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Information mirrored in from old BHS website:
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.
Coach Henry Gresham passed away from Leukemia.
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Gwen Fowler (Setayesh) (1975)
Koodoos to you Coach Gresham! You were a well respected man that had a passion for sports and pulling out of every young man the very best they could be! I am sure none of them will ever forget your goodness and strength you displayed over the years. he was a good man and well liked. He treated all the male students as his very own. I believe not one could say that they disliked this sports teacher. He was tuff at times but he was fair to all. I pray others that crossed his path were touched by his integrity of giving "your best".Larry Lawson (1968)
Coach Gresham was the best to adapting to the times. I played for him in 68 and I went to see many games up until he left the school and his personality was so great. He loved the game and his kids. God has got a great person in Coach Gresham. I am sure he and Murphy Jenkins are together talking about the final four every year.Danny Williams (1975)
May god be with you. Danny Williams.