Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005

Otis Hardy Roberts

Otis Hardy Roberts, 85, Fayetteville, died July 24, 2005. He was born Jan. 17, 1920 in Troup County. Services were at North Fayette Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. James Willis officiating. Interment was at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, College Park. Survivors include nephews and nieces, Wanda and Sharon “Woody” Woods, and Glenda and John Calhoun. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

 

Joseph Michael Franklin IV

Joseph Michael Franklin IV, 24, died July 26, 2005, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in an automobile accident. He was born Oct. 4, 1980 in Fairfield, Solano County, Calif. He was a 1999 graduate of Fayette County High School where he was a member of the school soccer team and the Fayette County Lightning Soccer Club. He was a communications major at the University of Alabama and a member of Psi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Services were at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Westmoreland and the Rev. Royeese Stowe officiating. Interment was at Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Ky. Among the pallbearers were members of the 1999 Delta Kappa Epsilon pledge class. Survivors include his parents, Mike and Camille Franklin, Fayetteville; and a sister, Mary Katherine Franklin, Fayetteville. Memorial donations may be made to the University of Alabama for the Joseph Michael Franklin IV Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 870122, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

 

F. Porter Phillips

F. Porter Phillips, 91, Fayetteville, died July 24, 2005. He was born May 16, 1914 in Henry County. He was retired after 25 years of service with the Fulton County Board of Education. He had served for several years as a Baptist minister. Services were at the Stockbridge First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Barner and the Rev. Steve Murell officiating. Interment was at Flippen United Methodist Cemetery, Flippen, Henry County. Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Moselle Hicks Phillips, Fayetteville; daughters, Joanne Caldwell, Sara and George Lawrence, Pat and Hulan Stanfield, and Betty and Jake Belin; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.

 

Josiah Gatlin Cochran

Infant Josiah Gatlin Cochran, 8 weeks old, died July 25, 2005. He was born May 31, 2005, in Jefferson County, Ky. Services were at the Woolsey Baptist Church with the Rev. Chuck Chambers officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include his parents, Brian and Anna Lee Cochran; Fayetteville and Louisville, Ky.; a brother, K. Justus Cochran, Fayetteville and Louisville, Ky.; paternal grandparents, Don and Joy Cochran, Fayetteville; maternal grandparents, Steve and Pam Cobaugh, Ft. Myers, Fla., and Billy and Robbie Puckett, Charlotte, N. C.; uncles and aunts, Andy and Rachel Cochran, Don and Catherine Cochran, Will Puckett, Bobbie Puckett, Jennifer Fink, Ryan Cobaugh, Justin Cobaugh, and Josh Cobaugh; and cousins, Ashley Cochran, and Cody Cochran. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

 

Annie Lizzie Thomas

Annie Lizzie Thomas, 98, Fayetteville, died July 26, 2005. She was born March 16, 1907 in Coweta County. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Bob Sparrow officiating. Interment was at Flat Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Fayetteville. Survivors include her children, Shirley Thomas, Newnan, and Wayne Thomas, Harold Thomas, Marlene Askew, and Edgar Thomas, all of Fayetteville; grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren; and siblings, Clarence Hall, Fayetteville, Elsie Mae Roberts, Griffin, and Floyd Hall, High Falls. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

 

Mary Della McAllister Rodgers

Mary Della “Polly” McAllister Rodgers, Peachtree City, died July 30, 2005. She was born Dec. 21, 1926, in Chattanooga, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Lavern J. Rodgers, on April 22, 1993, and sisters, Edna McCraw, in 1994, and Margaret Renner, in 2003. She had lived in Peachtree City for the past 11 years. She was member of First Presbyterian Church, Peachtree City, and was a member of the Fairburn-Union City chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Memorial services are tomorrow, Aug. 4, at the First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City. Survivors include a son, Michael Rodgers, Gifford, Ill.; a daughter, Wanda Jennings, Peachtree City; brothers, Samuel McAllister, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Tate McAllister, Reno, Nev.; sisters, Dorothy Davidson, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Virginia Russell, Olive Branch, Miss.; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, Peachtree City, or the Fayette Samaritans, P.O. Box 1071, Fayetteville, GA 30214.