February 15 2002

 

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Brenda Wilder Watts

Brenda Wilder Watts, 41, Grantville, died Feb. 4, 2002. She was born June 8, 1960 in Atlanta. She had lived in Grantville for 18 years and was employed by Yamaha, Newnan. She was a member of the Lighthouse Tabernacle of Jesus Christ, Hogansville.
Services were at the Lighthouse Tabernacle with the Rev. Robert Longshore and the Rev. David Simmons officiating. Interment was at the Grantville Cemetery.
Survivors include daughters Brandi Mitchell and Beverly Watts, both of Grantville; her mother, Shirley Wilder, Eatonton; brothers Lloyd Wilder, Grantville, Dennis Wilder, Forest Park, and Scott Wilder, Newnan; sisters Debra Walton, Forest Park, and Tina Brickey, Ligonier, Ind., and grandchildren Kala Walton and Allison Mitchell, both of Grantville.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, was in charge.

Fred R. Crews

Fred R. Crews, 71, Sharpsburg, died Feb. 5, 2002. He was born June 23, 1930 in Carroll County, the son of the late Pern and Fannie Ruth Boswell Crews. He was retired as a technical sergeant from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service and was a veteran of the Korean War. He had lived in Sharpsburg since 1974 and was a member of the American Legion, the Air Force Sergeant’s Association and the Retired Enlisted Association.
Services were at the Claude A. McKibben chapel with the Rev. Wesley Boatman officiating. Interment was at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Hogansville, with full military honors.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Crews, Sharpsburg; sons Stephen Crews, Crestview, Fla., Frederick Crews, Hogansville, and William Crews, Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother, Jack Crews, Hogansville; a sister, LaRose Surowic, Hogansville; eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, was in charge.

Myrtice Kimble

Myrtice Kimble, 88, died Feb. 7, 2002. She was born April 27, 1913 in Carroll County, Ga. She was a retired textile worker and a longtime member of the Lovejoy Memorial United Methodist Church, Newnan.
Graveside services were at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, with the Rev. Bob Martin officiating.
Survivors include a son, Frank and Mary Jean Kimble, Newnan; a sister, Ethel Smith, Moreland, and grandchildren John Franklin Kimble III, Newnan, and Katherine and Jason Walker, Smyrna, Ga.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Roy “Mr. Romar” Williams

Roy “Mr. Romar” Williams, 77, Senoia, died Feb. 7, 2002. He was born March 22, 1924 in Atlanta. He was retired as the owner of Romar Vacuum Service.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Williams, Senoia; daughters Sandra Masse, St. Pete, Fla., and Sheryl Williams, Raleigh, N.C.; four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association, 4570 Reese Road, Columbus, GA 31907.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Lonnie Leon Hyde Jr.

Lonnie Leon Hyde Jr., 69, Newnan, died Feb. 9, 2002. He was born Oct. 29, 1932 in Cleburne County, Ala., to Lonnie and Lula Hyde. He moved to Newnan in 1947 where he was known as “Junior” to his friends. He was the owner and operator of Hyde’s Volkswagen Repair. He loved people and could always lift someone up.
Services were the Jones Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Thomas Shannon officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Dorothy Hyde, Newnan; his mother, Lula Blanche Hyde, Newnan; sons Dennis and Gwen Hyde and Darryl Hyde, all of Newnan; a daughter, Deborah and Billy Reynolds, Newnan; brothers Vernon Hyde, Marietta, and Douglas and Kimberly Hyde, Acworth; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

John W. Adams

John W. Adams, 88, College Park, died Feb. 9, 2002. He was born July 27, 1913 in Henry County, Ky.
Services were at the Enon First Baptist Church, Cliftondale, with the Rev. Jeff Vaughan officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery.
Survivors include sons John W. and Barbara Adams Jr., Loganville, Bob Adams, Ft. Myers, Fla., Butch Adams, Grantville, and Roger and Leslie Adams, Orlando, Fla.; brothers Thomas and Nellie Adams, Corydon, Ind., and Robert Adams, New Castle, Ky.; sisters Edith Tennill, New Castle, Ky., and Gladys Bramblett, Pleasureville, Ky., and several grandchildren.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.