U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mrs. Claire Braswell Behrens
Mrs. Claire Braswell Behrens, 101, died Monday, May 5, 2003.
She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Nathan Behrens.
A funeral will be Wednesday, May 7 at 2 p.m. at graveside in Southview Cemetery, Moreland, Ga. The Rev. Jerry Eley will officiate.
Surviving are son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Willete Amick of Cumming, Ga.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Annette Boyd
Mrs. Annette "MamaNet" Boyd, 65, of LaGrange, Ga., and a former resident of Hogansville, Ga., died Monday, May 5, 2003 at her home.
A funeral will be 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 in the chapel of the Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Rev. Paul Stitcher and Mr. Danny Wright will officiate, and burial will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery
in Hogansville.
Pallbearers will be Glenn Taylor, Vic Taylor, Steven Wright, Charlie Wright, Ronald Wright Jr., William McWhorter, Todd Strickland and Derrick Raney.
Mrs. Boyd, born
September 19, 1937, in Hogansville, was the daughter of the late Vester and Myrtice Taylro Wright. Before making her home in LaGrange four years ago, she lived in Hogansville most of her life and was a member of West Bethel Baptist Church in Newnan.
Surviving are daughter, Robbie Boyd of Hogansville; three sons and daughter-in-law, Derek Boyd and Danny (Dobie) Boyd, both of LaGrange, and David and Crystal Boyd of Greenville; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Ronald and Jane Wright of Conyers and Danny Wright of Newnan; five grandchildren, J. R. Boyd of LaGrange, Brandy and Derrick Raney of Carrollton, Lucy Boyd of Ellaville, Anna Boyd of Manchester, and Jamie Boyd of Woodstock; two great-grandchildren; and special friends, James (Danny) Willingham of LaGrange, Jim and Kay Roberts of Manchester, and Janine Felix of Newnan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, SFC (Ret.) James Harley Boyd.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
Mrs. Mary Mageline Holt-Brown
Mrs. Mary Mageline Holt-Brown, 46, of Woodbury, Ga., died May 3, 2003 at Flagler Hospital Saint Augustine, FL.
A funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, Atlantic Street, Manchester, Ga. Rev. J. A. Mahtews, pastor, officiating with remains placed in state at 12:30 p.m. at the church. Burial in Walker Cemetery, Woodbury, Ga.
Mrs. Holt-Brown was born
to the late Robert Holt and Lottie Mae Walker Holt June 30, 1956. She was the youngest of 12 children, seven of which preceded her in death. She attended school in Woodbury and later attended school in Melborne, FL. She also attended many churches during her lifetime.
Surviving are mother, Lottie Mae Holt; two sons, Keyon Holt of Barnesville, Ga. Derrick McThiney of Newnan, Ga.; six grandchildren; three sisters, Jessie Pearl Parham of Decatur, Ga., Johnnie Mae Trice of Woodbury, Ga., Earnestine and Rubin Huggins of Miami, FL; brother, Robert Holt Jr. of Miami, FL; aunts, Alberta Phelps, Ollie Pearl Tellis, Jessie Lee Glasco, Elizabeth Brown, Mayola Walker; uncles, Rev. John H. Walker, James T. Brown and a host of other relatives and friends.
Family and friends are asked to assemble at the residence, 311 Walker Road, Woodbury, Ga. at 1 p.m.
