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Obituaries
08/13/03
Mrs. Claudine Tolber Mills
Mrs.
Claudine Tolbert Mills, 92, of 820 Ellison Bridge Road, Sardis, died
at her residence on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003. Funeral services were held
at Sardis Baptist Church on Friday, Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. with the Rev.
Sterling Bargeron and Dr. Bill King officiating.
Burial took place at Sardis Cemetery.
A native of Madison County, Mrs. Mills was born on Aug. 18, 1910. She
was the daughter of the late Claude Delisglise Tolbert and Cecil Malona
Oldham Tolbert.
After attending schools in Hull and Winterville, Ga., she earned a Bachelor
of Science degree from the University of Georgia in 1932. She later
pursued a graduate
degree in the area of social work from the university.
After graduation, Mrs. Mills began her career as a teacher in the Burke County
School System. As a visiting teacher in 1945, she began her mission to stress
the correlation between attendance and academic success. While coordinating
with community agencies and resources, her efforts bridged the gaps among students,
their families and the school system. In this capacity, she impacted the lives
of countless students by identifying obstacles to their educational performance
and working individually with them to overcome these barriers and achieve their
maximum potential. In 1970, she retired from the Burke County School System.
Mrs. Mills, one of the oldest members of Sardis Baptist Church, served in many
roles. At her death, she was a member of the Homemakers Sunday School class
and the Hardy Women on Missions organization. Outside the church, Mrs. Mills
was active in the Beta Zeta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international
honorary organization for women educators. She
also participated
in county, state and national educational associations. In addition, she was
a charter member and former matron of Chapter 382 of the Order of Eastern Star.
Mrs. Mills was preceded in death by her husband, William Herbert Mills Sr.;
her grandson, David Mills Dixon; her granddaughter, Donna Susan Dixon; her
sisters,
Willie Mae Tolbert Johnson and Salena Tolbert Hoppe; and her brother, Ralph
Harmon Tolbert.
Survivors include two daughters, Malona Mills Dixon of Girard and Gloria Mills
Saxon (Marvin) of Waynesboro; a son, William Herbert (Bill) Mills Jr. (Joan)
of Statesboro; seven grandchildren, Randy Dixon, Michael Dixon, Jeanie Saxon
Blackburn, Rob Saxon, Gary Mills, Billy Mills and Dale Oglesby; 16 great-grandchildren,
Steven Dixon, Alan Dixon, Kelli Dixon, Kimberly Dixon, David Dixon, Elizabeth
Dixon, Jessica Dixon, Marcus Dixon, Jason Blackburn, Ben Blackburn, Jan Blackburn,
Kyle Mills, Allie Mills, Clay Mills, Katie Mills and Ashley Oglesby. Special
friends of the family are Coach Mary Robbins, Marlene and John Hamilton, Ida
Ponder, Virginia Godbee and Alice Turner. Pallbearers were Randy Dixon, Michael
Dixon, Gary Mills, Billy Mills, Rob Saxon, Steven Dixon, Alan Dixon, Rickie
Blackburn and Dale Oglesby.
The family received friends on Thursday, Aug. 7 from 6-8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Sardis Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box
280, Sardis, Ga., 30456.
Mr.
Thomas Everett McBride
Mr.
Thomas Everett McBride, 64, of Lake Bluff Drive entered into rest Tuesday,
Aug. 5, 2003. Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 7 at 3 p.m.
at the First Presbyterian Church in Waynesboro with the Rev. Robert
L. Smith officiating.
Interment
followed at Rose Dhu Cemetery in Vidette.
Mr. McBride was a native of Burke County and the owner of McBride Gin
and Farm Supply. He was the Former Ruling Elder of ARP Presbyterian
Church of Vidette and also the mayor of Vidette. He also served as
a board member
for the Bank of Midville. Mr. McBride was a member of the Waynesboro
Country Club and the Ogeechee Country Club in Louisville. He was a
former board member at Edmund Burke Academy and the co-founder of the
Georgia
Agriculture Chemical Company and received numerous awards and recognitions
with Helena Chemical Company. Mr. McBride was a member of First Presbyterian
Church of Waynesboro.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda J. McBride of Waynesboro; two daughters,
Deborah Ann McBride of Santa Fe, N.M. and Lynn McBride Reeves and her
husband Hoke Reeves, both of Statesboro; a son, Thomas Everett McBride
Jr. and his wife Shanna McBride, both of Augusta; two grandchildren,
Mary Margaret Reeves and Smith Reeves.
