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Red Cross needs blood,
<2 drives set for February
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By Alton Bridges •
Writer
’/The American Red Cross oper
ates the most extensive and up
s ‘/o-date blood banking system in
f<the world. Networking with 38
’•'Jilood regions in the United
♦* States this system, along with the
'.linkage with the international
/Agency, the American Red Cross
the potential on any given
SUay to touch the life of any
Shuman being on the planet.
“‘/The Red Cross has been bank
*“• jng blood since World War 11.
’ Each year, 6 million Americans
receive 18 million units, or pints,
' of blood.
• / The Red Cross also has the
' National Bone Marrow Registry
- the largest of its kind in the
, ‘ world.
' The Red Cross divides Georgia
into two regions. The Gainesville
* office serves 85 counties and 130
hospitals in North Georgia and
the Savannah office serves the
■ fest of the state. These two
offices provide 97 percent of all
the blood used in the state.
The Southern Region provides
blood products and services to 37
metro Atlanta Hospitals and
Deaths
Tom Lathem
Tom H. Lathem, 59, of
Cumming, died Wednesday, Jan.
28, 1998, following an extended
illness with cancer. A native of
’Cherokee County, he was a
member of Friendship Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife,
’ Charlene Lathem of Cumming;
daughters and sons-in-law, Myra
'anti Sam Tribble and Leda and
Gary Mauldin, all of Cumming;
‘grandchildren, Scott and Eric
Tribble and Tayler and Dylan
Mauldin, all of Cumming; broth
er and sister-in-law, Connie M.
and Beuna Lathem of Cumming;
.’si’sters and brothers-in-law,
Donaldson and Jackie
’an.d James Hawkins, all of
'Cumming, and Martha and
•Homer Hicks of Tenn.; mother
‘in-law, Elvira Mcßrayer bf
brothers-in-law and
bisters-in-law, Jerry and Barbara
TJagley and Archie and Rebecca
McPherson; nieces and nephews;
'and other relatives.
‘ Funeral services were held
Saturday, Jan. 31, at Friendship
’Baptist Church, with the Revs.
Ronnie McCormick, Bud Sutton,
David Bagley and Don Westray
‘officiating.
• Interment followed in Sawnee
View Memorial Gardens.
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Almost everyone who lives to
be 75 years of age will need
blood at least once in his or her
lifetime.
There is a constant need for
blood because it lasts only 35 to
42 days. Also, there is usually a
shortage of blood after the first
i of the year.
If all eligible donors gave twice
each year, there would not be any
seasonal blood shortages.
High school and college stu
i dents donate 15 percent of the
, blood in the Southern Region.
The Gainesville office of the
: American Red Cross serves the
' Baptist North Hospital here in
: Cumming.
For the past two years, Forsyth
i County has used 1,000 units or
: pints of blood.
) During the month of February,
I the Red Cross will be holding
; blood drives at Lanier United
> Methodist Church on Monday,
I Feb. 9, between 2:30-7:30 p.m.
and at the Church of Good
; Shepherd on Hwy. 369 on
r Sunday, Feb. 22, between 8:30
1 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
donations may be made to the
Forsyth County Humane Society.
Ingram Funeral Home had
charge of the arrangements.
Forsyth County News
February 1, 1998
Frances Murphy
Frances Murphy, 98, of
Cumming, died Wednesday, Jan.
28, 1998, at Baptist North
Hospital. A native of Columbus,
she was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband,
Lucius Murphy of Cumming;
niece, Fanny Chase Caldwell of
Houston, Texas; and several
cousins.
A private graveside service was
held Friday, Jan. 30, in Sawnee
View Memorial Gardens.
L.W. McDonald & Son Funeral
Home had charge of the arrange
ments.
Forsyth County News
February 1, 1998
Clarence Sewell
Clarence Sewell, 86, of
Mansfield, died Wednesday, Jan.
28, 1998.
Survivors include his wife,
Martha Haygood Sewell of
Mansfield; children, Charles and
Loretta Sewell of Covington,
Loyce and Thad Cape of
Cumming, Harold and Sharon
Sewell of Columbus, Ohio, and
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Commitment to challenging students remembered
By Alton Bridges
Staff Writer
Cumming lost a very fine citizen recently
with the death of Lawton K. Bannister.
Mr. Bannister graduated from Piedmont
College in 1934 with a degree in math and
physics and became a teacher. During World
War 11, he served in the U.S. i
Army Air Corps. After the
war, Bannister remained in I
the reserves and returned to
teaching, but in 1951, he was
called back into the Air Force
during the Korean War and
remained on active duty until
he retired.
