JEFFERSON - Miss Hilda Wilhite was born June 1, 1926 in Jefferson, the daughter of the late Hoyt and Lorean Haynes Wilhite.
Hilda attended Jefferson Elementary School, and graduated in 1947 from Fair Street High School in Gainesville. She completed Early Childhood Development training at the University of Georgia in 1967, Child Development Associate training at Gainesville College in 1971, and received a CDA in Early Childhood Education from Gainesville College in 1982.
After acquiring knowledge and training in the field of education, Miss Wilhite devoted 25 years to the Jackson County Head Start Program. She was employed by Allied Community Services, Inc., Bryan Hill Child Development Center, Jackson County Head Start, and ACTION Inc. She had devoted most of her career to serving the families and children of Jackson County and surrounding areas.
She has always strived to help others, and has received numerous awards for her service:
• She received the Jefferson High School Parents Appreciation Award 1981-1982
• Jackson County Head Start Staff Person of the Year 1985-1986
• MLK Jr. Service Award from the Jackson County MLK Jr. Commemoration Birthday Celebration in 2000
• Retired from ACTION Inc. Jackson County Head Start, Jefferson, as a teacher with 31 total years of service
She leaves to cherish her memory, two sisters, Robelia Victrum and Jacqueline Wilhite, both of Jefferson; two nieces Vanessa Hunter and Beverly Victrum, both of Jefferson; an adopted sister in Christ, Louise Fitch, Jefferson; God-daughter, Labrenza Law, Jefferson; and a host of great-nephews, great-nieces, relatives, students, dear friends and neighbors.
Funeral services will be held at Paradise AME Church on Sunday, March 25, at 2 p.m. Visitation will be held at Paradise AME Church on Saturday, March 24, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Professional services entrusted to Wimberly & Jackson Funeral Home, Gainesville.
Jackson County
Bessie Mae Hanes (3-22-12)
NICHOLSON - Bessie Mae Hanes, 83, previously of Stone Mountain, went to heaven on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at her residence.
She was born in Bremen, Ky., the daughter of the late Onice and Opal Clark Wilkins. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. She married Fred Hanes on June 13, 1948 in Evansville, Ind.
She was a wonderful woman who loved God and cherished her family. She was a true friend to many and will be remembered for her generous acts of kindness. She was a member of the Commerce Garden Club for years and won the Beauty Spot award. She inherited her love of nature from her father and most notable in her garden is the bed of old fashioned pink roses originally grown by her parents and transplanted from home to home through the years.
She will be remembered for being a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, mamaw, great-mamaw, and most importantly a strong woman of God. Today we celebrate her life and have peace knowing she is Home where she belongs.
Mrs. Hanes is survived by her husband, Fred Thomas Hanes, Nicholson; daughter, Diane Hanes, Port Monmouth, N.J.; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Phillip Hanes and Mary Hanes, Tampa, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law, Patty and Perry Phillips, Flowery Branch; brother, Rev. Calvin Wilkins, Benton, Ky.; grandchildren, Christopher Hanes, Ocala, Fla., Ashley Hagin and husband, Adam, Oakwood, Jennifer Hanes, Apopka, Fla., Michael Hanes, San Francisco, Calif., and Cooper Phillips, Flowery Branch; great-grandchildren, Caroline Hanes and Copeland Hagin.
Funeral services will be held Monday, March 26, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Revs. Derry Oliver, Verlin Reece, Dr. Phillip Hanes, and the Rev. Calvin Wilkins officiating with the interment following at Jackson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday night, March 24 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
She was born in Bremen, Ky., the daughter of the late Onice and Opal Clark Wilkins. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. She married Fred Hanes on June 13, 1948 in Evansville, Ind.
She was a wonderful woman who loved God and cherished her family. She was a true friend to many and will be remembered for her generous acts of kindness. She was a member of the Commerce Garden Club for years and won the Beauty Spot award. She inherited her love of nature from her father and most notable in her garden is the bed of old fashioned pink roses originally grown by her parents and transplanted from home to home through the years.
