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Below is a list of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people (Georgians or Ex-Georgians) who have died in 2008.
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Josephine David Ward
Josephine David Ward died on Saturday, January 3, 2009, of heart failure and complications of diabetes. She was 90 years old.
Josephine Mary David was born in Jacksonville, Florida on April 16, 1918. She graduated from the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind and lived with her family in Jacksonville until she moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1950s to live with her cousin there. She worked as a key punch operator and met Jimmie Lee Ward of Texas and Oklahoma, whom she married on June 16, 1951. They had two daughters, Conne and Becky, and eventually moved back to Jacksonville where
Josephine worked as a bookkeeper for David Concrete Products, a construction-related business owned by her brothers. Josephine was the fifth child of Selma and Naif David, one of six children. Her brothers and sisters have all passed on.

Josephine and Jimmie divorced in the 1970s, and Josephine moved to Atlanta in 1986 when she retired from David Concrete Products. She lived in a condo in Decatur until she moved in with her daughter Conne, her son-in-law David Cameron and her ex-husband Jimmie in 2001. Her hobby was reading and she would spend hours each day immersed in a book. She enjoyed cooking Syrian food which she had learned from her Syria-born parents, an she passed on some of those recipes to her daughters. Before she lost her leg to diabetes,
Josephine loved to drive her little car to go visit her friends and
go shopping. She was a generous woman who even grew to enjoy her daughter's cats and dogs with whom she shared her home. Although she would fuss about them bothering her, she could often be found giving one of the cats a ride around her rooms on her walker.

Brought up Catholic, Josephine attended Holy Trinity Parish, an
Episcopal church in Decatur. She and Jimmie had joined the Episcopal Church in Jacksonville when they built their home just around the corner from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Arlington.

Her loss is deeply felt by her family. They ask that in lieu of
flowers, contributions be made to Holy Trinity Parish, 515 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030 to benefit the interpreter's fund there.

The funeral information:

When: January 18, 2009
Time: 3:00pm
Where: Holy Trinity Parish
515 E. Ponce De Leon Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030

Her ashes will be scattered in the garden at the church and there will be a reception afterwards.

Cards can be sent to:
Conne Ward-Cameron
1092 St. Charles Place
Atlanta, GA 30306

William Raymond Duffrey

William Raymond Duffey, 67, passed away Tuesday night, January 6, 2009, at the Embracing Hospice wing of Heritage Medical Center in Snellville.

He is survived by: his wife, Linda; daughter Amy Duffey; stepdaughters Tara and Penny; granddaughters Amber, Ashley and Mariah; step-grandchildren Sebastian and Ariel; sister and brother-in-law, Mary Anne and Lonnie Smith; nephews Kevin and Jason Smith; and niece
Jennifer Shannon.

There will be a memorial service held at Cruselle-Freeman Church for the Deaf in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday January 10, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred, and checks can be made out in
Raymond's name to Tim Stewart Funeral Home in Snellville, where his body is to be cremated.

Betty Ruth Baxley Jenkins

Laura Dubberly received a word that Betty Ruth Baxley Jenkins had gone to be with the Lord on Friday, January 9, 2009 about 4 o'clock. She lived in the south part of Georgia and was a former student at GSD many years ago. The funeral details will be announced as soon as we get more information.

Pray for her family.

Submitted by
Cheryl Shaver
Clarene Brooks
Laura Dubberly

Louise Ward

LOUISE WARD, 97, died Tuesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Tom M. Wages, Snellville Chapel.

Survived by her son Leonard & Shirley daughter in law of Monroe, GA

Born on 10-15-1911
Died on 01-13-2009

Visitation: Jan 14, Wednesday between 6 to 8pm
Service: Jan 15th at 2 pm

Tom M. Wages, Snellville Chapel
http://www.wagesfuneralhome.com
3705 Highway 78 W
Snellville, GA 30039
(770) 979-3200

Carole Whatley Holman

Former student of Georgia School for the Deaf!
Her sister Mary Jean Doyle passed away few years ago!

