U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mrs. Agnes Braswell
Mrs. Agnes Braswell, 82, of Sharpsburg, Ga., died April 15, 2003 in Newnan.
She was born
in Georgia May 12, 1920 to Leon Grisham and the former Mary Johnson. She was the widow of the late William Braswell.
A funeral will be at McKoon Funeral Home chapel Thursday, April 17 at 11 a.m. Pastor Ron Whitlock will officiate. Burial will be in Sharpsburg Baptist Church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at McKoon Funeral Home Wednesday, April 16 from 6-8 p.m.
Surviving are daughter, Rosalyn Cooper of Sharpsburg; grandchildren, Brandon Bridges, Nathan Bridges and Jason Bridges; great-grandchildren Evan Bridges and Andrew Bridges.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Agnes Christine Hannah
Mrs. Agnes Christine Hannah, 80, of Newnan, Ga., died April 13, 2003 in Newnan.
A funeral will be at graveside in Oak Hill Cemetery
Wednesday, April 16 at 11 a.m. The Rev. L. B. Rooks will officiate. Pallbearers will be Allen Rooks, Wayne Rooks, Matt Neely, Travis Hall, Christopher Rooks and Michael Rooks.
Visitation was at McKoon Funeral Home Tuesday from 6-8 p.m.
She was born
February 23, 1923 in Palmetto, Ga. to Sam Pitts and Irene Harmon Pitts. She was the widow of Alton Calvin Hannah and was also preceded in death by a son, Ronald Hannah and grandson, Joey Hannah. She was a homemaker who devoted her life to her family.
Surviving are sons, Leroy and Elaine Hannah of Opelika, AL, James Hannah of Newnan, Jimmy (Anita) Hannah of Rex, Ga., Jerry Hannah of Luthersville, Darrell (Greta) Hannah of Newnan; daughters, Pat (James) Rooks of Gay, Ga., Gladys (David) Faver of Newnan; grandchildren, Allen and Lydia Rooks, Wayne and Donna Rooks, Jeffery and Kristy Hannah, Meghan and Shane Bubose, Matt and Tina Neely, Travis and April Hall, Jamie Hannah, Samantha Hannah, Cassie Hannah, Joshua Hannah, Courtney Hannah, Kim and Shane Wright; great-grandchildren, Christopher Rooks, Michael Rooks, Hunter Rooks, River Rooks, Jackson Neely, Hannah Neely, ElizabethNeely, Sydney Hall, Emma Hannah, Collin Wright, Haylee Hannah.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. James W. Oliver
Mr. James W. "Butch" Oliver, 39, of Griffin, Ga., died March 25, 2003, in southern Colombia. A pilot, he was on a mission for the Pentagon.
His family said he had many friends in the Newnan area.
Oliver was a contracted pilot for the Grumman Northwest Company on a search mission for three of his U.S. government-contracted friends whose plane also crashed Feb. 13 near the same location, according to his father, Albert W. Oliver.
The crew was searching for the three men who were being held hostage, his father relayed. The younger Oliver knew the three men and the other pilot who died in the earlier crash, he said. "He gave his life to find them and bring them back, I'm very proud of him," his father was quoted in a Griffin news report.
A funeral was April 5 in the chapel of Conner-Westbury Funeral Home in Griffin.
The three survivors of the earlier crash were reported to be part of an anti-drug mission searching for indications of crops or production of cocaine, according to information provided by Charles Barclay, a Western Hemisphere Affairs spokesman for the U.S. Department of State, reported by the Griffin Daily News.
The plane in the later search mission in which Oliver was flying went down about 150 miles south of Larandia in the early evening March 25. The elder Oliver said his son's last stop was at the Colombian Air Force base.
Butch Oliver was born
in Fulton County Nov. 5, 1963, to Albert W. Oliver and Betty Ann Lord Oliver. He was a 1981 graduate of Griffin High School, a graduate of Clayton State College and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. He was a certified A and P Mechanic, a certified aviation inspector and was employed as a pilot. he was a member of Sunny Side Baptist Church.
