BRASELTON – Terry Shannon Helms, 38, died Saturday, May 21, 2011.
Born in Gainesville on October 17, 1972, he was the son of Terry and Belinda Harkins Helms. He was a cook at Dam’s Restaurant in Braselton.
Survivors in addition to his parents include sons, Josh Helms, Florence, S.C., and Michael Helms, Braselton; daughter, Breanna Helms, Florence, S.C.; sister, Melissa Francis, Hartwell; maternal grandparents, Hoyt and Maxine Harkins, Braselton; nephews, Chris Helms and Austin Francis; and a niece, Ceirra Francis.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 25, at 2 p.m., from Memorial Park South Chapel Funeral Home with Pastors Tammy Schmucker, Calvin Gooch, and the Rev. Genelle King officiating. Entombment will be at Memorial Park South Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, May 24, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch, is in charge of arrangements.
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Shirley Jordan (5-8-11)
LAWRENCEVILLE – Shirley Nesmith Jordan, 77, died Sunday, May 8, 2011.
She loved spending time with her family and her grandchildren. She was a member of the Red Hats Society of Lawrenceville and loved camping on Lake Lanier. Mrs. Jordan was preceded in death by a son, Claude (Ricky) Roland Brannen Jr.
Survivors include a son, Robert (Robbie) A. Brannen, Hoschton; daughter, Tina L. Brannen Pittman Auburn; brothers, Inman Nesmith and wife Lucille, and J.D. Nesmith, all of Statesboro; sisters, Nan Dewitt, Lawrenceville, Lynette Collum, Brunswick, Notha Dean Burian, Casey, S.C.; grandchildren, Seth Ryan Maddox, Tasha Massey, Amanda Brannen, Tracy Williams, David Brannen; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday, May 11, at 3 p.m., from Lawson Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m.
Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton, is in charge of arrangements.
She loved spending time with her family and her grandchildren. She was a member of the Red Hats Society of Lawrenceville and loved camping on Lake Lanier. Mrs. Jordan was preceded in death by a son, Claude (Ricky) Roland Brannen Jr.
Survivors include a son, Robert (Robbie) A. Brannen, Hoschton; daughter, Tina L. Brannen Pittman Auburn; brothers, Inman Nesmith and wife Lucille, and J.D. Nesmith, all of Statesboro; sisters, Nan Dewitt, Lawrenceville, Lynette Collum, Brunswick, Notha Dean Burian, Casey, S.C.; grandchildren, Seth Ryan Maddox, Tasha Massey, Amanda Brannen, Tracy Williams, David Brannen; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday, May 11, at 3 p.m., from Lawson Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m.
Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton, is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Katherine Daniels (5-3-11)
BRASELTON – Mary Katherine Daniels, 52, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
She was the daughter of Evelyn Patricia Hopkins of Suwanee and the late Otis Maddox. She was a member of the Rainbow Girls, was a very caring, giving person and was loved by all. She loved her grandchildren as well as traveling to the beach, going to the lake and listening to music. She was employed at the Pilot in Braselton.
Survivors in addition to her mother include husband, Bradley Daniels, Braselton; a daughter, Jacqueline Wilson, Braselton; brothers, Michael Otis Maddox and wife Bernadette, Winder, Joseph Leonard Maddox, Hoschton; grandchildren, Donny Williams, Katlyn Williams, Cali Almendarez and Phil Almendarez Jr.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 6, at 7 p.m. from the funeral home. Burial will be Saturday, May 7, at 11 a.m., at Hillcrest Memorial Park, 2700 Deans Bridge Rd., Augusta, GA 30906. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, May 6, from 5 to 9 pm.
Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton, is in charge of arrangements.
She was the daughter of Evelyn Patricia Hopkins of Suwanee and the late Otis Maddox. She was a member of the Rainbow Girls, was a very caring, giving person and was loved by all. She loved her grandchildren as well as traveling to the beach, going to the lake and listening to music. She was employed at the Pilot in Braselton.
Survivors in addition to her mother include husband, Bradley Daniels, Braselton; a daughter, Jacqueline Wilson, Braselton; brothers, Michael Otis Maddox and wife Bernadette, Winder, Joseph Leonard Maddox, Hoschton; grandchildren, Donny Williams, Katlyn Williams, Cali Almendarez and Phil Almendarez Jr.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 6, at 7 p.m. from the funeral home. Burial will be Saturday, May 7, at 11 a.m., at Hillcrest Memorial Park, 2700 Deans Bridge Rd., Augusta, GA 30906. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, May 6, from 5 to 9 pm.
Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton, is in charge of arrangements.
Clydie King (4-24-11)
WINDER - Clydie M. King, 64, died Sunday, April 24, 2011.
She was the daughter of Bertie Mae Page and the late Ora G. Page. Mrs. King was a retiree of Superior Garment Manufacturing of Winder. She was of the Baptist denomination.
Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband, James W. King, Sr., Winder; children, Sandy Fowler, Bethlehem, Connie Wallace, James Wesley King, Jr. and Kimberly Johnson, all of Winder; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Grady Page, Braselton, and Junior Page, Winder.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at 2 p.m., from the Chapel of Carter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday and Wednesday, April 26 and 27, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
She was the daughter of Bertie Mae Page and the late Ora G. Page. Mrs. King was a retiree of Superior Garment Manufacturing of Winder. She was of the Baptist denomination.
Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband, James W. King, Sr., Winder; children, Sandy Fowler, Bethlehem, Connie Wallace, James Wesley King, Jr. and Kimberly Johnson, all of Winder; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Grady Page, Braselton, and Junior Page, Winder.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at 2 p.m., from the Chapel of Carter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday and Wednesday, April 26 and 27, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
‘Buck’ Clark (4-13-11)
BRASELTON – Eddie Lewis “Buck” Clark, 81, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
Born in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Lamar Walker and Selma Hulsey Clark. He was a truck driver and the former owner of the Eddie’s Drive-In in Braselton and was a member of the New Liberty United Methodist Church. Mr. Clark was preceded in death by wives, Mary Ellen Clark and Bettie Sparks Clark; daughter, Betty Ruth Rouse; sister, Sarah Jones; and a brother, Dale Clark.
Survivors include grandchildren, Matthew and Joanna Rouse, Tabatha and Jonathan Frazier, Troy and Robin Rouse, all of Braselton; son-in-law, Larry and Judy Rouse, Braselton; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday, April 15, at 11 a.m. from the New Liberty United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jamie Prickett and Gary Greenwald officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The visitation will be Thursday, April 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Lamar Walker and Selma Hulsey Clark. He was a truck driver and the former owner of the Eddie’s Drive-In in Braselton and was a member of the New Liberty United Methodist Church. Mr. Clark was preceded in death by wives, Mary Ellen Clark and Bettie Sparks Clark; daughter, Betty Ruth Rouse; sister, Sarah Jones; and a brother, Dale Clark.
Survivors include grandchildren, Matthew and Joanna Rouse, Tabatha and Jonathan Frazier, Troy and Robin Rouse, all of Braselton; son-in-law, Larry and Judy Rouse, Braselton; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday, April 15, at 11 a.m. from the New Liberty United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jamie Prickett and Gary Greenwald officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The visitation will be Thursday, April 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Gregory Logue (4-5-11)
PENDERGRASS – Gregory Patrick Logue, 56, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011.
Born on September 8, 1954, in Atlanta, he was the son of Earl and Jeynell Logue of Abbeville. He worked as a glass glazer for T.L. George Glass. He was a true outdoorsman and enjoyed anything outside. He was a hardworking man who loved his family and was loved by all who knew him, loved ones stated.
Survivors in addition to his parents include his wife of 35 years, Pam Logue, Pendergrass; daughters, Erin Cummings and husband Mitch, Braselton, and Holly Logue, Pendergrass; brothers, Andy Logue, Abbeville, and Mike Logue, Fitzgerald; and grandchildren, Tori Fortune, Michael Miller and Luna Cummings.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 7, at 1 p.m., from Eternal Hills Funeral Home Chapel in Snellville. Burial will be in Eternal Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, April 6, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Eternal Hills Funeral Home, Snellville, is in charge of arrangements.
Born on September 8, 1954, in Atlanta, he was the son of Earl and Jeynell Logue of Abbeville. He worked as a glass glazer for T.L. George Glass. He was a true outdoorsman and enjoyed anything outside. He was a hardworking man who loved his family and was loved by all who knew him, loved ones stated.
Survivors in addition to his parents include his wife of 35 years, Pam Logue, Pendergrass; daughters, Erin Cummings and husband Mitch, Braselton, and Holly Logue, Pendergrass; brothers, Andy Logue, Abbeville, and Mike Logue, Fitzgerald; and grandchildren, Tori Fortune, Michael Miller and Luna Cummings.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 7, at 1 p.m., from Eternal Hills Funeral Home Chapel in Snellville. Burial will be in Eternal Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, April 6, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Eternal Hills Funeral Home, Snellville, is in charge of arrangements.
J.G. Wheeler Jr. (3-16-11)
BRASELTON - J.G. Wheeler Jr., 80, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011.
He was the son of the late J.G. and Marelle Hulsey Wheeler. He had resided in Jackson County most of his life. Mr. Wheeler was a member of the New Liberty United Methodist Church and was a United States Air Force Veteran. He was a retiree of General Motors.
Survivors include his wife, Gaynelle Martin Wheeler; children, Tim Wheeler, Joni Wheeler and Anita Wheeler.
Funeral Services will be held Sunday, March 20, at 2 p.m., from the New Liberty United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Gary Greenwald officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, March 19, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
He was the son of the late J.G. and Marelle Hulsey Wheeler. He had resided in Jackson County most of his life. Mr. Wheeler was a member of the New Liberty United Methodist Church and was a United States Air Force Veteran. He was a retiree of General Motors.
Survivors include his wife, Gaynelle Martin Wheeler; children, Tim Wheeler, Joni Wheeler and Anita Wheeler.
