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16 December 1998

Mr. Joseph H. (Joe) McElwee, Sr., age 58, of 22 Norwood Street, Rome, Ga., passed away Wednesday, December 16, 1998. Mr. McElwee was born November 21, 1940 in Floyd County. He was the previous owner of North Broad Produce in Rome, Ga., and was employed as a general contractor for Hardy Realty. He was an Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ross Clyde McElwee and Viola "China" McElwee; and a brother, Jerry Wayne McElwee. Survivors include his wife Nettie Ann Magnicheri McElwee; a son, Joseph Hart (Joey) McElwee, Jr. of Rome Ga.; a brother, Bobby G. McElwee, Sr., of Cave Spring, Ga.; an aunt, Frances Farmer of Cedartown, Ga.; a sister Mary Frances Short of Yuma, Arizona; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mr. McElwee were conducted Sunday, December 20, 1998 from the chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Rice and Rev. Phillip Smith officiating. Interment followed in Jackson�s Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers included Bobby G. McElwee, Jr., Gary J. McElwee, Joseph W. McElwee, David Pilcher, Danny Williams, and Gary Ralph Stansell. Gammage Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

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