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BERTRANG
Infant
CARNESVILLE - Alison Leigh Bertrang, infant daughter of Shawn
and Susan Burrell Bertrang, Carnesville, died Tuesday, January
25, 2000.
Funeral services were held Thursday, January 27, at Mount Zion
United Methodist Church with the Revs. Tommy Childress and Ryan
Seawright officiating.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include grandparents,
Dennis and Alice Sims Burrell, Statham, and John and Jan Bellamy
Bertrang, Carnesville; and great-grandparents, Ralph and Noils
Ayers Bellamy, Carnesville, and Oscar E. Bertrang, Clearwater,
Fla.
Ginn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 2, 2000
MRS. SHORT
Homemaker
COMMERCE - Mrs. Maude Weaver Short, 85, died Wednesday, January
26, 2000.
Mrs. Short was born in Orlando, Fla., a daughter of the late
Hampton Weaver and Lara Taylor.
She was a homemaker and a member of Dry Pond United Methodist
Church. Mrs. Short was preceded in death by her husband, Charles
Franklin Short.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 29, in the chapel
of Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Orlando, Fla. Burial was in
Glenhaven Memorial Park.
Survivors include two daughters, Norma Jean Weagraff and Sheila
Marie Gilbert, both of Orlando, Fla.; two sons, Charles Houston
Short, Orlando, Fla., and Dennis William Short, Baldwin; one
sister, Delaray Weaver, Jefferson, N.C.; 10 grandchildren and
20 great-grandchildren.
Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of local arrangements,
while Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements
in Florida.
The Banks County News, February 2, 2000
UMBEHANT
Infant
MT. AIRY - Draven Payne Umbehant, infant son of Matt and Lori
Payne Umbehant, Mt. Airy, died Wednesday, January 26, 2000, at
Egleston Children's Hospital, Atlanta.
Umbehant was born Friday, January 21, in Hall County.
He was preceded in death by great-grandparents, John Vickers,
Everett Umbehant, Curtis and Blanche Woodall Gastley and Thomas
J. Sr. and Pauline Hardy Payne.
Funeral services were held Friday, January 28, in the chapel
of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, with
the Rev. Mickey Umbehant officiating. Burial was in Yonah Memorial
Gardens.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include one brother, Sean
Curtis Umbehant, Mt. Airy; grandparents, the Rev. Eddie and Pam
Vickers Umbehant, Mt. Airy, Thomas J. Jr. and Ann Gastley Payne,
Cornelia, and Hal and Vivian Rose Vinson Pearson, Bowling Green,
Ohio; and great-grandparents, Grace Vickers, Flowery Branch,
Frances Umbehant, Cornelia, and Clinton and Mazell Vinson, Otto,
N.C.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 2, 2000
MR. GERRELL
Damascus Baptist member
CORNELIA - Odell Meeler Gerrell, 83, died Saturday, January 29,
2000, at Habersham County Medical Center following an extended
illness.
Mrs. Gerrell was born November 6, 1916, in Habersham County.
She was a daughter of the late James Meeler and Etta Davis Deaton
Meeler.
Mrs. Gerrell was retired from Carwood Manufacturing Company,
Baldwin, with 32 years of service. She was a member of Damascus
Baptist Church.
Mrs. Gerrell was preceded in death by a brother, Charlie Meeler,
a sister, Annie Mae Meeler, and three half-brothers, John, Harve
and Jake Deaton.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 1, at Whitfield
Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, with the Revs. Hal Cason
and Alan Cole officiating. Burial was in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include her husband, E.C. Gerrell; one sister, Elsie
Looney, Martin; and one brother, Robert Meeler, Augusta.
Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 2, 2000
MR. KITCHENS
Father of countian
COMER - Terry Leonard Kitchens, 42, died Saturday, January 29,
2000.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Kitchens was a son of the late
Lovic and Estelle Roberts Kitchens.
Graveside services were held Monday, January 31, in the Indian
Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Franklin County.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Ruth Kitchens; two daughters,
Kerry Marie Kitchens, Comer, and Amy Marie Mathis, Homer; one
son, Timothy Leonard Kitchens, Commerce; two sisters, Ruth Vaughn,
Homer, and Joyce K. Brock, Danielsville; one brother, James Edward
Kitchens, Danielsville; and one grandson.
Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Oglethorpe Chapel, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 2, 2000
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MRS. WILKIE
Homemaker
DANIELSVILLE - Mrs. Lillie Muriel Barrett Wilkie, 76, died Friday,
January 28, 2000, at Cobb Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Wilkie was born April 27, 1923, in Banks County. She was
a daughter of the late William A. and Myrtle Allen Barrett.
Mrs. Wilkie was a homemaker and a member of Community Baptist
Church.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 31, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. David Strickland
officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include her husband, James E. Wilkie; two sons, Major
William D. Wilkie, Hampton, Va., and Ronald S. Wilkie, Cleveland;
one brother, Charles E. Barrett, Stockbridge; one sister, Bessie
Wheeler, Danielsville; and eight grandchildren.
The Banks County News, February 2, 2000
MRS. LLOYD
Homemaker
CORNELIA - Mrs. Jessie Burke Lloyd, 96, died Sunday, January
30, 2000, at a private nursing home following an extended illness.
Born in White County, Mrs. Lloyd lived most of her life in Habersham
County. She was a daughter of the late Taylor Lafayette and Lillie
Robertson Burke.
Mrs. Lloyd was a homemaker and a member of Cool Springs United
Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband,
William Johnson, her second husband, Jess Lloyd, and two daughters,
Ruth Loudermilk and Virginia Smart, and a son, James Lloyd.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 2, in the chapel
of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, with
the Revs. Bobby Burke and Steve McIntyre officiating. Burial
was in the Blue Creek Baptist Church cemetery, White County.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Dean
Sheetz, Cornelius, N.C., and Glenda and John Johnson, Tifton;
son and daughter-in-law, Loy and Marion Johnson, Orlando, Fla.;
sons-in-law, Paul Smart and Zeb Loudermilk, both of Cornelia;
daughter-in-law, Polly Tench, Toccoa; brother and sister-in-law,
Alley and Frances Burke, Clarkesville; 14 grandchildren and 23
great-grandchildren.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 2, 2000
MR. LEACHMAN
Retired truck driver
HOMER - Coy E. Leachman, 70, died Monday, January 31, 2000, at
Athens Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Leachman was a son of the late
Claude W. Leachman and Roxie Gosnell Leachman.
He was a retired truck driver.
Mr. Leachman was preceded in death by a sister, Charlie Lou Leachman.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 2, in the chapel
of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Brenda Clark and
David Garrison officiating. Burial was in the Ridgeway Baptist
Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Sue E. Leachman; two sons, Larry
Leachman, Cornelia, and William Claude Leachman Jr., Charlotte,
N.C.; one daughter, Linda Neisler, Commerce; six step-sons, Curtis
McIntire and Steven Hagan, both of Nicholson, Frank McIntire,
Louisville, Ky., Gary McIntire, Nashville, Tenn., J.C. Gable,
Cornelia, and Roy W. Gable, Villa Rica; six step-daughters, Paula
Underwood, Dawsonville, Teresa Marsingill, Dry Pond, Stephanie
Hagan, Commerce, Shelia Norman, Louisville, Ky., Shirley Hagan,
Nicholson, and Patsy Garrett, Flowery Branch; two sisters, Evelyn
Baker, Maysville, and Bessie Mae Callaham, Athens; 26 grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 2, 2000
MR. WRIGHT
Skilled craftsman
COMER - Michael Lee "Tink" Wright, 39, died Thursday,
January 27, 2000.
A native of Stephens County, Mr. Wright was a son of the late
Freddy B. Wright and Hazel Ann Alexander Wright.
He was a skilled craftsman and a full-time father.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 6,
on top of Currhea Mountain, Toccoa, with the Rev. Steve Welch
officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Tracy A. Bales, Nicholson; three
daughters, Dustie Leeann Kitchen, Winder, and Mychael Tori Wright
and Juanita Ann Wright, both of Comer; one brother, James H.
Wright, Lexington; one sister, Nita Wright Phillips, Danielsville;
and one granddaughter.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the "Michael
'Tink' Wright" Memorial Fund, c/o Nita Phillips, Merchants
and Farmers Bank, P.O. Box 520, Hull, GA 30646.
The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 6, at the home of Randy and Sherry Miller, Toccoa.
Cremation Society of the South, Austell, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, February 2, 2000
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