Entries from July 2009

Assault case links suspect to shoplifting

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, July 15. 2009
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A Commerce man’s allegedly violent dispute with his fiancée wound up getting him charged not just with simple battery, but with shoplifting, theft by receiving, giving false information and on a warrant from Habersham County.

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Tiger Sharks’ Sights Set On State

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Wednesday, July 15. 2009
Commerce made a big splash at the North Georgia Swim League district meet last week. Of the 28 Tiger Sharks that represented Commerce at District, 22 qualified to advance to state. The two-day meet will begin July 24 in Tifton. Coach Nick Moulton was excited about the success of the team, noting that this is the most Tiger Sharks to qualify for ... [Full Story »] 

Lida Pirkle

Posted by
MainStreetNewsObits
in Obituaries
Tuesday, July 14. 2009
Lida Emily Westbrook Pirkle, 92, retired educator, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, following a brief illness. Born in Forsyth County, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Westbrook of Chestnut Mountain. Her career spanned 35 years of teaching math, science, physics, home economics, and elementary education in Floyd, Hart, Hall, Gwinnett, ... [Full Story »] 

Ralph Miller

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in Obituaries
Monday, July 13. 2009
BRASELTON – Ralph Charles Miller, 83, died Monday, July 13, 2009. Born in Fulton County, he was the son of the late John Benson and Ruth Agnes Kesler Miller. He was a retired fireman with the City of Atlanta Fire Department, a member of the Atlanta Jaycees, member of Zion Baptist Church, and a veteran, having served in the United States Army ... [Full Story »] 

Callie Gaines

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in Obituaries
Monday, July 13. 2009
ROYSTON – Callie Wright Gaines, 87, died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at her residence. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Nora Gaines. She was a homemaker and a member of the Holiness denomination. Mrs. Gaines was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Gaines; a son, Carlton Gaines; and daughter, Charlotte ... [Full Story »] 

Hazel Beck

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in Obituaries
Monday, July 13. 2009
COMMERCE – Hazel Beck, 88, died Friday, July 10, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Reuben and Stella Boswell McGinnis and stepmother, Mary McGinnis. She was a homemaker and a member of Ridgeway Baptist Church. Mrs. Beck was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Beck; grandson, ... [Full Story »] 

Donna Jean Griffin

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in Obituaries
Monday, July 13. 2009
MAYSVILLE – Donna Jean Griffin, 66, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at her residence. Born in Cook County, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Bill and Ruth Schwarts Cox, and was retired from the Banks County Department of Family and Children Services. Mrs. Griffin was preceded in death by her husband, Barney Griffin; a son, Calvin Griffin; ... [Full Story »] 

Henry Miller

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in Obituaries
Monday, July 13. 2009
PENDERGRASS – Henry Joe Miller, 69, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the St. Mary’s Hospice House in Athens, following an extended illness. Born in Oconee County on July 28, 1939, he was the son of the late Henry Grady and Nannie Bell Miller. He had been a member of Pond Fork Baptist Church for 30 years, and was founder and president of the ... [Full Story »] 

Boyd Stowe

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in Obituaries
Monday, July 13. 2009
COMMERCE – Boyd Samuel Stowe, 87, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the St. Mary’s Hospice House. Born in Franklin County, he was the son of the late William Hoyt and Nellie Mae Adams Stowe. Mr. Stowe was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy L. Ingram Stowe, and was a veteran, having served in the United States Army in the Asiatic-Pacific ... [Full Story »] 

Ila Roberts

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Friday, July 10. 2009
JEFFERSON – Ila Jane Skelton Roberts, 89, died Thursday, July 9, 2009. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Ila Phillips Skelton. She was a retired seamstress and a member of White Plains Baptist Church. Mrs. Roberts was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Roberts; brothers, Harold Skelton and Gene ... [Full Story »] 
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