RUTLEDGE – Joseph Marion Threlkeld, 81, died Monday, February 8, 2010.
Born in Decatur he was the son of the late George and Blanche Threlkeld. He always had a special place in his heart for his grandchildren and many nieces and nephews, loved ones stated. Mr. Threlkeld was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Patricia Ann Threlkeld; and a granddaughter, Marie Weaver.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Jan and Barry Gowens, Social Circle, Linda and Kenny Folsom, Conyers; son and daughter-in-law, John and Lisa Threlkeld, Loganville; grandchildren, Wayne Gowens and Wendy Spivey; and a sister, Dot Goodwin.
The family will receive friends, and a celebration of his life, will be held at his home in Rutledge Saturday, February 20, from 1 to 4 p.m.
In lieu of flowers the family request that memorials be made to a charity of your choice.
The Threlkeld family would also like to extend a special thank you to the many dear friends that have been such a source of strength and encouragements.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
Entries from February 2010
April Mae Shuler
ATHENS – April Mae Elizabeth Shuler, infant daughter of Curtis and April Shuler of Athens died.
Survivors in addition to her parents include siblings, Kimberly Shuler, Angela Dell Acqua, Larry Lackl III, Cory Shuler, Curtis Shuler Jr., Timothy Shuler and Tristen Garloff; grandparents, Johnny and Juanita Irwin, Gainesville, and Nancy and Clarence Mays, Richmond, Va.
Graveside services were held Saturday, February 12, from the Huff Cemetery in Oconee County.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Survivors in addition to her parents include siblings, Kimberly Shuler, Angela Dell Acqua, Larry Lackl III, Cory Shuler, Curtis Shuler Jr., Timothy Shuler and Tristen Garloff; grandparents, Johnny and Juanita Irwin, Gainesville, and Nancy and Clarence Mays, Richmond, Va.
Graveside services were held Saturday, February 12, from the Huff Cemetery in Oconee County.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
Lou Ann Bell
JEFFERSON – Lou Ann Wilson Bell, 73, died Thursday, February 11, 2010.
Born in Jefferson, she was the daughter of the late Webbie Wilson and Clara Lou Harris Wilson of Jefferson. She was a homemaker and a member of Thyatira-Olney Presbyterian Church.
Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband, John Hershel Bell, Jefferson; children, John Stephen Bell (Pamela), and Julie Stansel, Michael Stoy Bell (Angie), all of Jefferson, Linda Bryson (Geoffrey), Hoschton, Marcus Wilson Bell, Birmingham, Ala., James Benjamin Bell (Michelle), Winder, and Clara Marie Belle; brother, Daniel W. Wilson (Nancy), Jefferson; sister, Jere and James Wilhite, Jefferson; grandchildren, Jenna, Stephen and Matthew Bell, Jessica Colley, Jason Stansel, Charlene Bryson, John Michael Bell, Dixie and Jessie; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Sunday, February 14, from the Thyatira-Olney Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Fred Guthrie officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Jefferson, she was the daughter of the late Webbie Wilson and Clara Lou Harris Wilson of Jefferson. She was a homemaker and a member of Thyatira-Olney Presbyterian Church.
Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband, John Hershel Bell, Jefferson; children, John Stephen Bell (Pamela), and Julie Stansel, Michael Stoy Bell (Angie), all of Jefferson, Linda Bryson (Geoffrey), Hoschton, Marcus Wilson Bell, Birmingham, Ala., James Benjamin Bell (Michelle), Winder, and Clara Marie Belle; brother, Daniel W. Wilson (Nancy), Jefferson; sister, Jere and James Wilhite, Jefferson; grandchildren, Jenna, Stephen and Matthew Bell, Jessica Colley, Jason Stansel, Charlene Bryson, John Michael Bell, Dixie and Jessie; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Sunday, February 14, from the Thyatira-Olney Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Fred Guthrie officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
James Arthur Winters
GAINESVILLE - James Arthur Winters, 65, died Saturday, February 13, 2010.
A lifetime resident of Hall County, he was the son of the late Albert and Maybelle Hulsey Winters. He was a retired truck driver for Country Cupboard and was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Winters was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Winters.
Survivors include his wife, Leda Emmett Winters, Gainesville; sons and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Angie Winters, Salisbury, N.C., and Richard Headrick, Gainesville; daughters, Ginger Chappell and Windy Griggs, both of Gainesville, Vickie Winters, Homer; brother, Stanley Winters, Gainesville; grandchildren, Jessica, Savannah, Patrick, Johnathan, William and Tiffany; and a number of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 16, at 3 p.m., from the chapel of Little & Davenport Funeral Home with the Revs. Junior Jones and Robert Ledford officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, February 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little & Davenport Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements.
A lifetime resident of Hall County, he was the son of the late Albert and Maybelle Hulsey Winters. He was a retired truck driver for Country Cupboard and was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Winters was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Winters.
