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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008
Area Death Notices
Idolene Margaret
Rankine
Idolene Margaret Rankine,
64, of Maysville, died Sunday,
June 29, 2008, following an
extended illness.
Survivors include her
husband, Robert Rankine
Sr„ Maysville; son, Robert
Rankine Jr„ Maysville; broth
ers, David Stevson, Tustin
Ranch, Calif., and Harold
Stevson, Greenville, N.C.;
sisters, Pamela Barbato,
Wappingers Falls, N.Y., and
Jacqueline Tauriello, McKees
Rock, Pa.; and a host of nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 2, in the cha
pel of Ivie Funeral Home with
the Rev. Gregory Huggins Sr.
officiating. Burial was in Grey
Hill Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 2, 2008.
Melzie Aaron
Melzie S. Aaron, 71, of
Jefferson, died Monday, June
30, 2008.
Born in Jackson County, she
was the daughter of the late
Lee Earnest “Pete” and Floella
Gee Self. She
was a home
maker and was
Baptist. Mrs.
Aaron was
preceded in
death by her
first husband,
Robert Boone;
second husband, Skeets
Aaron; and a son, Bobby Veal.
Survivors include daughters
and sons-in-law, Sandy and
Harold Beck, Pendergrass,
Debbie and Larry Wilson and
Lynn and Jimmy McCollugh,
all of Jefferson, Dianna and
Wayne Painter, Dahlonega,
Patsy Ferguson, Braselton, and
Skeeter Byrd, Monroe; sons
and daughters-in-law, John
and Cindy Boone, Jefferson,
Wayne and Flora Aaron,
Winterville, and Danny and
Vickie Boone, Commerce; a
brother and sister-in-law, the
Rev. Robin Self and Ruth Self,
Winder; special friend, Joyce
and Randy Jones, Jefferson; 26
grandchildren; 28 great-grand
children; and one great-great-
grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 2, in the cha
pel of Evans Funeral Home
with the Revs. Bo Robinson
and Robin Self officiating.
Burial was in the White Plains
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 2, 2008.
Betty Wilson
Betty Ruth Wilson, 77, of
Commerce, died Sunday, June
29, 2008, at Peachtree Village.
She was born in Banks
County, the daughter of the
late Dillard and Agnes Ray
Wilson and was retired from
First Commerce Bank,
Survivors include a brother
and sister-in-law, Raymond
and Judy Wilson, Commerce;
sister and brother-in-
law, Annie Bob and Gene
McDuffie, Commerce; niec
es and nephews, Tim and
Tammy Wilson, Todd Wilson,
Tommy and Stacey Wilson,
Greg McDuffie and Agnes
McDuffie.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, July 1, at Webbs
Creek Baptist Church with
the Revs. Henry Webb and
Bill Ford officiating. Burial
was in Webbs Creek Baptist
Church cemetery.
Little Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 2, 2008.
Billie Welty
Billie Welty, 42, of Jefferson,
died Sunday, June 22, 2008.
She was a loving wife and
mother and will be missed by
all who knew her, loved ones
stated.
Survivors include her
husband, Robert Welty,
Commerce; a son, Nicholas
Welty, Athens; and daughter,
Tanya Christian, Commerce.
A memorial service will
be held Saturday, July 5,
at 2 p.m., at the Antioch
United Methodist Church in
Nicholson. All friends and
family are welcome.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, is in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 2, 2008.
'Tom' Owensby
James Thomas “Tom”
Owensby Sr„ 76, died Saturday,
June 28, 2008, at BJC Hospital
in Commerce.
Born in Hart County, he
was the son of the late Allen
and Mattie Sims Owensby.
Mr. Owensby was a veteran,
having served in the United
States Army during the Korean
Conflict.
Survivors include his
wife, Elizabeth McElreath
Owensby; sons and daughters-
in-law, Tommy and Betty Lane
Owensby, Bobby and Anne
Owensby, all of Nicholson,
Billy and Deborah Owensby,
Colbert; brother, Bernice
Owensby, Commerce; sister,
Kate Lacey, Commerce; four
grandchildren; and seven
great-grand
children.
Funeral ser
vices were
held Monday,
June 30, in the
chapel of Ivie
Funeral Home
with the Revs.
Henry Webb and
David Harbin
officiating. Burial
was in Grey Hill Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 2, 2008.
Dr. Joseph Minish
Dr. Joseph Albert Minish, 84,
of Commerce, died Saturday,
June 28, 2008, at his resi
dence.
Born in Madison County on
Christmas day, he was the
son of the late Walter and
Florence Hix
Minish. He prac
ticed dentistry in
Commerce for 32
years and served as mayor of
Commerce for over a decade.
Following retirement from his
dental practice, he established
and managed Jackson County
Realty for nearly 30 years.
