.
Mrs. Bond was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle H. Bond Sr., an infant son; brothers, Paul Brown, Coile Brown, Curtis Brown, James Brown; and a sister, Ollie Brown Patton.
Survivors include a son, David H. Bond Jr. (Sharon); daughters, Carolyn Bond Howell (Buzz), and Joan Bond; sister, Lois Brown Aiken; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren, with another due in August; and one great-great-grandchild. Her youngest daughter, Joan, was her caretaker for many years.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 6, at Hull Baptist Church. Burial was at Jones Chapel Methodist Church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hull Baptist Church.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Hull, she was the daughter of the late John Glenn and Carrie Holcomb Brown. She was a homemaker for many years and then transitioned to the working world during the middle of her life. She was first employed by Coca Cola Bottling Company in Americus, before moving back to North
Georgia and settling at Smith Boley Brown, Inc., where she worked until her retirement after 45 years with the company. She was a lifelong member of Hull Baptist Church and first attended Hull Baptist as an infant, where her mother would lay her under a pew to sleep during services. A lifetime resident of Hull, she lived on Glenn-Carrie Road, which was named after her mother and father. After living a full life, she left many happy memories for her family and friends, including an article that appeared in The Madison County Journal that captured what she loved to talk about the most. In the article “A Century of Change,” she was interviewed along with her sister, Lois Brown Aiken, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday, about their childhood and how the world has changed. Mrs. Bond’s greatest loves were her church and her family.
Mrs. Bond was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle H. Bond Sr., an infant son; brothers, Paul Brown, Coile Brown, Curtis Brown, James Brown; and a sister, Ollie Brown Patton.
Survivors include a son, David H. Bond Jr. (Sharon); daughters, Carolyn Bond Howell (Buzz), and Joan Bond; sister, Lois Brown Aiken; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren, with another due in August; and one great-great-grandchild. Her youngest daughter, Joan, was her caretaker for many years.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 6, at Hull Baptist Church. Burial was at Jones Chapel Methodist Church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hull Baptist Church.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, was in charge of arrangements.
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