FMAI50402OB8 5 Star 8B 8B RR RR BlueRedYellowBlack Blue RedYellowBlack B8 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 5 RMAIN0402OB8 Bill Suttles 82, pastor, GSU provost, advocate EAST POINT By J.E. GESHWILER During a half-century at Georgia State University, Bill Suttles accomplished a lot. He earned an undergraduate degree. He taught English and speech. He was dean of students.
He led committees to improve the quality of GSU education and student life. As provost, he was its chief operating officer for 19 years. In 1989, he was acting president. And on the seventh day, he pastored. Even with all his GSU responsibilities, he remained a part-time Baptist minister for more than 50 years.
That meant conducting twice-a- month Sunday services at churches nearly an drive from Atlanta in Haralson and Luthersville and tending to his needs weddings, funerals, counseling all for no fee. Bill accepted gifts from people at church at Christmas and on his birthday, but no said his wife, Lanette Suttles of East Point. father, the Rev. Wiley Suttles, was a country pastor, and it pleased Bill to carry on that she said. The funeral for Dr.
Suttles, 82, of East Point is 11 a.m. today at Owl Rock United Methodist Church. He died Monday at Southwest Christian Hospice of injuries from a fall. Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. was always a friend of GSU students, greeting them on campus, taking time to talk to them, even loaning some of them money of his own so they could stay in said a colleague, Dr.
William Patrick of Hampton. Dr. Suttles was following the example of a former GSU president, Dr. George Sparks, who in the late 1930s lent him money to pay his tuition. Suttles just took it upon himself to repay the favor again and said Tom Lewis of Cartersville, GSU vice president for external affairs.
was a splendid advocate for GSU at the General Assembly and helped us get our fair share of state spending for higher said Dr. Noah Langdale of Atlanta, a former GSU president. also made it a point to find ways to help the hardworking part-time students who make up 80 percent of enrollment. and I managed to remain dear friends despite the fact he went to Auburn and Yale for graduate degrees and I got mine from Alabama and Dr. Langdale said.
got a little testy each year when Alabama and Auburn played each other in After retiring from GSU, Dr. Suttles was appointed by Gov. Joe Frank Harris to head a state commission on drug education and treatment. helped put the program together and promoted it around the state. He had the kind of compassion you want in public leadership said Mr.
Harris, a Cartersville resident. Survivors include two sisters, Fedora Frye of Decatur and Ruth Carley of Snellville. File was always a friend of GSU students, greeting them on campus, taking time to talk to them, even loaning some of them a colleague said. ROME Jeanne Braselton, 41, novelist By KAY POWELL Jeanne Braselton, 41, whose debut novel won the 2002 Georgia author of the year award, was found dead in her Rome residence Sunday. The death, an apparent suicide, is under investigation, and no foul play is expected, said Floyd County Coroner Barry Henderson.
The funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday at Funeral Home. Ms. first novel, False Sense of Well was well-received and earned her the author award presented by the Georgia Writers Association in March 2002. With the support of big names in the literary world, Ms.
Braselton signed a two- book, six-figure deal with Ballantine, said her agent, Stella Connell of New York. Ms. Braselton, said Ms. Connell, so, so beloved, and she was so Ms. Braselton was three chapters short of completing that second novel, said her friend George de Man of Rome.
She left a note in which she indicated she wanted the novel to be completed, he said. In 1987, Ms. Braselton married Albert B. Braselton, who accompanied James Dickey on a harrowing river trip that became the basis for the novel and movie Mr. Braselton died one month before his wife received the writing award, which she dedicated to him.
did leave a note that indicated it was her inability to get beyond death that decided said Mr. de Man. second novel is about getting over grief, told from the perspective of a deceased woman looking down on the husband she left he added. A well-read woman, Ms. Braselton was almost 40 when she completed her first novel, said Mr.
de Man. Many people know Ms. Braselton was an excellent cook, said Mr. de Man, adding: of the best and most unhealthy breakfasts I ever ate, she fried up for Al and Survivors include her mother, Rosalee Ingram of Rossville; a stepdaughter, Charlotte Rebecca Braselton of San Francisco; a brother, Gordon Ray Parsons of Brookwood, a sister, Jennifer Jwan Green of Brookwood; and a grandmother, Willie Mae Kizziah of Brookwood. Jeanne Braselton first novel earned her the 2002 Georgia author of the year award.
JONESBORO Jean Galvond, 78, community activist By DERRICK HENRY At 16, Jean Galvond took to her bed with rheumatic fever. Her doctors gave her six months to live. Four years later, she rose from the bed and continued with her life. The experience instilled the Indiana native with gratitude and compassion. She spent much of her adult life serving the less fortunate in Clayton and Henry counties.
