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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008
Area Death Notices
Bernice Morris
Bernice Inez Morris, 81, of
Maysville, died Thursday,
January 31, 2008, at Northeast
Medical Center in Gainesville,
following an extended illness.
She was born in Hall County,
the daughter of the late Arvel
and Cleo Armour Ferguson.
She was a member of the
Lula Congregational Holiness
Church. Mrs. Morris was pre
ceded in death by a brother,
Gene Ferguson.
Sister Bernice, as she was
known, was a precious minis
ter of the Lord, who for many
years preached the gospel of
the Lord and Savior. During
her younger years, she served
as a missionary to the Hopi
Indians in the state of Arizona.
She was a quiet, peaceable and
devoted servant of Christ and
will be missed by those who
knew her, loved ones stated.
Survivors include her hus
band, Cleal Morris, Maysville;
sisters, Marjorie Pierce
and Doris Gillespie, both
of Gainesville, and Bonnie
Terrell, Texas; brothers, Harold
Ferguson, McDonough, Randy
Ferguson, Gainesville, and
Junior Ferguson, Flowery
Branch.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, February 3, in the cha
pel of Memorial Park Funeral
Home with the Rev. Scotty
Poole officiating. Burial was in
Westview Cemetery in Lula.
Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 6, 2008.
'Gene' Williamson
Eugene “Gene” Williamson, 64,
of Maysville, died Wednesday,
January 30, 2008, at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville, following a sudden
illness.
He was born on January 27,
1944, in Hall County, the son
of the late Homer C. and Lillie
Martin Williamson. He was a
retired truck driver with Con
Agra and was a member of
Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Mr. Williamson was preced
ed in death by sisters, Laura
Dean Williams and Betty
Davenport; and a brother, Jerry
Williamson.
Survivors include his loving
wife of 44 years, Margie Helton
Williamson, Maysville; sons
and daughters-in-law, Ronnie
Gene and Nellie Williamson,
Gravette, Ark., Ricky L. and
Dawn M. Williamson, Gillsville;
granddaughter, Brianna
Williamson, Gillsville; brothers
and sisters-in-law, Herbert and
Sylvia Williamson, Oakwood,
Bradley and Joann Williamson,
Gainesville; father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Luther and
Fannie Lou Helton, Maysville;
brother-in-law and sister-in
law, Michael and Linda Helton,
Cleveland; sister-in-law and
brother-in-law, Marie and Doug
Palmer, Winder; special aunt
and uncle, Grace and Lenton
Phagan, Gainesville; and a num
ber of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, February 2, at
Memorial Park Funeral Home
with the Revs. Clack Stubbs
and Darryl Womack officiating.
Burial was in Banks County
Memorial Gardens.
Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
Vhe Banks County News, February 6, 2008.
Grace Edwards
Grace Parks Edwards, 87, of
Jacksonville, Fla., died Thursday,
January 31, 2008, at Orange
Park Medical Center, Orange
Park, Fla.
Born in Gillsville, she was
the daughter of the late Ernest
and Minnie Day Parks. She
had worked as a teller with
C&S Bank, and was Baptist.
Mrs. Edwards was preceded
in death by her husbands,
Eugene Hamilton and Charles
Edwards; and a son, Wesley
Brian Hamilton.
Survivors include a daughter,
Gail Pace, Jacksonville, Fla.; step
daughter, Elsie Davis, Newnan;
brothers, Bobby Parks, Hull,
David Parks, Athens; grandchil
dren, Lane Pace, Leigh Little,
Phillip Hamilton; great-grand
children, Andi Pace, Austin
Pace, Courtney Grace Little,
and Blake Little.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, February 2, at Lord &
Stephens West Chapel with the
Rev. Bill Carpenter officiating.
Burial was at Crooked Creek
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, West, Bogart, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 6, 2008.
Ethel Slayton
Ethel Slayton, 98, of
Commerce, died Sunday,
February 3, 2008.
She was born on November
2, 1909, in Banks County, the
daughter of the late Mack D.
and Sara Ledford Gipson. She
was retired from Blue Bell and
was a member of Madison
Street Baptist Church. Mrs.
Slayton was preceded in death
by her husband, Matt Slayton;
and a daughter, Elaine Crocker.
Survivors include a brother,
Dewey Gipson, Gainesville;
sisters, Luketrelle Wilson,
Cornelia, Annie Shubert,
Homer, and Ruby Owensby,
California; son-in-law, Arkey
Crocker, Commerce; grand
daughter and grandson-in
law, Lori and Scott Martin,
Commerce; great-grandchil
dren, McClaine and Chandler
Martin, Commerce.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, February 5, in the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral
Home with the Rev. David
Harbin officiating. Burial was
at Grey Hill Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 6, 2008.
Jean Booth
Jean Hood Booth, 83, of
Commerce, died Sunday,
February 3, 2008.
She was the daughter of the
late John and Norma Alexander
H o o d .
An active
Presbyterian,
she served
on the then
Athens
Presbyterian
Youth Council
as moderator.
After graduating from Agnes
Scott College, she began work
ing at Langley Fields Virginia,
which is now NASA’s oldest
wind tunnel. In an effort to get
closer to home, she took a job as
youth director at a Presbyterian
Church in Greenville, S.C.
She married the late William
Howard Booth and moved to
Apple Valley, where she lived
out her life.
