November 15 2002

 

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Norman Gladfelter

Norman "Pappy" Gladfelter, 72, Newnan, died Oct. 28, 2002. He was born June 17, 1930 in Pennsylvania, son of the late Edward and Arminta Gladfelter.
He had served in the United States Army, retiring from the Air Force with 22 years of service. He was also retired from the James Rivers Corporation and a former employee of the Papp Clinic.
He was a commander of the Veteran of Foreign Wars Post in 1984-1985 and was All State Commander in 1984-1985. He was a Master Mason member of the Sylvan Lodge and a member of Faith Baptist Church. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed hunting and fishing with his son and grandson.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Charles Chapman and Dick Stentes officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Otha Gladfelter, Newnan; a son, Skip Gladfelter; grandchildren, Mitch Gladfelter, Russ Gladfelter, and Brandy Gladfelter; a great-grandchild, Destiny Gladfelter; in-laws, Mary Gladfelter, Huntington, Pa., Lawson and Nadine Boyd, Hogansville, Lois and Curtis Rooks, Carrollton, and Joe and Anell Manion, Chester, Va.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Kenneth Bailey

Kenneth Leon Bailey, 67, Senoia, died Nov. 2, 2002. He was born Feb. 12, 1935 in Fulton County.
Services were at the Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. E. C. Chatham officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, College Park.
Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Wanda Arline Bailey, Senoia; children, Wanda Ann Cota and fiancé Ralph E. Cooper, Billy J. and Carol Parmer, William Joseph Bailey, Richard Gene Bailey, and Kenneth Brian Bailey, all of Senoia, Ronald Allen and Susan Parmer, McDonough, Edward Leon and Kathy Bailey, Germantown, Tenn., Cynthia Marie and Steve Freeze, Luthersville, and Dennis Ryan and Ashley Bailey, Grantville; mother, Irene G. Spacone, Plant City, Fla.; brother, Christopher Wayne Spacone, Plant City, Fla.; a sister, Janet Keen, Ocala, Fla.; 22 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Pkwy., Suite 1, Marietta, GA 30067, or the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309.
Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Darlene Rojas

Darlene Rojas, 48, Sharpsburg, died Nov. 6, 2002. She was born Aug. 4, 1954 in Fulton County.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with Pastor Mark Anthony and Pastor Ron Whitlock officiating. Interment was at Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn.
Survivors include her husband, Francisco Rojas, Sharpsburg; a son, Alfred Lee Morgan Jr., Sharpsburg; daughters, Lisa Ann Coggins, Palmetto, and Destiny Rojas, Sharpsburg; brothers, Tony Peek, Roopville, and Marion Crowley, Fairburn; sisters, Hattie Black, Douglasville, Sue Haire, and Dot Richey, both of Palmetto; and grandchildren, Kayla Wood, Kim Wood, Bobby Coggins, Lee Morgan, Zach Morgan, and Haley Morgan.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Reuben Reese

Reuben J. "R. J." Reese Jr., 68, Senoia, died Nov. 6, 2002. He was born May 1, 1934 in Barrow County.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Tim Wautelet officiating. Interment was at Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Reese, Senoia; sons, Donald "Duck" Crawley, McDonough, Reuben J. Reese III and Shane Reese, both of Carrollton; daughters Charlene Reese, Temple, Ga., Donna McCoy, Waco, Ga., Lynn Love, Morrow, and Cammy Franks, College Park; brothers, Robert J. Reese, and Thomas D. Reese, both of Fayetteville, and Edgar D. Reese, Newnan; sisters, Betty D. McGee, Senoia, and Linda McFarlin, Hampton; and 14 grandchildren.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Bonnie Lasseter

Bonnie Harris Lasseter, 78, Newnan, died Nov. 7, 2002. She was born Aug. 28, 1924 in Coweta County. She was a medical assistant at Peachtree Medical Center. She was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Ray Freeman, the Rev. Rick Duncan, and the Rev. John Riley officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan.
Survivors include a son, Colin and Syble Harris, Newnan; daughters, Sue and Marty Gentry, and Dawn and Robert Harris, all of Newnan; a brother, William and Martha West, Newnan; sisters, Dean and Delmos Perry, and Sara and Theron Rea, all of Newnan; step-children, Janice Cole, Jerry Lasseter, and Joyce Lasseter, all of Newnan; sister-in-law, Florence West, Newnan; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and 11 step-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the Macedonia Baptist Church Building Fund, 1525 Macedonia Road, Newnan, GA 30263.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Charles Potts

Charles D. Potts, 76, Grantville, died Nov. 7, 2002. He was born June 27, 1926 in Heard County, son of the late David and Nellie Purgason Potts. He was retired as Chief of Police for Grantville, having served 19 years in law enforcement. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Grantville, and the Fraternal Order of Police. Before making his home in Grantville in 1963, he was a resident of LaGrange and a former plant manager for Troup Dairies.
Services were at the Claude A. McKibben chapel with the Rev. Jimmie L. Willis officiating. Interment was at Shadowlawn Cemetery, LaGrange.
Survivors include a daughter, Gayle and B. J. Thompson, Grantville; a brother, James Potts, Mobile, Ala.; and a grandson, Chase and Tiffany Freeman, Hogansville.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, was in charge.

Emma Conger

Emma L. Conger, 83, Fairburn, died Nov. 7, 2002. She was born Nov. 5, 1919 in Statesboro, Ga.
Graveside services were at Holly Hill Memorial Park, with the Rev. Dr. Rick Long officiating.
Survivors include a son, Gary and Mary Ann Conger, Tyrone; a sister, Marie and Ralph Moore, Jonesboro; grandchildren, Dottie and Jack Wolfe, Tyrone, Woody and Lori Conger, Tyrone, and Rick and Judi Conger, Sharpsburg; great-grandchildren, Christen and Casey Wolfe, Katherine Conger, and Kelsey Buerker; and a niece, Carroll and Greg Faison, Eufaula, Ala.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Donald Ellis

Donald Eugene Ellis Sr., 71, Sharpsburg, died Nov. 8, 2002. He was born May 24, 1931 in Fulton County.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with Elder Harold Cunningham officiating. Interment was at Crest Lawn Memorial Park, Atlanta.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy "Dot" Ellis, Sharpsburg; sons, Donald Eugene Ellis Jr., Peachtree City, and Douglas H. Ellis, East Point; sisters, Grace Park, Atlanta, Allene Wilson Peachtree City, and Delores Ray, Atlanta; and grandchildren, Suzanne Ellis Zegalia, Brian Ellis, and Caroline Ellis.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.