BETHLEHEM - Lamar Ridgeway, 88, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010.
Born in Winder, he was the son of the late William Asbury and Abbie Jane Kilgore Ridgeway and was the youngest of seven children. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette Cronic Ridgeway.
Mr. Ridgeway was a retired Postmaster from the Bethlehem Post Office after 25 years of service, where he originated the Bethlehem Christmas stamp. He joined the Bethlehem First United Methodist Church when he was seven years old and had been a member for the longest period of time than any other member. Mr. Ridgeway was a veteran having served in the United States Army during World War II.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, David and Judy Ridgeway, Bethlehem; grandchildren, Brooklynn Davis, Allison Hawkins, Katie Reynolds and Amanda Clark; great-grandchildren, Ridge and Elijah Davis, Kaylan and Madelyn Hawkins, Jeremy and Isaac Reynolds and Savannah, Alyssa and Bryson Clark; sister-in-laws, Julia Ridgeway and Eunice Guffin; and brother-in-law, Lewis Cronic.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 31, at 2 p.m. from Bethlehem First United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Parker Benson and Harold Corbin officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, December 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Bethlehem First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 235, Bethlehem, GA 30620.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
Entries from December 2010
Ronald (Dean) Henry
DANIELSVILLE – Ronald (Dean) Henry, 65, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010.
He was the son of Bartow and Hilda Erlene Henry. Mr. Henry was preceded in death by a brother, Steven Nicholas Henry.
Survivors in addition to his parents include brothers and sisters-in-law, the Rev. Larry Henry and Jackie Henry, and James A. Henry Sr. and Merle Henry; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 31, at 2 p.m., from Crowell Brothers Peachtree Chapel Funeral Home in Norcross. The family will receive friends Friday from 12 to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be at Peachtree Memorial Park. The family will also receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 30, at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home Madison Chapel in Danielsville.
Crowell Brothers Peachtree Chapel Funeral Home, Norcross, is in charge of arrangements.
He was the son of Bartow and Hilda Erlene Henry. Mr. Henry was preceded in death by a brother, Steven Nicholas Henry.
Survivors in addition to his parents include brothers and sisters-in-law, the Rev. Larry Henry and Jackie Henry, and James A. Henry Sr. and Merle Henry; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 31, at 2 p.m., from Crowell Brothers Peachtree Chapel Funeral Home in Norcross. The family will receive friends Friday from 12 to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be at Peachtree Memorial Park. The family will also receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 30, at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home Madison Chapel in Danielsville.
Crowell Brothers Peachtree Chapel Funeral Home, Norcross, is in charge of arrangements.
Adeline Hanson Bennett
ATHENS - Adeline Hanson Bennett, 97, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 28, 2010.
Born in Greene County, on November of 1913, she was the daughter of the late Ida Cleo and Essic Monroe Hanson and grew up in Bostwick. Her husband, Charles Curtis Bennett, Sr., preceded her in death after 64 years of marriage in 2004. Residing in Athens for 51 years, they raised their six children: the late Charles Curtis Bennett, Jr. (Pat), Don Bennett (Libby), Dianne B. Bahnsen, (Lynn), Lyn Bennett, Richard Bennett (Susan), and Angie B. Prince (Tommy).
Mrs. Bennett was an exceptional homemaker who delighted in providing a loving, Godly home for her family and was admired by friends and family for her baking skills. She enjoyed traveling with her husband and friends and╩loved recalling wonderful memories of places she'd been. She was a loving wife, a tender mother, a doting grandmother, and a thoughtful friend. For those who knew her well, she╒ll be remembered for her love of music and her quick wit and humor. She especially touched the lives of her children through her Godly example and her dedication to her family. Her children arise and call her blessed. (Proverbs 31)
In her early years, she attended Bostwick schools and Cox College in Atlanta. She worked briefly at Richs and Sears in Atlanta before her marriage in 1939.
She was a faithful member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church for over 50 years, where she sang in the choir, was a member of the Joyful Faith Sunday School class, and participated in XYZ.
