July 31 2002

 

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Rachel Merritt

Rachel “Doris” Merritt, 78, Fayetteville, died July 19, 2002. She was born Sept. 5, 1923 in Carroll County, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob McDaniel Merritt. She was a member of the Fayetteville First Baptist Church. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Roger Sizemore officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Cemetery, Fayetteville. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanell and Jim Cole, Brooks; grandchildren, Donna and Mike Harrell and Eric and Robin Allgood, all of Brooks; great-grandchildren, Amy Harrell, Arin Harrell, Cody Harrell, Kyle Allgood, and Erica Allgood; and a sister, Beatrice Simpson, Grayson, Ky. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Emma Beaman

Emma Beaman, 81, Fayetteville, died July 21, 2002. She was born April 8, 1921 in Mississippi. She was preceded in death by her husband, Onex Dunn Beaman. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Leo Burgess officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Burgess, Fayetteville; and a granddaughter, Kelly Marie Burgess, Fayetteville. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, was in charge.

Walter Edward Haralson

Walter Edward “Buddy” Haralson Sr., 62, Atlanta, died July 22, 2002. He was born Jan. 27, 1940 in Fulton County. Services were at the Carmichael-Hemperley chapel, Peachtree City, with Minister Wye Huxford and Minister Billy Rowe officiating. Interment was at Forest Hills, Forest Park. Survivors include his wife, Sharon D. Haralson, Atlanta; children, Pam Stewart and Walter E. Haralson Jr., both of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Steven Stewart and Krystle Stewart; brothers, Robert Haralson, Smyrna, and Wade Haralson and Jack Haralson, both of Woodstock; and sisters, Louise Haralson, Atlanta, Virginia Bradbury and Elizabeth Sherman, both of Fayetteville; Memorial donations may be made to the Tyrone Christian Church Building Fund, 294 Jenkins Road, Tyrone, GA 30290. Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Leroy Harold Kerlin

Leroy Harold Kerlin, 83, Peachtree City, died July 22, 2002. He was born Sept. 14, 1918 in Fayette County, the son of Tom and Georgia Kerlin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Maloch Kerlin. He was a veteran of World War II. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Greg Marksberry officiating. Interment was at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta. Survivors include daughters Georgianna Kerlin, Fayetteville, and Pat and Bob Dixon, Fayetteville; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a brother, Bill and Edith Kerlin, Jacksonville, Fla. 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.

Franklin Patrick Pearce Sr.

Franklin Patrick Pearce Sr., 81, Peachtree City, died July 23, 2002. He was born Feb. 6, 1921 in Faulkner, Miss. He served as a missionary to Mombossa, Kenya, Africa, with the Light House for Christ Eye Centre. He was a former resident of Ozark and Huntsville, Ala., where he was a practicing optometrist. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel, Peachtree City, with the Rev. Dr. Dale Welden officiating. Interment was at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Sanders Pearce, Peachtree City; a son, Patrick and Linda Pearce, Peachtree City; and grandchildren, Mike Pearce and Heather Pearce, both of Peachtree City, and Ashley Pearce, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Bonnie Austin Pinkney

Bonnie Austin Pinkney, 88, Fayetteville, died July 23, 2002. She was born Nov. 23, 1913 in Geneva County, Ala. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie B. Pinkney. Services were at the Corinth Baptist Church, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Chuck Kitchens and the Rev. Elmer Stephens officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include her children, Johnny VanLandingham, Roseville, Calif., Melba Scott, Iron City, Ga., A. G. and Sandra VanLandingham, Fayetteville, and Sandra VanLandingham, Fayetteville; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Lomax Austin, Columbus, Ga. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Gene Johnson

Gene Johnson, 82, East Point, died July 24, 2002. He was born Feb. 6, 1920 in Elbert County, Ga. He was a veteran of World War II, serving 34 months in the Philippines. He was retired as assistant fire chief in East Point, and was a self-employed landscaper. He was a deacon and elder in the East Point Presbyterian Church since 1949. Services were at the East Point Presbyterian Church with Pastor Roosevelt Winfrey officiating. Interment was a Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta. Survivors include his wife, Marilu Woods Johnson, East Point; a son, Woody and Vicki Johnson, Fayetteville; daughters, Becky and Keith Grant, Tyrone, and Dotti Berry, Lexington, Ky.; grandchildren, Tyler and Julie Grant, Chase and Hunter Johnson; and sisters, Betty Jo Pearson, Westfield, Mass., and Mildred Melton, Elberton, Ga. Memorial donations may be made to the East Point Presbyterian Church, 2810 Church St., East Point, GA 30344, or Southwest Christian Hospice, 7225 Lester Rd., Union City, GA 30291. Carmichel-Hemperley Funeral Home, East Point, was in charge.