Survivors include his wife, Leda Emmett Winters, Gainesville; sons and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Angie Winters, Salisbury, N.C., and Richard Headrick, Gainesville; daughters, Ginger Chappell and Windy Griggs, both of Gainesville, Vickie Winters, Homer; brother, Stanley Winters, Gainesville; grandchildren, Jessica, Savannah, Patrick, Johnathan, William and Tiffany; and a number of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 16, at 3 p.m., from the chapel of Little & Davenport Funeral Home with the Revs. Junior Jones and Robert Ledford officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, February 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little & Davenport Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements.
Doris Elrod
DEMOREST – Mrs. Doris Elrod, 91, longtime Jefferson resident, died Saturday, February 13, 2010, at Demorest.
Born on October 4, 1918, in Roebuck, S.C., she was the daughter of the late John T. and Bertha Mae Montgomery. Mrs. Elrod was preceded in death by her husband, Frary Elrod, author of a Jackson County history “Historical Notes on Jackson County, Georgia,” and officially named Jackson County historian in the late 1960s.
Mrs. Elrod was a homemaker, a former employee of Jackson EMC and The Jackson Herald and was a member of the Jefferson First Baptist Church. Like her husband, she had been involved in various Jackson County historical and preservation efforts. She was a volunteer at the Crawford W. Long Museum for many years and enjoyed walking in her neighborhood on the Old Pendergrass Road, Jefferson.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Luther and Kathy Elrod, Mt. Airy, and John and Ulla Elrod, Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; and four grandchildren, Barbara, Thomas, Susan and Louis Elrod.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 16, at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with Michael Helms officiating. Interment will follow in Woodbine Cemetery, Jefferson. The family will receive friends Monday, February 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Whitfield Funeral Home, Demorest, and from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour Tuesday at Evans Funeral Home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Born on October 4, 1918, in Roebuck, S.C., she was the daughter of the late John T. and Bertha Mae Montgomery. Mrs. Elrod was preceded in death by her husband, Frary Elrod, author of a Jackson County history “Historical Notes on Jackson County, Georgia,” and officially named Jackson County historian in the late 1960s.
Mrs. Elrod was a homemaker, a former employee of Jackson EMC and The Jackson Herald and was a member of the Jefferson First Baptist Church. Like her husband, she had been involved in various Jackson County historical and preservation efforts. She was a volunteer at the Crawford W. Long Museum for many years and enjoyed walking in her neighborhood on the Old Pendergrass Road, Jefferson.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Luther and Kathy Elrod, Mt. Airy, and John and Ulla Elrod, Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; and four grandchildren, Barbara, Thomas, Susan and Louis Elrod.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 16, at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with Michael Helms officiating. Interment will follow in Woodbine Cemetery, Jefferson. The family will receive friends Monday, February 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Whitfield Funeral Home, Demorest, and from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour Tuesday at Evans Funeral Home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Leighann Montecalvo
HOMER – Leighann Campbell Montecalvo, died Wednesday, February 9, 2010, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Webster Campbell. Mrs. Montecalvo was preceded in death by a son, Jamie Westmoreland; and a brother, Ken Dial.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Montecalvo, Homer; sons, Clint Westmoreland, Commerce, Travis L. Cook, Austin Montecalvo and Dylan Montecalvo, all of Homer; and a brother, Pete Campbell, Homer.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 16, at 3 p.m., from the Damascus Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Todd officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church on Tuesday from 2 p.m. until the time of service.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Webster Campbell. Mrs. Montecalvo was preceded in death by a son, Jamie Westmoreland; and a brother, Ken Dial.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Montecalvo, Homer; sons, Clint Westmoreland, Commerce, Travis L. Cook, Austin Montecalvo and Dylan Montecalvo, all of Homer; and a brother, Pete Campbell, Homer.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 16, at 3 p.m., from the Damascus Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Todd officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church on Tuesday from 2 p.m. until the time of service.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Morris Patrick
BOGART - Morris F. Patrick, 78, died Friday, January 22, 2010.
A native of Franklin County, he was the son of the late Lenzy and Ruth Clark Patrick Beck Bagwell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Hamby Patrick; and siblings, Charles Patrick, Euri Patrick, James Ted Beck and Martha Reeves. Mr. Patrick was a retired residential carpenter.
Survivors include children, Ronald Patrick, Shelbie Nalley and Chad Patrick, all of Bogart, Stanley Patrick, Winder, and Tracy Patrick, Ila; siblings, Mary Frances Shead, Aiken, S.C., Opal Sherwood, Hull, Clyde Beck, Jr., Arcade, Bobby Bagwell, Commerce, Mary Duncan, Bogart, Howard Bagwell and Pam Cash, both of Statham, and Ann Akins, Crawfordville; fifteen grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 25, from the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Ed Strickland officiating. Burial was in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Michael Nalley, Josh Patrick, Nathan Patrick, Nick Patrick, Chris Patrick and Brian Terry.
Carmen Thrasher sang “Precious Memories” and Misti Cash sang “What A Day That Will Be."
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements.
