A Gainesville man who leaves behind a legacy of service to business and industry, education, the Methodist Church, his state, and more has died.
Dr. Chuck Bancroft died Sept. 4 at the age of 89.
Well-known as a United Methodist Church pastor in Georgia, Dr. Bancroft, also played minor league baseball for the Detroit Tigers in the 1950s, was active in the Civil Rights movement, worked as a house parent with his wife at a children’s home in Atlanta, supe vised an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program in Atlanta, and after moving to Gainesville was hired as the Director of Consultation and Education with the Gainesville Mental Health Center.
He once served as a consultant to the President of Brenau College (now Brenau University) and his staff, including helping the college include male students. He was a consultant to MarJac Poultry for many years and also consulted with the personnel department at Oil Data in Houston Texas. Dr Bancroft was chosen by then-Gov. Nathan Deal to serve on a seven-person committee commissioned to visit other states and note how they were designing their mental health systems and grant processes.
You can read more about his life here: Dr. Charles Victor Bancroft Obituary | September 4, 2024 | Little & Davenport Funeral Home – Gainesville, GA (littledavenport.com)
A celebration of Dr. Bancroft’s life will be held on Saturday at 2:00 at Little & Davenport Funeral Home.