Funeral Services will be held Sunday, March 20, at 2 p.m., from the New Liberty United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Gary Greenwald officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, March 19, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
Douglas Cotter (3-17-11)
BRASELTON - Douglas W. Cotter, 77, died Thursday, March 17, 2011.
He was the son of the late Bernard Wilson and Julia Lamb Cotter. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was retired from Motorola, Inc. after 35 years of service. He coached Little League Baseball and Basketball for 11 years. He was a member of the Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church in Dacula. Mr. Cotter was preceded in death by a brother, Reginald Edwin Cotter. His family was his life, loved ones stated.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Elise Wilkins Cotter, Braselton; daughter and son-in-law, Christina Elizabeth and Jon Carroll, Sugar Hill; sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas Wayne Cotter Jr. and wife, Alice, Cumming, and Grady Bernard Cotter and wife, Dawn, Dawsonville; grandchildren, Christina Elise Carroll, Robert Grady Carroll, Douglas Wayne Cotter III, Robert Chandler McMahan Cotter, Sarah Elizabeth Carroll, Bailey Denise Cotter and Abigail Ruth Cotter.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 19, at 10:30 a.m., from the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Pastor David Davis officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. C.S.T. at Randolph Memorial Gardens in Roanoke, Ala. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, March 18, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, is in charge of arrangements.
He was the son of the late Bernard Wilson and Julia Lamb Cotter. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was retired from Motorola, Inc. after 35 years of service. He coached Little League Baseball and Basketball for 11 years. He was a member of the Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church in Dacula. Mr. Cotter was preceded in death by a brother, Reginald Edwin Cotter. His family was his life, loved ones stated.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Elise Wilkins Cotter, Braselton; daughter and son-in-law, Christina Elizabeth and Jon Carroll, Sugar Hill; sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas Wayne Cotter Jr. and wife, Alice, Cumming, and Grady Bernard Cotter and wife, Dawn, Dawsonville; grandchildren, Christina Elise Carroll, Robert Grady Carroll, Douglas Wayne Cotter III, Robert Chandler McMahan Cotter, Sarah Elizabeth Carroll, Bailey Denise Cotter and Abigail Ruth Cotter.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 19, at 10:30 a.m., from the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Pastor David Davis officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. C.S.T. at Randolph Memorial Gardens in Roanoke, Ala. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, March 18, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Brock (3-12-11)
HOSCHTON - Margaret Louise Brock, 73, died Saturday, March 12, 2011.
Born in Gwinnett County, she was the daughter of the late John Emory and Mattie Irene Murphy Holman. She was a member of Woods Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Brock was preceded in death by her husband, William Howard Brock.
Survivors include a son, Michael Anthony Ruark, Milledgeville; daughter, Cynthia Brock, Hoschton; two brothers, John Holman Jr., Gwinnett County, and Virgil Holman, Auburn; a sister, Ellen Brownlee, Milledgeville; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 15, at 2 p.m. from Smith Memory Chapel. Burial will be in the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, March 14, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Gwinnett County, she was the daughter of the late John Emory and Mattie Irene Murphy Holman. She was a member of Woods Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Brock was preceded in death by her husband, William Howard Brock.
Survivors include a son, Michael Anthony Ruark, Milledgeville; daughter, Cynthia Brock, Hoschton; two brothers, John Holman Jr., Gwinnett County, and Virgil Holman, Auburn; a sister, Ellen Brownlee, Milledgeville; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 15, at 2 p.m. from Smith Memory Chapel. Burial will be in the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, March 14, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is in charge of arrangements.
William Cooper
BRASELTON – William Taylor Cooper, 84, Braselton, died Thursday, February 17, 2011.
Born in Braselton, he was the son of the late Lester Mayzo and Ida Hyder Cooper. He was a retired farmer, of the Baptist denomination and was a veteran having served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Cooper was preceded in death by his brother, Howard Cooper and sister, Frances Kemp.
Survivors include his sisters, Lester May Wayne, Gainesville, and Anne L. Cooper, Atlanta; brothers, Cooledge Cooper, Braselton, and Jack Cooper, Gainesville; several nieces and nephews; and four great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, February 19, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Alan Stevens officiating. Burial will be in the Hoschton City Cemetery with Mitch Phillips, Dennis Dorsey, Richard Brown, Tommy, Kemp, H.W. Duncan and Larry White honored as pallbearers. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Braselton, he was the son of the late Lester Mayzo and Ida Hyder Cooper. He was a retired farmer, of the Baptist denomination and was a veteran having served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Cooper was preceded in death by his brother, Howard Cooper and sister, Frances Kemp.
Survivors include his sisters, Lester May Wayne, Gainesville, and Anne L. Cooper, Atlanta; brothers, Cooledge Cooper, Braselton, and Jack Cooper, Gainesville; several nieces and nephews; and four great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, February 19, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Alan Stevens officiating. Burial will be in the Hoschton City Cemetery with Mitch Phillips, Dennis Dorsey, Richard Brown, Tommy, Kemp, H.W. Duncan and Larry White honored as pallbearers. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
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