November 24 2000

 

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Lois Smith

Lois Smith, 81, Newnan, died Nov. 9, 2000. She was born Sept. 18, 1919 in Haralson, Ga. She had been a United States veteran.
Services were at the Concord, Ga. Baptist Church with the Rev. Searcy Jackson officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Forrest Smith, Newnan; and daughters Lilah Willette, Mableton, Ga., and Phylis Hart, Chattanooga, Tenn.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge of the arrangements.

John C. Whittle Sr.

John C. Whittle Sr., 73, College Park, died Nov. 6, 2000. He was born July 12, 1927 in Fayette County, Ga., the son of Royal Calvin and Ollie Mae Whitten Whittle.
Services were at the Union Christian Church, College Park, with minister Alan Thames and minister Marion Felts officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery.
Survivors include sons John Calvin Whittle Jr., Cartersville, Joel Plunkett, Ala.; daughters Diane Story, Austell, Linda Harris, Carrollton, Wanda Orr, Villa Rica, Brenda Jarrard, Union City, and Nancy Parrott, Conyers; sisters Evelyn Scarbrough, Tucker, Virginia Green, Stone Mountain, Peggy Vendetti, Sharpsburg, Shirley Smith, Lilburn, and Florence Keller, Lovejoy; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Caitlin Melinda Quay

Little Miss Caitlin Melinda Quay, Newnan, 12, died Nov. 5, 2000. She was born Aug. 3, 1988 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with pastor Ken Adams officiating. Interment was at Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn.
Survivors include her parents, Jonathan and Sheila Quay, Newnan; a sister, Hayley Quay, Newnan; grandparents Dr. Lorene Pilcher and James Pilcher, both of Atlanta, and Dr. Herbert Quay and Dr. Anne Hogan, both of Longboat Key, Fla.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Richard S. Cowart

Richard S. Cowart, 60, Newnan, died Nov. 7, 2000. He was born Jan. 11, 1940 in Cook County, Ga.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with pastor Ken Adams officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn, College Park.
Survivors include his wife, Travis Cowart, Newnan; a son, Keith and Denise Cowart, Sharpsburg; a daughter, Stacey and Stanton Johnston, Newnan; his mother, Mary Coward, N. Fort Myers, Fla.; a brother, Jeff Cowart, Seattle, Wash.; a sister, Claudia Gedral, N. Fort Myers, Fla.; and grandchildren Tabatha, Bethany, Rachel, Morgan, Brooke, Ethan and Hannah.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Mary Elillian Neely

Mary Elillian Neely, 82, Moreland, died Nov. 13, 2000. She was born March 29, 1918 in Coweta County, Ga.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Paul Dennis officiating. Interment was at the Sharpsburg Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors include sons Glen and Patty Neely, Sharpsburg, Sidney and Cheryl Neely, High Falls, Ga. and Stanley and Judy Neely, Peachtree City; and a brother, Ed Smith, Carrollton, Ga. There are nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Aubrey L. Whitlock

Aubrey L. Whitlock, 63, Moreland, died Nov. 13, 2000. He was born Dec. 5, 1936 in Coweta County. He had been employed at Bonnell Tool and Die and had served in the United States Army. He was preceded in death by a son, Tony Whitlock.
Graveside services were at Oak Hill Cemetery with Warren Moore officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Ada Whitlock, Moreland; a daughter, Vickie Hammonds, Newnan; stepson, James Garner, Oglethorpe, Ga.; stepdaughters Pat Jacobs, Jackson, Ohio, and Debra Carroll, Warm Springs, Ga.; a brother, Charles Whitlock, Moreland; and aunts Sarah Burton, Fayetteville, Annie Cole, Macon, Ruby Loftin, Newnan, and Mattie Storey, Moreland; there are eight grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Carey Donald Knight

Carey Donald Knight, 73, Newnan, died Nov. 13, 2000. He was born Dec. 16, 1926 in Newnan, the son of Henry and Annie Cooper Knight. He was preceded in death by a son, Carey Donald Knight Jr., Aug., 1952. He was graduated from LaGrange High School in 1944; was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946.
After his service in the Navy he earned an industrial management degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1950. He retired from International Playtex in 1992, with 36 years of service.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel, Newnan, with interment at Shadowlawn Cemetery in LaGrange, Ga.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Lillian Hill Knight, Newnan; sons Dr. John C. and Kaye Knight, Newnan, and David H. Knight, Washington, D.C.; a daughter, Karen and Jim Poore, Barnesville; a brother, Nathan and Ann Knight, Newnan; nephews Nathan G. Knight Jr., Brussells, Belgium, and Bill Knight, Atlanta; and a niece, Ansley Knight, Newnan.
Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Disease Research, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Ste. 140. Rockville, Md. 20850-4022.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Betty Ann Durrough

Betty Ann Durrough, 69, Sargent, died Nov. 14, 2000. She was born May 20, 1931 in Coweta County. She had worked as an inspector.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dwight L. Moody and the Rev. Floyyd Durrough officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include her husband, Milford Durrough, Sargent; sons Jimmy Durrough and Kenny Durrough, both of Sargent; a daughter, Gail Waite, Sargent; a brother, Olin Olmstead, Calif.; and a sister, Hilda Nolin, Mass. There are 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Marcelle Vickers

Marcelle Vickers, 72, Carrollton, died Nov. 14, 2000. She was born Sept. 16, 1928 in Mobile, Ala. She was a retired operator for Answering Mobile in that city. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Calvin Vickers.
Services were at the Jones Funeral Home chapel with minister Patrick Gill officiating. Interment was at Mobile Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Ala.
Survivors include a son, Ron Vickers, Newnan; a daughter, Bobbie Jean Jenkins, Mobile, Ala; a brother, Jim Jackson, Kingsland, Tenn.; a sister, Margaret Atwell, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; and grandchildren Angela Boyer, Chris Vickers, Jack Vickers, Brenda Atkinson, Sonny Meeks and Darrell Meeks. There are nine great-grandchildren.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Jean Burnette Smith

Jean Burnette Smith, 81, Newnan, died Nov. 14, 2000. She was born Jan. 9. 1919 in Carroll County, Ga. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde Bell and Annie Elizabeth Davis Burnette, and her husband, John S. Smith. She was retired as a seamstress.
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 sons Gene and Louisa Smith, Newnan, and Carey and Susanne Smith, Marietta, Ga.; grandchildren Chelsea Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Evan Smith, Georgia Anne Smith, Ian Smith, Melinda Smith and Russell Smith; brothers Wayne A. and Margaret Burnette, Doraville, and Clyde Aubrey and Doris Burnette, Fayetteville; and a sister, Elizabeth and Ed Camp, Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.