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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Area Death Notices
Christopher Watts
Christopher Kline Watts,
of Crawford, infant son of
Anthony Hollis and Candie
Wheless Watts, died Friday,
April 25, 2008.
Christopher was preceded
in death by a grandfather,
Hollis Watts; and step-grand
father, Grover Harrison
Rylee Jr.
Survivors in addition to his
parents, include grandpar
ents, Kline and Dot Wheless,
Crawford, and Imogene
Lawrence Rylee, Homer.
Graveside services were
held Wednesday, April 30,
at Clark Cemetery with the
Revs. David Shiver, Gene
Todd, Pastor John Ingham,
Pastor Leon Pass and Donna
Arrowood officiating.
Pallbearers were Josh Poole
and Kyle Little.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Oglethorpe Chapel,
Crawford, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, April 30, 2008.
Ralph Blalock
Ralph E. Blalock, 88, of
Banks County, died Monday,
April 28, 2008, at his resi
dence.
Born in Jackson County
on August 24,
1919, he was the
son of the late
Grover Elias
and Thelma Goldie Waters
Blalock. He was a member of
Damascus Baptist Church,
having served as a deacon
for a number of years. He
was a former member of the
Board of Trustees of Grady
School, and was retired
from Johnson & Johnson of
Cornelia, with 40 years of
service. He was preceded in
death by sisters, Rachel Ward
and Lois Ferrini.
Mr. Blalock was a veteran,
having served in the United
States Navy during World
War II.
Survivors include his
beloved wife of 66 years,
Sudie Lee Kesler Blalock,
Banks County; daughters
and sons-in-law, Barbara
and Doug Garrison, Winder,
and Emi and Melvin Evans,
Baldwin; sons and daughters-
in-law, Charles and Janalu
Blalock, Carnesville, Ronnie
and Carolyn Blalock, Banks
County; son and friend, Jerry
Blalock and Susan Burger,
Banks County; sisters,
Mildred Gunter, Commerce,
and Ruth Curry, Auburn;
brother, Lemuel Blalock,
Augusta; 12 grandchildren;
18 great-grandchildren; and
one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, April 30, at the
Damascus Baptist Church
with the Revs. Gene Todd
and Roy Rogers officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Memorial contributions
maybe madetothe Damascus
Baptist Church Building
Fund, 1526 Damascus Church
Rd., Homer, Ga. 30547.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
South Chapel, Baldwin, was
in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, April 30, 2008.
Cynthia Hollis
Cynthia Tina Hollis, 45, of
Gainesville, died Saturday,
April 19, 2008, at her resi
dence, following an extend
ed illness.
She was born April 15, 1963,
in Hall County, the daughter
of Freida Washburn Hollis
of Maysville and the late
Ed Hollis. She had attended
Johnson High School, was
an employee of Memorial
Park Funeral Home, a mem
ber of the Eastern Star, and
member of the First Baptist
Church in Gainesville. Mrs.
Hollis was preceded in death
by a sister, Laquitta Hollis;
and grandfather, Sylvester
Leverette.
Survivors in addition
to her mother, include a
son, Matthew Tyler Mize,
Maysville; daughter, Hannah
Mane Mize, Maysville; sisters
and brother-in-law, Minister
Phyllis Hollis and Robert
Smith and Penny Hollis,
all of Maysville, Carolyn
Torres, Decatur; adopted sis
ter and special friend, Sylvia
Akers, Gainesville; brothers,
Terry Hollis, Gainesville,
Mohammed O. Al-Moustafa;
adopted brother, Eric Hollis;
grandfather, Clarence Lyles,
Gainesville; grandmother,
Inez Leverette, Gainesville;
and a host of aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews, friends and
other relatives.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, April 22, at St. John’s
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Issac Whitehead officiating.
Burial was in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, April 30, 2008.
Charles Robinson
Charles Edward Robinson
Jr., of Colbert, died Tuesday,
April 22, 2008, at Athens
Regional Medical Center in
Athens.
He was born in Jackson
County, the son of the late
Charles and Ilene Robinson.
He was a sheet metal worker
and member of Sheet Metal
Worker’s Local Union #85.
Survivors include daugh
ters, Norma Coley,
Athens, Donna Robinson,
Watkinsville; broth
ers, Tommy Robertson,
Colbert, Billy Ray Robinson,
Maysville; sister, Janice
Chrisley, Maysville; grand
son, Justin White; nephew,
Samuel Robinson.
