Allen Davis

Allen “Big Bird” Davis, 46, Newnan, died July 27, 2003. He was born Oct. 20, 1956 in Fulton County.

Services were at the Parrott Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Bobby Godbee, and Warner Smith officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, College Park.

Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Cason Davis, Newnan; a son Andrew “Andy” Davis, Newnan; parents, Carlton and Inez Davis, Newnan; and sisters, Donna and Joey Highnote, Douglasville, and Cindy and Craig Cox, Jonesboro.

Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Robert Allen

Robert L. Allen, 70, Sharpsburg, formerly of Burlington, N. C., died July 31, 2003. He was born March 2, 1933 in Burlington, N. C.

Survivors include his wife, Bette Allen, Sharpsburg; sons, Robert Allen, and Danny Allen, both of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Michael Allen, Sharpsburg; a daughter, Debra Bond, Lawrenceville; and grandchildren, Kayla Allen and Jake Bond.

Parrott Funeral Home, Fairburn, was in charge.

Winnie Owsley

Winnie Ozell Owsley, 80, Newnan, died Aug. 3, 2003. She was born June 14, 1924 in Carroll County, daughter of Benjamin and Cora Mae Thornton. She was preceded by her husband of 60 years, Arthur Lewis Owsley Sr., whom she married in 1943. She worked for many of the local textile mills and enjoyed gardening and growing flowers. She was a member of Cove Baptist Church, Woodbury.

Services were at the Jones Funeral Home chapel, Newnan, with the Rev. Melvin Payne officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Cemetery, College Park.

Survivors include sons, Arthur Lewis Owsley Jr., and Lewis Laverne Owsley, both of Panama City, Fla.; and Michael Howard Owsley, Newnan; a daughter, Deborah and Wayne Presnell , Newnan; a sister, Estelle Brown, Warm Springs, Ga.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Jones Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.

Johnnie Newby

Johnnie Abercrombie Newby, 74, Sharpsburg, died Aug. 3, 2003. She was born May 19, 1929 in Coweta County to the late John W. and Annie Coffey Abercrombie.

She was a member of the White Oak Associate Reform Presbyterian Church and a retired employee of Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Tom Shoger officiating. Interment was at White Oak A. R. P. Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, James E. Newby; sons, John R. and Dorothy Stone, Greenville, Ga., and Stephen P. Stone, Newnan; daughters, Deborah Newby and Richard Halicks, Peachtree City, and Diane Newby and Ronald Moore, Perry, Ga.; sisters, Eunice A. and Francis Stowell, and Tina Burnham, all of Newnan; a sister-in-law, JoAnn Newby and Van Whitlock, Sharpsburg; a brother-in-law, Horace Abner, Carrollton; and grandchildren, Will Halicks, Sarah Halicks, Lauren Moore, Lindsay Moore, and Landon Moore.

McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.