November 17 2000

 

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Walter McCoy

Walter McCoy, 64, Newnan, died Nov. 4, 2000. He was born March 19, 1936 in Atlanta, Ga., the son of Adell and Florence Wade McCoy. He was retired from the Bonnell Co.
Services were at the Cross Plains Baptist Church, Carroll County, with the Rev. Paul Stitcher officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Frances McCoy, Newnan; children, Allison Campbell, Teri Pruitt and Robin McCoy, all of Covington, Walter “Chip” McCoy, Winder, and Bruce McCoy, Illinois; stepchildren James Bishop, Moreland, Robert Bishop, Mike Bishop and Deborah Bishop, all of Newnan, and Shirley Ann Arrington, Jonesboro; a brother, Steve McCoy, Georgia; 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Martin and Hightower Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge of the arrangements.

Willie Mae Winters

Willie Mae Winters, 81, Newnan, died Nov. 6, 2000. She was born May 1, 1919 in Gwinnett County, Ga.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Michael Holdredge officiating. Interment was at New Hope Baptist Church, Newnan.
Survivors include a daughter, Vickie Rudasill Entrekin, Crescent City, Calif.; and grandsons Corey Entrekin and Jason Entrekin, both of Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Donnie Perry Blankenship

Donnie Perry Blankenship, 28, Hampton, died Nov. 6, 2000. He was born Aug. 12, 1972 in Coweta County. He had been in construction.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with interment at Whooping Creek Baptist Church, Whitesburg, Carroll County, Ga.
Survivors include his mother, Joyce Blankenship, Sylacauga, Ala.; daughters Hannah Bearden and Hillard Bearden, both of Whitesburg, and Ariana Blankenship, Hampton; sisters Mary Blankenship, Newnan, and Tammy Sue Shipley, Ind.; and grandmother Emma Acree, Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Walker Eugene Horne

Walker Eugene Horne, 79, Newnan, died Nov. 7, 2000. He was born Oct. 4, 1921 in Coweta County, Ga. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walker Eugene and Allie Hyde Horne, his wife, Margaret Edwards Horne and a son, Sam Horne. He was retired from the United States Air Force and as an air traffic controller.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Frank Powers and the Rev. Bob Harris officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include a son, Scott Horne, Sharpsburg; daughters Donna Lundy, LaGrange and Marcia Dees, Newnan; a brother, Archie Horne, Texas; and a sister, Johnnie O’Brien, Newnan. There are seven grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the Raymond Baptist Church or the Newnan Kiwanis Club.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Raye Y. North

Raye Y. North, 79, Newnan, died Nov. 7, 2000. She was born May 18, 1921 in Lakehurst, N.J. She was retired as medical records librarian at Coweta General and Humana Hospital.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Gene Tyre and the Rev. Don Helms officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include daughters Barbara Rawlins, Newnan, and Judy and Wayne Walker, Grantville; sisters Judy Lassatter, Sharpsburg, and Connie Sprayberry, Charlotte, N.C.; grandchildren Michael and Lynn Chavez, Tallahassee, Fla., Joseph E. Covington, Paris, and Jack A. Covington and Jesse C. Rawlins, both of Newnan; and a great-grandchild, Annalise Raye Chavez, Tallahassee, Fla.
Memorial donations may be made to the Lisa B. Friddell, M.D. Scholarship Fund, Oxford College of Emory University, 100 Hamill St., Oxford, Ga. 30064.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Mary Sue Cash

Mary Sue Cash, 85, Newnan, died Nov. 8, 2000. She was born Jan. 17, 1915 in Georgia.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Henry Calhoun and the Rev. Tim Cash officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan.
Survivors include sons Earl and Glenda Cash, Johnny and Marie Cash and Leroy and Ann Cash, all of Newnan; daughters Linda Callaway, Loretta Cash and Jennette and Sonny Warre, all of Newnan. There are 12 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Kee, 87, Riverdale, died Nov. 8, 2000. He was born April 24, 1913 in Meriwether County, Ga. He was retired from CSX Railroad with 34 years of service. He was a member and deacon of the Park Avenue Baptist Church.
Services were at McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Powers Witcher and the Rev. Billy Adams officiating. Interment was at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Meriwether County.
Survivors include his wife, Fannie Lee Kee, Riverdale; a brother, Andrew L. Kee, Snellville, Ga.; and a sister, Nell Early, Brookhaven, Ga.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

John David Head

John David Head, 37, Smyrna, formerly of Newnan, died Nov. 8, 2000. He was born Sept. 19, 1963 in Southmont, N.C., later moving to Newnan. He was preceded in death by his father, Henry Leon Head. He was graduated from East Coweta High School in 1981. He spent most of his life in the banking industry, most recently with SunTrust Bank, Atlanta.
Services were at the Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, with interment at Southview Cemetery, Moreland, Ga.
Survivors include his mother, Christine Pike, Roanoke, Ala.; stepfather Frank E. Turner, Newnan; brothers Mike and Vickie Head, Roanoke, Ala., Jimmy and Karen Head, Newnan; and sisters Vicki and Brian Oliver and Teresa and Billy Luckie, all of Newnan, and Tracey and Jimmy Denham, Hogansville.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

William Curtis Mapp

MSgt. William Curtis Mapp, retired, 57, Newnan, died Nov. 9, 2000. He was born May 8, 1943 in Newnan. He was retired as an aircraft systems engineer from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service. He received the Distinguished Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Force Outstanding United Award with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Force Good Conduct Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, and the Vietnam Service with three Bronze Stars and five additional medals.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, with the Rev. Udell Addison and the Rev. Dr. James Stewart officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan, with full military honors.
Survivors include his wife, Hetty Mapp, Newnan; father Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mapp, Newnan; sons Eric and Jammie Mapp, Sharpsburg, Jack and Stephanie Mapp and Mark and Carrie Mapp, all of Newnan; a brother, Russell Mapp, Dallas, Ga.; sisters Margaret H. Mapp, Dallas, Ga. and Carolyn Winter, St. Petersburg, Fla.; and grandchildren Seth Mapp, Cody Mapp and Troy Mapp, all of Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Harry L. Newmyer

Harry L. Newmyer, 89, Grantville, died Nov. 5, 2000. He was born Aug. 30, 1911 in Atlanta, Miss., son of Henry Gray and Lula Daughtery Newmyer. Before making his home with his daughter in Grantville in 1990, he lived in Alamosa, Colo. for many years. He was the retired owner and operator of New Water Well Drilling Co.
Services and interment was in Alamosa, Colo.
Survivors include sons Harry Newmyer Jr., Lakeview, Ore., Ray and Cathie Newmyer, Mosca, Colo.; daughters Myrna Nicandor, Sonoma, Calif., Irene and Jerry Tucker, Grantville, Patricia and William McDowell, Crestone, Colo., Ethel Vick, Thornton, Colo., Constance and Donald Smith, Cheyenne, Wyo., Judy and Jimmy Clements, Clifton, Colo. and Mary and Mark Nicander, Elvorano, Calif.; brothers Joe Newmyer, Delta, Colo., George Newmyer, Center, Colo., and Earl and JoAnn Newmyer, Meade, Colo.; a sister, Ethel and Tony Ponik, Pueblo, Colo.; 24 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga., was in charge.