Hoyt G. Booth Hoyt Garland Booth, 100, of Hull, died Thursday, January 4, 2001. Mr. Booth was born in Madison County, where he spent most of his life. He was a son of the late Jeremiah and Lola Addington Booth. Mr. Booth was a farmer and carpenter/contractor and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He was also a member of Woodman of the World, AARP and the Georgia Farm Bureau. Mr. Booth was preceded in death by his wife, Nobie Jones Booth, and two daughters, Zelma Booth Scarbrough, Hull, and Frances Booth Brown, Miami, Fla. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 6, in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Rev. Ray Jenkins officiating. Burial was in the family cemetery. Survivors include daughter, Lorene Booth Forston, Hull, daughter and son-in-law, Agnes Booth Whitsel and Purcell Whitsel, Macon; grandchildren, George Robert Palmer, Crawford, Charles Michael Palmer, Athens, Eddie Scarbrough, Gwinnett County, Dr. Randi Whitsel Jones, Atlanta, Purcell Whitsel Jr., Macon, and Sandra Brown Izquierdo, Miami; great-grandchildren, Gregg Palmer, Athens, Darien Palmer, Atlanta, Dessaray Whitsel and John Whitsel, Macon, and Erin, Kevin and Laura Izquierdo, Miami; and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Booth had been a resident of Athens Heritage for three years, where he will be missed by his many friends, family stated. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rocking Chair Fund of Athens Heritage Resident Council. Brown Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. For more information and guest book, see www.legacy.com. The Madison County Journal, January 10, 2001