April 19 2002

 

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Laura Campbell

Laura “Leanna” Campbell, 3, Sugar Hill, Ga., died April 3, 2002. She was born April 26, 1999 and had fought for three years with a terminal illness affecting her mitochondria.
Graveside services were held at the Green Lawn Cemetery, Roswell, followed by a Celebration of Life service at Perimeter Church, Duluth.
Survivors include her parents, Alex and Jennifer Campbell, Sugar Hill; a sister, Lizzie-K; paternal grandparents, Robert and Sherrell Campbell, Peachtree City; maternal grandparents, Ricky and Lynda Dill, Alpharetta; maternal great-grandparents, Jimmy and Joyce Dill, Duluth, and Vera Durden, Hawkinsville.
Memorial donations may be sent to Children’s Pediatric Hospice, 133 Luckie Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303.

Earl Strickland

Earl Strickland, 88, Newnan, died April 10, 2002. He was born Aug. 28, 1913 in Meriwether County, Ga. He was the retired owner of Strickland Market after 38 years. He had served in the Merchant Marines.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Gene Tyre, the Rev. O. C. Collins, and the Rev. Joe Strickland officiating. Interment was at the Luthersville Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, the Rev. Joe and Linda Bledsoe Strickland, Newnan; a daughter, Earlene and W. H. “Dick” Scott Jr., Newnan; grandchildren, Mary Cunningham, Angie Dolan, Henry Scott, Roxanne Scott; and three great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Elliott Kee

Elliott Kee, 75, Newnan, died April 11, 2002. He was born March 1, 1927 in Coweta County. He served in the United States Army in World War II, joining at the age of 18. He spent one year in Japan with the Occupational Force. He owned and operated Kee’s Barber Shop in Newnan for 30 years, retiring in 1992. He was a member and a deacon of Providence Baptist Church for 37 years.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Ken Norton and the Rev. Searcy Jackson officiating. Interment was at Providence Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Opal Kee, Newnan; daughters, Janice and Chip Chammock and Bonnie and Jake Jacobs, all of Newnan, and Lisa Kee, Alpharetta; brothers, Irvin Kee, Grantville, and Flip Kee, Newnan; a sister, Eleanor Moore, Newnan; grandchildren, Trey Hammock, Maddie Jacobs, Ben Moore and Brooke Moore, all of Newnan; and a great-grandchild, Ell Moore, Newnan.
Memorial donations may be made to the Southwest Christian Hospice, 7225 Lester Road, Union City, GA 30291 or Providence Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 918 Providence Church Road, Newnan, GA 30263.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Evelyn Hopkins

Evelyn Evans Hopkins, 77, Moreland, died April 11, 2002. She was born July 26, 1924 in Moreland, the daughter of Andrew and Ludie Howard Evans. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Hopkins. She was a retired licensed practical nurse and had lived in Elberton for 31 years before returning to Moreland in 1986. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Moreland.
Services were at Faith Baptist Church, Moreland, with the Rev. Charles Pharis and the Rev. Terry Hopkins officiating. interment was at the Grantville Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, the Rev. Terry and Betty Hopkins, Dacula; daughters, Michelle and James Edwards, Greenville, S. C., and JoAnne and Alton Dover, Elberton; sisters, Irene Cammon, Moreland and Sally Byrom, Sharpsburg; grandchildren, Rob Edwards, Leigh McCall, Candice Brown, Kelly Patten, Terrell Hopkins, Gary Hopkins, Joshua Hopkins, and Christina Hopkins; and nine great-grandchildren.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral home, Hogansville, was in charge.

Lindsey Riggs

Lindsey Riggs, 21, Newnan, died April 14, 2002. She was born Jan. 13, 1981 in Panama City, Fla.
Services were at Unity Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Helms, the Rev. Skeeter Thompson, and the Rev. Dr. Paul Dennis officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Survivors include a brother, Matt Riggs, Newnan; grandfather, Frank Riggs, Newnan; great-grandmother, Berlie Borders, Newnan; boyfriend, Matt Hinesley, Newnan; parents, Mark and Kim Riggs, Newnan; and grandparents, Solon and Dean Borders, Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Myrtle Holladay

Myrtle Holladay, 96, Newnan, died April 14, 2002. She was born Feb. 10, 1906 in Carroll County, Ga. She was preceded in death by a son, James Edward Kelley. She was a charter and present member of Arnco Baptist Church, a homemaker and taught children through values of living. She reared children by setting an example of how the Christian should live.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Charles Watkins and the Rev. C. A. Jernigan offici
ating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Survivors include a son, Charles Elliott Kelley Sr., Newnan; daughters, Sybil Kelley Camp, Jefferson, Ga., Nancy Jean Higginbotham, Raeford, N. C., Barbara Ann Jones, Sharpsburg, and Hazel Kelley Wimberly, Newnan; a sister, Nell Potts, Newnan; 18 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and one great-great-great-grandchild.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge..