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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PAGE 7A
Area Death Notices
Jewell Barnett
Jewell Barnes Barnett, 70, of
Maysville, formerly of Gwinnett
County, died Thursday, March 13,
2008.
She was a retired licensed practi
cal nurse and was preceded in death
by a son, Martin David Barnett.
Survivors include her husband
of 52 years, M.D. Barnett; son and
daughter-in-law, Rick and Elaine
Barnett; daugh
ters and sons-
in-law, Tami and
Michael Cape,
Tara and Mike
Arp, Tessa and
James Larson;
eight grandchil
dren, Josh and
Haley Barnett,
John Brown, Amber Brown, Selena
and Tim English, Kaila Arp, Kyler
Arp, Kara Arp and Samuel Larson;
great-grandchildren, Jackson and
Hayden Barnett; brother and sis
ter-in-law, Alec and Linda Barnes,
Lawrenceville; sister, Sara Owens,
Sugar Hill; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held Sunday,
March 16, in the Lawrenceville
Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral
Home with the Rev. Cecil Carpenter
officiating. Graveside services were
held at the Winters Chapel United
Methodist Church cemetery in
Doraville.
Tim Stewart Funeral Home,
Lawrenceville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
James Sprayberry
James Alexander Sprayberry, 79,
of Homer, died Saturday, March 15,
2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical
Center in Gainesville.
He was born in Walton County,
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Maury Alexander
and Clyde Chick
Sprayberry. He was a
member of the Mt. Pleasant United
Methodist Church and member
of the American Legion #215. Mr.
Sprayberry was retired from the
United States Air Force and served
in Vietnam.
Survivors include his wife,
Betty Jean Chambers Sprayberry;
daughter, Suzanne Ivey; son, Scott
Alexander Sprayberry; grandchil
dren, Zack and Parker Sprayberry,
all of Homer.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 18, at the Mt.
Pleasant United Methodist Church
with the Revs. Phil Ferguson, Brian
David and Bob Reynolds officiat
ing. Burial was in the church cem
etery.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Mt. Pleasant United
Methodist Church Building Fund,
Attn.: Erma Payne, 105 Gallery Dr.,
Homer, Ga. 30547.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
'Irene' Merrill
Ruby “Irene” Merrill, 83, of
Jefferson, died Wednesday, March
12, 2008.
She was a native of Mars Hill,
N.C., and was a resident of Brevard,
N.C. for over 53 years. She was
retired from the Varners Drug
Store after 19 years of service. Mrs.
Merrill was preceded in death by
her husband of 66 years, Homer J.
Merrill.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Russell and Susan
Merrill, Navarre, Fla.; daughters
and sons-in-law, Teresa and Jeff
Goodman, Maysville, Sharon and
Vonell Wilson, Gainesville; grand
son, Scott Merrill, Brevard, N.C.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 16, in the chapel
of Moody-Connolly Funeral Home,
Brevard, N.C. Burial was in Pisgah
Gardens.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
Virgil Daniel
Virgil Daniel, 85, of Winder, died
Monday, March 17, 2008, at his
residence.
Born on May 1, 1922, in Habersham
County, he was the
son of the late John
and Essie McNabb
Daniel. He was
owner of a Shell gas
station, and was a veteran, having
served in the United States Army
during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Fannie
Jane Reynolds Daniel, Winder;
daughters, Shelia Henningsen,
Winder, Gail Kelch, Maysville;
brothers, Reeves Daniel and
Bobby Daniel, both of Homer; sis
ter, Gwenlynn Braswell, Winder;
five grandchildren; and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 18, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home with
the Rev. Allen Passmore officiating.
Burial was in the Airline Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
'Lisa' Stamper
Letha “Lisa” Kay Stamper, 52,
of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of
Commerce, died Thursday, March
13, 2008, at her residence.
Born in Mercer County, W. Va.,
she was the
daughter of the
late Roger Kay
Stamper and Ella
Mae Mathews
of Commerce.
She was a seam
stress and was
Catholic.
Survivors in
addition to her mother, include a son,
Josh McDonald, Bowersville; daugh
ter, Mandy Morgan, Commerce;
brothers, Tim McDonald, Homer,
and Jerry McDonald, Nicholson;
sisters, Vicki Tadlock, Ila, Pansy
Bond, Danielsville, and Dorothy
Nunns, Pine Island, Fla.; step-father,
E.J. McDonald, Commerce; and four
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, March 19, in the cha
pel of Little-Ward Funeral Home
with the Rev. Danny Greene offi
ciating. Burial was in the Woodbine
Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
Fax obituaries
to: 706-387-5431.
Terria Young
Terria Latonya Williams Young,
43, of Cornelia, died Thursday,
March 13, 2008, at the Habersham
County Medical Center, following
a brief illness.
Born in Habersham County on
June 9, 1964, she was the daughter
of Earlie Williams and Betty Jean
Harris Williams. She was a beauti
cian at the TLC Salon and was a
member of the Neal Grove Baptist
Church. Mrs. Young enjoyed cro
cheting, arts and crafts, loved ones
stated.