On Mondays, be at Samaritans Together, assisting people with their utility bills. Fridays, deliver food for Meals on Wheels. Other days, relieve house parents at Christian City by taking care of resident children. She was the longtime treasurer at First Christian Church of Jonesboro. After Sunday services, Mrs.
Galvond took baked goods to older congregants and shut- ins. was the ultimate said her daughter, Karen Jean Crump of Hampton. Naomi Jean Galvond, 78, of Jonesboro died Monday of septic shock at Southern Regional Medical Center. The body was cremated. The memorial service is 11 a.m.
today at the First Christian Church of Jonesboro. Ford- Stewart Funeral Home is in change of arrangements. When she volunteering, Mrs. Galvond could be found tending to her extensive garden or planning her next trip. Her travels included California and Vermont and just about everywhere in between.
took any opportunity to expand her said her son Brian Galvond of Clovis, Calif. Case in point: Because of her illness, Mrs. Galvond never graduated from high school. At 69, she earned her diploma. Survivors include another son, Kevin Harold Galvond of Sharpsburg; a stepson, David John Galvond of Ila; a sister, Inamae Baumgardner of Vidor, Texas; a brother, Wayne Pointer of St.
John, seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Naomi Jean Galvond volunteered in Clayton and Henry counties. Obits continued on B9 FITZPATRICK Mr. Raymond John Fitzpatrick of Atlanta died March 30, 2003 He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S.
Army and an accountant with Mobil Oil Company. Mr. Fitzpatrick was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. He is survived by sons and daughters-in- law, Richard J. Mary Fitzpatrick of Vermont, Donald Fitzpatrick of Atlanta, Gerard P.
Elizabeth Fitzpatrick of New York; daughter and son-in-law, Maryellen Peter Kryger of Atlanta; grandchildren, Alexandra, Sara, Lara; brothers Gerard Fitzpatrick and Donald Fitzpatrick. Funeral services will be held Friday, 1:30 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Father Guyma Noel officiating. Interment Arlington Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at A. S. Turner Sons FIELDS Homegoing celebration for Mrs. Donna M. Fields of 2885 Davinci Decatur, will be held Thursday, April 3, 2003 at 11:00 AM, New Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 2580 Snapfinger Decatur, GA.
Pastor Dextor O. Rowland, officiating. Interment Resthaven Cemetery. Remains will lie in state at the church from 10:00 AM until the hour of service. She is survivied by husband, Layne; daughter, Sydney, age son Spencer, age parents, John and Patricia Reed of Bronx, NY; sister, Denise Reed of Bronx, NY; grandmother, Louise Cooper of Bronx, NY and a host of other relatives and friends are asked to assemble at the above address at 10:00 AM, Thursday.
Gregory B. Levett Sons, Inc. South Dekalb Chapel. 4347 Flat Shoals Pkwy. Decatur, GA.
(404) 2415656 ELLIOTT Mrs. Doris Elliott, the wife of Mr. Curtis Elliott of Atlanta, GA, passed on April 1, 2003. Her services will be announced by Donald Trimble Mortuary, 1876 Second Avenue, 404-371-0772-3. DUNCAN Robert Duncan of Newnan formerly of St.
Catherine, Jamaica, died March 31, 2003. Griner Funeral Home. 770-460-5566. DOUGLAS Mr. Henry James Douglas of The QLS Villa, 4020 Danforth Rd, S.W., Apt.
101 passed April 1, 2003. The family maybe contacted at 3340 Old Fairburn S. W. His funeral will be announced by Carl M. Williams Funeral Directors, 492 Larkin S.
404-522-8454. DOBYNES Jasmine DoBynes, age 10, of Birmingham, Alabama passed suddenly March 31, 2003. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Gregory B. Levett and Sons, South Dekalb Chapel, 4347 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur, Ga. (404) 241-5656.
CURRIER Steve Spaneas Currier, age 89 of Salem, MA, died peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at The Fountainview Center in Atlanta, GA. His wife, Mary Hunt Currier preceded him in death. Two sons, Jeffery S. Currier of Atlanta, GA and Mark A. Currier of Tampa, FL; two grandchidren, Heather C.
Wright and Joshua S. Currier, two daughters in- law, Fonda T. Currier and Terrissa A. Currier, grandson in-law, John W. Wright and extended family, survive him.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Roswell Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Toledo, OH. Roswell Funeral Home, 950 Mansell Road, Roswell, GA. (770) 993-4811.
