PARKS-Mr. Henry T. Parks died Friday morning at the residence, 72 Augusta avenue, in the 59th year of his age. He is survived by his wife, four daughters, Mrs. S. S. Chambers, of Cornelia, Ga.; Mrs. T. F. L. Nunn, of Athens, Ga.; Mrs. H. B David, Mrs. Scott Hopkins; three sons, Mr. W. B. Parks, Mr. T. J. Parks and Mr. R. H. Parks, of Maysville, Ga. The remains will be taken this (Saturday) morning at 11:40 o'clock to Maysville, Ga., for funeral and interment. Harry G. Poole, funeral director.
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PARKS, Horace J.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday Aug. 13, 2006, at Ward's Funeral Home Chapel for Horace J. Parks, 77, of Windy Hill Circle, Gainesville.
The Rev. Ralph O. Smith will officiate. Interment will be in Oakwood City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 12, at Ward's Funeral Home. He died Friday, Aug. 11, 2006 at Willow Wood Nursing Center.
Mr. Parks was born Jan. 4, 1929, in Banks County, but lived most of his life in Hall County. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and Korean War. Mr. Parks worked in the hotel industry and was a member of Blackshear Place Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hoyt and Dona Welborn Parks Sr.; son, Jeff Parks; and sister, Jeanette Whitmire.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Jerrold and Marsha Parks, Gillsville; daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and James Smith, Gainesville; brothers and sisters-in-law, Hoyt and Tense Parks Jr., Gainesville, Edwin S. and Margaret Parks, Clermont, Benjamin and Joann Parks of Atlanta; brother-in-law and wife, J.D. and Lola Whitmire, Gainesville; and seven grandchildren.
Ward's Funeral Home, Gainesville
The Times, Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 13, 2006
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PARSON, Ganil Trantham
Ivie Funeral Home announces services for Mrs. Ganil Parson, age 82, of Parson Circle, Maysville, who died Dec. 24, 2006, at her residence of an extended illness.
She was the daughter of the late George and Mary Jones Trantham and the widow of Edward Parson.
Survivors include two daughters, Shelia Parson and Dorothy Griffin, both of Maysville; six brothers, Clyde Trantham, Elmer Trantham, Jimmy Trantham, Johnny Trantham and Alvin Trantham, all of Copper Hill, Tenn. and Roy Trantham of Waynesville, N.C.; one sister, Georgia Spivey of Dalton; and three grandchildren, Nicky Peppers, Scotty Peppers and Misty Lee. Five great-grandchildren also survive.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Winfred Trantham, and a sister, Lucille Painter.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Rev. David Terrell and the Rev. Luke Parson officiating with burial in Banks County Memorial Gardens. The family is at the residence of a daughter, Dorothy Griffin, 340 Parson Circle, Maysville, and will receive friends in the funeral home Tuesday morning from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce
The Times, Gainesville, Ga., Dec. 26, 2006
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PARSONS, Martha Threlkeld
Martha Threlkeld Parsons 20 Feb. 1954
Mrs. Martha Threlkeld Parsons, 94, widow of C. E. Parsons, died at the residence of her grandson, C. P. Vaughn, following an extended illness.
She was born in Madison County and was a member of Silver Shoals Baptist Church. Her husband preceeded her to the grave in 1921.
Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon from Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, the Rev. George Collins officiating. Internment was in the Parsons cemetery.
Sanders Funeral Directors were in charge of the arrangements.
She is survived by a son, Joe H. Parsons of Maysville; and a daughter, Mrs. Maggie Parsons Vaughn of Commerce; 18 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and 11 great great grandchildren.
Mr. Meriwether PARSONS, an old and repected citizen of this community, died at his home in the Poplar Springs district last Saturday and was laid to rest in the family burying ground on Sunday. Mr. Parsons was about seventy-five years old. He leaves one son, Mr. Rella Parsons, and many grandchildren to mourn his death.
Transcribed from undated newspaper clipping which I believe is the Banks County Journal. The date I have found in other sources in 11/19/1906.
Meriwether Parsons was a member of CSA CO A 24th Regt GA Volunteer Infantry-Army of N. Virginia-"Independent Volunteers" from Banks County.
From the personal papers of William Fulton Morris
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PAUL, Barbara Ann Hill
May 17, 1939-Jan. 7, 2007
Barbara Ann Hill Paul, 67, of Hull died Sunday at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Born in Banks County to the late Ruby McGinnis Hill and Ben C. Hill, she was a homemaker and a member of Ridgeway Baptist Church. She also was preceded in death by her husband, James L. Paul.
Survivors include her daughters, Lori Bragado and Tiffany Nalley, both of Hull; brothers, Warren Hill and Bennie Hill, both of Commerce; Lammie Hill, Riverdale, and Stanley Hill, Maysville; sisters, Merle Gordon, Jonesboro, and Maryetta Johnson, Commerce; and seven grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at Ridgeway Baptist Church. The Rev. Bill Manus will officiate. Burial will be in Ridgeway Baptist Church Cemetery, Commerce.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce
The Times, Gainesville, Ga., Jan. 9, 2007
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PAYNE, Mary Louise Patterson Jenkins
June 14, 1919-June 12, 2005
Mary Louise Patterson Jenkins Payne, 85, of Mount Airy died Sunday at a private health care facility following an extended illness.
