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MR. BOWDEN
Retired truck driver
COMMERCE - Donald L. Bowden Sr., 68, died Thursday, October 14,
1999, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Bowden was born June 14, 1931.
He was a son of the late Fredrick and Louise Garner Bowden.
Mr. Bowden was a retired truck driver and was of the Baptist
denomination.
Memorial services were held Monday, October 18, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Ralph O.
Smith officiating.
Survivors include three sons, Bobby Bowden, Homer, Kenny Bowden,
Gillsville, and Tim Bowden, Barstow, Calif.; one daughter, Ann
Boland, Gaffney, S.C.; fiancée, Betty Helms, Commerce;
one brother, Billy Bowden, Maysville; two sisters, Freddie Barton
and Sarah Daughtery, both of Atlanta; 10 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, October 20, 1999
MRS. STEPHENS
Yonah C.H.C. member
LULA - Mrs. Lois Davidson Stephens, 65, died Friday, October
15, 1999, at her residence following a sudden illness.
A native of Banks County, Mrs. Stephens was born June 28, 1934.
She was a daughter of the late W.G. and Elizabeth Wiley Davidson.
Mrs. Stephens retired from E. Benjamin Inc. and was a member
of Yonah Congregational Holiness Church. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Robert Stephens.
Funeral services were held Sunday, October 17, at Yonah Congregational
Holiness Church with the Revs. Leon Miller, Johnny Wilbanks and
Dwain Ryals officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Ruby and Anthony
Cook and Ann and Kevin Griffin, all of Lula; sons and daughters-in-law,
Hoyt and Kim Stephens, Lula, and Tony and Adina Stephens, Alto;
sisters and brothers-in-law, Juanita and Johnny Wilbanks and
Elise and Clarence Wade, all of Lula; sister, Hazel Miller, Lula;
brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Betty Davidson, Lula; and
five grandchildren, Kelly Griffin, Brittany Cook and Paige Stephens,
all of Lula, and Robert Stephens and Amber Stephens, both of
Alto.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Banks County News, October 20, 1999
MR. MASSEY
Grey Hill Cemetery rites
GILLSVILLE - Gregory Dean Massey, 30, died Thursday, October
14, 1999, at Elbert County Hospital.
Mr. Massey was born October 23, 1968 in Commerce. He was the
son of Billy and Barbra Massey, Gillsville.
Funeral services were held Sunday, October 17, at Enon Baptist
Church with the Rev. Paul Morris officiating. Burial was in Grey
Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include two brothers,
Jason Massey and Tony Massey, both of Gillsville; one sister,
Charlotte Underwood, Gillsville; grandmother, Ora Bell Hopper,
Gillsville; several uncles, an aunt and three nieces.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, October 20, 1999
MR. LEWALLEN
Retired carpenter
COMMERCE - Jesse David Lewallen, 84, died Sunday, October 17,
1999, at Crystle Springs Nursing Home.
A native of Franklin County, Mr. Lewallen was born March 14,
1915. He was a son of the late William Russell and Lula Segars
Lewallen.
Mr. Lewallen was a retired carpenter and was a member of Mount
Olive Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife,
Mary Evans Lewallen.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 19, at Mount Olive
Baptist Church with the Revs. Brad Wilson, Vaughn Howington Jr.
and Henry Webb officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Keith Seagraves, Wesley Jordan, Kenny Lee, William Lewallen,
Chuck Bray, Master Mitchell Lee, John Thomas Stevens and Lester
Stevens served as pallbearers. Members of the staff of Crystle
Springs Nursing Home served as honorary pallbearers.
Survivors include his wife, Monnie Hooper Lewallen; two step-daughters,
Martha Jordan, Athens, and Hilda Massey, Commerce; three brothers,
J.T. Lewallen, Clarkesville, Major Lewallen, Commerce, and William
Russell Lewallen, Homer; two sisters, Mary Howington, Monroe,
and Izora Stevens, Commerce; eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren
and nieces and nephews.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, October 20, 1999
MRS. DUCKETT
Harmony Baptist member
ALTO - Mrs. Isabell Foster Duckett, 84, of the Hollingsworth
Community, died Monday, October 11, 1999, at BJC Medical Center,
Commerce, following an extended illness.
Mrs. Duckett was born July 13, 1915 in Habersham County. She
was a daughter of the late Hascal Calloway Foster and Susan Catherine
Berrong Foster.
Mrs. Duckett was retired from Gold's Department Store and was
a member of Harmony Baptist Church. She was a former member of
the Grant Reeves VFW Post #7720 Ladies Auxiliary and was past
president of the Banks County AARP. She also served two terms
as president of the Banks County Chamber of Commerce and was
very instrumental in the restoration of the old Banks County
Jail. Mrs. Duckett was preceded in death by her first husband,
Paul Herrin.
