December 15 2000

 

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Mildred Louise Turner

Mildred Louise Turner, 66, Fayetteville, died Dec. 1, 2000. She was born Dec. 16, 1933 in Fulton County.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with pastors Terre Haas and Lynn Janney officiating. Interment was at College Park Cemetery.
Survivors include sons Harry Croft Jr., East Point, Michael Croft, Moreland, and John Croft, Riverdale; daughters Katherine Bright, Carrollton, Bonnie Barrentien, Fayetteville, and Marlene Skinner, Newnan; sisters Mary Barnes, Marietta and Martha Gilbert, St. Augustine, Fla.; and 11 grandchildren.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Ollie Mae Pettus Thacker

Ollie Mae Pettus Thacker, 59, Newnan, died Dec. 3, 2000. She was born Sept. 11, 1941 in Lineville, Ala. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mildred Datherin Huddleston.
Services were at the Hillcrest Chapel with the Rev. Joe Strickland officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include her father, Chester Kirkland, LaGrange; children Tony Pettus, Calvin Pettus, Vickie Pressley and Connie Pettus, all of Newnan, Debbie Jones, Grantville, and Donna Gable, Luthersville; a brother, Chester Kirkland Jr., Springhill, Fla.; and a sister, Katherine Jordan, Boaz, Ala.
There are 15 grandchildren.
Martin and Hightower Hillcrest Chapel was in charge.

James Addy Beavers

James Addy Beavers, 83, Newnan, died Dec. 5, 2000. He was born Dec. 25, 1916 in Newnan. He was the retired owner of Beavers Packing Company.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Gene Tyre officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Cotton Beavers, Newnan; and daughters Lou Williams, Newnan, and Love Williams.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Vicki Hood Sewell-Jones

Vicki Hood Sewell-Jones, 53, Marietta, died Dec. 6, 2000. She was born Feb. 5, 1947 in Fulton County, the daughter of William Durand and Leila Mae Eidson Hood.
Memorial services were at the Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, Peachtree City. Interment will be at The Rock Baptist Church cemetery, Rex, Ga.
Survivors include her husband, Gerald J. Jones Jr., Fayetteville; a brother, William and Kathy Hood, Sharpsburg; and nieces Jennifer Hood and Becca Hood, both of Sharpsburg.
Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

James Vernon “Jay” Lewis Jr.

James Vernon “Jay” Lewis Jr., 60, Newnan, died Dec. 6, 2000. He was born Dec. 13, 1939 in Forsyth County, N.C., and moved to Newnan six years ago. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Vernon and Susie Mae Lewis Sr. He was a professional truck driver and attended Miracle Tabernacle Worship Center.
Services were at the Jones Funeral Home chapel with pastor Richard Clay officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Lewis, Newnan; a son. W. L. Callahan, Newnan; daughters Pam Lewis, Emerald Isle, N.C., Susan Williams, Robin Costley and Faith Garner, all of Newnan; a sister, Jean Parrish, Salisbury, N.C.; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Vera B. Coggin

Vera B. Coggin, 86, Newnan, died Dec. 6, 2000. She was born Dec. 14, 1913 in Opp, Ala.
Graveside services were at Oak Hill Cemetery with Bro. Roy Leo Coggin officiating.
Survivors include sons Robert W. Coggin, Joseph G. Coggin and Roy Lee Coggin Jr., all of Newnan; a daughter, Darlene Hopson, Newnan; a sister, Lola Brock, Rising Fawn, Ga.; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Martin and Hightower Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.

Joe Hammond

Joe Hammond, 77, Moreland, died Dec. 7, 2000. He was born April 13, 1923 in Carroll County, Ga. He was a retired truck driver from John Lambert Trucking.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. David Arrington officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Hammond, Moreland; sons Larry Hammond, Newnan and Dennis Hammond, Moreland; daughters Karen Cash, Moreland, and Teresa Hubbard, Sharpsburg; brothers Hurston Hammond, South Carolina, and Frank Hammond, Newnan; sisters Bonnie Wallace, Sharpsburg, and Maggie Sewell, Smyrna, Ga.; and grandchildren Brandon Cash, C. J. Cash, Erin Hammond and Stephen Hammond.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Ferrell Edge

Ferrell Edge, 60, Newnan, died Dec. 8, 2000. He was the owner of Sign Network Inc. and had served in the United States Army. He was preceded in death by his father, Marvin E. Edge.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with Danny Wilson officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan.
Survivors include mother and stepfather, Louise and Pat Patterson, Newnan; a sister, Anne E. and Wallace Hardy, Warm Springs, Ga.; a nephew, David Wallace Hardy; a niece, Elizabeth Adeline Hardy; stepmother Nellie Edge; a stepbrother, Lawrence Cole; and stepsisters Joan Patterson Tomlin, Miriam Hubbard and La Juana Pope.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.