Andrews Mortuary, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Glenn Albert Hyatt
Mr. Glenn Albert Hyatt, age 84, of Newnan, died May 5, 2003 at Newnan Hospital West. A native of Heard County, he was born
February 5, 1919 one of 8 children born
to the late Andrew Jackson and Laurie Adams Hyatt. Four of these siblings preceded him in death. He married
his wife of 63 years, Ora Belle Rogers Hyatt on February 9, 1940. Mr. Hyatt served in the military during World War II in the Army from January 27, 1944 to January 13, 1946. He was awarded the KAMET Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal and a Purple Heart. After his discharge from the service, he worked at Arnco Mills and also as a mechanic at J. L. Weddington Chevrolet in Newnan where he continued to work until 1965. He retired as a correctional officer with Coweta County in December 1984. Mr. Hyattt was a long time member of Arnco Baptist Church and associated with Sylvan Lodge #429. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Larry Hyatt and wife Vickie of Montverd, FL, Dura Hyatt Moore and husband Jerry of Newnan, grandchildren, Dennis and wife Delia Moore of Douglasville, Joey Moore of Newnan Newnan, and Suzanne Moore Patterson and her husband Chris of Carrollton. Also surviving are great grandchildren Jennifer, Ashley, Denice, Josh and Desiree Moore. Ron and Christy Fanjoy and their children Christopher and Christal were adopted great grandchildren. His sisters, Irene Brown of Newnan and Estelle Phillips of Prosperity, SC also survive, as well as a brother, Bervin Hyatt of Newnan. Funeral services for Mr. Hyatt will be conducted Thursday, May 8, 2003 at 11:00 AM at the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home with Reverend Jimmy Henry and Reverend Frank Umphrey officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 5:00 PM until 8:30 PM. McKoon Funeral Home.
Mr. Michael Kevin Thompson
Mr. Michael Kevin Thompson Sr., 49, of Senoia, Ga., died May 5, 2003.
Surviving are his wife, Patricia Thompson; step-son, Jamie Pentecost; father, John J. Thompson, Senoia; children, Heather Moraitis, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Graham Thompson and Michael Kevin Thompson Jr., both of Cocoa Beach, FL; and his nine brothers and sisters, David S. Thompson, John D. Thompson, Cathy Kinnaird, Kelli Miller, Susan Havener, Regina Mease, Patricia J. Reduto, Brian K. Thompson and Christopher J. Thompson; two granddaughters, Alexis and Catherine Moraitis; 16 nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at the Pascova Chapel on Pylant Street near Seavy Street in Senoia. A reception will follow the service at the Senoia Area Historical Society headquarters at Pylant and Couch Streets in Senoia.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Southwest Christian Hospice, 7225 Lester Road, Union City, Ga. 30291.
Metro Crematory, Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Homes, Peachtree City, Ga.
Mrs. Mildred Millians Williams
Mrs. Mildred Millians Williams, 93, of Newnan, Ga., died May 5, 2003 at Beaulieu Convalescent Center.
A native of Coweta County, she was born
December 12, 1909 to Christopher Jackson and Emily Lucy Wortham Millians. She was preceded in death by her brother, Jack C. Millians and sister, Ruth Millians Watkins. She was married
to the late Bryant Williams.
Surviving are daughters, Martha Cowap and Linda Mahen and her husband Dan, all of Newnan; grandhchildren, Becky and Jay Carruthers of Newnan, Cindy and Bob Burnisky of Asheville, N.C., and Debbie & Rob Link of Calm Gulch, AS, as well as seven great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Williams served for a number of years as the manager of the dining room at Newnan Country Club. She was a long-time member of Providence Baptist Church.
A funeral will be Wednesday, May 7 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Norton officiating. Burial will be in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Providence Baptist Church Building Fund, 918 Providence Church Road, Newnan, Ga. 30263.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Luther B. Williamson
Mr. Luther B. Williamson, 78, of Luthersville, Ga., died Monday, May 5, 2003 at Alvista Healthcare Center in Greenville, Ga.
A funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at graveside in Corinth Cemetery
with the Rev. Wesley Boatman officiating.
Mr. Williamson was born
March 24, 1925 in Heard County, son of the late Clifford Williamson and the late Mattie Daniel Williamson. He was a veteran of service in the U.S. Navy, lived in Meriwether County most of his life, and was a retired police officer.
