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WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PACE 7A
Area Death Notices
Tammy Cowart
Tammy Renee Cowart, 35, of
Lula, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
She was the daughter of Edward
J. Bell Jr. and Helen E. Bell, and
was preceded in death by a sister-
in-law, Rhonda Faye Bell; and a
brother, Edward J. Bell III.
Survivors in addition to her
parents, include her husband,
Lee JonCharles Cowart; chil
dren, Jeffery C. Harden, Jonathan
Harden, John Frank Harden IV,
and Michael Kobe Harden; for
mer spouse and father of the
children, John Harden and wife,
Kim; brothers and sisters-in-law,
Thomas W. and Cid Bell, David
Wayne Bell and Jeffery Robert
and Linda Bell; grandmother,
Viola Helen Carney Urbaczewski;
the McCracken family in North
Carolina, the Kelley family of
Tallapoosa, and the Fisk family
in Philadelphia; and several other
relatives.
Funeral mass was held Friday,
July 11, at St. Brendan with the
Rev. Father John Howren officiat
ing. Burial was at Sawnee View
Memorial Gardens.
Ingram Funeral Home, Cumming,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
'Zac' Gardiner
John Zachary “Zac” Gardiner,
26, of Homer, died Thursday, July
10, 2008, at BJC Medical Center in
Commerce.
He was the son of Johnny and
Connie Gardiner of Maysville,
and Patricia Meeks Gardiner and
Alan Farmer of Homer. He was
born in Hall County.
Survivors in addition to his par
ents, include a sister, Jill Allen,
Lula; and grandparents, Pledger
and Bonnie Gardiner, and Ferd
and Betty Meeks.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, July 12, at Mt. Carmel
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Ralph O. Smith officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
Judith Gibson
Judith Lynn Gibson, 66, of Alto,
died Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at a
private care facility.
She was born in Robinson, N.C.,
on February 19, 1942, the daugh
ter of the late Roland and Vashti
Britt Rowan. She was Baptist and
was retired from Fieldale. Mrs.
Gibson was preceded in death
by a daughter, Samantha Lynn
Gibson.
Survivors include her husband,
Marshall Lee Gibson, Alto; daugh
ter and son-in-law, Kimberly Lynn
and Steve Betsinger, Bozeman,
Mont.; sons and daughter-in-law,
Ronald Calvin and Terri Smith,
Cleveland, Richard Bryan Smith,
Bozeman, Mont.; sister, Annette
Rowan, Euless, Texas; brothers,
Edmond Rowan, Dawsonville;
grandchildren, Kevin M. Smith,
Randy A. Smith, Kelley L. Smith
and Sherry L. Smith.
No funeral services are planned
at this time.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South
Chapel, Baldwin, is in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
Leroy Smith
Leroy Smith, 95, of Lula, died
Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at a local
medical center.
He was born in Banks County
on July 25, 1912, the son of the
late William “Bill” and Thanie
Cagle Smith. He was a member
of Belton Baptist Church and was
a retired employee at Southern
Railway with 31 years of service.
Mr. Smith was preceded in death
by a son, Edgar Smith; broth
ers, Enos Smith, LJ Smith; sis
ters, Idell Saxon, Mozelle Worley,
Vernie Echols, Lillie Bell Smith
and Essalene Wheeler.
Survivors include his wife, Mary
Ruth Crumley Smith, Lula; sons
and daughters-in-law, Royce and
Mary Alice Smith, Murrayville,
Willard and Joyce Smith, Baldwin,
Baxter and Shirley Smith and Joel
Smith, all of Lula; sister, Lucille
Smith, Lula; brother, Troy Smith,
Lula; grandchildren, Bradley
Smith, Tabitha Sims, Deane
Dyer, Jennifer Moore, Ryan
Smith, Amanda Gaddy and Leslie
McClure; and great-grandchil
dren, Tiffany Sims, Kyle Smith,
Maggie Dyer, Luke Moore and
Isaac Moore.
Funeral services were held
Friday, July 11, at Whitfield
Funeral Home, South Chapel,
Baldwin, with the Revs. Paul
Morris and Cecil Thomas offi
ciating. Burial was in the Belton
Baptist Cemetery with the Rev.
Shane Wehunt officiating.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South
Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
Keith Parris
Keith Lane Parris, 39, of
Maysville, died Tuesday, July 8,
2008, at his residence.
Born in Clayton County, he was
the son of Marie Ledford Parris
of Maysville and the late William
S. Parris. Mr. Parris was preceded
in death by a sister, Cheryl Ann
Butler.
Survivors in addition to
his mother, include a brother,
Allen Eugene Parris, Maysville;
sisters, Cynthia Nancy Parris,
Gainesville, and Tina Louise
Boswell, Maysville.
Funeral services were held
Friday, July 11, from the Cave
Springs Baptist Church with
the Rev. Chad Rising officiating.
Burial was in the church cem
etery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008
Lloyd Echols
Lloyd Andrew Echols, 70, of
Gillsville, died Tuesday, July 8,
2008, at his residence.
Survivors include his wife, Mary
B. Savage Echols, Gillsville; a
son, Charles Echols, Alto; step
sons, Billy Whitfield and Horace
Whitfield, both of Gillsville;
daughter, Michelle Echols Waite,
Dawsonville; brothers, David and
Jimmy Echols; and sisters, Nancy
Ledford and Dot Hill.
Funeral services were held Friday,
July 11, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral
Home with the Rev. Swayne Carlan
officiating. Burial was in the Solid
Rock Baptist Church cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008..
Furman Brooks
Furman Edward Brooks, 72,
of Cleveland, died Friday, July
11, 2008, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center in Gainesville fol
lowing a brief illness.
He was born in Franklin County
on February 25, 1936, the son
of the late Frank and Annebelle
Dockery Brooks. He
was head of security
at Mountain Lakes
Resort, was a life
time member of VFW, and mem
ber of the Cleveland Worship
Center. Mr. Brooks was a vet
eran, having served in the United
States Army.
Survivors include his wife,
Nona Von Brooks; daughters,
Patricia Tooley, Dahlonega, Mary
Brooks, Kokomo, Ind., Sue Janck,
Laverna, Texas, Gayle Everett,
Cleveland; a son, Steve Brooks,
Dallas, Texas; brothers, Earl
Brooks, Sautee, Kenneth Brooks,
Cleveland, Wayne Brooks, Alto;
sisters, Nellie Brooks and Beulah
Black, both of Cleveland.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, July 13, at the Cleveland
Worship Center with the Revs.
Marc Turner and Joe Dover offici
ating. Burial was in Union Grove
Holiness Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Cleveland Worship
Center Building Fund, P.O. Box
667, Cleveland, Ga. 30528.
Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
Kathy Stancil
Kathy Stancil, 49, of Alto,
died Wednesday, July 9, 2008,
at Northeast Georgia Medical
Center in Gainesville, following
an extended illness.
She was born in Habersham
County on June 16, 1959, the
daughter of Clara Dyer Seabolt
of Cleveland and the late Doyle
Seabolt. She was a member of
Crossroads Baptist Church and
was a homemaker. Mrs. Stancil
was preceded in death by sis
ters, Lois Partin, Sue Pruitt and
Sharon Seabolt. She was fond of
animals and raised birds, loved
ones stated.
Survivors in addition to her
mother, include her husband,
Dewayne Stancil, Alto; daughter
and son-in-law, Shauna and Isaiah
Walter, Colorado Springs, Colo.;
son, Ryan Shuler, Alto; broth
ers, Johnny, Jimmy and Kenneth
Seabolt, all of Cleveland, Jack
Seabolt, Jefferson, and Steve
Seabolt, Clarkesville; and a sister,
Carolyn Hulsey, Cleveland.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, July 12, in the chapel of
McGahee-Griffin Stewart Funeral
Home with the Rev. Warren Butch
Nichols officiating. Burial was in
Crossroads Baptist Church cem
etery.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
Ethel Gooch
Ethel Taylor Gooch, 91, of
Gainesville, died Saturday, July
5, 2008, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center in Gainesville,
following an extended illness.
