June 30 2000

 

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Benjamin Alonza Davis

Benjamin Alonza Davis, 103, Newnan, died June 20, 2000. He was born May 18, 1897 in Carroll County, the son of Ben and Exie Horsley Davis. He was a retired farmer.
Graveside services were at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan, with the Rev. Terry Calhoun officiating.
Surviving is a brother, Alfred Davis, East Point.
Martin and Hightower Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge of the arrangements.

Betty Ezane Dawkins

Betty Ezane Dawkins, 57, Union City, died June 21, 2000. She was born May 31, 1943 in Rockmart, Ga. She had lived most of her life in Union City and had worked in the food preparation industry.
Services were at the Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, with the Rev. Tom Shannon officiating. Interment was at White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include her daughter, Teresa and Robby Harkins; and grandchildren Jamie Harkins and Cory Harkins, all of Sharpsburg.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Myrtle Elizabeth Jones

Myrtle Elizabeth Jones, 70, died June 21, 2000. She was born Feb. 14, 1930 in Moreland, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doc Jones, and sons, Pat Jones and Ken Jones.
Services were at the Gordon Road Church of Christ with Mansel Carpenter officiating. Interment was at the Pitts Cemetery, between Moreland and Grantville.
Survivors include sons Jimmy Jones, Fernandina Beach, Fla., and Wayne Jones, Newnan; and daughters Susan Schosield, Franklin, Ga., Deborah Smith, Grantville, and Deana Buckley, Kennesaw, Ga.
There are 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

James Benny Hayes

James Benny Hayes, 72, Newnan, died June 21, 2000. He was born Aug. 7, 1927 in Meriwether County, Ga. He had been a water tank builder for Brown Steel.
Graveside services were at Oak Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Dwight L. Moody officiating.
Survivors include a son, Jimmy S. and Regina Hayes, Newnan; a stepson, Claude Nannie, Newnan; a stepdaughter, Brenda Standard, Palmetto; a brother, R. D. Hayes, Raymond; and a sister, Fannie Lou Pitts, Sargent.
There are five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Louise E. Pittman

Louise E. Pittman, 85, Newnan, died June 23, 2000. She was born Oct. 4, 1914 in Atlanta, Ga., the daughter of George C. and Sarah Craft Harper. She was retired as a sales manager for Sears and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Newnan.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Gary Parrish officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan.
Survivors include her husband, James R. Pittman, Newnan; a son, Donald and Virginia Huiet, Newnan; and a daughter, Dorothy and Kenneth Lancaster, Conyers, Ga.
There are five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.