COMMERCE – Thomas Ed Culpepper, 80, died.
He was the son of the late Willie and Gertrude Hardy Culpepper. He was a retired carpenter and crane operator and was a charter member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Mr. Culpepper was preceded in death by a son, Mitchell Culpepper; brother, Bud Culpepper; and sister, Willard Denham.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Sara D. Culpepper, Commerce; daughter-in-law, Judy Culpepper, Commerce; sister, Belle Murray, Commerce; grandchildren, Jeff (Michelle) Culpepper and Christy (Jason) Goldman; great-grandchildren, Sage Culpepper, Kane Goldman and Kaden Goldman.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 28, at 2 p.m., from the Mt. Zion Baptist Church with the Revs. Douglas Duncan and Scott Culpepper officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family is at the residence 998 Fort Lamar Road and will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, July 27, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
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Bernice Parr (7-24-11)
MAYSVILLE - Bernice Parr, 76, died Sunday, July 24, 2011.
Survivors include his wife Lutrelle B. Parr of Maysville; two sons, Joe (Brenda) Parr, Commerce, and Mike (Kelley) Parr, Maysville; brother, Jerry Parr, Maysville; two sisters, Hazel Echols, Maysville, and Bonnie Redmon, Commerce; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 27, at 10 a.m. from The Church of God with burial in the Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife Lutrelle B. Parr of Maysville; two sons, Joe (Brenda) Parr, Commerce, and Mike (Kelley) Parr, Maysville; brother, Jerry Parr, Maysville; two sisters, Hazel Echols, Maysville, and Bonnie Redmon, Commerce; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 27, at 10 a.m. from The Church of God with burial in the Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Era Hicks (7-24-11)
BISHOP - Era H. Hicks, 87, wife of the late Grady Hicks, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at her residence.
Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Rev. O.C. Hammond and Rosa Kent Hammond and sister to the late, James Hammond, Cyril Hammond, survived by Elaine Gooch (daughter); Hubert Hammond, Bert Hammond, Alan Hammond and Lorelle Hammond. She retired from Thomas Textile after 30 years and was a former member of Whitehall Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.╩
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Barry and Gloria Hicks, Sr., Gloria and Michael Parker, Chris and Judy Hicks, Kent and Sheila╩Hicks. Siblings include╩Rev. Curtis (Catherine) Hammond, Howard (Barbara) Hammond, Bishop Douglas (Jewell) Hammond, Irene (Rev. Webbie) O╒dillon, Sandra (Travis) Pruitt, Ruth (Rev. Jim Wilson-dec.); sisters-in-law, Nellie Hammond, Lillian Hammond; 13 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 26, at 11 a.m. at Lord & Stephens West Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Hammond, Bishop Douglas Hammond and Rev. Tim Hammond officiating.╩ Burial will follow at Whitehall Church of the Lord Jesus Christ Church Cemetery.╩ Pallbearers: Barry Hicks, Jr., Rodney Hicks, Brantley Hicks, Joseph Hicks, Taylor Hicks, Logan Hicks, Alan Wolford, Adam Wolford, Jaimie Parker and Andrew Parker. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, July 25, at the funeral home.
Flowers will be accepted.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home West is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Rev. O.C. Hammond and Rosa Kent Hammond and sister to the late, James Hammond, Cyril Hammond, survived by Elaine Gooch (daughter); Hubert Hammond, Bert Hammond, Alan Hammond and Lorelle Hammond. She retired from Thomas Textile after 30 years and was a former member of Whitehall Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.╩
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Barry and Gloria Hicks, Sr., Gloria and Michael Parker, Chris and Judy Hicks, Kent and Sheila╩Hicks. Siblings include╩Rev. Curtis (Catherine) Hammond, Howard (Barbara) Hammond, Bishop Douglas (Jewell) Hammond, Irene (Rev. Webbie) O╒dillon, Sandra (Travis) Pruitt, Ruth (Rev. Jim Wilson-dec.); sisters-in-law, Nellie Hammond, Lillian Hammond; 13 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 26, at 11 a.m. at Lord & Stephens West Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Hammond, Bishop Douglas Hammond and Rev. Tim Hammond officiating.╩ Burial will follow at Whitehall Church of the Lord Jesus Christ Church Cemetery.╩ Pallbearers: Barry Hicks, Jr., Rodney Hicks, Brantley Hicks, Joseph Hicks, Taylor Hicks, Logan Hicks, Alan Wolford, Adam Wolford, Jaimie Parker and Andrew Parker. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, July 25, at the funeral home.