She will be remembered for being a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, mamaw, great-mamaw, and most importantly a strong woman of God. Today we celebrate her life and have peace knowing she is Home where she belongs.
Mrs. Hanes is survived by her husband, Fred Thomas Hanes, Nicholson; daughter, Diane Hanes, Port Monmouth, N.J.; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Phillip Hanes and Mary Hanes, Tampa, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law, Patty and Perry Phillips, Flowery Branch; brother, Rev. Calvin Wilkins, Benton, Ky.; grandchildren, Christopher Hanes, Ocala, Fla., Ashley Hagin and husband, Adam, Oakwood, Jennifer Hanes, Apopka, Fla., Michael Hanes, San Francisco, Calif., and Cooper Phillips, Flowery Branch; great-grandchildren, Caroline Hanes and Copeland Hagin.
Funeral services will be held Monday, March 26, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Revs. Derry Oliver, Verlin Reece, Dr. Phillip Hanes, and the Rev. Calvin Wilkins officiating with the interment following at Jackson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday night, March 24 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Lois Burgess (3-21-12)
WATKINSVILLE - Lois Bowles Burgess, 80, wife of the late Henry Calvin Burgess, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Flora Bowles. In addition to her husband and parents, Lois was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Marion and Clinton Bales. She retired from Reliance Electric.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and Sara Burgess, Loxley, Ala., Michael and Marsha Burgess, Watkinsville; sister, Rosa (Glen) Roland; brothers, Delmar (Mary) Bowles, and Tom (Judy) Bowles; grandchildren, Veronica Shehee, Michael Burgess, Karen Griffin, Rhonda Judy, Chris Hayman, Julia DeForest, and Scott Simmons; and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at Antioch Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Friday, March 23, at Oconee Chapel Funeral Directors. Honorary pallbearers will be Vann Shehee, Blake Judy, Christopher Simmons, Michael Burgess, Russell Bales, Jim Bales and Dale Bowles.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Oconee Chapel Funeral Directors, Watkinsville, are in charge of arrangements.
A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Flora Bowles. In addition to her husband and parents, Lois was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Marion and Clinton Bales. She retired from Reliance Electric.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and Sara Burgess, Loxley, Ala., Michael and Marsha Burgess, Watkinsville; sister, Rosa (Glen) Roland; brothers, Delmar (Mary) Bowles, and Tom (Judy) Bowles; grandchildren, Veronica Shehee, Michael Burgess, Karen Griffin, Rhonda Judy, Chris Hayman, Julia DeForest, and Scott Simmons; and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at Antioch Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Friday, March 23, at Oconee Chapel Funeral Directors. Honorary pallbearers will be Vann Shehee, Blake Judy, Christopher Simmons, Michael Burgess, Russell Bales, Jim Bales and Dale Bowles.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Oconee Chapel Funeral Directors, Watkinsville, are in charge of arrangements.
Louise Herring (3-21-12)
JEFFERSON - Louise C. Herring, 94, formerly of Manchester, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
She was the daughter of the late William Dewey and Flora Gowen Copeland of Manchester. Mrs. Herring finished Manchester High School, Bessie Tift College in Forsyth, and Draughons Business College in Atlanta. Mrs. Herring worked for the US Corps of Engineers for a number of years, traveling from Atlanta to Alaska and Canada for the building of the Alaska Highway. After returning to Georgia, she operated the family Cold Storage and Freezer Locker Plant in Manchester. In April of 1954, she married Albert (Blue) Herring of Greenville, GA. Blue was Clerk of Superior Court in Meriwether County and Louise was Deputy Clerk of Superior Court. In 1976 the courthouse caught fire. Louise helped everyone escape from her office before placing all the record books in the vault. She escaped her office just before it became engulfed in flames by breaking a window with a small record book and climbing down a ladder. After Blue died in December of 1976, Louise was elected Clerk of Superior Court, a position she held until her retirement in December of 1984. Louise was a member of Greenville Baptist Church and the Lagrange, GA Chapter of DAR.
