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Henrietta Casper

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Monday, October 13. 2008

Henrietta Casper, 77, of Winder, died Monday, October 13, 2008. Born in White County, she was the daughter of the late Homer L. and Hattie Mae Jackson Skelton. She was a member of Midway Christian Church and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Virgil Casper, Winder; daughters, Janice Casper and Phyllis Casper, both of Winder; ... [Full Story »]

Irene Sailors

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Monday, October 13. 2008

Irene Brooks Sailors, 91, of Jefferson, died Monday, October 13, 2008. She was born in Jackson County, the daughter of the late James David and Martha Ann Moore Brooks. She was retired from Jackson County Government and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jefferson. Mrs. Sailors was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Sailors; ... [Full Story »]

Fern Osburn Wyatt

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Monday, October 13. 2008

Fern Wyatt, 91, died at her home in Braselton, Georgia, Friday, October 10, 2008. Her remarkable life touched on many of the significant events of the last century. She was born in Alma, Arkansas the second of Henry and Bertha Osburn's seven children. The farm family felt the Dust Bowl and the rigors of the Great Depression. The outbreak of ... [Full Story »]

Gladys Purcell

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Monday, October 13. 2008

Gladys Pruitt Thomas Purcell, 93, of Jefferson, died Saturday, October 11, 2008, following an extended illness. She was a longtime resident of Kannapolis, N.C., and was born in Banks County, the daughter of the late John Joe and Nezzie Hagard Pruitt. She was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was retired from the ... [Full Story »]

Rachel Reece

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Monday, October 13. 2008

Rachel Glenn Reece, 19, of Lula, died Wednesday, October 8, 2008, from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was the daughter of Ron and Tracy Malone Reece of Lula. Survivors in addition to her parents, include grandparents, Pat and Brenda Malone, Woodstock, Marie and Tommy Baggett, Austell, and Wiley and Shirley Reece, Douglasville; ... [Full Story »]

Ernestine Vandiver

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Monday, October 13. 2008

Ernestine Maney Blackburn Vandiver, 80, of the Hollingsworth Community, Alto, died Friday, October 10, 2008, at her residence following a brief illness. Born in Banks County on September 26, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William McKinley and Pauline Chambers Maney. She was employed as a seamstress with Carwood Manufacturing with 46 ... [Full Story »]

Eleanor Whitfield

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Friday, October 10. 2008

Eleanor Scales Whitfield, 88, of Commerce, died Thursday, October 9, 2008, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. She was born in Banks County, the daughter of the late Paul and Callabelle Loudermilk Scales. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Commerce and was a retired school teacher. Mrs. Whitfield was preceded in death by ... [Full Story »]

DeAlva Warren

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Friday, October 10. 2008

DeAlva Brown Warren, 94, of Jefferson, died Thursday, October 9, 2008, at BJC Nursing Home in Commerce. The Emanuel County native lived most of her life in Metter before moving to Jefferson in 1998 to be near her son. She was a homemaker and was retired from Metter Manufacturing Company. She was a member of the Cedar Street Baptist Church and ... [Full Story »]

Bonnie Sue Baugh

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Friday, October 10. 2008

Bonnie Sue Baugh, 71, of Gillsville, died Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at BJC Medical Center, following a brief illness. Born in Banks County on October 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late James Russell and Margie Nell Hopper Jackson. She was employed as a bus driver and was a member of Mercy’s Call Church. Mrs. Baugh was preceded in ... [Full Story »]

Mollie Whitfield

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Thursday, October 9. 2008

Mollie L. Whitfield, 87, of Union City, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008. She was the sister of Carl Stewart of Hoschton. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 10, at 2 p.m., at Horis A. Ward’s Tara Chapel in Jonesboro. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in College Park. The family will receive friends Thursday, October 9, from ... [Full Story »]

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