August 28 2002

 

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Wilbur Dekle Rountree

Wilbur Dekle Rountree, 92, Valdosta, formerly of Peachtree City, died Aug. 12, 2002. he was born Feb. 3, 1910 in Adrian, Ga., the son of the late Alonzo Manning and Hattie Rogers Rountree. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Martha Redwine Rountree and a son, Park Redwine Rountree. He was an industrial engineer with various textile mills. A deacon and elder of several Presbyterian churches, he was currently a member of the First United Methodist Church, Valdosta. He was a member of the Valdosta Rotary Club and The Twelve Old Men’s Club. Graveside services were at the Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Dr. Sam Matthews officiating. Survivors include his wife, Jean Redwine Davis Rountree, Valdosta; sons, W. Dekle and Donna J. Rountree Jr., Bluffton, S. C., Roger Reagan Rountree, Ashville, N.C.; a daughter, Martha Rountree Strait, Villa Rica; a step-daughter, Jane Hunter and Jack Bennett, Valdosta; eight grandchildren; and a sister, Lottie R. Aaron, Lyons. Carson McLane Funeral Home, Valdosta, was in charge.

Evelyn D. Smith

Evelyn D. Smith, 79, Fayetteville, died Aug. 14, 2002. She was born Dec. 8, 1922 in Fulton County. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Frank Majors officiating. Interment was at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City. Survivors include her husband, Albert Smith, Fayetteville; a son, Wayne and Kathryn Smith, England; a sister, Annie Lois McCluskey, Kennesaw; a sister-in-law, Lee Dinamore; and grandchildren, Hannah Smith, Dori Smith and Lucy Smith. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Ann Dzirkalis

Ann Dzirkalis, 91, Peachtree City, died Aug. 17, 2002. She was born Set. 27, 1910 in Lithuania. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. John Weber officiating. Survivors include sons, George Karnitis, Peachtree City, and Charles Karnitis, Columbus, Ohio. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

William Michael Cochran

William Michael Cochran, 43, Fayetteville, died Aug. 15, 2002. He was born Jan. 14, 1959 in Coweta County. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel, Fayetteville, with Mark Hall officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include a son, Michel Cochran, Fayetteville; a brother, Charles Cochran, Fayetteville; and friend, Brenda McFall, Newnan. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Margaret Fern Martin

Margaret Fern Martin, 85 Peachtree City, died Aug. 18, 2002. She was born Oct. 13, 1917 in Gailesboro, Kan. She was a veteran of the United States Navy in World War II. No local services were planned. Interment was at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore. Survivors include sons, David Martin, Washington State, and Paul Martin, Nevada; and daughters, Linda Patton, Peachtree City, and Sister Peggy Martin, Kansas. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Bessie Lou Wright

Bessie Lou Wright, 54, Brooks, died Aug. 19, 2002. She was born Sept. 24, 1947 in Fayette County, the daughter of Reginal Howard and Annie Louise Post Loggins. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Dr. Ted Padggett and the Rev. Ronnie Mitchell officiating. Interment was at Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery, south Fayette County. Survivors include sons, Lee and Flora Farr III, Garrison, Mont., Eddie and Wanda Farr, Griffin, Doug and Debra Farr, Palmetto, and Eric and Barbara Farr, Summerfield, Fla.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; mother, Louise Loggins, Brooks; siblings, Elizabeth and Darrell Wiggins, Ozark, Ala., Cassie and Bobby Holtzclaw and Bellvia and Wayne Walker, all of Fayetteville, R. H. and Ann Loggins, Buena Vista, and Frank and Linda Loggins, Griffin; and former husband, A. D. Wright, Brooks. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Mary Alice Ozley

Mary “Alice” Ozley, 63, Fayetteville, died Aug. 19, 2002. She was born March 26, 1939 in Carroll County, Ga. Graveside services were at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Glenn Stringham officiating. Survivors include her husband, Walter Ozley, Fayetteville; children, Mary Ann and Richard Kopecki, Cleveland, Ga., Elizabeth Ernestine and Timothy Ketchum and Patricia Louise Farmer, all of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Sandra R. Ketchum, and Walter Allen Elder, both of Fayetteville, Rachel Allison Trammell, Gainesville, and Richard Dillon Kopecki, Cleveland, Ga.; great-grandchildren, Michaela Tims and Mikah Tims, both of Gainesville, Ga.; brothers, James and Julie Pace, Brooks, and William E. Pace, Hampton; and a sister, Lelia Nichols, Lansing, Mich. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.