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MRS. PINNELL
Housewife
AUBURN - Mrs. Mary Davis Pinnell, 82, died Saturday, May 5, 2001.
Born in Nashville, Ga., Mrs. Pinnell was a daughter of the late
Thomas Jasper and Lillie Mae Lewis Davis.
She had resided in the Auburn area for most of her life. Mrs.
Pinnell was a housewife and was a member of Sharon Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Marion Davis,
her second husband, Marion Pinnell, and a daughter, Mary Ellen
Bridges.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 7, from the
chapel of Carter Funeral Home, Winder, with the Rev. Steve Baker
officiating. Burial was in the Zion Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Alice Greer, Winder, and Betty
Pinnell, Auburn; sons and daughters-in-law, the Rev. Gene and
Freida Pinnell, Hoschton, and Ernest and Debra Pinnell, Homer;
two sisters, Cora Lee Porter, Mableton, and Geneva Dickinson,
Eatonton; one brother, Alfred Davis, San Diego, Calif.; 19 grandchildren,
39 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 9, 2001
MRS. LAWRENCE
Lifelong Banks Co. resident
ALTO - Mrs. Dora Ausburn Lawrence, 91, of the Hollingsworth Community,
died Thursday, May 3, 2001, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce,
following a short illness.
A lifelong resident of Banks County, Mrs. Lawrence was born August
7, 1909. She was a daughter of the late Grant and Daisy Pressley
Ausburn and the wife of the late James B. Lawrence.
Mrs. Lawrence was a homemaker and was a member of Damascus Baptist
Church. She was preceded in death by four sons, James Lawrence,
Johnny Lawrence, Pete Lawrence and Rudolph Ausburn, and two brothers,
Hubert Ausburn and Plummer Ausburn.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Whitfield
Funeral Home, South Chapel, with the Revs. Gene Todd and Billy
Burrell officiating. Burial was in the Damascus Baptist Church
cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Latrelle Lawrence, Baldwin,
Ruby Nell Cochran, Carnesville, and Isabelle Gosnell, Colbert;
three sons, Doc Lawrence, Alto, Howard "Gray" Lawrence,
Baldwin, and Wayne Lawrence, Homer; three sisters, Monteen Poole
and Marie Mealor, both of Toccoa, and Belle Wade, Alto; 24 grandchildren,
37 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 9, 2001
MR. PARSON
Carpenter
MAYSVILLE - Kevin Ray Parson, 18, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at
BJC Medical Center, Commerce, following injuries sustained in
an automobile accident.
Mr. Parson was born May 11, 1982, in Commerce, a son of Billy
and Glenda Beck Parson, Maysville.
He had attended Banks County High School and was employed as
a carpenter. Mr. Parson was a member of the Maysville Fire Department.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Solid
Rock Baptist Church, Maysville, with the Revs. Swayne Carlan
and Donald Wilson officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include one sister, Rhonda
L. Parson, Commerce; maternal grandparents, Hoyt Beck, Homer,
and Caroldean Beck, Commerce; and paternal grandparents, Sam
Parson, Homer, and Emma Jean Lewallen, Maysville.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 9, 2001
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MRS. BURRELL
Level Grove Baptist
Church member
CORNELIA - Mrs. Janelle LaPrade Burrell, 71, died Friday, May
4, 2001, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville.
Born March 17, 1930, in Habersham County, Mrs. Burrell was a
daughter of the late Connie Chester and Martha Brookshire LaPrade.
She was retired from Scovill Manufacturing, with 30 years of
service, and was a member of Level Grove Baptist Church. Mrs.
Burrell was also a member of the Ladies Farm Bureau, the AARP
and the Clarkesville Lions Club and she served as a Red Cross
volunteer.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Burrell, two
sisters, Betty Whitmire and Helen Thomason, and a brother, Roy
LaPrade.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Whitfield
Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Revs. Terry Rice
and Billy Burrell officiating. Burial was in the Camp Creek Baptist
Church cemetery.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Sam Slaton,
Baldwin; daughter, Reba Neil Tench, Demorest; son and daughter-in-law,
Jerry and Debbie Burrell, Mt. Airy; three sisters, Imogene Trotter,
Demorest, Martha Garrin, Cornelia, and Marilyn Griffin, Lawrenceville;
one brother, James Connie LaPrade, Marietta; six grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Level Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box
416, Cornelia, GA 30531.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 9, 2001
MR. GAU
U.S. Coast Guard veteran
MAYSVILLE - Robert Clarence Gau, 69, died Friday, May 4, 2001.
A native of Dubuque County, Iowa, Mr. Gau was born November 15,
1931. He was a son of the late Clarence C. and Geneva Ann Herkes
Gau.
Mr. Gau was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and was retired
from Vulcan Materials.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Gau is survived by a sister, Betty J. Daly, Maysville.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 9, 2001
MRS. POOLE
Retired schoolteacher
HOMER - Mrs. Lois Darymple Poole, 95, died Thursday, May 3, 2001.
Mrs. Poole was a native of Franklin County. She was a retired
schoolteacher, with 37 years of service, and was a member of
Nails Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Poole was also a member of the
Ladies Adult Bible Class.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at Nails
Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Edward Patterson and Paul
Robinson officiating.
Mrs. Poole is survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Whitlock Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 9, 2001
MRS. CAIN
Seamstress
JEFFERSON - Mrs. Nelle Hall Cain, 66, died Monday, May 7, 2001,
at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Cain was born December 16, 1934, in Madison County. She
was a daughter of the late Pinion Price Hall and Pauline Hall
(Craig) Jenkins.
She was a seamstress and was a member of Victory Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at Victory
Baptist Church with the Revs. Swayne Cochran and Hulon Hill officiating.
Burial was in the Bethany United Methodist Church cemetery, Jefferson.
Billy Barnett, Gene Beddingfield, Jimmy Benton, Charles Boone,
John Boone, Lewis Gee and Fred Gurley served as pallbearers.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Billy and Barbara
Cain and Dennis and Penny Cain, all of Jefferson; daughters and
sons-in-law, Pat and Buster Shirley, Jefferson, and Diane and
Alan Thompson, Waynesville, Mo.; brother, Charles D. Hall, Oakwood;
sisters, Barbara Dean McCannon and Frances McGinnis, both of
Jefferson; and grandchildren, Bess and Chad Barnett, Courtney
and Stacey Alldredge, Carter Cain, Cody Cain, Ben Shirley, Brandon
Cain and Blair Cain.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice, to the American
Cancer Society or to the church of one's choice.
Evans Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 9, 2001
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