She was the daughter of the late
Rev. Charles Taylor and Canzada
Roberts Taylor. She worked at
Gayborn Mills for many years,
as well as Northeast Georgia
Hospital, Roses 5 & 10 Store,
and Gilford Mills. In addition to
her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, Paul
Maynard Gooch; a brother, the
Rev. Bunyan Taylor; and sisters,
Desma Gooch and Bertie Bryant.
Survivors include daughters
and sons-in-law, Betty and Sara
Gooch, Bobbie and A.W. Stover,
all of Gainesville, Joan and
Richard Braham, Irmo, S.C.; grand
daughters and spouse, Lisa D.
Stover, Roswell, Lori and Johnny
Parker, Gainesville; grandsons
and spouses, James E. Adams,
Jr., Cumming, Jordan Paul Adams,
Bryan and Meredith Braham, all of
THANK YOU
To all Emergency personnel & Police officers
who responded to the call for help at our
residence, your courtesy and concern was
greatly appreciated. Thank you.
The family of Zac Gardiner
f \
The Family of
JERRY CARLAN
Would like to express their deepest
gratitude to each and everyone for every
kindness shown us during the sickness
and loss of Jerry. / will always be grateful.
With love,
June Carlan
Gainesville, Brent and Ann Marie
Braham, Snellville; great-grand
daughter, Taylor Parker; great-
grandson, Lex Parker; brothers,
W.W. Gary Jr., Commerce, Robert
Gary, Atlanta; sisters, Lillie Bruce,
Homer, Mary Tuggle and Martha
Caudell, both of Commerce; spe
cial caregivers, Sandra Clayton
and Shelia Dickerson; and a host
of nieces, nephews, and friends.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, July 8, at Montgomery
Memorial Baptist Church with
the Revs. Fulton Boswell, James
E. Adams Jr. and Johnny P. Parker
officiating. Burial was in the White
Plains Baptist Church cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
Ellen Campbell
Ellen Autry Campbell, 73, of
Clermont, died Friday, July 11,
2008, at Lanier Park Hospital fol
lowing an extended illness.
Born in Hall County, on August
11, 1934, she was the daughter
of the late Lewis and Letcher
Satterfield Autry. She was a home
maker and a longtime member of
Skitts Mountain Baptist Church.
Mrs. Campbell was preceded in
death by brothers, Herman and
Perry Autry.
Survivors include her husband of
54 years, Garnett “G.C.” Campbell
Jr. Clermont; daughters and sons-
in-law, Shelia and Ron Hart, Alesia
and Sam Cole, Tammie and Mike
Kelly, all of Cumming, Denise
and Tony Newman, Lilburn; sons
and daughters-in-law, Ronnie and
Betty Campbell, Larry and Donna
Campbell, all of Cleveland, Ricky
and Marie Campbell, Hull; sisters
and brothers-in-law, Violet and Tex
Jones, Gainesville, Jesse Dean and
Ronald Sparks, Cleveland, Betty
and Gary Dillard, Lithia Springs;
brothers and sisters-in-law, Rudy
and Linda Autry, Canton, Ethel
Autry, Lula; 18 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; five great-
great-grandchildren; and numer
ous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Monday, July 14, at Skitts
Mountain Baptist Church with
the Revs. Kyle Savage and Mike
Irvin officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
BarrettFuneralHome,Cleveland,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
David Wheeler
David Charles Wheeler, Jr., 73,
of Gainesville, died Sunday, July
13, 2008, at his residence, follow
ing an extended illness.
He was born in Habersham
County, the son of the late David
Charles Wheeler
Sr. and Cora Lee
Waldrep Wheeler.
He was retired from
SCM Printing Company and was
a veteran, having served in the
United States Navy.
Survivors include his wife of
45 years, Dorothy Ann Wheeler,
Gainesville; daughters and sons-
in-law, Teresa and Mark Smith,
Gainesville, Vickie and Stephen
Mitchell, Grayson; son and
daughter-in-law, Michael and
Kristi Wheeler, Homer; grand
children, Heather and Tiffany
Smith, Michael Wheeler Jr., Kasey
Wheeler, Brittney Mitchell, Amber
Mitchell and Colby Mitchell; sis
ters, Andrea Catlett, Blondine
Tomlin, Rosa Lee Whitworth, all
of Demorest; Nellaree Ellison,
Clarkesville, Dot Hill, Ocean City,
Md., and Linda Sanders, Mt. Airy;
brothers, Douglas J. Wheeler,
Willie D. Wheeler, Paul Wheeler,
all of Demorest, Randy Wheeler,
St. Louis Park, Minn.; and a num
ber of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 16, in the chapel
of Memorial Park Funeral Home
with the Rev. Kenneth McEntire
officiating. Entombment fol
lowed in the Memorial Park
Mausoleum.
Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
A.J. Holtzclaw
A.J. Holtzclaw, 58, of Gainesville,
died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at his
residence, following a brief ill
ness.
He was born in Bibb County
on April 25, 1950, the son of
Blondine Anglin Holtzclaw of
Gainesville and the late Charles
James Holtzclaw. He was retired
from The Coca Cola Company
and also from the Northeast
Georgia Medical Center, where
he worked as an electrician. He
was a member of the Buford
American Legion Post 127 and of
Springway Baptist Church.
Survivors in addition to his
mother, include his wife, Joan
McDaniel Holtzclaw, Gainesville;
son and daughter-in-law, Kevin
and Marsha Holtzclaw, Gillsville;
stepdaughters and husbands,
Mary and Daniel Barge, Debra and
Jimmy Black, all of Gainesville;
stepsons and wife, Bo and Tia
Marsingill, Buford, Matthew
Marsingill, Flowery Branch;
grandchildren, Caleb, Jacob,
Luke and Levi Holtzclaw; step-
grandchildren, Timmy and Kelly
Marsingill, Kasey Black, Daniel
Rothove; brother and sister-in-law,
Raymond and Jewell Holtzclaw,
Gainesville; sisters and brother-
in-law, Brenda and Tom Sutton
and Judy Holtzclaw, all of Lula,
and Lynn Allen, Gainesville.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, July 15, at Memorial
Park Chapel with the Revs. James
Campbell and Daniel Barge offi
ciating. Burial was in Springway
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
Pauline Fields
Pauline Fields, 88, of Cleveland,
died Friday, July 4, 2008, at a pri
vate health care center following
an extended illness.
She was born in White County,
the daughter of the late Riley
and Emma Winkler Helton. She
was a homemaker, had previously
worked at Turner’s Corner Cafe,
and was Baptist. Mrs. Fields was
preceded in death by her hus
band, William Fields; a son, Ollie
B. Fields; sister, Estelle Shuler; and
brothers, Andrew Helton, Vernon
Helton and Roscoe Helton.
Survivors include sons, J.C.
Fields, Clarkston, Eugene Fields,
Waymon Fields, both of Cleveland,
Carlton Fields, Leesburg, Ala.;
brothers, Luther Helton, Homer,
Jr. Helton, California; grandchil
dren, Kathryn Fields, Ronald
Fields, both of North Carolina,
Wanda Gee, Homer, Sheila Fields,
Craig Fields, both of Leesburg,
Ala.; nieces, Patricia Jordan,
Clermont, Margie Williamson,
Homer, Marie Palmer, Cumming;
and other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, July 6, in the chapel of
Barrett Funeral Home with the
Revs. Michael Gee and Bryan
Gee officiating. Burial was at Mt.
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery.
Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland,
was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
Juanita Wells
Juanita L. Wells, 78, of Cornelia,
died Saturday, July 12, 2008, at
Habersham Medical Center, fol
lowing an extended illness.
Born in Fulton County on
November 25, 1929, she was the
daughter of the late Cornelius
Augustus and Mary McGahee
Wells. She attended North Fulton
High School, with degrees from
the University of Georgia and
Western Carolina. She taught in
Atlanta, Texas, France, Germany
and Cornelia and was a member
of Level Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include a brother and
sister-in-law, John Augustus and
Yuriko Wells, Winter Springs, Fla.;
niece, Susan Wells, New Orleans;
nephew, John Well Jr., Orlando,
Fla.
Graveside services were held
Sunday, July 13, at the Level
Grove Cemetery with the Rev.
Paul Wright officiating.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the charity of your
choice.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart
Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 16, 2008.
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