September 14 2001

 

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Essie “Ms. Gus” Ioma Chandler Plunkett

Essie “Ms. Gus” Ioma Chandler Plunkett, 58, Temple, Ga., formerly of Fayetteville, died Aug. 29, 2001. She was born Sept. 27, 1942 in Atlanta, the daughter of Paul and Emma Hunter Chandler. She was a Baptist and was retired from National Cash Register Company in the shipping department.
Graveside services were at Westminister Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City with the Rev. Jerry Garner officiating.
Survivors include her husband, Chester Frank Plunkett of Temple, whom she married July 13, 1963; a son, Chester Paul and Michelle Plunkett, Senoia; brothers Richard Paul Chandler, East Point, Neal Chandler, Union City, Brant Chandler, Winston, and Raymond Chandler, Locust Gorve; sisters Polly Potate and Grace Harlson, both of Temple, and JoAnn Jordan, Winston; a grandson, Kellen Paul Plunkett, Senoia, and mother-in-law Nellie B. “Seawright” Plunkett, Fayetteville.
Jones-Wynn Funeral Home, Villa Rica, Ga. was in charge.

Cecille Dianne Villa

Cecille Dianne Villa, 49, Newnan, died Sept. 3, 2001. She was born Dec. 7, 1951 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Services were at McKoon Funeral Home chapel with interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include her husband, Antonia Villa, Newnan; father Cecil Cheaves; mother Sybil Cheaves; sons Alexandro Villa and Donald Lewis Williams Jr., and a sister, Janice Prince.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Mary Agnes Hutton

Mary Agnes Hutton, 76, Chesapeake Beach, Md., formerly of Newnan, died Sept. 4, 2001. She was born Nov. 15, 1924 in Bangor, Maine. She was a registered nurse.
Services were at St. George Catholic Church with Monsignor Leo Herbert officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan.
Survivors include a son, Bernard M. Edelen, Chesapeake Bay, Va.; daughters Betsy J. Jackson, Chesapeake Bay, Va., Mary Ella Kilgore, Moreland, Ga., and Pamela A. Wiener, Burke, Va.; sisters Barbara Crandall, Portland, Maine, Dorothy Dillon, Ledyard, Conn., Frances Duffy, Pensacola, Fla., and Anne Maloney, Boston, Mass.; eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Martin & Hightower Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.

Theo Anthony Jr.

Theo Anthony Jr., 78, Newnan, died Sept. 8, 2001, the son of Theo Brown and Irene Manning Anthony. He was an accountant and was retired from Adams-Cates Realty.
Services were at McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, with the Rev. John Evans officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Margaret Brown Anthony, Newnan; a son, Eddie Brown and Ellen Anthony, Baton Rouge, La.; a daughter, Susan Anthony and Bill Martin, Fayetteville, Ga., and grandchildren Melissa, William and Pamela Martin and Hank Anthony.
Memorial donations may be made to Portsbridge Hospice, 1335 Lake Ridge Pkwy., Morrow, GA 30296.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Mary Antoinette “Toni” Yates

Mary Antoinette “Toni” Yates, 60, Moelan, died Sept. 9, 2001. She was born July 15, 1941 in Portland, Ore. She was a legal assistant.
Services were at McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Carl Dugen officiating.
Survivors include her husband, Molena, Ga.; sons David Yates, Springlake, N.C., Alan Yates, Atlanta, Ga., and Edward Casey, Seattle, Wash.; daughters Teresa Hobbs and Deborah Salter, both of Jonesboro, and Sandra Salter, Griffin; brothers James Templin and Timothy Templin, both of Stayton, Ore.; a sister, Pamela Bertagnolli, Cheyenne, Wyo.; six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Joe Lawson

Joe Lawson, 58, Newnan, died Sept. 9, 2001. He was born Feb. 15, 1943 in New Orleans, La. He had worked as a property developer.
Graveside services were at Sharpsburg Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Joel E. Richardson and the Rev. Dr. Harry Barrow officiating.
Survivors include a devoted friend, Sara Lou Zachry Bowling, West Point, Ga.; mother Gladys Bridges Lawson, Atlanta; sons Brittain Ingram Lawson, Athens, and Joseph Howard Lawson III, Atlanta; sisters Ann Lawson Armstrong, Lookout Mountain, Tenn., and Rena Lawson Everett, Sea Island, Ga.; nephews Travis Ingram Peck, Atlanta, Lawson West Armstrong, Lookout Mountain, Tenn.; nieces RenaAnn Bridges Peck, Ronda Adair O’Gorman and Tiffany Lingam Peck, all of Atlanta; friend and confidant Pearl Moreland, Newnan; great-nephews, Lawson Bridges Peck and Everett Attridge O’Gorman, both of Atlanta, and a great-niece, Roxie Elizabeth Peck, Atlanta.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.