GAINESVILLE – John F. Schrader Sr., 67, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at his residence.
Born on November 11, 1943, he was the son of the late Arden and Sarah Moody Schrader. He was a self-employed truck driver and served in the United States Army.
Survivors include his wife, Imogene Wolfe Schrader; sons and daughter-in-law, Earl and Cathy Schrader, Ravenna, Ohio, and John and Karla Schrader, Jr., Gainesville; daughters and son-in-law, Eva Duncan, Soddy Daisy, Tenn., and Audria and Chris Thompson, Summerville; grandchildren, Stacy, Corey and Cole Schrader, Misty Estep, Chet Walker, P.J. and Natasha Duncan, Kodi and Zaris Neal, A.J. and Tyler Adams; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 2, at 12 p.m., at Northside Baptist Church, 1068 Holly Dr., Gainesville, with the Rev. Roger Abernathy officiating. The family will receive friends after the service at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Northside Baptist Church Building Fund.
Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch, is in charge of arrangements.
Entries from March 2011
Blanche Beach (3-30-11)
JEFFERSON – Blanche McElroy Beach, 86, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at her residence.
Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late John William and Jessie Mae Briscoe McElroy. She was of the Baptist denomination and was a retired registered nurse. Mrs. Beach was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John W. Beach.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Ginny and Michael Anderson, Jefferson; brothers, Henry McElroy and Bobby McElroy, both of Statham; grandchildren, Tiffany (Kyle) Rainwater, Amberly Anderson and Dakota Anderson; great-grandchildren, Kaliyan Rainwater and Zyan Rainwater.
Funeral services will be held Friday, April 1, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. John Wood officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday, March 31, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late John William and Jessie Mae Briscoe McElroy. She was of the Baptist denomination and was a retired registered nurse. Mrs. Beach was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John W. Beach.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Ginny and Michael Anderson, Jefferson; brothers, Henry McElroy and Bobby McElroy, both of Statham; grandchildren, Tiffany (Kyle) Rainwater, Amberly Anderson and Dakota Anderson; great-grandchildren, Kaliyan Rainwater and Zyan Rainwater.
Funeral services will be held Friday, April 1, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. John Wood officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday, March 31, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
‘Doodle’ Moore (3-30-11)
COMMERCE – Eunie Mae “Doodle” Moore, 87, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Born in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Kate Trotter Pope. She was retired from Blue Bell. Mrs. Moore was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Moore.
Survivors include a daughter, Katie (Clark) Sexton, Hull; grandchildren, Melissa Sexton Davis and Sherry Sexton Marston; great-grandchildren, Julia Davis, Jeremy Davis, John David Marston and Amelia Marston; and a niece, Janice Morris.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 2, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Revs. Allen Seagraves and Jim Carpenter officiating. Burial will be in Howington Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, April 1, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Kate Trotter Pope. She was retired from Blue Bell. Mrs. Moore was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Moore.
Survivors include a daughter, Katie (Clark) Sexton, Hull; grandchildren, Melissa Sexton Davis and Sherry Sexton Marston; great-grandchildren, Julia Davis, Jeremy Davis, John David Marston and Amelia Marston; and a niece, Janice Morris.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 2, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Revs. Allen Seagraves and Jim Carpenter officiating. Burial will be in Howington Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, April 1, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Emma Sue Kellum (3-30-11)
COMER – Emma Sue Kellum, 86, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
A lifelong resident of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Dillard and Ada Elizabeth Seymore Patten. Mrs. Kellum was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Horace Kellum. She was a member of Comer Baptist Church.
Survivors include three children, James (Delores) Kellum and Lynn (Margaret) Kellum, all of Comer, and Paul Kellum, Macon; and five grandchildren, Quinn, Susan, Joel, Daniel and Joseph Kellum.
Funeral services will be held Friday, April 1, at 3 p.m., from the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Dial officiating. Burial will be in the Comer Cemetery.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
A lifelong resident of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Dillard and Ada Elizabeth Seymore Patten. Mrs. Kellum was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Horace Kellum. She was a member of Comer Baptist Church.
