Anthie Parson Tatum, 81, of Lula died Friday at her residence.
Born in Banks County to the late Tom and Etta Nunn Parson, she was a homemaker and member of Silver Shoals Baptist Church. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Tatum; sisters, Curtis Westmoreland, Alice Taylor and Janie Poole; and brothers, Henry, Lamertine, Hoyt, Travis, Tilden and Luther Parson.
Survivors include her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Nix, Lula; sons, James Tatum, Alto, and Larry Gene Tatum, Lula; sisters, Pauline Arflin, Belton, S.C., and Ella Mae Herbert, Gillsville; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, March 27, 2006, at Silver Shoals Baptist Church. The Rev. Robert Nix, the Rev. Perry Smith and Dr. Sam Parson will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin
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TELFORD, Clarence
The Atlanta Constitution, 24 February 1909. MORTUARY. Clarence Telford, Homer, Ga. Commerce, Ga., Feb. 23- Clarence TELFORD, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Telford, of near Homer, died of pulmonary troubles Sunday after a protracted illness. He was 21 years old. The remains were interred at Homer yesterday.
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TELFORD, George
The Constitution, 3 June 1887.
DEATHS IN BANKS.
Mr. George TELFORD, age seventy-two years, was buried at this place yesterday. He was born in Anderson, S. C. He has eleven children, all living, married and doing well. They were all present at their father's funeral. Mr. Telford was a devout Christian. In the death of Mr. Telford Banks county loses one of her best citizens. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. H. Cartledge.
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TELFORD, Harvey
The Atlanta Constitution, 10 December 1906.
MORTUARY.
Commerce, Ga., December 9-
Harvey Telford, died at his home in Bushville, in
Banks county, yesterday morning after a lingering
illness of long duration. He was 84 years old, and
was widely known throughout this section.
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THOMPSON, Robert Eugene "Bobby"
Died Aug. 20, 2005
Robert Eugene "Bobby" Thompson, 74, of Maysville died Saturday.
He was born in Banks County, the son of the late Willie Walter Thompson and Edith Mae Miller Thompson. He was a Mason, a member of Maysville Methodist Church and a retired truck driver. He also was preceded in death by a son, Lee Thompson.
Survivors include his son, Bill Thompson, Jefferson; daughters, Ginger S. Weldon and Edie Archer, both of Jefferson; sister, Helen Carol McClure, Tullahoma, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home. Minister Tom Plank, the Rev. Swayne Cochran and Jordan Weldon and will officiate. Private burial services will be held later.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a favorite charity.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson
The Times, Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 22, 2005
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THOMPSON, Thelma Payton
April 1, 1919-Nov. 4, 2006
Thelma Peyton Thompson, 87, of Albany died Saturday at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital.
Born in Banks County to the late Reynolds R. and Addie Lee Payne Peyton, she was a bookkeeper for a pecan broker and a member of Line Baptist Church. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Olin Thompson; and sister, Winnie Weaver.
No services are planned.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin
The Times, Gainesville, Ga., Nov. 6, 2006
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THRELKELD, Radford E.
The Atlanta Constitution, May 5 1918. Funeral Notices. THRELKELD- Remains of Radford E. Threlkeld, 30 years of age, who died Saturday at a local hospital, were carried to Lula, Ga., for funeral and internment. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. E. J. Threlkeld, of Lula, Ga.; three brothers, J. K., A. C. and E. C. Threlkeld, of East Point, Ga., and seven sisters. Awtry & Lowndes Co., funeral directors.
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THURMOND, Edith Maxwell
Nov. 20, 1922-Sept. 26, 2006
Edith Maxwell Thurmond, 83, of Clarkesville died Tuesday at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness.
Born in Banks County to the late Joe Berry and Minnie Viola Worley Maxwell, she worked for Orbit and Yonah Realty and was a member of Mount View Baptist Church. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Garnett Thurmond; daughter, Minnie Sue Arrowood; brothers, Talmadge Maxwell and Tatum Maxwell; sister, Pearline Murphy; and two grandchildren.