Survivors include her sister, Ruth C. Johnson; nieces and nephews, Shirley Ruth Johnson, Dewey Johnson, his wife Robyn, their son Nathan, his wife Brittany, and their son Luke; Randy Johnson, his wife Jackie, their sons, James Thomas Johnson and daughter Flora Audrey Stell and her husband, John Stell; Laura Louise Underwood, Elijah Underwood, and his wife Amanda and their children, Samuel and Katherine. Cousins include Julia Casey Watson and Freda Copeland Hoffman and special friends Bernice Parks, Sara Ellen Hutchinson and Caregivers.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 24, at 1:30 p.m. at the graveside in the Manchester City Cemetery. Minister Tom Plank and the Rev. Jonathan Porter will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the First Baptist Church of Greenville, GA, 1706 Church Street, Greenville, GA 30222, or the Galilee Christian Church, 2191 Galilee Church Road, Jefferson, GA 30549.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
She was the daughter of the late William Dewey and Flora Gowen Copeland of Manchester. Mrs. Herring finished Manchester High School, Bessie Tift College in Forsyth, and Draughons Business College in Atlanta. Mrs. Herring worked for the US Corps of Engineers for a number of years, traveling from Atlanta to Alaska and Canada for the building of the Alaska Highway. After returning to Georgia, she operated the family Cold Storage and Freezer Locker Plant in Manchester. In April of 1954, she married Albert (Blue) Herring of Greenville, GA. Blue was Clerk of Superior Court in Meriwether County and Louise was Deputy Clerk of Superior Court. In 1976 the courthouse caught fire. Louise helped everyone escape from her office before placing all the record books in the vault. She escaped her office just before it became engulfed in flames by breaking a window with a small record book and climbing down a ladder. After Blue died in December of 1976, Louise was elected Clerk of Superior Court, a position she held until her retirement in December of 1984. Louise was a member of Greenville Baptist Church and the Lagrange, GA Chapter of DAR.
Survivors include her sister, Ruth C. Johnson; nieces and nephews, Shirley Ruth Johnson, Dewey Johnson, his wife Robyn, their son Nathan, his wife Brittany, and their son Luke; Randy Johnson, his wife Jackie, their sons, James Thomas Johnson and daughter Flora Audrey Stell and her husband, John Stell; Laura Louise Underwood, Elijah Underwood, and his wife Amanda and their children, Samuel and Katherine. Cousins include Julia Casey Watson and Freda Copeland Hoffman and special friends Bernice Parks, Sara Ellen Hutchinson and Caregivers.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 24, at 1:30 p.m. at the graveside in the Manchester City Cemetery. Minister Tom Plank and the Rev. Jonathan Porter will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the First Baptist Church of Greenville, GA, 1706 Church Street, Greenville, GA 30222, or the Galilee Christian Church, 2191 Galilee Church Road, Jefferson, GA 30549.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Violet Clark (3-20-12)
BRASELTON - Violet Gregory Clark, 90, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late A.W. and Maude Fricks Gregory. Mrs. Clark was a homemaker and a member of Hoschton Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, W.F. Clark, Braselton; daughters, Susan (Phil) Duck, Braselton, Connie E. Clark, Atlanta; grandchildren, Shannon (Tara) Duck, Braselton, Jared Wills, Jefferson; nieces, Christy Yeagar, Cumming, and Dr. Bonnie Gregory, New Mexico.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 23, at 2 p.m. in Evans Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ricky Thrasher officiating. The visitation will be held on Thursday evening, March 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and the burial will follow in Walnut Fork Baptist Church Cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late A.W. and Maude Fricks Gregory. Mrs. Clark was a homemaker and a member of Hoschton Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, W.F. Clark, Braselton; daughters, Susan (Phil) Duck, Braselton, Connie E. Clark, Atlanta; grandchildren, Shannon (Tara) Duck, Braselton, Jared Wills, Jefferson; nieces, Christy Yeagar, Cumming, and Dr. Bonnie Gregory, New Mexico.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 23, at 2 p.m. in Evans Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ricky Thrasher officiating. The visitation will be held on Thursday evening, March 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and the burial will follow in Walnut Fork Baptist Church Cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Lee Jones (3-21-12)
COMMERCE - Lee Edward Jones, 87, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Born in Jefferson, he was the son of the late, Lillius and Bessie Mae Jones. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, a World War II Army Veteran, and owner of Ed and Bill Photo Studio.
