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MR. DENTON
Line Baptist member
BALDWIN - Fred Denton, 85, died Thursday, July 12, 2001, at a
private nursing home following an extended illness.
Born in Banks County on November 18, 1915, Mr. Denton was a son
of the late Robert "Bob" and Nettie Jane Whitfield
Denton.
He was retired from Ethicon Inc., with 25 years of service and
was a member of Line Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon.
Mr. Denton was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Alice Lewallen
Denton, a son, Fred Denton Jr., and a daughter, Rachel Denton.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 14, at
Line Baptist Church with the Revs. Kenneth McEntire and Garry
Garrison officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include six daughters, Jewel Poole and Teresa Way,
both of Baldwin, Mary Ann Roberts, Gillsville, Berta Clark, Mt.
Airy, Claudette Denton, Alto, and Melinda Conley, Gainesville;
three sisters, Laurene Huckaby, Gainesville, Ora Bell Hopper,
Gillsville, and Bobbie Wilkins, Hoschton; one brother, David
Denton, Gainesville; 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 18, 2001
MRS. MIZE
Mt. Olive Baptist member
COMMERCE - Mrs. Blatz Faulkner Mize, 93, died Monday, July 16,
2001, at BJC Nursing Home, Commerce.
A native of Banks County, Mrs. Mize was born May 2, 1908, a daughter
of the late Candler Allen and Mary Pittman Faulkner.
She was retired from the Loveable Company and was a member of
Mount Olive Baptist Church. Mrs. Mize was preceded in death by
her first husband, Henry Thompson, and her second husband, Swayne
Mize.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, in the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Brad
Wilson officiating. Burial was in the Mount Olive Baptist Church
cemetery.
Mrs. Mize is survived by a number of nieces and nephews, great-nieces
and great-nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 18, 2001
MR. CHEEK
Banks County native
CARNESVILLE - Loyd Cheek, 69, of the New Bethel Community, died
Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at his residence.
Born December 12, 1931, in Banks County, Mr. Cheek was a son
of the late James Harrison and Inez Ward Cheek.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a retired
brick mason. Mr. Cheek was a lifetime member of VFW 4346 Post
of Toccoa and was a member of Tates Creek Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by six brothers, Howard, Roy J. Jewell,
Eugene, Clyde and Wilton.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 12, in the
B.D. Ginn Memorial Chapel of Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville,
with the Revs. Tommy Childress and Larry Cheek officiating. Burial
was in the New Bethel Baptist Church cemetery.
Mr. Cheek is survived by his wife, Faye Higgins Cheek; one son,
Billy Cheek, Lawrenceburg, Ky.; one daughter, Cathy Cheek, Lawrenceburg,
Ky.; one step-son, Tyrus Deal, Canton; two brothers, Ralph Cheek,
Eastanollee, and Dewey Cheek, Toccoa; three sisters, Corine Pless
and Sue Scott, both of Toccoa, and Bertie Mae Fitzgerald, Tucker;
sister-in-law, Mary Judith Crawford, Covington; one grandson,
one step-grandson, one great-grandson and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Ginn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 18, 2001
MR. LEWALLEN
Former Baldwin mayor
BALDWIN - Owen Lewallen, 66, died Friday, July 13, 2001, at Habersham
County Medical Center following an extended illness.
Born in Banks County on October 18, 1934, Mr. Lewallen was a
son of the late James and Madge Coffee Lewallen.
He served as former mayor and councilman for the City of Baldwin
for 17 years and was a former employee of Byrson Auto Parts and
Haynes Gailey Pontiac. Mr. Lewallen was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by a son, Tony Fair, and a sister, Jeanette
Watkins.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m Sunday, July 15, at Whitfield
Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Revs. Larry Barnes
and Roy Lee Mitchell officiating. Burial was in the Baldwin City
Cemetery with Charles White officiating at graveside.