Born in Banks County to the late Lowery and Mamie Brown Patterson, she was a retired supervisor at Carwood Manufacturing. She was a homemaker and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Cornelia. She also was preceded in death by her first husband, Hugh Jenkins; second husband, Arthur Payne; and sisters, Aileen Patterson Blair and Maxine Patterson Payne.
Survivors include her son, Mike Jenkins, Cornelia; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, June 20, 2005, at the chapel of McGahee-Griffin and Stewart Funeral Home. The Rev. Blaine Walker will officiate.
McGahee-Griffin and Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia
The Times, Gainesville, Ga., June 14, 2005
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PENDERGRASS, Rev. J. J.
The Atlanta Constitution, 12 August 1909.
MORTUARY.
Commerce, Ga., August 11- Rev. J. J. PENDERGRASS, who was stricken with paralysis while preaching at Wesley Chapel church, died here Wednesday night at 10 o'clock. The body will be interred at New Salem church Thursday evening, the services being conducted by Presiding Elder Mashburn.
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PHILLIPS, FRANCES
Mrs. Frances Newsome Phillips 57, of Marietta, passed away Friday,
January 10, 1996.
She was born in Banks County, GA on January 1, 1939, a daughter of the
late George Emory Newsome and Ruth Naomi Newsome Kaiser. In addition to
her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband James Cecil
Phillips.
She is survived by daughters, Belinda Jean Garner, Theresa Newton,
Marietta; sisters, Virginia Karolyi, Acworth, Betty Jean Reynolds,
Marietta, Eva Brown, Snellville; brother, Noah Eugene Newsome, Doraville;
9 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild.
Funeral services were held January 13, 1996, in the Castellaw Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Michael Ward officiating. Interment was in the
Georgia Memorial Gardens in Marietta, Georgia
Homer, Ga., March 30- Mr. E. W. POOL, one of Banks county's finest citizens, is dead. Mr. Pool leaves a wife and several children.
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POOLE, Alfred H.
Died Feb. 13, 2006
Alfred H. Poole, 80, of Carnesville died Monday at Banks-Jackson-Commerce Medical Center.
He was the son of the late George Wiley Poole and the late Ruth Ayers Poole. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Cleo Poole; and brothers, Max Poole and Travis Poole. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force.
Survivors include his stepsons, Edward Moyer, Brunswick, and John Moyer, California; stepdaughter, Jeanette Perkins, Florida; brother, Wister Poole, Carnesville; sisters, Avis Lewallen and Jean Kay, both of Carnesville; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter.
The family received friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, at Ivie Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Nails Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce
The Times, Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 15, 2006
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POOLE, Ed
Nov. 10, 1923-Jan. 28, 2007
Ed Poole, 83, of Baldwin died Sunday at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Born in Banks County to the late John Stovall and Rosa Lee Sellers Poole, he was a U.S. Army World War II veteran, having received the Purple Heart award. He was a cattle agricultural farmer and a member of Line Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and former chairman of the building and grounds committee. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans. He also was preceded in death by sisters, Louise Roberts and Lola Mason; brothers, Tom Poole and J.D. Poole; and one grandchild.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes Dalton Poole, Baldwin; daughters, Mary Lee Poole, Oakwood, Susie Osborn, Homer, and Anita Caudell, Toccoa; sons, David Poole, Windell Poole, Douglas Poole, Johnny Poole and Keith Poole, all of Baldwin; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, at Line Baptist Church. The Rev. Kenneth McEntire and the Rev. Garry Garrison will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Rev. Wayne Strickland will officiate at graveside, with full military honors conducted by the U.S. Army.
Flowers are accepted, or memorials may be made to Line Baptist Church, 594 Spring Road, Baldwin, GA 30511; or to a charity of one's choice.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin
The Times, Gainesville, Ga., Jan. 30, 2007
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POOLE, John Bruce
John Bruce Poole, age 83 of Toccoa, died Sunday, January 28, 2007, at his residence following an extended illness.
Born in Banks County on April 9, 1923, he was the son of the late John Harrison & Martha Lewallen Poole. He retired from Patterson Pump and was a member of Nails Creek Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and watermelon farming. He was also preceded in death by his brothers: Allen Poole, Fletcher Poole, Wiley Poole, Aubrey Poole; sisters: Edith Turner, Annie Mae Garrison, Odessa Wood.
Surviving are wife, Jennie Lou Bellamy Poole of Toccoa; daughter, Patricia Aaron of Toccoa; sons: Kenneth Poole of Toccoa, Larry Poole of Lula, Roger Poole of Toccoa, Ralph Poole of Atlanta; 6 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services are 2:00 pm Tuesday, January 30, 2007, from Nails Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Roy Rogers, Rev. Jerry Payne and Rev. Harold Rogers officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 pm. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 & 7-9 pm on Monday.