Survivors include his wife, Bettie Blanche Lacek Jones, Commerce; daughters, Linda Snipes, Athens, and Patti Quinn, Hull; son, Joe Jones, Commerce; and four grandchildren.
Funeral service will be Friday, March 23 at 11 a.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. Carlton Peters officiating with the interment following in Jackson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday night, March 22, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangement.
Born in Jefferson, he was the son of the late, Lillius and Bessie Mae Jones. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, a World War II Army Veteran, and owner of Ed and Bill Photo Studio.
Survivors include his wife, Bettie Blanche Lacek Jones, Commerce; daughters, Linda Snipes, Athens, and Patti Quinn, Hull; son, Joe Jones, Commerce; and four grandchildren.
Funeral service will be Friday, March 23 at 11 a.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. Carlton Peters officiating with the interment following in Jackson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday night, March 22, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangement.
Raymond Neal (3-18-12)
TOCCOA - Raymond Alton Neal, 75, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012 at his residence.
Born June 10, 1936 in Columbia County, Ga., he was the son of the late Johnnie G. and Jessie Anderson Neal. Raised in Harlem, Ga., he went on to attend the University of Georgia, where he earned a business degree in 1957, and subsequently earned a banking degree from the Louisiana State University Banking School of the South. He began his career at the Georgia Railroad Bank in Augusta before coming to Toccoa in 1963, serving as vice president and cashier of the Bank of Toccoa until 1977. He subsequently served as vice president of E-Z Bore Inc. in Toccoa for some 10 years before going to work for World Finance Corp. as manager of the Commerce office, a position he held until retiring due to illness in 2008. Mr. Neal was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Lois Neal; and a brother-in-law, Hugh Camp, all of Harlem.
Family members include his wife, Kaye Mims Neal; sons and daughter-in-law, David W. Neal, and Patrick and Shelly Neal; daughter and son-in-law, Tonya and David Rosenbalm; grandchildren, Haley Neal, J.T. Neal, Katie Rosenbalm, and Natalie Rosenbalm; sisters and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Roy Stokes and Dorothy Camp; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, at the Harlem City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews, Jerry Stokes, John Neal, Aubrey Neal, Jeff Neal, Steve Camp, and Bob Luckino. Honorary pallbearers will be Gordon Telford, George Ware, Bobby Pate, Keith Cheek, and Wendell Burton. The family will receive friends at the Whitlock Mortuary from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20.
In lieu of lowers, the family asks that donations in his memory be made to your favorite charity.
Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa, is in charge of arrangements.
Born June 10, 1936 in Columbia County, Ga., he was the son of the late Johnnie G. and Jessie Anderson Neal. Raised in Harlem, Ga., he went on to attend the University of Georgia, where he earned a business degree in 1957, and subsequently earned a banking degree from the Louisiana State University Banking School of the South. He began his career at the Georgia Railroad Bank in Augusta before coming to Toccoa in 1963, serving as vice president and cashier of the Bank of Toccoa until 1977. He subsequently served as vice president of E-Z Bore Inc. in Toccoa for some 10 years before going to work for World Finance Corp. as manager of the Commerce office, a position he held until retiring due to illness in 2008. Mr. Neal was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Lois Neal; and a brother-in-law, Hugh Camp, all of Harlem.
