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Bryan W. Whitfield, III, 85, died
on August 29, 2010 of an extended illness at
his home in Dahlonega. A native of Harlan,
Kentucky, he was graduate of the University
of Kentucky and a Kentucky Colonel. A
veteran of World War II, he served in the Navy.
While Living in Harlan, he served as a
volunteer for the Harlan County Emergency
Rescue Squad. A third generation coal
operator, he served as President of the
Harlan County Coal Operators and the
Harlan Mining Institute, as Vice President of
the Kentucky Coal Association and as a
member of the Board of Directors of the
Associated Industries of Kentucky. In 1981,
he traded coal mining for gold mining as one
of the founders of the current Consolidated
Gold Mines. He received the Historic
Preservation and Tourism Award and is a
lifetime member of the Lumpkin County
Historical Society and a Lt. Colonel of Georgia
He is preceded in death by his parents,
Bryan W. Whitfield Jr. and Clay Carter
Whitfield, and his brother, John Carter
Whitfield.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Wanda
Huff Whitfield, four children, Clay Whitfield
Poe and husband Alan, Centennial,
Colorado. Bryan Whitfield IV and wife Dr.
Donna, Dahlonega. Amme Whitfield, Sandy
Springs, Ga. and Brad Whitfield, Lexington,
South Carolina. Seven grandchildren, David
Poe, Rachel Poe, Bryan Whitfield VI, Nathan
Whitfield, Melissa Whitfield, Michelle Whitfield
and William Whitfield. One sister, Amme
Whitfield Morgan, Harlan, Kentucky.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 am
Tuesday August 31, 2010 at St. Elizabeth
Episcopal Church. Rev. Albert Daviou will
officiate.
Burial will follow in Dahlonega Memorial Park.
The Family will receive friends on Monday
from 7pm ‘til 9pm at Banister Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
United Hospice of Gainesville, 700 S Enota
Street, Suite 200, Gainesville, Georgia 30501.
Banister Funeral home of Dahlonega is in
charge of arrangements.
on August 29, 2010 of an extended illness at
his home in Dahlonega. A native of Harlan,
Kentucky, he was graduate of the University
of Kentucky and a Kentucky Colonel. A
veteran of World War II, he served in the Navy.
While Living in Harlan, he served as a
volunteer for the Harlan County Emergency
Rescue Squad. A third generation coal
operator, he served as President of the
Harlan County Coal Operators and the
Harlan Mining Institute, as Vice President of
the Kentucky Coal Association and as a
member of the Board of Directors of the
Associated Industries of Kentucky. In 1981,
he traded coal mining for gold mining as one
of the founders of the current Consolidated
Gold Mines. He received the Historic
Preservation and Tourism Award and is a
lifetime member of the Lumpkin County
Historical Society and a Lt. Colonel of Georgia
He is preceded in death by his parents,
Bryan W. Whitfield Jr. and Clay Carter
Whitfield, and his brother, John Carter
Whitfield.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Wanda
Huff Whitfield, four children, Clay Whitfield
Poe and husband Alan, Centennial,
Colorado. Bryan Whitfield IV and wife Dr.
Donna, Dahlonega. Amme Whitfield, Sandy
Springs, Ga. and Brad Whitfield, Lexington,
South Carolina. Seven grandchildren, David
Poe, Rachel Poe, Bryan Whitfield VI, Nathan
Whitfield, Melissa Whitfield, Michelle Whitfield
and William Whitfield. One sister, Amme
Whitfield Morgan, Harlan, Kentucky.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 am
Tuesday August 31, 2010 at St. Elizabeth
Episcopal Church. Rev. Albert Daviou will
officiate.
Burial will follow in Dahlonega Memorial Park.
The Family will receive friends on Monday
from 7pm ‘til 9pm at Banister Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
United Hospice of Gainesville, 700 S Enota
Street, Suite 200, Gainesville, Georgia 30501.
Banister Funeral home of Dahlonega is in
charge of arrangements.
