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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008
Area Death Notices
'Pop Bates'
Wilbur “Pop Bates” Bates, 91, of Lula,
died Monday, June 16, 2008.
Born in Hall County, he was the
son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth
“Bell” Bates and was Baptist. He was a
poultry farmer in his early years and
later retired from Gainesville Mill. He
loved to spend free time with his fam
ily, going fishing, and working in his
garden, loved ones stated. Mr. Bates
was preceded in death by brothers,
Harold, J.B., Cliff and Benny Bates;
sisters, Mary Lois Hart and Ethel
Poole; a son, Michael Bates; and great-
grandson, James Carlton Smith.
Survivors include his wife of 71
years, Viola Baugh Bates, Lula; daugh
ters and sons-in-law, Marie and Otis
Grindle and Betty Ann and Junior
Campbell, all of Lula; sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, the Rev. Carlton Bates and
Ellen Bates, Billy and Romona Bates,
all of Lula; 13 grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday,
June 19, at Whitehall Baptist Church
with the Rev. Melvin Baugh officiat
ing. Burial was in the church cem
etery.
Little Davenport Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of arrange
ments.
The Banks County News, June 25, 2008.
Robert Patrick
Robert T. Patrick, 57, of Commerce,
died Tuesday, June 17, at his resi
dence.
He was born in Jackson County,
the son of the late
John William and
Willie Mae Payne
Patrick. Mr. Patrick
was preceded in
death by a sister,
Wilma Cochran;
and a brother,
Billy Joe Patrick.
Survivors
include his wife,
Teresa Turpin
Patrick; daughters, Tabitha Turpin,
Heather Stockton and April Patrick,
all of Nicholson; sons, Daniel Turpin,
Danielsville, Robert Turpin, Unadilla,
and Matthew Stockton, Nicholson;
sisters, Johnnie Sue Hill, Commerce,
Annie Rae Cartledge, Nicholson;
brothers, Roy Patrick, Edward Patrick,
Waymon Patrick, Roger Patrick and
David Patrick, all of Commerce, Alfred
Patrick, Maysville; grandchildren,
Kayla Bagwell, Toni Shelnutt, Jordan
Whitehead, Bryanna Turpin, Justin
Lytle, Chelsey Kitchens, Nickolas
Stockton and Stephen Stockton.
Funeral services were held Thursday,
June 19, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral
Home with the Rev. Troy Herbert and
Eddie Gordon officiating.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was
in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, June 25, 2008.
Mitchell Gailey
Mitchell Wiley Gailey, 67, of Alto,
died Wednesday,
June 18, 2008, at
his residence,
following an
extended illness,
surrounded by his
family.
He was born
in Habersham
County on
September 19,
1940, the son of
the late Everett and Elnora Gailey. He
was a member of B.C. Grant Baptist
Church and was retired from the
DOT engineering department with
34 years of service. He also served on
the Baldwin City Council for 10 years.
Mr. Gailey was preceded in death by a
brother, Ray Gailey.
He was an avid NASCAR fan who
enjoyed gardening and fellowship
ping with friends at The Steak House
in Baldwin, loved ones stated.
Survivors include his wife of 19 years,
Edith Gailey, Alto; sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Chris Gailey, Lubbock,
Texas, Dean and Beverly Smith, Alto,
Mike and Kathy Reed, Hartselle, Ala.;
daughters and sons-in-law, Angie and
Joe Irvin and Kim and Reggie Hulsey,
all of Mt. Airy, Tammy and Andy
Poole, Gillsville; sister-in-law, Ruby
Youngblood Gailey, Cleveland; uncles
and spouses, Horace and Pat Bennett
and “C.D.” and Bert Bennett, all of
Alto; 13 grandchildren; one great-
granddaughter; aunt, Lillian Pritchett,
Alto; and special cousins, Ronnie and
Ann Pritchett, Alto.
Funeral services were held Friday,
June 20, in the chapel of McGahee-
Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home
with the Revs. Doyal Conley and
Billy Harris officiating. Burial was in
Yonah Memorial Gardens with the
Rev. Walter Singletary officiating.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral
Home, Cornelia, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, June 25, 2008.
William Baker
William Horace Baker, 73, of
Maysville, died Saturday, June 21,
2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical
Center in Gainesville.
