U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mr. Edward Floyd Bynum
Mr. Edward Floyd Bynum, 78, of 502 East Church Street, Headland, Ala., and formerly of Newnan and Moreland, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at Extendicare Health & Rehabilitation Center in Dothan.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today, Oct. 19, 2003, in the Holman-Headland Mortuary chapel in Headland. Bishop Wayne Bynum and Reverend Winford Gulledge will officiate. Burial will follow in the Pine Level Baptist Cemetery
near Louisville, Ala. The family received friends from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary in Headland.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala. 36302.
Mr. Bynum was born
near Blue Springs, Ala., son of the late Mack Bynum and Aldeen Wilkinson Holland. He lived most of his adult life in Newnan and Moreland before moving to Headland in 1995. Mr. Bynum retired as a machinist from Brown Steel Manufacturing Company in Newnan. He was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Newnan.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Gulledge Bynum of Headland; a daughter, Merle Brown and her husband, William C. Brown of Blakely, Ga.; a son, William Floyd Bynum and his wife, Joy Bynum of Headland; five grandchildren, Scott Brown and his wife, Wanda Brown, Gail Temples and her husband, Tim Temples, Wayne Brown and his wife, Jennifer Brown, Robert Bynum, and Rose Marie Pritt and her husband, Charles Pritt; and eight great-grandchildren.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Gus Grant, Tommy Temples, Brent Scarborough, Gary Gulledge, Roger Gulledge and Robert Bynum.
Holman Headland Mortuary, Headland, Ala.
Ms. Brenda Starns
Ms. Brenda Starns, 42, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at Piedmont Hospital.
Ms. Starns was an insurance supervisor at Papp Clinic.
Funeral services for Ms. Starns will be held Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday evening between 6 and 8 p.m.
Survivors include parents, Charles and Marie Starns; a son, Charles Michael Wood; a fiancee, Carl Foster of Fayetteville; brothers, David Starns of Eugene, Ore., and Rick Starns of Lilburn; and one sister, Angie Bryan of San Angelo, Texas .
McKoon Funeral Home.
Mrs. Annie Lee Dixon Stearns
Mrs. Annie Lee Dixon Stearns, 82, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease, diabetes and renal failure.
Mrs. Dixon was a loving wife and mother. She was born
on Feb. 28, 1921, to Laura Forrest Dixon and Lewis Edwin Dixon in Fort Valley, Ga.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dixon will be held today at McKoon Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Rev. Bill Herndon will officiate.
Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Raymond Earl Stearns Sr. of Franklin; two daughters, Shirley Ann Stearns and Pamela Kaye Steadham, both of Franklin; two sons, William Edwin Stearns of Franklin and Raymond Earl Stearns Jr. of Pinellas Park, Fla.; 11 grandchildren, Debora Beauford, Michael Stearns, Donald Uhr, Robert Stearns, Cheryl Uhr, Rachel Lomax, William Stearns, Shane Steadham, Larry Stearns, Laura Stearns and Chad Steadham; and five great-grandchildren, Melissa Stearns, Jessica Stearns, Darlene Uhr, Brandon Uhr and Larry Stearns.
McKoon Funeral Home.
Mr. Edward Floyd Bynum
Mr. Edward Floyd Bynum, 78, of 502 East Church Street, Headland, Ala., and formerly of Newnan and Moreland, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at Extendicare Health & Rehabilitation Center in Dothan.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, in the Holman-Headland Mortuary chapel in Headland. Bishop Wayne Bynum and Reverend Winford Gulledge will officiate. Burial will follow in the Pine Level Baptist Cemetery
near Louisville, Ala. The family will receive friends from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. today at the mortuary in Headland.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala. 36302.
Mr. Bynum was born
near Blue Springs, Ala., son of the late Mack Bynum and Aldeen Wilkinson Holland. He lived most of his adult life in Newnan and Moreland before moving to Headland in 1995. Mr. Bynum retired as a machinist from Brown Steel Manufacturing Company in Newnan. He was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Newnan.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Gulledge Bynum of Headland; a daughter, Merle Brown and her husband, William C. Brown of Blakely, Ga.; a son, William Floyd Bynum and his wife, Joy Bynum of Headland; five grandchildren, Scott Brown and his wife, Wanda Brown, Gail Temples and her husband, Tim Temples, Wayne Brown and his wife, Jennifer Brown, Robert Bynum, and Rose Marie Pritt and her husband, Charles Pritt; and eight great-grandchildren.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Gus Grant, Tommy Temples, Brent Scarborough, Gary Gulledge, Roger Gulledge and Robert Bynum.
Holman Headland Mortuary, Headland, Ala.
Mr. John R. Hines Jr.
Mr. John R. Hines, Jr. of Hogansville died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003 at Hospice LaGrange.
Son of the late John Ransom Hines and the late Mary GIlbert Hines, Mr. Hines attended school in Hogansville and graduated from the Darlington School in 1952. He was a 1956 graduate of Emory University, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta Social Fraternity. He served as an officer on active duty in the U. S. Navy for three years in the late 1950s.
Mr. Hines was president of The Citizens Bank in Hogansville for a number of years. After that bank merged with Flag Bank, he retired in June 2000. A civic and business leader, he served on a number of community boards in Troup County during his working years.
Survivors include his wife, Charlene Morse Hines of Hogansville; two daughters, Peggy Hines of Charleston, S. C. and Christy Searels of Hogansville; a sister, Mary Hines Craven of Washington ; and a grandson, Gavin Searels of Hogansville.
The body has been cremated, and a memorial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Mr. Hines may be made to LaGrange College Annual Fund, 601 Broad St., LaGrange, GA or to a favorite charity.
The Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville.
Mr. Gerald W. Paradise
Mr. Gerald "Jerry" Wilder Paradise, 65, of Newnan, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003 at his home in Welcome. It was his request to be cremated.
He was born
in Fulton County on July 23, 1938 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Moody Milton Paradise. He was a self-employed grading contractor.
He was a Christian man who loved Jesus and lived his life to that creed. He enjoyed gardening, cooking, working and the great outdoors.
Survivors include his wife, Svanhilde Cobb Paradise; a son, Joel M. Paradise of Graham, Ala.; a daughter and son-in-law, Marla and Bryant Brandenburg of Newnan; brother, Hubert McKown of Atlanta; sister, Rebecca and Charles Moon III of Atlanta; and grandchildren, Noah Milton Paradise and Billyjoel Wilder Paradise of Graham, Ala. and Chandler Paradise Brandenburg of Newnan.
A brief celebration of his life will be Monday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, P. O. Box 2458, Newnan, GA 30264.
Jones Funeral Home.
Mrs. Addie Lee Stearns
Mrs. Addie Lee Dixon Stearns, loving wife and mother, 82, of Newnan died Friday, Oct. 17, 2003 after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease, diabetes and renal failure.
She was born
Feb. 28, 1921 in Fort Valley to Laura Forrest Dixon and Lewis Edwin Dixon.
Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Raymond Earl Dixon Sr. of Franklin; two daughters, Shirley Ann Stearns of Franklin, Pamela Kaye Steadham of Franklin; two sons, William Edwin Stearns Jr. of Franklin, Raymond Earl Stearns of Pinellas Park, Fla.; and 11 grandchildren, Debora Beauford, Michael Stearns, Donald Uhr, Robert Stearns, Cheryl Uhr, Rachel Lomax, William Stearns, Shane Steadham, Larry Stearns, Laura Stearns, Chad Steadham; and great-grandchildren, Melissa and Jessica Stearns, Darlene Uhr, Brandon Uhr, Larry Stearns.
Arrangements are being handled by McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson St., Newnan. A memorial service will be held at McKoon Funeral Home on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Bill Herndon officiating.
McKoon Funeral Home.
Mr. Everette Paul Jabari
A funeral service for Mr. Everette Paul Jabari will be Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 at 1 p.m. at Peachtree Baptist Church in Senoia. The body will be placed instate at noon. Reverend Kenneth Nelson will officiate the funeral. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be relatives and friends.