Survivors include her husband,
Chaun Douglas Young, Cornelia;
son, Gavin DeChaun Young,
Cornelia; step-son, Pierre Lachaun
Young, Gainesville; brother, Gary
Williams, Buford; half-brothers,
Victor Scott, Alto, Robert Trent
Primer, Cornelia; sisters, Barbara
Jean Williams and Kimberly Ann
Williams, both of Cornelia.
Funeral services were held
Monday, March 17, in the chapel of
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral
Home with the Rev. Johnny Smith
officiating. Burial was in Eastview
Cemetery.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
George Taylor
George Wesley Taylor, 53, of
Union Point, died Thursday, March
13, 2008, at Athens Regional
Medical Center in Athens.
He was born in Athens, the son of
Joe Taylor of Flatwoods and Mildred
Aycock Taylor of Lexington, and
was a truck driver.
Survivors in addition to his
parents, include his wife, Lyn
Steele Taylor; siblings, David
Taylor, Flatwoods, Wayne Taylor,
Gillsville, Ann Smith, Harris
Taylor, Joey Taylor, Pam Campbell,
Lynn Looney, Eddie Taylor, all of
Lexington, Angie Holder, Athens;
and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, March 15, in the chapel
of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home.
Burial was in Bethany Baptist
Church Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Joe McCannon, Michael
McCannon, Brandon McCannon,
Bubba Hammond, Kevin McCay
and Mike Kaun.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home,
Oglethorpe Chapel, Crawford, was
in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
Flora Purvis
Flora Marchant Purvis, 89, of
Athens, died Tuesday, March 4,
2008.
Born in Tifton, she was the daugh
ter of the late Jacob and Eugenia
Denby Marchant. She was a mem
ber of Watkinsville First Baptist
Church and the Home Makers
Sunday School Class. Mrs. Purvis
was preceded in death by her hus
band, Zollie Lenwood Purvis; a
son, Donald L. Purvis; grandson,
Gregory M. Purvis; three brothers;
and four sisters.
Survivors include children and
spouses, Ronald and Carol Purvis,
Sharpsburg, Carlton and Ellen
Purvis, Watkinsville, Patricia and
Art Wheeless, Nacogdoches, Texas,
Hilton and Dorothy Purvis, Homer,
Latrelle Cyree, Dublin; sisters,
Jewel Matthews, Lake Blackshear,
Mabel Horne, Albany; 12 grandchil
dren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday, March 7, at Watkinsville
First Baptist Church with the Rev.
Carlos Sibley officiating. Graveside
services were held Saturday, March
8, under the direction of Banks
Funeral Home in Sylvester.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Watkinsville First
Baptist Church Building Fund.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home,
West, Bogart, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
Linda Coggins
Linda Loyce Sizemore Coggins,
65, of Flowery Branch, died Monday,
March 10, 2008, at her residence,
following a brief illness.
She was born in Hall County,
the daughter of the late Lucious
Sizemore and Verby Anderson
Sizemore. She was a homemaker
and loved to crochet, read and use
her computer. Mrs. Coggins was
preceded in death by her husband,
Charles Ralph Coggins; Jessie
Coggins; and Amanda Coggins.
Survivors include daughters,
Connie McClure, Maysville,
Lisa McDonald Smith and Terri
Coggins, both of Flowery Branch;
sons, Jimmy Coggins, and Timothy
Coggins, both of North Dakota,
Paul Coggins, Flowery Branch;
14 grandchildren; seven great
grandchildren; sisters, Barbara
Elliott, Jefferson, and Susie Clark,
Cumming; brother, Chris Sizemore,
Flowery Branch; and a host of other
family and friends.
Funeral services were held Friday,
March 14, in the chapel of Memorial
Park Funeral Home with the Rev.
Dewayne Smith officiating. Burial
was in Zion Hill Baptist Church
cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
Estelle Sisk
Estelle Sisk, 87, of Cornelia, died
Wednesday, March 12, 2008.
Born in Banks County, on March
24, 1920, she was the daugh
ter of the late Fred and Minnie
Carter Parker. She was a mem
ber of Northside Baptist Church
in Cornelia and was retired from
Carwood Manufacturing Company
with more than 40 years of dedicat
ed service. Mrs. Sisk was preceded
in death by a son, Donald Foster;
and a daughter, Diane Heaton.
Survivors include daughters,
Judy Franklin, Cornelia, Linda
Porterfield, Baldwin, Betty Jackson,
Toccoa; sons, Charles Foster and
Nickey Foster, both of Cornelia,
and Nelson Foster, Baldwin; sisters,
Sarah Edge, Cumming, and Mary
Pritchett, Toccoa; brother, Ezra
Parker, Jacksonville, Fla.; 18 grand
children, 26 great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday,
March 14, at Whitfield Funeral
Home with Pastor Mike Franklin
and the Rev. Paul Morris officiat
ing. Burial was in Yonah Memorial
Gardens.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South
Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
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Jimmy Cannon
Jimmy Wilbur Cannon, 76, of
Gainesville, died Wednesday, March
12, 2008.