Survivors include her daughters, Jeanette Arrowood and Delorace Dodd, both of Clarkesville; brother, Cranford Maxwell, Union Point; sisters, Dorothy Parker, Demorest, and Marie Dalton, Clarkesville; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and numerous great-great-grandchildren.
The family received friends Wednesday at the funeral home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, at the chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home. The Rev. Ernest Hunter and the Rev. Leon Arrowood will officiate. Burial will be in Mount View Baptist Church Cemetery.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia
The Times, Gainesville, Ga., Sept. 28, 2006
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TOWNER, Erma Sisk Carter
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. - Erma Sisk Carter Towner, 98, of Franklin Springs, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006.
Born in Maysville, Ga. on Feb. 15, 1907, she was the daughter of the late W.J. Morgan Sisk and Naomi C. Boggus Sisk. She was a retired registered nurse and was a retired clerk having worked the U.S. Postal service. She was a member of the Franklin Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church and was a former member of the Fifty-Plus Club. She was twice married, first to the late Levy Preston Carter and second, to the late Ernest A. Towner.
Surviving are stepdaughter, Cherie Anne Whiddon of Moultrie; and a sister, Winnie Escoe of Conyers.
Services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Franklin Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Revs. Levy Moore and Harrison Lampley. Burial will follow in the Pentecost Chapel Cemetery. The body is at the Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, where the family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The family is at the home of Levy and Carolyn Moore, 661 Brad St., Franklin Springs, Ga.
Flowers are optional or memorials may be made to the Erma S. Towner Scholarship Fund @ Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga.
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TRUITT, W. B.
The Constitution, Atlanta, 26 December 1904.
W. B. Truitt [sic], Athens, Ga.
Athens, Ga., December 25- Major W. B. PRUITT passed away after a long illness. He was 63 years of age and leaves a wife and one son. He was a member of the Banks County Guards during the civil war, a company commanded by the father of Hon. Allen D. Candler. He was for years a well-known newspaper man, being connected with The Athens Banner. For several years past his health has been such as to preclude active work. The funeral of Major Pruitt was held today at 3 o'clock and the remains were laid to rest in Oconee cemetery.
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TURK, Mrs. Isabella Ash
On Wednesday Jan. 31, 1900, one of the elect on earth, Mrs. Isabella Ash Turk, left us to be in the presence of God. Truly she merited the blessings promise the "pure in heart". All who knew her were impressed with her quiet unassuming Christianity, exemplified by her unyielding loyalty to God her Father and her dealings with mankind. She was peculiarly free from anything that savored of malice. She could not, nor did not entertain unkind thoughts of anyone.
She was born Feb. 12, 1827, aged 72 years 11 months and 10 days.
January 2, 1845 she was united in mariage to William Harvey Turk. Their happy union was blessed with eleven children, nine of whom are living. Their one purpose in life being to educate and bring their children to Christ.
She united with the Presbyterian Church at Thyatira campground in Jackson County when about thirteen years old. Her membership was afterwards transferred to Homer where it remained, she seeming to have the Lord's special blessing on her household.
Mrs. Turk leaves one brother Esq. William M. Ash and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas A. Neal of the county and Mrs. Mary Bush of Terry, Miss.
Amid the sorrowing friends she was laid to rest in the cemetery at the Presbyterian Church by the side of her husband whose grave marked the first in this burying ground. Appropriate services were rendered by her pastor, the Rev. R. E. Telford, of Clarkesville.
Loving friends covered the casket with beautiful flowers as a last token of love and respect.
Oh but there were more such mothers in the land. God help us who now live, to live such godly lives before our children that they may be constrained to lead pure lives after us.
The bereaved family and relatives have the profound sympathy of a multitude of friends.
