November 07 2001

 

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Ora G. McAllister

Ora G. McAllister, 88, Atlanta, died Oct. 27, 2001. She was born March 24, 1913 in Bartow County. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Dr. Sam Matthews, officiating. Interment was at Magnolia Hollywood Cemetery, Atlanta. Survivors include sisters Amy Vera Crabtree, Brooks, Ollie Beatrice Paskopos, McDonough, and Duffie and James Carr, Jonesboro. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Dorothy V. ‘Dot’ Quinn

Dorothy V. “Dot” Quinn, 83, Fayetteville, died Oct. 28, 2001. She was born Sept. 25, 1918 in Troup County, Ga. Services were at Christ Church at Whitewater, formerly Kenwood Christian, with Minister Paul Carrier and Minister Paul Leslie officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Church. Survivors include her husband, Frank Quinn, Fayetteville; sons, Wayne and Melinda Quinn, Monroe, Mike Quinn, Newnan; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sisters, Jane Hampton, Kennesaw and Margie Dotson, Salem, S. C. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Robyn Doyal Smith

Robyn Doyal Smith, 54, Fayetteville, died Nov. 1, 2001. She was born July 12, 1947. A native of Villa Rica, she was a 1965 graduate of Villa Rica High School and a 1969 graduate of Tift College. She received her masters in Education from Mercer University in 1973. She taught for 30 years in the Clayton County school system. She also taught DUI and DDC for several area driving schools, was a member of the adjunct faculty of Mercer University and active in the UGA Law-Related Education Consortium. She was named the 1988 Clayton County Teacher of the Year, 1991 Georgia Law-Related Education Teacher of the Year and in 1993 the American Lawyers Auxiliary Teacher of the Year. A member of the Fayette Presbyterian Church, she was honored as recipient of the Women of the Church Lifetime Member Award in 2000. Services were at the Fayette Presbyterian Church with the Rev. John Westlund officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Cemetery, Fayetteville. Survivors include her husband of 31 years, William F. “Bill” Smith, Fayetteville; a son, William McBrayer “Bray” Smith, Fayetteville; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Doyal, Villa Rica; sisters, Pam Bruce, Atlanta, and Jane Vandiver, Helen, Ga.; a grandmother, Mrs. E. T. Doyal, Villa Rica. Memorial donations may be made to the Robyn Doyal Smith Education Fund, P.O. Box 7687, Atlanta, GA 30357-0687. The fund will be used by area schools to assist at-risk students to further their education. Tara Garden Chapel, Jonesboro, was in charge.

Gladys Leroux Sturgus

Gladys Leroux Sturgus, 99, Decatur, died Nov. 1, 2001. She was born Dec. 18, 1901 in Fulton County. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas Sturgus. She was retired from the Standard Oil Company and a lifetime member of Druid Hills Baptist Church. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel with interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta. Survivors include nephews, Bob and Cindy Toomey, Woodstock, and Mark and Lisa Newberry, Canton; and nieces, Martha and Bruce Vandiver Jr., Duluth, Peggy and Joe Joyner, Fayetteville, Diane and Reggie Maddox, Newnan, and Joyce and Bill Harris, Sycamore, Ga. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Nellie Bell Plunkett

Nellie Bell Plunkett, 94, Fayetteville, died Nov. 1, 2001. She was born Nov. 3, 1906 in Fayette County, the daughter of Paul and Almirah Florida Key Chapman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Chester Seawright Plunkett. Graveside services were at the Fayetteville City Cemetery, with the Rev. Randall Harris and the Rev. Mark Fields officiating. Survivors include daughters, Tabitha Garrett and William C. Main III, McDonough, and Mildred and Buford Snead, Woolsey; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Wiley O. and Martha Chapman, Stockbridge; a sister, Sarah Turner, Griffin; and sister-in-law, Anne Smith, Fayetteville. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Harold W. Moore

Harold W. Moore, 82, Fayetteville, died Nov. 1, 2001. He was born Oct. 30, 1919 in Coweta County. He was a veteran of World War II in the Army Air Corps, a master electrician in the I. B. E. W. Local 613, a 25 year member of the East Point Lion’s Club, and a member of the Keystone Bible Class at Fayetteville First Baptist Church. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Peachtree City, with the Rev. Glenn Stringham and the Rev. Jack Overton officiating. Interment was at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City. Survivors include his wife, Marie Swafford Moore, Fayetteville; a son, Jeff and Tina Moore, Fayetteville; a daughter, Sheryl and Randy Phillips, Fayetteville; and grandchildren, Jason Phillips, Amanda Phillips and Julie Phillips, and Ansley Moore. Memorial donations may be made to the Southwest Christian Hospice, 7225 Lester Road, Union City, GA 30291-2316. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Richard ‘Todd’ Moritz

Richard “Todd” Moritz, 64, Peachtree City, died Oct. 29, 2001. He was born June 25, 1937 in Hilo, Hawaii. Memorial services were at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Frank McNamee officiating. Survivors include his wife, Linda Mae Karpen Moritz, Peachtree City; children, Shane Sanger Moritz, Ed, Scott, Cindy, Todd, Tracy, and Kame; stepfather, Glen Sanger, Peachtree City; and a brother, Bill Moritz, Somi, Calif. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Mary Sterne

Mary Sterne, 82, Fayetteville, died Oct. 30, 2001. She was born Feb. 8, 1919 in New Lexington, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren Sterne. Services were at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with the Rev. Father John Walsh officiating. Interment was at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City. Survivors include sons, Phil and Joanne Sterne, Newnan and Victor and Kathryn Sterne, Los Angeles, Calif; daughters, Sister Mary Charles, Nashville, Tenn., Cheri and Bill Mulchy, Dunwoody, and Mary and Tom Brandenburg, Fayetteville; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.