Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005

Stalker Reed

Stalker “Grandpa” Reed, 87, Peachtree City, died Aug. 13, 2005, following complications after breaking his hip while playing with great-grandchildren in Seattle, Wash. He was born May 23, 1918 in Portland, Maine, and was reared in Mexico and Santa Fe, N.M. He was a 1941 graduate of Harvard, and was a Winthrop housemate of John F. Kennedy. He was a navigator during World War II and was awarded the distinguished Flying Cross for repeatedly crossing enemy lines near Indonesia. After the war he worked in industrial and real estate sales in Phoenix, Ariz. In 1978 he retired as a colonel in the United States Air Force reserves and moved in 2003 to Peachtree City. He became an avid fan of Starr’s Mill sports, watching his granddaughters play volleyball and cheer. Services were in Phoenix, Ariz. at the National Military Cemetery. Survivors include five children scattered in five states; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Barton Funeral Home, Seattle, Wash., was in charge.

 

Ella Rose Harvey

Infant Ella Rose Harvey, Sharpsburg, died Aug. 21, 2005. Graveside services were at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City with the Rev. Scott Barber officiating. Survivors include her parents, Jason and Melissa Harvey, Sharpsburg; a sister, Olivia Susan Harvey, Sharpsburg; and grandparents, Robert A. Harvey, Fayetteville, Vanda M. Baker, Fayetteville, and Jimmy R. Baker, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Memorial donations may be made to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, 1687 Tullie Circle, Atlanta, GA 30329, attn. gift processing. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

 

Brant Adams

Brant Adams, 37, Fayetteville, died Aug. 21, 2005. He was born May 13, 1968 in Fulton County. Graveside services were at Camp Memorial Gardens, Fayetteville. Survivors include his son, Cory Thomas Adams, Fayetteville; parents, Lawrence and Emily Adams, Fayetteville; sisters, Robin and Perry Higgins, Palmetto, Kristi and Gary Lovett, and Paige Adams, all of Fayetteville; and a cousin, Brittany Lovett, Fayetteville, Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

 

Alex Moye

Alex Moye, 73, Fayetteville, died Aug. 22, 2005. He was born Aug. 6, 1932 in Barnesville. Services were at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dee Shellnut and the Rev. Royeese Stowe officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include his wife, Judy Moye, Fayetteville; daughters, Beth Whitson, and Willena Moye; stepchildren Paige Needling, Priscilla Henry, and Matt Tucker; sons-in-law, Jeff Whitson, Scott Needling, and Ted Henry; a daughter-in-law, Alicia Tucker; grandchildren, John Williams, Ashley Williams, Emily Whitson, Connor Adriance, Brooks Adriance, Heather Tucker, Matthew Tucker, Parker Henry, and Meredith Henry; a brother, Floyd and Twila Moye; and sisters, Ruth Keene and Rolf Gadebusch, and Carrie Nelle Moye. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

 

James Dan Nisby

James Dan Nisby, 69, Fayetteville, died Aug. 22, 2005, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He had been baptized at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, New Orleans. He was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Lillian Owens Nisby; and brothers, Herman Nisby, Raymond Nisby, and Leroy Nisby. He was reared by his grandmother, Agnes Nisby, Gibson, La. He enjoyed gardening and cooking, and had worked as a registered nurse for over 30 years. Services were at St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church, Jonesboro, with the Rev. Father Gregory officiating. Interment was at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Survivors include his wife, Lisa Nisby, Fayetteville; a daughter, Sabrina and Jaunius Simokaitis, Fayetteville; a grandson, Simas Simokaitis; brothers, Lawrence Nisby, Wilbert Nisby Sr., and Herschel Nisby; sisters, Roslyn Hall, and Lois Coleman; and goddaughters, Winifred Ann Dixon, and Brenda Faye Pinkston. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

 

D. Ray Allgood

D. Ray Allgood, 71, Fayetteville, died Aug. 23, 1005. He was born Feb. 14, 1934 in Fulton County. He had served in the United States Navy. Services were at Inman United Methodist Church with the Rev. Royeese Stowe officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Allgood, Fayetteville; sons, Roger G. Allgood, Stockbridge, and Larry J. Eaton and Jane Fanslow, Fayetteville; daughters, Kathe J. Eaton, Jonesboro, and Cindy and Dennis Albitus, Fayetteville; and grandchildren, Abby and Nick Albitus. Memorial donations may be made to the Inman United Methodist Church Building Fund, or Tape Ministry, 151 Hills Bridge Road, Fayetteville, GA 30215. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

 

Agnes Mae Mullins Allrid

Agnes Mae Mullins Allrid, 81, Fayetteville, and Sylva N. C., died on Aug. 23, 2005. She was born in Magoffin County, Ky., the 7th of 10 children of the late Robert Benton and Leora Bailey Mullins. Reared in Kentucky, she moved to Washington D. C. at age 17 to work in the Pentagon for the United States Department of the Army. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Edward L. Allrid, whom she had married July 6,1946. Graveside services were at Sherwood Memorial Park, Jonesboro. Survivors include her daughter, Kathleen Grace Allrid and Robert Lee Jardine, Sylva, N. C.; a grandson, Michael Gordon Jardine, Sylva; a granddaughter, Elyse Nicole Jardine, Cullowhee, N. C.; two brothers; two sisters; a brother-in-law; and two sisters-in-law. Memorial donations may be made to the Liberty Baptist Church Mission Fund, 1077 Hwy. 314, Riverdale, GA 30296. Moody Funeral Home, Sylva, N. C., was in charge.

 

Jesse Stephen Wallis

Jesse Stephen “Steve” Wallis, 56, Fayetteville, died Aug. 24, 2005. He was born Nov. 24, 1948 in Carroll County. Services were at McDonough Road Baptist Church with the Rev. David Chancey and the Rev. Dr. J. W. Wallis officiating. Interment was at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City. Survivors include his wife, Deanna Wallis, Fayetteville; children, Jess and Lisa Wallis, Carrollton, Eric Wallis, Bowdon, Ryan and Brandi Wallis, Bremen, Lindsay Wallis, Douglasville, Troy and Jeannie Brown, Flowery Branch, and Mandy and Adam Pollock, McDonough; and grandchildren, Michel, Alex, Drew, Reese, Skyli, and Courtney; his mother, Majorie Wallis, Carrollton; and a sister, Sandy Pfohl, Decatur, Ga. Memorial donations may be made to the McDonough Road Baptist Church, Growing God’s People Building Fund, 352 McDonough Road, Fayetteville, GA 30215, or the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society, 2625 Cumberland Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in charge.