CLEVELAND – Alfred Edward Smith, 89, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at Friendship Nursing Home in Cleveland, following an extended illness.
Born on August 17, 1921, in Atlanta, he was the son of the late William Herbert and Lillie Mae Cochran Smith. He was a retired brick mason and was of the Baptist denomination. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by a son, Gene Smith; and a daughter, Mildred Farkas.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Doris and Buford Lewis, Cornelia, Charlotte and W.C. Mayo, Gainesville, and Barbara and Kenneth Rogers, Cleveland; sons, Alfred E. Smith Jr. and Steve Smith, both of Cleveland; sons and daughters-in-law, Randall and Judy Smith, Homer, and Buddy and Elainia Smith, Clarkesville; 26 grandchildren; 61 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Dot Southers, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 29, from the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Ellis officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, was in charge of arrangements.
Banks County - Topics from January, 2011
Allene Merck
HOMER – Allene Morris Merck, 95, died Sunday, January 16, 2011.
Born on October 19, 1915, in Banks County, she was the daughter of Richard Venable Morris and Gertrude Pritchett Morris. She was devoted to her family and friends. Allene was active in the Temple Baptist Church in Homer. Mrs. Merck was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Albert Merck; parents; loving stepmother, Mollie Dunson Morris; brothers, David and Dank Morris; and a sister, Margaret Morris Bernal.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Campbell, Homer; son and daughter-in-law, Brad and Rita Merck, Vidalia; son and daughter-in-law, Venable and Dixie Merck, Homer; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Virginia and Will Dozier, Columbus, and Jane Ann and Gary Minor, Wake Forest, N.C.; brothers, Reece and Faye Morris, Maysville, Charles and Ruth Morris, Monroe; and many nieces and nephews.
Allene saw hard, sad times. In 1919 the influenza epidemic came to Banks County. Within two months, four in her family had died. In January 1919 her daddy’s brother and daughter died. Then in February 1919 her mother (age 20) went to nurse her sick sister and she got sick and died, then the sister died.
During the crash of 1929 the family had a big cotton crop. The price of cotton was high – then prices started to fall – cotton was stored in warehouses. Cotton prices continued to fall and had to be sold for little or nothing after paying the storage bill. Then the Maysville Bank went under and the family lost what savings they had.
In 1935 her one-year-old brother, David, was very sick. The doctor came to see him and thought he would be OK. The exhausted family went to sleep and woke up to find the baby dead.
Allene graduated from Maysville High School in 1932. She was employed at Commerce Sportswear for about 20 years. For many years Miss Allene ran a restaurant. First Tiny Town in Homer and later The Maysville Fish House, working until she was 88 years old. Her day started at 3 a.m. She made millions of biscuits, many days using 50 pounds of flour. She loved cooking for and serving her customers.
Allene donated her body to Emory University. She was 95, lived a long productive, active, happy life. She was very sick for the last month, tired, in pain and she wanted to go home to be with the Lord.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Allene Merck to Temple Baptist Church, Box 186, Homer, GA 30547.
The family sincerely appreciates ResCare, Banks County Senior Citizens Center, 911, Fire Department, EMS, Banks-Jackson Medical Center, BJC Nursing Home and all the people working there. We especially thank her good friend, Martha Ramsey.
A memorial service will be held at Temple Baptist Church Saturday, January 22, at 1 p.m., conducted by the Revs. Jason Arrowood and Swayne Cochran. Following the service there will be a meal for family and friends. Please bring and share any special remembrance of Allene.
Born on October 19, 1915, in Banks County, she was the daughter of Richard Venable Morris and Gertrude Pritchett Morris. She was devoted to her family and friends. Allene was active in the Temple Baptist Church in Homer. Mrs. Merck was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Albert Merck; parents; loving stepmother, Mollie Dunson Morris; brothers, David and Dank Morris; and a sister, Margaret Morris Bernal.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Campbell, Homer; son and daughter-in-law, Brad and Rita Merck, Vidalia; son and daughter-in-law, Venable and Dixie Merck, Homer; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Virginia and Will Dozier, Columbus, and Jane Ann and Gary Minor, Wake Forest, N.C.; brothers, Reece and Faye Morris, Maysville, Charles and Ruth Morris, Monroe; and many nieces and nephews.