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POOLE, Vernor
Business owner
DEWY ROSE-Verner N. Poole, 69, of 3028 Eagle Grove School Rd., died June 7, 2005 at the Athens Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 19, 1936 in Banks County, he was the son of the late Charlie Bascom Poole and Sallie Pruitt Poole. He was the owner/operator of Farm Touch, Inc., a farm implement manufacturer, and was a member of the Holly Springs Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn Rice Poole of the home; sons, William Anthony Poole and Kevin Rice Poole, both of Dewy Rose; daughters, Gwen Vernette Friedrichs, Hoschton, and Laura Linda Mize, Royston; sister, Flora Nell Shaw, Hartwell; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Charles and Herman Poole; half brothers, Conrad and J.T. Kesler; and half-sisters, Lucille Hooper and Bert Smith.
The Revs. Bobby Jones, Jerry Durham and John Swanger officiated at the funeral services, held June 9, 2005 at the Holly Springs Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Franklin County Citizen/The News Leader
Thursday, June 16, 2005
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PRESSLEY, Mary Martin
Jan. 15, 1938-June 23, 2006
Mary Martin Pressley, 68, of Duluth died Friday.
Born in Banks County, she was a homemaker and a member of Lanier Church of God, Buford. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Floyd Lee Martin and Hugh D. Pressley.
Survivors include her sons, Danny Martin, Johnny Martin and Terry Martin, all of Duluth; sisters, Irene Benten, Macon, and Willie Mae Martin, Braselton; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, June 26, 2006, at the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. The Rev. Ronnie Thrasher and Jimmy Dunn will officiate. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery, Duluth.
Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford
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PRICKETT, George
The Atlanta Constitution, 10 October 1911.
MORTUARY.
George Prickett, Maysville.
Maysville, Ga., October 9- George PRICKETT, a highly respected citizen of this community, died suddenly from heart failure yesterday afternoon. He has just returned from service at the Methodist Episcopal church and fell unconscious in the stable yard while unhitching his horse.
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PRITCHETT, Montine Eugenia Morris
Oct. 26, 1918-March 12, 2006
Montine Eugenia Morris Pritchett, 87, of Commerce died Wednesday at her residence.
She was the daughter of the late Eugenia Scales and Thomas Christian Morris. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Pritchett.
Survivors include her daughter, Gayle Pritchett, Commerce; and brothers, John Aytch Morris, Abbeville, S.C., and Thomas Junior Morris, Commerce.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2006, at First United Methodist Church. Dr. David Bowen will officiate. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Building Fund or the Landscaping and Gardening Fund of Commerce First United Methodist Church, 54 Cherry St., Commerce, GA 30529.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce
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PRUITT, Paul W.
May 1,1928-November 2,2006
BALDWIN,GA - Paul W. Pruitt,age 78,of Baldwin,Georgia,died Thursday,November 02,2006 at the Habersham County Medical Center.
Mr. Pruitt was born on May 1,1928 in Due West,South Carolina to the late Holbert and Cleo Brock Pruitt. He was also preceded in death by brothers Vance Pruitt and Jack Pruitt and a sister Myrtle Smith. Mr. Pruitt was a member of the Harmony Baptist Church and was a mason. He was a bus driver and truck driver with 27 years of service.
Survivors include: his wife: Mae S. Pruitt,Baldwin,GA; his daughter and son-in-law: Peggy and Robert Stalnaker,McDonough,GA; his son and daughter-in-law: Doug and Gail Pruitt,Cornelia,GA; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday,November 4,2006 from the Harmony Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Vandiver and Rev. Alvin Oakes officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Whitfield Funeral Home,South Chapel,Baldwin from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday. The body will be placed in the church at 3:30 to lie in state until the funeral hour on Saturday.
Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home,South Chapel,Baldwin,Georgia.
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PURCELL, Walter D.
Walter D. Purcell, age 95, of Skyland Drive, Cornelia, died Friday, July 21, 2006, in Commerce.
Mr. Purcell was born May 10, 1911, in Banks County. He was a son of the late John and Minnie Watkins Purcell and also was preceded in death by his first wife, Bronez Pless Purcell; daughter, Madge Purcell Frye; granddaughter, Amanda Frye; and brothers, Dr. Claude Purcell, Clarence Purcell and Clay Purcell. Mr. Purcell was a member of Enon Baptist Church and was a retail grocery salesman and former owner of Purcell Motel. He was a mason and member of Cornelia Lodge No. 92 F&AM.
Survivors include his wife, Floranell Pless Allen Purcell, Lula; son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Linda Purcell, Athens; sisters, Mary Elizabeth Brown, Douglasville, Essie Mae Foster, Cornelia, Mozelle Dover, Michigan; and one grandson, Joe Purcell, Athens.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 24, 2006, from Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin. Interment will follow in Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville.
