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MR. SAUCIER
Stone mason
PENDERGRASS - Burch Anno "B.J." Saucier Jr., 22, died
Wednesday, December 20, 2000, at his residence.
Mr. Saucier was born August 15, 1978, in Gulfport, Miss. He was
a son of Burch Anno Saucier Sr. and Patricia Ward Saucier.
Mr. Saucier was employed as a stone mason and was of the Baptist
denomination.
Funeral services were held Saturday, December 23, in the chapel
of Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Rev. Kenneth Sizemore
officiating. Burial was in the Center Grove Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include one daughter,
Jacqueline Saucier, Pendergrass; one son, Jeremiah Saucier, Pendergrass;
one sister, Clairissa "Cassie" Saucier, Pendergrass;
one brother, Joshua Saucier, Pendergrass; maternal grandparents,
Bennie F. and Patricia J. Barnes, Panama City Beach, Fla.; aunt,
Arie Bryant, Jefferson; and uncle, Kevin L. Barnes, Jacksonville,
Fla.
Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, December 27, 2000
MRS. PRESLEY
Homemaker
MAYSVILLE - Mrs. Vivian Ariail Presley, 77, died Thursday, December
21, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Presley was born July 16, 1923, in Banks County, a daughter
of the late Omer Ariail and Hattie Strange Ariail Reynolds.
She was a homemaker and a member of Maysville Baptist Church.
Mrs. Presley was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L.
"Bob" Presley, and a brother, O.G. Ariail.
Funeral services were held Saturday, December 23, at Maysville
Baptist Church with the Rev. Brian Stowe officiating. Burial
was in Sunrise Cemetery, Maysville.
Survivors include three sons, Lamar Presley, Larry Presley and
Richard Presley, all of Maysville; two sisters, Mary Jones, Leslie,
and Revelle Massey, Commerce; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, December 27, 2000
MR. MCEVER
World War II veteran
HOSCHTON - Joseph H. McEver, 79, died Sunday, December 24, 2000,
at Lanier Park Hospital, Gainesville.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. McEver was a son of the late
Joe McEver and Cara Holland McEver.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was retired
from Chicopee Manufacturing. Mr. McEver was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Hoschton, where he served as a deacon and had
received his certificate of a Deacon Emeritus.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 27, in Smith's
Memory Chapel of Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Revs. Kenneth
Brewer, Dee Dillin and John Mark Carpenter officiating. Burial
was in Barrow Memorial Gardens.
Mr. McEver is survived by his wife, Eudora McEver, Hoschton;
son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Gale McEver, Braselton; daughter
and son-in-law, Patsy and Lee Attaway, Braselton; grandchildren,
Lynn and Steve Mason, Lisa and Don Pubnik, Lindsey McEver and
Laura Attaway; and one great-grandchild, Tina Gooch.
Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
For further information and guest book, see www.legacy.com.
The Jackson Herald, December 27, 2000
MRS. GRIFFITH
Jefferson Mills retiree
MAYSVILLE - Mrs. Asalee Griffith, 84, died Sunday, December 24,
2000, at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Griffith was born May 29, 1916, in Jackson County. She was
a daughter of the late Newt and Sally Hix Smallwood.
Mrs. Griffith was retired from Jefferson Mills and was of the
Baptist denomination. She was preceded in death by two sons,
Bobby Martin and Charlie Martin.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 27, in the chapel
of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Rev. Dennis Kesler
officiating. Burial was in Woodbine Cemetery, Jefferson. Danny
Adams, Ricky Baker, Wayne Dobbs, Nickie Peppers, Randy Satterfield
and Cain Tate served as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were
Joseph Griffith, Kenneth Griffith, Greg Martin, Kelly Martin,
Mitchell Martin, Bobby Worley and Pete Worley.
Mrs. Griffith is survived by her husband, Harold Griffith, Maysville;
three sons, Kent Griffith and Tommy Griffith, both of Homer,
and Billy Martin, Loganville; three daughters, Mary White, Norcross,
Dillis Whitmire, Maysville, and Betty Worley, Jefferson; 24 grandchildren,
29 great-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Evans Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, December 27, 2000
MR. BANKS
U.S. Army veteran
CONYERS - George "Ralph" Banks, 82, died Tuesday, December
19, 2000, at Rockdale Hospital.
Mr. Banks was born in Jackson County. He was a U.S. Army veteran,
having served in World War II in the Pacific, and was retired
from Lithonia Lighting. Mr. Banks was a member of Conyers Christian
Church and a member of the V.F.W. Post #77.
Funeral services were held Friday, December 22, in the chapel
of Mann & Walden Funeral Home, Conyers, with Ministers Tom
Plank and Bill Rollins officiating. Burial was in Green Meadows
Memorial Gardens, Conyers.
Mr. Banks is survived by his wife, Elsie Banks; sons and daughters-in-law,
Neal E. and Cindy Banks and George W. and Elizabeth Banks, all
of Conyers; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
Mann & Walden Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, December 27, 2000
MR. VARNUM
Brother of countian
WINDER - James Chester "Chet" Varnum, 77, died Saturday,
December 23, 2000, at Barrow Medical Center.
Mr. Varnum was retired from the City of Winder and was a member
of Winder Christian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents,
George Washington Varnum and Deanie Anglin Varnum, and his wife,
Lillian Varnum.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 26, in Smith Memory
Chapel of Smith Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Bill Baggett
officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include three sons, Chester Varnum and Mike Varnum,
both of Winder, and Russell Varnum, Auburn; one brother, Julian
Varnum, Jefferson; one sister, Moutine Jowers, Augusta; and one
granddaughter, Brittany Varnum.
Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
For further information and guest book, see www.legacy.com.