Born on September 17, 1931, in
Jackson County, he was the son
of the late Hoyt and Mae Beatty
Cannon and was a machine opera
tor with Jefferson Mills. Mr. Cannon
was preceded in death by his wife,
Joann Hall Miller; and sisters, Alice
Chadwick and Jeanette Patton.
Survivors include daughters
and son-in-law, Becky and Wayne
Martin, Gainesville, Brenda
Funderburk, Commerce; sons and
daughter-in-law, David and Diane
Cannon, Carnesville, Anthony
Miller, Jefferson; brother, Danny
Cannon, Maysville; 10 grandchil
dren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, March 15, in the chapel
of Evans Funeral Home. Burial was
in the Evans Memory Gardens.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
Wynell Lingerfelt
Wynell Chastain Rice Lingerfelt,
68, of Cumming, died Saturday,
March 8, 2008, at her residence, fol
lowing a sudden illness.
A native of Dawson County, she
had lived in Forsyth County for
over 35 years and was the daugh
ter of the late Ben and Eula May
Chastain. She worked many years
in the textile industry, after which
she was a bus driver for the Forsyth
County School System. She was a
member of Goshen Baptist Church
and was preceded in death by
sisters, Ola Belle Wiley and Ann
Hooper.
Survivors include children,
Connie and Tony Arp and
Renee and Danny Darby, all of
Dawsonville; stepchildren, Danny
and Lisa Lingerfelt, Gainesville,
Scott Lingerfelt, Cumming; sisters,
Margie Davenport, Greensboro,
Estelle Reece, Gillsville; brothers,
Wade Crane, Dawsonville, Raymond
Chastain and Ralph Chastain, both
of Dahlonega, Alton Chastain,
Gainesville; grandchildren, Kenny,
Jason and Chris Arp, Justin, Levi
and Sarah Darby, Daniel, Felicia
and D.J. Lingerfelt; great-grandchil
dren, Blake and Chase Arp; special
friend, E.J. Castaneda; and a num
ber of other relatives.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, March 13, at Bearden
Funeral Home with the Revs. Hugh
Fields and Harold Bottoms offi
ciating. Burial was in the Goshen
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Bearden Funeral Home,
Dawsonville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
Gracie Medders
Gracie McCrary Medders, 94, of
Sylvester, died Thursday, March 13,
2008, at Phoebe Worth Medical
Center.
Born on October 1, 1913, she was
the daughter of the late Edgar Carl
and Cleo Rebecca Smith McCrary.
She was a homemaker and lived
in Worth County all of her life.
She was a member of Mitchell
E.M.C., Home Demonstration Club,
and Antioch Baptist Church, where
she was formerly church pianist,
Sunday School teacher, and sang
in the choir. Mrs. Medders was
preceded in death by her husband,
I.J. Medders; and a daughter-in-law,
Llewellynn Medders.
Survivors include sons and
daughters-in-law, Harlan and Pat
Medders and Doyle and Joyce
Medders, all of Sylvester, Byron
and Judy Medders, Maysville, and
Roger and Billie Medders, Albany;
13 grandchildren; and 29 great
grandchildren; and two great-great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday,
March 16, in Antioch Baptist Church
with the Revs. Bruce Gordon and
Jerry Cooper officiating. Burial was
in Providence Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Brent Medders, Jeff H. Jones,
Richie Duncan, Hugh Medders,
Mike Garvey, Lee Medders and
Tommy Lance.
Banks Funeral Home, Sylvester,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
J.B. Allison
J.B. Allison, 57, of Dahlonega, died
Sunday, March 16, 2008, at his resi
dence, following an extended ill
ness.
Born in Hall County on January
6, 1951, he was the son of Grace
Gennell Allison of Dahlonega and
the late Price Allison. He was a
concrete mason for many years. Mr.
Allison was preceded in death by a
brother, Lewis Allison.
Survivors in addition to his
mother, include his wife, Wilma
Glaze Allison, Dahlonega; daugh
ters, Bobbie Jo Hunt, Betty Jo
Keown, all of Cleveland; son, Brian
Allison, Cleveland; brothers, Henry
Allison, Joe Allison, David Allison,
all of Dahlonega, Lamar Allison,
Gainesville, Richard Allison, Lula;
step-son, Jimmy Rogers, Cleveland;
and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 18, in the chapel
of Barrett Funeral Home with the
Revs. Anthony Shore and Kyle
Savage officiating. Burial was in
the White Creek Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, March 19, 2008.
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The Banks County News
P.O. Box 908
Jefferson, GA 30549
Tommy Joe Sims
2/28/1948
3/14/2001
In Loving Memory,
Your Family
□
It's so hard to believe that you're really gone
And to know that we will no longer
See your smiling face,
Or hear the sound of your laughter
You left so many memories,
Which will never part
You will always live deep inside our hearts
We are thankful that God graced us
With someone as special as you
A man whose life was honest and true
It's just hard to believe
Your life on earth is really through.
We love you and miss you,
Kathy, Ashley and Keith