A native of Franklin County, he was the son of the late Lenzy and Ruth Clark Patrick Beck Bagwell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Hamby Patrick; and siblings, Charles Patrick, Euri Patrick, James Ted Beck and Martha Reeves. Mr. Patrick was a retired residential carpenter.
Survivors include children, Ronald Patrick, Shelbie Nalley and Chad Patrick, all of Bogart, Stanley Patrick, Winder, and Tracy Patrick, Ila; siblings, Mary Frances Shead, Aiken, S.C., Opal Sherwood, Hull, Clyde Beck, Jr., Arcade, Bobby Bagwell, Commerce, Mary Duncan, Bogart, Howard Bagwell and Pam Cash, both of Statham, and Ann Akins, Crawfordville; fifteen grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 25, from the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Ed Strickland officiating. Burial was in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Michael Nalley, Josh Patrick, Nathan Patrick, Nick Patrick, Chris Patrick and Brian Terry.
Carmen Thrasher sang “Precious Memories” and Misti Cash sang “What A Day That Will Be."
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, was in charge of arrangements.
Jerry Mobley
WINDER - Jerry Mobley, 69, died Thursday, February 11, 2010.
Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Lucious Mobley and Ruby Moon Mobley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Joyce Barnette Mobley. He was a member of The Mason – Winder Lodge 333 and had worked at Lucent Technology.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Gene Rivers, Winder; son, Mickey Mobley, Winder; five grandchildren; and sister, Carol Wilson, Loganville.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, February 14, at 2 p.m., from Smith Memory Chapel, with the Rev. Al Garvin officiating. The body will be cremated.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Lucious Mobley and Ruby Moon Mobley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Joyce Barnette Mobley. He was a member of The Mason – Winder Lodge 333 and had worked at Lucent Technology.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Gene Rivers, Winder; son, Mickey Mobley, Winder; five grandchildren; and sister, Carol Wilson, Loganville.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, February 14, at 2 p.m., from Smith Memory Chapel, with the Rev. Al Garvin officiating. The body will be cremated.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
‘Larry’ Jernigan
COLBERT – Edward Lawrence “Larry” Jernigan, 57, died Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at the Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens.
Born in Charleston, S.C., on February 26, 1952, he was the son of the late James S. Jernigan and Catherine Pabst Brown. He was a salesman and a member of the Bluestone Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Allison Avins Jernigan, Colbert; sons, Justin Jernigan, Joseph Jernigan, Lawrenceville, and Andrew Garcia, Colbert; daughters, Jessica Jernigan, Lawrenceville, and Hannah Jernigan, Colbert; brothers, Charles Jernigan and George Jernigan, both of Texas, and Michael Bendt, Charleston, S.C.; sisters, Tammy Bendt, Charleston, S.C., and Kaye Kaye Nanville, Virginia; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 13, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. George Lovley officiating. Burial will be in Bluestone Baptist Church Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. till funeral hour Saturday morning. The family is at home.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Charleston, S.C., on February 26, 1952, he was the son of the late James S. Jernigan and Catherine Pabst Brown. He was a salesman and a member of the Bluestone Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Allison Avins Jernigan, Colbert; sons, Justin Jernigan, Joseph Jernigan, Lawrenceville, and Andrew Garcia, Colbert; daughters, Jessica Jernigan, Lawrenceville, and Hannah Jernigan, Colbert; brothers, Charles Jernigan and George Jernigan, both of Texas, and Michael Bendt, Charleston, S.C.; sisters, Tammy Bendt, Charleston, S.C., and Kaye Kaye Nanville, Virginia; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 13, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Rev. George Lovley officiating. Burial will be in Bluestone Baptist Church Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. till funeral hour Saturday morning. The family is at home.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Lamond Campbell
LULA – Lamond David Campbell, 72, died Thursday, February 11, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
Born in Banks County he was the son of the late W.A. and Nettie Shubert Campbell. He was retired from Roper Pump Company and was a member of Silver Shoals Baptist Church. Mr. Campbell was preceded in death by sons, Andy Campbell and Ellis Crane.
Survivors include his wife, Freida Crocker Campbell, Lula; a son, Danny Campbell, Lula; daughter, Donna Marcus, Lula; brothers, William Campbell and Edward Campbell, both of Lula, and Kenneth Campbell, Commerce; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 13, at 2 p.m. from the Silver Shoals Baptist Church with the Revs. Perry Smith and Swayne Carlan officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, February 12, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Banks County he was the son of the late W.A. and Nettie Shubert Campbell. He was retired from Roper Pump Company and was a member of Silver Shoals Baptist Church. Mr. Campbell was preceded in death by sons, Andy Campbell and Ellis Crane.
Survivors include his wife, Freida Crocker Campbell, Lula; a son, Danny Campbell, Lula; daughter, Donna Marcus, Lula; brothers, William Campbell and Edward Campbell, both of Lula, and Kenneth Campbell, Commerce; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 13, at 2 p.m. from the Silver Shoals Baptist Church with the Revs. Perry Smith and Swayne Carlan officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, February 12, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
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