Mrs. Carole Whatley Holman, of Social Circle, died Saturday, May 30, 2009. Mrs. Holman was born in Dekalb County, Georgia December 27, 1944.
She is survived by her husband William "Bill" Holman of Social Circle, two daughters, two sisters and other family and friends.

Graveside services for Mrs. Holman will be held at 2PM Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Mozley Memorial Gardens in Lithia Springs. The family will receive friends at Wheeler Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 from 6:00PM until 8:00PM. Friends may sign the on-line registry at www.wheelerfuneralhome.com.

Wheeler Funeral Home and Crematory,
11405 Brown Bridge Road, Covington, GA 30016 is in charge of the arrangements. (770) 786-7111
Published in the Rockdale Citizen on 6/3/2009

Richard Bryan "Rick" Littlejohn, 29

Richard Bryan "Rick" Littlejohn, age 29 of Ringgold and formerly of Demorest, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at Embracing Hospice.

Born in Hall County on March 09, 1980, he was the son of Kenneth and Barbara White Littlejohn. He was of the Baptist faith, a loving father, who enjoyed
spending time with his children, and looked forward to special occasions with this extended family. He also enjoyed any activities related to sports. He was
preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Thomas Littlejohn and maternal grandfather, Vernon A. White.

Surviving are wife, Mary Littlejohn of Ringgold; daughters, Jordan Ann Littlejohn, Joni Lynn Littlejohn, Kelsie Jean Littlejohn and Kylie Jane Littlejohn all of Ringgold; parents, Kenneth & Barbara Littlejohn of Demorest; brother and sister-in-law, Wesley & Leah Littlejohn of Mt. Airy; maternal grandmother, Rosa Jean White of Cornelia and paternal grandmother, Mary Littlejohn of Cornelia; niece, Macey Littlejohn of Mt. Airy; he is also survived by several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services are 3:00 pm Friday, June 12, 2009, from the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart with Rev. Terry Rice officiating. Interment will
follow in Level Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 pm until the service hour on Friday. The family is at the
residence of his parents, 510 Cross Creek Road, Demorest, GA 30535.

An online guest register is available at http://www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com
.

McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia (706.778.8668) is in charge
of arrangements.