Surviving are his parents, Albert and Betty Ann Lord Oliver of Sunny Side and Beth Cumming of Griffin; brother, and sister-in-law, Michael and Dee Dee Oliver of Savannah; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Conner-Westbury Funeral Home, 1891 W. McIntosh Road, Griffin Ga., was in charge of arrangements ; www.conner-westburyfuneral home.com.
Mr. Robert Sanford Payne
Mr. Robert Sanford Payne, 86, of Jim Starr Road, Newnan, Ga., died at home Tuesday, April 15, 2003, following a short illness.
Known as Sanford or Bob, Mr. Payne had lived in Newnan for 32 years after leaving Atlanta with his wife, Mary Frances. Together they operated a bumper crop farm in the Roscoe community and were mainstays at the vegetable and fruit market at the old Coweta County fairgrounds on Temple Avenue in Newnan each summer for the past 25 years.
Mr. Payne, a native of Montgomery County, Tenn., was a Delta Airlines Pioneer and retired from there in 1979 after working as a mechanic and inspector for 31 years.
A veteran of World War II, Mr. Payne served in what was then known as the U.S. Army Air Force. He was a veteran of many areas of Christian service as well, some of which are the Fellowship of Christian Airline Personnel, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Georgia Baptist Lay Renewal, and Macedonia Baptist Church where he was a deacon, Sunday school teacher and former director of many activities there.
Surviving besides his wife of 57 years are daughter, Mary Ann Denney and husband Gerald of Newnan; grandsons who were like sons to him, Brad West and wife Stephanie, Ryan West and wife Scarlet; great-grandchildren, Cody, Hailey and Abbie West, all of Newnan. Three sisters also survivie, Idella Richardson of Crossville, Tenn., Kathryn Frey and Ernestine Lehto of Gallatin, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday, April 17 at McKoon Funeral home with burial in Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 at McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the building fund of Macedonia Baptist Church, 1504 Macedonia Road, Newnan, Ga. 30263.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Clyde T. Cutcher Sr.
Mr. Clyde T. "Pop" Cutcher Sr., 74, of Douglasville, Ga., died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at Beaulieu Convalescent Center in Newnan.
A funeral will be 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 at Primrose United Methodist Church in Meriwether County. The Rev. Kenneth Linnell will officiate and burial will be in the Luthersville Cemetery.
Mr. Cutcher was born
August 3, 1928 in Fulton County, son of the late John Gordon Cutcher and the late Isabelle Jenkins Cutcher. He lived in College Park most of his life and was a retired roofer.
Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law, Kat and Jessie Anders of Luthersville and Angela Thomas of Pennsylvania ; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Clyde T. Jr. and Donna Cutcher of Luthersville and Robert Cutcher of Tampa, Fla.; two brothers, Jesse Cutcher of Villa Rica and Johnny Cutcher of Pensacola, Fla.; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
Ms. Agnes Hannah
Ms. Agnes Hannah of Newnan, Ga., died Sunday, April 13, 2003, in Newnan.
A funeral will be at graveside in Oak Hill Cemetery
Wednesday, April 16 at 11 a.m. The Rev. L. B. Rooks will officiate.
The family will receive friends at McKoon Funeral Home Tuesday, April 15 from 6-8 p.m.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Hugh W. Miller
Mr. Hugh W. "Press" Miller, 70, of Hogansville, Ga., died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange.
A funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 in the chapel of the Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. Dr. Jerry Cross and the Rev. Harold Willis will officiate and burial will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery
in Hogansville with full military honors.
Mr. Miller was born
December 18, 1932 in Hogansville, son of the late Orby and Naomi Medley Miller. He retired as a Chief Petty Officer after serving 20 years in the U. S. Navy, and was a veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Miller lived in Hogansville most of his life and was a member of Hogansville American Legion Post 152.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jean S. Miller of Hogansville; daughter and son-in-law, Chatherine and John Holmes of LaGrange; son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Donna Miller of Clarkesville, Tenn.; four sisters, Mrs. Lois Cottingham of Opelika, Ala., Mrs. Joyce Wood of Dothan, Ala., Mrs. Juany Sue Burnham of Hogansville, and Mrs. Connie Rautis of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two brothers, Leon Miller of Monroe, La., and Orby L. Miller Jr. of Shelbyville, Tenn.; four grandchildren, Jack Holmes, Will Holmes, Jillianne Winters and Caroline Winters.Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
Mrs. Patricia H. Perry
Mrs. Patricia Hamilton Perry, 53, of Hogansville, Ga., died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at her home.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 15 at Faith Baptist Church in LaGrange. The Rev. Brandon Brooks will officiate.
