Press Kendall Beaver (1931 - 2005)

Born 10 Apr 1931 in Union Co. Ga.USA.

Ancestors

Died 16 Oct 2005 at age 74 in Blairsville, Union Co., Georgia,

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Vital

Birth: Apr. 10, 1931 Death: Oct. 16, 2005^[1]

Biography

Obituary

Press K. Beaver, age 74, of 5447 Ivy Log Road, Blairsville, Georgia, passé away on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at the Union General Hospital in Blairsville, Georgia.

Mr. Beaver was a native and lifelong resident of Union County, Georgia. He was the past Grand Master of the Dooley Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons, and an avid gardener. He was a member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church where he was an ordained Deacon and led the Church Choir for many years. Mr. Beaver was the son of the late Ernest and Vesta Thomas Beaver. He was preceded in death by his first wife Irene Patterson Beaver in 1986, a sister Inez McGaha and a brother Kermit Beaver.

Mr. Beaver is survived by his wife Nellie Halkom Beaver of Blairsville, GA; one daughter Brenda Sue Hansen and her husband Sandy of Canton, GA; one step-son Ricky Totherow of Leland, NC; one step-daughter Becky Totherow of Wilmington, NC; two brothers Randall Beaver and his wife Maggie, and Loys Beaver and his wife Carolyn all of Blairsville, GA; two sisters Elvie Odom of Blairsville, GA and Birdie Davenport of Morganton, GA; two granddaughters Melissa Swafford and her husband Gary of Ducktown, TN and Crystal Huff and her husband Jody of Blue Ridge, GA; two great grandchildren Ashley Akins and Joseph Huff both of Blue Ridge, GA; one step-grandchild George Totherow and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2005 at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Blairsville, Georgia. Pastor Luther Thomas, Brother Avery Beaver and Brother Eric Davenport will officiate. Burial was in the Mt. Zion Baptist church Cemetery in Blairsville, Georgia. Pallbearers were Tony Garrett, Alvin beaver, Chris beaver, Alfred Odom, Damon Davenport and Avery Mason.

The family received friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, October 220, 2005 at the Townson Rose Funeral Home Chapel in Murphy, NC where the body remained until placed in the church one hour prior to the service hour.

Townson Rose Funeral Home was is in charge of all the arrangements^[2]

Family

Parents:

• Father: Ernest Beaver

• Mother: Vestie Thomas

Spouses:

1. Irene Jerrie Patterson (1935-1986)

2. Nellie Faye Halkom (1943 - 2016)^[3]

Findagrave

Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery Union County Georgia, USA^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital: Vital records, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: On Line Data,Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
2. ↑ Obituary, Bio: October 26, 2005, Page 4C, The North Georgia News;Blairsville, GA 30512: www.nganews.com
3. ↑ Family: Family Search, Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Findagrave: Find A Grave Memorial# 20697732; https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20697732 Findagrave.com