Born Sept. 8, 1968 to Naverne Askew and Everette P. Hoard in Oak Park, IL., Mr. Jabari was blessed to be raised from the age of six by a wonderful father, Albert Henry Vernon. At the age of 13, he was baptized and accepted Christ as his personal savior. He was a graduate of East Coweta High School. In 1989, he enlisted in the U.S. Marines.
Survivors include his son, Ako Jabari; his parents, Naverne and Albert Vernon; a grandfather, Nathaniel Askew; three sisters; two brothers; and other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends at Sellers-Smith Funeral Home today from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. The cortege will assemble on the day of the service at the residence at noon.
Sellers-Smith Funeral Home.
Mr. E.B. 'Sonny' Strickland III
Mr. E.B. 'Sonny' Strickland III, of Sharpsburg, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at Newnan Hospital East.
He was born
in Fulton County on Dec. 23, 1932. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and self-employed in retail sales.
He was a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Strickland; a daughter and son-in-law, Anna and Charles Ward of Sharpsburg; brothers, Edward Strickland of Jonesboro and Bill Strickland of Florida; sisters, Margie Harris of College Park, Betty Sirman of Ala., and Jane Lear of LaGrange; grandchildren, Amelia Ward Swanson and Randy Swanson, Matthew Ward, Zachary Ward and Rebekah Ward.
A graveside service will be Saturday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. at Sherwood Memorial Gardens in Jonesboro. The family received friends Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, at the funeral home.
Higgins Hillcrest Chapel.
Mrs. Caroline Collinsworth Miller
Mrs. Caroline Collinsworth Miller, 84, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003 at Georgian Place in Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Miller had lived in Atlanta until she moved to Georgian Place Assisted Living Home in Newnan five months ago.
She was born
Feb. 24, 1919 in Atlanta, Ga., daughter of the late Horace Stafford Collinsworth and Gertrude Rockwell Harrison Collinsworth. She was preceded in death by her husband, Burt Robert (Bob) Miller Jr.; brother, Horace Stafford Collinsworth Jr.; sisters, Kathaleen Collinsworth Vaughan and Rebecca Collinsworth.
Mrs. Miller was a retired secretary from the Fulton County School System. She worked in that capacity at Underwood Hills Elementary School in Sandy Springs for 25 years. She was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Ga.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Burt Robert (Robin) Miller III of Newnan, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Harrison (Dan) Miller of Auburn, Ga.; three grandchildren, Mr. Robert Ferrell Miler of Senoia, Ga., Mrs. Rachel Miller Rice of Newnan, Ga., and Mr. Michael Jeffrey Miller of Auburn, Ga.; two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by Sandy Springs Chapel, 136 Mt. Vernon Hwy., Atlanta, Ga. where the family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17. Graveside services will be held at Arlington Cemetery
in Sandy Springs at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, with the Reverend Paul Gamber officiating.
The family asks that flowers be omitted and contributions made to St. John's United Methodist Church, Mt. Paran Road, Atlanta, Ga. or to Newnan First United Methodist Church, Greenville Street, Newnan, Ga.
Mr. Larry Norton Pierce
Mr. Larry Norton Pierce, 58, of Newnan, Ga., died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003 after a brief illness.
Mr. Pierce was retired from Delta Airlines and also served in the U.S. Air Force.
He leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Janet Richards Pierce, Newnan, Ga.; daughter, Gina and Thomas Hall, LaGrange, Ga.; parents, Norton Lee and Georgia Malernee Pierce, Griffin, Ga.; brothers, Robert Lee, Lilburn, Ga. and Gregory Keith, Lithia Springa, Ga.; grandchildren, Dylan and Cassidy Hall.
The family received friends at the funeral home Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 6-8 p.m. A memorial service will be Thursday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. at St. Julian's Episcipal Church, 5400 Stewart Mill Road, Douglasville, Ga., with Reverend Stewart Tabb officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cystic Fibrosis-National Chapter.
Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home, Douglasville, Ga.
Mr. Deward Allen Payton
Mr. Deward Allen Payton, 71, of Newnan, Ga., loving father, brother and friend, passed away Monday, Oct. 13, 2003. Mr. Payton was preceded in death by his mother Clara Smallwood Payton and father Otis Payton.
He leaves behind four children, Rita Payton Pate, Melinda Payton Grandits, Deward Allen Payton Jr. and Bonnie Payton Welch. He also loved and left one sister, Dorothy Spinks and seven grandchildren.
Mr. Payton served in the U.S. Air Force and was retired from the American Can Company in Newnan.
Family was receiving friends Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 6-8 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home. Services will be held Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home with Rev. Terry Thompkins officiating and Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Southwest Christian Hospice, 7225 Lester Rd., Union City, GA 30291.
Mrs. Beulah Mae White
Mrs. Beulah Mae White, 73, of Newnan, Ga., died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003 at her residence.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Dent Chapel A.M.E. Church, Newnan, with remains placed in state at the church from 1 p.m. until the service hour. Rev. Ashford Hunter, pastor, Rev. J. W. Russell Jr. officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Pallbearers: nephews.
Mrs. White was born
April 9, 1930 in Newnan to Hugh Wood Sr. and Corine Stegall Wood. She married
the late Charlie Lee White who preceded her in death along with her sons, David White and Winfred White.
Surviving are children, James Allen, Bobby Lee White; God-son, Charlie Wood Jr.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Henry and Roas Lee Barnes Jr., Jessie Lou Whatley; brothers, Rainey Wood (Mary), Charlie Wood (Minnie), Hugh Wood Jr. (Shirley), Harvey Wood; a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Sellers-Smith Funeral Home Inc., Newnan, Ga.
Mrs. Pearl Thornton Yearta
Mrs. Pearl Thornton Yearta, 85, of Mt. Zion Rd., Carrollton, Ga., died Monday, Oct. 13, 2003 in a local hospital.
She was born
June 9, 1918 in Heard County to the late John Henry Thornton and Essie Mae Vaughn Thornton. Mrs. Yearta was a homemaker and a member of the Old Yellow Dirt Baptist Church. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her two husbands Willie Scantlin and Ellen Yearta; sons, Bill, Glen and Jimmy Yearta; daughter, Rosa Lee Yearta; one grandson.
Surviving are children Willie Mae Smith, Newnan, Glady Yearta, Franklin, Ruby Huddleston, Carrollton, Seber Floyd, Hinesville, Lenon Yearta, Carrollton, Bonnie Yearta, Roopville, Raymond Yearta, Seabring, Fla., and Sara Linda Yearta, Carrollton; 22 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednedsday, Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. at Martin & Hightower West Center Street Chapel with Rev. Thomas Collins and Rev. Wayne Webb officiating. Pallbearers will be Billy Fricks, Michael Yearta, Greg Yearta, Christopher Michael Hutchison, Gary Joe Brand and Rodney Yearta. Interment will follow in the New Yellow Dirt Cemetery.
Martin & Hightower West Center Street Chapel, Carrollton, Ga.
Mr. Jerome Cleven Godfrey
Mr. Jerome Cleven Godfrey of Beverlyn Park Court, Newnan, Ga. passed on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003 at Newnan Hospital West.
Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. from the St. Paul Holiness Church on Highway 85 Alvaton, Ga. with remains placed in state at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Mack Mitchell, pastor, Pastor Tilden Colton, officiating, assisted by Rev. Melvin Brittain, Jr., Pastor Willie F. Slaton, and Evangelist Alvin Godfrey, Jr. Interment church cemetery. Pallbearers: Dexter Alford, Felix Alford, Lamar Arnold, Willie Beasley, Lester Alford, Bobby Alford, Frank Alford. Flower bearers, family and friends.
Jerome was born
in Luthersville, Ga. on April 18, 1967 to Mr. and Mrs. Willie C. Godfrey (Martha). He was a graduate of Greenville High School class of 1986. After graduating he joined the United States Navy.
