March 15 2002

 

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Helen Royals

Helen Royals, 87, Newnan, died Feb. 25, 2002. She was born March 22, 1914 in Fulton County.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Don Helms officiating. Interment was at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Fairburn.
Survivors include brothers Newt Moss, Griffin, and Robert Moss, Ellenwood, and a sister, Rachel Horton, Fayetteville.
Parrott Funeral home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Robert L. “Bobby” Mills

Robert L. “Bobby” Mills, 72, LaGrange, died Feb. 24, 2002. He was born May 11, 1929 in LaGrange, the son of the late Robert Hopson and Ethel Hugh Owensby Mills. He was a Mason, a Shriner and attended the Mountville United Methodist Church.
Grave-side services were at the Shadowlawn Cemetery, LaGrange, with the Rev. Dane Wagner officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Lillie Mae Baker Mills, LaGrange; a daughter, Robbie and James Lockridge, Fairburn; a brother, Freeman “Dusty” Mills, LaGrange; a sister, Sally Morelock, Fairburn, and a grandson, Nicholas J. Lockridge, Fairburn.
Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, LaGrange, was in charge.

Jack Lee Tenney

Jack Lee Tenney, 55, Newnan, died March 3, 2002. He was born May 6, 1946 in Meriwether County, the son of Steve and Martha Tenney. Diagnosed with polio at the age of 14 months old, he had battled the disease and its effects since that time.
Services were at the Jones Funeral Home chapel with minister Mansel Carpenter officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include his father, Steve Tenney, Luthersville; brothers William and Betty Tenney and Marvin and Mattie Tenney, all of Newnan, and Ronald and Unive Tenney, Dalton, Ga., and sisters Edna and Robert Crocker, Franklin, Ga., Lavonia and Jimmy Sellers, Union Point, Ga., and Mamie Tenney, Luthersville.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Zeddie Agusta Perry

Zeddie Agusta Perry, 85, Newnan, died March 7, 2002. She was born Oct. 20, 1918 in Coweta County. She had worked at Arnall Mills as a textile worker.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Tony Thompson and the Rev. Ray Freeman officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include sons Delmos and Dian Perry, Donald and Shirley Perry and Thomas and Peaty Perry, all of Newnan; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Jessie Lee Norman

Jessie Lee Norman, 91, Moreland, died March 8, 2002. She was born Feb. 26, 1911 in Hoopeville, Ga. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles B. and Willie A. Smith Word, her husband, Grover Norman, and a son, James K. “Scooter” Norman. She was retired as a textile worker at Moreland Knitting Mills.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Eley officiating. Interment was at Southview Cemetery, Moreland.
Survivors include daughters Glenda Fry and Gerrie E. Gross, both of Moreland; a sister, Una Coutee, Moreland; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

John Littleton Brown

John Littleton Brown, 80, Newnan, died March 9, 2002. He was born April 27, 1921 in Coweta County, the son of Grover Cleveland and Mary Alexander Brown. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the 85th Mountain Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart, World War II Victory Medal, European-African Middle Eastern Service medal with two Bronze Stars. He was retired from Ford Motor Company, and was a member of Local 882, United Auto Workers Union and the Ramah Baptist Church.
Services were at the Ramah Baptist Church with the Rev. Ralph Bobe, the Rev. Jack Bryant and the Rev. Tom Edwards officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Lenora R. Brown, Newnan; a son, Wayne Little Brown, Newnan; a daughter, Linda B. Holbrook, Sharpsburg; a brother, Paul G. Brown, Newnan; sisters Ann Spelman, Atlanta, and Margaret Means, Newnan, and five grandchildren.
Martin & Hightower, Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.

Kelly Renee Mincy

Kelly Renee Mincy, 14, died March 10, 2002. She was born Jan. 20, 1988 in Coweta County. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Mincy, and maternal grandparents, Paul and Betty Dupree. She was an eighth grade student at Newnan Christian School and a member of the Bible Baptist Church.
Services were at the Bible Baptist Church with the Rev. Doug Anderson officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memory Garden, Newnan.
Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Cathy and Glenn Caswell, Newnan; paternal grandparents Henry and Ethel Mincy, Atlanta, and J. P. and Grace Caswell, Newnan, and brothers Justin Caswell and Matthew Caswell, both of Newnan.
Martin & Hightower Funeral Home, Carrollton, was in charge.