Family members include his wife, Kaye Mims Neal; sons and daughter-in-law, David W. Neal, and Patrick and Shelly Neal; daughter and son-in-law, Tonya and David Rosenbalm; grandchildren, Haley Neal, J.T. Neal, Katie Rosenbalm, and Natalie Rosenbalm; sisters and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Roy Stokes and Dorothy Camp; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, at the Harlem City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews, Jerry Stokes, John Neal, Aubrey Neal, Jeff Neal, Steve Camp, and Bob Luckino. Honorary pallbearers will be Gordon Telford, George Ware, Bobby Pate, Keith Cheek, and Wendell Burton. The family will receive friends at the Whitlock Mortuary from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20.
In lieu of lowers, the family asks that donations in his memory be made to your favorite charity.
Whitlock Mortuary, Toccoa, is in charge of arrangements.
Doris Cathey (3-18-12)
HELEN - Doris Ruth Cathey, 84, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
She was a native of Robertstown in White County. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Martha Allison Cornell; a sister Charlotte Turner; and brother Larry Cornell. She attended White County Schools, and graduated from Nacoochee High School in 1944.
She was a member and former choir member of Center Baptist Church. From 1962-1969 she was co-owner and operator of The Iceburg, one of Helen's first restaurants. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and homemaker, and was well known among friends and family for her cooking and baking.
Survivors include her husband and caregiver of 67 years, Ross Cathey; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard "Skeet" and Beth Cathey, Jefferson, Skip and Judy Cathey, Cleveland, Jeff and Zulene Cathey, Sautee Nacoochee; grandson and wife, Jeremy and Kelly Cathey, Cleveland; two great-grandchildren, Grayson and Paisley Cathey; step-granddaughter and husband, Libby and Will Tonogan, Sautee Nacoochee; two step-grandchildren, Dylan and Gracie Tonogan; and a step-grandson, J.D. Brewington, Tennessee.
Survivors include sisters and spouses, Florence Sims, Gainesville, Sue Nix, Cleveland, and Evelyn and Darald Binsz, Winterville; brothers and spouses, Dan and Sandra Cornell, Hartwell, and Glenn and Jena Cornell, Dacula; brother-in-law, Arthur Turner, Dunwoody; sister-in-law, Arlene Cornell, Hagerstown, Md.; special friend, Sandee Pulliam, Helen; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Tuesday, March 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, 2721 Highway 129 South, Cleveland and services will be held in the funeral home chapel, Wednesday, March 21, at 1 p.m. with the Revs. Michael Wilkes, Henry Loggins, Hoyt Winkler and Garry Hefner officiating. Interment will be at Gateway Memory Park Cemetery, Cleveland, with nephews Michael Sims, Hal Sims, Artie Turner, Steve Turner, Chad Cornell, Bill Cornell, Mark Binsz, Butch Nix, Rick Trivett and Dan Windam serving as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Center Baptist Church, Building Fund, 109 Elrod Rd., Helen, GA 30545.
Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland is in charge of arrangements.
She was a native of Robertstown in White County. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Martha Allison Cornell; a sister Charlotte Turner; and brother Larry Cornell. She attended White County Schools, and graduated from Nacoochee High School in 1944.
She was a member and former choir member of Center Baptist Church. From 1962-1969 she was co-owner and operator of The Iceburg, one of Helen's first restaurants. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and homemaker, and was well known among friends and family for her cooking and baking.
Survivors include her husband and caregiver of 67 years, Ross Cathey; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard "Skeet" and Beth Cathey, Jefferson, Skip and Judy Cathey, Cleveland, Jeff and Zulene Cathey, Sautee Nacoochee; grandson and wife, Jeremy and Kelly Cathey, Cleveland; two great-grandchildren, Grayson and Paisley Cathey; step-granddaughter and husband, Libby and Will Tonogan, Sautee Nacoochee; two step-grandchildren, Dylan and Gracie Tonogan; and a step-grandson, J.D. Brewington, Tennessee.
