HULL – Frances W. Ware, 85, died Sunday, September 25, 2011 at St. Mary’s Hospice House in Bogart.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Lessie Bone Watson. Mrs. Ware was preceded in death by her husband, Hal Garnett Ware; a son, Garnett Lee Ware; and two brothers, James Watson and Walter Lee Watson.
Survivors include daughters, Sandra Coile, Renee Ware and Baxster (Lisa), all of Hull, and Marie Davis, Carolyn Smith and Ellen Ware, all of Danielsville; brothers, W.A. Watson, Roy Watson and Roger Watson, all of Danielsville; sister, Barbara Dove, Danielsville; 11 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Wednesday, September 28, at 1 p.m., from the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Madison County Chapel in Danielsville, with grandsons Jason Davis and Pastor Joe Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Danielsville Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, September 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. and other times at 9102 Hwy. 72 in Hull.
Ivie Funeral Home, Madison County Chapel, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
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John Hazel Porterfield (9-22-11)
HULL - John Hazel Porterfield died September 22, 2011.
She was born July 26, 1917, the daughter of the late J. G. Yarbrough and Nettie Hart Yarbrough, and lived in Hull, Madison County, all of her life. Mrs. Porterfield was preceded in death by her late husband, Paul Porterfield, who died in 1994; and siblings, Pauline Y. Thompson, Wilma Y. Simmons, Alfred Colquitt Yarbrough, Lounette Y. Brown, Joan Y. Melton, and Florence Y. Hix.
Mrs. Porterfield was a faithful member of Hull Baptist Church as long as she was able. She will best be remembered as a devoted daughter, wife, mother and grandmother and the baker of delicious pecan pies, which she graciously shared with the Hull Community.
Survivors include her only son, Larry P. Porterfield (Jean), Hull; granddaughter, Sabrina Porterfield; great-grandchildren, Aaron Turner and Austin Turner; step-grandchildren, Natalie S. Camp (Tom) and Lance Strickland (Jenell); her only living sibling, a sister, Lillian Y. Thomason (Lance), Hull; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family wishes to thank Alzheimer’s Care of Commerce and Hospice Advantage for their care and support.
Funeral services will be Saturday, September 24, at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, with interment in Athens Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Friday, September 23 from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Care of Commerce, 200 Bolton Rd., Commerce, GA 30529.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
She was born July 26, 1917, the daughter of the late J. G. Yarbrough and Nettie Hart Yarbrough, and lived in Hull, Madison County, all of her life. Mrs. Porterfield was preceded in death by her late husband, Paul Porterfield, who died in 1994; and siblings, Pauline Y. Thompson, Wilma Y. Simmons, Alfred Colquitt Yarbrough, Lounette Y. Brown, Joan Y. Melton, and Florence Y. Hix.
Mrs. Porterfield was a faithful member of Hull Baptist Church as long as she was able. She will best be remembered as a devoted daughter, wife, mother and grandmother and the baker of delicious pecan pies, which she graciously shared with the Hull Community.
Survivors include her only son, Larry P. Porterfield (Jean), Hull; granddaughter, Sabrina Porterfield; great-grandchildren, Aaron Turner and Austin Turner; step-grandchildren, Natalie S. Camp (Tom) and Lance Strickland (Jenell); her only living sibling, a sister, Lillian Y. Thomason (Lance), Hull; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family wishes to thank Alzheimer’s Care of Commerce and Hospice Advantage for their care and support.
Funeral services will be Saturday, September 24, at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, with interment in Athens Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Friday, September 23 from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Care of Commerce, 200 Bolton Rd., Commerce, GA 30529.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
Rhonda Turner (9-21-11)
ROYSTON – Rhonda Gail Garmon Turner, 61, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at the Cobb Memorial Hospital in Royston.
