Michael Lee Banks

Services for Michael Lee Banks, 50, Cairo, are at 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002 at Clark Funeral Home Chapel in Cairo. The Rev. Jerry Lancaster will officiate and interment is in Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo. Active pallbearers are Floyd Creech, Chris Dorsey, Mike Gainous, Gene Roland, Dana Roland and Jason McGhin. Honorary pallbearers are Ed Muggridge, Pete Sanders, Joey Collin and fellow employees of the Grady County Department of Family and Children Services. Born Feb. 3, 1951 in Thomasville, he was a son of Myrtle Collins and Floyd Thomas Banks Sr. of Thomasville. On April 20, 1996, he was married to Shirley B. Banks, who survives, of Cairo. He was a member of West Side Baptist Church in Thomasville, case manager for Grady County DFACS, played football for Thomasville High School and a 1970 graduate of Thomasville High School. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army after graduating from North Georgia Military College. Survivors include his wife, Shirley B. Banks of Cairo; parents, Floyd and Myrtle Collins Banks of Thomasville; brothers, Floyd Thomas (Tommy) Banks Jr. of Dallas, Texas; Bobby Wayne Banks of Thomasville; a sister, Tammy Marie Calhoun of Grady County; stepson, Ryan Bradley of Huntsville, Ala.; daughters, Amanda Teague and Rebecca Banks both of Charlotte, N.C.; and one grandchild. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. — Clark Funeral Home



Eloise Mitchell Butler

Eloise Mitchell Butler, 70, Yellow Springs, Ohio and formerly of Thomasville died Nov. 27, 2002. Funeral and burial services were held Monday, Dec. 2 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Local survivor includes a brother, William V. (Emoria) Mitchell. — Porter-Qualls Funeral Home



William A. Holland

William A. Holland, 86, of Grooverville, went home with the Lord Friday, Nov. 29, 2002. Bill was born in Holland Va. He served as an Army intelligence officer during World War II after surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Bill retired in 1970 as a contracts administrator with the Department of Defense. He is survived by his wife, Laura A. Holland; his five children, Bill Jr., Richard, Ronald, David and Ann; and eight grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at First Presbyterian Church, Jefferson Street in Boston. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Hope House, 17 West Central Ave. SW, Moultrie, GA 31768.



Evelyn Turner Milton

Graveside services for Evelyn Turner Milton are at 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6, 2002 at Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. William P. Seel will officiate. Mrs. Milton died Nov. 27 in Fort Worth, Texas. Born April 23, 1913 in Thomasville, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Gignilliat Mallard and Joseph Warren Turner. She lived in Thomasville all her life, attended Thomasville High School and graduated from Georgia State College for Women in 1934. She was an outstanding student and received an A.B. degree in French, English and history. On June 26, 1937, she married Wilbur R. Milton, director of the Thomasville YMCA. Her husband died July 4, 1991. She began her teaching career in 1934 in Warm Springs where she taught the fifth and sixth grades. In 1935, she became a teacher in Thomasville public schools teaching fifth grade in the old East Side School. Later, she taught English and history in junior high. From 1945 to 1956, she taught history, government and Latin in Thomasville High School. From 1957 until her retirement, she taught French and was sponsor of the French Club. In 1956, she was chosen as the first teacher of the year by a committee of educators and businessmen in Thomasville. In 1965, she was elected STAR teacher. She served as past president of the Thomasville Teachers’ Association and was a charter member of Delta Kappa Gamma, an honorary international society of key women teachers. She loved Thomasville, finding historical value in its past and exciting hopes for its future and served her community in many ways. She was past president of the Junior Service League, past regent of the DAR,





a member of the Study Class and Thomas County Historical Society. She served as president of the Thomasville Garden Club Inc. for two years and always worked in promoting the Rose Show. She served as a volunteer at Archbold Memorial Hospital. She was honored for her service to the community by being named Woman of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce. Service to her church was an integral part of her life. She sang in the church choir and taught youth and adult classes for many years. She was chosen Woman of the Year by her church in 1981. She honored her Hugenot ancestry by her membership in the Hugenot Society of South Carolina and attended an international meeting in London in 1985, celebrating the tercentenary of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. She will be remembered by her family as one who sought no praise but found joy in her service to others and gave of herself tirelessly and lovingly to her family, her church and her community. She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth Turner Morrow and her brother-in-law, Dr. William Spencer Morrow; her niece, Evelyn Morrow Higben; nephews, William Spencer Morrow Jr.; Dr. Warren Hunter Morrow and George Everett; great-nephews, John, Bill and Tom Everett, Hunter Davis Morrow and William Spencer Morrow III; great-nieces, Allison and Ashley Morrow; brother-in-law, Dr. Emory Milton. The family suggests memorials be sent to First Presbyterian Church in Thomasville. Following graveside services, the family will receive friends at a reception in the First Presbyterian Church fellowship hall. — Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home



Local Death

Elton Sampson, 63, Thomasville, died Monday at his residence. Local survivor is his son, Gregory Sampson. — Hadley’s Funeral Home