CRUMLEY Josephine McDougall Crumley, a native Atlantan passed away April 1, 2003. She was born March 28, 1922, the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Calhoun McDougall of Atlanta. She attended E.
Rivers Elementary School, North Fulton and Gunston Hall in Washington, DC and graduated from Mrs. Finishing School in New York City. Her husband, Robert Morris Crumley and daughter, Jody Crumley preceded her in death. Mr. and Mrs.
Crumley were married for 49 years. She is survived by her daughter and son in-law, Sally and John Lanigan, grandchildren, John and Mary Stoney Lanigan, and her brother, Calhoun McDougall. She was a member of The Cathedral of St. Philip where she was a Daughter of the King, and a member of St. Church Chapter for many years.
Mrs. Crumley was a member of the Atlanta Junior League, Colonial Dames of Atlanta, and a life member of the Piedmont Driving Club. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 3 at 3 at The Cathedral of St. Philip. The family will receive friends at 2 in the Gould Room.
Interment will be at Westview. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Capital Building Fund at the Cathedral of St. Philip or Lenbrook Square Foundation. Arrangements by H.M. Patterson Son, Spring Hill Chapel, 1020 Spring Street, 404-876-1022.
CROWE Mrs. Evelyn M. Crowe, wife of the Rev. Howard A. Crowe died March 31, 2003.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Carmichael Funeral Home in Smyrna. CODY Funeral services for Mr. Johnny Cody will be Thursday, April 3, 2003, 2 P.M. at Mars Hill Baptist Church, Social Circle. Reverend Lewis Kelly, pastor, Reverend Willie Enus, eulogist.
Remains instate at 12 P.M. Interment, Bennie Hill Cemetery. Visitation TODAY with wake from 7-8 P.M. Survivors are son, Anthony Cody; grandchildren, Antavious and Aaliyah; mother, Mrs. Annie K.
Cody; brothers, Lewis Cody, Marvin (Shirley) Cody, James (Annie Doris) Cody; sisters, Myrtle (Michael) Giles, Cecila Cody, Gail (Greg) Maddox, Callie Mae Cody, Charlene (Wilbert) Giles, Joyce (Charles) Boyce, step brother and sister, Jessie Dennis, Virginia Ansley. Cortege will assemble 1 P.M. at 325 Clover Social Circle. Monroe (770) 267-2642 COBBS Ms. Kimberly Cobbs of Atlanta, Ga.
passed March 31, 2003. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Gregory B. Levett and Sons, Avondale- Scottdale Chapel. (404) 294-5500. COBB Homegoing service for Mrs.
Hazel G. Payton Cobb of 284 Third Avenue, Avondale Estates, Ga. will be held Thursday, April 3, 2003 at 12:00 noon, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 848 Porter Decatur, Ga. Rev.
Eugene Smith, Pastor, officiating. Interment Dawn Memorial Gardens. Remains will lie in state at the church from 11:00 a.m. until the hour of service and will not be viewed after the eulogy. Survivors are one daughter, Deacon and Sister Johnny Clark (Pat); one son, Deacon and Sister Ronald Porter (Debra); five grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren; two brothers, Mr.
Eddie Payton and Mr. and Mrs. Delmus Payton; two sisters-in-law and a host of relatives and friends are asked to assemble at the above address at 11:00 a.m. Gregory B. Levett and Sons, Avondale-Scottdale Chapel.
(404) 294-5500. CHAPMAN Mr. Charlie Chapman of Atlanta, GA, died March 30, 2003. Memorial service announced later. Sellers Inc.
404-522-6924. CARROLL Willa E. Carroll, age 71 of McDonough, died April 1, 2003. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joel Alison Carroll. She is survived by her daughters, G.
Faye and Warren Pennington of McDonough and Sandra Joyce Carroll of Stockbridge; son, Deryl Lee and Brenda Pate of Bonaire, GA; grandchildren, Warren Martin, Star Hernandez, Misty Carroll, Deryl Brandon Pate, Christopher Lee Pate, Kayce Suzanne Lovato, great-grandchildren, Donovan Martin, Matthew Martin, Chelsea Peppers, Isaac Hernandez, Victoria Nicole Carroll, Kaiden Lovato and Bryce Pate, several cousins. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 4 at Cannon- Cleveland Funeral Directors. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. at the Little Union Primitive Baptist Church in Byron, Georgia.
The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Thursday from p.m. Those who wish may sign the on-line guest registry at www.cannon- cleveland.com. Cannon-Cleveland Funeral Directors, 770914-1414 in charge of arrangements. BROCKETT Mrs. Daisy Beane Brockett, 91, formally of Decatur passed away on April 1, 2003.She was predeceased by her husband, Edgar L.
