January 23 2002

 

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Ella M. Gillespie

Ella M. Gillespie, 67, Peachtree City, died Dec. 31, 2001. She was born May 30, 1934 in Portsmouth, Va. and was the daughter of the late Robert George And Anna Riffle Arnold Gillespie Sr., She was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert G. Gillespie Jr., and maternal grandparents, Walter and Emma Lee Riffle. She was retired from Delta Airlines and a member of the Line Creek Baptist Church. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with interment at the Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va. Survivors include an uncle, Ernest “Buddy” Riffle, Portsmouth, Va.; aunts, Myrtle R. and Lee J. Ryals, Chesapeake, Va., Gwendolyn R. and Bernard W. Clements, Canton, Ohio, and Mildred and Arnold Gardner, Moyock, N.C.; and special friends Mary Joan Davidson and Albert “Skeete” Freeman. Memorial donations may be made to the Line Creek Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2472, Peachtree City, GA 30269. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Mark E. Ethier

Mark E. Ethier, 44, Peachtree City, died Jan. 1, 2002. He was born April 16, 1957 in Hennepin, Minn. Memorial services were at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Peachtree City, with the Rev. John M. Webber, the Rev. Miriam Beecher and the Rev. Janelle Rozek officiating. Survivors include his wife, Janet L. Ethier, Peachtree City; a son, Matthew Ethier, Wheaton, Ill.; a daughter, Melissa Ethier, Batavia, Ill.; parents, Donald L. and June L. Ethier, Peachtree City; and brothers, Stephen Ethier, Wheaton, Ill., and Kirk Ethier, Alexandria, Minn. Memorial donations may be made to the Brain Tumor Society, 124 Watertown St., Suite 3-H, Watertown, MA 02472. Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Betty Gaynell Banks

Betty Gaynell Banks, 71, Fayetteville, died Jan. 1, 2002. She was born Jan. 4, 1930 in Clayton County. Services were at the Second Baptist Church of Riverdale with Pastor Terrell Hopkins, the Rev. Mark Pope and the Rev. Roger Attaway officiating. Interment was at Bethsaida Cemetery, Riverdale. Survivors include a son, Richard and Vickie Banks, Fayetteville; and a sister, Ruby Harris, Riverdale. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Sara Hornsby Vansant

Sara Hornsby Vansant, 88, died Jan. 2, 2002. She was born Nov. 24, 1913 in Fulton County. She was preceded in death by her parents, E. M. and Pearl West Hornsby, her husband, H. Ishmael Vansant, and brothers, C. Edwin Hornsby and Hugh D. Hornsby. She was retired from Rich’s Department Store. She was a Sunday School teacher of both children and adults for nearly 70 years and a member of the First Baptist Church, East Point. Services were at the First Baptist Church of East Point chapel with the Rev. Dr. J. W. Wallis officiating. Interment was at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta. Survivors include sons Bob and Anne Vansant, Tucker, and Harold and Barbara Vansant, Tyrone; daughters, Patricia and Charles Smith, Carrollton, Carole and Larry Jones, Cumming, and Robin and Mike Cook, Peachtree City; a brother, E. Monroe Hornsby, Pembroke, N. H.; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, East Point, was in charge.

Roy N. Teal

Roy N. Teal, 73, Fayetteville, died Jan. 2, 2002. He was born Sept. 29, 1928 in Fulton County. He was active at Community Baptist where he served as chairman of Deacons. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Chris Teal. Services were at Community Baptist Church with the Rev. Scott Davis, the Rev. Howard Alexander, the Rev. James Collins and the Rev. Lavon Womack officiating. Interment was at Holly Hill, Fairburn. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Helen McFarlin Teal; sons, Danny and Kathy Teal, Stockbridge, Randy and Cindy Teal, Fayetteville, Gary and Lila Teal, Tyrone, Ricky and Valdene Teal, Fayetteville, and Tree Teal, Tyrone; a daughter, Gail Teal and the Rev. Howard Alexander, Fayetteville; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Mary Catherine O’Brien

Mary Catherine O’Brien, 61, Peachtree City, died Jan. 6, 2002. She was born Sept. 3, 1940 in New York City, NY. She was employed for 25 years at Pan Am Airlines and 10 years at Delta Air Lines in international labor relations. Services were at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with the Rev. Father John Walsh and the Rev. Father Kevin Peek officiating. Interment was in Nassau-Knowles Cemetery, Long Island, NY. Survivors include her husband, Dennis Michael Patrick O’Brien, Peachtree City; and sisters, Patricia Bischoff, High Point, N.C. and Anne Walsh, Mobile, Ala. Memorial donations may be made to the Odyssey Hospice, 450 N. Candler St., Decatur, GA 30030 or the American Cancer Society. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Oscar Raymond Slaton

Oscar Raymond Slaton, 91, Webster, Texas, died Jan. 8, 2002. He was born June 14, 1910 in Fayette County, the son of Walter Millard and Jessie Handley Slaton. He was preceded in death by wives, Ruby Pitts and Alma Cato, and a daughter-in-law, Jimmie Chambers Slaton. He was a member for over 50 years at the Coweta Masonic Lodge No. 60 and the Newnan Royal Arch Masons, Chapter No. 34. He moved to Houston, Texas in 1997, after living in Newnan for many years. He had numerous and artistic talents involving wood carving, whittling, and detailed toothpick renderings of many Newnan landmark buildings. Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel, Newnan, with the Rev. O. C. Collins and the Rev. Joe Strickland officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, with full Masonic rites. Survivors include a son, W. M. “Bill” Slaton and his longtime partner, Maggie Wiebe; a grandson, Scott and Cynthia Slaton; a granddaughter, Megan Odessa Slaton; step-grandson, David Wiebe; great-granddaughters, Emily Slaton and Miranda Slaton; a brother, Eugene and Charlotte Slaton; and a sister, Velma White. McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge of local arrangements.

Anne V. Pelkey

Anne V. Pelkey, 71, Peachtree City, died Jan. 11, 2002. She was born June 13, 1930 in Marietta, Cobb County, Ga. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Peachtree City. Memorial services were at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Peachtree City, with the Rev. Father Fabio Sotelo officiating. Survivors include her husband, Joseph Pelkey, Peachtree City; a daughter, Yvonne Greason, Augusta; a grandson, Evan Hugh Greason, Peachtree City; a granddaughter, Amanda JoAnne Greason, Tyrone; a great-granddaughter, Alexis Greason; and two sisters. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Shelder Lenora Morris Reed

Shelder Lenora Morris Reed, 64, Fayetteville, died Jan. 11, 2002. She was born July 18, 1937 in Williamsburg County, S. C. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with interment at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include her husband, Mike Reed, Fayetteville; daughters, Vickie Railey, Fayetteville, and Tonie Clark, Riverdale; step-daughters Peggy Kicklighter and Teresa Dubberly, both of Glennville, Ga.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Edward Morris, Rembert Morris, and Bertie Lee Morris, all of South Carolina, and Glen Morris, North Carolina; and sisters, Mary Emma Phillips and Grace Richardson, both of South Carolina. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Charles Beck

Charles Beck, 65, Fayetteville, died Jan. 11, 2002. He was born Oct. 17, 1936 in DeKalb County. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Wayne Younger and the Rev. Wally Woodcock officiating. Interment was at Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn. Survivors include his wife, Jackie Beck, Fayetteville; daughters, Lynn Beck and Rick Nixon, and Sonya Beck and Jon Kennedy, all of Fayetteville; and five grandchildren. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.