April 17 2002

 

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Peggy Elizabeth McEachern

Peggy Elizabeth McEachern, 70, Fayetteville, died April 6, 2002. She was born Feb. 7, 1932 in Fulton County. She was preceded in death by her husband, James D. McEachern Sr. Services were at the Line Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Frank Treadwell, the Rev. Otis Andrews, and the Rev. Bobby Carpenter officiating. Interment was at Ebenezer United Methodist Church cemetery. Survivors include children, Ann and Larry McElwaney, Tyrone, James D. and Angela McEachern Jr., and Eddie and Stacy McEachern, all of Fayetteville, Cindy and Ray Coogler, Senoia, and Vicky and Bob Seals, Brandon, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, John and Miriam Lord Jr. and Bill and Eunice Lord, all of Stockbridge; and a sister, Martha and Bud Moore, Stockbridge. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Lee Mashburn

Lee Mashburn, 77, Peachtree City, died April 6, 2002. She was born Sept. 29, 1924 in Colquitt County, Ga. She was an artist and avid gardener. Services were at the First Baptist Church, Peachtree City, with the Rev. Steve Bingham and the Rev. Bill DeLay officiating. Interment was at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City. Survivors include her husband, Walter Mashburn, Peachtree City; children, Jim and Kim Mashburn and Carolyn and Bill White, all of Peachtree City, Connie and Mike Arnold, Centerville, Ohio, and Donna Mashburn, Powder Springs; grandchildren, Jamie Wratchford and Lisa Benetto, both of Cleveland, Tenn., Scott Arnold, Dayton, Ohio, and Andrew Arnold, Chicago, Ill; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Columbus Reynolds, Americus, Ga., Clarence Reynolds, and J. C. Reynolds, both of Columbus, Ga., and James Reynolds, Albany, Ga.; and sisters, Alma Tomlinson, Moultrie, Ga., and Dorothy Mercer, Albany, Ga. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

David Burran

David Burran, 46, Tyrone, died April 7, 2002. He was born Dec. 6, 1955 in Fulton County. Memorial services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. M. E. Breed and the Rev. Dr. Rick Long officiating. Survivors include his wife, Debbie Burran, Tyrone; children, Kevin Burran, Brooks, Ga., Nic Wilson, Tyrone, and Jessica Wilson, Fairburn; parents, Bill and Carol Burran, Forest Park; and sisters, Jeannie Massengill, Newnan, Vanessa Weed, Senoia, and Judy McElreath, Union City. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Pat Smallwood

Pat Smallwood, 48, Conley, died April 7, 2002. He was born May 10, 1953 in Fayette County, the son of Henry William and Alice Ruth Turner Smallwood. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel. Interment was at Sandy Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include sons, Larry Smallwood Jr., and Ken Smallwood; daughters, Christy Gosdin, Kristie Johnson, and Amber Smallwood; brothers, Bud Smallwood, William Smallwood, Leroy Smallwood, Charlie Smallwood and Jerry "Pee Wee" Smallwood; and special friend, Betty Conley. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Eugene Russell Walker

Eugene Russell “Gene” Walker, 69, Fayetteville, died April 10, 2002. He was born Sept. 15, 1932 in Fayette County, the son of Bernard Odell and Mary Lou Huddleston Walker. A lifetime resident of Fayette County, he owned and operated Walker Carpets and Fayetteville Carpet Sales, having been a carpet layer for over 50 years. He was a member of the Fayette County Civitan Club, the Fayetteville Masonic Lodge #711, F&AM, and the Melear’s Coffee Club. Services were at the Fayetteville First Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Stringham, and Rev. Frank Ellis and Doug Bennett officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include his wife, Bettie Sue Mull Walker, Fayetteville; a son, Rusty and Celeste Walker, Fayetteville; a daughter, Nina Sue and Wesley Adams, Fayetteville; grandchildren, Eric Walker and Emily Walker, and Will Adams, all of Fayetteville; brothers, Barney and Sue Walker and Joe and Martha Walker, all of Fayetteville; and sisters, Carol Erchak, Kennesaw, and Jewell and Boyce Gable, Fayetteville. Memorial donations may be made to the Fayetteville First Baptist Church Building Fund, 205 Stonewall Ave., Fayetteville, GA 30214, or the Gene Walker Memorial Fund to benefit Portsbridge Hospice and the Fayette Civitan Club, to Southern Community Bank, P.O. Box 142069, Fayetteville, GA 30214. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, was in charge.