Allene saw hard, sad times. In 1919 the influenza epidemic came to Banks County. Within two months, four in her family had died. In January 1919 her daddy’s brother and daughter died. Then in February 1919 her mother (age 20) went to nurse her sick sister and she got sick and died, then the sister died.
During the crash of 1929 the family had a big cotton crop. The price of cotton was high – then prices started to fall – cotton was stored in warehouses. Cotton prices continued to fall and had to be sold for little or nothing after paying the storage bill. Then the Maysville Bank went under and the family lost what savings they had.
In 1935 her one-year-old brother, David, was very sick. The doctor came to see him and thought he would be OK. The exhausted family went to sleep and woke up to find the baby dead.
Allene graduated from Maysville High School in 1932. She was employed at Commerce Sportswear for about 20 years. For many years Miss Allene ran a restaurant. First Tiny Town in Homer and later The Maysville Fish House, working until she was 88 years old. Her day started at 3 a.m. She made millions of biscuits, many days using 50 pounds of flour. She loved cooking for and serving her customers.
Allene donated her body to Emory University. She was 95, lived a long productive, active, happy life. She was very sick for the last month, tired, in pain and she wanted to go home to be with the Lord.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Allene Merck to Temple Baptist Church, Box 186, Homer, GA 30547.
The family sincerely appreciates ResCare, Banks County Senior Citizens Center, 911, Fire Department, EMS, Banks-Jackson Medical Center, BJC Nursing Home and all the people working there. We especially thank her good friend, Martha Ramsey.
A memorial service will be held at Temple Baptist Church Saturday, January 22, at 1 p.m., conducted by the Revs. Jason Arrowood and Swayne Cochran. Following the service there will be a meal for family and friends. Please bring and share any special remembrance of Allene.
Woodie Ruth Chambers
HOMER - Woodie Ruth Brock Chambers, 85 died Sunday, January 16, 2011, at a private nursing facility following an extended illness.
Born on January 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Lula Maxwell Brock. She was a member of Line Baptist Church and was a retired seamstress with Carwood Manufacturing. She enjoyed quilting, puzzles, gardening, flowers and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, J.M. "Jinks" Chambers; brothers, Otis Brock, Rosco Brock and Vernon Brock; sister, Hazel Payne; and several stepchildren.
Survivors include a daughter, Helen Brown, Conyers; daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Erwin Bennett, Homer; brothers, Jimmy Brock, Cornelia, Verlon Brock, Homer; grandchildren, Todd Brown, Conyers, Cherie Beck, Covington, Eric Bennett and Joey Bennett, both of Homer; six great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Lila Duckett, Alto, J.T. Chambers, Homer; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 18, at Line Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth McEntire officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia was in charge of arrangements.
Born on January 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Lula Maxwell Brock. She was a member of Line Baptist Church and was a retired seamstress with Carwood Manufacturing. She enjoyed quilting, puzzles, gardening, flowers and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, J.M. "Jinks" Chambers; brothers, Otis Brock, Rosco Brock and Vernon Brock; sister, Hazel Payne; and several stepchildren.
Survivors include a daughter, Helen Brown, Conyers; daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Erwin Bennett, Homer; brothers, Jimmy Brock, Cornelia, Verlon Brock, Homer; grandchildren, Todd Brown, Conyers, Cherie Beck, Covington, Eric Bennett and Joey Bennett, both of Homer; six great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Lila Duckett, Alto, J.T. Chambers, Homer; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 18, at Line Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth McEntire officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia was in charge of arrangements.
‘Lefty’ Cronic
G.A. “Lefty” Cronic died Thursday, January 13, 2011, at New Horizons North in Gainesville.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Mattie Lee Cronic; and a brother, F. Maier Cronic, M.D.
Lefty was born February 12, 1923, in Gwinnett County, but lived in Chicopee as a child. He attended Gainesville High School, received his undergraduate degree at Piedmont College and completed his master’s degree at Western Carolina University. He began his teaching career in Maysville, served as principal at Hickory Flat School before teaching mathematics at Banks County High School, Lula Elementary and East Hall High School. He completed his educational career as the principal at Clermont and Lula Elementary schools before retiring.
In addition to an educational career, Lefty attended Louisville Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and served as a Baptist minister in area churches for over 40 years. He especially enjoyed the company of those who shared his love of the Holy Scriptures.
Lefty particular enjoyed the world of sports and promoted competitions to all who knew him. He valued the hard work and discipline required of one who would choose to play a sport and believed the competitive aspect of sports helped prepare a young person for the challenges as an adult. His personal dream sport was baseball, having played in the industrial leagues in and around Gainesville and North Georgia. He had a brief career with the Atlanta Crackers in the early 1940s before enlisting with the U.S. Navy in World War II, where he served in the Pacific campaign and dutifully earned a place in the legends of our country’s “greatest generation.”
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Evelyn McDuffie Cronic, affectionately known by him as “Duff.” They established their home and raised a family of four in the Hickory Flat Community of Banks County for the last 56 years. His survivors include Eddie and Ann Payne of Spartanburg, S.C., David and Sue Cronic, Toccoa, Steve and Shanna Cronic, Gainesville, and Philip Cronic, Banks County. Also surviving are five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and one nephew, Neal Cronic, the surviving son of his late brother.
The family will host a visitation at the funeral home for family and friends beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, January, 16, with the memorial service at 3 p.m. in the chapel at Little & Davenport Funeral Home in Gainesville. Burial will be at Westview Cemetery in Lula.
The family sincerely acknowledges the excellent staff of New Horizon North for their special care and loving kindness to Lefty in his time of need during his stay.
Little & Davenport Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Mattie Lee Cronic; and a brother, F. Maier Cronic, M.D.
Lefty was born February 12, 1923, in Gwinnett County, but lived in Chicopee as a child. He attended Gainesville High School, received his undergraduate degree at Piedmont College and completed his master’s degree at Western Carolina University. He began his teaching career in Maysville, served as principal at Hickory Flat School before teaching mathematics at Banks County High School, Lula Elementary and East Hall High School. He completed his educational career as the principal at Clermont and Lula Elementary schools before retiring.
In addition to an educational career, Lefty attended Louisville Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and served as a Baptist minister in area churches for over 40 years. He especially enjoyed the company of those who shared his love of the Holy Scriptures.
Lefty particular enjoyed the world of sports and promoted competitions to all who knew him. He valued the hard work and discipline required of one who would choose to play a sport and believed the competitive aspect of sports helped prepare a young person for the challenges as an adult. His personal dream sport was baseball, having played in the industrial leagues in and around Gainesville and North Georgia. He had a brief career with the Atlanta Crackers in the early 1940s before enlisting with the U.S. Navy in World War II, where he served in the Pacific campaign and dutifully earned a place in the legends of our country’s “greatest generation.”
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Evelyn McDuffie Cronic, affectionately known by him as “Duff.” They established their home and raised a family of four in the Hickory Flat Community of Banks County for the last 56 years. His survivors include Eddie and Ann Payne of Spartanburg, S.C., David and Sue Cronic, Toccoa, Steve and Shanna Cronic, Gainesville, and Philip Cronic, Banks County. Also surviving are five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and one nephew, Neal Cronic, the surviving son of his late brother.
The family will host a visitation at the funeral home for family and friends beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, January, 16, with the memorial service at 3 p.m. in the chapel at Little & Davenport Funeral Home in Gainesville. Burial will be at Westview Cemetery in Lula.
The family sincerely acknowledges the excellent staff of New Horizon North for their special care and loving kindness to Lefty in his time of need during his stay.
Little & Davenport Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements.
Connie Poole
BALDWIN – Connie McCall Poole, 99, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011.
Born in Bacon County on January 28, 1911, she was the daughter of the late James Berry and Georgia Mae O’Quinn McCall. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cornelia, The Eastern Star, and was an active volunteer for Sharing and Caring of Cornelia. She had visited 49 or our 50 states. She was formerly with Carwood Manufacturing, The Grand Theater, and several restaurants in the area. Mrs. Poole was preceded in death by her husband, Fletcher J. Poole; son, Henry Poole; and son-in-law, Henry “Nub” Harper.