Survivors include three children, James (Delores) Kellum and Lynn (Margaret) Kellum, all of Comer, and Paul Kellum, Macon; and five grandchildren, Quinn, Susan, Joel, Daniel and Joseph Kellum.
Funeral services will be held Friday, April 1, at 3 p.m., from the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Dial officiating. Burial will be in the Comer Cemetery.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Morris (3-29-11)
COMMERCE – Thomas Junior Morris, 90, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at BJC Nursing Home.
Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late Thomas Christopher and Mary Eugene Scales Morris. He was a member of Apple Valley Baptist Church, was a spinning room textile worker and a United States World War II Army Veteran. Mr. Morris was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Thomas Morris.
Survivors include sons, Thomas Jerry Morris and William Dan Morris, both of Commerce; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 31, at 2 p.m., from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Henry Webb officiating. Burial will be at Jackson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, March 30, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late Thomas Christopher and Mary Eugene Scales Morris. He was a member of Apple Valley Baptist Church, was a spinning room textile worker and a United States World War II Army Veteran. Mr. Morris was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Thomas Morris.
Survivors include sons, Thomas Jerry Morris and William Dan Morris, both of Commerce; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 31, at 2 p.m., from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Henry Webb officiating. Burial will be at Jackson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, March 30, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Gene Oakes (3-28-11)
WINDER – Gene Charles Oakes Jr., 47, died Monday, March 28, 2011.
Born in Winder, Barrow County, he was the son of Gene Charles Oakes Sr. of Buckhead and Norma Jean Fowler of Winder. He was a self-employed carpenter.
Survivors include a daughter, Genny A. McDaniel, Arcade; four grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Sherry and Byrd Fielding and Lisa Diane Fowler, all of Winder; a half-brother, Jamie Fowler, Winder; stepsister, Tracy Parillo, Lawrenceville; and stepbrother, Scott Allen, Bethlehem.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday, March 30, at 2 p.m., from Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Donnie Pennington officiating. The body will be cremated. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Winder, Barrow County, he was the son of Gene Charles Oakes Sr. of Buckhead and Norma Jean Fowler of Winder. He was a self-employed carpenter.
Survivors include a daughter, Genny A. McDaniel, Arcade; four grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Sherry and Byrd Fielding and Lisa Diane Fowler, all of Winder; a half-brother, Jamie Fowler, Winder; stepsister, Tracy Parillo, Lawrenceville; and stepbrother, Scott Allen, Bethlehem.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday, March 30, at 2 p.m., from Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Donnie Pennington officiating. The body will be cremated. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
Charles Clifford Ward (3-29-11)
JEFFERSON - Charles Clifford Ward, 87, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at Athens Regional Medical Center after suffering a heart attack.
Born on April 5, 1923, he was the son of Julius Bell Ward and Maggie Eugenia Sargent of Cordele. He was a member of the Bethany United Methodist Church and a frequent visitor to the Jackson County Senior Center. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War and was a retired electrician.
Cliff was a loving, caring and giving husband, father and friend, loved ones stated.
Mr. Ward was preceded in death by brothers, Marvin Ward, Javan Ward, Bela Ward and Boyd Ward.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Ward; a son, Tommy Johnson; daughter, Kathy Johnson; brother, Bill Ward; sister, Ethyl Rowland; and many nephews, nieces and friends.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 31, at 2 p.m., from Rainey Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 2 p.m. before the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Rainey Funeral Home, Cordele, is in charge of arrangements.
Born on April 5, 1923, he was the son of Julius Bell Ward and Maggie Eugenia Sargent of Cordele. He was a member of the Bethany United Methodist Church and a frequent visitor to the Jackson County Senior Center. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War and was a retired electrician.
Cliff was a loving, caring and giving husband, father and friend, loved ones stated.
