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Mrs.
Mary Lee Duck passed away at age 100 on Saturday, November 28, 2009 in
the
Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville.
Mrs. Duck was born on January 15, 1909, in Tallapoosa, GA, the
daughter
of the late John William Tumlin and the late Mary Pauline Sigman Tumlin. Early in her life Mary Lee was an elementary
school teacher; later, she gave of her time and energy as a devoted
Methodist
minister’s wife who loved people. She
and her husband David enjoyed travel, and visited many countries in
Europe as
well as Japan. She was a cherished and
loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr.
David A. Duck, in 2003, by brothers, Sigman, Chester, W. L. and Steve
Tumlin,
and by sisters Grace Cantrell, Nelle Scholz Southwell, and Kathryn
Tumlin. Mrs. Duck was a member of the
First United
Methodist Church of Tifton, GA.
Surviving
Mrs. Duck are one son and daughter in law, David and Kathy Duck of
Anacortes,
WA, one daughter, Polly Pitts of Blairsville, five grandchildren, Lyle
(Vera),
Gin and Sam Morgan, Chris (Erin) and Alison Duck, and two great
grandchildren,
Phillip and Valerie Morgan.
Graveside
services will be held on Sunday December 6, at 2 p.m. at Macon Memorial
Park
Cemetery, 4101 Mercer University Drive, in Macon, GA, where she will
rest next
to her husband David. Flowers are
welcomed or, if you wish, you may make a memorial to your favorite
charity in
memory of Mary Lee. Visitation will take
place at the Mountain View Funeral Home Saturday evening, December 5,
from 4 to
6 PM.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.
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joseph (joe) cortez stubblefield
Mr.
Joseph
(Joe) Cortez Stubblefield, age 83, of Mulky Gap Rd., Blairsville passed
away on
Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Stubblefield was born on June 3, 1926 in
Fayettville, (sic) AR, the son of the late Loren Stubblefield and the
late
Aubrey McNabb Stubblefield. Joe was a
veteran of the US Army of WWII. He
enjoyed riding horses, motorcycles and farming.
He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great
grandfather. He was a member of
Allegheny Masonic Lodge #114 F&AM.
Mr. Stubblefield was a member of New Union Baptist Church.
Surviving Mr. Stubblefield are his
loving wife of
fifty-nine years, Kathleen Garvin Stubblefield of Blairsville, three
sons and
daughters-in-law, jay and Stephanie Stubblefield of Blairsville, Jon
and Kathy
Stubblefield of Blairsville, Joe and Barbara Stubblefield of Potmac,
MD, one
daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and John Hamilton of Gillsville, GA,
two
sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and rev. Clifford Palmer of Rogers,
AR, Veda
and Allen Kinyon of Centerline, AR, nine grandchildren, Brad, Josh,
Katie,
Emily, Kristen, Philip, Jordan, Mitch and Maggie, one great grandchild,
Reese,
many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral
services were held on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. from the New
Union
Baptist Church with the Rev. Clifford Palmer and Rev. Harrison Bradley
officiating. Special music was presented
by the New Union
Baptist Church and the House of Prayer Church Choir.
The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers, Troy Phillips, Curtis Young, Jimmy McClure, Pat Phillips,
Ron
Bradburn and Vince Frusciante. Serving
as honorary pallbearers were Brad and Josh Hamilton, Phillip and Mitch
Stubblefield. Interment
followed in the church
cemetery. The family met with friends at
the funeral home on Saturday evening from 6-9 p.m.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.
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Mrs.
Angeline M. Southwick, age 96, of Skeenah Gap Rd., Blairsville passed
away on
Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 in the Clay County Care Center following an
extended
illness. Mrs. Southwick was born on June
16, 1913 in Pawtuckey, RI, the daughter of the late Louis Joseph
Beaulieu and
the late Georgianna LePage Beaulieu.
Angeline was a very loving mother, grandmother and great
grandmother. She was always helping
others who were in need. She was
preceded in death by two brothers, George and Ernest Beaulieu, one
sister, Blanch
Beaulieu, two sons, Carl and Paul Southwick, one daughter, Reti Roy and
by her
husband, Henry Southwick. Mrs. Southwick
was of the Catholic faith.
Surviving Mrs.
Southwick are two daughters and sons-in-law, Norine and Harold Helstrom
of
Suches, Doris and Harold Gardner of Canterbury, CT, eight
grandchildren, eleven
great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, many other relatives and
friends
also survive.
A memorial
service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 at 11 a.m. from the New
Life Family
Church with the Rev. Jeff Lovell officiating.
In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that
memorials may
be made to the Clay County Care Center, 86 Valley Hideaway Drive,
Hayesville,
NC 28904, in memory of Mrs. Southwick.
The family will meet with friends following the services at the
church
on Wednesday.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.