A pillar in the Commerce
community, Dr. Minish was a
Mason, a Shriner, and served
on the Regions Bank Board of
Directors. He was a veteran,
having served in the United
States Army during World
War II, and in the Georgia
State Senate.
He was a lifetime member of
Erastus Christian Church in
Madison County, serving as a
deacon, elder, Sunday school
teacher, and board member.
He received a 16 year per
fect attendance pin the last
Sunday he attended church.
Survivors include his wife
of 61 years, Betty Nelson
Minish; daughters and sons-
in-law, Sadie and Roger
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Joel and Stacey Beauchamp;
and a sister, Hazel Benton,
Funeral services were held
Sunday, June 29, at Erastus
Christian Church in Madison
County with the Revs. Billy
Glosson and Carl Beckman
officiating. Burial was in Grey
Hill Cemetery in Commerce.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Erastus
Christian Church Building
Fund, 2050 Neese-Commerce
Rd„ Commerce, Ga. 30530.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 2, 2008.
Ola Mae Gunn
Ola Mae Gunn, 80, of
Demorest, died Saturday, June
28, 2008, at a private care
facility.
She was born on March 25,
1928, in Habersham County,
the daughter of the late
Dewey and Flora Mae Gunn
Gibson. She was a homemak
er, a foster parent, was of
the Congregational Holiness
faith and a former Sunday
school teacher. Mrs. Gunn was
preceded in death by a son,
William Gunn; brother, James
Gibson; and granddaughter,
Lynn Gunn Cooper.
Survivors include her hus
band, Roy Gunn, Demorest;
daughter and son-in-law,
Evelyn and Tommie Lewallen,
Demorest; sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Johnny and Pauline
Gunn and Harold and Dianne
Gunn, all of Demorest; nine
grandchildren; and 15 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, June 30, at Whitfield
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Ronald Wilson and Tony
Royston officiating. Burial
was in the Bethel Temple
Congregational Holiness
Church cemetery.
Whitfield Funeral Home,
North Chapel, Demorest, was
in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 2, 2008.
James Lunsford
James Thomas Lunsford, 65,
of Cleveland, died Tuesday,
June 24, 2008, at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville, following an
extended illness.
Born in Crestview, Fla., he
was the son of the late Wilbur
and Annie Inez Braxton
Lunsford. He was a member
of the Church of Latter Day
Saints, and was preceded in
death by a brother, Joseph
Donald Lunsford.
Survivors include his wife,
Janice Hurley Lunsford, Lula;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Sherry Lynn and C.J. Couch
and Sonja Lane McGuire,, all
of Cleveland, Susan Lee and
Jeff Meaders, Six Mile, S.C.;
grandchildren, Jake Trigg,
Katie Garland, Trey Couch,
Libby Couch, Annie Mae,
Ben and Cara Ann McGuire,
Gregory Wayne and Kalyn
Ann Meaders; great-grandchil
dren, Sydney Abigale Garland
and Devon Gage Trigg; sister
and brother-in-law, Marsha
and Dale Murphy; nephews,
Everett and Joey Murphy, all
of Pace, Fla.; first wife, Lynda
Lunsford, Cleveland; and a
host of other family, friends
and relatives.
Memorial services were held
Friday, June 27, in the chapel of
Memorial Park Funeral Home
with the Revs. Mike Rysman
officiating. Burial was at a
later date in Crestview, Fla., at
the New Bridge Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 2, 2008.
Christopher Wylie
Christopher Brian Wylie, 32,
of Homer, died Friday, June
27, 2008, following injuries
sustained in an accident while
driving his pick-up truck.
He was born in Gwinnett
County on November 27,
1975, the son
of Lynn Wylie.
He was preced
ed in death by
his dad, Gary
Wylie; and
grandfather,
Ben Wylie.
He will be
remembered as a devoted and
loving son, father, husband
and friend, loved ones stat
ed. He was currently work
ing as “Head Electrician” by
Country Boy Satellites of
Homer, was a Nascar racing
and automobile fanatic, and
enjoyed fishing and camping
trips and evening gatherings
with family and friends. He
was well known for his Texas
Pete Chicken Wings and other
cooking creations.
Survivors in addition to his
mother, include a daughter,
Rebecca Wylie; former wife,
Susan Wylie, Homer; father,
Kenneth Larry, Sugar Hill;
paternal grandmother, Louise
Jones, Sugar Hill; maternal
grandmother, Willie Bratcher,
Lawrenceville; one half-broth
er; two stepbrothers; one step
sister; three uncles; and many
other relatives and friends.
Memorial services were
held Wednesday, July 2, at
Damascus Baptist Church in
Homer with the Rev. Gene
Todd officiating.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 2, 2008.
Fax death notices to:
706-387-5431, or email to:
obits@mainstreetnews.
com.
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