Flowers will be accepted.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home West is in charge of arrangements.
David Bennett (7-24-11)
BUFORD - David L. Bennett, 62, of Buford, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2011.
He was born November 3, 1948 in Buford, and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was employed with Dexter Farms in Buford. He was of the Baptist denomination. Mr. Bennett was preceded in death by his parents, Bryson and Grace Bennett; sisters, Hattie Mae Atha, Pat Frost, Betty Jean Bennett, and Margie Ann Bennett; and brothers, Douglas Bennett and Ronnie Bennett.
Survivors include sisters, Nell Pugh, Cumming, Kathy Marie Bennett, Braselton, and Linda West, Winder; brothers, Tony Bennett and Jimmy Bennett, both of Winder, and Bud and Mitzi Bennett, El Paso, Texas; brothers-in-law, Jack Atha, Sugar Hill, and David Frost, Fort Payne, Ala.; and 20 nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 27, at 12 noon in the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with the Rev. Joel Shadburn officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, with military honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, July 26, from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m.
Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, is in charge of arrangements.
He was born November 3, 1948 in Buford, and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was employed with Dexter Farms in Buford. He was of the Baptist denomination. Mr. Bennett was preceded in death by his parents, Bryson and Grace Bennett; sisters, Hattie Mae Atha, Pat Frost, Betty Jean Bennett, and Margie Ann Bennett; and brothers, Douglas Bennett and Ronnie Bennett.
Survivors include sisters, Nell Pugh, Cumming, Kathy Marie Bennett, Braselton, and Linda West, Winder; brothers, Tony Bennett and Jimmy Bennett, both of Winder, and Bud and Mitzi Bennett, El Paso, Texas; brothers-in-law, Jack Atha, Sugar Hill, and David Frost, Fort Payne, Ala.; and 20 nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 27, at 12 noon in the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with the Rev. Joel Shadburn officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, with military honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, July 26, from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m.
Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, is in charge of arrangements.
Wayne Caudell (7-21-11)
JEFFERSON - Wayne Stanley Caudell, 76, died on Thursday, July 21, 2011.
Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late Pitner and Dicie Coker Caudell. Mr. Caudell was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean War and was retired from Westinghouse, where he was a coil winder. He was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Caudell, Jefferson; son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Bambi Caudell, Jefferson; and grandchildren, Brittany, Brianna and Devin Caudell.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 23, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Revs. Bill Carpenter and Mike Stowers officiating. The burial will follow in the Evans Memory Gardens with Steve Collins, Gordan Whitlock, Larry Fleeman, Roger Dills, Paul Shannon and Walter Barnett honored as pallbearers. The visitation will be held on Friday evening, July 22, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late Pitner and Dicie Coker Caudell. Mr. Caudell was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean War and was retired from Westinghouse, where he was a coil winder. He was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Caudell, Jefferson; son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Bambi Caudell, Jefferson; and grandchildren, Brittany, Brianna and Devin Caudell.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 23, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Revs. Bill Carpenter and Mike Stowers officiating. The burial will follow in the Evans Memory Gardens with Steve Collins, Gordan Whitlock, Larry Fleeman, Roger Dills, Paul Shannon and Walter Barnett honored as pallbearers. The visitation will be held on Friday evening, July 22, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Willa Mae Rothman (7-20-11)
NICHOLSON - Willa Mae Rothman, 91, died on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.
She was born in Stephens, Ark., the daughter of the late Grady and Myrtie Crumpler Stewart. She was a member of the United Pentecostal Churches, Int. She was married to the late Rev. Walter Rothman for 67 years. They were very active in Home Missions in Gallup, N.M., Espanola, N.M., and built the first U.P.C. church in Santa Fe, N.M. Rev. Rothman served as minister of the United Pentecostal Churches, Int. for 63 years in New Mexico, Texas and Georgia, until his passing in September 2007 at the age of 91.
