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.
Entries from February 2010
Patricia Coward
AUBURN – Patricia B. Coward, 71, died Sunday, February 21, 2010.
Born in Pittsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Paul and Dorothy Lay Benes. She was a member of St. Matthews Catholic Church, member of T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a master gardener, volunteer with the extension office, and a retired RN with Gwinnett Hospital System where she worked as a trauma nurse and paramedic. Mrs. Coward was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Eugene Coward; and a son, Paul Coward.
Survivors include a son, Robert Coward; daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Walter Carper, Bethlehem; and grandchildren, Daniel Carper and Heidi Rutledge.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday, February 24, at 11 a.m., from St. Matthews Catholic Church with Father Jaime Barona officiating. The body will be cremated.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Barrow County 4-H.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Pittsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Paul and Dorothy Lay Benes. She was a member of St. Matthews Catholic Church, member of T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a master gardener, volunteer with the extension office, and a retired RN with Gwinnett Hospital System where she worked as a trauma nurse and paramedic. Mrs. Coward was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Eugene Coward; and a son, Paul Coward.
Survivors include a son, Robert Coward; daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Walter Carper, Bethlehem; and grandchildren, Daniel Carper and Heidi Rutledge.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday, February 24, at 11 a.m., from St. Matthews Catholic Church with Father Jaime Barona officiating. The body will be cremated.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Barrow County 4-H.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, 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.
Bertha Cagle
LULA – Bertha Edna Cagle, 102, died at the Banks-Jackson-Commerce Hospital.
Born in Hall County on February 18, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Angeline Poole Cagle. She was a homemaker and farmer as well as a member of Timber Ridge Baptist Church. Mrs. Cagle was preceded in death by sisters, Claire Cagle, Ethel Cagle; and a brother, Edgar Cagle.
Graveside services were held Sunday, February 21, from the Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Wade Lott officiating.
Little & Davenport Funeral Home, Gainesville, was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Hall County on February 18, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Angeline Poole Cagle. She was a homemaker and farmer as well as a member of Timber Ridge Baptist Church. Mrs. Cagle was preceded in death by sisters, Claire Cagle, Ethel Cagle; and a brother, Edgar Cagle.
Graveside services were held Sunday, February 21, from the Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Wade Lott officiating.
Little & Davenport Funeral Home, Gainesville, was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Whitlow
COMMERCE – Thomas Larry Whitlow, 55, died Thursday, February 11, 2010, at his residence.
Born in Commerce he was the son of the late Walter and Agnes Simmons Whitlow.
Survivors include a sister, Barbara (Loy) Reed, Commerce; nieces, Miranda Blalock and Jessica Davis, both of Commerce; one great-nephew; and two great-nieces.
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 13, from the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Revs. Swayne Cochran, Henry Webb and Donald Wilson officiating. The body was cremated.
Memorial contributions may be made directly to Ivie Funeral Home to an account that has been set up at the Regions Bank.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Commerce he was the son of the late Walter and Agnes Simmons Whitlow.
Survivors include a sister, Barbara (Loy) Reed, Commerce; nieces, Miranda Blalock and Jessica Davis, both of Commerce; one great-nephew; and two great-nieces.
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 13, from the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Revs. Swayne Cochran, Henry Webb and Donald Wilson officiating. The body was cremated.
Memorial contributions may be made directly to Ivie Funeral Home to an account that has been set up at the Regions Bank.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Wineva Williams
JEFFERSON – Wineva Brown Williams, 85, died Wednesday, February 17, 2010.
She was the daughter of the late Marion Newton and Annie Bell Stepp Brown of Jefferson. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by brothers, James Enoch Brown and Rutherford Brown; and a sister, Polly Brown Wood. She was a graduate of Martin Institute and attended Piedmont College in Demorest until going to work at Bell Aircraft in Marietta during World War II. She was an accomplished china painter, antique enthusiast, doll collector and avid reader. She was a proofreader for the University of Georgia Printing Department before working in Protective Services and retiring from the Clarke County Department of Family and Children Services.
Survivors include children, Thomas Patrick Williams Sr., James David Williams, Joseph Michael Williams, Karen W. Herring, John Mark Williams and Maureen W. Little; sister and brother-in-law, Marion Frances Brown and Ralph Howard; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
A family graveside service was held Saturday, February 20, at Woodbine Cemetery with the Rev. Dennis Kesler officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to Egleston Children’s Hospital or St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, was in charge of arrangements.
She was the daughter of the late Marion Newton and Annie Bell Stepp Brown of Jefferson. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by brothers, James Enoch Brown and Rutherford Brown; and a sister, Polly Brown Wood. She was a graduate of Martin Institute and attended Piedmont College in Demorest until going to work at Bell Aircraft in Marietta during World War II. She was an accomplished china painter, antique enthusiast, doll collector and avid reader. She was a proofreader for the University of Georgia Printing Department before working in Protective Services and retiring from the Clarke County Department of Family and Children Services.
Survivors include children, Thomas Patrick Williams Sr., James David Williams, Joseph Michael Williams, Karen W. Herring, John Mark Williams and Maureen W. Little; sister and brother-in-law, Marion Frances Brown and Ralph Howard; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
A family graveside service was held Saturday, February 20, at Woodbine Cemetery with the Rev. Dennis Kesler officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to Egleston Children’s Hospital or St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, was 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.
‘Bill’ Peugh
FORSYTH – Flora Deal “Bill” Peugh, 93, died Saturday, February 20, 2010, in Monroe County Hospital.
Born on November 25, 1916, in Braselton, she had resided under the care of her great-niece, LaVue Sanders, for the past three-and-a-half years. She was the former owner and operator of Duchess Beauty Salon in Decatur, and later moved to Fairburn where she continued her beautician work. Mrs. Peugh was preceded in death by her husband, retired Coast Guard Veteran Jesse Durel Peugh; three brothers; and six sisters.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, at 1 p.m., February 23, in Resthaven Gardens of Memory in Decatur with the Rev. Ken Stephens officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Forsyth United Methodist Church, Family Night Supper, 68 W. Johnson St., Forsyth, GA 31029, or to the First Baptist Church Meals on Wheels, 95 West Morse St., Forsyth, GA 31029.
Monroe County Memorial Chapel, Forsyth, is in charge of
Born on November 25, 1916, in Braselton, she had resided under the care of her great-niece, LaVue Sanders, for the past three-and-a-half years. She was the former owner and operator of Duchess Beauty Salon in Decatur, and later moved to Fairburn where she continued her beautician work. Mrs. Peugh was preceded in death by her husband, retired Coast Guard Veteran Jesse Durel Peugh; three brothers; and six sisters.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, at 1 p.m., February 23, in Resthaven Gardens of Memory in Decatur with the Rev. Ken Stephens officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Forsyth United Methodist Church, Family Night Supper, 68 W. Johnson St., Forsyth, GA 31029, or to the First Baptist Church Meals on Wheels, 95 West Morse St., Forsyth, GA 31029.
Monroe County Memorial Chapel, Forsyth, is in charge of
Lillie Mae Hayes
HOSCHTON - Lillie Mae Hayes, 94, died Friday, February 19, 2010.
A native of Hall County, she had resided in Jackson County for most of her life and was the daughter of the late Dave and Evalena Kidd Self. She was a member of the Center United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hayes was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Hayes; and children, Sara Watkins, Charlie Hayes, Kenneth Hayes, and Lamar Hayes.
Survivors include children, Bill Hayes and James Hayes, both of Hoschton; 17 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; 18 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Ann Hayes, Gainesville.
Funeral services were held Monday, February 22, from Center United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dwayne Hayes, Edward Hayes, Jr. and Betty Jean Hamby officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements.
A native of Hall County, she had resided in Jackson County for most of her life and was the daughter of the late Dave and Evalena Kidd Self. She was a member of the Center United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hayes was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Hayes; and children, Sara Watkins, Charlie Hayes, Kenneth Hayes, and Lamar Hayes.
Survivors include children, Bill Hayes and James Hayes, both of Hoschton; 17 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; 18 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Ann Hayes, Gainesville.
Funeral services were held Monday, February 22, from Center United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dwayne Hayes, Edward Hayes, Jr. and Betty Jean Hamby officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements.
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