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mr.
james clyde mckinney
Mr. James
“Clyde” McKinney, age 77, of Hiawassee,
GA passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2005
following an extended illness.He was
preceded in death by his son, Mr. Stephen McKinney in 2002.He was born to the late Owen and Pauline
(Sims) McKinney on February 23, 1928 in Towns County, GA.He
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Juanita
McKinney, of Hiawassee, GA;
daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Ben Ferguson, of Roswell,
GA; son and daughter-in-law, Stanley
and
Brenda McKinney, of Gainesville, GA; sister, Mrs. Carolyn Cheeks, of Charlotte, NC;
five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and a number of nieces
and
nephews also survive.Funeral services
were held on Thursday,
May 19, 2005 at 2
p.m.
from LowerHightowerBaptistChurch
with Rev. George
Fortner officiating.Music was provided
by Brownie Anderson and Nola Jean Nicholson.Interment was in LowerHightowerBaptistChurch
cemetery.Banister Funeral Home of
Hiawassee in charge
of arrangements.
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floyd m.
thomas
Floyd M.
Thomas of Young Harris, GA passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2005.He was born in Woburn,
MA
on December 23,
1925.
His parents were Floyd Lewis Thomas and
Helen Munson Thomas.He served his
country in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.In 1984 he retired from Liberty Mutual
Insurance Co., and moved from New Hampshire
to
the north Georgia
area.His first wife Marjorie Gardner
Thomas and his son-in-law Clifford Summey preceded Floyd in death.Survivors include his wife Linda of the home,
four children and seven grandchildren.Brian, Laurie, Trevor, and Torii Thomas of Salem, NH, Robert
(Bob),
Cindy, Karianne and Bobby Thomas of Dover, NH, Margery, George,
Charlene and
Tommy Lamper of Alton, NH and Linda and Joshua Summey of N. Charleston,
SC.A memorial service will be held at
McConnell Memorial Baptist church in Hiawassee, GA
on Saturday, May
21, 2005 at 3 p.m.In lieu of flowers anyone desiring to do so may make
contributions to
Regency Hospice, 236 South main St., P.O. Box 494, Hiawassee, GA30546.