Surviving are son, Bobby Williamson of Pine Mountain; three grandsons, Clint Williamson of Cataula, Ryan Williamson and Daniel Williamson, both of Pine Mountain; great-grandson, Zachary Ryan Williamson; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
Mrs. Doris Lynch Hopson
Mrs. Doris Lynch Hopson 83, of Newnan, Ga., died Friday, May 2, 2003 at Southwest Christian Hospice in Union City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Pheddie and Nettie Herring Lynch and her husband Benjamin Hopson.
A funeral will be Monday, May 5 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Boyd and Pastor Tony Sullivan officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday, May 4, 2003 at the funeral home from 2-5 p.m.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews; a sister-in-law, Geneva Boone; a stepdaughter, Catherine Bledsoe; five grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Mary Frances "Fran" Pearce Lowe
Mrs. Mary Frances "Fran" Pearce Lowe, 63, of Hogansville, Ga., died Friday, May 2, 2003 at West Georgia Medical Center.
Mrs. Lowe was born
in Fulton County, Ga. June 16, 1939 to Mrs. Mary Agnes Leftwich Pearce and the late Mr. Wesley Lee Pearce. She was a woman of many talents. She enjoyed acting and received the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Barefoot in the Park in Naples, Italy. Her favorite pastime was playing Bingo. Being a military wife she became a strong and independent person who could take on the role of both father and mother when her husband was away. She was a Baptist by faith. She was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed.
A memorial was held Sunday, May 4 at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick McMahan officiating.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the March of Dimes.
Surviving are husband Howard Lowe of Hogansville, Ga.; two sons, Rick and Michael Lowe, both of Stockbridge, Ga.; mother, Mary Agnes Pearce of Franklin, Ga.; brother, Charles Pearce of Franklin, Ga.; four grandchildren.
Other than her father she was preceded in death by a sister, Alice Brinkley.
Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home, Franklin, Ga.
Mr. William F. Norris
Mr. William F. Norris of College Park, Ga., died Saturday, May 3, 2003.
Mr. Norris was a Pearl Harbor war hero serving the U.S. Army and a member of Fairburn Masonic Lodge 180 F&AM.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy (Dot); step-daughter, Carol Bishop, Chattanooga, Tenn.; sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Shirley Norris, Luthersville, William (Bill) Norris, College Park; step-son, Wayne Mincey, Chattanooga, Tenn.; brothers, Bobby Norris, W. Va., Roy Norris, Panama City, Fla.; six grandchildren, Troy Lee Norris, Renee Norris, James Eric Norris, Shelia Diane Norris, William and Shane Norris, Lynn Norris; four great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be Tuesday, May 6, at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Parrott Funeral Home. Rev. Calvin Smith officiating.
The family was receiving friends Sunday and Monday from 6-8 p.m. at Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, Ga.
Infant Joseph Dominic Pannell
Infant Joseph Dominic Pannell of Newnan, Ga., died Saturday, May 3, 2003.
A funeral will be held at graveside Tuesday, May 6 at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church.
Surviving are mother, Casey Pannell; grandparents, Victor Pannell and Betty Brannon; great-grandmother Wyolene Pannell and many aunts and uncles.
McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Willie Mae Parrott
Mrs. Willie Mae Parrott of Newnan died May 3, 2003.
Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law, Mary P. Lawrence, of Cumming, Merrell P. Moss, of Lawrenceville, James and Jane P. Neilsen, Columbia, S.C., Randy and Martha P. Jones, Norcross; sons and daughters-in-law, James B. Parrott Jr., Barnesville; Lamar and Patty Parrott, Starkeville, MS, Howard L. and Robbie Parrott, Cartersville; Jimmy L. and Rhonda Parrott, Lorida, FL, Clarence and Margie Parrott, Newnan; sisters, Dorothy Moore, Newnan, Hazel Wright, Gainesville, Martha Gill Clark, Senoia; brother, Thomas and Vera Williams, Fayetteville; 23 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral was Monday, May 5 at 2 p.m. at Northside Baptist Church, 3052 North Highway 29, Newnan, GA with remains placed in state at 1 p.m. Rev. Ken Rose, Dr. Tom Daughterty and Rev. Hershel Turner officiating. Burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, Ga.