Mr. Lewallen is survived by his wife, Helen Lewallen, Baldwin;
two daughters, Joan Lewallen Jones, Mt. Airy, and Donna Lewallen
White, Hartwell; one sister, Ruzelle Patterson, Homer; four brothers,
Ray Lewallen, Clay Lewallen and Nelson Lewallen, all of Baldwin,
and Swayne Lewallen, Homer; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 18, 2001
MR. DUNCAN
Farmer
DANIELSVILLE - Robert Eugene Duncan, 59, died Wednesday, July
11, 2001.
Born in Oconee County, Mr. Duncan was a son of Mattie Bell Hackett
Duncan and the late Homer Alford Duncan.
He was a farmer with Vaughns Chicken Farm and was of the Holiness
faith.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14, in the
chapel of Brown Funeral Home, Danielsville, with the Rev. Mike
Hudmon officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia Holiness Church
cemetery.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Duncan is survived by his wife,
Doris Evelyn Gaddis Duncan; surrogate daughter, Evelyn Gossett,
Neese; sisters, Margaret Duncan, Alto, and Magaleen Duncan, Alto;
brothers, Johnny Duncan, Levinton, Ky., and Chris Duncan, Gainesville;
four grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
Brown Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 18, 2001
MR. LOVE
Forklift operator
COMMERCE - Brandon Thomas Love, 25, died Sunday, July 15, 2001,
at his residence following a sudden illness.
Mr. Love was born September 10, 1975, in Hall County. He was
a son of Thomas Love, Jefferson, and Joyce Edwards Martin, Maysville.
Mr. Love was employed as a forklift operator with Hitachi Manufacturing
Co. and was a member of Pendergrass Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, in the
chapel of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Revs. Vince
Mercardante and Roger Hardy officiating. Burial was in Jackson
Memorial Gardens, Commerce. Jeff Bruce, Bryan Bruce, Jay Nelms,
Graham McCown, Michael Thurmond, Craig Hiland, Dustin Edwards
and Jeff Westmoreland served as pallbearers.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include four brothers,
Billy Wayne Benson and Luke Love, both of Jefferson, Marty Edwards,
Commerce, and Heath Martin, Buford; one sister, Julie Pickens,
Buford; and grandmother, Gladys Edwards, Jefferson.
Memorials may be made to the Jackson County High School Wrestling
Program, c/o Phil Thurmond, Jackson County High School, 1668
Winder Hwy., Jefferson, GA 30549.
Evans Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 18, 2001
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DR. MIZE
Lifelong educator
BOGART - Dr. Jessie Julia Mize, 90, died Sunday, July 15, 2001.
She was born in Commerce on September 14, 1910, the only child
of Charles and Leila Ritchie Mize.
Dr. Mize graduated from Commerce High School in 1926 and attended
the Georgia State Teachers' College, Athens, for two years. Following
this, she studied at the University of Georgia, receiving the
following degrees: Bachelor of Science (Physics) 1930; Master
of Science (Mathematics) 1931; and Bachelor of Science in Home
Economics in 1932. She held a graduate teaching assistantship
in the Physics Department with the University of Georgia during
1930-1931. Later graduate study was at Columbia University, New
York City, N.Y., Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, and Cornell
University, Ithaca, N.Y. From the latter institution she received
the degree Doctor of Philosophy in June 1952.
Dr. Mize was a lifelong educator. From 1932-1934, she taught
in rural Berrien County, and from 1934, she served in various
county and district positions with the Farmers' Home Administration
in Georgia. She was executive secretary, Georgia Nutrition Committee,
during part of World War II, under the War Food Administration.
From 1945 until 1949, she held various county and special assignments
with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Home Demonstration
work. From 1952 until her retirement from the University of Georgia
in May of 1974, she was the Head of Housing and Home Management
Department in the College of Home Economics.
