COMER – Addie Mae “Granny Stamps” Dean, 96, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at the Cobb Health Care Center in Comer.
Born in Madison County on August 27, 1913, she was the daughter of the late William Lloyd and Mary Lula Moon Smith. She was a former daycare owner and operator and was a member of the Danielsville Baptist Church. Mrs. Dean was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Dean; a son, James Howard Stamps; step-son, Carlos Dean; four step-grandchildren; brother, William Mitchell Smith; and a sister, Mattie Sue Hinsley.
Survivors include a son, Alvin Stamps, Danielsville; stepson, Willie Paul Dean, Danielsville; stepdaughters, Sara Nitkowski, Heathrow, Fla. and Sylvia Dean, Lavonia; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Friday, February 26, at 3 p.m., at the Meadow Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Ben Smith officiating. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends Friday, February 26, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The family is at their respective homes.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Madison County - Topics from February, 2010
Sue Coile
COMER – Sue Coile Coile, 90, died Sunday, February 21, 2010, at her residence.
Born in Walhalla, S.C., on October 20, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Dezzie Graham Coile. She was a seamstress and a member of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Coile was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Coile; and a son, Thomas Melvin Coile.
Survivors include sons, James Ray Coile and Ronnie E. Coile, both of Comer; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 24, at 2 p.m., from the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with Mr. Odis Graham officiating. Burial will be in the Cedar Grove Baptist Church cemetery. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23. The family is at the home of Mr. James Coile, 53 Pierce Coile Dr., Comer, GA 30629.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Walhalla, S.C., on October 20, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Dezzie Graham Coile. She was a seamstress and a member of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Coile was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Coile; and a son, Thomas Melvin Coile.
Survivors include sons, James Ray Coile and Ronnie E. Coile, both of Comer; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 24, at 2 p.m., from the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with Mr. Odis Graham officiating. Burial will be in the Cedar Grove Baptist Church cemetery. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23. The family is at the home of Mr. James Coile, 53 Pierce Coile Dr., Comer, GA 30629.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Minthy Schober
DANIELSVILLE – Minthy Saxon Schober, 60, died Friday, February 12, 2010, following an extended illness.
She was the daughter of the late Jamie Ray and Leadus Saxon. She was a loving mother and local artist who was well known for her paintings and murals around the area, including the depiction of Mother Goose on the walls of the former Ila Kindergarten. She was also an award-winning graphic artist at the Athens Daily News during the late 1970s and a floral designer at the end of her career.
Survivors include daughters, Candace Ferguson and Mandy Vaughn; a sister, Miriam Barrett; and brothers, David and Dan Saxon.
The family will be receiving visitors at the Dandelion Inn Meeting Room in Commerce on Sunday, February 28, from 2 until 5 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Jackson County, P.O. Box 567, Jefferson, GA 30549.
Cremation Society of Georgia, Atlanta, is in charge of arrangements.
She was the daughter of the late Jamie Ray and Leadus Saxon. She was a loving mother and local artist who was well known for her paintings and murals around the area, including the depiction of Mother Goose on the walls of the former Ila Kindergarten. She was also an award-winning graphic artist at the Athens Daily News during the late 1970s and a floral designer at the end of her career.
Survivors include daughters, Candace Ferguson and Mandy Vaughn; a sister, Miriam Barrett; and brothers, David and Dan Saxon.
The family will be receiving visitors at the Dandelion Inn Meeting Room in Commerce on Sunday, February 28, from 2 until 5 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Jackson County, P.O. Box 567, Jefferson, GA 30549.
Cremation Society of Georgia, Atlanta, is in charge of arrangements.
Peggy Seay
HULL - Peggy Chandler Seay, 67, died Saturday, February 20, 2010.
Born in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late John Frank and Maude McCannon Chandler. Mrs. Seay was preceded in death by a son, Robert Andrew Seay.
Survivors include her husband, Joe A. Seay; a son and daughter-in-law, Johnny and Tonya Seay; daughters and sons-in-law, Tammy and Jim Welch, Penny and Marty Johnson, Brandy and Bruce Senclair; brothers, Billy Chandler, Bobby Chandler; sister, Carolyn Whitworth; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 23, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home with the Revs. Jim Peterson and Nathan Palmer officiating. Burial will be at Sonlight Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, February 22, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Relay for Life.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late John Frank and Maude McCannon Chandler. Mrs. Seay was preceded in death by a son, Robert Andrew Seay.
Survivors include her husband, Joe A. Seay; a son and daughter-in-law, Johnny and Tonya Seay; daughters and sons-in-law, Tammy and Jim Welch, Penny and Marty Johnson, Brandy and Bruce Senclair; brothers, Billy Chandler, Bobby Chandler; sister, Carolyn Whitworth; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 23, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home with the Revs. Jim Peterson and Nathan Palmer officiating. Burial will be at Sonlight Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, February 22, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Relay for Life.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Howard Dove
ROYSTON – Howard Sherman Dove, 74, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, at the Lake Crossing Health Center in Appling.