He was born in Jackson County,
the son of the late Orville and Cora
Lee Watkins Baker. Mr. Baker was
preceded in death by brothers, Alford
Baker and Shirley Baker; and a sister,
Modell Sorrows.
Survivors include his wife, Martha
M. Baker, Maysville; daughters, Patsy
Wiley, Banks County, and Phyllis
Collins, Hull; a
son, William Fred
Baker, Bryson
City, N.C.; broth
ers, W.C. Baker,
Bob Baker, Lonnie
Baker, Calvin
Baker and Wendy
Baker; sister, Jean
Richey; nine
grandchildren; 12
great-grandchil
dren; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday,
June 23, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral
Home with the Rev. David Strickland
officiating. Burial was in Howington
Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was
in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, June 25, 2008.
Henry Wilson
Henry Nathaniel Wilson Jr., 73,
of Nicholson, died Sunday, June 22,
2008, at his residence.
Born in Jackson County, he was
the son of the late
Henry Nathaniel
Wilson Sr. and
Ruzell Garner
Smallwood. He
was a veteran,
having served in
the United States
Army, and was
a retired truck
mechanic. Mr.
Wilson was pre
ceded in death by a
son, Clarence Austin
Brown Jr.; and a broth
er, Frank Smallwood.
Survivors include his wife, Jane
McEver Wilson, Nicholson; daugh
ters, MaryAnn Blevins, Ila, Carolyn
Brown, Nicholson, and Sherri
Smith, Gainesville; brother, Howard
Smallwood, Atlanta; seven grandchil
dren; eight great-grandchildren; and
one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, June 25, in the chapel of
Little-Ward Funeral Home with the
Rev. Donald Wilson officiating. Burial
was in Nicholson Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of arrange
ments.
The Banks County News, June 25, 2008.
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Vivian Langford
Vivian Pauline Webb Langford, 87,
of Gainesville,
formerly of the
Pendergrass
(Holly Springs
Community), died
Tuesday, June 17,
2008.
She was born on
October 14, 1920,
in Jackson County,
the daughter of
the late Paul and
Wilda Wood Webb. She was a home
maker and was a member of the Holly
Springs United Methodist Church for
67 years. She attended Toccoa Falls
College. Mrs. Langford was preceded
in death by her husband, WR. “Dick”
Langford; son, James Lamar Langford;
and daughter, Wilda Grace Marlowe.
Survivors include daughters and
sons-in-law, Sara and Frank Nichols,
Pendergrass, Vikki and Michael
Parham, Social Circle, Jackie and
Norb Fichter, Gainesville; sons and
daughter-in-law, Richard Langford,
Maysville, Dwight and Sharon
Langford, Pendergrass; sister, Julia
Savage, Maysville; 15 grandchildren;
and 23 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday,
June 20, in the Holly Springs United
Methodist Church with the Rev.
Kennedy Smart officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery. Pallbearers
were Tony Nichols, Jason Langford,
Tyler Langford, Shane Parham, Dustin
Fichter, Jimmy Langford, Jack Baerne,
Ben Rose and Chad Lawson.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was
in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, June 25, 2008.
Paul James
Paul James, of Clarkesville, died
peacefully at Gateway Health in
Cleveland, surrounded by family and
loved ones.
He was a native of Clarkesville
and was retired from
Habersham Mill,
where he worked in
the carding depart
ment. Mr. James was
preceded in death by brothers, Jesse
Harold James, Fred James, Bill James,
Edwin James and John James. He was
a veteran, having served in the United
States Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 53
loving years, Martha Nell Chambers
James, Clarkesville; a son, Charles
Newton James, Clarkesville; sisters,
Grace Grogan, Braselton, and Pat
Patterson, Gillsville; niece, Helen
Seabolt, Clarkesville; and many other
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday,
June 20, at Hillside Memorial Chapel
with the Revs. Charles Morrison and
Marvin Beasley officiating Burial was
at Alley's Chapel.
Hillside Memorial Chapel,
Clarkesville, was in charge of arrange
ments.
The Banks County News, June 25, 2008.
