Willie Johnson Cooper

A memorial service for Willie “Bill” Johnson Cooper, 82, of Athens was held Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the chapel of Lord and Stephens East, Athens. She died Thursday, February 25, at her home.
Mrs. Cooper was a native of Elbert County and the daughter of the late Frances Blackmon and Obie Butler Johnson. At one time, she had taught school in Tignall. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, C. Dewey Cooper, Athens; children, Norma Dudley and her husband, J. Gary Dudley, and their son, Thomas E. Dudley II; Claire V. Cooper and her husband, Robert M. Harris; Edward H. Cooper and his wife, Grace E. McDougald, and their daughter, Cameron G. McDougald; and a sister, Norma J. Hopkins of Washington.
Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.
Lord and Stephens, East, of Athens was in charge of arrangements.

Emily Callaway McDonald

Funeral services for Emily Callaway McDonald, 90, of Athens, were held Friday, March 5, 2010, in the First United Methodist Church, Athens. She died February 24,
Mrs. McDonald was a native of Wilkes County, the daughter of the late Ruby Perkins and William Rogers Callaway of Washington. She was the widow of Col. Henry S. Mc- Donald Jr.; and the sister of the late W.R. Callaway Jr. of Athens, Harry Callaway, and Oscar Callaway of Washington; and mother of the late Kathleen Lucille McDonald. After graduating from Washington High School she earned a degree as a registered nurse from Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta. As part of her husband’s military career, the family lived in numerous locations, including Arizona, Massachusetts, Arlington, Virginia, Ft. Benning, Athens, Greece, and finally settling in Athens, Georgia. In 1959 she embarked on a new chapter of her life. She started Meadowbrook Nursery School, a morning program that helped children prepare for kindergarten. After being away from nursing for 35 years, she was recertified as a registered nurse in 1978 and worked in Athens Regional Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital. From 1980 to 1994 she was a housemother for the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority at the University of Georgia where she was affectionately known as “Mother Em.”
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Carol McDonald and Richard Shoemaker; a son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Lynn McDonald; and four grandchildren, Sarah Kathleen Fisher of Chicago, Katherine Macon Foster, Maxwell Callaway McDonald, and William Henry McDonald Jr., all of Athens.