Mrs. Perry was born
November 15, 1949 in Charlotte, N.C., daughter of Mrs. Judy Hamilton Birkhead of Charlotte and the late William W. Hamilton. Before retiring due to her illness, she was employed by the Troup County Board of Education as a teacher's aide, working with the hearing impaired.
Surviving in addition to her mother are husband, Jonathan Lee Perry; two sons, Jonathan Beau Perry and Jason Scott Perry; daughter, Laura Anne Perry, all of Hogansville; brother, Robert Hamilton; sister and brother-in-law, Beth and Art Capper, all of Charlotte, N.C.; two uncles, Stewart Anthony and G. Harvey Hamilton; aunt, Catherine Cooke; three nephews, Timothy Walters, Chris Hamilton and David Capper; niece, Leslie Ann Capper; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jackson and Lee P. Perry of Chandler, Ariz.; three sisters-in-law, Susan Goehring and Linda Perry, both of Lodi, Calif., and Robin Cowan of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and a brother-in-law, David Perry of Chandler, Ariz. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, William Stewart Hamilton.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
Mr. Raymond J. "Jack" Wallace
Mr. Raymond J. "Jack" Wallace, 82, of Grantville, Ga., died Sunday, April 13, 2003.
He was born
in Heard County, Ga. June 9, 1920.
A funeral will be at McKoon Funeral Home Wednesday, April 16 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Frank Watkins and the Rev. Jerry Eley officiating. Burial will be in Southview Cemetery
in Moreland, Ga.
Pallbearers will be Dale Jones, Darrell Jones, Elbert Evans, Ray Bowden, Maxwell Wallace and Lee Hand.
The family will receive friends at McKoon Funeral Home Tuesday, April 15 from 6-8 p.m.
Surviving are wife, Laura (Evans) Wallace; sons, Ronnie Boswell of Moreland, Danny Boswell of Moreland, Mike Boswell of Sharpsburg; daughters, Brenda Daniel of Jonesboro, Sophia Wilding of Ogden, UT, Joanie Robinso of Bremen; brothers, Jason Wallace of Newnan and Charles Wallace of Bremen; sisters, Flossie Hammond of Newnan and Annie Kate Bussler of Newnan; many grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; nieces and nephews.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Miss Annie Justine Calhoun
Miss Annie Justine Calhoun, 88, died Friday, April 11, 2003, at Newnan Hospital.
Known affectionately as "Sister" by her family, Miss Calhoun was born
April 2, 1915, in Meriwether County to the late Ivey Jackson Calhoun and the late Undeine Johnson Calhoun.
Miss Calhoun was a very active member of the Carmel United Methodist Church in Alvaton, where she served on numerous committees until recent years, when she moved to Peachtree City to reside with her family. She was retired from Southern Mills after 37 years of service.
Miss Calhoun was very close to all her family, including her many nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews. She loved her church, home, and community, and will be sorely missed by many.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Ivey Belle Calhoun, Zelma Calhoun, and Janie Calhoun; and her brothers, Royce Calhoun and Phinazee Calhoun.
A funeral will be held Monday, April 14, 2003, at 3 p.m. at Carmel United Methodist Church in Alvaton. The Revs. Russell Barrs and Winston Skinner will officiate, and burial will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state beginning at 2 p.m.
Surviving are her sisters, Marjorie Caldwell of Douglasville and Martha Cheek of Peachtree City; brothers Perian (Bettie) Calhoun of Griffin, and Eddie (Mary Ann) Calhoun of Woodbury; sister-in-law Mrs. Royce (Ethel) Calhoun, of Griffin and numerous nieces and nephews.
Carl J. Mowell and Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City.
Mrs. Marcia A. Keith
Mrs. Marcia A. Keith, 61, of Newnan, died Friday, April 11, 2003, at Newnan Hospital East.