Joseph Seay
Joseph Edward Seay, 81, of Gastonia,
N.C., died Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
Born in Banks County, he was the
son of the late William
Harrison and Chester
Parr Seay. He was a
retired supervisor
with Knit Products
Corporation. He was a member of
the Belmont Masonic Lodge, mem
ber of the Catawba Heights Baptist
Church, where he served as a deacon,
and was a former member of Stowe
Memorial Baptist Church, where he
was a former Sunday school superin
tendent and deacon. He was preceded
in death a sister, Mozelle Lord; and
brothers, Otis, J.B. and Lewis Seay
Mr. Seay was a veteran, having served
in the United States Navy aboard the
USS Princeton.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred
Purcell Seay; daughter and son-in
law, Trish Seay and Johnny Baucom,
Kannapolis; son and daughter-in-law,
William Joseph and Jean Seay, Alexis;
grandchildren, Melissa Duncan,
Jeanna Johnson, William Seay Jr. and
Julia Seay; six great-grandchildren;
sisters, Lucille Jacks, Maysville, and
Mary Sue King, Bonaire; and a broth
er, Fred Seay, Gainesville.
Funeral services were held Thursday,
June 19, at Woodlawn Funeral Home
with Dr. Ernest S. Purcell and the Rev.
Tommy Seay officiating. Burial was at
Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Hospice of Gaston County,
P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, N.C. 28053.
Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount
Holly, N.C., was in charge of arrange
ments.
The Banks County News, June 25, 2008.
Sharon Gresham
Sharon Forrester Gresham, 64, of
Gainesville, died Saturday, June 21,
2008, at her residence surrounded by
her family and friends, following an
extended illness.
She was born August 1, 1943, in Hall
County, the daughter of the late B.D.
Forrester and Hazel Forrester of Lula.
Mrs. Gresham was preceded in death
by her husband, John (J.T.) Gresham;
and brothers, Sandy Forrester and
Ricky Forrester. She was Baptist.
Survivors in addition to her mother,
include sons and daughters-in-law,
Tim and Mandy Gresham, Rick and
Beverly Gresham, all of Gainesville;
daughter and son-in-law, Lori and
Matt DeLong, Gainesville; broth
ers and sisters-in-law, Sam and
Charlotte Forrester, Jerry and Jane
Forrester, Phil and Vickie Forrester,
Ben Forrester, all of Gainesville, Edd
Forrester, Lula; sisters and brothers-
in-laws, Shirley and John Buffington,
Gillsville, Vickie and Hugh Rice,
Gainesville; sister-in-law, Elizabeth
Forrester, Gainesville; grandson
and wife, T.J. and Carlee Gresham,
Gainesville; granddaughters, Haley
Gresham and Skyler Proctor, both
of Gainesville; great-grandson, Gavin
Schwartz, Gainesville; and a host of
nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Funeral services were held Tuesday,
June 24, in the chapel of Lakewood
Baptist Church with Dr. Tom Smiley
and the Rev. Dean Bryant officiating.
Burial was in County Line Baptist
Church Cemetery in White County.
Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of arrange
ments.
The Banks County News, June 25, 2008.
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In Memory of
TIMOTHY
SHAWN SMITH
Aug. 1, 1977 ~ June 24, 2007
We are not mourning over
our loss instead we are
celebrating his life along
with the heavenly hosts.
His spirit still lives in all
our lives and the sweet
spirit of love he gave us
will never die. We miss
you.
Mom, Tony, Kim, Gwenda,
Eddie, Dre, Jasmine,
Grandmother, Uncles,
Aunts and Cousins
V /
TO: The Citizens of Commerce, Banks, Jackson and
Franklin Counties, and those Citizens from
the surrounding areas whom I have served:
This is to inform you that I have made a personal decision to resign my
privileges at BJC Medical Center. Because of the demanding work schedule
I have been contemplating this decision for some time. My decision was
made before I had any knowledge of a lawsuit. (The issues in the lawsuit
will be addressed in due course.)
I treasure the time I have spent with you as your surgeon, and have enjoyed
getting to know so many special families that make this area their home.
I appreciate the support I have received from the BJC Medical Center, their
medical support staff, and the community at large. It has been my honor
and privilege to serve this community. I appreciate your patronage and
kindness, and I will continue to be available to you on an outpatient basis
for the next few months. Please contact my office as you normally would
and I look forward to hearing from each and every one of you.
With Deepest Regards,
Keith Ash, M.D., F.A.C.S.
RE-ELECT
AI
GA
IET AUSBURN
Banks County Tax Commissioner
DEDICATED • HARDWORKING • EXPERIENCED
Has proudly served the citizens of Banks County for 20 years.
Your continued support will be greatly appreciated.
VOTE AUSBURN
BANKS COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER
Democratic Primary July 15, 2008