Funeral services were held Friday, October 15, in Whitfield Funeral
Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Revs. Gene Todd and Billy
Burrell officiating. Burial was in the Harmony Baptist Church
cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Milton Bruce Duckett; one daughter,
Kittie Lou Reynolds, Houston, Texas; one son, Max Edward Herrin,
Starke, Fla.; two sisters, Katherine Forester, Cornelia, and
Allie Ree Webster, Cleveland; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, October 20, 1999
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MR. WOFFORD
U.S. Marine Corps veteran
COMMERCE - Sterling Roger Wofford, 69, died Sunday, October 17,
1999, at his residence.
A native of Banks County, Mr. Wofford was born January 24, 1930.
He was a son of the late James David and Vester Haggard Wofford.
Mr. Wofford was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and was a
retired carpenter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Johnnie
C. Moore Wofford.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 19, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Rev. Lee Hunter
officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce.
Survivors include one step-daughter, Janice Hendrix, Gillsville;
one step-son, Glenn Price, Gibson; two brothers, Jessie Wofford,
Locust Grove, and John Wofford, Commerce; two sisters, Syble
Farmer, Jonesboro, and Agnes Tolbert, Commerce.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, October 20, 1999
MRS. MORGAN
Harmony Grove Mill retiree
HAPEVILLE - Mrs. Maybelle H. Morgan, 101, died Saturday, October
16, 1999, at Sunbridge Nursing Home.
A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Morgan was born May 11, 1898.
She was a daughter of the late Lon L. and Bertie Stowe Hill.
Mrs. Morgan was retired from Harmony Grove Mill and was a member
of Hapeville United Methodist Church. She was also a member of
several civic organizations. Mrs. Morgan was preceded in death
by her husband, Thomas Jefferson Morgan.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 19, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, with the Revs. Ed Cook
and Lee Almy officiating. Burial was in Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce.
Survivors include one son, James P. Morgan, Hapeville; three
daughters, Ann Adams, Orlando, Fla., Reba Bennett, Toccoa, and
Blanche Craven, Gillsville; one sister, Pauline Martin, Carnesville;
eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hapeville United
Methodist Church, 3510 Atlanta Avenue, Hapeville, GA 30354, or
Sun Bridge Care and Rehabilitation, 315 Upper Riverdale Road,
Riverdale, GA 30274.
Little-Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, October 20, 1999
MR. BLACKBURN
Southern Railway retiree
ALTO - Floyd J. Blackburn, 74, died Monday, October 11, 1999,
at Habersham County Medical Center following a sudden illness.
Mr. Blackburn was born September 29, 1925 in Habersham County.
He was a son of the late T. Sidney and Lillie Mae Shirley Blackburn.
Mr. Blackburn was retired from Southern Railway, with 33 years
of service. He was a member of B.C. Grant Baptist Church and
was a member of the Brotherhood of Southern Railway. Mr. Blackburn
was preceded in death by two brothers, Lewis E. Blackburn and
Garnett Blackburn, a sister, Ola Mae Penick, and a granddaughter,
Kimberly Dawn Blackburn.
Funeral services were held Thursday, October 14, at B.C. Grant
Baptist Church with the Revs. Clyde Garrison and John Cooley
and Gene Blackburn officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Cook Blackburn; daughters
and sons-in-law, Kathy and Ricky Chitwood and Ann and Willie
Martin, all of Alto; one son, Joe Blackburn, Cornelia; one sister,
Violet B. Fleming, Lawrenceville; two brothers, Waymon Blackburn,
Mt. Airy, and Fred Blackburn, Alto; 10 grandchildren, Tammy Williams
and Justin Blackburn, both of Mt. Airy, Jeff Mitchell, Kenny
Blackburn, Jeremy Mitchell and Josh Blackburn, all of Cornelia,
Kris Chitwood, Jennifer Mitchell and Ryan Chitwood, all of Alto,
and Tina Martin, Gainesville; and nine great-grandchildren.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, was in charge
of arrangements.
The Banks County News, October 20, 1999
MRS. TORGESEN
Homemaker
CORNELIA - Mrs. Elizabeth C. Torgesen, 82, died Wednesday, October
13, 1999, at Habersham County Medical Center following an extended
illness.
Mrs. Torgesen was born January 1, 1917 in Brooklyn, N.Y. She
was a daughter of the late Allan William and Clair Newton Creel.
Mrs. Torgesen was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian
Church of Cornelia. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Walter Theodor Torgesen, and a son, Walter "Scott"
Torgesen.
Funeral services were held Saturday, October 16, at the First
Presbyterian Church of Cornelia with the Revs. Blaine Walker
and Alvin Burns officiating. Burial was in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include two daughters, Randi Hallford, Cornelia, and
Lela Wade, Alto; one son, Allan C. Torgeson, Cornelia; eight
grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews.
Flowers are optional or memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian
Church of Cornelia, P.O. Box 165, Cornelia, GA 30531, or to the
American Red Cross, 311 Jesse Jewell Parkway, S.E., Gainesville,
GA 30501.
McGahee-Griffin Funeral Home, Cornelia, was in charge of arrangements.
The Banks County News, October 20, 1999
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