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MRS. LEDFORD
Mother of three
COMMERCE - Mrs. Taffy Griffith Ledford, 50, died Monday, July
26, 1999, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Ledford was born January 31,
1949. She was a daughter of Mazie Craig Griffith, Jefferson,
and the late Billy Joe Griffith.
Mrs. Ledford was employed with Carrier Transicold and attended
Emmaus Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 28, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Hudson
Thomas and Henry Grady Barnes officiating. Burial was in Jackson
Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Jerry
Ledford; three daughters, Tonye Chatham, Tammy Hill and Tracy
Vitug, all of Commerce; and three grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 28, 1999
MR. NIX
Father of three
CORNELIA - David Lee Nix, 51, died Wednesday, July 21, 1999,
at Habersham County Medical Center following a sudden illness.
A native of Habersham County, Mr. Nix was born February 27, 1948.
He was a son of J.B. and Willene Mote Nix, Cornelia.
Mr. Nix was self-employed and was of the Baptist faith.
Funeral services were held Friday, July 23, in the chapel of
MaGahee-Griffin Funeral Home, Cornelia, with the Rev. Avery Mote
officiating. Burial was in the Nix Family Cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife, Shirley
Carson Nix; two daughters, Melissa N. Pitts, Cornelia, and Leigh
Ann Nix, Alto; one son, Jeffrey David Nix, Buford; one brother,
Earnest Junior Nix, Cornelia; one sister, Winnie L. Armour, Cornelia;
and two grandchildren.
MaGahee-Griffin Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 28, 1999
MR. JAMISON
Shirley Grove Baptist Church member
CLARKESVILLE - David Earl Jamison, 54, died Wednesday, July 21,
1999, at Habersham County Medical Center following a sudden illness.
A native of Macon, N.C., Mr. Jamison was born February 12, 1945.
He was a son of Rose Buchanan Jamison and the late Glenn Jamison.
Mr. Jamison was employed with Taylors Paving Company and was
a member of Shirley Grove Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 24, at Shirley Grove
Baptist Church with the Revs. Donald Grizzle and Corbin Coley
officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Mildred
Owens Jamison; one daughter, Gloria Jamison, Gainesville; four
brothers, E.D. Jamison, Gainesville, Roy Jamison and Tim Jamison,
both of Toccoa, and Jack Jamison, McDonough; and two sisters,
Glenda Cheesbro, Baldwin, and Kareen Jamison, Clarkesville.
McGahee-Griffin Funeral Home, Cornelia, is in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 28, 1999
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MR. WEST
U.S. Air Force veteran
ATHENS - David Eugene West, 48, died Monday, July 12, 1999, at
his residence.
A native of Memphis, Tenn., Mr. West was born October 31, 1950.
He was a son of Raymond Eugene West, Chula Vista, Calif., and
Allie Taylor West, San Diego, Calif.
Mr. West was a U.S. Air Force veteran, a truck driver and a private
airplane pilot. He was a former resident of Rex, Georgia.
Graveside services were held Friday, July 16, in the Hopewell
Presbyterian Church cemetery with the Rev. Joe Renfro officiating.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include one son, Glen
Timothy West, Martin; two brothers, Richard West, Spring Valley,
Calif., and Mike West, San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Elaine
Bellamy, St. Louis, Mo., and Carolyn Horlor, Enumclaw, Wash.;
and step-mother, Helen West, Chula Vista, Calif.
Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 28, 1999
MRS. POLLETT
Retired schoolteacher
CARNESVILLE - Mrs. Martha Sue Pollett, 85, of the Hopewell Church
Community, died Wednesday, July 21, 1999, at Cobb Memorial Hospital,
Royston.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Pollett was born January 26,
1914. She was a daughter of the late James Luther and Mary Elizabeth
McCay McBath.
Mrs. Pollett was a retired schoolteacher, having taught for 46
years, 43 years of which she taught at Eastonnollee Elementary
School. She was a member of Allens United Methodist Church and
was a member of the Georgia Retired Teachers Association. Mrs.
Pollett was preceded in death by her husband, Carey Preston Pollett.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 24, at Allens United
Methodist Church with the Revs. Herb Blackburn and Alex Williams
officiating. George McBath, Jim McBath Jr., Jamey McBath, Glen
West, Bobby Hanley, Bobby Sullivan, Gilbert Adams and Joe Carson
served as pallbearers.
Survivors include one sister, Ollie McBath, Carnesville; one
brother, Jim McBath Sr., Carnesville; two nephews, two nieces,
six great-nephews and five great-nieces.
Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 28, 1999
MRS. WELLS
Former Commerce resident
GRAY - Mrs. Gertrude H. Wells, 84, died Saturday, July 24, 1999,
at her residence.
A native of Westminster, S.C., Mrs. Wells had lived in Gray for
the past 10 years, moving from Commerce. She was a daughter of
the late John H. and Gertrude Kimble Hughes.
Mrs. Wells was retired from the Commerce Schools as the school
food service director and was a member of Commerce First Baptist
Church, where she was a member of the Berea Sunday School Class.
She was also a member of the Commerce Garden Club.
Mrs. Wells was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley L. Wells
Sr.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 27, in the chapel of
Bridges Funeral Home, Gray, with the Rev. Troy Herbert officiating.
Burial was in Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Jones County. Mike Brown,
Dr. Tommy Wells, Ken Wells, Chuck Green, Chris Wells, Greg Wells,
Ray Wells, Gary Green, Mike Canfield, Laura Canfield and Dan
Brown served as pallbearers.
Survivors include three daughters, Laura Jean Wells, Gray, Betty
Ann Kitchens, Macon, and Nancy Green, Florence, Ala.; two sons,
Wesley L. Wells Jr., Gray, and Dr. John Wells, Macon; one sister,
Nettie Mae McWilliams, Commerce; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, 341 Mulberry Street, Suite 251, Macon,
GA 31201 or to the Jones County Older Americans Council, Gray,
or to the Commerce First Baptist Church, Commerce.
Bridges Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, July 28, 1999
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