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MRS. CRUMP
Leatherwood Baptist Church member
BALDWIN - Mrs. Susie Chitwood Crump, 75, died Saturday, September
8, 2001, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, following
an extended illness.
Born on June 5, 1926, in Stephens County, Mrs. Crump was the
daughter of the late Felma Sr. and Annie Galloway Chitwood.
She was retired from Carwood Manufacturing, with 25 years of
service, and was recently employed with Habersham Retreat. Mrs.
Crump was a member of Leatherwood Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Crump.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, September 10, at
Leatherwood Baptist Church with the Rev. James Morgan officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Crump is survived by her husband, Glen Crump Jr., Baldwin;
three sons, Felton Crump, Hank Crump and Donald Crump, all of
Baldwin; two brothers, Ralph Chitwood, Lawrenceville, and Felma
Chitwood Jr., Mauldin, S.C.; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Banks County News, September 12, 2001
MR. WHITING
Carpenter
BALDWIN - Jerry Lamar Whiting, 42, died Tuesday, September 11,
2001, at Habersham County Medical Center following a brief illness.
Mr. Whiting was born in Habersham County on March 16, 1959. He
was a self-employed carpenter and was of the Holiness denomination.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, September 14,
in the chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home,
Cornelia, with the Revs. Horace Martin and Tim Burpee officiating.
Burial will be in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Susan Jacks Whiting, Baldwin; daughter,
Stephanie Stivers, Foxworth, Miss.; sons, Hal Jacks and Justin
Jacks, both of Baldwin; his parents, Walter and Arlene Carlan
Whiting, Demorest; brothers and sisters-in-law, Johnny and Debbie
Whiting, Turnerville, and Rick and Pam Whiting, Batesville; sister,
Kay Martin, Demorest; and one grandchild.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Victory
Home, c/o Jerry Whiting, P.O. Box 7, Tallulah Falls, GA 30573.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral home. The family is at the residence
of Mr. Whiting's parents, 804 Hwy. 441 N., Demorest.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, September 12, 2001
MRS. BANKS
Webbs Creek Baptist Church member
COMMERCE - Mrs. Zelma M. Banks, 93, died Wednesday, September
5, 2001, at BJC Nursing Home, Commerce.
Mrs. Banks was a native of Jackson County and was a member of
Webbs Creek Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest W. Banks, and
two sons, Robert Banks and Thomas Banks.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 7, at
Webbs Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert A. Hill officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Jack Banks, Commerce; two daughters,
Sue Banks Allen, Commerce, and Glana Banks, Bowman, S.C.; two
daughters-in-law, Maxine Banks, Commerce, and Audry Banks, Marietta;
11 grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Webbs Creek Baptist Church, 647 Webbs
Creek Road, Commerce, GA 30530.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, September 12, 2001
DR. OLSON
Orthodontist
COMMERCE - Dr. Donald Ryden Olson, 78, died Friday, September
7, 2001, at his home in Commerce.
Dr. Olson was the son of the late Bernard Carl and Martha Ryden
Olson. He was born April 1, 1923, in Youngstown, Ohio.
He graduated from Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, and graduated
from Case Western University of Dentistry in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Olson practiced general dentistry in Canton, Ohio, was recalled
by the Navy and served overseas during the Korean War. He returned
to civilian life and graduated from Ohio State University School
of Orthodontics.
Dr. Olson opened an office in St. Petersburg, Fla., where he
practiced as an Orthodontist until his retirement in 1980. He
retired to Hayesville, N.C., and had lived the last three years
in Commerce. He was a member of the Commerce Presbyterian Church.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 11,
at the Commerce Presbyterian Church with Dr. Tom Lewis officiating.
Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Dr. Olson is survived by his wife of 56 years, Charlotte Rogers
Olson, Commerce; son, Mark Rogers Olson, Durango, Col.; daughter,
Claudia Olson Markov, Commerce; three grandchildren, Ellwyn Kristina,
Stephanie Louise and John Peter Markov, all of Commerce; one
brother, Ken Olson, Chico, Calif.; and one sister, Shirley Mills,
Canton, Ohio.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Commerce Presbyterian
Church.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, September 12, 2001
MRS. STEPHENS
Banks County native
CLARKESVILLE - Mrs. Georgie Wood Cash Stephens, 82, died Monday,
September 10, 2001, at a private nursing home following an extended
illness.
Mrs. Stephens was born March 8, 1919, in Banks County. She was
a daughter of the late Marion Henry Wood and Ethel Cunningham
Wood.
Mrs. Stephens was retired from Carwood Manufacturing Company
and was a member of Camp Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded
in death by her first husband, Theo Cash, and two brothers, Edwin
Wood and Johnny Wood.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 12,
at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Rev.
Rich Hardman officiating. Burial was in the Harmony Baptist Church
cemetery.
Mrs. Stephens is survived by her husband, Roy Davis Stephens,
Clarkesville; three daughters, Evelyn Burke, Hartwell, Mary Kelly,
Toccoa, and Linda Wright, Martin; six sisters, Virginia Martin,
Alto, Jeanette Simmons, Baldwin, Gwendolyn Lovett, Byron, Dorothy
Tatum, Birmingham, Ala., Lejune Eddy, Delaware, and Polly Ann
Hooks, Palm Beach, Fla.; one brother, Jack Wood, Cordele; seven
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, September 12, 2001
MR. MASON
U.S. Army veteran
CORNELIA - Harold L. Mason, 83, died Monday, September 10, 2001,
at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, following an
extended illness.
Born December 8, 1917, in Habersham County, Mr. Mason was a son
of the late Dock and Mary Etta Rumsey Mason.