Survivors, wife: Cynthia Bell Godfrey; children Thaddius, Jarmarcus, Monte, Cortez; parents Mr. and Mrs. Willie C. Godfrey (Martha); sisters Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Patrick (Maretta), Mr. and Mrs. Alfredrick Bridges (Charlotte); brothers Mr. and Mrs. Antonia Godfrey (Latania), Mr. and Mrs. Willie C. Godfrey, Jr., (Vanesse); father-and-mother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Otis C. Bell (Irene); sister-in-laws Mr. and Mrs. Eric Proto (Lawanda), Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Arnold (Alice), Mr. and Mrs. Willie Beasley (Angela), Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hill (Stacey), Otisha Bell, Shanda Bell; brother-in-law Otis Bell Jr.; and aunts and uncles. A host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Family and friends are asked to assemble on the day of the service at his residence 145 Beverlyn Park Court at 1 p.m. Final arrangements entrusted to Sellers-Smith Funeral Home, Inc.
Mr. Roy J. Thompson, Jr.
Mr. Roy J. Thompson, Jr., 56, of Grantville, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003 at the V.A. Medical Center in Tuskegee, Ala.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the Chapel of the Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. Interment will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery
in Hogansville.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 9 Monday night.
Born Dec. 5, 1946, in Coweta county, Mr. Thompson was a veteran of service in the U.S. Air Force. He lived in Coweta county most of his life and was a retired sales representative.
Survivors include a special friend, Virginia Boswell of Grantville; two daughters, Melanie Porter and Angie Waldo, both of Mississippi; two sons Roy John Thompson III of Hogansville and Anthony Charles Thompson of Thomaston; his mother, Frances Connor Thompson of Grantville; two sisters, Martha Howard and Betty Thompson, both of Newnan; one brother, James Edward Thompson of Hogansville and fourteen grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy J. Thompson.
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville.
Roy L. Rogers
Mr. Roy L. Rogers, 62, died Friday morning, Oct. 10, 2003, at Piedmont Hospital.
Mr. Rogers was born
to Olin and Lillian Rogers in Heard County and lived all of his life in the Newnan area. Known for being a hard worker, he was a foreman at Douglas Lomason and later worked for the Ralston Purina company. He also served a tour of duty in the Army. When he wasn't working, he loved to hunt and fish and play practical jokes on his friends.
Funeral services for Mr. Rogers will be held Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Stanley Rogers will officiate, and internment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 3 to 8 p.m.
Survivors include wife Clara Rogers; three sons, Steve Rogers, Gary Rogers and Darryl Rogers; two daughters, Donna Rogers and Karen Jabaley; two brothers, Robert Rogers and Laymon J. Rogers; two sisters, Kate McKoy and Gladys Spivey; thirteen grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Jones Funeral Home.
Mrs. Jewell M. (Miller) Baker
Mrs. Jewell M. (Miller) Baker, 90, of Newnan, Ga., died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003 at Newnan Hospital East.
She was born
on January 6, 1913 in Jones County, Ga., the daughter of the late James Lemuel Miller and the late Pearl Edwards Miller. She was employed at Robins Air Force Base as inventory manager over launches during the Vietnam War. Ms. Baker was a resident of Macon prior to moving to Newnan. She was a former member of Martha Bowman United Methodist Church and was a present member of Newnan First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Cecil Baker.
Surviving are daughter, Mrs. Daphne Tribble Shurley of Newnan, Ga.; son, Berner Tribble of Palmetto, Fla.; brother, Leon Miller of Acworth, Ga.; nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 33 Greenville St., Newnan, Ga. 30263; or American Diabetes Association, 3 Corporate Square, Suite 120, Atlanta, GA 30329.
Arrangements are being handled by McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson St., Newnan, Ga., where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. The funeral service will be at McKoon Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 with the Rev. Gary Parrish officiating. Interment will be at Gordon Cemetery
in Gray, Ga. at 4 p.m. Sunday.