Brockett, and her son, Ronald W. Brockett. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Virginia and Ray Bilbo; daughter-in-law, Charlene Brockett; and grandchildren, Victor Herec, Catherine Boland and her husband Gerard Remery, Caroline Brockett, Douglas Brockett; sister-in-law, Jenny Lind Pettys; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Brockett was a real estate broker for 30 years as owner of Brockett Realty in Decatur and was past president of the at the Yaarab Shrine Temple.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, 1 p.m. at Decatur Cemetery. The Reverend Alicia Weltner of St. Martin in The Fields Episcopal Church, Atlanta will officiate. Open visitation at A.
S. Turner Sons. BLACKMON Funeral services for Mr. Corey Blackmon, age 31, of 2151 Montrose East Point, Ga. will be held Thursday, April 3, 2003 at 1 p.m.
at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 1150 Westview S. Rev. James H. Sims, pastor, officiating, Pastor Margaret L. Moore, Eulogist.
Interment, Westview Cemetery. The remains will be placed in state at the church at 11 a.m. He leaves to cherish his memory, his mother, Ms. Jeanette Blackmon; father, Rev. Henry E.
Greeson, Jr. and a host of relatives and friends. The cortege will assemble at the residence at 12 noon. Carl M. Williams Funeral Directors, 492 Larkin S.
404-522-8454. BERRY Albert Hughes Berry III, age 47, died March 30, 2003 at his residence in Marietta, Georgia surrounded by his loving family. Hugh was born in Savannah, July 8, 1955. He was the son of the late Albert Hughes Berry Jr. and Jean C.
Berry. Hugh is survived by his wife of 24 years, Nancy Skipper Berry, sons, Albert and Clark Berry and daughter, Ashley Berry, all of Marietta, who claim was the greatest father to ever brother and sister in- law, Ronald and Caroline Berry of Savannah, Georgia. Growing up in Savannah, Hugh spent his early years at Savannah Country Day School and was a graduate of Woodbury Forest in Virginia and the University of Georgia, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Hugh was very involved with the sailing community in Savannah. Many weekends were spent sailing in Regattas at home and throughout the southeast.
Hugh and his family later moved to Marietta, Georgia where he was employed by Great Dane Trailers. In 1998, Hugh started his own company in Chattanooga, TN, Wabash Trailer Sales. He became devoted to the game of golf and also coached his three soccer teams, one of which won a state title. Hugh will be missed by many friends in Chattanooga, Marietta and Savannah. A memorial service is planned in Savannah on Friday, April 4, 2003 at 2:00 p.m.
at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension with Pastor Jack Ohsiek officiating. Fox Weeks Hodgson Chapel, 7200 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Savannah, Georgia 31406 (912)352-7200, in charge of those arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, 955 Johnson Ferry Road, N.E., Marietta, Georgia 30068 (770) 973-6561 or the Cobb County Humane Society, 1060 County Farm Road, S.E., Marietta, Georgia 30008 (770) 422-8874. H.M. Patterson Son, Canton Hill Chapel, 1157 Old Canton Road, N.E., Marietta, Georgia 30068, (770) 977-9885 in charge of the local arrangements.
BAILEY Mr. Ralph (Blue) Bailey will be funeralized Thursday, April 3, 2003 at 1 p.m. from Mt. Patmos Baptist Church. Rev.
Raleigh Rucker officiating. Interment, Kennedy. Survivors are one daughter, two sons, one sister, three brothers, a special brother, Rev. Raleigh Rucker, grandson, wife, mother-in-law, son-in-law, aunts, uncles, and a host of other relatives and friends. Please assemble at 1517 Newton S.E.
at 12 noon. Raleigh Rucker Funeral Home, 404-288-7015. ARNN Linda L. Arnn, 58 of Cleveland, died March 30, 2003. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m.
Friday, April 4th at Crowell Brothers Peachtree Chapel in Norcross. The family will receive friends after the service at Crowell Brothers. Ms. Arnn retired from the IRS after 21 years of service where she worked as a Computer System Operator. She was recently employed with New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Branch in Atlanta.
Ms. Arnn is survived by her brothers, Edward Arnn of Decatur, GA; and John Arnn of Nashville, TN; niece, Krista Safrit of McDonough, GA; nephews, Benjamin Arnn and Mathew Arnn of Nashville, TN; and Kyle Arnn of Decatur, GA. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may send contributions to: Smithgall Woods Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 2090, Cleveland, GA. 30528.
