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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PAGE 5B
Area Death Notices
Grace Ray
Grace Whitfield
Ray, 75, of Homer,
died Wednesday,
January 2, 2008, at
BJC Medical Center
in Commerce.
Survivors include
daughters and sons-
in-law, June and
Jerry Carlan and Joyce
and Dillard Ausburn, all
of Homer; grandson and
spouse, Zane and Mandy
Ausburn; great-grand
daughter, Alexis Ausburn;
sisters, Mary Turpin
and Bertha Whitfield,
both of Homer, and
Rose Leachman,
Commerce.
Funeral services
were held Friday,
January 4, at Bethany
Christian Church.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Banks County News, January 16, 2008.
Paid Obit
William Kent
William Dwight Kent, 60,
of Maysville, died Tuesday,
January 8, 2008.
Born in Jackson County,
he was the son of Virginia
Moore and step-father, Joe
Moore, of Maysville, and the
late Thurston William Kent.
He was a member of Center
Grove Baptist Church, a
graduate of Commerce High
School, and an avid race car
driver and fan. Mr. Kent was
preceded in death by sons,
Kyle and Chad Kent.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Amber Kent, Los Angeles,
Calif.; brother and sister-
in-law, Darrell and Carol
Kent, Hoschton; nephew
and wife, Brandon and Jill
Kent, Hoschton; niece and
husband, Danielle and Laray
Cross; and a number of other
relatives.
Funeral services were held
Friday, January 11, in the
chapel of Little Davenport
Funeral home. Burial was in
Center Grove Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Center Grove
Baptist Church Cemetery
Fund, 5154 Pond Fork Church
Rd., Pendergrass, Ga. 30567
Little Davenport Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, January 16, 2008.
Eleanor Reid
Eleanor Nervia Gowder
Reid, 81, of Clarkesville, died
Friday, January 11, 2008, at
her residence, following an
extended illness.
She was born in Banks
County on January 25, 1926,
the daughter of the late
William Edward and India
Parsons Gowder. She was
a dental assistant, having
worked for Dr. Randy Daniel
with 25 years of dedicated
service. She was a member
of Calvary Baptist Church
in Morrow, and attended Mt.
Carmel Baptist Church. Mrs.
Reid was preceded in death
by her husband, Luther Coy
Reid; sisters, Dr. Fredna
Waters and Callie Burke; and
brothers, Frank Gowder and
Swayne Gowder.
She was an avid Braves base
ball fan, enjoyed watching
game shows, and listening to
gospel music. She was very
musically inclined, having
played the piano for several
years, but most important
ly, she was an exceptional
grandmother, according to
loved ones.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, David and
Angy Reid, Sautee; sisters,
Edna Elrod and Ethel Tanner,
both of Clarkesville; grand
children, Matthew and Sherry
Reid, Kristena and Coenraad
Brand, Liberty Nelligan and
Beatrice Nelligan; great-
granddaughter, Brooke
MaryElle Reid; sister-in-law,
Frances Gowder, Macon;
brother-in-law, M.L. Burke,
Atherton, Calif.; and special
caregivers, Betty Jackson,
Judy Weaver, Sharon Jones
and Betty Seabolt.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, January 13, at Mt.
Carmel Baptist Church in
Banks County with Dr. Randy
Daniel and the Rev. Swayne
Carlan officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery with
the Rev. James Duncan offi
ciating.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, was
in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, January 16, 2008.
Bonnie Hensley
Miss Bonnie Marie Hensley,
82, of Lula, died Thursday,
January 10, 2008, at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville, following a sud
den illness.
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and was preceded in death
by brothers, John Henry
Hensley, Amos Monroe
Hensley and Kinsey Hensley;
sisters, Augusta Ann Gee and
Ethel Montine Powers.
Survivors include a sis
ter, Mary Louise Bishop,
Gainesville; and special
friends, Billy McCrackin and
Sherri Holcombe, both of
Lula.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, January 13, in the
chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home with the
Revs. Dean Bryant and James
Dumas officiating. Burial was
in Midway Methodist Church
Cemetery in Gillsville.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hospice of
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center, 2150 Limestone
Parkway, Gainesville, Ga.
30501.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, January 16, 2008.
Peggy Gilmer
Peggy Bryan Gilmer, 76, of
Gainesville, died Monday,
January 7, 2008, at the Bell-
Minor Home in Gainesville,
following an extended ill
ness.
She was born on December
7, 1930, in Jackson County, the
daughter of the late Bunch
and Edna Webb Bryan. She
was a member of Blackshear
Place Baptist Church, and
also a member of the Young
at Heart Bible Study Class.
Mrs. Gilmer was preceded in
death by her husband, A.C.
Gilmer; sisters, Lois Bryan
Burke, Thelma Bryan Kent
and Marion Bryan Gee.