Born in Hart County on July 23, 1935, he was the son of the late Sherman and Lucy Dove Dove. He was a retired farmer and a member of the David’s Home Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mr. Dove was preceded in death by his wife, Lena Ruth Drake Dove; brothers, Fletcher, Ed and Stewart Dove; and sisters, Bernice Smith and Elton Willis.
Survivors include daughters, Gail Dove Jarrell, Evans, and Theresa Dove McDaris, Danielsville; sisters, Virginia Phillips and Joyce Dove, both of Royston, and Betty Ruth Weaver, Athens; a grandchild, Jillian Carter; two step grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday, February 22, at 2 p.m., at David’s Home Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Revs. Doug Conwell and Robert Garrett officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Monday afternoon. The family is at the home of Theresa McDaris in Danielsville.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to the David’s Home Pentecostal Holiness Church, Attn.: Shirley Baynard, P.O. Box 593, Royston, GA 30662.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Hart County on July 23, 1935, he was the son of the late Sherman and Lucy Dove Dove. He was a retired farmer and a member of the David’s Home Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mr. Dove was preceded in death by his wife, Lena Ruth Drake Dove; brothers, Fletcher, Ed and Stewart Dove; and sisters, Bernice Smith and Elton Willis.
Survivors include daughters, Gail Dove Jarrell, Evans, and Theresa Dove McDaris, Danielsville; sisters, Virginia Phillips and Joyce Dove, both of Royston, and Betty Ruth Weaver, Athens; a grandchild, Jillian Carter; two step grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday, February 22, at 2 p.m., at David’s Home Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Revs. Doug Conwell and Robert Garrett officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Monday afternoon. The family is at the home of Theresa McDaris in Danielsville.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to the David’s Home Pentecostal Holiness Church, Attn.: Shirley Baynard, P.O. Box 593, Royston, GA 30662.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Betsy Pierce
HULL – Betsy Pierce, 63, died Wednesday, February 17, 2010.
A native and lifelong resident of this area, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Carrie Martin. She will be remembered as a person who lived to the fullest and got the most out of each day. Mrs. Pierce was preceded in death by her husband, Cody Pierce; sons, William Rusty Pierce and Ray Thomas Wilson; and a grandson, Christopher Ray Blackwell.
Survivors include children, Diane Dearing, Conyers, Eleanor Alwood, Cleveland, Linda Pitts, Colbert, Michael Pierce, Alto, Loretta Clark, Eatonton, Deborah Wilson, Lake Placid, Fla., and Rodney Pierce, Lexington; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, February 20, at 2 p.m., from the Winterville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, February 20, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
A native and lifelong resident of this area, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Carrie Martin. She will be remembered as a person who lived to the fullest and got the most out of each day. Mrs. Pierce was preceded in death by her husband, Cody Pierce; sons, William Rusty Pierce and Ray Thomas Wilson; and a grandson, Christopher Ray Blackwell.
Survivors include children, Diane Dearing, Conyers, Eleanor Alwood, Cleveland, Linda Pitts, Colbert, Michael Pierce, Alto, Loretta Clark, Eatonton, Deborah Wilson, Lake Placid, Fla., and Rodney Pierce, Lexington; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, February 20, at 2 p.m., from the Winterville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, February 20, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
Mell Lord
COMER – William Mell Lord, 78, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, at the Cobb Health Center in Comer.
Born in Madison County on June 30, 1931, he was the son of the late Beatrice Lord. He was a cord winder having retired from Westinghouse and was of the Baptist denomination. He was a United States Air Force Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include a son, Danny Lord, Comer; daughters, Debra Burgess, Cartersville, and Amanda Frost, Soap Lake, Wash.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Monday, February 22, at 11 a.m., at the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Larry Green officiating.
The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends Sunday, February 21, from 7 to 9 p.m. The family is at their respective homes.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Madison County on June 30, 1931, he was the son of the late Beatrice Lord. He was a cord winder having retired from Westinghouse and was of the Baptist denomination. He was a United States Air Force Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include a son, Danny Lord, Comer; daughters, Debra Burgess, Cartersville, and Amanda Frost, Soap Lake, Wash.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Monday, February 22, at 11 a.m., at the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Larry Green officiating.
The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends Sunday, February 21, from 7 to 9 p.m. The family is at their respective homes.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Charles Adams
DANIELSVILLE – Charles Dabney Adams, 60, died Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at the Hart County Hospital in Hartwell.
Born in Madison County on October 16, 1949, he was the son of the late William and Evelyn Fortson Adams. He was a mechanic and of the Baptist denomination.
Survivors include daughters, Shawn Hill and Stacy Skipper, both of Ila; companion, Linda Glenn, Hartwell; sisters, Robin Adams, Hartwell, Dale Brooks, Athens, and Teresa Russell, Comer; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 21, at 2 p.m., from the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in the Bluestone Baptist Church Cemetery.
The body is at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends Saturday, February 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. The family is at their respective homes.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Madison County on October 16, 1949, he was the son of the late William and Evelyn Fortson Adams. He was a mechanic and of the Baptist denomination.
