Mr. Gerald Johnson “Gerry” Allen, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., entered into rest on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at Mt. Pleasant Hospital.
A native of East Point, Mr. Allen was a son of the late John Edward Allen and Lula Johnson Allen. He graduated from Russell High School, East Point. Mr. Allen was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving from 1957 until 1961, when he was appointed a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserves and served until 1965. He was a member of the U.S. Navy’s Hurricane Hunters. He received a bachelor’s degree in forestry in 1956 from the University of Georgia and worked 40 years in forestry, primarily with Union Camp. He was a member of Springfield Methodist Church, former Vidalia Rotary Club member and served one term on the Vidalia City Council and was an editorial columnist for the Vidalia Advance Newspaper.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Louisville City Cemetery, with Dr. Bill Daniel officiating.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Dr. John Edward Allen Jr. and Thomas Erwin Allen.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Gayle Carroll Allen of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; son, Gerald J. Allen Jr. of Valley Glen, Calif.; daughter, Leslie Allen Lane of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; brother, McKenzie Williams Allen; granddaughters, Anne Allen Lane and Ansley Rose Lane; and several nieces and nephews.
If so desired, donations should be made to the UGA Foundation Center for Forest Business Support Fund, ATT: Bridget Harden, University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 180 East Green Street, Athens, GA 30602.
Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Marion J. Penrow Askew, 85, of Vidette entered into rest on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at her residence.
Mrs. Askew was born on May 23, 1930, in Jefferson County to the late Era and Claude Gray. She was a resident of Vidette, a member of Gough Baptist Church and attended Burkehaven Chapel, Waynesboro. Mrs. Askew was a homemaker.
A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at Burkehaven Chapel, Waynesboro, with Garry Morgan and James Gay officiating.
She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Floyd T. Penrow; and second husband, Quinton Askew.
Survivors include her children, Johnny Penrow (Connie), Ann McNair (Bob), Steve Penrow (Nancy) and Andre Penrow (Inez); grandchildren, Chris Penrow, Bobby McNair, Pamela Skuza, Michael Penrow, Brian Penrow, Amanda Hendley and Alexis Wilson; many great-grandchildren; brother, Bufford Gray (Vallie); and sister, Nellie Pizzie.
DeLoach-McKerley-Prescott Funeral Home and Cremation Service was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Easter Mae Davis, 76, of Charlotte, N.C., entered into rest on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at her residence.
Mrs. Davis was born on April 9, 1939, in Avera to the late Dolphus and Onnie Brown Davis. She moved to New Jersey where she became an Eastern Star. She was married to the late Thomas Elvis Estes Jr. and had four children with him. She worked as a machinist and housekeeper.
Funeral services were held on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Magnolia Baptist Church, Avera, with Rev. Wallace Peeples officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include her sons, Ronnie (Annette) Estes Sr. of Newark, N.J., and Elvis Ulysses (Jacqueline) Estes of Charlotte, N.C.; daughters, Pat Theresa (Curtis) Yarbrough of Augusta, and Jennifer (Kennedy) Estes-Williams of Charlotte, N.C.; extended children, Larry Lindale Davis, Michael Wells and Ernestine (Frederick) Ellis, all of Newark, N.J., and Yvonne (Rashid) Wood of Nashville, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Freeman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Rosetta “Etta” Freeman Habersham entered into rest on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, at Doctors Hospital, Augusta.
Mrs. Habersham was born on Dec. 9, 1925, to the late Mary Lou Turner Freeman and she was raised by the late Fred Freeman. She attended Jefferson County Public Schools. At an early age, she became a member of the Wrens Chapel AME Church, Wrens. In 1940, she married Fred Smith and had two sons. She married Allen Habersham on Dec. 31, 1948.
Funeral services were held on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at 3 p.m. at Harts Grove Baptist Church, Stapleton, with Rev. Dr. Willie L. Jones presiding and Rev. Quinzel E. Chestnut I as eulogist. Interment was in Wrens Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Wrens.
She was preceded in death by her sons, Freddie Smith and John Willie Smith; brother, John Willie Freeman Sr.; and sister, Mary Alice Andrews.