A memorial reception will
be held Saturday, May 3.
Memorial contributions
may be made to International
Society for Stem Cell
Research, 111 Deer Lake
Rd., Suite 100, Deerfield, IL
60015.
Lord & Stephens Funeral
Home, Danielsville, is in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, April 30, 2008.
'Mickey' Williams
Carlton Lee “Mickey”
Williams, 12, of Baldwin, died
Wednesday, April 23, 2008,
at Children’s Healthcare of
Atlanta at Egleston.
Born in Habersham County
on September 6, 1995, he was
the son of Connie Williams
Aguilar of Baldwin. He
attended His Way Assembly
of Praise and was a member
of the 4-H Club. He enjoyed
riding his bicycle and was
an avid fan of Nascar driver,
Jimmie Johnson, loved ones
stated. He was preceded in
death by a sister, Brittany
Nicole Williams.
Survivors in addition to his
mother, include a brother,
Jorge Williams, Baldwin;
sister, Katelyn Williams,
Baldwin; maternal grand
parents, Michael and Linda
Chaffin, Baldwin, maternal
great-grandmother, Bertie
Chaffin, Baldwin; special
aunts, Wilma Williams,
Baldwin, and Louise Chaffin,
Alto; and several other aunts,
uncles and cousins.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, April 26, in the cha
pel of McGahee-Griffin &
Stewart Funeral Home with
the Revs. Luther Williams,
Bobby Hathaway and Pastor
Rich Hulsey officiating.
Burial was in Baldwin City
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to any branch
of Community Bank & Trust
in memory of Carlton Lee
“Mickey” Williams.
McGahee-Griffin&Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, was
in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, April 30, 2008.
Jerry Roberts
Jerry Roberts, 55, of
Maysville, died Friday, April
25, 2008, at
his residence
following an
extended ill
ness.
He was the
son of Ruby
Jean Roberts
of Maysville.
Survivors in addition to
his mother, include fiance,
Francine Bowden Roberts,
Maysville; sons, Jerry Todd
Roberts, Jonathan Roberts,
Jerome Bowden and
William Marshall Roberts,
all of Maysville, daugh
ters, Stephanie Coulter,
Commerce, Johnnie Rena
Nichols, Gainesville,
and Shelby Jean Roberts,
Maysville; a brother, Jeffery
Roberts, Maysville; sis
ters, Jennifer Lynn Rogers,
Clarksville, and Julie Faye
Reynolds, Maysville; seven
grandchildren; and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Monday, April 28, at Victory
Chapel Holiness Church with
the Revs. Milford Daniels
and Eugene Pritchett offici
ating. Burial was in Jackson
Memorial Gardens.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, April 30, 2008.
Dorothy Dyer
Dorothy Jean Dyer, 62, of
Commerce,
died Friday,
April 25,
2008, at her
residence.
Shewasborn
in Carroll
County, the
daughter of
the late Troy and Pauline
Hannah Daniel. She was
a member of Galilee Fire
Baptized Holiness Church
and was employed by Ingles.
Mrs. Dyer was preceded
in death by a son, Robert
Farmer.
Survivors include daugh
ters, Linda Wood and
Robin Coley, both of
Commerce; sons, Ralph
Farmer, Danielsville, Paul
Farmer, Hull, and Alex Dyer,
Commerce; a sister, Sybil
Stephens, Carnesville; broth
er, Ronnie Coley, Braselton;
six grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, April 27, at
the Galilee Fire Baptized
Holiness Church with the
Revs. Larry Dyer and Doug
Duncan officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, April 30, 2008.
'Pete' Hill
Clifton B. “Pete” Hill Sr.,
83, of Homer, died Saturday,
April 26, 2008, at his resi
dence.
Born in Banks County, he
was the son of the late John
C. and Ethel ~
Gillespie Hill. He
was a member of
Homer Presbyterian Church,
where he served as an elder.
He was a retired Clerk of
Superior Court of Banks
County and was retired from
the US Department of Soil
Conservation. Mr. Hill was a
veteran, having served in the
United States Navy during
World War II, was a mem
ber of Phi Delta Lodge #148,
Yaarab Temple, and American
Legion. He was preceded
in death by his wife, Sarah
Etrulia Brewer Hill; brother,
John Clark Hill Jr.; and sis
ters, Rose and Reba Hill.
