October 19 2001

 

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Barbara Derenthal

Barbara Ennis Derenthal, 68, Navarre, Fla., died Sept. 21, 2001. She was born May 9, 1933 in Horse Cave, Ky. and was reared in Miami, Fla. She worked as a paralegal and was a member of both a woman’s club and a bridge club. She loved cooking.
Memorial services were at Hidden Creek in Navarre, Fla.
Survivors include her husband of 26 years, Gerard J. Derenthal, Navarre, Fla.; children, Neil G. Fewax, Pensacola, Fla., David and Cindy Fewax, Newnan, Ga., Linda and Mark Short, Pa.; a brother, George and Carman Ennis, Navarre, Fla.; and grandchildren, Hannah Fewax, Newnan, and Alex Short, Ian Short and Chad Short, all of Pa.
Lewis Funeral Home, Navarre, Fla., was in charge.

Myrtle Hendrix

Myrtle Velma Dingler Hendrix, 92, Newnan, died Oct. 2, 2001. She was born March 17, 1909 in Carroll County, Ga. She had been a seamstress at Playtex. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Bee Hendrix, a son, Clinton Hendrix, a daughter, Tiney Verna Hendrix, parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Dingler, and three brothers.
She was a member of Sargent Baptist Church for 80 years and died in the home she had lived in since 1927.
Graveside services were at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan, with the Rev. Tony Hendrix, the Rev. Harry White and the Rev. Joe Bufford officiating.
Survivors include sons, Donald and Anis Hendrix, G. D. and Kitty Hendrix, and Melvin and Martha Hendrix, all of Newnan, and Edwa.rd and Barbara Hendrix, Cave Spring, Ga.; daughters, Anne and J. C. Davis and Joyce and Johnny Lovvorn, all of Newnan; 61 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Wyolene Steadham

Wyolene Hobbs Steadham, 78, Newnan, died Oct. 2, 2001. She was born Nov. 13, 1922 in Laurens County.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Frank Sledge and the Rev. Dr. Tom Daughterty officiating. Interment was at Holly Hill, Newnan.
Survivors include sons, Phil and Rita Steadham and Tim and Susan Steadham, all of Hogansville; daughters, Rita and Phillips Talley and Nancy Elrod, all of Newnan; brothers, Harold Hobbs and Billy Hobbs, both of Dublin, and Aaron Hobbs, Marietta; sisters, Nell Phelps, Villa Rica and Robbie Sapp, Dublin; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the Franklin Road Baptist Church, LaGrange or the Heatherwood Baptist Church at White Oak, 721 Shenandoah Blvd., Newnan, GA 30265.
Parrott Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Frances Burnham

Frances Burnham May, 74, Newnan, died Oct. 3, 2001. She was born Jan. 9, 1927 in Coweta County. She was preceded in death by husband, Edgar Littleton May and parents, Gordon and Rada Shinn Burnham. She was a retired textile worker at Bibb Manufacturing.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Dean and the Rev. Joe Blufford officiating. Interment was at Sargent Cemetery.
Survivors include daughters, Jean and Doug Murphy, Hogansville, and Sherry and George Fields, Debra and Terry Smith, Beverly and Mike Payton and Cindy Mize and Mike Chase, all of Newnan; brothers, Hamp Burnham and Harold Burnham, both of Newnan; a sister, Margaret Majors, Newnan; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Jack Bailey

Jack Randall Bailey, 61, Sharpsburg, died Oct. 4, 2001. He was born Sept. 13, 1940 in Trion, Ga. He worked with the Georgia Department of Revenue.
Services were at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with interment at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City.
Survivors include his wife, Jimmie Bailey, Sharpsburg; stepfather, James Eston Tilley, Sharpsburg; a son, Jack Randall Bailey, Norfolk, Va.; a daughter, Jill Renea Bailey, Sharpsburg; brothers, Joey Bailey, Rossville, Ga., Jonny Bailey, Heidelburg, Germany, Lanny Bailey, Maryville, Tenn. and Tony Bailey, Fayetteville, Tenn.; a sister, Jackie Hayes, Rossville; and stepmother, Georgia Bailey, Rossville, Ga.
Memorial donations may be made to the Southwest Christian Hospice and Hope House, 7225 Lester Rd., Union City, GA 30291.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Mary Bishop

Mary Bishop, 95, Senoia, died Oct. 6, 2001. She was born March 13, 1906 in Langdale, Ala., the daughter of Bud and Rebecca Short Kellum. She was preceded in death by several children.
Services were at the Hillcrest Chapel with the Rev. Ted Clay and the Rev. Raymond Hayes officiating. Interment was at Senoia City Cemetery.
Survivors include sons, Oliver Bishop, Clifford Bishop, Tommy Bishop, Lloyd Bishop and Harold Bishop, all of Senoia, and Leonard Bishop, Moreland; daughters, Myrle McCullough, Betty Ann Bishop and Erna Bishop, all of Newnan; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Martin & Hightower Hillcrest Chapel was in charge.

Amy Brown

Amy Jo Brown, 34, Sharpsburg, died Oct. 6, 2001. She was born Dec. 13, 1966 in Falls City, Neb.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home Chapel, Newnan, and then carried to the Clark Funeral Home, Falls City, Neb. for interment.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Brown, Sharpsburg; a son, Dayne Christopher Edward Burrows, Sharpsburg; daughter, Molly Lucille Brown; father, Ed Pokorny, Falls City, Neb.; and brothers, Allen and Kathy Pokorny, Arrell, Kans., Teri Pokorny, Kearney, Neb., and Steve and Chris Pokorny, Falls City, Neb.
Memorial donations may be made to an education fund for her children at 25 Line Creek Circle, Sharpsburg, GA 30277.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Mary Sherrer

Mary Darlene Sherrer, 43, Newnan, died Oct. 8, 2001. She was born Feb. 3, 1958 in Newnan. She had worked in quality control.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Paul Dennis officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan.
Survivors include he husband, Ricky Sherrer, Newnan; father, James W. Helton, Newnan; mother, Betty Helton, Newnan; sons, Christopher Ron Sherrer, Athens, Ga., and Craig Allen Sherrer, Stephen Wesley Sherrer, and Tyler Manley Sherrer, all of Newnan; and sisters, Evon Howard and Debbie H. Roach, both of Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Mabel Hall

Mabel Coggin Hall, 88, died Oct. 10. 2001. She was born April 3, 1913 in Coweta County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Earl Hall.
Graveside services were at the Oak Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Ed McMinn and the Rev. Gary Parrish officiating.
Survivors include a son, Tom and Boo Hall, daughters, Betty and Billy Burks and Beatrice and Paden Vineyard; a sister-in-law, Eula Coggin; a brother, George “Asa” Coggin; grandchildren, Stephanie hall Pitts, Cooper Hall, Karen Smith, Kim Duncan, Mary Ellen Corley, David Duncan, Nan Vineyard Johnston, Beau Vineyard and Clare Vineyard Schubert; and great-grandchildren, Ashley Pitts, Jake Pitts, Katie Smith, Ansley Johnston, Raquel Vineyard, Bridgette Vineyard, Elliott Schubert, and Hamilton Schubert.
Memorial donations may be made to the Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.