Mrs. Eula Gray Coggin
Mrs. Eula Gray Coggin, 86, of Newnan died Saturday, May 3, 2003 at Southwest Christian Hospice.
Mrs. Coggin was born
March 2, 1917 in Carroll County to the late William and Jenny Musick Gray. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Coggin.
The funeral service will be Monday, May 5, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home. Rev. Ed McMinn will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family received friends Sunday, May 4, 2003.
Mrs. Coggin is survived by daughters Carol Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon (Connie) Neill and Mrs. Gene (Sandra) Feltman, all of Newnan; sisters Pauline Davis, Corine Tucker, Ora Freeman, Sybil Hall and Ozella Duncan; seven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home
Mr. Blake Raymond Divido
Blake Raymond Divido, 17, died Friday, May 2, 2003, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born April 27, 1986, he was a junior at East Coweta High School. His hobbies included hunting, fishing and boating. He loved to compete and enjoyed paint ball and going "mudding."
A funeral will be held Monday, May 5, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Crossroads Church, with Pastor John Hobbs and Pastor John Orr officiating. Interment will follow at Senoia City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Josh Gardner, Dylan Gruby, Travis Abercrombie, Brandon Jackson, Keith Godfrey, J.J. Kreibler, Daniel Douglas, Brandon Hobby and Thomas Nelson. Honorary pallbearers will be Matt Karn and Shane Harris.
Visitation was yesterday, May 4, 2003 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Higgins Hillcrest Chapel.
Survivors include his parents, Brett Divido and Cindy Taylor of Senoia; grandparents, Florent Taylor, and Robert and Patricia Divido, all of Pennsylvania ; one sister, Halie Divido of Senoia; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Higgins Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home.
Mr. Willie C. McGhee
Mr. Willie C. McGhee of Greenville, Ga. died Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at the Emory University Hospital in Decatur Ga.
Mr. McGhee was born
Dec. 24, 1948 to Mrs. Johnnie Satterwhite McFarlin and the late Mr. Robert Lewis Parks in Meriwether County. He was educated in the Luthersville Public School System. Mr. McGhee worked in the auto mechanic field for many years and at the Hi-Brand Food Company in Peachtree City for 17 years. His Christian journey was at the Trinity Christian Episcopal Church. He had an undying love for fishing, building hot rods and Gospel music. He was a hard worker all of his life and did not mind lending a helping hand whenever he could.
Mr. McGhee's love for his nieces and nephews was so profound, it was as though they were his own children.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 5, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. at the R.W.S. Memorial Chapel of Sellers-Smith Funeral Home, Inc. The Reverend Grady Vaughn will perform the eulogy and Interment will be at Trinity Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Durand, Ga. Family and friends are asked to assemble at 24090 Roosevelt Highway, Greenville, Ga. Monday at 12:45 p.m.
Mr. McGhee was preceded in death by his brother Joe Lewis Parks, sister Louvonia McGhee and grandmother Mrs. Carrie Holt.
Survivors include his mother Mrs. Johnnie Satterwhite McFarlin; sisters Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thompson (Carrie), Ms. Glenda Forts, Ms. Annie Lou Parks of Augusta, Ga. and Ms. Gussie Parks; brothers Mr. David Parks, Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Parks (Rosa) of Atlanta, Mr. Robert Louis Parks, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gene Parks (Glennie) of LaGrange and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Roger Parks (Bertha) of LaGrange; nieces Ms. Lashundra Forts, Ms. Rachel Forts, Ms. Tonya Forts and Ms. Beverly Parks; nephews Mr. and Mrs. Jamie McGhee (Mary), Mr. Gregory McGhee, Mr. Dural Thompson, Mr. Christopher Parks, Mr Brandon Parks; four great-nieces, four great-nephews; an uncle Jack Parks; dear friends Calvin Talley and Corene Blunt; and a host of other relatives and friends.
