ALTO - Jeffery L. Davidson, 63, died Thursday, October 27, 2011.
Born in Banks County on November 29, 1947, he was the son of the late Roy Lester and Grace Lee Bonds Davidson. Mr. Davidson faithfully served his country in the United States Army as a parachute rigger during the Vietnam War. He was retired having been self-employed in construction and was a motorcycle enthusiast. Mr. Davidson was preceded in death by his brother, Lee Roy Davidson.
Survivors include daughters and son-in-laws, Tonya and Michael Phillips, Athens, Krissie and Darius Butler, Villa Rica; daughter, Kaitlyn Walker, Fairburn; brother, Troy Davidson, Alto; grandchildren, Hayden and Clayton Phillips, Athens; and niece and nephew, Jordan and Shannon Davidson, Gainesville.
Memorial services were held Sunday, October 30, at the chapel of McGahee-Griffin and Stewart, with full military honors provided by Rabun County Disabled American Veterans Chapter #15, the Habersham County American Legion Post #84 and the Grant Reeves VFW Post #7720.
Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia was in charge of arrangements.
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Shirley Evans (10-19-11)
HOMER - Shirley McAllister Evans, 69, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
She was born in Charlotte, N.C. the daughter of the late Robert and Peggy McAllister. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church and was previously employed with Young Packing.
Survivors include brothers, Keith and John Wayne McAllister, both of Gastonia, N.C.; and close friends and caregivers, Ken and Brenda Duckett.
Services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, October 23 at the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Venable and Mrs. Maxcine Clark officiating. Interment will follow in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon until 2 p.m. Sunday.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Odus H. Morris (10-19-11)
MAYSVILLE – Odus H. Morris, 79, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at his residence.
Born in Acworth he was the son of the late Henry Lee and Leecy Morris. He was a retired truck driver and a Jehovah Witness. Mr. Morris was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Joyce Sims Morris.
Survivors include his daughter, Delores Morris, Maysville; sons, Steve Morris and Michael Morris, both of Maysville; brother, J.O. Morris, Acworth; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 21, from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with Frank Lipsomb officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday, October 20, from 6-8 PM.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Acworth he was the son of the late Henry Lee and Leecy Morris. He was a retired truck driver and a Jehovah Witness. Mr. Morris was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Joyce Sims Morris.
Survivors include his daughter, Delores Morris, Maysville; sons, Steve Morris and Michael Morris, both of Maysville; brother, J.O. Morris, Acworth; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 21, from the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with Frank Lipsomb officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday, October 20, from 6-8 PM.
Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
Karen Hill (10-9-11)
HOMER – Karen R. Hill, 60, died Sunday, October 9, 2011.
She was the daughter of Norma Carroll Rogers of Smyrna and the late Frank K. Rogers. Mrs. Hill was preceded in death by a daughter, Bobbi Jo Hill Lankford; and brother, William “Skip” Rogers.
Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband, Harold Hill, Homer; daughters, Danielle Hill Gaylor, Homer, and Renne Hill Aikens, Lawrenceville; sisters, Virginia Day, Dallas, Pamela Leary, St. Louis, Mo., and Kimberly Warthen, Smyrna; a brother, F. Michael Rogers, Spring Lake, N.C., and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 11, at 2 p.m., from the Homer Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Alex Stephens officiating. Burial will be in the Banks County Memorial Gardens. The family is at the residence and will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, October 10, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
She was the daughter of Norma Carroll Rogers of Smyrna and the late Frank K. Rogers. Mrs. Hill was preceded in death by a daughter, Bobbi Jo Hill Lankford; and brother, William “Skip” Rogers.
Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband, Harold Hill, Homer; daughters, Danielle Hill Gaylor, Homer, and Renne Hill Aikens, Lawrenceville; sisters, Virginia Day, Dallas, Pamela Leary, St. Louis, Mo., and Kimberly Warthen, Smyrna; a brother, F. Michael Rogers, Spring Lake, N.C., and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 11, at 2 p.m., from the Homer Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Alex Stephens officiating. Burial will be in the Banks County Memorial Gardens. The family is at the residence and will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, October 10, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.
‘Jurelle’ Smelley (10-7-11)
LULA - Mary “Jurelle” Meeks Smelley, 94, died Friday, October 07, 2011 at Northridge Medical Center.
Born in Banks County on January 02, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Mel and Mae Pritchett Meeks. She was preceded in death by sisters, Irene Morris and Mildred Sims; and a granddaughter, Torrey Smelley.
Mrs. Smelley was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Lula, where she sang in the choir and was a Sunday school member. She was also a homemaker who enjoyed sewing, gardening, farm work, and going to church.
Survivors include husband, Hugh Smelley, Lula; son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Joyce Smelley, Lula; granddaughter and husband, Shanda and Justin Lott, Lula; brother and sister-in-law, Ferd and Betty Meeks, Lula.
Funeral services were held Sunday, October 9, at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Lula with the Revs. James Duncan, Phil Parks and Ralph Smith officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Banks County on January 02, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Mel and Mae Pritchett Meeks. She was preceded in death by sisters, Irene Morris and Mildred Sims; and a granddaughter, Torrey Smelley.
Mrs. Smelley was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Lula, where she sang in the choir and was a Sunday school member. She was also a homemaker who enjoyed sewing, gardening, farm work, and going to church.
Survivors include husband, Hugh Smelley, Lula; son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Joyce Smelley, Lula; granddaughter and husband, Shanda and Justin Lott, Lula; brother and sister-in-law, Ferd and Betty Meeks, Lula.
Funeral services were held Sunday, October 9, at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Lula with the Revs. James Duncan, Phil Parks and Ralph Smith officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia was in charge of arrangements.