Survivors include her daughter, Brenda (Quinzel) Chestnut; sons, Stanley (Stella) Thomas, Melvin (Patricia) Habersham, Phillip Habersham and Leon Keith Habersham; 18 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; stepsisters, Mary Brown and Dorothy Brown; friends, Myrtis Quarterman, Cathy Stone, Helena Smith and Sylvia Chestnut; sister-in-law, Annie Freeman; daughters-in-law, Florrie Smith and Essie Smith; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Freeman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Billy Hadden, 79, of Gibson entered into rest on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at University Hospital.
Mr. Hadden was a native of Jefferson County, but had lived in Gibson for many years. He was a son of the late Doe and Susie Usry Hadden. He retired after many years of service as a supervisor from EZ-Go Textron.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Jacky Downs officiating.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Connie Kirkendall Hadden; son, Victor Hadden; and brothers, Ray Hadden and Johnny Hadden.
Survivors include his sons, Tony (Lora) Hadden of Thomson, and Ricky Hadden of Gibson; granddaughter, Crystal (DeWayne) Rabun of Thomson; great-granddaughter, Macie Rabun of Thomson; friend, Hazel Moore of Dublin; and several nieces and nephews.
Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Frances C. “Frankie” Horton, 92, of Waynesboro entered into rest on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at Brentwood Health and Rehabilitation Center.
A native and lifelong resident of Burke County, Mrs. Horton was the daughter of the late Otis Cliett and Fannie Trowbridge Cliett. She graduated from Georgia Teachers College and worked 30 years as a clerk with the ASCS Office, Burke County. Mrs. Horton was a lifelong Presbyterian, and was a member of Vidette Presbyterian Church and Waynesboro First Presbyterian Church.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at Rose Dhu Cemetery, Vidette, with Rev. Tom Oliver officiating.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Manton Horton Sr.; and brother, Otis Cliett Jr.
Survivors include her son, Manton (Glenda) Horton Jr. of Waynesboro; granddaughters, Jennifer (Keith) Quick of Brooklet, and Amanda T. (Jeff) McKneely of Stockbridge; great-grandson, Jordan Herrington; great-granddaughters, Megan McKneely, Macey McKneely and Jenna McKneely; and nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
A memorial service was held for Miss Thelma Kate Jackson, 65, of Wrens on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Aldred CME Church, Warrenton, with Rev. Horace A. Head and Rev. Vernon White officiating.
Miss Jackson was born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Lee (Naomi) Jackson on Feb. 21, 1950, in Gibson. She attended the schools in Glascock County. Miss Jackson was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Joe Jackson, Robert Lee Jackson, Willie Jackson, Benny Jackson and Bulah Neely.
Survivors include her children, James Jackson (Keisha), Augusta, Lisa (Larry) Rhoney, Justin (Joy) Staten, Sharee Jackson and Bernard Jones, all of Wrens, and Terrence (Malissa) Staten, Hahira; sisters, Stella White, Masie Brown and Glenise Moss, all of Thomson, Burene Brown, Wrens, and Ruth Brown, Savannah; brothers, Hubert Jackson, Thomas Jackson and Wallace Jackson, all of Atlanta; grandchildren, Ryon Jackson, Laheede Jackson, Jasmine Jackson, Kaitlyn Staten, Jason Staten, Peyton Staten, Chloe Staten, Jamiria Smith and Braden Wilcher; great-grandchildren, Talasha Jackson, Santwan Jackson, Saniah Lane, Summer Brinson and King George; friends, Joyce Hatcher, Frances Robinson and Alfonsia Huff; and a host of other relatives and friends .
Freeman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Miss Martha Pace, 92, of Lawrenceville entered into rest on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015.
Miss Pace was retired from the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, where she worked for 48 years. She was a member of Hamilton Mill Presbyterian Church, a former member of Midway Presbyterian Church and a charter member of Glen Haven Presbyterian Church, Decatur. Miss Pace spent her final years at The Bridge At Lawrenceville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home, Decatur, with Rev. Jeff Davis officiating. Interment was at Redan Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Russell H. Pace Sr. and Minnie Reagan Pace; twin, Mary; siblings, Henry (Mary Jean) Pace, Virginia (Loy) Flor, Roy L. Pace, Elizabeth Pace and infant twin brothers.