Mrs. Keith was born
April 29, 1941, in Knoxville, Tenn., to the late Robert and Edith Quenelle Davis. She retired from teaching at Newnan High School after almost 20 years. A beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, she was past president of the Newnan-Coweta Art Association and a long-time exhibitor at Powers' Crossroads. She was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church.
A funeral was held Sunday, April 13, 2003, at Higgins Hillcrest Chapel. The Rev. Ken Adams officiated.
Surviving are her husband, Herb Keith; son Brad Keith and his wife Danna of Newnan; daughter Jennifer Keith of Newnan; sister Connie Elliot of Canton; and grandchildren Dillon Rogers, Cody Keith, Michelle Keith, and Noah Keith.
Higgins Hillcrest Chapel.
Mr. J.C. Phillips
Mr. J.C. Phillips, 75, of Newnan, died Friday, April 11, 2003.
Mr. Phillips was born
June 6, 1927, in Newnan, to the late Joseph Clarence Phillips and the late Dessa Worthan Phillips. He was retired from William L. Bonnell Company in Newnan.
A funeral was held Sunday, April 13, 2003, at McKoon Funeral Home. Brother Harry Parkerson and Allen Turnipseed officiated, and burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Serving as pallbearers were Joey Phillips, Joshua Phillips, Justin Hodge, Stacy Davis, Leonard Hodge, Joel Brown, and Christopher Hodge.
Surviving are his wife, Katie Caldwell Phillips; sons Jamie and Angela Phillips of Newnan, Jerry Phillips of Newnan, and Perry and Denise Phillips of Newnan; daughter Maudie and Leonard Hodge of LaGrange; brothers C.J. Phillips and Mack Phillips of Newnan and Donald Phillips of Monroe; sisters Leila Millians, Lucille Mapp, and Barbara Thompson, all of Newnan; and nine grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home.
Mr. Hulett Hall "Abe" Widener Jr.
Mr. Hulett Hall "Abe" Widener, Jr., died Friday, April 11, 2003.
Mr. Widener served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a past chairman and current commissioner of the East Point Housing Authority and a former Mr. East Point. An avid racing pigeon fancier, Mr. Widener was a lifetime member, deacon, and former chairman of the board of the East Point First Baptist Church.
A funeral will be held Monday, April 14, 2003, at 11 a.m. at East Point First Baptist Church. The remains will be placed in state at 10 a.m.
Dr. J.W. Wallis and the Rev. Marvin Cochran will officiate, and burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Property and Maintenance fund at the East Point First Baptist Church, 2813 East Point Street, East Point GA, 30344.
Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Bettye Tate Widener; children Debrajane W. (Andy) Ullrich of Athens; Russell A. (Tony) Widener of East Point; David H. (Beth) Widener of Sharpsburg, and Alyson Lee Widener of Griffin; sister Ann Ray of Newnan; grandchildren Brian (Laura), Brandon and Brent Ullrich, and Andre, Jonathon, Nicholas, Mary Beth, and Daniel Widener.
Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, East Point.
Mr. J. C. Phillips
Mr. J. C. Phillips, 75, of Newnan, Ga., died April 11, 2003 in Newnan.
Mr. Phillips was born
in Newnan June 6, 1927 to Joseph Clarence Phillips and Desa Wortham. He was retired from William L Bonnell Company in Newnan.
A funeral will be in McKoon Funeral Home chapel Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m. Brother Harry Parkerson and Allen Turnipseed will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Newnan.
Pallbearers will be Joey Phillips, Joshua Phillips, Justin Hodge, Stacy Davis, Leonard Hodge, Joel Brown and Christopher Hodge.
The family will receive friends at McKoon Funeral Home Saturday, April 12 from 3-9 p.m.
Surviving are his wife, Katie Caldwell Phillips; sons, Jamie and Angela Phillips of Newnan, Jerry Phillips of Newnan and Perry and Denise Phillips of Newnan; daughter, Maudie and Leonard Hodge of LaGrange, Ga.; brothers, Clarence Phillips Jr. of Newnan, Mack Phillips of Newnan and Donald Phillips of Monticello, Ga.; sisters, Lela Millians of Newnan, Lucille Mapp of Newnan and Barbara Thompson of Newnan; nine grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Helen Bomar Hudson
Mrs. Helen Collins Bomar Hudson, formerly Helen Selman, 85, former State Representative for South Fulton County died Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Portsbridge Hospice in Riverdale, Ga.