The ladies that will serve as flower bearers will be Rachel Forts, Lashunda Forts, Mary McGhee, Antineka Ross and Tonya Forts. The gentlemen that will serve as casket bearers will be Jamie McGhee, Greg McGhee, Dural Thompson, Galvine Walton and Maurice Weems.
Sellers-Smith Funeral Home
Mrs. Betty Bruggeman
Mrs. Betty Bruggeman, 73, of Hogansville, died Saturday, May 3, 2003, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 5, 2003, in the Chapel of the Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Reverend Helen Henry and Reverend Marion Shivers will officiate and Interment will be in the Myrtle Hill Cemetery
in Hogansville.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Mrs. Bruggeman was born
Dec. 19, 1929, in Harvey, Ill.; daughter of the late Gerald and Viloa Kriesher Flynn. She had lived in Hogansville since 1980 and was retired from IMW, Inc. in LaGrange. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hogansville and was active in the United Methodist Women.
Survivors include her husband, Dennis M. Bruggeman of Hogansville; one daughter and son-in-law, Terry and Gregory Lorenz of Crete, Ill.; three sons, Dennis Bruggeman Jr. and his wife, Terra, of Greenwood, Ind.; Brian Bruggeman of Hogansville, and David Bruggeman and his wife, Lee, of Roswell; one sister, Gloria Jones of Hendersonville, N.C.; and six grandchildren, Luke Bruggeman, Alyssa Bruggeman, Sam Bruggeman, Caitlyn Bruggeman, Will Bruggeman, and Corey Lorenz.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Mrs. Bruggeman may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Claude A. Mckibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville.
Mr. Blake Raymond Divido
Blake Raymond Divido, 17, died Friday, May 2, 2003, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born April 27, 1986, he was a junior at East Coweta High School. His hobbies included hunting, fishing and boating. He loved to compete and enjoyed paint ball and going "mudding."
A funeral will be held Monday, May 5, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Crossroads Church, with Pastor John Hobbs and Pastor John Orr officiating. Interment will follow at Senoia City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Josh Gartner, Dulan Grudy, Travis Abercrombie, Brandon Jackson, Keith Godfrey, J.J. Kreible and Daniel Westburg.
Visitation will be today from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Higgins Hillcrest Chapel.
Survivors include his parents, Brett Divido and Cindy Taylor of Senoia; grandparents, Florent Taylor, and Robert and Patricia Divido, all of Pennsylvania ; one sister, Halie Divido of Senoia; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Higgins Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home.
Mrs. Rosa C. Hendrix
Mrs. Rosa C. Hendrix, 36, of Grantville, died Thursday, May 1, 2003, at her home.
A memorial service will be held today at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of the Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville, with Reverend Wesley Boatman officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. today.
Mrs. Hendrix was born
Sept. 19, 1966, in LaGrange, the daughter of Mrs. Mildren Ivey Coursey of Luthersville and the late William Coursey. She had lived in Coweta and Meriwether counties most of her life and was a homemaker.
In addition to her mother, survivors include her husband, James Hendrix of Grantville; two daughters, Sherry Bowman of Decatur and Megan Faulkner of Newnan; one son, Alan Faulkner of Grantville; one sister, Angela Lee Michelle Coursey of Newnan; two brothers, Jimmy Roger Gaines of Easley, S.C.; and Johnny Eugene Gaines of Jasper; and two grandchildren.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville.
Mrs. Doris Lynch Hopson
Mrs. Doris Lynch Hopson, 83, of Newnan, died Friday, May 2, 3003, at Southwest Christian Hospice in Union City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Pheddie and Nettie Herring Lynch, and by her husband, Benjamin Hopson.
A funeral service will be held Monday, May 5, 2003, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Boyd and Pastor Tony Sullivan officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends today from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Geneva Boone; a stepdaughter, Catherine Bledsoe; five grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.
McKoon Funeral Home.
