July 28 2000

 

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James M. Turner

James M. Turner, 83, Newnan, died July 13, 2000. He was born July 15, 2000 in Coweta County and was retired from the Playtex Company.
Services were at Hillcrest Chapel with the Rev. Tony Sullivan and the Rev. Carl Calhoun officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife, Faye Hendley, Newnan; stepchildren Rita Robinson and Roger Hendley, both of Newnan, and Robin Hendley, Sharpsburg; and a brother, Bill Turner, Birmingham, Ala.
There are seven grandchildren.
Martin and Hightower Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.

Eunice Hanson

Eunice Hanson, 88, Newnan, died July 13, 2000. She was born Oct. 7, 1911 in Newnan, the daughter of Martin A. and Addie Quick McMichael. She was retired from Callaway Mills.
Graveside services were at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan, with the Rev. Gary Parrish officiating.
Survivors include a daughter, Helen Dawn Hanson, Newnan; and sisters Pearl Braswell and Gertrude Kelly, both of Bartow, Fla.
Memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 33 Greenville St., Newnan, Ga. 30263.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Rave J. Plant

Rave J. Plant, 86, Grantville, died July 15, 2000. He was born July 15, 1914 in Meriwether County, the son of James Frank and Mary Ann Cook Plant. Along with his brothers, he owned and operated Plant’s Chevron Service Station in Newnan for many years.
Services were at the Claude A. McKibben Chapel with the Rev. Jimmie I. Willis officiating. Interment was at the Grantville Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Opal Lancaster Plant, Grantville; a stepson, Randy Alexander, Gray; a sister, Rebecca and Grover Johnson, Hogansville; a sister-in-law, Doris Plant, Grantville; and three step grandchildren.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, was in charge.

Glenn Bennett Cox

Glenn Bennett Cox, 77, Fayetteville, died July 15, 2000. He was born May 6, 1923 in Alabama City, Ala. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in Tunisia, Naples, Foggia, Rome, Arno, Southern France, the Rhineland and the Ardennes, as well as other central Europe campaigns. Wounded several times, he was once left for dead after a battle in which he was the only survivor when his tank was destroyed. He was later a member of the United Auto Workers, retiring from the General Motors Lakewood plant in 1988.
Services were at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Fayetteville.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline George Cox, Fayetteville; a son, Glenn B. Cox Jr., Newnan; daughters Linda Bodine, Celebration, Fla., Glenda Riley, Houlton, Maine, Joan Dickinson, Sarasota, Fla. and Brenda Osborne, Fayetteville; a brother, Clarence Cox, Attalla, Ala.; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Memorial donations may be made to the J. B. Fuqua Heart Center, Piedmont Hospital, 1968 Peachtree Rd., N.W., Atlanta 30309.
Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Mary C. Wilson

Mary C. Wilson, 73, Peachtree City, died July 16, 2000. She was born July 5, 1927 in St. Claire County, Ashville, Ala.
Memorial services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Calvin Smith officiating.
Survivors include a son, Bruce Simpson, Sharpsburg; daughters Sherry Hirsch and Sandra Wilson, both of Peachtree City, Rebecca Hudson, Tyrone, and Pamela Simpson, Douglasville; two brothers, four sisters, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Bernard E. Terrell

Bernard E. Terrell, 77, Newnan, died July 18, 2000. He was born Aug. 27, 1922 in Heflin, Ala., the son of David E. and Lucinda Benefield Terrell. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the Victory Tabernacle. He was a retired minister and the former president of County Wide Sanitation Services.
Graveside services were at the Oak Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Monroe Wiggins officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Betty “Annie” Terrell, Newnan; sons Ronald and Vickie Terrell, Sharpsburg, and Eddie B. Terrell, Manchester; brothers Jeff Terrell, Pell City, Ala., Jim Terrell, Deerfield, Mass., David Terrell, Bevins, Texas, and Cornell Terrell, Buchanan, Ga; sisters Marie Smallwood, Centre, Ala., and Louise Pettit, Collinsville, Ala.; grandchildren Justin Terrell, Hinesville, Mike Terrell and Rhonda Sapano, both of Newnan, and Edie Terrell, LaGrange; and great-grandchildren Ethan Tate and Erica Tate, Newnan.
Martin and Hightower Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.

Leslie Pye Pope

Leslie Pye Pope, 96, Newnan, formerly of Grantville, died July 19, 2000. She was born July 26, 1903 in Clay County, Ala., the daughter of John and Allie Mayo Harry. She had lived in Newnan since 1976, was a member of the First Baptist Church of Grantville and was retired from Grantville Mills.
Graveside services were at Shadowlawn Cemetery, LaGrange, with the Rev. Darris Baker officiating.
Survivors include sons Willie and Jewell Pye, Newnan, and Julius and Jane Pye, Smyrna; a stepdaughter, Georgia Watts, Grantville; a sister, Mary Carter, Aliceville, Ala.; four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, was in charge.

Carolyn W. Owen

Carolyn W. Owen, 89, Newnan, died July 22, 2000. She was born Nov. 17, 1910 in Birmingham, Ala. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Owen Sr.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Larry Patton officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan.
Survivors include a son, Raymond E. Owen Jr., Grand Prairie, Texas; daughters Patsy Duncan, Newnan, and Fay Ozmore, Isle of Palms, S.C.; and a brother, Robert Wynne, Bay Minette, Ala.
There are 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

George Henry Lewis

George Henry Lewis, 91, Newnan, died July 25, 2000. He was born April 9, 1909 in Newnan, the son of J. C. and Docia Lewis. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah C. Lewis. He was retired as a welding foreman at Brown Steel.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Gary Parish and the Rev. Jimmy Fleming officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include a son, Sonny and Sandra Lewis, Newnan; a daughter, Joyce and L. O. Thompson, Newnan; and a sister, Virginia Robinson, Griffin, Ga.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.