Banks County Journal Thursday February 8, 1900
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TURNER, Edna "Maude" Wilson
April 18, 1917-May 24, 2006
Edna "Maude" Wilson Turner, 89, of Lula died Wednesday at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness.
A native of Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Kell and Eva Stephens Wilson. She was a retired inspector from Warren Featherbone and a member of Enon Baptist Church. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Hoyt Turner; son, Edmond Hoyt Turner; daughters, Dianne Chapman and Sharon Kay Turner; sister, Winnie Chambers; and brothers, Rosco "Bill" Wilson and Vasco "Link" Wilson.
Survivors include her daughters, Bobbie Robinson and Linda Saxton, both of Lula, and Deborah Newberry, Gainesville; sons, Kenneth Turner and Dwight Turner, both of Lula; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, May 26, 2006, in the chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul Morris and the Rev. Shane Turner will officiate. Burial will be in Enon Baptist Church Cemetery.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia
Submitted by: Jacqueline King
TURNER, John Waters
Mr. John Waters Turner, 86, of Gillsville died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006, at Banks-Jackson-Commerce Nursing Home, Commerce, following an extended illness.
Mr. Turner was born in Banks County Jan. 26, 1920. He was the son of the late William Jefferson and May Waters Turner. He was an active member of the Masonic Lodge, the commander of Homer American Legion, a member of the Ruritan Club of Banks County, president of the Farm Bureau, Banks County Tax Receiver, an active volunteer for the FFA Club, a retired farmer and member of the Cattleman's Association, a federal poultry inspector for the Department of Agriculture and served his country in active duty in the armed forces in World War II.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Turner was preceded in death by his former wife, Edith Poole Turner; daughter, Charlotte Harris; grandson, Blake Cochran; brothers, Pope Turner, Byron Turner, W.F. Turner; sisters, Mildred Chamber, Jennie Turner, Ellen Turner, Rose Turner, Avarilla Carpenter and Margaret Turk. He is survived by his wife, Frances Lewallen Turner, Gillsville; daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Calvin Johnson, Carrollton, Nancy and Jewell Cochran, Ringgold, and Linda and Donald Wilson, Gillsville; son and daughter-in-law, Bill and April Turner, Gillsville; son, Jeff Turner, Homer; grandchildren, Ginger Wall, Winder, Tracy Thompson, Atlanta, Shelley Johnson, Jackson, Tenn., Russell Johnson, Knoxville, Tenn., and Blaze Turner and Casey Turner, both of Gillsville; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, 2006, from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bill Calhoun officiating. Interment will be in Hickory Flat United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce
The Times, Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 3, 2006
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TURPIN, Lloyd Lee
March 13, 1929-Feb. 14, 2006
Lloyd Lee Turpin, 76, of Commerce died Tuesday at Banks-Jackson-Commerce Medical Center.
He was born in Banks County to the late Lozie Turpin and Lester Turpin. He was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Survivors include his sons, Clinton Turpin, Carnesville, Ricky Turpin, Maysville; daughter, Rosa Lee Pancoast, Maysville; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family received friends Wednesday at the funeral home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at Harmony Baptist Church. The Rev. Randal Starrett will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce
The Times, Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 16, 2006
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TURPIN, Nellie Mae
MT. AIRY, Ga. - Nellie Mae Evans Davenport Turpin, 86, of Mt. Airy, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2006 at Habersham County Medical Center.
Born on Sept. 17, 1919 in Banks County, Ga., she was the daughter of the late John Marion and Ida Mae Standridge Evans. She was preceded in death her husbands, John Davenport and Gus Turpin; a brother, Giles Evans; and sisters, Edna Bell Emmett and Bertha Bowles. She was a member of Homer United Methodist Church. She was a homemaker.
Surviving are daughters, Annette Davenport Demore and Janice Turpin, both of Mt. Airy; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Services are at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin by the Rev. Robert Johnson; burial will follow in the Hickory Flat UM Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Those wishing to send online condolences to the family may do so by visiting, www.whitfieldfuneralhome.com.
