He had
worked for Eastern Air Lines, and then worked in the real
estate business for 25 years. He had served as Worshipful
Master of the Fayetteville Masonic Lodge #711, F&AM
in 1972 and was also a member of the Yaarab Temple. He
was a devoted Georgia Bulldog fan.
Services
were held at the Fayetteville First United Methodist
Church, where he had been a lifelong member. Pastor Chuck
Carswell and Dr. Sam Matthews officiated. Interment was
at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville.
Survivors
include his wife, Louise Trammell, Fayetteville; a
daughter, Stacey Trammell, Fayetteville; the Bob and
Paula Williams family, St. Petersburg, Fla.; and
goddaughters, Chere Mortenson, Fayetteville and Cindy
Peevy, Griffin.
Memorial
donations may be made to Egleston Children's Hospital, in
memory of Ann Michelle Trammell, 1680 Tullie Circle,
Atlanta, Ga., 30329.
Carl J.
Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Robert
K. Price
Robert K.
"Bob" Price, 86, Peachtree City, died May 27,
1999. He was born Jan. 18, 1913 in Fulton County, Ga.
He served
in World War II as a ship captain in the Navy and was
very active in Gideons International, serving as a State
President and an International Trustee.
He moved to
Fayette County in 1950 and a year later, organized the
Fayette County Kiwanis Club, was later active in the
Peachtree City Kiwanis Club; was active in the Flint
River Council of Boy Scouts and began the Fayette
Presbyterian Church in 1957, with four families meeting
in a mobile trailer.
In 1976 he
obtained a Federal grant during the Bicentennial
Celebration to build the McIntosh Amphitheater (now the
Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater) and produced the play,
"The McIntosh Trail".
He was
active in the Fayette County Cultural Arts Council, the
Community Chorus and the Fayette County Chamber of
Commerce.
Beginning
his professional career as a commercial artist, a
printing salesman and a builder, in the late 1940's he
organized and operated the Robert K. Price Company, Inc.,
a designer and manufacturer of trade show exhibits,
located first in Fayetteville and the Peachtree City.
In 1964 he
formed Southern Travel Information Services, which
distributed travel brochures throughout Georgia, and
retired in 1973, devoting his life to civic work.
A memorial
service was held at the Fayette Presbyterian Church with
the Rev. David Black, the Rev. Don Smith and the Rev.
John Westlund officiating.
Survivors
include his wife of 60 years, Josephine, Peachtree City;
sons, Robert K. (Roby), Jr. Atlanta and Gordon J. Price,
Peachtree City; and grandchildren, Kelly Manning, Richard
Price and Karen Price.
Memorial
donations may be made to the Fayette Presbyterian
Church791 N. Highway 92, Fayetteville, Ga. 30214.
Carl J.
Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Pope
Dickson, Sr .
Pope
Dickson, Sr., 80, died May 9, 1999. He was born Oct. 31,
1918 in Fayette County, the son of the late Lester Claude
Dickson, Sr. and Nelle Camp Dickson. He was preceded in
death by his wife, Edith Dunahoo Dickson. They had
married in 1942. He was also preceded in death by his
older brothers, Lester Claude Dickson, Jr. and Marshall
William Dickson.
A 1937
graduate of Fayette County High School, he served as an
apprentice to the Redwine Brothers Funeral Home,
Fayetteville, during his high school years. He then
served in World War II.
In 1946 he
and his wife opened the Dickson Funeral Home in
Jonesboro, and in 1969 they opened the Pope Dickson
Funeral Home in Morrow with their son Abb.
He was a
founding member of the Morrow Masonic Lodge #734
F&AM, and had served as Coroner of Clayton County for
32 years.
Services
were held at the Pope
Dickson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bob Ozment, the Rev.
Floyd Carmack and the Rev. Wally Woodcock officiating.
Interment was at Forest Hills Memorial Garden, Forest
Park, with full Masonic rites.
Survivors
include his son, Abb Dickson, Morrow; and nephews, Bill
and Joy Dickson, Orlando, Fla., Bob and Betsy Dickson,
Ozark, Ala., and David Dickson, Locust Grove, Ga.
Pope
Dickson Funeral Home, Jonesboro, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Elmer
Cheely
Elmer B.
Cheely, 72, Fayetteville, died May 22, 1999. He was born
April 1, 1927 in Hancock County, Ga.
He was a
Navy veteran of World War II and had been involved in the
automobile business for 45 years.