Survivors include daughters, Elaine Cathey and Rosie King, both of Nicholson, and Linda Nelson, Rhome, Texas; eleven grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 23, at 11 a.m. at the graveside in the Jefferson Pentecostal Church Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Hosch officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday morning at the funeral home, prior to the service.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
She was born in Stephens, Ark., the daughter of the late Grady and Myrtie Crumpler Stewart. She was a member of the United Pentecostal Churches, Int. She was married to the late Rev. Walter Rothman for 67 years. They were very active in Home Missions in Gallup, N.M., Espanola, N.M., and built the first U.P.C. church in Santa Fe, N.M. Rev. Rothman served as minister of the United Pentecostal Churches, Int. for 63 years in New Mexico, Texas and Georgia, until his passing in September 2007 at the age of 91.
Survivors include daughters, Elaine Cathey and Rosie King, both of Nicholson, and Linda Nelson, Rhome, Texas; eleven grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 23, at 11 a.m. at the graveside in the Jefferson Pentecostal Church Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Hosch officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday morning at the funeral home, prior to the service.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Isabell Marie McNeal (7-18-11)
BRASELTON - Isabell Marie McNeal, 81, died on Monday, July 18, 2011.
She was born in Braselton, the daughter of the late Roy and Grace Evans Holland. Mrs. McNeal was a retired seamstress with Landers and Smith and was a homemaker. She was a lifetime member of the Walnut Fork Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Otis H. McNeal; and a brother, William Holland.
Survivors include her children, Peggy and Rick Rogers, Gainesville, and Buddy and Cheryl McNeal, Bradley, S.C.; sister, Miriam Wheeler, Winder; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 20, at 3 p.m. in the Walnut Fork Baptist Church with the Revs. Todd Coble and Tim Strickland officiating. The burial will follow in the Walnut Fork Baptist Church Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Tuesday evening, July 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
She was born in Braselton, the daughter of the late Roy and Grace Evans Holland. Mrs. McNeal was a retired seamstress with Landers and Smith and was a homemaker. She was a lifetime member of the Walnut Fork Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Otis H. McNeal; and a brother, William Holland.
Survivors include her children, Peggy and Rick Rogers, Gainesville, and Buddy and Cheryl McNeal, Bradley, S.C.; sister, Miriam Wheeler, Winder; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 20, at 3 p.m. in the Walnut Fork Baptist Church with the Revs. Todd Coble and Tim Strickland officiating. The burial will follow in the Walnut Fork Baptist Church Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Tuesday evening, July 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Roger Carthern (7-16-11)
JEFFERSON - Roger Goldman Carthern, 64, went to be with his Lord on July 16, 2011, following an extended illness.
He was born in Jackson County, the son of the late Roger Goldman and Mazie Hutchins Carthern. Mr. Carthern was a truck driver and was a member of the Brockton Road Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a son, Tony Randall Carthern.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Carthern, Jefferson; children and their spouses, Andy and Deborah Carthern, and Melissa and Jeremy Fowler, all of Jefferson, Angie and David Garrett, Diamond Hill, Regina Parker, Danielsville; grandchildren, Isabella, Cosmo, Danny, Nicole, Ryan, Taylor, Chase, Ansley, Logan, Cameron and Ciley; sister, Patricia McElhannon, Madison County; and a brother David Carthern, Commerce; and a very special friend, Pammy.
Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, July 20, in the Brockton Road Baptist Church with the Revs. Karl Mealor and Jesse Mealor officiating. The burial was in the Jackson Memorial Park with Darrell Allen, Currie Dalton, Dean Carthern, Chris Motes, Tom King, Dean Love and Wayman Hollis honored as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Northeast GA Cancer Care Center, 3320 Old Jefferson Rd., Building #700, Athens, GA 30607, or the Neighborhood Gospel Missions, P.O. BOX 587, Lexington, GA 30648.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
He was born in Jackson County, the son of the late Roger Goldman and Mazie Hutchins Carthern. Mr. Carthern was a truck driver and was a member of the Brockton Road Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a son, Tony Randall Carthern.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Carthern, Jefferson; children and their spouses, Andy and Deborah Carthern, and Melissa and Jeremy Fowler, all of Jefferson, Angie and David Garrett, Diamond Hill, Regina Parker, Danielsville; grandchildren, Isabella, Cosmo, Danny, Nicole, Ryan, Taylor, Chase, Ansley, Logan, Cameron and Ciley; sister, Patricia McElhannon, Madison County; and a brother David Carthern, Commerce; and a very special friend, Pammy.
Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, July 20, in the Brockton Road Baptist Church with the Revs. Karl Mealor and Jesse Mealor officiating. The burial was in the Jackson Memorial Park with Darrell Allen, Currie Dalton, Dean Carthern, Chris Motes, Tom King, Dean Love and Wayman Hollis honored as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Northeast GA Cancer Care Center, 3320 Old Jefferson Rd., Building #700, Athens, GA 30607, or the Neighborhood Gospel Missions, P.O. BOX 587, Lexington, GA 30648.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
Dennis Ward (7-17-11)
JEFFERSON - Dennis Roger Ward, 66, died on Sunday, July 17, 2011.
He was born in Jackson County, the son of the late Colie Jeffie and Johnnie Eula Massey Ward. He was retired from Ingles where he was a Meat Market Manager, and he was of the Methodist denomination. His sons, Gregory Michael Ward and Brian Roger Ward, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Randy Smith, Watkinsville; sisters, Gayle Doster, Statham, and Joyce Sullivan, Winder; brother, Dwight Ward, Jefferson; 10 Grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 19, at 2 p.m. in the Bethany United Methodist Church with the Rev. Billy Pittman officiating. The body will lie in state at the church from 1:30 to 2 p.m., prior to the service. The burial will follow in the church cemetery with Randy Smith, Russ Doster, Ronnie Norris, Brandon Smith, John Wayne Venable and Francis Finch, honored as pallbearers. The visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
John Duke (6-27-11)
GRINNELL, IOWA – John Lewis Duke, 103, formerly of Canton, N.C., died Monday, June 27, 2011.
Born on January 20, 1908, in Jefferson, he was the son of the late Addie Boggs and John Richard Duke. He graduated from the Martin Institute in Jefferson in 1925 and soon began his long career with Carolina Power and Light (now Progress Energy). He retired in 1973 as the chief dispatcher for the western division.
He married Maxine Elizabeth Holtzclaw on March 8, 1933, in Canton, N.C. Although they spent most of their marriage and raised their family in Canton, they also lived in Raleigh and Roxboro, N.C. Maxine died April 4, 1990. Lewis moved to Grinnell in 2000 to be hear family members.
Formerly recognized for 75 years of Masonic service in 2006, Lewis was a life member of the Pidgeon River Masonic Lodge. He took particular pride in his family, his job and his very productive vegetable gardens. All of his friends and family knew that Lewis could “fix anything.”
Surviving family members who treasure their memories of Lewis are two sons, Charlie (Mari) Duke, Grinnell, Iowa, and Tony (Jo) Duke, Ankeny, Iowa; four grandchildren, Jeremy Duke, Columbia, Mo., Abbey Duke, Burlington, Vt., Jason Duke, Ankeny, Iowa and Travis Duke, Ankeny, Iowa; five great-grandchildren; and a nephew, Richard Duke, Louisville, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years; his brother Bill; and his sisters, Leota and Macey.
Smith Funeral Homes, Grinnell and Victor, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.
Born on January 20, 1908, in Jefferson, he was the son of the late Addie Boggs and John Richard Duke. He graduated from the Martin Institute in Jefferson in 1925 and soon began his long career with Carolina Power and Light (now Progress Energy). He retired in 1973 as the chief dispatcher for the western division.
He married Maxine Elizabeth Holtzclaw on March 8, 1933, in Canton, N.C. Although they spent most of their marriage and raised their family in Canton, they also lived in Raleigh and Roxboro, N.C. Maxine died April 4, 1990. Lewis moved to Grinnell in 2000 to be hear family members.
Formerly recognized for 75 years of Masonic service in 2006, Lewis was a life member of the Pidgeon River Masonic Lodge. He took particular pride in his family, his job and his very productive vegetable gardens. All of his friends and family knew that Lewis could “fix anything.”
Surviving family members who treasure their memories of Lewis are two sons, Charlie (Mari) Duke, Grinnell, Iowa, and Tony (Jo) Duke, Ankeny, Iowa; four grandchildren, Jeremy Duke, Columbia, Mo., Abbey Duke, Burlington, Vt., Jason Duke, Ankeny, Iowa and Travis Duke, Ankeny, Iowa; five great-grandchildren; and a nephew, Richard Duke, Louisville, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years; his brother Bill; and his sisters, Leota and Macey.
Smith Funeral Homes, Grinnell and Victor, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.
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