Helen McDuffie (10-3-11)
BALDWIN - Helen Myers McDuffie, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 3, 2011, at the Oaks at Scenic View Nursing Home following an extended illness.
She was born on September 4, 1919, in Cherokee, N.C. and was the daughter of the late Albert and Leasie Hogsed Myers. Mrs. McDuffie was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Franklin McDuffie; children, Howard McDuffie and Louise Parker; brothers, Amos Myers and Jack Myers; sisters, Margie Roberts, Nora Coley, Molly Moody, Maggie Jones, and Nellie Myers; and an infant sister, Mary Myers. Mrs. McDuffie was of the Baptist denomination, a homemaker, and enjoyed crafting. She spent many years with her sisters, “The Myers Sisters”, playing Gospel and Bluegrass Music all over the southeast winning various awards for their talents in singing and song writing.
Survivors include her daughters, Bertie Chaffin, Baldwin, and Leasie M. Whitmire, Mt. Airy; daughters and sons-in-law, Ann and J.R. Reems, Baldwin, and Patsy and Virgil Alexander, Toccoa; son and daughter-in-law, Lonnie and Lucille McDuffie, Cleveland; brother and sister-in-law, John H. Myers, Sr. and Izora Myers, Alto; 16 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and countless nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, in Baldwin, with the Revs. Luther Williams, Austin Kelley and William Baker officiating. Interment will follow in the Baldwin City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia.
Flowers are accepted or the family respectfully requests that all donations be made, in her memory, to the Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center, 2150 Limestone Parkway, Suite 222, Gainesville, GA 30501.
Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, of Baldwin.
She was born on September 4, 1919, in Cherokee, N.C. and was the daughter of the late Albert and Leasie Hogsed Myers. Mrs. McDuffie was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Franklin McDuffie; children, Howard McDuffie and Louise Parker; brothers, Amos Myers and Jack Myers; sisters, Margie Roberts, Nora Coley, Molly Moody, Maggie Jones, and Nellie Myers; and an infant sister, Mary Myers. Mrs. McDuffie was of the Baptist denomination, a homemaker, and enjoyed crafting. She spent many years with her sisters, “The Myers Sisters”, playing Gospel and Bluegrass Music all over the southeast winning various awards for their talents in singing and song writing.
Survivors include her daughters, Bertie Chaffin, Baldwin, and Leasie M. Whitmire, Mt. Airy; daughters and sons-in-law, Ann and J.R. Reems, Baldwin, and Patsy and Virgil Alexander, Toccoa; son and daughter-in-law, Lonnie and Lucille McDuffie, Cleveland; brother and sister-in-law, John H. Myers, Sr. and Izora Myers, Alto; 16 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and countless nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, in Baldwin, with the Revs. Luther Williams, Austin Kelley and William Baker officiating. Interment will follow in the Baldwin City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia.
Flowers are accepted or the family respectfully requests that all donations be made, in her memory, to the Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center, 2150 Limestone Parkway, Suite 222, Gainesville, GA 30501.
Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, of Baldwin.
Myrtle Hewell (10-3-11)
GILLSVILLE - Myrtle Ward Hewell, 96, died Monday, October 3, 2011 following an extended illness.
She was born January 29, 1915 in Maysville, the daughter of late Hulon G. and Etta Griffin Ward. She was employed with Harmony Grove Mill in Commerce for 25 years and volunteered at BJC Hospital for a number of years. She was a member of Gillsville Baptist Church for over 75 years, where she taught Sunday School for more than 50 of those years. Mrs. Hewell was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis H. Hewell; daughters and son-in-law, Betty Jo and Grover Whitlock and Barbara Sue Cape; granddaughter, Melissa Cape; grandson, Robby Hewell; and her great-granddaughter, Kyleigh Beth Hewell.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Shirlene Hewell; son-in-law and wife, Charles and Lois Cape; grandsons, Scott Whitlock and Mike Cape; grandsons and wives, Kevin and Michelle Cape and Kyle and Brandi Hewell; great-grandchildren, Katrina Cape, Katie Beth Cape, Seth Cape, Trent Cape, Kayden Hewell, Kylen Hewell, Kynsleigh Hewell and Kolston Hewell; great-great-grandchildren, Cameron Poe and Hoke Poe.
Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, October 6, at 2 p.m. at Gillsville Baptist Church with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Bill Calhoun and Frank Sailers will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements.
She was born January 29, 1915 in Maysville, the daughter of late Hulon G. and Etta Griffin Ward. She was employed with Harmony Grove Mill in Commerce for 25 years and volunteered at BJC Hospital for a number of years. She was a member of Gillsville Baptist Church for over 75 years, where she taught Sunday School for more than 50 of those years. Mrs. Hewell was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis H. Hewell; daughters and son-in-law, Betty Jo and Grover Whitlock and Barbara Sue Cape; granddaughter, Melissa Cape; grandson, Robby Hewell; and her great-granddaughter, Kyleigh Beth Hewell.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Shirlene Hewell; son-in-law and wife, Charles and Lois Cape; grandsons, Scott Whitlock and Mike Cape; grandsons and wives, Kevin and Michelle Cape and Kyle and Brandi Hewell; great-grandchildren, Katrina Cape, Katie Beth Cape, Seth Cape, Trent Cape, Kayden Hewell, Kylen Hewell, Kynsleigh Hewell and Kolston Hewell; great-great-grandchildren, Cameron Poe and Hoke Poe.
Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, October 6, at 2 p.m. at Gillsville Baptist Church with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The Revs. Bill Calhoun and Frank Sailers will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements.
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