May 23 2003

 

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Ray Copeland

Ray Copeland, 84, Whitesburg, died May 6, 2003. He was born Sept. 27, 1918 in Whitesburg, son of the late Otis and Ola Pate Copeland. He was preceded in death by brothers, Buford Copeland, Kirby Copeland, and John Pierce Copeland, and sisters, Pauline Copeland McKoy, and Sara Copeland Moore.
Graveside services were at the Whitesburg Cemetery with the Rev. Chip Warren officiating.
Survivors include a sister, Virginia and Sidney Warren, Newnan.
Memorial donations may be made to the Whitesburg Cemetery Fund, 16 Georgia Drive, Newnan, GA 30263.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Joetta Kinney

Joetta B. Kinney, 81, College Park, died May 10, 2003. She was born Feb. 2, 1922 in Spalding County, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Kinney.
Graveside services were at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, College Park with the Rev. S. P. Jones officiating.
Survivors include sons, Wayne Kinney, and Mark Kinney, both of College Park, and Kenneth and Vicki Kinney, Senoia; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Brenda Childers

Brenda Joyce Childers, 55, Senoia, died May 10, 2003. She was born Feb. 29, 1948 in Clarke County, Ga.
Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Nesbitt Odom officiating. Interment was at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Jonesboro.
Survivors include her husband, David Childers, Senoia; a son, Peter and Brooke Childers, College Park; daughters, Michele and Thomas Redwine,, and April Childers, all of Newnan; and grandchildren, Devon Childers, Cameron Childers, and Jacob Childers.
Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Earnest Addison

Earnest Addison, 62, Newnan, died May 13, 2003. He was born March 1, 1941 in Coweta County, son of the late George and Vera Mae Gamble Addison. He had served in the United States Air Force and the National Guard. He was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Udell Addison and the Rev. Dr. C. A. Jernigan officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan.
Survivors include a son, Chris and Tina Addison, Newnan; a daughter, Pamela Addison Gann, Lake City, Ga.; a brother, Arvin J. Addison, Newnan; and grandchildren, Courtland Addison, Camden Addison, Gregory Gann Jr., Nicholas Gann and Amber Gann.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Preston Blount

Preston Blount, 35, Moreland, died May 15, 2003. He was born June 11, 1967 in Stuttgart, Germany.
Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Steve Franz and the Rev. Ken Woodham officiating. Interment was at Upson County Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Marcie Peters Blount, Moreland; mother, Inge Blount, Grantville; brothers, Charles and Carlene Blount, Moreland, and Ernie and Ellen Blount, Allenhurst, Ga.; nephews and nieces, Danielle Blount, Adrianna Blount, Michael Blount, Ashley Blount, Nicholas Blount, and Jeremiah Blount.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Joe Spillers

Joe W. “Grumpy” Spillers, 80, Newnan, died May 15, 2003. He was born July 20, 1922, son of the late Joe Wheeler Sr., and the late Juanita Hayes Avery.
Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, with the Rev. Ralph E. Rouse officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan.
Survivors include his wife, Betty L. Spillers; daughters, Betty Jo and Harold Simpson, Polly Stowe, Mary Jane Spillers, Newnan, Lynn and Lee Mealor, Tina Wheelus, and Lisa and Brett Barton; a brother, Sam Avery, Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters, Sue Salter, Albany, Ga., and Josie Davis, Rotonda, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Christine Sanders

Christine McKinney Sanders, 76, Sharpsburg, died May 16, 2003. She was born Oct. 21, 1926 in Thomasville, Ga.
Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with interment at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City.
Survivors include her husband, Robert L. Sanders Jr., Sharpsburg; a son, Robert and Pamela Sanders, Geneva, Fla.; a daughter, Carol and Ronald Ruff, Peachtree City; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sisters, Minnie Young, Sebastian, Fla., and Marie Keen, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.