Mrs. Hudson was the oldest daughter of Vivian and Sadie Collins of Douglasville, Ga. She graduted with honors from Douglasville High School and Reinhardt Junior College in Waleska, Ga. She received her B. S. Degree and her Sixth Year Certification in Education from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. She did additional graduate studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and the International Schools, Athens, Greece.
In 1938, Helen married
James Spencer Bomar Jr. of Douglasville and they had three children. Mr. Bomar died in March 1947. In 1959 she married
William Adamson Selman who died in 1972. In 1996 she and her family were blessed by her marriage to Leon Reed Hudson of Fairburn. After residing in Peachtree City for several years, they moved to the Sharpsburg area of Coweta County.
Mrs. Hudson served 33 years for the Fulton County Board of Education. For 12 years she was an elementary teacher at Charles E. Riley in Palmetto and Utoy Springs in the Cascade area and for 21 years as principal at Harris Street in East Point and M. P. Word in Fairburn. After retiring from the Fulton County School System, she successfully ran for the Georgia State Legislature for House District 32 and served six terms. She was chairman of the Criminal Justice and Consumer Protection Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference and was vice-chairman of the Georgia World Congress Center Overview Committee. In 1988 she was named Legislator of the Year by the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs and the Georgia Nursing Home Association.
Despite her busy schedule, Mrs. Hudson was always involved in many community activities, serving on many boards and advisory panels such as the Board of Directors of Christian City Inc., Fulton County Council on Aging, Advisory Board for Palmetto Medical Center, South Fulton Cancer Society, Cochran Mill nature Center and Arboretum, President of Old Campbell County Historical Society and Old Campbell County Women's Club. She was active in the organization of the Southside Theatre Guild and the South Fulton Child Services and Family Counseling Center. She was honored by the Atlanta Journal and Constitution with the Community Service Award for South Fulton County.
In 1971 Mrs. Hudson was crowned Georgia Mother of the Year. After receiving the award she became involved in the Georgia Mother's Club and served as parliamentarian.
Mrs. Hudson and her children attendedAndrews Chapel United Methodist Church in the Roscoe community near Palmetto from 1948 through the early 1970s. She was most recently a member of Fairburn United Methodist Church, where she served as Sunday School Superintendent and teacher.
Her hobbies included gardening and travel. She was an active member and officer of the State Botanical Gardens and served on the Executive Board and Tour Committee of the Rhododendron Society. In 1987, she perceived and promoted to fruition a new greenhouse for the Horticulture Department of the University of Georgia. She also helped to organize the South Fulton Clean and Beautiful Committee under sponsorship of South Fulton Chamber of Commerce.
A world traveler, in the 1950s she took her three small children on several driving vacations to the west coast, involving thousands of miles of driving. She alsos took each of her four grandchildren on trips to foreign countries. She traveled extensively to Latin America, Canada, Europe, Asia, Alaska, Norway, the Indian Ocean, camped on the Gobi Desert in Outer Mongolia and visited the Seychelles Islands.
Surviving are her husband, Leon R. Hudson; of Sharpsburg; sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James S. (Lyn) Bomar III of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. V. Collins (Kathryn) Bomar of Marietta; daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wade (Harrietanne B.) Arrington of Palmetto; grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. James S. (Christine) Bomar IV of Atlanta, Edward Arrington of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. WIlliam D. (Stephanie) Deiters of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. (Sheryl) Bomar of Atlanta; great-grandchildren, Sara Collins Deiters and Madison Elizabeth Bomar.
A funeral will be Saturday, April 12 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Parrott Funeral Home. Dr. Judson (Jay) Hodges Jr., Rev. Kelly Barge and Rev. John Hagen officiating. Burial inAndrews Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make donations to Lymphoma-Leukemia Society of Atlanta c/o Gordon Backus, 40 Birchwood Lane, Sharpsburg, GA 30277 in memory of Helen Hudson.
The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5-8 p.m. at Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, Ga.
