Jean Ann Allison

Jean Ann Allison, 64, Fayetteville, died Jan. 14, 2003. She was born Feb. 23, 1938 in Spokane, Wash. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Randall Harris, the Rev. Marty Roberts, and the Rev. Carlton Swicegood officiating. Interment was at Lisbon Baptist Church Cemetery, Fayetteville. Survivors include her husband of 25 years, Grover Lee Allison, Fayetteville, children, Kathy and Marty Roberts, Douglasville, David and Sadina Jurgens, Conyers, Mary Kay and Rick Barker, Charleston, W. Va., and James and Tawanna Allison, Fayetteville; 13 grandchildren; a brother, George Hazard, Dear Park, Wash.; and a sister, Mary and Bob Wadkins, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter, 1925 Century Blvd., N.E., Suite 10, Atlanta, Ga. 30345-3315. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.

Kathie Nordan

Kathie Nordan, 60, Tyrone, died Jan. 14, 2003. She was born May 15, 1942 in Fulton County. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel . Survivors include her husband, Paul M. Nordan, Tyrone; a son, Jack and Teresa Cheek, Woodstock, a daughter, Jill and Ken Parkinson Jr.; father, Henry C. Wing Jr., Roswell; brothers, Henry C. Wing III, Ft. Myers, Fla., and Van Wing, Roswell; and seven grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Multiple Mycloma Division, c/o Emory Gift Records Department, 809 Gatewood Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Patty Bell-Polston

Patty Bell-Polston, 78, Fayetteville, died Jan. 16, 2002. She was born Sept. 30, 1924 in Fulton County. Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with Pastor Chuck Chambers officiating. Interment was at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta. Survivors include a son, Rick and Melissa Bell, Brooks; daughters, Linda G. Shedd, Woodstock, Judy and Jimmy White, Locust Grove, and Cindy and Steve Shell, Covington; brothers, Hollis Williams, Riverdale, and Hullon Williams, Fayetteville; a sister, Geraldine Morgan, Forest Park; eight grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Ralph Francis Gettler

Ralph Francis Gettler, 83, Fayetteville, died Jan. 17, 2003. He was born April 10, 1919 in Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kan., the son of Francis Peter and Genevieve Elizabeth Schrick Gettler. He joined the United States Navy in 1936, serving as an apprentice seaman. He married his first wife in Topeka, Kan. and they married Oct. 10, 1940. He served in World War II, fighting in all the battles along the African coast. He was given a Purple Heart when shot down off Salermo Beach, Sicily. He was also in the battles of Naples and the Anzio. He was in Iwo Jima when the United States Marines raised the United States flag on Mount Suribachi. He was between Okinawa and Japan when kamikazes flew over and sank the ship, he was picked up and transferred to another ship. He was discharged Sept. 21, 1945. He then made his living as a carpenter. He married Emily Queen, who died in 1997. Graveside services were at Camp Memorial Park Cemetery, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Rick Probst officiating. Survivors include a son, Jerome “Jerry” Gettler, Hesparis, Calif.; a daughter, Georgene and Ricky Nelson, Fayetteville; grandchildren, Richard Gettler, Jennifer Gettler, Jerri Ann Gettler, and Samantha Gettler, and Matthew and Sara Nelson; great-grandchildren, Anthony, Alexia, Christi and Celeste; and a brother, Donald Gettler, LaPuente, Calif.

Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville, was in charge.