Mary Ruth Prince

Mary Ruth Prince, 61, Tyrone, died Dec. 9, 2002. She was born April 10, 1941 in Waverly, Ala. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Mervin Sherlin officiating. Interment was at Sharon Memorial Gardens, Tyrone. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Prince, Tyrone; a son, Kenneth and Fay Prince, Griffin; a daughter, Kathy and James Stout, Tyrone; a brother, Tommy Jackson, Augusta, Ga.; sisters, Rebecca and Fred Otto, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Sue Ward, Tyrone; and grandchildren, Alexus Stout, and Parker Stout. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

 

Cecil ‘Frank’ Edwards

Cecil “Frank” Edwards, 91, Douglasville, died Dec. 11, 2002. He was born Dec. 29, 1910 in Ball Ground, Ga. He received a “Certificate of Merit” in 1945 for serving his country during World War II as a foreman in production on the B-29 aircraft with Bell Aircraft. H was a 1929 graduate of Marietta High School, and retired from the Georgia Forestry Commission. Services were at Hightower’s Memorial Chapel with interment at the Abilene Baptist Church cemetery, Carrollton, Ga. Survivors include son, Frank and Dorothy Edwards, Hughes Springs, Texas; daughters, Martha Jean and Dannie Gantt, Douglasville, and Mary Ann and Carl Schaapman, Fayetteville; brothers, Claude and Jo Edwards, and Charles and Gloria Edwards, all of Marietta; a sister, Mary and Glenn Moon; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Hightower's Memorial Chapel, Douglasville, was in charge.

 

Oma Edna Caldwell

Oma Edna Caldwell, 84, Lake Charles, La., died Dec. 11, 2002. She was born in Kinder and lived in the Gillis-Topsy area for 60 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford C. Caldwell. She belonged to the First Baptist Church of Gillis and was a Sunday School secretary and church clerk. She was an election poll commissioner for nearly 50 years. She enjoyed crocheting and was a charter member of the Moss Bluff Order of Eastern Star Chapter. 242. Services were at the First Baptist Church of Gillis with interment at Dry Creek Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Bob Caldwell Sr., Gillis, La.; daughters, Yvonne Olson, Fayetteville, and Barbara Baumgarten, Gillis, La.; a sister, Marie Ball, Lake Charles; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. J. E. Hixon & Sons Funeral Directors, Lake Charles, La., was in charge.

 

Mary Ann Turner

Mary Ann Turner, 56, Fayetteville, died Dec. 9, 2002. She was born Jan. 4, 1946 in Fayette County. She was preceded in death by her father, William Earl Dunn. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Edward Lynch officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include her husband, Dean Turner, Fayetteville; daughters, Travisia Ann Thompson, Hoschton, Ga., and Tammy McCabe, Hampton; grandchildren, Abby Thompson, Aaron Thompson, and Dylan McCabe; mother, Mary Lee Nelms Dunn, Fayetteville; brothers, Cecil Dunn and Larry Dunn, both of Fayetteville; and sisters, Linda Fincher, Fayetteville, and Rita Nowell, Dothan, Ala. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

 

Ralph Barwick

Ralph Barwick, 80, Peachtree City, died Dec. 13, 2002. He was born Oct. 9, 1922 in Clarendon County, S. C. Memorial services were at the Fayetteville First united Methodist Church with the Rev. Scott Hagan officiating. Survivors include his wife, Betty Barwick, Peachtree City; a daughter, Linda and Lynn Fitchpatrick, Peachtree City; grandchildren, Ryan Fitchpatrick, Erin Todzia, and Ian Fitchpatrick: and a grandchild, Emily Todzia. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.