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MR. BONDS
World War II veteran
HOMER - Roy H. Bonds, 81, died Wednesday, May 23, 2001, at BJC
Medical Center, Commerce, following an extended illness.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Bonds was born May 6, 1920, a son
of the late Oliver and Katie Bonds.
He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran, serving as a medical
specialist. While in service, Mr. Bonds received a Bronze Arrowhead
Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with
four Bronze Battle Stars, the American Theater Ribbon and a World
War II Victory Medal.
He was a retiree of Harmony Grove Mills, with 30 years of service,
was a cattle farmer and was of the Baptist denomination. Mr.
Bonds was preceded in death by his wife, Jurelle Hulsey Bonds,
and a sister, Edith Bonds Dills.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Whitfield
Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Rev. Perry Smith
officiating. Burial was in the Enon Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include one step-son, Robert Reid, Athens; one brother,
Clifton Bonds, Danielsville; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren,
a nephew and several nieces.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 30, 2001
MISS LYNCH
South Carolina native
ALTO - Miss Sharon Diane Lynch, 50, died Tuesday, May 29, 2001,
at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, following an
extended illness.
Miss Lynch was born April 5, 1951, in Anderson County, S.C. She
was a daughter of Leola "Billie" Walls Lynch, Alto,
and the late Hub Lynch.
Miss Lynch attended Cross Roads Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at Whitfield
Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Revs. Clyde Garrison
and Paul Morris officiating. Burial was in the Cross Roads Baptist
Church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include one sister, Gail
Smith, Alto.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 30, 2001
MRS. KEY
Homemaker
CORNELIA - Mrs. Lucy E. Key, 89, died Thursday, May 24, 2001,
at a private nursing facility following an extended illness.
Mrs. Key was born April 25, 1912, a daughter of the late Isaiah
Newton and Missourie Miller Lackey.
She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist denomination. Mrs.
Key was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Key, and two sons,
Marvin King and Robert King.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 26, in the
chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia,
with the Rev. Tom Barney officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Zion
United Methodist Church cemetery.
Survivors include one step-daughter, Doris Blackwell, Augusta;
one step-son, Carl Key Jr., Augusta; one sister, Ollie Wee Meeks,
Commerce; 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 30, 2001
MRS. PEACOCK
Homemaker
MAYSVILLE - Mrs. Carolyn Peacock, 66, died Sunday, May 27, 2001,
at BJC Medical Center, Commerce.
Mrs. Peacock was born January 1, 1935, a daughter of the late
Augustus and Lona Nichols Streetman.
She was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 31, in
the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce. Burial will be in
Sunrise Cemetery, Maysville.
Mrs. Peacock is survived by her husband, C.V. Peacock, Maysville;
two sons, David Peacock and Mark A. Peacock, both of Maysville;
one daughter, Gail Kelch, Maysville; two sisters, Evelyn Frady,
Gainesville, and Flonnie M. Wagner, Chamblee; and four grandchildren.
The family was to have received friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Ivie Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 30, 2001
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MR. COOK
Retired electrician
ALTO - Laymon Brady Cook, 80, died Monday, May 28, 2001, at Habersham
County Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mr. Cook was born in Banks County on February 3, 1921. He was
a son of the late Burt and Lola Brady Cook.
Mr. Cook was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War
II, and was a retired electrician with Mt. Vernon Mills. He was
a member of VFW Post #7720 and attended Alto Congregational Holiness
Church.
Mr. Cook was preceded in death by a son, Keith Cook, two brothers,
Edwin and Lloyd Cook, and a sister, Mildred Payne.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, in the
chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia,
with the Revs. Leon Brown and Melvin Stephens and Jackie Ballew
officiating. Burial was in the Yonah Congregational Holiness
Church cemetery with full military honors provided by the Rabun
County D.A.V. Chapter #15.
Mr. Cook is survived by his wife, Jewell Wade Cook, Alto; four
daughters, Linda McElroy, Commerce, Joyce King, Baldwin, Beverly
Shackelford, Lawrenceville, and Camilla Rumsey, Alto; two sons,
Larry Cook, Baldwin, and Kevin Cook, Cornelia; one sister, Marjorie
Blackburn, Alto; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 30, 2001
MR. GREEN
U.S. Coast Guard veteran
MT. AIRY - Kevin R. Green, 39, died Monday, May 21, 2001, at
his residence.
Mr. Green was born in Habersham County on April 8, 1962, a son
of Randall Green, Lula, and the late Dixie Nell Goss Green.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and was a member of
Beverly Hills Baptist Church, Asheville, N.C. Mr. Green was preceded
in death by a brother, Jefferson David Green, and maternal grandparents,
Leonard and Ruby Goss.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 24, at Whitfield
Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Rev. Edwin Smith
officiating. Burial was in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
Survivors, in addition to his father, include one daughter, Logan
R. Green, Cornelia; one son, Daniel J. Green, Cornelia; his step-mother,
Carole O. Green, Lula; one sister, Karen Hamilton, Marietta;
one brother, Christopher Ritchie Green, Demorest; and paternal
grandparents, Max and Claudine Green, Cornelia.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 30, 2001
MRS. THOMAS
Homemaker
COMMERCE - Mrs. Martha Kay Thomas, 80, died Wednesday, May 23,
2001, at her residence.
Mrs. Thomas was born February 28, 1921, in Monroe County. She
was a daughter of the late James Wallace and Mary McClain Kay.
Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker and was a member of the First United
Methodist Church of Commerce. She was also a member of the United
Methodist Women, served as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and
was a Friend of the Library. Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death
by her husband, Madison C. Thomas, and a sister, Carolyn McCall.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at the
First United Methodist Church of Commerce with the Rev. Warren
Huddleston officiating. Burial was in the Beaverdam Baptist Church
cemetery.
Survivors include one son, James Thomas, St. Petersburg, Fla.;
three daughters, Anna Diemond, Commerce, Caroline Miller, Destin,
Fla., and Lindy Roberts, Melbourne, Fla.; one brother, Billy
Kay, Sandersville; one sister, Mary Frances Tyson, Augusta; 10
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice, to the First United
Methodist Church Food Bank or to Parkinson's research.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, May 30, 2001
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