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Obituaries Herman W. Anderson
Died Feb. 26, 2015 Herman W. Anderson, 93, of Auburn, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. A native of West Virginia, he was a son of the late Fred and Edna Hunt Anderson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Olive Smith Anderson; and a son, Robert Anderson. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II and was a retiree of Quaker Oats where he served as a research engineer. He was a member of New Hope Road Church of Christ in Dacula. Survivors include his children, William Ray (Janice) Anderson of Mulberry, Fla., Ellen June Anderson Mills of Auburn and Nancy A. (Thomas) Hair of Winnabow, N.C.; daughter-inlaw, Janet Lynn Anderson of Dahlonega; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren. A funeral service was held Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with Minister Ken Young officiating. Interment followed in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to New Hope Road Church of Christ, P.O. Box 1334, Dacula, GA 30019, or the Auburn Lions Club, P.O. Box 1115, Auburn, GA 30011. Carter Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, March 5, 2015
Jesse Leon Babb
Roberta Harber Bolton
Died Feb. 25, 2015 Roberta Harber Bolton, 94, of Commerce, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Marietta. Born May 5, 1920, in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late Drucilla McCoy Harber and James Jasper Harber. She lived her entire life in Commerce, leaving her home only recently following two surgeries for a broken hip. Being away from Commerce caused her more pain than the broken hip ever did. Educated in Commerce Public Schools, she graduated in the Class of 1937. Later she attended business school in Atlanta and was employed by the Georgia Department of Labor. On Oct. 19, 1939, she married William Douglas Bolton of Commerce where they lived until he began his service in the U.S. Air Force in early 1943. During his absence, she was employed in the offices of Blue Bell, Inc. She was also preceded in death by her husband and by two younger brothers, George M. Harber of Macon and James J. Harber Jr., of Commerce. In 1965 Mrs. Bolton began a career at the Commerce Middle School where she was employed until 1999 when she retired at the age of 79. She had served as middle school secretary under a number of principals, iand planned school field trips, handled fundraising projects and knew every student by name. She was an active
member of the Commerce First Presbyterian Church. She delivered Meals on Wheels and volunteered at the gift shop of Northridge Hospital well past her 90th birthday. Survivors include her children, Carolyn Bolton Storey (Sam) of Marietta, Billie Bolton of Greensboro, N.C.; and James Douglas Bolton (Suellyn Winkle) of Williston Fla.; grandchildren, Sam Storey Jr. (Kristi) and Betsy Storey Kelley (Robert) of Marietta, Claire Ricci (Adam) of Greensboro, N.C., Addie Woods (Dakeya) and Clay Bolton, all of Atlanta; and great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Storey, Harber Storey, Frances Storey, Mary Margaret Kelley, Elizabeth Kelley, Miles Dixon and Evan Woods. Also surviving are siblings, Rebecca Dixon and Mary Harrison, both of Commerce, Janet Hicks (Crawford) of Shreveport, La., and Alice Linton of Atlanta; brother, William Harber (Emily) of Commerce; and devoted sisters-in-law, Edith Nix of Commerce, and Mildred Harber of Macon. Numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a wide circle of friends also survive. Her life was celebrated Feb. 28, 2015, at the Commerce First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Craig Topple officiating. Prior to the service, she was interred with the Harber family in Grey Hill Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Commerce First Presbyterian Church or Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain Hospice in Marietta. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, March 5, 2015
Wil Hunter Cohron
Died Feb. 22, 2015 Wil Hunter Cohron, 15, of Jefferson, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. He was a member of River Hills Church. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Bill and Angela Cohron of Jefferson; mother, Corey Cohron of Winder; grandparents, Donald Cohron of Palm Bay, Fla., Barbara Ray of
Jacksonville, Fla., and Marcia Davis of Hartville, Mo.; great-grandmother, Pauline Cohron of Lilburn; brothers, Christopher Cohron of Clairmont, Fla., Dylan Cohron of Clairmont, Fla., and Liam Cohron of Winder; sister, Kylie Cohron of Groveland, Fla.; stepbrothers; Jared Martindale and Aaron Martindale of Winder ; and stepsister, Lindsay Martindale of Winder. A memorial service was held Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at River Hills Church in Winder with Pastor Chip Wheeler officiating. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, March 5, 2015
Margie Wilson Davis
Died March 2, 2015 Margie Wilson Davis, 93, of Oakwood, died Monday, March 2, 2015, surrounded by family at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2015, at First Baptist Church of Oakwood with interment following at Memorial Park South Cemetery. The Rev. Steve Fenlon will officiate. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 5. Born Sept. 18, 1921, in Lincoln County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Reid Alfred and Florence Sain Wilson. She was a 60-plus-year member of First Baptist Church of Oakwood, where she was a choir member, church hostess,
bookkeeper and taught Sunday school. She was a graduate of Cornelia High School and immediately moved to Washington, D.C., to work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation under J. Edgar Hoover. She was retired from the United States Postal Service, where she was the first female rural mail carrier in Georgia. She was also preceded in death by her infant son, Tommy Davis; and siblings, Earl Sain, Reid Alfred Wilson Jr., Robert Thomas Wilson, Roy Lee Wilson, Ruth Wilson Benson, Ruby Wilson Smith, Marceline Wilson and an infant brother. Survivors include her husband of 72 years, C.W. Davis; children, Jerry and Juanita Davis of Citrus Springs, Fla., Jackie & Kris Beatty of Lawrenceville, Jody and Jamie Davis of Tempe, Ariz., and Jaimie and Terri Davis of Buford; grandchildren, Nicole Davis-Ellison, Tess Babbitt, Blake Davis, Joshua Davis, Ashley Davis, Jeremy Davis, Sierra Beatty, Kristopher Davis Beatty, Jordan Davis and Will Davis; several great-grandchildren; sister, Shirley Wilson Kimbrell of Cornelia; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, March 5, 2015
Donna Jean Day
Died Feb. 23, 2015 Donna Jean Day, 45, of Winder, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2015.
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Died Feb. 20, 2015 Jesse Leon Babb, 67, of Eatonton, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. Survivors include his wife, Sharon P. Babb; son and daughter-in-law, Herbie and Angela Woodall of Danielsville; daughters and sons-inlaw, Mindy and Jay McCarty of Jefferson, Kim and Pat McCarthy of Columbia, S.C., and Melody and Bill Mello of Eatonton; and nine grandchildren. A memorial service was held Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Auburn First Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris Parkin officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the Barrow County Animal
Shelter. Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, March 5, 2015
Died Feb. 24. 2015 Willie Irwin Claborn, 85, of Flowery Branch, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following an extended illness. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Memorial Park South Funeral Home with interment following at Memorial Park South Cemetery. The Rev. Scott Wilson officiated. Born Dec. 24, 1929, he was a son of the late Will and Jewell Claborn in Buford. He was a 1947 graduate of Sugar Hill High School and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Mr. Claborn was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Gold Kist, where he had been a forklift driver. Survivors include by his wife of almost 61 years, Wilma Claborn; son Tony Claborn of Cleveland; grandchildren, Andrew Claborn and Ashley Claborn; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, March 5, 2015
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