William H. Eubank

DEARING, Ga. - Mr. Bill Eubank, 84, husband of Glenna Parker Eubank, entered into rest Monday, February, 21, 2011, at Doctors Hospital Augusta, GA. Bill was originally from Columbia County, born there in 1926 to the late Jackson Eugene Eubank, Sr. and Fannie Mae Hunt Eubank, and had been a resident of McDuffie County most of his adult life. Mr. Eubank was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Merchant Marines and the Korean Conflict as a medic. He is a 1949 Graduate of the University of Georgia in Agricultural Economics. In 1948 he married Anne Culpepper at her home in Dearing and moved to Dearing into the same home that continued to be his residence. He became a member of Dearing Baptist Church and served as a deacon until his passing. Bill came to McDuffie County to work with Culpepper Lumber Company at the hardware and building supply in Thomson. He became manager in 1953 and it was there that he got to know many of the people of McDuffie County. In 1961, he became President of Culpepper Lumber Company and began to oversee and direct the lumber, land and timber operations in Dearing. His leadership and diligent work guided the growth and development of this McDuffie County Company for many years. He continued to serve as president until he retired in 2003. Bill and Anne have two children who were educated in the McDuffie County School System. He served as a member of the McDuffie County School Board from 1961 through 1976, serving as chairman the last six years Bill Eubank was mayor of the Town of Dearing from 1962 through 1998. For his many years of faithful service, the Town of Dearing named their new City Park in his honor. He began serving on the Board of Directors of First National Bank in 1968 and continued to serve as a board member at SunTrust of Thomson. Bill is a past member of the Dearing Lions Club and the Thomson Kiwanis Club. He has been a member and chairman of the McDuffie County Development Authority and has served as a board member for McDuffie County Chamber of Commerce. In 1995, Bill lost his beloved wife Anne and companion and then in 1996, he married Glenna Parker of Jesup and they have been happily married for fifteen years. His family would like you to know that in all his service to church, city and community, he has shown that loving God and loving your family were the things he truly valued most in all of his life. Survivors include his Wife, Glenna Parker Eubank; his children Wm. Harold Eubank, Jr. and wife Mary Lynn, Appling and Peggy Eubank Brooks and husband Lem, Dearing; Grandchildren Elizabeth Eubank Hill and husband David, Auburn, AL, William Eubank, III and wife Amanda, Savannah, Jackson Eubank, IV, Dallas, TX, John Eubank, Atlanta, Marianne Brooks West and husband Jayson, Greensboro, NC, Margaret Brooks Pangle and husband Shane, Evans, Lemuel Brooks IV and wife Anna Beth, Grovetown; and 15 great grandchildren; The children of Mrs. Glenna Parker Eubank are Lynnah Parker Welch and husband Jimmy, Bill Parker and wife Michelle, Stephen Parker and wife Regina; grandchildren Parker Welch, Glenn Welch, Carrie Parker, Billy Parker, Lewis Parker, Brooks Parker and Peyton Parker, all of Jesup; one brother John D. Eubank, Appling; five sisters, Julia Eubank Anderson, Appling, Daisy Eubank Roberts, Evans, Betty Eubank Stanley, Thomson, Ann Eubank Parker and husband Jimmy, Ludowici, and Jackie Eubank Legg and husband Gene, Henderson, TX. He was preceded in death by his siblings Jackson Eugene Eubank, Jr. and Frances Eubank Richardson. A private family interment will be held prior to the Funeral Service. Funeral services for Mr. Eubank will be held on Thursday, February 24, 2011, at 4 PM in the Sanctuary of Dearing Baptist Church, 265 North Main Street, Dearing, GA, with the Dr. Michael Timmerman and the Rev. Glenn Reese officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the services in the fellowship hall until 6:30 PM. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Robert Eubank, Lloyd DeFoor, Jack Parker, Steve Dwyer, Gene Anderson, Jimmy Roberts, Pat Aldred and Garrett Edmunds. Honorary Pallbearers will be Deacons of Dearing Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to Dearing Baptist Church, PO Box 279, Dearing, GA 30808. Starling Funeral Home, Hwy 78, Harlem, Ga. Please visit: www.starlingfuneralhome.com to sign online guestbook.