Dr. Mize was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa
Delta Pi and Pi Lambda Theta. She was also a 50 plus year member
of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She served as Regent and Honorary Regent in the Elijah Clark
chapter and held many leadership positions on the state and national
levels. Dr. Mize served as president of the Daughters of Colonial
Wars in Georgia. She was an active member of the Georgia and
American Family and Consumer Services Association and of the
University of Georgia Alumni Association, as well as the Alumni
Association of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Dr. Mize was a genealogist who authored family histories, as
well as "History of Banks County 1858-1976," "The
History of the Home Economics Department at the University of
Georgia" and "The History of the First Presbyterian
Church of Athens, Georgia."
Dr. Mize held a lifelong membership at the Commerce Presbyterian
Church and was an affiliate member at the First Presbyterian
Church of Athens since 1925.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, in the
chapel of Bridges Funeral Home, Athens, with Dr. Tom Lewis, of
Commerce Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial followed at
12:30 p.m. in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Dr. Mize is survived by cousins and many friends in Athens.
Memorials may be made to the Thornwell Home for Children, 300
S. Broad Street, Clinton, SC 29325, or to the Jessie Mize Legislative
Aide Fund, 224 Dawson Hall, Athens, GA 30602; make checks payable
to the UGA Foundation.
Bridges Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 18, 2001
MS. WARDLAW
Lawyer
FAYETTEVILLE - Ms. Karen Natacha Wardlaw, 61, died Sunday, July
15, 2001, at Fayetteville Community Hospital.
Born October 8, 1939, in Jackson County, Ms. Wardlaw was a daughter
of the late Thomas Edward Watson Wardlaw and Helen Dillard Wardlaw.
She was a lawyer and was a member of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. She was of the Baptist denomination.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, in the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs.
Kenneth Dillard and Robert Passmore officiating. Burial was in
Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Ms. Wardlaw is survived by one son, Wade Gebara, Williamstown,
Mass.; one daughter, Renee Carnegie, Fayetteville; two brothers,
Lionel Wardlaw, Hull, and Randall Wardlaw, Nicholson; special
friend, Joe Griswold, Fayetteville; and three grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 18, 2001
MRS. LOMAS
Schoolteacher
PENDLETON, S.C. - Mrs. Cortez Wilson Lomas, 96, died Wednesday,
July 11, 2001, at Anderson Area Medical Center.
Mrs. Lomas was the daughter of the late Michael John and Annie
Pearl Kelley Wilson, Commerce, and the widow of Clarence Harmon
Lomas Sr.
She was a 1922 graduate and class valedictorian of Commerce High
School and was a graduate of Georgia State Teachers College.
Mrs. Lomas taught in Georgia and in Statesville, N.C., at John
dela Howe Home and at Pendleton Elementary School.
She was an active member of Pendleton First Baptist Church, where
she sang in the adult choir and taught Sunday School for 50 years.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 14, at Pendleton
First Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Clarence H. Lomas Jr., Clemson, S.C.;
one brother, Thomas Kelley Wilson, Banks County; one sister,
Rosalee Wilson Jones, Banks County; grandchildren, Stephen Michael
Lomas and Susan Lomas Kelly, both of Pendleton, S.C., and Sandra
Lynn Lomas, Atlanta; and four great-grandchildren.
Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 18, 2001
MRS. ARMOUR
Homemaker
MAYSVILLE - Mrs. Tracey Renae Etris Armour, 35, died Monday,
July 16, 2001, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville,
following a short illness.
Born in Jackson County on May 4, 1966, Mrs. Armour was a daughter
of Ben F. Etris and Gladys J. Crane Etris, both of Maysville.
She was a homemaker and was a member of Unity Christian Church,
Maysville. Mrs. Armour was preceded in death by a sister, Evette
L. Etris.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, in
the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Wade
Bell officiating. Burial was in the Homer Presbyterian Church
cemetery.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Armour is survived by her husband,
Hubert Mack Armour, Maysville; one son, Joshua David Denton,
Maysville; one daughter, Kristi Renae Denton, Maysville; one
sister, Naja M. England, Maysville; and grandmother, Hettie Etris,
Homer.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 18, 2001
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