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Julie Lee
Payne Clayton, age 77, formerly of the Pine Log Community in Brasstown,
NC
passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the Union County Nursing Home
in
Blairsville, GA. Mrs. Clayton was a
native of Clay County, NC; she was the daughter of the late Lee and
Hilda
Griffith Payne. Julie had worked as a
sewing machine operator with Peachtree products. She
was a member of Little Brasstown Baptist
Church. She enjoyed walking.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, Jack Quentin Clayton who died in 1977; and two
brothers, Hillard Payne and Willard Payne.
She is
survived by three sons, Jackie Clayton and his wife Patricia Lovingood
Clayton
and David Clayton and his wife Janice Clayton all of Murphy, NC and
Billy
Clayton and his wife Glenda Clayton of Blairsville, GA; one grandson,
Gary
Clayton; and two great-grandchildren, Jordan Clayton and Jack Clayton.
Funeral
services were held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2008 at the
Townson-Rose
Funeral Home Capelin Murphy, NC. The
Rev. Aud Brown officiated. Inurnment
will be at the Little Brasstown Baptist Church Cemetery at a later date. The family received friends from 6 to 7:30
p.m. Friday, January 18, 2007 at the Townson-Rose Funeral Home Chapel
in
Murphy, NC.
IN lieu
of flowers memorials may be in memory of Julie Lee Clayton to the
Little
Brasstown Baptist Church, PO. Box 12, Brasstown, NC 28902.
You may send tributes to the Clayton family
at www.mem.com
and view other obituaries at www.townson-rose.
com.
Townson-Rose
Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
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memorial
service
Friends
of Candler Jones are invited to a memorial service on Saturday, January
26,
2008 at 2 p.m. in the Blairsville Church Rock Chapel.
Candler
was a native of Union County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jones. He attended Union County Elementary School
and graduated from Union County High School in 1945.
He then volunteered for service in the U.S.
Army, serving several years in the Counter Intelligence Corps,
primarily in the
Far East.
After his
military service, Candler was associated with the Coca-Cola Company,
and other
major soft drink companies, until his retirement several years ago.
He passed
away at his home of many years, Hemet, CA on January 13, 2008.
He is
survived by his wife, Carol and children, Eddie, Billy, and Mary, and
several
nieces and nephews. His only surviving
sibling is Barbara J. Photianos, who resides in Blairsville.
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Mr. James
Perry Dyer, age 84, of Blairsville, GA, passed away Tuesday, January
15, 2008
at his home. James was born Saturday,
December 22, 1923 in Union Co., GA to the late William Edgar and Bertha
Hood
Dyer. James graduated from Union County
High School in 1942. He was a WWII U.S.
Army veteran, and served in the European theatre. He
was shot down in France and lay for 36
hours in a field, before being found. He
was sent to an Army hospital in England where he stayed for 5 months,
recovering from pneumonia, surgery from shrapnel wounds to his hips and
both
legs. Once he learned to walk again he
was sent back to France to serve in the 3507 Ordinance Company as a
Technician
Fifth Grade. James was awarded the
Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, The Expert Badge with Pistol Bar,
Bronze
Star, Marksman Badge with Carbine Bar, European-African Middle Eastern
Campaign
Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, and Honorable Service Lapel Button. James worked for 25 years with Blue Ridge
Mountain EMC. He was a member of
Choestoe Baptist Church, Allegheny Masonic Lodge #114F&AM, Disable
American
Veterans, Veterans of Foreign wars and the American Legion #121.
Survivors
include: wife, Betty Rhinehardt Dyer of Blairsville, GA; son, Richard
Charles
Dyer of Blairsville, GA; son, James Edgar Dyer of Atlanta, GA; daughter
&
son-in-law, Vicki Lynn and David Owenby of Blairsville, GA; sister,
Annie Mae Burnett
of Suches GA; sister, Lois Allen of Lithonia, GA; sister &
brother-in-law,
Wilma and Almond Mote of Decatur, GA; sister, Genelle Burns of Young
Harris,
GA; brother & sister-in-law, William Harold and Dolores Dyer of
Blairsville, GA; sister, Sarah Ruth Payne of Cleveland, GA; grandson,
Dustin
Brohns Owenby of Blairsville, GA; granddaughter, Lauren Victoria Owenby
of
Blairsville, GA.