Pallbearers were Dean Daily, Johnny Shivers, Raybon Anderson, Jim Alexander,
Sam Story, Manton Horton and Steve Bailey. Memorials may be made
to St. Joseph Hospice Home Health Care at 2803 Wrightsboro Rd., Augusta,
Ga. 30904 or to First Presbyterian Church
ALS Association at 810 Myrick St., Waynesboro, Ga. 30830.
Ms.
Karen Hope Hawn
Ms.
Karen Hope Hawn, 23, and daughter, Brandy Nicole Haberkorn, 17 months,
entered into rest Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, from injuries sustained
in
an automobile accident.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. at DeLoach-Kennedy
Funeral Home followed by interment at Bellevue Memorial Gardens.
Ms. Hawn is survived by a son, Michael Ray Haberkorn of Waynesboro;
father, Walter Hawn of Jefferson; mother and stepfather, Joyce
and Denny Smith
of Waynesboro; a sister, Sharon F. Hawn of Augusta; a brother,
Eric R. Hawn of Augusta; a grandmother, Helen A. Hawn of Augusta; a
step-grandparent,
Dale Davis; a step-great-grandmother, Mary Smith; and several
aunts and
uncles. Pallbearers were Randy Boatwright, Mike Boatwright, David
Armour, Bill Hawn, Doug Black and Jarrett Dillingham.Mrs.
Willie Myrtle Findley BrinsonMrs.
Willie Myrtle Findley Brinson, 89, of Vidalia died Wednesday, July
9 at
the Bethany Home Nursing Center in Vidalia after an extended illness.
Funeral services were held Friday, July 11 at 3 p.m. in the chapel
of Murchison
Funeral Home with the Revs. Jimmy Smith and Irvin Murphy
officiating.
Interment followed at Lyons City Cemetery. Mrs. Brinson was a
native of Emanuel County, living in Burke County from 1949 to 1995,
then moving back to Vidalia. She was a retired
seamstress,
a member of the Smith Street Baptist Church and the Lyons Senior
Citizens Club. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Sue Meeks
Brown of Kennesaw; a son, Noel Carlton Meeks Sr. of Waynesboro; three
sisters, Lois
Howell of Lyons,
Frances Parkerson of Eastman and Oretha Watson of Gordon; a brother,
Leon Findley of Lyons; and seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews. Murchison Funeral Home of Vidalia
was in charge of the arrangements.
Mr.
Jerrell Lynch, Sr.
Mr.
Jerrell Lynch Sr. entered into rest on Friday, Aug 1, 2003.
Funeral services were held on Sat., Aug. 9 at 1 p.m. at Allen Chapel
Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Fryer officiating. Survivors
include his wife, Sandra Lynch of Waynesboro; a son, Jerrell Lynch
Jr.; three daughters, Katina Wright, Tiffany
Lynch
and Jerica Lynch,
all of Waynesboro; three sisters, Alberta Ports of Augusta;
Annie Lynch and Marva Lynch, both of Hephzibah; four brothers,
Phillip
Lynch Jr.
of Waynesboro; Willie T. Lynch and Larry Lynch, both of Hephzibah,
and Oscar Lynch of Augusta; five grandchildren; and a host
of aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Phinazee and Son Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Brandy
Nicole Haberkom
Brandy
Nicole Haberkorn, 17 months, and mother, Karen Hope Hawn,
23, entered into
rest Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, from injuries sustained in
an automobile accident. Funeral services were held Sunday,
Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. at DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home Chapel, with
Bishop
Lamar Willis officiating.
Interment followed at Bellevue Memorial Gardens.
Brandy is survived by her father, Kenneth Haberkorn of
Augusta; a sister, Rebbecca Haberkorn of Calhoun Falls,
S.C.; two
brothers, William Haberkorn
of Calhoun Falls, S.C. and Michael Ray Haberkorn of Waynesboro;
grandparents,
Ray and Shirley Haberkorn of Penn., Doris Grubbs of S.C.,
Walter and Susan Hawn of Jefferson, and Joyce and Denny
Smith of Waynesboro;
great-grandmother,
Delease Grubbs; and several aunts and uncles Pallbearers
were Randy Boatwright, Mike Boatwright, David Armour,
Bill Hawn, Doug Black
and Jarrett Dillingham.
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