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Rollie Lee Thompson

Rollie Lee Thompson, 66, Sharpsburg, died Oct. 16, 2002. He was born Feb. 18, 1936 in Toledo, Ohio. He was a member of the Heatherwood White Oak Baptist Church where he was a deacon, and a member of the Joy Sunday School Class.
Services were at the Heatherwood White Oak Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Tom Daugherty and the Rev. Don Lunceford officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Thompson, Sharpsburg; daughters, Tamara and Rod Hayes, Sharpsburg, and Laura and Don Lunceford, Dallas, Texas; a brother, James Thompson, Riverdale; and five grandchildren.
Higgins Funeral home at Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.

Nathan Delmar Morrow

Nathan Delmar Morrow, 22, Whitesburg, died Oct. 27, 2002. He was born Nov. 27, 1979 in Coweta County.
Services were at McKoon Funeral Home chapel.
Survivors include his father, William D. Morrow, Whitesburg; mother, Linda Morrow, Arnco, Ga.; brothers, Clayton Morrow, Georgia, and Justin Morrow, Arnco, Ga.; a sister, Tressa McKenly, Macon, Ga.; and grandparents, James and Lavada Gray, Turin, Ga.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Billy Thomas Martin

Billy Thomas Martin, 80, died Oct. 28, 2002. He was born July 24, 1922 in Cook County, Ga., the son of Daniel and Roxie Martin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Mason Martin. He had served in the United States Army in World War II, and was a paint foreman with Textron Company. He was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Services were at the Higgins Hillcrest Chapel with interment at Senoia City Cemetery.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia L. and Lewis Touchston, Greenville, Ga., and Pamela M. Alford, Senoia; a brother, Hugh Martin, Bainbridge, Ga.; a sister, Nonnie Ivey, Midlothian, Texas; a grandchildren, Andrew D. Alford; and great-grandchildren, Alyssa Brooke Alford, and Andrew Cole Alford.
Higgins Funeral Home at Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.

Lorena B. Floyd

Lorena B. Floyd, 71, Greenville, died Oct. 28, 2002. She was born March 3, 1931 in Point Pleasant, W. Va., the daughter of the late Vallie and Elizabeth Durst Bauer. She was retired with over 40 years as office manager for Piedmont National Corporation.
Services were at the Hillcrest Chapel with Pastor Daniel Dahl officiating. Survivors include a son, Phillip and Dagmar Floyd, Greenville; brothers, Chris Mack Bauer, West Virginia, and Wayne Bauer, Ohio; sisters, Clarice Jones, Garant Schwarz, Margarie Costanzo, and Gladys Chapman, all of West Virginia; and five grandchildren.
Higgins Funeral Home at Hillcrest Chapel, Newnan, was in charge.

Sara Ann Nixon Windham

Sara Ann Nixon Windham, 85, Atlanta, died Oct. 28, 2002. She was born Oct. 31, 1916 in Palmetto, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles L. Windham Sr., brothers, J. J. Nixon, and W. B. Nixon Jr., and a sister, Louise Allan.
Graveside services were at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, with the Rev. Dr. William Roane officiating.
Survivors include a son, Charles L. Windham Jr., Atlanta; daughters, Mary Louise Windham Broach, Charleston, S. C., and Dr. Sara Virginia Windham Knight, Arlington, Va.; sisters-in-law, Clyde Nixon and Mary Nixon, both of Moreland; a grandson, Taylor Charles Windham, Atlanta; and a granddaughter, Anna Lane Windham, Washington, D.C.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Grace "Jackie" Mozelle McCormac

Grace "Jackie" Mozelle McCormac, 81, Sharpsburg, died Oct. 28, 2002, after a long bout with cancer. She was born April 26, 1921 in Havre, Mont. She was adopted early in life by Colonel Edward Thornton McPherson. As the child of a career Army officer, she traveled extensively. An educated lady, with a mind for business, she owned and operated several different entities, including restaurants and cemeteries. She loved nature and being outdoors and was an accomplished horsewoman.
Graveside services were at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan with the Rev. Thomas Shannon officiating.
Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Frank C. McCormac; a daughter, Diane Phillips, Williamsburg, Va.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 135 Bradford Square, Suite B., Fayetteville, GA 30215.
Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Charlie "Chuck" Lunsford

Charlie "Chuck" Lunsford, 50, Gulf Shores, ala., died Oct. 29, 2002. He was born July 24, 1952 in Coweta County.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with clergy from the Central Baptist Church officiating.
Survivors include brothers, James G. Lunsford, and Terry Lunsford, both of Newnan; and a sister, Melody Nowell, Newnan.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Woodrow Kelley

Woodrow Kelley, 83, Roswell, died Oct. 30, 2002. He was born Feb. 12, 1919 in Coweta County, Ga. He was a painter of both residential and commercial properties. He had been a veteran.
Services were at Northside Baptist Church with the Rev. Hershal Randall officiating. Interment was at Old Alpharetta Cemetery, Alpharetta, Ga. Survivors include a wife, Beatrice Kelley, Roswell; sons, Joe Kelley, Tallahassee, Fla., and Wayne Kelley, Newnan; daughters, Jenny Miles, Newnan, and Lydia Scott, LaGrange, Ga.; a sister, Shirley Smith, Newnan; 15 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Thomas H. Williams

Thomas H. Williams, 82, Sharpsburg, died Oct. 31, 2002. He was born March 26, 1920 in Coweta County, the only child of the late Charles Aubrey and Maude North Williams. Paternal grandparents were William Boswell and Mattie Harrison Williams; and maternal grandparents, were Needham Angier and Susan Tinney North. He was a veteran of the United States Navy Seabees in the South Pacific in World War II. After the war, he built many homes and buildings throughout Coweta County. He was a member of the Sharpsburg Baptist Church.
Graveside services were at the Sharpsburg Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Bill Deakins officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Dallas Orr Williams, Sharpsburg; children, Charles Williams, Jacksonville, Fla., Esther White, Sharpsburg, Joy Whitworth, Lavonia, Ga., Gay Shipley, Peachtree City, Lynne Sullivan, Moreland, and Larah Miller, Newnan; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the Cemetery Fund, the Sharpsburg Baptist Church, the Georgia Baptist Children's Home, or the Family Ministry, Palmetto.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.