Back to the Baker High People Page[Deceased: November 10, 2004 ]
Coach Henry Gresham died this afternoon at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. He had Leukemia.
He was a Champion coach at Central High School and at Baker High School.
He leaves his wife Lois and 5 daughters.
George Henry Gresham
George Henry Gresham January 18, 1927- November 10, 2004 COLUMBUS, GA—
Mr. George Henry Gresham, 77, died Wednesday, November 10th at St. Francis Hospital. Memorial Service will be held Sunday, Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Rd., Columbus, Ga. with the Rev. Mike Benson officiating service. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. George Henry Gresham was born January 18, 1927 son of the late George Robert Gresham and Thelma Pope Gresham. Mr. Gresham served his country with the United States Navy during WWII. He attended Livingston State Teacher's College (now University of West Alabama) on a basketball scholarship class of 1951. He received his Master's of Guidance and Counseling at the University of Alabama in 1966. Mr. George Henry Gresham married Lois Hilyer on August 20, 1949. He began his coaching career at Washington County High School in Chatom, AL from 1951 until 1957. He coached at Central High School in Phenix City, AL from 1957 until 1965. Mr. Gresham spent the last 25 years of his career at Baker High School in Columbus, GA., coaching football, basketball and Athletic Director from 1966 until 1991. After his retirement with Baker High School, Mr. Gresham assisted Coach Nathan Rustin at Pacelli High School for several year. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Lois Hilyer Gresham of Columbus; Daughters, Valerie Gresham Paulk and her husband Kenneth of Columbus; Melanie Gresham Gardner of Phoenix, Ariz., Vickie Gresham Aycock and her husband Bill of Gainesville, Ga., Kathy Gresham Boucher and her husband Chuck of Danville, Va. Karen Gresham Baker and her husband Doug of Rome, Italy; Brother, Robert Gresham; Sisters, Gladys Gresham Sherwood and her husband Jack, Jean Gresham Crews, Margaret Gresham Hearn and her husband Charlie; grandchildren, Jason Paulk, Mallory Gardner, Lee Gardner, Christina Boucher, Carolyn Boucher and Charlie Boucher; And Numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial may be made to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 2625 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 205, Atlanta, Ga., 30339 or Striplin Terrace United Methodist Church Building Fund 4170 Striplin Terrace Dr., Columbus, Ga., 31909.
November, 2004