Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Tommy Webb

Tommy Webb

Dec 10, 2013

In the early evening of December 9th the Buffalo Café in Plains was full, but no one was ordering from the menus. Friends were gathered at tables, but no one was laughing or calling out to one another. In fact, if you looked closely enough, faces showed the traces of tears and heads were shaking in disbelief. The Buffalo Café...

Pauline Tyler

Pauline Tyler

Dec 9, 2013

Pauline Burrell Tyler, age 83, of Clarkesville, passed away Monday, December 09, 2013 at her residence. Born on July 07, 1930 in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Fathie Simmons Burrell. Mrs. Tyler was a member of Community Baptist Church. She was retired from Clarkesville Mill and was also a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking and...

Bobbie Jean Crump

Bobbie Jean Crump

Dec 8, 2013

Bobbie Jean Andrews Crump, age 82 of Baldwin, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Habersham Home West. Born on September 4, 1931, in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late James Owen and Louise Cochran Andrews. Mrs. Crump was a member of Cornelia Christian Church and enjoyed crafts, sewing, and yard work. She was retired as a...

Nick  Powers

Nick Powers

Dec 2, 2013

Nick Burren Powers, Jr., age 60, of Clarkesville, passed away Monday, December 02, 2013 at his residence. Born on April 09, 1953, in Austin, Texas, he was a son of the late Nick Burren Powers, Sr. and Mary Turner Davis. Mr. Powers was a member of Harvest Christian Church and was a retired manager with SKF Bearings with 30 years...

Eleanor Grant

Eleanor Grant

Nov 29, 2013

Alice Eleanor Jones Grant, age 83 of Marietta, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2013, at her residence. Born in Hall County on April 24, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Winfred Dathan and Elizabeth Rosina Morton Jones. Mrs. Grant was a graduate from the University of Georgia where she majored in distributive education. Upon, graduation she taught at...

Francis Owens

Francis Owens

Nov 27, 2013

Francis Patrick “Pat” Owens, age 89, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on March 17, 1924, in New York, he was a son of the late John and Helen Kathleen Owens. Mr. Owens served in the U.S. Navy where he retired as a Chief Petty Officer with 21 years of service. He...

Hayward Mcgee

Hayward Mcgee

Nov 26, 2013

Hayward Vandiver McGee, age 86, of Lula, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Northridge Medical Center. Born on September 26, 1927, in Asheville, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Ransom Vandiver and Fleecie Ussery McGee. Mr. McGee was formerly employed with Southeastern Highway Contractors as a heavy equipment mechanic and was of the Baptist faith. In...

Hamlin H. Callahan, Jr.

Hamlin H. Callahan, Jr.

Nov 21, 2013

Hamlin H. Callahan, Jr. age 86 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 following an extended illness. Born in Greenville, South Carolina on July 26, 1927, he was a son of the late Hamlin Harwell Callahan, Sr. and Mary Bray Callahan. Mr. Callahan was retired from Stringer Lumber Company in sales and was a member of...

Clara Rudeseal

Clara Rudeseal

Nov 19, 2013

Clara Hulsey Rudeseal, age 97 of Mt. Airy, went Home to be with Jesus on November 19, 2013, at her residence. Born on August 05, 1916, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Ezra and Eunice Perry Hulsey. Mrs. Rudeseal was a homemaker and also retired from Ethicon. She was a graduate from Young Harris College where...

Donna Jean Armour Fuller

Donna Jean Armour Fuller

Nov 15, 2013

Donna Jean Fuller, age 51, of Gillsville, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013. Born on December 25, 1961, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of Ora Belle Martin of Gillsville and the late James William Armour. Mrs. Fuller was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church. In addition to her father, she was also preceded in death by a...

William Hutchinson

William Hutchinson

Nov 14, 2013

William Henry “Hutch” Hutchinson, age 74 of Demorest, passed away November 14, 2013, at his residence. Born on July 18, 1939, in Evansville, Indiana, he was the son of the late Henry Dalton and Alice London Hutchinson. He was self-employed having owned and operated The Ultimate Pro Wax Co. He was of the Christian faith, enjoyed fishing, NASCAR, and was...

Bomar Olds, Jr.

Bomar Olds, Jr.

Nov 14, 2013

Bomar Amos Olds, Jr., age 86 of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Dr. Bomar Amos Olds, Sr. and Gabriella Lanier Freeman Olds. Mr. Olds grew up in Atlanta, where he attended E. Rivers Elementary School. His secondary education was at Georgia Military...

James Harrelson

James Harrelson

Nov 13, 2013

James Edward Harrelson, age 50, of Alto, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on August 23, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia, he was a son of Irma Joyce Strickland Harrelson and the late Marshall Owen Harrelson. Mr. Harrelson was formerly a self-employed painter as well as produce manager for Ingles, