February 25, 2000

 

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Jasper Clayton Hart

Master firefighter Jasper Clayton Hart, 61, Senoia, died Feb. 17, 2000. He was born June 10, 1938 in Wilcox County, Ga., the son of Henry Franklin and Annie Irene Morgan Hart.
He had worked with the Fuller Brush Company for 18 years until it closed in 1974, at which time he decided to become a firefighter. He served in the Clayton County Fire Department for 24 years and was the driver of an air and light truck. He died after a tractor he was riding in flipped over on him.
Services were at the Harps Crossing Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. C. Robert Allred officiating. Interment with full honors was at White Oak Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Senoia.
Survivors include his wife, Ada Roberta McRae “Bert” Hart, whom he married in 1956; daughters Cynthia Hart and John Keith Howell, Tyrone, and Virginia Lynn Hart and Raimund Donald Wishart, Monroe, N.C.; a brother, Frank Hart Jr., Columbus; sisters Hazel Burns Dixon and Lessie Banker Whitaker, both of Columbus; and grandchildren Jonathan Hart Howell, Joshua Keith Howell, Ryan Hart Wishart, Chloe Alexandra Wishart and Savannah Lynn Wishart.
Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge of the arrangements.

Rollin Rockett III

Rollin Rockett III, 83, Peachtree City, died Feb. 18, 2000. He was born March 26, 1916 in Jefferson County, Ala., the son of the late Percy Rollin Hart, Jefferson County, Ala., and Ella Frances Hart of College Park, Ga. He was a veteran of World War II, serving as a captain in the Signal Corps, and served in the invasion of Iwo Jima.
He was graduated from the University of Alabama in 1939, working as a student engineer for Southern Bell, later retiring from Graybar Electric Co. in St. Louis, Mo.
Graveside services were at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, Seale, Ala.
Survivors include his wife, Eunice Redmond Rockett, Peachtree City; a son, Rollin and Judith Rockett IV, Peachtree City; a daughter, Ellen Rockett O’Neill, Peachtree City; a grandson, Rollin and Meranda Rockett V, Fayetteville; granddaughters Mary Ellen O’Neill and Theodore T. Kusnierz, Glens Fall, N.Y., Elizabeth Trazevant O’Neill, Hermosa Beach, Calif., Melissa Rockett and Brad Pickard, Sharpsburg, and Robyn Rockett, Peachtree City; great-grandchildren Theodore T. Kusnierz III and Jacqueline Elizabeth Kusnierz, both of Glens Falls, N.Y., Rollin Rockett VI, and Anabelle Rockett, both of Fayetteville and Caroline Pickard, Sharpsburg; and a sister, Mary Ruth and Leonard A. Cook, Remlap, Ala.
Memorial donations may be made to the Union Baptist Church, Avenue K, Bessemer, Ala., a church founded by the deceased’s great-grandfather, Richard Rockett, and his cousin, John Ware, in 1834.
Carl J. Mowell and Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Frank Watford Sr.

Frank Watford Sr., 84, Newnan, died Feb. 18, 2000. He was born Oct. 18, 1915 in Graceville, Fla. He was retired as a plasterer and had served in the United States Air Force.
Services were at the Turin Baptist Church with the Rev. John McDuffie and the Rev. Grady Jones officiating. Interment was at Turin Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include sons Frank Watford Jr. and Michael William Watford, both of Newnan, and Bobby Ray Watford, Marietta; a sister, Elizabeth Jones, Phenix City, Ala.; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Olivia Stephenson

Olivia Stephenson, 84, Fayetteville, died Feb. 16. 2000. She was born Dec. 10, 1915 in NeSmith, Ala.
Services were at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Larry Stegall officiating. Interment was at Sherwood Memorial Park, Jonesboro.
Survivors include a son, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stephenson, Newnan; a daughter, Carol and Stanley Crankshaw, Fayetteville; brothers Alton Ray, Cullman, Ala., and Hubert Ray, Haleyville, Ala.; and sisters Idell Carpenter and Wynell Wisner, both of Riverdale.
There are four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Carl J. Mowell and Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Mary Elizabeth Brown

Mary Elizabeth Brown, 68, Newnan, died Feb. 19, 2000. She was born April 13, 1931 in Coweta County, the daughter of James W. and Zeobra Thrower Cook.
Services were at the Hillcrest Chapel with the Rev. F. D. McWhorter officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include her children, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Collier, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Collier, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Collier, Earl Collier, Clifford Collier, Donna and Eddie Hayes and Becky Slaton; a brother Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Cook; 17 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Martin and Hightower Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge of the arrangements.

Earl Millings Castles Jr.

Earle Millings Castles Jr., 70, Senoia, died Feb. 19, 2000. He was born Feb. 23, 1929 in Monroe, N.C., the son of Earle Millings and Edna Shell Foster Castles Sr.
Services were at Hillcrest Chapel with the Rev. Danny Wilson and the Rev. Troy Duncan officiating. Interment was at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy T. Castles, Senoia; his mother, Edna Foster, Griffin; children Gerry and Bobbie Addison, Dandridge, Tenn., Billy and Janet Cook, Newnan, and Ricky and Lynn Spratlin, Senoia; a brother, Robert F. Castles, Williamson; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Martin and Hightower Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.