Brenda Joyce Crowe

Brenda Joyce Crowe, 63, Fayetteville, died Feb. 26, 2004. She was born Oct. 8, 1940 in DeKalb County, Ga., the daughter of the late Roy and Ettie Bell Chesnut. She was a member of Fayetteville First Baptist Church where she worked in the nursery for many years. Services were at the Fayetteville First Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Stringham and the Rev. Chris Perkins officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include daughters, Donna and Ray Waters, and Amy and Paul Rivers, all of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Jessica Waters and Garrett Rivers, both of Fayetteville; a sister, Jewell Reddick, Tucker; a sister-in-law, Carolyn Chestnut, Tucker; a mother-in-law, Beryl Crowe; and a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Charles and Myra McBride, Fayetteville. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Maurice J. Crawford

Maurice J. Crawford, 85, Fayetteville, died Feb. 26, 2004. He was born Aug. 29, 1918 in Severy, Kan. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Memorial services were at the Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church with the Rev. John Weber officiating. Survivors include his wife, Betty Crawford, Fayetteville; children, Russell and Donna Crawford, Peachtree City, Chris and Ken Jones, Wichita, Kan., Elizabeth and Chuck Bennett, Carabelle, Fla., and Patti and Steve Phillips, Fayetteville; and a brother, Warren and Barbara Crawford, Sapulpa, Okla. Memorial donations may be made to Camp Sunshine, 1850 Clairmont Rd., Decatur, GA 0033, or Portsbridge Hospice, 115 Huntington Park Dr., Fayetteville, GA 30214. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

William Bruce Reed Sr.

William Bruce Reed Sr., 89, Fayetteville, died March 2, 2004. He was born Feb. 19, 1915 in Opelika, Ala. He was in class of 1939 at Georgia Tech. He served in the Pacific Navy from 1944 to 1946 and was retired from Ford Motor Company. Services were at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Jimmy Adams officiating. Interment was at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Catherine Murphy Reed; sons, William Bruce and Joyce Reed Jr., Kennesaw, and Ronald L. and Marie Reed, Leesville, S. C.; a daughter, Karen Reed and Tripp Brown, Fayetteville; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, Cecil B. Reed, Jacksonville, Fla.; and sisters, Elna Hope Clearwater, Fla., and Billie Miles, Gainesville, Fla. Memorial donations may be made to Embracing HospiceCare of South Atlanta, 315 Arrowhead Blvd., Jonesboro, GA 30236.

Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Myrtle Adele Bessette Schell

Myrtle Adele Bessette Schell, 88, Peachtree City, died March 2, 2004. She was born May 20, 1915 in Rugby, N. D., where she was reared and graduated from the local schools. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roger and Ella A. Larson Bessette, and her husband, Joe Schell, whom she married in 1936. She served at a head dietician of various hospitals in South California until 1977. She then returned to Klameth Fall, Ore., where she had lived from 1955 to 1959. In 1987, they moved to Peachtree City. She enjoyed flower gardening, decorating, traveling and cooking. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel. Survivors include a son, Tarey and Priscilla Schell, Peachtree City; a daughter, Catt Schell and Jerry Kirkpatrick, Westport, Wash., six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Portsbridge Hospice, 115 Huntington Pl., Fayetteville, GA 30214. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Sabino J. LaVeglia

Sabino J. LaVeglia, Peachtree City, died March 5, 2004. Graveside services were at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City with Deacon Ben Gross officiating. Survivors include a son, Frank and Sharon LaVeglia, Las Vegas; a daughter, Sabina and James G. Mullen, Kissimmee, Fla.; grandchildren, Alicia Zellweger, Peachtree City, Nicole Keller-Zellweger, St. Louis, Erika Z-Smith, Baton Rouge, and Jolene LaVeglia, Frank LaVeglia Jr., and Lizette LaVeglia, all of Las Vegas. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

Elizabeth Stinchcomb Carr

Elizabeth Stinchcomb Carr, 79, Fayetteville, died March 5, 2004. She was born Oct. 24, 1924 in Fayette County, the daughter of the late Luther and Claudia Hotten Stinchcomb. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James W. Carr. Services were at the Fayetteville First Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Stringham officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include a daughter, Deborah and Sam Earley, Evans, Ga.; a grandson, Sammy Earley, Atlanta; a granddaughter, Christy Earley, Augusta; a sister, Lydia S. Atkinson, Stone Mountain, Ga.; a nephew, Leland Atkinson, Alexandria, Va.; and nieces, Phyllis Dillard, Columbia, S. C., and Jacqueline Westbrook, Loganville, Ga. Memorial donations may be made to Crosspoint Healthcare, 19 W. Broad St. Newnan, GA 30263. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Allyene Long Wynne

Allyene Long Wynne, 84, Crawfordville, died March 6, 2004. She was born July 26, 1919 in Red Level, Ala. She had been a resident of Taliaferro County, Ga., for 54 years. She was a member of the Sharon-Raytown Garden Club, the Fidelis Sunday School class as well as the Crawfordville Baptist Church. She was a former member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 8 of Crawfordville. Services were at the Crawfordville Baptist Church with the Rev. John Autry officiating. Interment was at Powelton Cemetery. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, John Veazey Wynne, Crawfordville, Ga.; daughters, Judith W. and Ray Pearson, Macon, Ga., and Luci and Randy Hough, Peachtree City; a sister, Lucile L. Fuller, Nashville, Ga.; and grandchildren, Ray Cannon Pearson Jr., Richard Wynne Pearson, John Sadler Young, and Katherine McIntyre Young. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1899 Central Ave., Augusta, GA 30904. Lowe Funeral Home, Warrenton, Ga., was in charge.

Sybil Louise Smith

Sybil Louise Smith, 63, Fayetteville, died March 6, 2004. She was born April 17, 1940 in Polk County, Ga. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Tony Lankford and the Rev. Charles Smith officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Cemetery, Fayetteville. Survivors include her husband, Malcolm Smith, Fayetteville; sons, Mark and Jen Smith, McDonough, and Ricky and Brenda Smith, Fairburn; daughters, Shelia Wood, Hampton, Cindy Garey Gosdin. Sharpsburg, Jan and Ronnie Sheffield, and Anglea Smith, all of Douglasville; a brother, Larry Nichelson, Center, Ala.; sisters, Marie and James Couey, Rome, and Lillian Holland, Johnson City, Kan.; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

L Ron Mallard

L. Ron Mallard, 50, Peachtree City, died March 6, 2004. He was born Sept. 16, 1953 in Lancaster, England. He was a member of the Lions Club and was of the Baptist faith. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with Randy Pilcher officiating. Interment was at the Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Ga. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie S. Mallard, Peachtree City; a son, Alex R. Mallard, Peachtree City; a daughter, Nancy Leigh Mallard and Matthew Allen Gulick, Peachtree City; mother, Eudora Mallard, Windemere, Fla.; a brother, George Michael and Diana Mallard, West Peabody, Mass.; and a sister, Pamela E. and Edward Fouché, Windemere, Fla. Memorial donations may be made to the Alex R. Mallard College Fund, c/o Talbot State Bank, 313 Dividend Dr., Peachtree City, GA 30269. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.