U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Durrell Bales
Durrell Bales, 57, of 157 Freeman Fowler Lane died Sunday, June 21, 1998.
A native of Clarke County, Mr. Bales was a son of the late Lula Dellinger and Ellis Bales.
He was a retired contractor with Southern Bell.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Macedonia Independent Holiness Church Cemetery with the Rev. Ardis Anglin officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Gooch Sorrow Bales; a daughter, Lisa Bales, Danielsville; four sons, Ronnie Bales, Johnny Bales, Keith Bales and Dwayne Bales, all of Danielsville; four sisters, Francis Monroe, Evelyn Cowart, Shirley Cowart and Annie Mae Smith, all of Danielsville; two brothers, Bobby Bales and Ralph Bales, both of Athens; five grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Brown Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Nettie M. Campbell
Lula
Nettie M. Campbell, 88, of 2893 Homer Yonah Road died Sunday, June 21, 1998.
A native of Homer, Mrs. Campbell was a daughter of the late Clayton and Charlotte Brady Shubert and widow of William Aaron Campbell.
She was a homemaker and a member of Silver Shoals Baptist Church, Homer.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Silver Shoals Baptist Church with the Rev. Perry Smith officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include four sons, David Campbell, William Campbell and Edward Campbell, all of Lula, and Kenneth Campbell, Commerce; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Lee Harp
Jefferson
Lee Harp, 82, of 1765 Cedar Grove Church Road died Sunday, June 21, 1998.
A native of Piedmont, Ala., Mr. Harp was a son of the late Joe and Martha Harp.
He was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. David Benton officiating.
Burial will be in Cartersville.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Neito, Wichita Falls, Tex as; two sons, Sammy Harp, Jefferson, and Wayne Harp, Taylorsville; nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Deborah Lay
Athens
Deborah Hitchcock Lay, 44, of 288 Bailey St., Apt N4, died Saturday, June 20, 1998.
A native of Clarke County, Mrs. Lay was a daughter of Thelma Hitchcock of Athens and the late Horace Hitchcock.
She was a 1972 graduate of Clarke County High School.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home with the Rev. Andrew Clarke officiating.
Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include two daughters, Creshannon Lay and Marissa Lay, both of Athens; a son, Tybias Lay, Athens; three sisters, Sandra D. Hitchcock and Wanda Hitchcock, both of Atlanta, and Donna Hitchcock, Athens; three brothers, Lawrence Hitchcock, Antonio Hitchcock and Byron K. Hitchcock, all of Athens; three grandchildren; a grandfather, Johnnie Walker, Crawford; a special friend, Lee Johnson; and nieces and nephews.
The family is at the home of Thelma Hitchcock, 709 Branch St.
Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Wilton B. Lewallen
Lavonia
Wilson Benjamin Lewallen, 76, of 51 Textile Ave. died Sunday, June 21, 1998.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Lewallen was a son of the late Benjamin and Emma Grier Lewallen.
He was employed 15 years with the City of Lavonia maintenance department.
He was a member of the Nails Creek Baptist Church and Lavonia Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hamby-Weldon Funeral Home with the Rev. Leon Carson officiating.
Burial will be in Nails Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Reba Virginia Segars Lewallen; three daughters, Gail Lewallen, Carnesville, Cindy Justice, Lavonia, and Gwen Canady, Canon; five sons, Kaley Lewallen, Oklahoma City, Okla., Gary Lewallen, Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Joel Lewallen, Jerry Lewallen and Larry Lewallen, all of Lavonia; a sister, Mary Lou Langston, Toccoa; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The family is at the home of Gail and Reece Lewallen, Georgia Highway 59, Carnesville, and will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ionia Williams
Orlando, Fla.
Ionia Williams, 91, of 1652 Cypress St. died Thursday, June 18, 1998.
She was a native of Wilkes County.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cherry Grove Baptist Church, Washington.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Davenport McLendon Mortuary, Washington, is in charge of arrangements.
Edward Wood
Buckhead
Edward Harris Wood, 96, of 1440 Wood Road died Sunday, June 21, 1998.
A native of Morgan County, Mr. Wood was a son of the late Edward Harris and Francis Butts Wood and widower of Bessie Lavada Arthur Wood.
He was employed with U.S. Customs and a member of Brownsville, Texas, Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Bethany Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Duff officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m.
Survivors include a daughter, Hallie Hickman, Buckhead; a son, Edward Harris Wood Jr., Miami; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Simmons Funeral Home, Madison.
James 'Phil' Campbell
Athens
James "Phil" Campbell, 81, of 164 S. Homewood Drive died Monday, June 22, 1998.
Bernstein Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Wylie Chenault
Crawfordville
Wylie Chenault of 1271 Lexington Road died Sunday, June 21, 1998.
Hughes & Turner Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Joe Graham
Elberton
Joe W. Graham of 687 Turner Road died Friday, June 19, 1998.
Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, will announce arrangements.
Ethel Greene
Greensboro
Ethel Mae Greene, 89, died Sunday, June 21, 1998.
Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, will announce arrangements.
Theodore R. Lawrence
Athens
Theodore R. Lawrence, 39, of 1650 E. Broad St. died Monday, June 22, 1998.
Mack & Payne Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Ethel Mays
Washington, D.C.
Ethel Mays, 89, formerly of Crawfordville, died Friday, June 19, 1998.
Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, will announce arrangements.
Joyce Salinger
Lavonia
Joyce Lillian Salinger, 68, of 571 Cedar St., Gumlog community, died Sunday, June 21, 1998.
Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, will announce arrangements.
