July 26 2002

 

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Reatha Morris

Reatha Morris, 59, Newnan, died July 5, 2002. She was born Sept. 13, 1942 in Fayette County, the daughter of Willie Hiram and Jessie Jewell Davis Laster.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with interment at the Meriwether Memorial Gardens, Manchester, Ga.
Survivors include a son, Jeff and Debra Morris, Newnan; a brother, Rex Laster, Palmetto; sisters, Grace Folker, Hueytown, Ala., Pauline “Betty” Cook, Jonesboro, and Rebecca Kee, Fayetteville; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Mary Gillespey

Mary E. Gillespey, 78, Sharpsburg, formerly of Peachtree City, died July 8, 2002. She was born Aug. 17, 1923 in Macon County, Ill.
Services were at the Carmichael-Hemperley chapel, Peachtree City, with the Rev. Jason Lohse officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville.
Survivors include a daughter, David and Claudia Sodko, Sharpsburg; a brother, Dilbert Smith, Decatur, Ill; and grandchildren, Jeffrey Sodko, Amy Sodko, and Jennifer Sodko.
Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, 2625 Cumberland Parkway, S. E., Atlanta, GA.
Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Viola Laramore

Viola Tate Laramore, 95, Sharpsburg, formerly of College Park, died July 9, 2002. She was born July 2, 1907 in Fulton County.
Services were at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, East Point, with the Rev. Ray Kuykendall officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery.
Survivors include her children, Nira Harris, Smyrna, Robert Laramore Sr., Sharpsburg, John Laramore, East Africa; a brother, Gene Tate, Dallas, Ga., sisters, Effie Glosson, and Malline Babb, both of College Park; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Ralph Smith Sr.

Ralph Edward Smith Sr., 47, Newnan, died July 10, 2002. He was born March 27, 1955, in Tallapoosa, Ala., the son of the late Foster and Tommie Reagan Smith.
He had lived in Coweta County since 1981 and was a construction sub-contractor. He attended the Free Will Baptist Church, Union City.
Services were at the Claude A. McKibben chapel, Hogansville, with the Rev. Jamie Dingler officiating. Interment was at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Hogansville.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Smith, Newnan; a son, Ralph Edward and Leigh Smith Jr., Palmetto; a daughter, Julie and Steve Cape, Carrollton; grandchildren, Tiffany Miller and Jessie Miller, Carrollton, and Foster Smith, Palmetto; brothers, Charles Smith, Lincoln, Ala., Billy Joe Smith, Temple, William Smith and Gordon Smith, both of Ranburne, Ala., Lewis Smith, Murphreesboro, Tenn., and Sid Smith, Calhoun; and sisters, Louise Stapp, Hampton, and Stella Barnes, Barnesville.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, was in charge.

Phyllis Wilkie

Phyllis Pearle Wilkie, 78, Newnan, died July 15, 2002. She was born Aug. 28, 1923 in Charlestown, N. H., the daughter of Kenneth and Dorothea Hayes. She attended the local schools here.
She had lived in Manchester, Conn., West Palm Beach, Fla., Lake City, Fla., and Warner Robbins, Ga. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Boudrieau, and her second husband, William Clyde Wilkie. She enjoyed watching stock car racing on television and listening to her old friend, Dick Bergen, announce the races.
She was a fan of Elvis, and enjoyed making ceramics. While living in Newnan, she attended St. George's Catholic Church.
A memorial service was held at Jones Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Thomas Shannon officiating.
Survivors include a son, Ron and Pam Boudrieau, Fort White, Fla.; daughters, Darlene and Bruce Edwards, Newnan, and Candy and John Smith, Reidsville, N. C.; brothers, Alan Hayes, Princeton, W. Va., and Roger Hayes, Hixon, Tenn.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Willie Robertson

Willie Banks Robertson, 96, Sharpsburg, died July 7, 2002. She was born in Coweta County. She was a member of the Mt. Gilead United Methodist Church.
Services were at the Higgins at Hillcrest chapel, Newnan, with the Rev. Mike Ayers officiating.
Survivors include sons, Louis and Hazel Robertson, Roanoke, Ala., Allen and Lene Robertson and Billy and Pearl Robertson, all of Sharpsburg, Edward and Barbara Robertson, Newnan, and Leon Robertson, East Point, Ga.; a sister, Mary Brittian, Raymond, Ga.; 14 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Higgins Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.