WINDER - Bobby Joe Dalton, 80, died Saturday, February 20, 2010.
A native and lifelong resident of Barrow County, he was a son of the late George and Emma Page Dalton. Mr. Dalton was preceded in death by a son, John Dalton. He was a member of Bethabra Baptist Church and was employed for many years by the former Handy Andy Convenience Store and by Ingles Grocery Store.
Survivors include his wife, Etha Melton Dalton, Winder; children, Nancy Luke, Bogart, Rita Cole, Hartwell, Roger Dalton and Jimmy Dalton, both of Winder; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Monday, February 22, from the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Landon Frymire officiating.
Memorials may be made to Altus Hospice, One Dunwoody Park, Atlanta, GA 30338, or Bethabra Baptist Church, 1054 Old Thompson Mill Rd., Hoschton, GA 30548.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements.
Entries from February 2010
William David
NICHOLSON – William Hayden David, 79, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late John William and Addie Mae Duncan David. He was a member of the Antioch United Methodist Church and was a United States Army Veteran. He was retired from the USDA as a poultry inspector and was a member of the Nicholson Fire Department. Mr. David was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Banks David.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, William and Jennifer David, Braselton, Eric and Gail David and Michael and Myra David, all of Nicholson; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 21, at 2 p.m., at the Antioch United Methodist Church with the Revs. Don Clark, Bill Manus and Nancy Boorman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, February 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late John William and Addie Mae Duncan David. He was a member of the Antioch United Methodist Church and was a United States Army Veteran. He was retired from the USDA as a poultry inspector and was a member of the Nicholson Fire Department. Mr. David was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Banks David.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, William and Jennifer David, Braselton, Eric and Gail David and Michael and Myra David, all of Nicholson; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 21, at 2 p.m., at the Antioch United Methodist Church with the Revs. Don Clark, Bill Manus and Nancy Boorman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, February 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Cecil Burns
ELLIJAY – Cecil Burns, 83, died Thursday, February 11, 2010.
He was born on November 24, 1926, in Commerce, the son of the late Charles Burns Sr. and Naomi Morrison Burns. He worked in sales for Swift and Company Meats. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Ellijay and was a United States Navy veteran having served during World War II. Mr. Burns was preceded in death by his wife, June Patricia Donaldson Burns.
Survivors include a son, David Burns, Ellijay.
Memorial services were held Tuesday, February 16, from the First United Methodist Church in Ellijay with military rites by the North Georgia Honor Guard. Burial was in the Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Georgia Mountain Hospice, 70 Caring Way, P.O. Box 580, Jasper, GA 30143 in his memory.
Bernhardt Funeral Home, Ellijay, was in charge of arrangements.
He was born on November 24, 1926, in Commerce, the son of the late Charles Burns Sr. and Naomi Morrison Burns. He worked in sales for Swift and Company Meats. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Ellijay and was a United States Navy veteran having served during World War II. Mr. Burns was preceded in death by his wife, June Patricia Donaldson Burns.
Survivors include a son, David Burns, Ellijay.
Memorial services were held Tuesday, February 16, from the First United Methodist Church in Ellijay with military rites by the North Georgia Honor Guard. Burial was in the Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Georgia Mountain Hospice, 70 Caring Way, P.O. Box 580, Jasper, GA 30143 in his memory.
Bernhardt Funeral Home, Ellijay, was 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.
L. Wayne Griffin
Martinez - Mr. L. Wayne Griffin, 68, husband of Dena Thurmond Griffin, entered into rest on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at University Hospital.
Mr. Griffin was a native of Augusta. He was a graduate of Aquinas High School and attended Augusta College, was a retired Manager with ITT Financial Services, served in the United States Marine Corps and was a member of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity. Mr. Griffin was a loving and devoted son, husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd W. Griffin, mother, France W. Franklin and stepfather, David F. Franklin.
Survivors, other than his wife, include sons, Chris W. Griffin, Hilton Head, S.C., Derek W. Griffin and wife, Maggie, Jacksonville, Fla.; daughter, Lisa G. Williams, Augusta; grandchildren, Samantha Muller and husband Matt, Sydney Griffin, Branden Griffin, Miranda Griffin, Kylie Griffin; a special aunt, Mary Jane Ferrante and husband, Luigi; and numerous cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 18, at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, with Father Michael J. Kavanaugh as celebrant. Interment will be private.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 17, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Platt's Crawford Avenue.
Pallbearers will be Derek W. Griffin, Chris W. Griffin, Joseph M. Brown, Luigi Ferrante, Tommy W. Hockert and Matt Muller.
If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Platt's Funeral Home, 721 Crawford Avenue, Augusta, GA 30904, 706-733-3636 is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Griffin was a native of Augusta. He was a graduate of Aquinas High School and attended Augusta College, was a retired Manager with ITT Financial Services, served in the United States Marine Corps and was a member of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity. Mr. Griffin was a loving and devoted son, husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd W. Griffin, mother, France W. Franklin and stepfather, David F. Franklin.