Mrs. Bennett was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her brother (Alva Hanson), her son (Buddy), a daughter-in-law (Kay Bennett), and a granddaughter (Merry Katherine Prince).
She is survived by her two sons, her three daughters, and her ten grandchildren: Curt Bennett (Michelle), April B. Porter (Steve), Jason Bennett, Tap Bennett (Dee Dee), Billy Bennett, Meg B. Titshaw (Keith), Ben Bahnsen (Betsy), Brett Bahnsen, Rollin Prince (Stephanie), and Nathan Prince. Also surviving her, are 14 great-grandchildren: Connor Porter, Ally Porter, Kannon Porter, Victoria Bennett, Jaclyn Bennett, Caroline Bennett, Meredith Bennett, Taylor Titshaw, Lauren Titshaw, Tate Titshaw, Magill Bahnsen, Gracie Bahnsen, Bennett Bahnsen, and Whit Bahnsen; as well as several cousins and brothers- and sisters-in-law.╩ Her home was always filled with love and laughter.
The services for Mrs. Bennett will include visitation at Lord & Stephens, West, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 29, and funeral services at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 30, at Prince Avenue Baptist Church, Bogart, with the Rev. Doug Nix officiating. Mrs. Bennett╒s grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the Prince Avenue Baptist Church Building Fund, the WMSL Radio Station, or the Athens Pregnancy Center.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, Bogart, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Greene County, on November of 1913, she was the daughter of the late Ida Cleo and Essic Monroe Hanson and grew up in Bostwick. Her husband, Charles Curtis Bennett, Sr., preceded her in death after 64 years of marriage in 2004. Residing in Athens for 51 years, they raised their six children: the late Charles Curtis Bennett, Jr. (Pat), Don Bennett (Libby), Dianne B. Bahnsen, (Lynn), Lyn Bennett, Richard Bennett (Susan), and Angie B. Prince (Tommy).
Mrs. Bennett was an exceptional homemaker who delighted in providing a loving, Godly home for her family and was admired by friends and family for her baking skills. She enjoyed traveling with her husband and friends and╩loved recalling wonderful memories of places she'd been. She was a loving wife, a tender mother, a doting grandmother, and a thoughtful friend. For those who knew her well, she╒ll be remembered for her love of music and her quick wit and humor. She especially touched the lives of her children through her Godly example and her dedication to her family. Her children arise and call her blessed. (Proverbs 31)
In her early years, she attended Bostwick schools and Cox College in Atlanta. She worked briefly at Richs and Sears in Atlanta before her marriage in 1939.
She was a faithful member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church for over 50 years, where she sang in the choir, was a member of the Joyful Faith Sunday School class, and participated in XYZ.
Mrs. Bennett was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her brother (Alva Hanson), her son (Buddy), a daughter-in-law (Kay Bennett), and a granddaughter (Merry Katherine Prince).
She is survived by her two sons, her three daughters, and her ten grandchildren: Curt Bennett (Michelle), April B. Porter (Steve), Jason Bennett, Tap Bennett (Dee Dee), Billy Bennett, Meg B. Titshaw (Keith), Ben Bahnsen (Betsy), Brett Bahnsen, Rollin Prince (Stephanie), and Nathan Prince. Also surviving her, are 14 great-grandchildren: Connor Porter, Ally Porter, Kannon Porter, Victoria Bennett, Jaclyn Bennett, Caroline Bennett, Meredith Bennett, Taylor Titshaw, Lauren Titshaw, Tate Titshaw, Magill Bahnsen, Gracie Bahnsen, Bennett Bahnsen, and Whit Bahnsen; as well as several cousins and brothers- and sisters-in-law.╩ Her home was always filled with love and laughter.
The services for Mrs. Bennett will include visitation at Lord & Stephens, West, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 29, and funeral services at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 30, at Prince Avenue Baptist Church, Bogart, with the Rev. Doug Nix officiating. Mrs. Bennett╒s grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the Prince Avenue Baptist Church Building Fund, the WMSL Radio Station, or the Athens Pregnancy Center.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, West, Bogart, is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Lou Kanady
COMMERCE – Mary Lou Kanady, 97, died Monday, December 27, 2010.