Services
were held at the Southwest Christian Church, East Point,
where he had been a member, with Dr. James W. Dyer and
Dr. Olin D. Mullinax officiating. Interment was at Forest
Lawn Memorial Gardens, College Park.
Survivors
include his wife of 48 years, Eloise Cheely,
Fayetteville; a son, Tommy and Vicky Cheely, Woodstock,
Ga.; a daughter, Tammy and Bryan Howle, Fayetteville; a
granddaughter, Beth Cheely, Woodstock; and
sisters-in-law, Mildred Cheely, Fayetteville and Margaret
Cheely, Augusta, Ga.; and a cousin, Lenora Blount,
Fayetteville.
Memorial
donations may be made to Dogwood Rehabilitation Center,
7560 Butner Road, Fairburn, 30213 or the Southwest
Christian Hospice, 7225 Lester Road, Union City, 30291.
Parrott
Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Scott
Clower
Scott
Clower, 42, Fayetteville, died May 24, 1999. He was born
Oct. 6, 1956 in Fulton County, Ga.
Services
were held at the New Hope Baptist Church, Fayetteville,
with the Rev. Hugh Kirby officiating. Interment was at
Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta.
Survivors
include his wife, Carlin Clower, Fayetteville; sons, Josh
Clower and Jordan Clower, Fayetteville; his mother, Ruth
Clower, Peachtree City; and brothers, Dr. Thomas Barry
and Leslie Clower, Peachtree City and Paul and Francie
Clower III, Lacrosse, Wis.
Memorial
donations may be made to the Carlin Clower Fund, U.S.
Federal Credit Union, 1680 Phoenix Blvd., Ste. 110,
College Park, Ga. 30349.
Parrott
Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Walter
Johnson
Walter
Henry Johnson, 81, Peachtree City, died May 25, 1999. He
was born Sept. 11, 1917 in Oklahoma.
Private
family services were held.
Survivors
include his wife, Patricia C. Johnson, Peachtree City;
sons, Walter Henry Johnson, Jr., Clearwater, Fla. and
Walter Taylor Johnson, Bethesda, Md.; a daughter, Judy
Balm, Clearwater, Fla.; stepsons, Stephen Carl McCain,
Roswell and Wiley Thomas McCain, Marietta; and a sister,
Olive Johnson McLendon, Lexington, Ky.
There are
three grandchildren.
Memorial
donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Assoc., 1841
Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta, Ga. 30329-4049.
Carl J.
Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City, was in
charge of the arrangements.
James
Head
James Byron
Head, 83, Fayetteville, died May 24, 1999. He was born
Feb. 10, 1916 in Fulton County, Ga.
Services
were held at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Fayetteville,
with the Rev. Chuck Chambers officiating. Interment was
at Old Bethel Cemetery, Stockbridge, Ga.
Survivors
include his wife, Mildred Freeland Head, Fayetteville;
sons, Kenneth Head, Brooks and Gary Head, Jonesboro; and
a sister, Marcelia Shackleford, Union City.
There are
three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Carl J.
Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Clark
McElroy III
Clark
Howell McElroy III, 27, Fayetteville, died May 25, 1999.
He was born Dec. 25, 1971 in Fulton County, Ga. He was a
1990 graduate of Fayette County High School.
Services
were held at the Fayetteville First United Methodist
Church with Dr. Sam Matthews officiating. Interment was
at Camp Memorial Park, Fayetteville.
Survivors
include his parents, Howell and Patricia Ann Carter
McElroy; a brother, John and Judy McElroy, Sharpsburg;
grandmother, Virginia Weldon McElroy, Fayetteville; and
grandparents, Davis I. and Blanche Carter, Fayetteville.
Carl J.
Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Elizabeth
Hatcher
Elizabeth
Hayes Hatcher, 85, Fayetteville, died May 17, 1999. She
was born Oct. 8, 1913 in Mercer County, W.Va. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Garland Hatcher.
Services
were held at the Carl J. Mowell Chapel, Fayetteville,
with Pastor John Weber officiating. Interment was at Camp
Memorial Park, Fayetteville.
Survivors
include a son, Edward L. and Phyllis Hatcher,
Fayetteville; grandsons, Brian and Un Ok Hatcher, San
Jose, Calif. and Bradley and Becky Kent, Vero Beach,
Fla.; a granddaughter, Shannon Hatcher, Fayetteville;
great-grandchildren, Sara Elizabeth Hatcher, San Jose,
Calif. and Brittany Hatcher, Fayetteville; and a sister,
Mary and Al Novak, Hendersonville, N.C.
Carl J.
Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in
charge of the arrangements.
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