Josephine David Ward Josephine David Ward died on Saturday, January 3, 2009, of heart failure and complications of diabetes. She was 90 years old. Josephine Mary David was born in Jacksonville, Florida on April 16, 1918. She graduated from the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind and lived with her family in Jacksonville until she moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1950s to live with her cousin there. She worked as a key punch operator and met Jimmie Lee Ward of Texas and Oklahoma, whom she married on June 16, 1951. They had two daughters, Conne and Becky, and eventually moved back to Jacksonville where Josephine worked as a bookkeeper for David Concrete Products, a construction-related business owned by her brothers. Josephine was the fifth child of Selma and Naif David, one of six children. Her brothers and sisters have all passed on. Josephine and Jimmie divorced in the 1970s, and Josephine moved to Atlanta in 1986 when she retired from David Concrete Products. She lived in a condo in Decatur until she moved in with her daughter Conne, her son-in-law David Cameron and her ex-husband Jimmie in 2001. Her hobby was reading and she would spend hours each day immersed in a book. She enjoyed cooking Syrian food which she had learned from her Syria-born parents, an she passed on some of those recipes to her daughters. Before she lost her leg to diabetes, Josephine loved to drive her little car to go visit her friends and go shopping. She was a generous woman who even grew to enjoy her daughter's cats and dogs with whom she shared her home. Although she would fuss about them bothering her, she could often be found giving one of the cats a ride around her rooms on her walker. Brought up Catholic, Josephine attended Holy Trinity Parish, an Episcopal church in Decatur. She and Jimmie had joined the Episcopal Church in Jacksonville when they built their home just around the corner from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Arlington. Her loss is deeply felt by her family. They ask that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Holy Trinity Parish, 515 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030 to benefit the interpreter's fund there. The funeral information: When: January 18, 2009 Time: 3:00pm Where: Holy Trinity Parish 515 E. Ponce De Leon Avenue Decatur, GA 30030 Her ashes will be scattered in the garden at the church and there will be a reception afterwards. Cards can be sent to: Conne Ward-Cameron 1092 St. Charles Place Atlanta, GA 30306	William Raymond Duffrey William Raymond Duffey, 67, passed away Tuesday night, January 6, 2009, at the Embracing Hospice wing of Heritage Medical Center in Snellville. He is survived by: his wife, Linda; daughter Amy Duffey; stepdaughters Tara and Penny; granddaughters Amber, Ashley and Mariah; step-grandchildren Sebastian and Ariel; sister and brother-in-law, Mary Anne and Lonnie Smith; nephews Kevin and Jason Smith; and niece Jennifer Shannon. There will be a memorial service held at Cruselle-Freeman Church for the Deaf in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday January 10, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred, and checks can be made out in Raymond's name to Tim Stewart Funeral Home in Snellville, where his body is to be cremated.
Betty Ruth Baxley Jenkins Laura Dubberly received a word that Betty Ruth Baxley Jenkins had gone to be with the Lord on Friday, January 9, 2009 about 4 o'clock. She lived in the south part of Georgia and was a former student at GSD many years ago. The funeral details will be announced as soon as we get more information. Pray for her family. Submitted by Cheryl Shaver Clarene Brooks Laura Dubberly	Louise Ward LOUISE WARD, 97, died Tuesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Tom M. Wages, Snellville Chapel. Survived by her son Leonard & Shirley daughter in law of Monroe, GA Born on 10-15-1911 Died on 01-13-2009 Visitation: Jan 14, Wednesday between 6 to 8pm Service: Jan 15th at 2 pm Tom M. Wages, Snellville Chapel http://www.wagesfuneralhome.com 3705 Highway 78 W Snellville, GA 30039 (770) 979-3200
Carole Whatley Holman Former student of Georgia School for the Deaf! Her sister Mary Jean Doyle passed away few years ago! Mrs. Carole Whatley Holman, of Social Circle, died Saturday, May 30, 2009. Mrs. Holman was born in Dekalb County, Georgia December 27, 1944. She is survived by her husband William "Bill" Holman of Social Circle, two daughters, two sisters and other family and friends. Graveside services for Mrs. Holman will be held at 2PM Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Mozley Memorial Gardens in Lithia Springs. The family will receive friends at Wheeler Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 from 6:00PM until 8:00PM. Friends may sign the on-line registry at www.wheelerfuneralhome.com. Wheeler Funeral Home and Crematory, 11405 Brown Bridge Road, Covington, GA 30016 is in charge of the arrangements. (770) 786-7111 Published in the Rockdale Citizen on 6/3/2009	Richard Bryan "Rick" Littlejohn, 29 Richard Bryan "Rick" Littlejohn, age 29 of Ringgold and formerly of Demorest, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at Embracing Hospice. Born in Hall County on March 09, 1980, he was the son of Kenneth and Barbara White Littlejohn. He was of the Baptist faith, a loving father, who enjoyed spending time with his children, and looked forward to special occasions with this extended family. He also enjoyed any activities related to sports. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Thomas Littlejohn and maternal grandfather, Vernon A. White. Surviving are wife, Mary Littlejohn of Ringgold; daughters, Jordan Ann Littlejohn, Joni Lynn Littlejohn, Kelsie Jean Littlejohn and Kylie Jane Littlejohn all of Ringgold; parents, Kenneth & Barbara Littlejohn of Demorest; brother and sister-in-law, Wesley & Leah Littlejohn of Mt. Airy; maternal grandmother, Rosa Jean White of Cornelia and paternal grandmother, Mary Littlejohn of Cornelia; niece, Macey Littlejohn of Mt. Airy; he is also survived by several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services are 3:00 pm Friday, June 12, 2009, from the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart with Rev. Terry Rice officiating. Interment will follow in Level Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 pm until the service hour on Friday. The family is at the residence of his parents, 510 Cross Creek Road, Demorest, GA 30535. An online guest register is available at http://www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com . McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia (706.778.8668) is in charge of arrangements.