Survivors include her sister-in-law, Ann Pace; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hamilton Mill Presbyterian Church.
A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Michael Ray Peavy of Louisville entered into rest on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015.
Mr. Peavy was an artisan and craftsman, having worked with Tony Schweitzer and Savannah River Art Glass. His work resides in churches and residences in the area. He owned a stained glass shop in Atlanta. He also worked on restorations and historical Augusta projects.
A celebration of life service was held on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in North Augusta, S.C.
He was preceded in death by his aunt, Betty; uncle, James; father, Paul; mother, Nancy; grandmother, Mozelle “Mimi;” and grandfather, Alfred Gary.
Survivors include his children, James Peavy, Baylor Peavy and Scott Peterson; and friends, Barbara (Peavy) Miller and David Miller, Leslie (Peavy) Heady and Brenda Verdery-DeVaney.
Mrs. Jeanette Lee Sanford, 50, of Griffin entered into rest on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015.
Mrs. Sanford was born in Washington and reared in Washington County. She was the daughter of the late Theodore E. “Ted” Sanford and the late Sally Louella Balkwell Sanford. Mrs. Sanford was a homemaker.
A memorial service was held on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, Jefferson County, with Rev. Tom Harrison officiating.
Survivors include her children, Kristie Nichole Janes of Griffin, Jeremy Ross Janes of Wichita, Kan., and Shelly Amanda J. Todd (Matthew) of Dublin; grandchildren, Amanda Lee Reece, Destini Ann Todd, Ryland Gage Todd, Landon Oliver Janes, Ella Grace Janes and Kelley Ross Janes; and sisters, Letah Sanford of Atlanta, and Lorraine S. Poole (Tony) of Marietta.
May and Smith Funeral Directors was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Paster Sebastian, 86, of Stapleton entered into rest on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at Gibson Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Sebastian was born to the late Pauline Pittman Timm and the late J.A. Paster in Green Bay, Wis., living there until she was 12 when her mother moved them to San Diego, Calif., where she graduated high school. Mrs. Peaster served as a WAC from November 1948 to April 1952, taking an honorable discharge when she married her husband, a soldier in the Army, in Japan. The family lived in Kansas and Germany before being stationed at Fort Gordon and settling in Augusta. She was a homemaker.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at Wrens Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors include her children, George R. Sebastian (Loretta) of Phoenix, Ariz., V. Marie Sebastian of New Bern, N.C., O. David Sebastian (Dawn) and John D. Sebastian (Angela); grandchildren, Raylene Anne, Matthew Joseph, Travis James, Bonita Marie, John Eric, William Justin, Melissa Diane, Joseph Allen, Nolan Dixon and Sara Adele; and great-grandchildren, Ella Joy and Caleb Jason Daniel.
James Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Liller Mae Tennant entered into rest on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, at Atlanta Medical.
Mrs. Tennant was born on Aug. 2, 1934, in Louisville, tot eh late Ples and Bessie Flournoy. She graduated from Jefferson County High School, School of Cosmetology and Georgia State University. She was employed with EOC of Atlanta, Morris Brown College and Hands on Atlanta. Mrs. Tennant attended Higher Ground Empowerment Center where she served in the E. Hall Special, Missionary and Deaconess Board.
Funeral services were held on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Higher Ground Empowerment Center, Atlanta, with Overseer Dexter L. Johnson as eulogist.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and 12 siblings.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Tennant; daughters, Jacqueline Earley, Linda Martin and Cynthia Cox; son, Rayart Cox III; grandchildren, Brad (Kisha) Flournoy, Brandi Earley, Kenneth (Arkesha) Martin, Naquoyha Maddox, Ebonie Martin, Norris Ray Maddox II, Nicholas Cox, Nicole Cox, Rae’Shelle Cox, Devetta Cox, De’Andria Cox, Ra’Shawne Cox and Michelle Cox; seven great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Pallbearers were Brad Flournoy, Nicholas Cox, Eric Flournoy, Kenneth Martin, Norris Maddox and Anthony Harris.
Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.