He was a retired carpenter and was a U.S. Army veteran, serving
during World War II. Mr. Mason was a member of Camp Creek Baptist
Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lilly Irene Garrison Mason,
and two brothers, Herbert Mason and Aaron Mason.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 12,
at Camp Creek Baptist Church with Dr. Harry Rudasill and the
Revs. Clyde Garrison and Walter Burrell officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Jean Holloway, Willene Weathersby
and Lynnette Allison, all of Cornelia; two sons, Rick Mason,
Demorest, and James Mason, Alpharetta; one brother, Sherman Mason,
Alto; 16 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Banks County News, September 12, 2001
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MRS. WILHITE
Owner of Anne's
Beauty Shope
COMMERCE - Mrs. Ann Eubanks Wilhite, 80, died Tuesday, September
11, 2001, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Wilhite was born April 15, 1921,
a daughter of the late William Dillard and Mickey McCoy Eubanks.
She was the owner of Anne's Beauty Shope and was a member of
the First Baptist Church of Commerce. Mrs. Wilhite was preceded
in death by her husband, Phil R. Wilhite.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, September 13,
in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the
Rev. Ken Cranford officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery,
Commerce.
Survivors include two sisters, Alma Anderson, Nicholson, and
Claudia Matthews, Commerce; special nephew, Mike Matthews, Commerce;
and a number of nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist
Church of Commerce, 1345 S. Elm Street, Commerce, GA 30529.
The family was to have received friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Little-Ward Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, September 12, 2001
MR. TYLER
Mt. Zion Baptist member
DEMOREST - Gervis Lamar Tyler, 62, died Monday, September 10,
2001, at Habersham County Medical Center following an extended
illness.
Mr. Tyler was born in Rabun County on January 7, 1939. He was
a son of the late Robert Nelson Tyler and Sarah Dallas Ramey
Tyler.
Mr. Tyler was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 12,
at Flat Creek Baptist Church, Rabun County, with the Rev. Bill
Trotter officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Southards Tyler, Demorest;
daughter, Becky Tyler Eller, Clarkesville; sons, Ricky Tyler,
Michael Tyler and Stanley Tyler, all of Alto; sisters, Doris
Haney, Clarkesville, and Gladys Duckett, Alto; brothers, Robert
Tyler, Greenville, S.C., Gene Tyler, Turnerville, and Kenneth
Tyler, Cleveland; 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Banks County News, September 12, 2001
MR. MARCUS
U.S. Army veteran
DEMOREST - Henry Houston Marcus, 77, died Wednesday, September
5, 2001, at Emory University Hospital following a brief illness.
Born in Habersham County on June 2, 1924, Mr. Marcus was a son
of the late George and Drucilla Heaton Marcus.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II,
and was retired from Russell Corporation. Mr. Marcus was a member
of the Purple Heart-Sharp Shooter.
He was preceded in death by a son, Henry Lee Marcus.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday, September 8, at
the Demorest Church of God with the Revs. William Cox, Darvin
Slaton and Wesley Purcell officiating. Burial was in Yonah Memorial
Gardens, with full military honors provided by the D.A.V. Chapter
#14.
Mr. Marcus is survived by his wife, Delvina Allen Marcus, Demorest;
daughters, Evelyn Higgins, Clarkesville, and Bonnie Canup, Demorest;
daughters and sons-in-law, Melinda and Mark Rich, Cornelia, and
Shannon and Ben Brown, Baldwin; step-daughter, Sharon Loggins,
Demorest; sons, Jimmy Marcus, Demorest, and Ronnie Marcus, Mt.
Airy; son and daughter-in-law, David and Jennifer Marcus, Cleveland;
brothers, Claude Marcus, J.C. Marcus, James Willie Marcus and
Tommy Marcus, all of Clarkesville, Charlie Marcus, Cornelia,
and G.W. Marcus, Demorest; sister, Mary Alice Ivester, Turnerville;
13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in
charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, September 12, 2001
MR. WORLEY
Carpenter
ROYSTON - Gregory Dean "Greg" Worley, 36, died Tuesday,
September 4, 2001, at Cobb Memorial Hospital, Royston.
Mr. Worley was born in Franklin County on April 12, 1965, a son
of Bobby Dean Worley, Athens, and Sandra Joy Rousey Worley, Royston.
He was employed as a carpenter in the construction business.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 6, in
the chapel of Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, with the Rev. Johnny
Stowe officiating.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Worley is survived by his wife,
Teresa Lockman Worley; three sons, Josh Worley, Comer, and Matthew
Worley and Justin Worley, both of Commerce; one sister, Lisa
Worley, Royston; and grandmother, Clara Rousey, Royston.
Pruitt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, September 12, 2001
CARNEY
Infant
MAYSVILLE - Levi Shannon Tucker Carney, 3 1/2 months, infant
son of Jennifer Duckworth Grindle and Robert R. "Trucker"
Carney Jr., died Saturday, September 1, 2001, at his residence
of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Infant Carney was born May 8, 2001, at Northeast Georgia Medical
Center, Gainesville.
Graveside services were held Tuesday, September 4, at Cool Springs
Baptist Church with the Rev. Fortner officiating. Jeremy Duckworth
and Troy Sullens served as pallbearers.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include maternal grandparents,
Bradly and Connie Grindle, Gainesville; paternal grandparents,
Robert R. Carney Sr. and Jimmie Lou Carney, Maysville; three
uncles, three aunts and 10 cousins.
Little-Davenport Funeral Home, Gainesville, was in charge of
arrangements.
The Banks County News, September 12, 2001
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