After retiring from the
U.S. Air Force as a lieutenant
colonel, he returned to
Forsyth County and began
teaching mathematics and
started the golf program at
Forsyth County High School
in 1970.
In 1975, the Forsyth
County High golf team won
the state championship in
Gainesville.
“Mr. Bannister did not have to work
because he had retired from the military as a
colonel, but he enjoyed working with young
people,” remembered Gloria Poss, who
taught mathematics for many years in
Forsyth County schools. “He was a good
math teacher and a joy to work with. The
kids who played golf for him really liked him
as a golf coach.”
Three members of the golf team which
Jackie and Jessie Sewell of
Newborn; 12 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; one great
great-grandchild; brother and sis
ter-in-law, Jessie and Jean Sewell
of Cumming; sister and brother
in-law, Ruby and Phillip Eddy of
Canton; nieces and nephews; and
other relatives.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, Jan. 31, at Mt. Pisgah
Baptist Church, with the Revs.
John W. Morgan, Clyde Boling
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won the state championship remembered
Bannister for what he meant to them.
Steve Vickery knew Bannister as a friend,
coach and teacher. “He was the consummate
teacher,” said Vickery. “He was about 60
years old when he came home from the mili
tary and undertook a new career and chal-
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Bannister
“He was a part of our team even after we left
school,” said Bettis. “When I heard of his
death, I called almost everyone on that 1975
championship team and we talked about what
we learned from him.”
Bettis said he was not as good at golf as
some of the other players on the 1975 team,
but Bannister always encouraged him to keep
trying.
“He made me feel like I was as good as
and Randy Richards officiating.
Interment followed in Mt.
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ingram Funeral Home had
charge of the arrangements.
Forsyth County News
February 1, 1998
Short Tailant
James D. “Shorty” Tailant, 70,
of Fairplay, S.C., died
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998. A
native of Forsyth County, he was
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Sunday, Ftxuury I,ISSS -1
lenge, which was not easy.
He led us to a state cham
pionship in golf in 1975.
But he was as good at
teaching algebra as he was
as a coach. He made alge
bra fun; that’s something
no college professor in
algebra could do. He was a
great communicator who
helped everyone on that
team be better students and
people.”
Stan Bettis of Midway
Building Supply who
played on the golf team
that won the state champi
onship said he will miss
Bannister but will always
remember the things he
learned from Bannister.
a member of Haw Creek Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Hazel Bannister Tallant of
Fairplay, S.C.; children, Frances
and Allen Barnett of Panama
City, Fla. and Martha and Mike
Melton of Alpharetta; four
grandchildren; five great-grand
children; sister, Edna Boling of
Alpharetta; brothers, H.B. Tallant
of Cumming and Hugh Tallant of
Sacramento, Calif.; nieces and
the rest of them. He made me feel like a
champion,” said Bettis. “He was not only my
friend, he was also a friend of my family.
After I left school, he stayed in contact with
me and encouraged me to be better. I will
always remember how much he cared about
us.” ‘
Greg Gravitt said he remembered
Bannister always nudging the members of die
golf team to keep up their school work.
“He taught my dad in the 1930 s and he
was always proud of the fact that he taught
and coached me and my dad. He coached me
in golf and my dad in basketball. And we
were glad, too,” said Gravitt.
“All of the players who played on the
state championship team started playing for
him as freshmen in 1972 and the golf pro
gram was only a year or two old when we
began high school,” Gravitt said. “He made
us champions. He was a sincere and serious
person, but I’ll never forget the smile on his
face when we finally won. He was always
proud of us and we always appreciated
him.” ,
After he became an adult, Gravitt said
every time they met, Bannister would ask
about his family and how they were doing.
“He cared about us as individuals and was
sincerely interested in our lives. He really
wanted us to be not only good golfers, but
good citizens.”
Every year, the most improved golfer at
Forsyth Central High School receives a tro
phy named for Bannister. He was as interest
ed in students’ improvements as citizens as
he was in improvements in golf, said former
student-players.
nephews; and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. at
Ingram Funeral Home Chapel.
The Revs. Eddie Martin, Robert
Martin and Horace Richards offi
ciated.
Interment will follow in
Greenlawn Cemetery of Roswell.
Ingram Funeral Home has
charge of the arrangements.
Forsyth County News
February 1, 1998
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