Born on September 13, 1913, in Hall County, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Nettie Thomas Satterfield. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist denomination. Mrs. Kanady was preceded in death by her husband, Perry Dean Kanady; and a son, T.J. Perry.
Survivors include daughters, Juanita Hickman, Mobile, Ala., Frances Mauldin, Winder, Inez Key, Dahlonega, Plum Stein; sons, Tollie Kanady, Nicholson, and Verlon Perry, Jefferson; 20 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and 26 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 30, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Vaughn Howington officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Gainesville.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Born on September 13, 1913, in Hall County, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Nettie Thomas Satterfield. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist denomination. Mrs. Kanady was preceded in death by her husband, Perry Dean Kanady; and a son, T.J. Perry.
Survivors include daughters, Juanita Hickman, Mobile, Ala., Frances Mauldin, Winder, Inez Key, Dahlonega, Plum Stein; sons, Tollie Kanady, Nicholson, and Verlon Perry, Jefferson; 20 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and 26 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 30, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Vaughn Howington officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Gainesville.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Charles Brakhage
Charles Timothy Brakhage Sr., 46, died Monday, December 27, 2010.
He was the son of Hazel Digman.
Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, Kathy; daughter and her husband, Courtney and Jeremy Fortner; son and his wife, Timothy and Heather Brakhage; three stepchildren, Christina, Melanie and Patrick; four grandchildren, Olivia, Gavin, Alexis and Braedon; seven siblings, Dennis Brakhage, Ray Brakhage and his mate, Cindy, Mike Brakhage and his wife, Gina, Cindy Norton and her mate, Barry, Kathy May Brakhage, Denise Guined and her husband, Danny, Tammy Sue Steeley and her husband, David; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 30, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with Pastor Linda Smith officiating. Burial will be at Barrow Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, at the funeral home.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
He was the son of Hazel Digman.
Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, Kathy; daughter and her husband, Courtney and Jeremy Fortner; son and his wife, Timothy and Heather Brakhage; three stepchildren, Christina, Melanie and Patrick; four grandchildren, Olivia, Gavin, Alexis and Braedon; seven siblings, Dennis Brakhage, Ray Brakhage and his mate, Cindy, Mike Brakhage and his wife, Gina, Cindy Norton and her mate, Barry, Kathy May Brakhage, Denise Guined and her husband, Danny, Tammy Sue Steeley and her husband, David; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 30, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with Pastor Linda Smith officiating. Burial will be at Barrow Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, at the funeral home.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
‘Buck’ Brown
COMMERCE - Harold Lee “Buck” Brown, 83, died early Tuesday morning, December 28, 2010, at his residence.
Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late Garnett and Willie Mae Crane Brown. He had worked in car sales and was a veteran of the United States Army.
Survivors include his children, Randy Lee Brown, Commerce, Barbara Brown Scales, Homer, Betty Brown Rogers, Franklin, Tenn., Shirley Brown McClure, Commerce, and Keisha Brown Fambro, Savannah; siblings, Nelson Brown, Edna Gooch and Vera Lockman, all of Commerce, and Linda Barnett, Nicholson; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 30, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Jackson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, December 29, from 5 to 8 p.m., and at other times at the residence located at 345 Lathan Rd. in Commerce.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late Garnett and Willie Mae Crane Brown. He had worked in car sales and was a veteran of the United States Army.
Survivors include his children, Randy Lee Brown, Commerce, Barbara Brown Scales, Homer, Betty Brown Rogers, Franklin, Tenn., Shirley Brown McClure, Commerce, and Keisha Brown Fambro, Savannah; siblings, Nelson Brown, Edna Gooch and Vera Lockman, all of Commerce, and Linda Barnett, Nicholson; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 30, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Jackson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, December 29, from 5 to 8 p.m., and at other times at the residence located at 345 Lathan Rd. in Commerce.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Lackey
ROYSTON – Ruth I. Lackey died Tuesday, December 28, 2010.