She was a faithful member of
Apple Valley Baptist Church,
where she played the piano for
worship, taught Sunday School,
and worked many Vacation
Bible Schools. Returning to her
Presbyterian roots, she again
became active in Commerce
Presbyterian, where she
served as elder, taught the
ladies Sunday School class,
was moderator of Women’s
Circle many times, led a cir
cle at Northminster (Bentley)
Homes, served as a modera
tor of Presbyterian Women and
was honored for her work in
the church by receiving an hon
orary lifetime membership in
Presbyterian Women.
Mrs. Booth was in love with
history, especially that of her
community and her family. She
was an avid genealogist, assist
ed innumerable women with
DAR papers, and was the go-to-
person for countless who were
searching family lines. She was
an enthusiastic member of the
DAR, Jackson County Historical
Society, and Crawford Long
Museum Board.
Survivors include chil
dren, William Howard and
Jacquelynne Simpson Booth,
Athens, John Thomas Booth
and Joseph Henry and Susan
Allen Booth, all of Commerce,
Alexander Hood and Fran
Spiva Booth, Atlanta; six
grandchildren, Leigh Booth
Paoletti, Greenville, S.C., Kate
Booth Greene, Wigham, Annie
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Funeral services were held
Wednesday, February 6, at
the Commerce Presbyterian
Church. Burial was in Apple
Valley Baptist Church ceme
tery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Commerce
Presbyterian Church, the
Commerce Library Historical
Room, the William H. Booth
Scholarship (UGA College of
Agriculture), or to a charity of
your choice.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 6, 2008.
Hazel Pritchett
Hazel Blackburn Pritchett,
82, of Baldwin, died Sunday,
February 3, 2008, at a private
health care facility.
She was born in Habersham
County on January 16, 1926, the
daughter of the late Raymond
and Henrietta Pettit Blackburn.
She was a member of Good
News Baptist Church and was
a homemaker. Mrs. Pritchett
was preceded in death by her
husband, Fred Pritchett; a
grandson, Michael Brent Clark;
and sisters, Daisy Blackburn
and Pauline Ferguson.
Survivors include daughters
and son-in-law, Hilda and Jimmy
Clark, Flowery Branch, and Lee
Ann Jones, Gainesville; a sister,
Elsie Sutton, Alto; brothers, Ray
Blackburn and Fay Blackburn,
both of Cornelia; and special
friends at New Horizons West.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, February5, atWhitfield
Funeral Home, South Chapel,
with the Revs. Austin Kelley
and James Dumas officiating.
Burial was in Leatherwood
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Hazel B.
Pritchett Memorial Fund, P.O.
Box 866, Baldwin, Ga. 30511.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 6, 2008.
'Chief' Kesler
James Terrell “Chief” Kesler,
BMC, USN Ret., died Thursday,
January 31, 2008.
He was born on October
24, 1933, the son of the late
J.B. Kesler and Alma Kesler
Anderson.
Mr. Kesler was a veteran, hav
ing served in the United States
Navy twice in
Vietnam with
honor and dis
tinction. He
had a heart as
big as the sky
and lived a life
of service and
generosity to all
around him. His
family and friends
will continue to
reap the rewards of his memo
ry and the example he set forth
for us for ages to come, loved
ones stated.
Survivors in addition to his
mother, include a daughter and
son-in-law, Jennifer and John
Waldsmith; son and daughter-
in-law, Randy and Teresa Kesler;
grandchildren, Daniel McElroy,
Evan and Taylor Kesler, Joi and
James Waldsmith; brother and
sister-in-law, Gene and Alene
Kesler; and lifelong friend, Jo
Wilbanks.
In accordance with his wish
es, a memorial will be held at a
later date.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the VFW National
Home for Children, Attn.
Georgia House, 3575 S. Waverly
Rd., Eaton Rapids, MI 48827.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 6, 2008.
Ella Marie Wilson
Ella Marie Wilson, 75, of
Cornelia, died Wednesday,
January 30, 2008, at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville, following an
extended illness.
Born in White County on
November 7, 1932, she was the
daughter of the late Milton
Fletcher and Flora Bell Presley
Underwood. She was a member
of White Creek Baptist Church
and attended B.C. Grant Baptist
Church. She was a homemaker
and enjoyed reading and lis
tening to gospel music. Mrs.
Wilson was preceded in death
by her husband, Hoyt Daniel
Wilson; daughter, Louise Dills;
brothers, Edward and Hoyt
Underwood; and sisters, Hazel
Hicks and Nell Caudell.
Survivors include daugh
ters, Doris Ivie, Lawrenceville,
Frances Lumsden, Cornelia,
Margie Puckett, Buford, Rosey
Puckett, Flowery Branch; sons,
Hoyt Wilson, Baldwin, Edward
Wilson, Alto, and Milton
Wilson, Mt. Airy; brothers,
Ernest Underwood, Demorest,
and Thurmond Underwood,
Cleveland; a sister, Ruth
McEntire, Cornelia; 14 grand
children; and five great-grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, February 2, at B.C.
Grant Baptist Church with the
Revs. Doyal Conley and Farrell
Presley officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 6, 2008.
'Rusty' Edwards
Wayne Truman “Rusty”
Edwards, 60, of Jefferson, died
Tuesday, January 29, 2008.
He was the son of the late J.Z.
Edwards and
Gladys Foster
Edwards of
Jefferson, and
was a heavy
equipment
operator.
Survivors in
addition to his
mother, include
sisters, Joyce Martin, Maysville,
Pat Hardy, Commerce; brothers,
Jewell Edwards, Gainesville,
Marvin Edwards and David
“Gabby” Edwards, both of
Commerce.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the American
Cancer Society, 1684 Barnett
Shoals Rd., Athens, Ga. 30605.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 6, 2008.
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