September 15 2000

 

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Warren “Junior” Hancock

Warren “Junior” Hancock, 65, Fayetteville, died Aug. 23, 2000. He was born Jan. 17, 1935 in Meriwether County, Ga. He was retired from General Motors after 30 years of service.
Services were at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Dannie Hix and the Rev. Gary Lewis officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Jane Hancock, Fayetteville; brothers Jim and Marie Hancock, Senoia, Frank and Cordie Hancock, Morrow, Tom and Joan Hancock, and Alvin and Linda Hancock, all of Jonesboro, and Bill and Nancy Hancock, Hampton; and sisters Cecile Thomas, Sue and Barney Walker, Judy and Bill Tolley and Bobby and Rodney Owen, all of Fayetteville, and Marie and Lee Roy Smith, Rex.
Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge of the arrangements.

Edgar Leo Ramey

Edgar Leo Ramey, 67, Newnan, died Aug. 27, 2000. He was born Oct. 20, 1932 in Hopkins, Texas. He was an Air Force veteran, retiring in 1970 as a technical sergeant. He worked in Dyess, Texas in civil service for five years and managed a convenience store for 10 years. He moved to Georgia in 1998.
Memorial services were at the View Baptist Church, Abilene, Texas with the Rev. Roger Duck officiating.
Survivors include daughters Candy Lacey and Penny Engard, both of Peachtree City, Annette Drawdy, Newnan, and Jamie Cofield, San Antonio, Texas; six grandchildren, one great-grandchild; brothers Grady Ramey, San Antonio, Texas, and Edwin L. Ramey, Lubbock, Texas; and sisters Dorothy Thompson, Wimberly, Texas, Ruth Chambers, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Geraldine Underwood, Hilltops Lake, Texas.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association Inc., 1250 Hyland Blvd., Ste. 4B, Staten Island, N.Y. 10305-1946.
Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Lizzy Gordy

Lizzy Gordy, 73, Haralson, died Sept. 7, 2000. She was born Aug. 30, 1927 in Meriwether County, Ga.
Graveside services were at the Haralson Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, David Jessie Gordy, Haralson; daughters Barbra Eve Crawford and Lizzy Elaine Gordy, both of Haralson, and Julie Arline Mullins, Corinth, Ga.; a brother, Walter F. Bunns, Griffin; and sisters Lucile Stinchcomb, Brooks, and Inez Wilson, Griffin.
There are six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Mary F. Turner

Mary F. Turner, 77, Newnan, died Sept. 7, 2000. She was born in Meriwether County, the daughter of Lewis and Mary McCray Portwood Sr. She was retired as a metal packer with W. L. Bonnell Co. and was a member of the Sunrise Baptist Church.
Services were at the Hillcrest Chapel with the Rev. Don Helms officiating. Interment was at the Grantville City Cemetery.
Survivors include sons Ruford Frank Turner, Newnan, and John Turner, Winston, Ga.; brothers Obie Portwood, Montgomery, Ala., Lewis Portwood Jr., LaGrange, Ga., and Bill Portwood, Detroit, Mich.
Martin and Hightower Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.

Carl Franklin Williams

Carl Franklin Williams, 77, Newnan, died Sept. 6, 2000. He was born March 16, 1923 in Campbell County, now Fulton County, Ga. He served in the United States Army in World War II and had been awarded the Purple Heart. He was retired as a truck driver.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. John Riley and the Rev. Searcy Jackson officiating. Interment was at the Macedonia Baptist Church, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Williams, Newnan; sons Frank and Alice Williams, Franklin and Kenneth Williams, Morrow; daughters Joyce and Freddie Scarbrough, Peachtree City, and Jan and Bobby Vananda, Maryville, Tenn; and a stepson, Toby and Laurie Mann, Eustis, Fla.
There are 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Martha Luckie Ozmore

Martha Luckie Ozmore, 90, died Sept. 8, 2000. She was born Dec. 31, 1909 in Newnan. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Cecil Ozmore, and parents Wade and Ollie Kidd Luckie. She had been a homemaker and seamstress.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Gene Tyre officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include a sister, Opal Jackson, Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Curtis C. “Cliff” Wortham

Curtis C. “Cliff” Wortham, 74, Newnan, died Sept. 8, 2000. He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnnie and Essie Wortham of the Handy Community; a brother, Bird Morris Wortham; and a grandson, Chad Clifton Hudson.
He was a graduate of Western High School, Newnan, and then served in the United States Navy in World War II. He then graduated from Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science, Nashville, Tenn., was a member of Pi Sigma Eta Fraternity and received his embalmer and funeral director’s license in June 1949. He had retired from McKoon Funeral Home in 1988.
He was a charter member of the Academy of Graduate Embalmers, having served on the Board of Directors, the Nominating Committee and as president. He had received the Georgia Funeral Director’s 40-Year Achievement Award and the 50-year Master Mason’s Award.
He was a member of the Scottish Rite, Yaarab Shrine Temple, South Fulton Shrine Club, Coweta Lodge 60 F&AM, the First Baptist Church of Newnan and the David Stripling Sunday School Class.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Gene Tyre and the Rev. Darwin Caldwell officiating. Interment was at Elim Baptist Church Cemetery on Handy Road, with the Rev. Don Helms officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Copeland Wortham, Newnan; sons Larry and Carol Wortham, Newnan, and Curtis and Sheila Wortham Jr., Lawrenceville, Ga.; daughters Carolyn and John Hudson, Huntsville, Ala., and Sandra and Herbert Dominy, Fayetteville, Ga.; a brother, J. B. Wortham, Newnan; sisters Sara Alford, Dalton, formerly of Newnan and Henrietta Erquitt, Atlanta. There are nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Georgia Chapter, Box 10120, Atlanta, Ga. 30321-0120.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.