Born in Duluth on December 8, 1949, she was the daughter of the late James and Leona Bernice Hugley Garmon. She was a certified nursing assistant having worked with Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Bowman, member of the Royston-Franklin Springs Lions Club, and member of the Ty Cobb Memorial Hospital Pink Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Richard A. Turner, Royston; sons, Donald Turner, Winston, and Sterling Turner, Flowery Branch; daughters, Veronica Leaptrott, Evans, and Melissa Orr, Gainesville; brother, James Garmon, Braselton; sisters, Iris Simonds, Royston, Debbie Adams, Hoschton, and Lynn Simonton, Danielsville; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 24, at 2 p.m., at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Bowman with the Rev. Chris Pritchett officiating. Burial will be in the Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
The body is at the Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, September 23. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The family is at the home.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Duluth on December 8, 1949, she was the daughter of the late James and Leona Bernice Hugley Garmon. She was a certified nursing assistant having worked with Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Bowman, member of the Royston-Franklin Springs Lions Club, and member of the Ty Cobb Memorial Hospital Pink Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Richard A. Turner, Royston; sons, Donald Turner, Winston, and Sterling Turner, Flowery Branch; daughters, Veronica Leaptrott, Evans, and Melissa Orr, Gainesville; brother, James Garmon, Braselton; sisters, Iris Simonds, Royston, Debbie Adams, Hoschton, and Lynn Simonton, Danielsville; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 24, at 2 p.m., at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Bowman with the Rev. Chris Pritchett officiating. Burial will be in the Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
The body is at the Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, September 23. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The family is at the home.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Lea Lynn (9-18-11)
DANIELSVILLE - Lea Danielle Lynn, infant daughter of Wesley and Amber Lynn of Danielsville, died Sunday, September 18, 2011, at Cobb Memorial Hospital in Royston.
Due to circumstances beyond the control of the family or the funeral home, the visitation and funeral services have been changed from Wednesday, September 21, to Thursday, September 22 at 2 p.m. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. from the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Madison County Chapel, in Danielsville.
Ivie Funeral Home, Madison County Chapel, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Due to circumstances beyond the control of the family or the funeral home, the visitation and funeral services have been changed from Wednesday, September 21, to Thursday, September 22 at 2 p.m. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. from the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Madison County Chapel, in Danielsville.
Ivie Funeral Home, Madison County Chapel, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Bonita E. Churchman (9-17-11)
COLBERT - Bonita Elaine Churchman, 40, died Saturday, September 17, 2011 peacefully at her residence.
A native of Athens, she was the daughter of Frank L. and Bette Ottersbach Churchman and was a 1989 graduate of Madison County High School. She received her Associate Degree in nursing in 1993 from Athens Technical College and was employed with Athens Regional Medical Center as a nurse in the Neuro ICU unit for 15 years. She was of the Baptist denomination.
Survivors in addition to her parents include a daughter, Heather Ashlee Lord; three brothers, Mark Andrew, David Lee, and Paul Alan Churchman; and 10 nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at Riverside Baptist Church on Tuesday, September 20, at 2 p.m. with the Revs. Joe Wood and Dennis Nix officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, September 19, from 6 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Riverside Baptist Church, 65 Sorrow Patterson Rd., Colbert, GA 30628.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, has charge of arrangements.
A native of Athens, she was the daughter of Frank L. and Bette Ottersbach Churchman and was a 1989 graduate of Madison County High School. She received her Associate Degree in nursing in 1993 from Athens Technical College and was employed with Athens Regional Medical Center as a nurse in the Neuro ICU unit for 15 years. She was of the Baptist denomination.
Survivors in addition to her parents include a daughter, Heather Ashlee Lord; three brothers, Mark Andrew, David Lee, and Paul Alan Churchman; and 10 nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at Riverside Baptist Church on Tuesday, September 20, at 2 p.m. with the Revs. Joe Wood and Dennis Nix officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, September 19, from 6 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Riverside Baptist Church, 65 Sorrow Patterson Rd., Colbert, GA 30628.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, has charge of arrangements.