Funeral
services were held Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 2 p.m. from the
Choestoe
Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Zollinger officiating.
Music was provided by Jo Mosley and the
Kelley Trio. Pallbearers were Larry
Shuler, Gary Payne, Terry Weaver, Tim Allen, David Dyer and Randy Dyer. Honorary pallbearers were James Perry Taylor,
Herbert Arrowood and Eddie Burnett. Interment
was in Choestoe Baptist Church Cemetery.
The
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA is in charge of arrangements. You may send condolences to the family and
sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
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Nancy
Gray Everett went to join her Redeemer on Saturday, January 19, 2008,
after a
period of declining health. She passed
her last days at her home surrounded by those who love her and whom she
loved. Born to James D. (Jack) and Betty
Chambers Gray of the Ivy Log community on March 24, 1947, she accepted
the lord
as an adolescent. As an adult, she
helped to bring vitality, spiritual growth, children’s programs and
activities,
tremendous VBS’s for many years, and local missions through her
involvement at
Ivy Log Baptist Church of which she was a member. She
was preceded in death by her parents and
grandparents.
Nancy is
survived by her beloved and devoted husband Rufus Everett, her love of
a
lifetime. Surviving also are a sister
and brother-in-law, Gwenelda and Larry Connally; a brother and
sister-in-law
Bruce and Mazie Gray, all of Blairsville, and a sister and
brother-in-law
Sherry Gray and Morris Brown of Mebane, NC.
A sister-in-law and husband Evelyn and Hobert Payne of
Blairsville also
survive. Though she and Rufus had no
birth children of their own, they were second parents and actively
involved in
their upbringing to nieces and nephews Rachel Lance, Gary Payne, Anna
Roxbury,
Katy Jones, Laina Elliott, Mason and Clay Dorsett, and Bethany Garner,
also
surviving. She was their second mother
and they loved, respected, and obeyed her as such.
Five great nieces and four great nephews also
survive Mrs. Everett.
Nancy’s
formal education included Ivy Log School, graduation with the class of
1965
Union County High School, and a secretarial/business practices diploma
from
North Georgia Technical School in Clarksville, GA, in 1966. Instrumental in helping to found and organize
the Good Neighbors Auto Club, she and Rufus handled much of the
correspondence
and planning for the club’s signature event, a car show held during
Blairsville’s Sorghum Festival. She was
a homemaker, a wonderful cook, and a bookkeeper for Everett’s Body
Shop, which
her husband owns and operates.
Services
for Mrs. Everett included visitation on Sunday, January 20, 2008, from
6 until
9 p.m. and the funeral service on Monday, January 21, 2008 at 2 p.m. at
Cochran
Funeral Home in Blairsville with Brothers Jerry Karnes and Tony black
officiating. At her request, in lieu of
flowers, one may
donate to Gideon’s International or Ivy Log Baptist Church cemetery
fund. Family members have also established
a
scholarship fund at United Community Bank in her honor.
Donations may be sent to Laina Elliott at
3876 Ivy Log Road, Blairsville, GA 30512,
Casket bearers were Chris Anderson, Clay Dorsett, mason Dorsett,
Donald
Elliott, Steve Garner, Jon Jones, matt lance, Larry Lunsford, Robby
Roxbury,
and Rick Spies. Honorary pallbearers
were Gene Sprayberry and Marcus Sosebee.
Interment at Ivy Log Baptist Church Cemetery followed the
service.
Cochran
Funeral Home of Blairsville entrusted with the arrangements for our
loved one.