December 19 2001

 

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Donald Stephens Sr.

Donald Stephens Sr., 76, Fayetteville, died Dec. 4, 2001. He was born Nov. 19, 1925 in Fulton County. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. James W. “Jim” Dyer officiating. Interment was at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta. Survivors include his wife, Mary Hobgood Stephens, Fayetteville; a son, Donald Sidney Stephens Jr., Oakwood, Ga.; sisters, Kathleen McGraw and Charlotte Myrick, both of Ellaville, and Mary Lynn Harrison, Griffin; grandchildren, Adam Stephens and Andrew Stephens; brothers-in-law, Harold and Whelda Hobgood, Tyrone, and Claude and Rae Hobgood, Hampton; and sisters-in-law, Dianne Smith, Peachtree City, and Linda and Greg McElroy, McDonough. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Robert Wilson Tucker

Robert Wilson Tucker, 70, Fayetteville, died Dec. 5, 2001. He was born Jan. 24, 1931 in Cordele, Crisp County, Ga. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Peachtree City, with the Rev. Allan Mathura officiating. Interment was at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Jonesboro. Survivors include his wife, Ann Chambley Tucker, Fayetteville; a son, Timothy and DeeDee Tucker, Sharpsburg; a grandson, Zachary Tucker, Sharpsburg; and sisters, Minnie Hulett, Cordele, and Addis Eggleston, North Carolina. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Ronald H. ‘Ronnie’ Pullen

Ronald H. “Ronnie” Pullen, 44, Fayetteville, died Dec. 6, 2001. He was born Nov. 14, 1957 in Washington County, Miss. Services were at The Rock Baptist Church with Pastor Lendell Ainsworth officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Survivors include his mother, Pauline H. Pullen, Fayetteville; and sisters, Charlene Denney, Fayetteville, and Martha Ponce, Woodstock. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Linda Mary Kemeza

Linda Mary Kemeza, 45, Fayetteville, died Dec. 8, 2001. She was born Dec. 11, 1955 in Detroit, Mich. She worked at Michigan Bell for over 15 years as a supervisor. Services were at the St. Lawrence Catholic church, Utica, Mich. Survivors include her husband, Al Kemeza, Fayetteville; a son, Christopher Kemeza, Fayetteville; and her mother, Sophie Zabkiewicz, Detroit, Mich. Memorial donations may be made to St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Fayetteville. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, handled the local arrangements.

Mary Patricia Billingsley

Mary Priscilla Billingsley, 67, Fayetteville, died Dec. 8, 2001. She was born March 9, 1934 in Floyd County, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter W. Billingsley. Graveside services were at the Wax Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wax, Floyd County, Ga. Survivors include her children, Walter Michael Billingsley, Portland, Ore., David Aaron Billingsley, Douglasville, Carl Christopher Billingsley, Metter, Ga., Penny Lynn Sutton, Cartersville, William Andrew Billingsley, Fayetteville, and Mary Patrice White, Woodstock; seven grandchildren; a brother, Eugene Scott Hall, Big Canoe, Ga.; and a sister, Betty Griffin, Cedar Bluff, Ala. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Harold Jacob Williams

Infant Harold Jacob Williams, Fayetteville, died Dec. 12, 2001. He was born Dec. 12, 2001. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell & Son Chapel, Fayetteville. Interment was at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City. Survivors include his parents, Harold and Laura Ann Williams, Fayetteville; a sister, Jennifer Ann Williams; and grandparents, Danny and Vickie Waldrop, Sharpsburg, and Harold and Anne Williams, Griffin. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Sarah ‘Avaus’ Cox

Sarah “Avaus” Cox, 87, Fayetteville, died Dec. 14, 2001. She was born Sept. 9, 1914 in Allendale, S. C. She was proceeded in death by her husband, James Walter Cox. She had been a longtime resident of Augusta and Charlotte, N. C. before moving to Fayetteville in 1997. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Fayetteville, where she served in WMU and the Senior Singers. She was a member of the Mary Martha Sunday School class. Services were at the Fayetteville First Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Stringham officiating. Interment was at Westover Memorial Gardens, Augusta, Ga. Survivors include a daughter, Becky and Doug Holley, Fayetteville; granddaughters, Heather and George Hamby, Decatur, Hayes and Robert Willett, Charlotte, N. C., and Hope Holley, Charlotte, N. C.; and a sister-in-law, Celia Yarbrough, Tampa. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.