Obituaries - Topics from October, 2017
John Votaw
John Brooke Votaw, age 84, of Barnesville, passed away Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 after a long struggle with leukemia. He was born in Salem, Ohio on May 3, 1933.
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Jacqueline Dumas
Jacqueline Laverne Blankenship Dumas left this world on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 after suffering from COPD and dementia.
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White, Frances
Mrs. Frances Osburn White, age 79, of Milner, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 at her residence.
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Mr. James Pierson Foster
September 6, 1930 – October 11, 2017
Mr. James Pierson Foster, age 87, of Barnesville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Wellstar Spalding Regional. [Full Story »]
Mr. James Pierson Foster, age 87, of Barnesville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Wellstar Spalding Regional. [Full Story »]
Zadie Catherine (Youngblood) Rogers
Mrs. Zadie Catherine (Youngblood) Rogers was called to be with the Lord on Sept. 22, 2017. She was born August 13, 1928 in Lamar County to the late Reverend Phillip H. and Jimmie (Greer) Youngblood.
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Willie Pharr
Mrs. Willie Ailene Coleman Pharr, age 99, of Barnesville, Georgia passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Heritage Inn of Barnesville.
Mrs. Pharr was born in Sycamore, Ga. on Sunday, September 15, 1918 to the late Mr. and Mrs. James Coleman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Perkins Pharr. She adored her husband, loved her children and grandchildren, who called her “Mama”. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and Pineview Baptist Church and loved her church family.
Mrs. Pharr is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Penny and Gary Calloway of Hoschton, Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Linda Pharr of West Palm Beach, Fla.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Jeanette Cauthen of Columbus, Ga. and Earline Smith of Green Valley, Ariz.; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Willie Pharr were held on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 at 3 p.m. in Greenwood Cemetery. The Reverend Franklin Gibson officiated. The family received friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, those who desire may make a contribution to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 North Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or http://www.alz.org/research/ in memory of Mrs. Willie Pharr. To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.breedlovememorialchapel.com.
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Pharr family.
Mrs. Pharr was born in Sycamore, Ga. on Sunday, September 15, 1918 to the late Mr. and Mrs. James Coleman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Perkins Pharr. She adored her husband, loved her children and grandchildren, who called her “Mama”. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and Pineview Baptist Church and loved her church family.
Mrs. Pharr is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Penny and Gary Calloway of Hoschton, Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Linda Pharr of West Palm Beach, Fla.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Jeanette Cauthen of Columbus, Ga. and Earline Smith of Green Valley, Ariz.; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Willie Pharr were held on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 at 3 p.m. in Greenwood Cemetery. The Reverend Franklin Gibson officiated. The family received friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, those who desire may make a contribution to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 North Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or http://www.alz.org/research/ in memory of Mrs. Willie Pharr. To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.breedlovememorialchapel.com.
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Pharr family.
Herman Eugene Parker
Mr. Herman Eugene Parker, age 74 of Griffin, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Eternal Hope Hospice.
Mr. Parker was born on September 15, 1943 in Griffin, Ga. He is preceded in death by his parents J.V. Parker and Olivia Pierce Parker and father in law, James Snow. He was a 1963 graduate of Griffin High School and served in the National Guard for four years. After graduating from the police academy in 1969, he began his career with the Griffin Police Department. Herman earned a degree from Gordon College in Criminology while working his way through each of the ranks, then retiring as Assistant Chief of Police after 35 years of service. After retiring from the City of Griffin, he joined the Lamar County Sheriff’s Department, where he served as Lieutenant until 2008. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Orchard Hill, Police Officer’s Association of Georgia, was a former member of Meridian Masonic Lodge #26 and the Georgia Film Commission for locations, where he was known as the “Movie Man”. While working in the film industry, he was honored to serve as head of security and bodyguard for many famous people in the industry, such as; Johnny Cash, Andy Griffith, Burt Reynolds, Mary Tyler Moore and many more. He gained recognition for being the location scout for the first major movies filmed in Griffin and the State of Georgia.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Janice Snow Parker; daughter, Traci Parker Welch; grandchildren, Rachelmae Welch and Adrianna Welch; chosen daughter, Cathy Dillard; brother, Terry Parker and wife, Ann; niece, Jenna Parker; nephew, Brent Parker; mother in law, Magalene Snow; God-daughters, Kimberlee Huckaby and Alisa Huckaby; special friends Marsha and Larry Huckaby; several cousins.
A visitation for Mr. Herman E. Parker will be on Friday, October 6, 2017 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Conner-Westbury Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Conner-Westbury Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Westwood Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Faith Christian Academy, 167 Hwy 41 N., Barnesville.
Conner-Westbury Funeral Home, 1891 W. McIntosh Rd., Griffin is in charge of the arrangements.
Please join the family and friends in honoring the life of Herman E. Parker by visiting www.conner-westburyfuneralhome.com and posting your tributes and memories.
Mr. Parker was born on September 15, 1943 in Griffin, Ga. He is preceded in death by his parents J.V. Parker and Olivia Pierce Parker and father in law, James Snow. He was a 1963 graduate of Griffin High School and served in the National Guard for four years. After graduating from the police academy in 1969, he began his career with the Griffin Police Department. Herman earned a degree from Gordon College in Criminology while working his way through each of the ranks, then retiring as Assistant Chief of Police after 35 years of service. After retiring from the City of Griffin, he joined the Lamar County Sheriff’s Department, where he served as Lieutenant until 2008. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Orchard Hill, Police Officer’s Association of Georgia, was a former member of Meridian Masonic Lodge #26 and the Georgia Film Commission for locations, where he was known as the “Movie Man”. While working in the film industry, he was honored to serve as head of security and bodyguard for many famous people in the industry, such as; Johnny Cash, Andy Griffith, Burt Reynolds, Mary Tyler Moore and many more. He gained recognition for being the location scout for the first major movies filmed in Griffin and the State of Georgia.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Janice Snow Parker; daughter, Traci Parker Welch; grandchildren, Rachelmae Welch and Adrianna Welch; chosen daughter, Cathy Dillard; brother, Terry Parker and wife, Ann; niece, Jenna Parker; nephew, Brent Parker; mother in law, Magalene Snow; God-daughters, Kimberlee Huckaby and Alisa Huckaby; special friends Marsha and Larry Huckaby; several cousins.
A visitation for Mr. Herman E. Parker will be on Friday, October 6, 2017 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Conner-Westbury Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Conner-Westbury Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Westwood Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Faith Christian Academy, 167 Hwy 41 N., Barnesville.
Conner-Westbury Funeral Home, 1891 W. McIntosh Rd., Griffin is in charge of the arrangements.
Please join the family and friends in honoring the life of Herman E. Parker by visiting www.conner-westburyfuneralhome.com and posting your tributes and memories.
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