She was a very devoted
wife, mother and grandmoth
er, according to loved ones.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Lanier and
Carol Gilmer, Gainesville;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Sandra and James Duncan,
Homer, Nancy and Rodney
Middlebrooks, Snellville,
and Tina and Jack Queen,
Gainesville; grandchildren,
Jeromie Gilmer, Heather
Gilmer Marshall, Tracie
Duncan Hammond, Warren
Duncan, Jerry C. Cheeks,
and Hollie Crowe; 13 great
grandchildren; and a host of
other friends and relatives.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, January 10,
in the chapel of Memorial
Park Funeral Home with the
Revs. Dave Channell and
James Duncan officiating.
Burial was in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, January 16, 2008.
Ford Allen
Ford D. Allen, 60, of
Danielsville, died Wednesday,
January 9, 2008, at St. Mary’s
Medical Center in Athens.
He was the son
of the late Ben
P. and Fannie
Cannon Allen,
and worked in the main
tenance department at
Commerce High School,
retiring after 31 years. He was
a member of Rogers Baptist
Church, where he served as
a deacon for 38 years. Mr.
Allen was a veteran, having
served in the United States
Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife
of 60 years, Syble Clark Allen;
daughter and son-in-law,
Mary and Leon Fitzpatrick,
Danielsville; brother, Wallace
Allen, Gastonia, N.C.; grand
daughter and spouse, Christy
and Mitch Porterfield; great
grandchildren, Mason and
Connor Porterfield.
Funeral services were held
Friday, January 11, in the
chapel of Lord & Stephens
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Wayne Douglas, Johnny
Thompson, Carlton Peters
and Mike Sarna officiating.
Burial was in Rogers Baptist
Church Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Jeff Rogers, David
Rogers, Steve Savage, Terry
Canup, Donnie Drew and
David Stephenson. Honorary
pallbearers were the Staff of
Commerce High School.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, January 16, 2008.
Imogene Seabolt
Imogene Seabolt, 83, of
Commerce, died Wednesday,
January 9, at Bentley Assisted
Living in Jefferson.
Born in Banks County on
May 15, 1924, she was the
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and Sally Mae Thompson
Eubanks Sr. She was a home
maker and a member of
the First Baptist Church of
Commerce. Mrs. Seabolt was
preceded in death by a sis
ter, Francine Eubanks; and
brother, Billy Eubanks.
Survivors include her
husband, Thomas Grady
Seabolt, Commerce; sons
and daughters-in-law, Jim
and Sue Seabolt, Anderson,
S.C., and Laney and Gloria
Seabolt, Commerce; grand
children and spouses, Ellen
and Chip Cochran, Augusta,
Kathy and Chris Fitzhugh,
Tampa, Fla.; brother, Albert
Eubanks, Taylors, S.C.; sis
ters, Mildred Wilson, Warner
Robbins, Rebecca Bennefield,
Hampton, Peggy Standridge,
Loganville, and Jane Bare,
Stockbridge.
Funeral services were held
Friday, January 11, in the cha
pel of Little-Ward Funeral
Home with Dr. Carlton Allen
officiating. Burial was at
Jackson Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
First Baptist Church of
Commerce, 1345 South Elm
St., Commerce, Ga. 30529,
or Vista Care Hospice, 150
Ben Burton Rd., Bogart, Ga.
30622.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, January 16, 2008.
Jennie Puckett
Jennie Hayes Puckett, 75,
of Commerce,
died Friday,
January 11,
2008, at her
residence.
She was
born in Banks
County, the
daughter of
the late Ernest and Willie
Mae Sears Haynes.
Survivors include her
husband, James Puckett,
Commerce; a son, Johnny
Hayes, Atlanta; daughter
and son-in-law, Brenda and
Joe Parr, Commerce; broth
er, Pete Haynes, Commerce;
sisters, Estelle Denton
and Jean Hooper, both of
Commerce; grandchildren,
Christie Chambers, Jake
Hayes, Kimberly and Kevin
Smallwood; and one great
grandchild, Jordan Tanner.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, January 13, in the
chapel of Ivie Funeral Home
with the Rev. Lonnie Bennett
officiating. Burial was in the
Grey Hill Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, January 16, 2008.
Blake Long
Blake Long, 21, of
Gainesville, died Sunday,
January 13, 2008.
He was the son Robyn
Long of Gainesville and the
late Ray Long and was a
member of the First Baptist
Church of Oakwood. He
was a graduate of West Hall
High School and attended
Gainesville State University.
He was loved by many peo
ple and will be truly missed,
loved ones stated. He loved
cars and his favorite pet cat,
Victor.
Survivors in addition to
his mother, include a sis
ter, Amber Long, Daytona,
Fla.; step-brothers, Robert
Churchill and Chris
Churchill, both of Blue
Ridge; grandmother, Eulene
Wilson, Oakwood; aunts,
Judy Turpine, Dahlonega, and
Shirley Walters, Alto; uncles,
Steve Roberts, Lula, and
Randall Long, Gainesville;
a great-aunt, Nell Roberts,
Oakwood; and several cous
ins and friends.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, January 15, in the
chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Jerry Light officiating.
Burial was in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, January 16, 2008.
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