Survivors include daugh
ters and sons-in-law, Lynn
and Ronald Blackmon,
Elberton, Myra and Alfred
Smith, Maysville, Layvonne
Belcher, Ila; a son and
daughter-in-law, Cliff and
Kathy Hill, Homer; broth
ers and sister-in-law, Roland
and Wilma Hill and Donald
Hill, all of Homer; sister and
brother-in-law, Robbie and
Scottie Rohwer, Spokane,
Wash.; granddaughter,
Donna Seymour, Elberton;
grandsons, Michael Smith,
Pinson, Ala., Dustin Smith,
Maysville, Kevin Blackmon,
Elberton, Isaac Ward, Athens,
Trae Hill, Home, and Tim
Ward, Hollingsworth; four
great-grandsons; and four
great-granddaughters.
Funeral services were held
Monday, April 28, in the cha
pel of Little-Ward Funeral
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Home with the Revs. Swayne
Cochran and Bill Ford offici
ating. Burial was in the Hill
Family Cemetery in Homer.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the autism-
speaks.org or the American
Cancer Society.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, April 30, 2008.
Aaron McKinney
Aaron Smith McKinney, 74,
Jackson County agricultural,
civic and reli
gious leader
for
years,
many
died
Wednesday,
April 23,
2008.
A veteran
of the United
States Air Force,
he served on the
Jackson EMC
board for 20 years; on the
Jackson County Planning and
Development Commission
for 15 years; was a past presi
dent of the Jackson County
Farm Bureau and of the
Jackson County Cattlemen’s
Association; and was a past
district vice president of the
UGA Alumni Society. He
also served on the Jackson
County Area Chamber of
Commerce board for three
years, on the 4-H State
Advisory Commission for
three years, and on the
Atlanta Union Mission
board for two years. Mr.
McKinney also served on
the Agricultural Economics
Association board. He was
past president and tail twist
er of the Jefferson Lions
Club and was past president
and chaplain of the Gideons.
Mr. McKinney operated a
farm and agri-business.
An active member of the
Galilee Christian Church,
he was past board president,
elder and men’s Sunday
School teacher there.
Mr. McKinney, who lived
in the South Jackson com
munity was born on August
12, 1933, in Wilcox County,
the son of the late Lewis
and Orene McGlamory
McKinney Mr. McKinney
was preceded in death by his
parents and two sisters, Joan
Arban and Eloise Blalock
Survivors include his wife
of 53 years, Betty McKinney;
daughter, Gina McKinney,
Athens; sons and daughters-
in-law, Randy and Angela
McKinney and Scott and
Tammy McKinney, all of
Jefferson; two sisters, Neomi
Helms, Rochelle, and Martha
Mays, Hawkinsville; two
brothers, Frank McKinney,
Rochelle, and Lewis
McKinney Jr., Tallahassee,
Fla.; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, April 26, at
Galilee Christian Church
with Minister Tom Plank and
the Revs. Bill McKinney and
Swayne Cochran officiat
ing. Burial was in the church
cemetery. Pallbearers were
Bobby McKinney, Benny
McKinney, Tracey Mays,
Wade Helms, Lane Barker
and Jeff Helms.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Gideons,
P.O. Box 755, Jefferson,
Ga. 30549, or the Galilee
Christian Church Building
Fund, 2191 Galilee Church
Rd., Jefferson, Ga. 30549.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, April 30, 2008.
Charles Shell
Charles Richard Shell, 72,
of Braselton, died Thursday,
April 24, 2008, at his resi
dence, following an extend
ed illness.
Born in Pennington Gap,
Va., he was retired from
American Standard Plumbing
Company Mr. Shell was pre
ceded in death by his par
ents.
Survivors include his
wife, Yvonne Moore Shell,
Braselton; a son, Brian
Richard Shell, Baltimore,
Md.; daughter, Brenda Ann
Shell, Baltimore, Md., step
sons, Elton Keith Hackle,
Lula, Danny Ray Hackle,
Gainesville, Michael
Neiderhauser, Baltimore,
Md.; step-daughter, Kathy
Lynn Thigpen, Soperton;
and nine grandchildren.
Memorial services were
held Monday, April 28, in
the chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, April 30, 2008.
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