Arrangements by Crowell Brothers Peachtree Chapel Funeral Home, Norcross, GA. 770-448-5757. ABENSTEIN Katherine M. 90, a fifty years resident of Atlanta, died March 28, 2003. There are no survivors.
She was a member of Christ the King Cathedral Atlanta. Burial, Holy Cross Cemetery, Escanada, MI. Wages Sons, Stone Mountain Chapel. 770-469-9811. FAMILY-PLACED DEATH NOTICES ON THE WEB: Family-placed death notices at www.ajcclassifieds.com news obituaries at www.ajc.com Guide to finding past obituaries or death notices at www.ajc.com/obituaryhelp ASSOCIATED PRESS Michael Jeter, 50, won a supporting actor Emmy as a shrimpy assistant football coach on and was known on as the Other Mr.
Noodle. Mr. body was found in his Hollywood Hills home Sunday. An autopsy was planned, though Mr. Jeter, who was HIV-positive but had been in good health, apparently died of natural causes, his publicist, Dick Guttman, said.
Mr. Jeter had been filming a Christmas movie, Polar A slim 5-foot-4 with thinning red hair, bushy mustache and a broad grin, he played tough runts, sniveling wimps and big-hearted underdogs. often see myself in my private life as being a pinched and confined person. When I get on the stage I can open he said in 1992. Michael Jeter, 50, stage, screen actor LOS ANGELES Michael Jeter won an Emmy for his role in OBITUARIES GLENN W.
BOYCE, 47, of Alpharetta died Monday. The body was cremated. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Friday, Roswell Funeral Home. ALBERT McQUOWN BRENNAN, 40, of Alpharetta died Monday.
Visitation, 7 p.m. Thursday, Louie E. Jones Funeral Home. IRENE D. HERMER, 87, of Roswell died Sunday.
Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, John P. Feeney Funeral Home, Reading, Pa. JEAN MOUNT, 77, of Roswell died Tuesday. Funeral, 11:30 a.m.
Friday, H.M. Patterson Son, Spring Hill. VERA L. AARON, 85, of Lawrenceville, formerly of Doraville, died Tuesday. Funeral, 1 p.m.
Thursday, Tom M. Wages, Oak Lawn Chapel. MARTHA L. WAYNE, 61, of Grayson died Tuesday. Funeral, 11 a.m.
Thursday, Tom M. Wages, Oak Lawn Chapel. ROBERT C. BLANCHARD, 86, of Gainesville died Monday. The body was cremated.
Memorial service, 2 p.m. April 21, A.S. Turner Sons. WANDA GAIL MORRIS, 53, of Stockbridge died Sunday. Graveside service, 1 p.m.
Thursday, Lovewood Freewill Baptist Church cemetery; Ford-Stewart Funeral Home. BILLY CAROL FARROW, infant son of Connie and Johnnie Farrow of Porterdale, died Sunday. Graveside service, 11 a.m. today, Lawnwood Memorial Park; Caldwell Cowan. THOMAS PAUL YOTHER, 57, of Hiram died Monday.
Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Benson Funeral Home. FRED L. JOHNSON, 38, of Conyers died Saturday. Funeral, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Levett Son Funeral Home. MAXIE LEE BACON, 69, of Luthersville died Sunday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, McKoon Funeral Home. JEANNE INGRAM BRASELTON, 41, of Rome died Sunday.
Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Funeral Home. JOSEPH FIELDS, 61, of Nicholson died Tuesday. Funeral plans will be announced by Evans Funeral Home. ARTHUR CY GASSES, 67, of Greenville died Monday.
Graveside service, 11 a.m. Thursday, Greenville City Cemetery; Smith-Steele-Meadows Funeral Home, Woodbury. MATTIE ELLA HIGGINS, 80, of Griffin died Tuesday. Funeral, 3 p.m. Thursday, Conner-Westbury Funeral Home.
LINDA C. HOGAN, 59, of Monroe died Monday. The body will be cremated. Funeral, 11 a.m. today, Meadows Funeral Home.
JENNIFER KIMBROUGH, 40, of Greensboro died Tuesday. Funeral plans will be announced by Watts Funeral Home, Union Point. AUBREY McDOUGAL, 70, of Social Circle died Sunday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Meadows Funeral Home.
RUTH THOMAS NIX, 76, of Blairsville died Sunday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Cochran Funeral Home. EDNA CORNWALL TUCKER, 92, of Alto died Tuesday. Funeral, 2 p.m.
Thursday, McGahee-Griffin Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia. LYNDA GAYLE WHATLEY, 61, of Wrightsville died Monday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Brown Memorial Baptist Church; Stanley Funeral Home. DEATHS FUNERALS Continued from previous page.
