December 12 2000

 

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Jack T. Wilson

Jack T. Wilson, 63, Franklin, died Nov. 15, 2000. He was born June 16, 1937 in Fulton County, Ga.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Milton Winslett, the Rev. Terry Calhoun and the Rev. Michael Mickelson officiating. Interment was at Church of Life, Palmetto.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie S. Wilson, Franklin; sons Andrew T. Milam and Ronald A. Wilson, Franklin; a daughter, Deloris Taylor, Franklin; stepchildren Michelle Shelton, Fayetteville, and Sherry Bright, Palmetto; a sister, Mogene Griffin, Wingate, N.C.; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Weyman C. Jenkins

Weyman C. Jenkins, 89, Fairburn, died Nov. 15, 2000. He was born Nov. 8, 1911 in Fulton County, Ga. He was a native of Old Campbell County and owner of Jenkins Garage in Fairburn for over 30 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Walker Jenkins.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Oscar Cope and the Rev. Ron Alderman officiating. Interment was at Holly Hill, Fairburn.
Survivors include a daughter, Anita and Dr. Lawson Sayer, Fairburn; a grandson, Mark and Daphne Sayer, Powder Springs; a granddaughter, Lisa and Kenneth Grace, Sharpsburg; a great-grandson, Mark Allen Grace, Sharpsburg; and sisters Bessie J. Smith, Riverdale, and Louise J. Ethridge, Jonesboro.
Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Fairburn, Senior Ministry, 23 Malone St., Fairburn 30213 or the American Cancer Society, 135 Bradford Square, Ste. B., Fayetteville 30215.
Parrott Funeral home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Willie Joe Loftin

Willie Joe Loftin, 81, Newnan, died Nov. 16, 2000. He was born Aug. 8, 1919 in Carroll County, the son of Hope and Dovie Yates Loftin. He graduated from Tyus High School in 1937 and Immanuel Bible College in 1968. A veteran of World War II, he was stationed at Camp Blanding, Fla. in 1945 and 1946.
He had served at McIntosh Baptist, Enon Grove Baptist, New Hope Baptist and East Newnan Baptist, where he served until his retirement in 1985.
Services were at the East Newnan Baptist Church with the Rev. Frank Powers and the Rev. Lee Shelnutt officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Ruby Whitlock Loftin, Newnan; sons Joel and Maebelle Loftin, Hartselle, Ala., and Dan and Betty Loftin, Moreland; a daughter, Eleanor and Aubrey Shelnutt, Newnan; grandchildren Cindy Carroll, Newnan, Lee Shelnutt, Albemarle, N.C., Michael Loftin, Sharon Loftin, and April Loftin, all of Hartselle, Ala., and Chad Loftin, Moreland; great-grandchildren Becky Gazaway and Kristin Gazaway, both of Newnan; step great-grandchildren Amy Carroll and Jennifer Carroll, both of Newnan; brothers Howard Loftin, C. J. Loftin, Leo Loftin, Yates Loftin and Ray Loftin; and sisters Selma Duncan, Sarah Wainright and Faye O’Dell.
McKoon Funeral Home was in charge.

Earlene Jones

Earlene Jones, 84, Newnan, died Nov. 16, 2000. She was born Jan. 14, 1916 in Newnan.
Services were at McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Bob Atkins officiating. Interment was at Sargent Cemetery, Sargent, Ga.
Survivors include daughters Phyllis and Gerald Bennett, Newnan, and Mary and Steve Goldberg, Savannah, Ga.; a brother, Lauren Bennett, Newnan; a grandson, Dennis Bennett, Charlotte, N.C. ; and a granddaughter, Denise Freeman, Whitesburg, Ga.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Ruth Coggins

Ruth Coggins, 80, Newnan, died Nov. 16, 2000. She was born Nov. 28, 1919 in Carroll County. She was retired as a nursing assistant. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jake Coggins.
Memorial services were at Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, with the Rev. Tom Shannon officiating.
Survivors include sons Richard Coggins, Newnan, and Jake Coggins, Stockbridge; a daughter, Brenda Newman, Newnan; a brother, Joseph Steele, Carrollton; sisters Clara Norton and Louise Spradlin, both of Carrollton; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Cmdr. Edward Storey Buchanan

Cmdr. Edward Storey Buchanan, 82, Newnan, United States Navy, retired, died Nov. 17, 2000. He was born Dec. 6, 1917 in Newnan, the son of Hugh and Helen Carpenter Buchanan. He graduated from Newnan High School and Auburn University, 1940, with a degree in mechanical engineering. At Auburn, he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order.
He entered the Navy in 1941 and served in the South Pacific during World War II. He was a range safety officer for the Pacific Missile Test Range, Pt. Mugu, Calif., until his retirement after 23 years of naval service.
He was then associated with North American Rockwell in the Manned Space Flight Program. Returning to Newnan, he was a member of Central Baptist Church and a former member of the Newnan Kiwanis Club.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Joel E. Richardson officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, with military honors.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Baptist Church, P.O. Box 738, Newnan 30284.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Maurice M. Sponcier Sr.

Maurice M. Sponcier Sr., 87, Regency Park, Dalton, Ga., died Nov. 21, 2000. He was born July 11, 1913 in Newnan, the son of George Maurice and Ruth Moncrief Arnall Sponcier. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy Moore Sponcier. He was a lifelong resident of Newnan until moving to Dalton in 1997.
He was graduated from Newnan High School and from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1934, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He served in the United States Army in World War II.
For over 30 years, he was an executive with Arnall and Arnco Mills, and was chief executive officer for the two years preceding its sale to Bibb Manufacturing Company. He then worked for Bibb for five years as assistant director of operations until he retired.
An active member of the community, he had served on the Newnan Board of Education, was a member of the Newnan Rotary Club for 10 years, and was associated with the BPOE. As a member of Central Baptist Church of Newnan, he had served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher.
Grave side services were at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, with the Rev. Dr. Joel E. Richardson officiating.
Survivors include a son, Maurice and Betty Sponcier Jr.; a daughter, Schy and Blair Funderburk, Snellville, Ga.; grandchildren Rob Funderburk, Charlotte, N.C., Katie Funderburk, Birmingham, Ala., Dr. Lisa Sponcier Norman, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Don Sponcier, Atlanta; and sisters Katie Hollis and Lucy Colvin, both of Newnan.
Memorial donations may be made to Whitfield Health Care or the Central Baptist Church, Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Bobby Lee Ray

Bobby Lee Ray, 57, Newnan, died Nov. 21, 2000. He was born Sept. 19, 1943 in Atlanta, the son of Ernest and Mary Bell Ray. He was a painter in the construction industry and had lived in Coweta County for the past 20 years.
Services were at the Jones Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Shannon officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Ray, Newnan; a son, Jeff Ray, Newnan; daughters Melinda Ray and Crystal Ray, both of Newnan; mother Mary Bell Knight, Atlanta; brothers Ernest Ray and Buford Ray, both of Mableton, and Clarence Ray, Dallas; sisters Mary Helen Griffin, Atlanta, and Shirley Lowery, Mableton; and six grandchildren.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Louise Nixon Allen

Louise Nixon Allen, 86, Moreland, Ga., died Nov. 21, 2000. She was born Oct. 25, 1914 in Palmetto, Ga. She had been a bank teller and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Eugene Allen and parents William Bland and Minnie Mae Edge Nixon Sr.
Services were at the Moreland United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gary Whetstone and the Rev. Richard Huycke officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include a sister, Sara Windham; and sisters-in-law Mary Nixon and Clyde Nixon.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.