She was the daughter of the late Lee and Naomi Cleghorn Lackey. She lived in Charlotte, N.C. most of her life and was retired from Eastern Air Lines. She will truly be missed by a family that loved her. Mrs. Lackey was preceded in death by a sister, Bettie Gray; and brothers, Tom Lackey and Henry Lackey.
Survivors include sisters, Bonnie Campbell, Orlando, Fla., and Barbara Jordan, Danielsville; a brother, Gene Lackey, Hull; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held Thursday, December 30, at 2 p.m. from the Gables Assisted Living Home in Royston.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.
Lord & Stevens Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
She was the daughter of the late Lee and Naomi Cleghorn Lackey. She lived in Charlotte, N.C. most of her life and was retired from Eastern Air Lines. She will truly be missed by a family that loved her. Mrs. Lackey was preceded in death by a sister, Bettie Gray; and brothers, Tom Lackey and Henry Lackey.
Survivors include sisters, Bonnie Campbell, Orlando, Fla., and Barbara Jordan, Danielsville; a brother, Gene Lackey, Hull; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held Thursday, December 30, at 2 p.m. from the Gables Assisted Living Home in Royston.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.
Lord & Stevens Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
Willie Mae Nelms
COMMERCE – Willie Mae Nelms, 89, died Monday, December 27, 2010, at BJC Medical Center.
Born in Cornelia, she was the daughter of the late John and Vangie McAllister Tench. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Nelms was preceded in death by her husband, Hubbard Nelms.
Survivors include a niece, Sara Whitsel, Commerce.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 30, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Carlton Peters officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, December 29, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Cornelia, she was the daughter of the late John and Vangie McAllister Tench. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Nelms was preceded in death by her husband, Hubbard Nelms.
Survivors include a niece, Sara Whitsel, Commerce.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 30, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Carlton Peters officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, December 29, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Albert Carter
HOSCHTON - Albert A. Carter, 88, died Monday, December 27, 2010.
The son of the late Pasco and Seanie Kilgore Carter, he was born in Jackson County and had lived most of his life in Barrow County. He was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Carter. Mr. Carter was a longtime member of Bethabra Baptist Church and was an Army Veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre of operations. He was a retired cattle and poultry farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Bramlett Carter, Hoschton; son and daughter-in-law, Lonnie and Martha Carter, Hoschton; grandchildren, Dr. Emily and Jeremy Hutton, Jefferson, Amanda and Russ Johnston, Statham; great-granddaughter, Audrey Hutton, Jefferson; two brothers, Herman Carter, Hoschton and Douglas Carter, Winder.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 30, from the chapel of Carter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kevin Burgess officiating. Burial will be in the Bethabra Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 29, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Flowers are welcomed, or memorials may be made to Bethabra Baptist Church, 1061 Old Thompson Mill Rd., Hoschton, GA 30548.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
The son of the late Pasco and Seanie Kilgore Carter, he was born in Jackson County and had lived most of his life in Barrow County. He was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Carter. Mr. Carter was a longtime member of Bethabra Baptist Church and was an Army Veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre of operations. He was a retired cattle and poultry farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Bramlett Carter, Hoschton; son and daughter-in-law, Lonnie and Martha Carter, Hoschton; grandchildren, Dr. Emily and Jeremy Hutton, Jefferson, Amanda and Russ Johnston, Statham; great-granddaughter, Audrey Hutton, Jefferson; two brothers, Herman Carter, Hoschton and Douglas Carter, Winder.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 30, from the chapel of Carter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kevin Burgess officiating. Burial will be in the Bethabra Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 29, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Flowers are welcomed, or memorials may be made to Bethabra Baptist Church, 1061 Old Thompson Mill Rd., Hoschton, GA 30548.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
Larry Graham
GAINESVILLE – Larry D. Graham, 60, died Monday, December 27, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness.
Memorial Park Funeral Home South, Flowery Branch, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial Park Funeral Home South, Flowery Branch, is in charge of arrangements.
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