October 31 2001

 

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Wanda Moon

Wanda Moon, Riverdale, died Oct. 29, 2001. She was the co-owner and operator of Gourmet’s Delight Deli in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be Thursday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m., in the Chapel of Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, with the Rev. Barry Thompson, the Rev. Hugh Kirby, and the Rev. Wilson T. Wallace officiating. Interment will be at Forest Lawn. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 5-9 p.m. at Parrott Funeral Home. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Bertha D. Moon, Fayetteville; sister, Janet Behrens, Fayetteville; brother and sister-in-law, David and Brenda Moon Sr., Lawrenceville; nephews, David and Amy Moon Jr. and Joe and Julie Moon. Flowers are accepted or send donations to New Hope Baptist Church Singles 3 Mission Trip, 551 New Hope Rd., Fayetteville, GA 30214, or to Hope House at Southwest Christian Hospice, 7225 Lester Rd., Union City, GA 30291. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, is in charge of arrangements.

Alvene Mayfield Grantham

Alvene Mayfield Grantham, 69, Tyrone, died Oct. 16, 2001. She was born Nov. 8, 1931 in Fayette County, the daughter of Alvin and Johnnie Mae Barge Mayfield. She was retired from the United States Postal Service, serving as the postmaster for Tyrone for 31 years. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ed Nelson and the Rev. Dr. Rick Long officiating. Interment was at Hopewell United Methodist Church Cemetery, Tyrone. Survivors include a son, Kenny Grantham; a daughter, Marilyn and Ron Craigmyle, Douglasville; parents, Alvin and Johnnie May Barge Mayfield, Tyrone; grandchildren, Leigh Craigmyle, Melissa Grantham, Tina Hooper and Teresa Heitsuman; brothers, McKay Mayfield, Rabun Gap, Ga., Murray Mayfield, Palmetto, and Larry Mayfield, Fayettevllle; and a sister, Joan Adams, Peachtree City. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Maudie Estes Gilmore

Maudie Estes Gilmore, 85, Fayetteville, died Oct. 17, 2001. She was born May 15, 1916 in Randolph County, Ala. She was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Gilmore. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Glenn Stringham officiating. Interment was at the College Park Cemetery. Survivors include sons, Leo and Dorothy Bailey Jr., Hialeah, Fla., James and Pat Gilmore, Fayetteville, and Ed and Kat Gilmore, Decatur, Ga.; a sister, Gladys E. Hill, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Marion Lee Higgs

Marion Lee Higgs, 75, Peachtree City, died Oct. 20, 2001. He was born July 26, 1926 in Story County, Iowa, the son of Wayne M. and Alice Scott Higgs. He was a vice president of sales for the Wholesale Food Co. He had served in the United States Armed Forces. Memorial services were at the First Presbyterian Church, Peachtree City, with the Rev. Dr. Donald W. Smith officiating. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Dorothy Ann Madison Higgs; children, Christel and Gary Roberge, Cleveland, Tenn., Beth and Kim Babcock, Long Valley, M. J. and Bradley and Raven Higgs, Dacula, Ga.; brothers, Harold Higgs, Cleve, Iowa and Jim Higgs, Ankeny, Iowa; a sister, Janet Thomas, Ames, Iowa; and six grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Southwest Christian Hospice, 7225 Lester Road, Union City, GA 30291 or the American Cancer Society, 135 Bradford Square, Ste. B, Fayetteville, GA 30215. Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Sally S. Avera

Sally S. Avera, 79, Fayetteville, died Oct. 22, 2001. She was born Oct. 12, 1922 in Fayette County, the daughter of Martin Luther and Lois Drennan Stubbs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Milton James Avera Sr. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Wendell Banks officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include a son, David A. Avera, Macon; a daughter, Ramona Harrell, Macon; a stepson, Milton A. Avera Jr., Macon; sisters, Ruby Kitchen, Ocilla, Ga., Eleanor McKown, Hampton, and Evelyn Wallace, Fayetteville; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Carrie Louise Hanson

Carrie Louise Hanson, 88, Tyrone, died Oct. 21, 2001. She was born Sept. 9, 1913 in Newnan. Services were at McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, with the Rev. Ed McMinn officiating. Interment was at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Newnan. Survivors include sons, David Hanson and Michael Hanson; daughters, Sara Cordrey and Joyce Scarbrough, Tyrone; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