Survivors include a daughter, Alice Poole Harper, Baldwin; son and daughter-in-law, James Lloyd and Ann Poole, Jefferson; six grandchildren and spouses, Jake and Teresa Shirley and Todd and Lisa Harper, all of Cornelia, Kevin and Barbara King, Alto, Stacey and Bobby Hayes and Laurie and Roger Brown, all of Jefferson, Scott and Gina Poole, Evans; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 15, at 3 p.m., from Whitfield Funeral Home with Eric Spivey officiating. Burial will be in the Yonah Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, January 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Debt Retirement Fund, P.O. Box 96, Cornelia, GA 30531.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Bacon County on January 28, 1911, she was the daughter of the late James Berry and Georgia Mae O’Quinn McCall. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cornelia, The Eastern Star, and was an active volunteer for Sharing and Caring of Cornelia. She had visited 49 or our 50 states. She was formerly with Carwood Manufacturing, The Grand Theater, and several restaurants in the area. Mrs. Poole was preceded in death by her husband, Fletcher J. Poole; son, Henry Poole; and son-in-law, Henry “Nub” Harper.
Survivors include a daughter, Alice Poole Harper, Baldwin; son and daughter-in-law, James Lloyd and Ann Poole, Jefferson; six grandchildren and spouses, Jake and Teresa Shirley and Todd and Lisa Harper, all of Cornelia, Kevin and Barbara King, Alto, Stacey and Bobby Hayes and Laurie and Roger Brown, all of Jefferson, Scott and Gina Poole, Evans; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 15, at 3 p.m., from Whitfield Funeral Home with Eric Spivey officiating. Burial will be in the Yonah Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, January 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Debt Retirement Fund, P.O. Box 96, Cornelia, GA 30531.
Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, is in charge of arrangements.
Nora Ann McCoy
LULA – Nora Ann McCoy, 47, died.
Survivors include her husband, Donnie McCoy; daughters, Rebecca McCoy and Elizabeth McCoy, both of Lula; brothers, Randall Pruitt, Maysville, William Bellamy, Gainesville, and Stacy Morgan, Nicholson.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 15, at 2 p.m., from Ivie Chapel with the Rev. Doug Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include her husband, Donnie McCoy; daughters, Rebecca McCoy and Elizabeth McCoy, both of Lula; brothers, Randall Pruitt, Maysville, William Bellamy, Gainesville, and Stacy Morgan, Nicholson.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 15, at 2 p.m., from Ivie Chapel with the Rev. Doug Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Grey Hill Cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Marvin Slaton
Marvin Slaton, 70, of the Double Churches Community, passed away late Tuesday evening, January 4, 2011, at the Athens Regional Medical Center.
Born January 28, 1940, he was a son of the late William Euston and Mae Belle Kennedy Slaton. He was a brother of the late Howard Slaton. He was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
He is survived by his wife, Glenda McFarlin Slaton; two sons, Todd Slaton, Laredo, Texas, and Keith Slaton, Gainesville; stepdaughter, Marisa James, Carnesville; six grandchildren; three brothers, James Slaton, Carnesville, Glenn Slaton, Alpharetta, and the Rev. Darvin Slaton, Homer; and one sister, Hilda McKillip, McLean, Va.
Services were held Thursday, January 6, at the B.D. Ginn Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Larry Free officiating.
Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, was in charge of arrangements.
Born January 28, 1940, he was a son of the late William Euston and Mae Belle Kennedy Slaton. He was a brother of the late Howard Slaton. He was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
He is survived by his wife, Glenda McFarlin Slaton; two sons, Todd Slaton, Laredo, Texas, and Keith Slaton, Gainesville; stepdaughter, Marisa James, Carnesville; six grandchildren; three brothers, James Slaton, Carnesville, Glenn Slaton, Alpharetta, and the Rev. Darvin Slaton, Homer; and one sister, Hilda McKillip, McLean, Va.
Services were held Thursday, January 6, at the B.D. Ginn Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Larry Free officiating.
Ginn Funeral Home, Carnesville, was in charge of arrangements.
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