Mr. Ward was preceded in death by brothers, Marvin Ward, Javan Ward, Bela Ward and Boyd Ward.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Ward; a son, Tommy Johnson; daughter, Kathy Johnson; brother, Bill Ward; sister, Ethyl Rowland; and many nephews, nieces and friends.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 31, at 2 p.m., from Rainey Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 2 p.m. before the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Rainey Funeral Home, Cordele, is in charge of arrangements.
Tommy Collins Sr. (3-28-11)
DANIELSVILLE – George Tommy Collins Sr., 71, died Monday, March 28, 2011, at the St. Mary’s Hospice House.
Born in Kannapolis, N.C., on February 13, 1940, he was the son of the late George D. Collins Sr. and Ruth Tate Collins. He was a retired warehouse worker having worked with Dairy Pak and was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church. He was a United States Navy Veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Sorrow Collins, Danielsville; sons, Richard Collins, Jefferson, George T. Collins Jr., Comer, and Michael Estes, Lavonia; daughters, Becky Eubanks, Hull, Rhonda Chambers, Clayton, and Wanda McMullen, Lilburn; stepsons, Steve Looney, Oglethorpe County, and Keith Looney, Comer; brothers, Kenneth Collins, Kansas, and Charles Collins, Danielsville; sisters, Charlotte Bond and Sherry Crawford, both of Danielsville; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 31, at 2 p.m., from the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Revs. Wayne Wills and Glenn Guest officiating. Burial will be in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Danielsville.
The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30. The family is at home.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Kannapolis, N.C., on February 13, 1940, he was the son of the late George D. Collins Sr. and Ruth Tate Collins. He was a retired warehouse worker having worked with Dairy Pak and was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church. He was a United States Navy Veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Sorrow Collins, Danielsville; sons, Richard Collins, Jefferson, George T. Collins Jr., Comer, and Michael Estes, Lavonia; daughters, Becky Eubanks, Hull, Rhonda Chambers, Clayton, and Wanda McMullen, Lilburn; stepsons, Steve Looney, Oglethorpe County, and Keith Looney, Comer; brothers, Kenneth Collins, Kansas, and Charles Collins, Danielsville; sisters, Charlotte Bond and Sherry Crawford, both of Danielsville; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 31, at 2 p.m., from the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home with the Revs. Wayne Wills and Glenn Guest officiating. Burial will be in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Danielsville.
The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30. The family is at home.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Coler (3-25-11)
FLOWERY BRANCH – Robert Richard Coler, 52, died Friday, March 25, 2011, at his residence following an extended illness.
He was the son of the late Richard and Betty Ferguson Coler and was a mover with Mayflower Moving Company.
Survivors include a sister, Kathy Wilmoth, Flowery Branch.
A private family memorial service will be planned for a later date.
Memorial Park Funeral Home South, Flowery Branch, is in charge of arrangements.
He was the son of the late Richard and Betty Ferguson Coler and was a mover with Mayflower Moving Company.
Survivors include a sister, Kathy Wilmoth, Flowery Branch.
A private family memorial service will be planned for a later date.
Memorial Park Funeral Home South, Flowery Branch, is in charge of arrangements.
Vickey Ann Fincannon (3-27-11)
COMMERCE – Vickey Ann Varner Fincannon, 49, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at BJC Medical Center in Commerce.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of Floyd Morgan of Tennessee and the late Sara Ann Gary Mitchell. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Survivors in addition to her father, include her husband, Bobby Fincannon, Commerce; a daughter, Sheila McClure, Commerce; son, Timothy Varner, Commerce; sisters, Alicia Sears, Homer, and Brenda Blanton, Columbus, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 30, at 4 p.m., from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with Jerry Payne officiating. Burial will be in the Bold Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, March 29, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of Floyd Morgan of Tennessee and the late Sara Ann Gary Mitchell. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Survivors in addition to her father, include her husband, Bobby Fincannon, Commerce; a daughter, Sheila McClure, Commerce; son, Timothy Varner, Commerce; sisters, Alicia Sears, Homer, and Brenda Blanton, Columbus, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 30, at 4 p.m., from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with Jerry Payne officiating. Burial will be in the Bold Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, March 29, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
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