C. Virginia Mask

C. Virginia Mask, 83, Fayetteville, died April 8, 2002. She was born June 3, 1918 in Fayette County, the daughter of Joseph Thomas and Linnie Love McBride Kerlin. She was preceded in death by her grandson, David Sligh. She was retired from Fulton National Bank/BankSouth after 20 years of service. Services were at the Lisbon Baptist Church with the Rev. Carlton Swicegood officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery. Survivors include a son, Charles Mask, Fayetteville; daughters, Beverly and Hugh Estes, Hampton and Catherine and Bob Renaud, Atlanta; granddaughters, Susan McBride and Julie Chandler; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Doris Kerlin, Fayetteville. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

 

Bernice Lenora Lambert

Bernice Lenora Lambert, 80, Fayetteville, died April 8, 2002. She was born April 12, 1921 in Fulton County. Services were at the Fayetteville First Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Stringham officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, College Park, Ga. Survivors include her husband, James Lambert, Hapeville; sons, Jerry and Norma Lambert, Ringgold, and Don and Betty Lambert, Arkansas; daughters, Gay and Darryl Chaney, Fayetteville, Sue and Jim Stovall, Roswell, and Jenny and Ed Durden, Waleska, Ga.; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Bessie Hardwick and Evelyn Mitchell. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

 

Linda Ann Edwards

Linda Ann Edwards, 50, Douglasville, died April 8, 2002. She was born April 15, 1951 in Fulton County. Services were at the Hillcrest Chapel with the Rev. P. J. Ploof, the Rev. Bobby Cheek and the Rev. Gerald Gann officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Newnan. Survivors include her husband, Willis Edwards, Douglasville; daughters, Rebecca Pitts, Newnan, and Annette Wright, Franklin; a brother, Clinton Camp, Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters, Florence Thomas, Fayetteville, Virginia Riggs, Mableton, Marie Lawrence, Newnan, and Brenda Akins, Griffin; and five grandchildren. Martin & Hightower Hillcrest Chapel was in charge.

 

Cecile Marcella Leblanc

Cecile Marcella Leblanc, 84, Peachtree City, died April 9, 2002. She was born Nov. 23, 1917 in Nashua, Hillsborough County, N. H. and was reared there and in Lowell, Mass. She was a resident of Woburn, Mass. for 40 years, prior to moving to Peachtree City in 1995. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henri P. Leblanc. She will be remembered for her extraordinary sewing talents. Services were at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church with the Rev. Father John Walsh officiating. Survivors include a son, Pierre R. and Terry Leblanc, Saline, Mich.; daughters, Denise and John Haven II, Germany, and Rachel M. King, Peachtree City; sisters, Beatrice LaFond and Camille Fayette, both of Nashua, N. H.; and seven grandchildren. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

 

Jean Barfield

Jean Barfield, 72, Tyrone, died April 10, 2002. She was born Oct. 11, 1929 in Roberta, Ga. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Raymond Barfield officiating. Interment was at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Jonesboro. Survivors include her husband, James R. Barfield, Tyrone; sons, Jimmy Barfield, Sturgis, Mich., and Rick Barfield, Tyrone; a daughter, Carol Arnold, Marco Island, Fla.; a brother, Melvin Clark, Knoxville, Tenn; a sister, Mary Spillers, Musella, Ga.; and four grandchildren. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.