Survivors, other than his wife, include sons, Chris W. Griffin, Hilton Head, S.C., Derek W. Griffin and wife, Maggie, Jacksonville, Fla.; daughter, Lisa G. Williams, Augusta; grandchildren, Samantha Muller and husband Matt, Sydney Griffin, Branden Griffin, Miranda Griffin, Kylie Griffin; a special aunt, Mary Jane Ferrante and husband, Luigi; and numerous cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 18, at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, with Father Michael J. Kavanaugh as celebrant. Interment will be private.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 17, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Platt's Crawford Avenue.
Pallbearers will be Derek W. Griffin, Chris W. Griffin, Joseph M. Brown, Luigi Ferrante, Tommy W. Hockert and Matt Muller.
If so desired, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Platt's Funeral Home, 721 Crawford Avenue, Augusta, GA 30904, 706-733-3636 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.
James Cooley
COMMERCE – James Glass Cooley, 89, a longtime resident of Washington, D.C., died Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
Born December 31, 1920, in Jefferson, he was the son of Judge and Mrs. Temberton Cooley and grew up in Jefferson and Lawrenceville. He graduated from Lawrenceville High School and the Georgia School of Technology with a BS in Industrial Management and a minor in architecture. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the Ninth Air Force in the European Theater, leaving the Army Air Force with the rank of Technical Sergeant. Before and after the war, Mr. Cooley was employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, establishing a long career as an expert in personnel classification. In 1951 he located in Washington D.C., after having lived in Knoxville, Tenn. And Jacksonville, Fla. He lived in Washington until 2007 except for a three-year stint in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, at which he was employed by the Aramco Oil Company. In Washington, he was employed by the US Navy Department in wage and classification then at the Colony House as principal interior designer and buyer. He returned to Jefferson in 2007 to share his brother Tom’s home and thence to Commerce.
Jim Cooley was a true romantic. In the midst of the European invasion following D-Day, he would sneak into the bleak city of Paris to admire its charms as best could be done in the midst of a world war. He introduced each nephew and niece and great-nephew and great-niece in turn to the wonders of our nation’s capital, never tiring of having each memorize the quote written around the head of Thomas Jefferson at his memorial: “I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” He admired classical architecture becoming an expert in the stately homes and other buildings in all of the places he visited. Mr. Cooley loved classical music and especially organ music. He was a keen observer of the construction of the Washington National Cathedral, which was located near his residence, and was a faithful attender of the Sunday afternoon organ concerts there.
Mr. Cooley was faithful to his family, always participating in family events. He was the unofficial family historian, regaling all with his stories of past relatives. He was a major force in keeping the family connected, especially when, in his eighties, he entered the world of email.
Survivors include a sister, Martha Dean Fite Head, Jefferson; brother, Hugh Thompson Cooley, Commerce; 11 nephews and nieces; 25 great-nephews and nieces; 23 great-great-nephews and nieces; and four great-great-great-nephews and nieces.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, February 18, at 2 p.m. at Woodbine Cemetery in Jefferson.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Born December 31, 1920, in Jefferson, he was the son of Judge and Mrs. Temberton Cooley and grew up in Jefferson and Lawrenceville. He graduated from Lawrenceville High School and the Georgia School of Technology with a BS in Industrial Management and a minor in architecture. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the Ninth Air Force in the European Theater, leaving the Army Air Force with the rank of Technical Sergeant. Before and after the war, Mr. Cooley was employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, establishing a long career as an expert in personnel classification. In 1951 he located in Washington D.C., after having lived in Knoxville, Tenn. And Jacksonville, Fla. He lived in Washington until 2007 except for a three-year stint in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, at which he was employed by the Aramco Oil Company. In Washington, he was employed by the US Navy Department in wage and classification then at the Colony House as principal interior designer and buyer. He returned to Jefferson in 2007 to share his brother Tom’s home and thence to Commerce.
Jim Cooley was a true romantic. In the midst of the European invasion following D-Day, he would sneak into the bleak city of Paris to admire its charms as best could be done in the midst of a world war. He introduced each nephew and niece and great-nephew and great-niece in turn to the wonders of our nation’s capital, never tiring of having each memorize the quote written around the head of Thomas Jefferson at his memorial: “I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” He admired classical architecture becoming an expert in the stately homes and other buildings in all of the places he visited. Mr. Cooley loved classical music and especially organ music. He was a keen observer of the construction of the Washington National Cathedral, which was located near his residence, and was a faithful attender of the Sunday afternoon organ concerts there.
Mr. Cooley was faithful to his family, always participating in family events. He was the unofficial family historian, regaling all with his stories of past relatives. He was a major force in keeping the family connected, especially when, in his eighties, he entered the world of email.
Survivors include a sister, Martha Dean Fite Head, Jefferson; brother, Hugh Thompson Cooley, Commerce; 11 nephews and nieces; 25 great-nephews and nieces; 23 great-great-nephews and nieces; and four great-great-great-nephews and nieces.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, February 18, at 2 p.m. at Woodbine Cemetery in Jefferson.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
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