‘Berbie’ Burroughs (9-14-11)
COLBERT – Roberta Whitehead “Berbie” Burroughs, 93, of 5821 Colbert-Danielsville Rd., died Wednesday, September 14, 2011.
A lifelong resident of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Earnest and Susie Vaughn Whitehead. She was preceded in death by a sister, Rosa Lou Whitehead; two brothers, Ralph and Reece Whitehead of Comer; sister-in-law, Willie Mae Threkeld of Paoli; and a brother-in-law, Ralph Burroughs of Atlanta. She was a homemaker and member of Colbert Baptist Church. She was a loving and devoted wife, sister, and second mother to her sister’s children.
Survivors include her loving husband of 70 years, Paul Burroughs; a sister, Reba Moon, Colbert; two nieces, Tammy Moon Strickland (Keith), Colbert, and Carol Lowe, Stone Mountain; nephews, Dennis Moon (Brenda), Colbert, Mitch Moon, Danielsville, Ken Whitehead (Linda) and Donald Whitehead (Rita), all of Comer, Lanier Whitehead (Barbara), Bogart, Billy Threkeld, Milledgeville, Joe Threkeld, Tennessee, and David Burroughs, Stone Mountain; as well as many great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, September 16, at 3 p.m. at Colbert Baptist Church with the Rev. Brad Wilson officiating. Internment will be in Colbert Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, September 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Brad Moon, Russ Moon, Ben Strickland, Donald Whitehead, Ken Whitehead, and Lanier Whitehead.
Special thank you to her loving caregivers, Ida Campbell, Myranda Hood, and Yvonne Roberson.
Lord & Stephens, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements
A lifelong resident of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Earnest and Susie Vaughn Whitehead. She was preceded in death by a sister, Rosa Lou Whitehead; two brothers, Ralph and Reece Whitehead of Comer; sister-in-law, Willie Mae Threkeld of Paoli; and a brother-in-law, Ralph Burroughs of Atlanta. She was a homemaker and member of Colbert Baptist Church. She was a loving and devoted wife, sister, and second mother to her sister’s children.
Survivors include her loving husband of 70 years, Paul Burroughs; a sister, Reba Moon, Colbert; two nieces, Tammy Moon Strickland (Keith), Colbert, and Carol Lowe, Stone Mountain; nephews, Dennis Moon (Brenda), Colbert, Mitch Moon, Danielsville, Ken Whitehead (Linda) and Donald Whitehead (Rita), all of Comer, Lanier Whitehead (Barbara), Bogart, Billy Threkeld, Milledgeville, Joe Threkeld, Tennessee, and David Burroughs, Stone Mountain; as well as many great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, September 16, at 3 p.m. at Colbert Baptist Church with the Rev. Brad Wilson officiating. Internment will be in Colbert Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, September 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Brad Moon, Russ Moon, Ben Strickland, Donald Whitehead, Ken Whitehead, and Lanier Whitehead.
Special thank you to her loving caregivers, Ida Campbell, Myranda Hood, and Yvonne Roberson.
Lord & Stephens, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements
Virgil Youngblood (7-18-11)
A memorial visitation for Virgil E. Youngblood (May 31, 1923 to July 18, 2011) and Frannkie C. Youngblood (Jan. 23, 1929 to April 5, 2010) — father and stepmother of Kay Meadow and Mike Youngblood of Hull, and Marilyn Lambert of Gainesville — will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home in Danielsville from 1 to 3 p.m.
Bruce Pilon (8-23-11)
BOWMAN - Bruce Pilon, resident of Bowman, Ga. and formerly of Danielsville, passed away on August 23, 2011, at the age of 71 at his residence.
Mr. Pilon was born on the 22nd of December, 1939 in Hartford, Conn. He moved to Georgia in 1980. He was an accomplished contractor and was proud of his honored military service. He was a staple of the recovering community in Athens for more than 30 years and was a member of the Athens Biscayne Room.