Survivors include daughters, Shawn Hill and Stacy Skipper, both of Ila; companion, Linda Glenn, Hartwell; sisters, Robin Adams, Hartwell, Dale Brooks, Athens, and Teresa Russell, Comer; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 21, at 2 p.m., from the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in the Bluestone Baptist Church Cemetery.
The body is at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends Saturday, February 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. The family is at their respective homes.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
‘Millie’ David
DANIELSVILLE – Mildred “Millie” Hawks David, 91, died Monday, February 15, 2010, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Warren Claud and Leona McConnell Hawks. She was a follower of Christ and a devoted and faithful wife of Frank David for 69 years. The beliefs, values and disciplines important to her were obvious in the way she lived her life as a wife, mother and homemaker. These were lived not just talked about. She was passing down to her family, without really trying, not only traditions, but also endearing and funny recollections that are still talked about whenever they are together. The grandchildren, especially, seem to have an abundance of those recollections.
Reared in Jackson County, she has friends all over the world due to her travels as a military wife. Even though most of her time was spent meeting the needs of her family, she still made time to become an accomplished artist, seamstress, Sunday School teacher, choir member, gardener and care provider for aging parents and neighbors in need. With no formal training, she taught herself to play the piano and spent many hours providing entertainment for her family. She was also a superior homemaker and cook; and no matter where her family was stationed, she always shared her many talents and abilities with friends and church family members. Until she became disabled by Parkinson’s disease, she was an active member of the Danielsville United Methodist Church, its choir, adult Sunday school staff and UMW. Already, she is deeply missed but is with Jesus and reunited with her first and only love, Frank.
Survivors include daughters, Anna David Martin and husband Jess, Danielsville, Eloise David Manders, Danielsville; son, Byron Wade David and wife Shelia, Colbert; sisters, Dorothy Hawks Erdman, Missouri, and Evelyn Harks Haynes, Danielsville; brother, Harold Hawks, Nicholson; grandchildren, David, Aaron and Jeremy Martin, Clark David, Jennifer Pursley and Jan Dempsey, Marisa Stephens, Kip, Adam and Zach Manders; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 18, from the Danielsville United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. with the Revs. Dayton Logan and Calvin Ward officiating. She will lie in state at the church from 12 until the funeral time. Burial will be at Friendship Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, February 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Madison Chapel, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Warren Claud and Leona McConnell Hawks. She was a follower of Christ and a devoted and faithful wife of Frank David for 69 years. The beliefs, values and disciplines important to her were obvious in the way she lived her life as a wife, mother and homemaker. These were lived not just talked about. She was passing down to her family, without really trying, not only traditions, but also endearing and funny recollections that are still talked about whenever they are together. The grandchildren, especially, seem to have an abundance of those recollections.
Reared in Jackson County, she has friends all over the world due to her travels as a military wife. Even though most of her time was spent meeting the needs of her family, she still made time to become an accomplished artist, seamstress, Sunday School teacher, choir member, gardener and care provider for aging parents and neighbors in need. With no formal training, she taught herself to play the piano and spent many hours providing entertainment for her family. She was also a superior homemaker and cook; and no matter where her family was stationed, she always shared her many talents and abilities with friends and church family members. Until she became disabled by Parkinson’s disease, she was an active member of the Danielsville United Methodist Church, its choir, adult Sunday school staff and UMW. Already, she is deeply missed but is with Jesus and reunited with her first and only love, Frank.
Survivors include daughters, Anna David Martin and husband Jess, Danielsville, Eloise David Manders, Danielsville; son, Byron Wade David and wife Shelia, Colbert; sisters, Dorothy Hawks Erdman, Missouri, and Evelyn Harks Haynes, Danielsville; brother, Harold Hawks, Nicholson; grandchildren, David, Aaron and Jeremy Martin, Clark David, Jennifer Pursley and Jan Dempsey, Marisa Stephens, Kip, Adam and Zach Manders; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 18, from the Danielsville United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. with the Revs. Dayton Logan and Calvin Ward officiating. She will lie in state at the church from 12 until the funeral time. Burial will be at Friendship Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, February 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Madison Chapel, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Nora Ginn
DANIELSVILLE – Nora L. Ginn, 100, died Monday, February 15, 2010.
A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Randolph and Nancy Bond Crowe. She was a retired beautician. Mrs. Ginn was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Ginn; a son, Gerald Douglas Wyatt; and sister, Nell Adams.
Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Pat Wyatt; grandchildren, Braxton (Gretchen) Wyatt and Leigh Wyatt; and a great-grandchild, Peyton Wyatt.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 18, at 2 p.m., at Moon’s Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Walter Singletary and Scott Adams officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the church.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to Moon's Grove Baptist Church.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Randolph and Nancy Bond Crowe. She was a retired beautician. Mrs. Ginn was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Ginn; a son, Gerald Douglas Wyatt; and sister, Nell Adams.
Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Pat Wyatt; grandchildren, Braxton (Gretchen) Wyatt and Leigh Wyatt; and a great-grandchild, Peyton Wyatt.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 18, at 2 p.m., at Moon’s Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Walter Singletary and Scott Adams officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the church.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to Moon's Grove Baptist Church.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
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