Survivors include sisters and spouses, Florence Sims, Gainesville, Sue Nix, Cleveland, and Evelyn and Darald Binsz, Winterville; brothers and spouses, Dan and Sandra Cornell, Hartwell, and Glenn and Jena Cornell, Dacula; brother-in-law, Arthur Turner, Dunwoody; sister-in-law, Arlene Cornell, Hagerstown, Md.; special friend, Sandee Pulliam, Helen; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Tuesday, March 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, 2721 Highway 129 South, Cleveland and services will be held in the funeral home chapel, Wednesday, March 21, at 1 p.m. with the Revs. Michael Wilkes, Henry Loggins, Hoyt Winkler and Garry Hefner officiating. Interment will be at Gateway Memory Park Cemetery, Cleveland, with nephews Michael Sims, Hal Sims, Artie Turner, Steve Turner, Chad Cornell, Bill Cornell, Mark Binsz, Butch Nix, Rick Trivett and Dan Windam serving as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Center Baptist Church, Building Fund, 109 Elrod Rd., Helen, GA 30545.
Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland is in charge of arrangements.
‘Butch’ Pugh (3-17-12)
JEFFERSON - Robert Lee "Butch" Pugh Jr., 63, passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012.
He was the son of the late Robert Lee Pugh Sr. and Mary Helen Nickerson. He served in the United States Marines during the Vietnam War and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Survivors include sisters and brothers-in-law, Jody and Emory Thomas, Jefferson, Nikki and Elmer Stewart, Estero, Fla.; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services will be Tuesday March 20, at 11 a.m. in the Evans Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Page officiating. Interment will follow at Evans Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday March 19, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
He was the son of the late Robert Lee Pugh Sr. and Mary Helen Nickerson. He served in the United States Marines during the Vietnam War and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Survivors include sisters and brothers-in-law, Jody and Emory Thomas, Jefferson, Nikki and Elmer Stewart, Estero, Fla.; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services will be Tuesday March 20, at 11 a.m. in the Evans Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Page officiating. Interment will follow at Evans Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday March 19, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Shirley Millwood (3-12-12)
CARYVILLE, FLA. – Shirley Ann Millwood, 70, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 12, 2012, at Gulf Coast Community Hospital.
She was born on May 30, 1941, in Hall County, the daughter of the late Joe and Udell Benifield. She graduated from Dacula High School in 1960. She moved to the Washington County area in 1998, coming from Buford. She was a nurse’s aide and a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Flowery Branch. Mrs. Millwood was preceded in death by two brothers, Sam and Billy Benifield; and two sisters, Agnes Whitmire and Frances Benifield.
Survivors include a son, Everett “Eddie” Millwood Jr. and wife, Vickie, Commerce; daughter, Cheryl Williams, Caryville, Fla.; brothers, Jim Benifield and wife, Anna, Rockhill, S.C. and Roy Benifield and wife, Velda, Martin; sisters-in-law, Mary Benifield, Buford, and Annette Benifield, Statesville, N.C.; four grandchildren, Jessica and Heath Millwood and Riley and Alex Wright; two great-grandchildren, Taylor and Tristan Wright; and several loving nieces and nephews.
A celebration of her life will be held at a later date with Obert Funeral Home of Chipley, Fla., in charge of arrangements.
Obert Funeral Home, Chipley, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on May 30, 1941, in Hall County, the daughter of the late Joe and Udell Benifield. She graduated from Dacula High School in 1960. She moved to the Washington County area in 1998, coming from Buford. She was a nurse’s aide and a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Flowery Branch. Mrs. Millwood was preceded in death by two brothers, Sam and Billy Benifield; and two sisters, Agnes Whitmire and Frances Benifield.
Survivors include a son, Everett “Eddie” Millwood Jr. and wife, Vickie, Commerce; daughter, Cheryl Williams, Caryville, Fla.; brothers, Jim Benifield and wife, Anna, Rockhill, S.C. and Roy Benifield and wife, Velda, Martin; sisters-in-law, Mary Benifield, Buford, and Annette Benifield, Statesville, N.C.; four grandchildren, Jessica and Heath Millwood and Riley and Alex Wright; two great-grandchildren, Taylor and Tristan Wright; and several loving nieces and nephews.
A celebration of her life will be held at a later date with Obert Funeral Home of Chipley, Fla., in charge of arrangements.
Obert Funeral Home, Chipley, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
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