Survivors include his wife Missie; their daughters, Mandy and Holly; stepson, Eric Adams; and brother, Dr. Robert Pilon. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold, his mother, Dorothy, and his late wife, Patsy.
A covered dish memorial service will be held Sunday September 11, at 2:30 p.m. at the Young Harris Methodist Church, 973 Prince Ave., Athens, GA.
Mr. Pilon was born on the 22nd of December, 1939 in Hartford, Conn. He moved to Georgia in 1980. He was an accomplished contractor and was proud of his honored military service. He was a staple of the recovering community in Athens for more than 30 years and was a member of the Athens Biscayne Room.
Survivors include his wife Missie; their daughters, Mandy and Holly; stepson, Eric Adams; and brother, Dr. Robert Pilon. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold, his mother, Dorothy, and his late wife, Patsy.
A covered dish memorial service will be held Sunday September 11, at 2:30 p.m. at the Young Harris Methodist Church, 973 Prince Ave., Athens, GA.
Erwin Hardeman (9-4-11)
COMER - Erwin Hardeman, 72 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 4, 2011.
He was the son of the late Currell and Ethel Hardeman. Mr. Hardeman is preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Hammond Hardeman; brother, James Hardeman; and sister, Frances Cofer.
He owned and operated Hardeman Insurance with Cotton States and retired after 35 years of service. He was a member of Comer Baptist Church, where he served faithfully as a deacon, Sunday School Secretary, and choir member. He was an active Rotary Club member, served with Meals on Wheels and Hope for the Hungry.
He was an irreplaceable and loving daddy, papa, husband and brother.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Snelling Hardeman; daughters and son-in-law, Terri (Howell) Seagraves, Ila, and Paula (Curtis) Drake, Comer; grandchildren, Alicia Mallory and Blaine Seagraves, and Autumn Drake; step-daughter, Lynn Snelling; and daughter, Emily Pace; step-daughter and son-in-law, Jane (Patrick) deAlbuquerque; sisters, Joyce Williamson and Dorothy Hancock; sister and brother-in-law, Charlotte (Phillip) Langford; sister-in-law, Florence Hardeman; and many dearly loved nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be at Lord & Stephens, Danielsville on Tuesday, September 6, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Services will be at Comer Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7, with Burial at the Comer Cemetery following the service.
Flowers are accepted, however donations can be made to the Comer Baptist Church Building Fund at P.O. Box 208, Comer, GA. 30629.
Lord & Stephens Danielsville Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
He was the son of the late Currell and Ethel Hardeman. Mr. Hardeman is preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Hammond Hardeman; brother, James Hardeman; and sister, Frances Cofer.
He owned and operated Hardeman Insurance with Cotton States and retired after 35 years of service. He was a member of Comer Baptist Church, where he served faithfully as a deacon, Sunday School Secretary, and choir member. He was an active Rotary Club member, served with Meals on Wheels and Hope for the Hungry.
He was an irreplaceable and loving daddy, papa, husband and brother.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Snelling Hardeman; daughters and son-in-law, Terri (Howell) Seagraves, Ila, and Paula (Curtis) Drake, Comer; grandchildren, Alicia Mallory and Blaine Seagraves, and Autumn Drake; step-daughter, Lynn Snelling; and daughter, Emily Pace; step-daughter and son-in-law, Jane (Patrick) deAlbuquerque; sisters, Joyce Williamson and Dorothy Hancock; sister and brother-in-law, Charlotte (Phillip) Langford; sister-in-law, Florence Hardeman; and many dearly loved nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be at Lord & Stephens, Danielsville on Tuesday, September 6, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Services will be at Comer Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7, with Burial at the Comer Cemetery following the service.
Flowers are accepted, however donations can be made to the Comer Baptist Church Building Fund at P.O. Box 208, Comer, GA. 30629.
Lord & Stephens Danielsville Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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