August 11 2000

 

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Adam Daniel Veitch

Airman 1st Class Adam Daniel Veitch, 20, Dudley, N.C., formerly of Newnan, died July 31, 2000. He was a jet engine mechanic with the U.S. Air Force, 4th Component Squadron, Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, N.C.
He was preceded in death by maternal grandparents Raymond and Vera Stone and a great-grandfather, the Rev. N. B. McCarty.
Services were at the Hillcrest Chapel with the Rev. Allen Mathura, the Rev. Franklin Treadwell, the Rev. Jim Veitch and the Rev. Jimmy Fleming officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, with full military honors.
Survivors include his father, Danny and Donna Veitch, Newnan; mother Cathy S. and Jimmy Newman, Sharpsburg; a brother, Kevin Michael Veitch, Newnan; stepsisters Tasha Aides and Ashley Trehern, both of Newnan; grandmother Barbara Riley, Heard County; great-grandmother Odeal McCarty, Arnco, Ga; and step grandparents Kermit and Patricia Newman, Statesboro, and Sanders and Leona Ferrell, Newnan.
Martin and Hightower Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge of the arrangements.

Caroline Keith Poole

Caroline Keith Poole, Sharpsburg, formerly of Atlanta, died Aug. 1, 2000. She was born Aug. 8, 1917 in Fulton County, the daughter of the late Stonewall Jackson and Mary Teresa Kries Keith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest Campbell Poole Sr. A member of the St. George Catholic Church in Newnan, she also attended St. John Newman Catholic Church, Lilburn.
A rosary was conducted at McKoon Funeral Home with the Rev. Leo Herbert officiating, and a funeral Mass was conducted at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Monsignor Donald Kirnan as celebrant. Interment was at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta.
Survivors include children Paul and Rebecca Poole, Forrest Campbell and Marilu Poole Jr., Sharpsburg; a sister, Angela Lynch Hamby, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; and grandchildren Billy Rowell, Forrest C. Poole III, Ashley Louise Poole and Daniel Clyde Poole, all of Sharpsburg, and Heather Marie Poole, Peachtree City.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Ruth Turner Fitts

Ruth Turner Fitts, 97, Newnan, died Aug. 2, 2000. She was born Aug. 24, 1902 in Atlanta. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Estes Fitts, who died about six years ago.
She was the first woman graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1926 and after graduation she taught business administration and typing at Commercial High School, Atlanta. She also wrote advertising copy as a manager at a printing company.
A 57-year member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, she published eight books on genealogy and marriages as well as membership roles of the DAR in Georgia.
Memorial services were at the Central Baptist Church of Newnan with the Rev. Dr. Joel Richardson officiating.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Turner Trammell; grandchildren Harlan M. Trammell III, Leila Catherine Trammell and Martha Trammel Wyant; and a great-grandchild, Isabelle Harlan Wyant.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

JoAnne LaVerne Sewell

JoAnne LaVerne Sewell, 83, Sargent, Ga., died Aug. 2, 2000. She was born Aug. 23, 1916 in Carroll County, Ga., the daughter of James and Kate Vines. She was retired from Arnco Mills as a textile worker.
She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, where she was pianist for 41 years.
Services were at the Antioch Baptist Church with the Rev. Doug Bearden officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Jimmie Sewell, Sargent; and sisters-in-law Lena Timbs, Marietta, Ga., Ethel Shockley, Whitesburg, Ga., and Edna Ozmore, Watkinsville, Ga.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

T.C. “Jimmy” Arrington

T. C. “Jimmy” Arrington, 59, Newnan, died Aug. 4, 2000. He was born Aug. 4, 1941 in Coweta County, the son of Willie Paul and Janie Lee Pendergrast Arrington. He was the owner of T. C. Wrecker Service.
Services were at the Hillcrest Chapel with pastor Rick Duncan officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Arrington, Newnan; children Kim, Lenny and Elvis; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers Henry Arrington, Newnan, and Melvin Arrington, Tyus, Ga.; and sisters Virginia Groover and Bernice Broome, both of Newnan, and Dorothy Krofchick, Columbia, S.C.
Martin and Hightower Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.

Dan Arlin Burnham

Dan Arlin Burnham, 79, Moreland, died Aug. 4, 2000. He was born April 25, 1921 in Newnan. He had served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and worked at Lockheed Martin as an industrial engineer for 20 years.
He then changed careers and in 1977 began working as an alcohol counselor in Coweta County until 10 years ago.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Harry H. Barrow officiating. Interment was at Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Bradley Burnham, Moreland; daughters Lisa Gronsbell, Marietta, and Cindy Schian, Newnan; sisters Lois Cone and Annie Jewell Martin, both of Newnan; and grandchildren Arlin Blalock and Michelle Blalock, both of Marietta, and Dan Schian, Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Genarrh Shoemake

Genarrh Shoemake, 86, died Aug. 5, 2000. He was born Aug. 22, 1914 in Carroll County, the son of Thomas W. and Mary S. Shoemake. He was preceded in death by a son, Garland Shoemake. He worked at Arnco Mills and American Can Co., retiring in 1977. He was a member of the Whitesburg, Ga. Christian Church.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home, pastor Caryl Strange officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife, Clestelle Dean Shoemake, sons Sherwin and Shelby Shoemake, Danny and Sandra Shoemake; a daughter-in-law, Charlotte Shoemake; there are seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.