James Marion McClure

James Marion McClure, 64, Fairburn, Fayette County, died Oct. 26, 2001. He was born May 15, 1937 in Fulton County. Services were at Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Fayetteville, with Pastor N. J. Gividen officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, College Park. Survivors include his wife, Annie Genevia King McClure, Fairburn, Fayette County; children, Genese and Ron Stanley, Ronald and Gina McClure, and Kevin and Kristy McClure, all of Riverdale, Vickey and Steven Hoover, Rex, James and Deloris McClure Jr., College Park, and Samantha and Terry Meeks, Hampton; mother, Pearl McClure, Union City; and 10 grandchildren. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Wincel Ray Mitchell

Wincel Ray Mitchell, 62, Riverdale, died Oct. 25, 2001. He was born April 16, 1939 in Newton County, Ga. Graveside services were at Holly Hill Cemetery, Fairburn, with the Rev. David Ramey in charge. Survivors include his wife, Laura Stubbs Mitchell, Riverdale; sons, Billy Ray Mitchell, Forest Park and Johnny and Sara Mitchell, Hampton; daughters, Cecilia and Toby Spires, Riverdale, and Jessie and Stuart Lockwood, Jonesboro; nine grandchildren; brothers, Maxie Mitchell, Carrollton, and Billy and Ninkie Mitchell, Brooks; and sisters, Betty and James Betsill, Fayetteville, and Margie Allen, Grantville. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Virginia Lee Stratton Wester

Virginia Lee Stratton Wester, 70 Newnan, formerly of Brooks, died Oct. 25, 2001. She was born Jan. 14, 1931 in Nashville, Tenn., the daughter of Thomas and Edna Faulkner Sweeney Stratton. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Edward Thomas Stratton, Nashville, Tenn., Bobby Lewis Stratton, Franklin, Tenn. and Richard Earl Stratton, LaJolla, Calif. She was graduated from Hillsboro High School and in 1955 was employed by Easter Airlines as a stewardess. She continue her career with Eastern in various positions until retirement in 1988. Graveside services were at the Brooks Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Parrish officiating. Survivors include a brother, William Paul Stratton, Franklin, Tenn.; sisters-in-law, Marjorie Hines Stratton, Franklin, Tenn. and Karen Susanne Borchert Stratton, LaJolla, Calif.; a stepson, Richard Wester, Douglasville, Ga.; stepdaughters, Cheryl Henry Henderson, Boca Raton, Fla., Vickie Henry Preston, Charleston, Ill, Virgie Henry Dague, Taylorsville, Ill., Mary Alice Wester Frost, Gainesville, Ga., and Linda Kay Wester Millisor, Breckenridge, Colo.; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Southwest Christian Hospice, 7225 Lester Road, Union City, GA 30291. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Mary Maryanski

Mary Maryanski, 69, Peachtree City, formerly of Clifton, N. J., died Oct. 25, 2001. She was born Dec. 1, 1931 in Luverne County, Pa. Services were at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Peachtree City, with the Rev. Father John Welsh officiating. Survivors include a sister, Camille Maryanski, Peachtree City; a niece, Linda Villano and Karl Blench, Peachtree City; and a great-nephew, Alan Villano, New Jersey. Memorial donations may be made to breast cancer research. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Francis Eugene Carson

Francis Eugene Carson, 81, formerly of Concord and Brooks, died Oct. 25, 2001. He was born Oct. 15, 1920 at the home of his parents, Oscar Blalock and Annie Bates Carson; he was also preceded in death by brothers, Lamar Carson and Harold Carson. He was educated in the Fayette County public schools and served in the United States Army in World War II, in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre in the Hiroshima Campaign. He received a victory ribbon and an overseas service bar. He was a member of the Brooks Baptist Church and had been employed by the Dovedown Hosiery Mill and Spalding Knitting Mills. Graveside services were at the County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Brooks, with the Rev. Bob McComb officiating. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Frances Thompson Carson, Hilltop Nursing Home, Griffin; a son, Donald Steve and Susan Carson, Concord; a daughter, Shirley Carson Boyett, Stockbridge; brothers, Rodney Carson and Bobby Carson, both of Brooks, and Bill Carson, Fayetteville; a sister, Mildred Carson Anderson, Griffin; six grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Brooks Baptist Church Music Fund, Brooks, Ga. 30205. Haisten-Woodlawn Funeral Home, Griffin, was in charge.