The Jackson Herald, December 27, 2000
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MRS. TAYLOR
Banks County native
DEMOREST - Mrs. Vada G. Taylor, 82, died Saturday, December 23,
2000, at a private nursing center following an extended illness.
Born in Banks County, Mrs. Taylor was a daughter of the late
Robert and Gladys Poole Ausborn.
She was a homemaker and of the Baptist denomination. Mrs. Taylor
was preceded in death by her first husband, Howard Thompson,
and her second husband, William Taylor.
Funeral services were held Sunday, December 24, in the chapel
of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, with
the Revs. Charles Black and Keith Allison officiating. Burial
was in the B.C. Grant Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include two step-daughters, Diane Black, McCaysville,
and Shirley Sims, Hoschton; three step-sons, Gary Taylor, Mike
Taylor and Tommy Taylor, all of Demorest; one half-brother, Charles
Ausborn, Toccoa; one half-sister, Carolyn Ausborn, Toccoa; 15
step-grandchildren, 18 step-great-grandchildren and five step-great-great-grandchildren.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, December 27, 2000
MRS. CLARK
Retired
account technician
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLA. - Mrs. Ann C. Clark, 79, died Friday,
December 8, 2000, at Hospice Care Center, Port Orange, Fla.
Mrs. Clark was born in Commerce and moved to the New Smyrna Beach
area in 1970 from Marietta. In the 1940s, she modeled for Gaines
Pressley's Hair Styling of Marietta and worked for Bell Bomber-Lockhead,
where she designed and modeled the jumpsuits popularized by female
factory assembly workers, referred to as "Rosie the Riveters"
during World War II.
Mrs. Clark owned the Ann Clark School of Dance, Marietta, and
later taught dance to military dependents in Germany during the
Occupation. Upon returning to America in 1953, she worked as
an administrative assistant for the Marietta Daily Journal newspaper.
Mrs. Clark retired in 1983 as an account technician for the Social
Security Administration, Daytona Beach, Fla., and was a member
of the First Christian Church, Marietta.
Survivors include two sons, Phillip Clark, Edgewater, Fla., and
Ronald Carlan, Talking Rock; three daughters, Wanda Phinney,
Janet Bowey and Elizabeth Goodson, all of New Smyrna Beach, Fla.;
one brother, Jim Cheek, Commerce; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Volusia/Flagler,
3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, FL 32127.
Dudley, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, December 27, 2000
MR. ENGLISH
Rose Hill
Cemetery rites
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Cody English, 11, formerly of Winder, died
Tuesday, December 19, 2000.
Funeral services were held Saturday, December 23, in the chapel
of Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Robbie Black officiating.
Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include his mother, Amy English, Winder; one sister,
Amanda Martin, Monroe; one brother, Aaron Johnson, Macon; and
grandparents, Jan English, Winder, Wayne English, Demorest, Helen
Williams, Macon, and Blattice English, Homer.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, December 27, 2000
MR. PARRIS
U.S. Army veteran
DAHLONEGA - Harvey D. Parris, 80, formerly of Athens, died Tuesday,
Dec. 19, 2000.
A native of Blue Ridge, Mr. Parris was a son of the late George
Calvin and Carrie Almeda Queen Parris.
He was a retired carpenter and was a member of St. Paul United
Methodist Church, Lumpkin County. Mr. Parris was a U.S. Army
veteran, having served during World War II and the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by a son, Ernie Lee Parris.
Funeral services were held Thursday, December 21, at St. Paul
United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jim Sneed and Garvis Kinsey
officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Parris; two daughters, Carolyn
Marie Chambers, Murrayville, and Paulette Adams, Arcade; three
sons, Jimmy D. Parris, Colbert, George A. Parris, Gainesville,
and Jimmy E. Parris, Cleveland; one brother, Rastus Parris, Blue
Ridge; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Banister Funeral Home, Dahlonega, was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, December 27, 2000
MR. SPRATLIN
Mill official
JEFFERSON - Garnett Alfred Spratlin, 83, long-time Jefferson
Mills executive, of 95 Westmoreland Drive, died Saturday, December
23, 2000, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce, following an extended
illness.
Mr. Spratlin was born March 19, 1917, in Clarke County, a son
of the late William Henry Spratlin Sr. and Ida Baxter Spratlin.
He was a graduate of Martin Institute, North Georgia College
and the University of Georgia, with a degree in business administration.
Mr. Spratlin retired from Jefferson Mills in 1987, after 50 years
of service.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church
of Jefferson where he had served as chairman of the Board of
Stewards and was a Sunday School teacher for 25 years. Mr. Spratlin
was also a member of the Jefferson Rotary Club. He was named
a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club on September 2, 2000,
and was recognized by the Unity Masonic Lodge with an award on
January 18, 1997, for 50 years of membership.
Mr. Spratlin was interested in sports, especially University
of Georgia football and basketball programs. He participated
in local sports activities, such as the state track meet every
year in Jefferson.
Funeral services were held Sunday, December 24, in the chapel
of Jackson Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Rev. Gary Whatley
officiating. Burial was in Woodbine Cemetery, Jefferson, with
the Rev. Whatley officiating, assisted by remarks from special
friends.
Tom Bryan, Gus Johnson, Hugh Kinney, Jim Bauerband, Henry Asbury,
Jack Davidson and South Bryan served as pallbearers.
Mr. Spratlin is survived by his wife, Emma Nell Nunn Spratlin;
one sister, Helen Spratlin Kinney; and a number of nieces and
nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the
First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 96, Jefferson, GA 30549,
or to the Jefferson City School System Foundation, P.O. Box 507,
Jefferson, GA 30549.
Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Jackson Herald, December 27, 2000
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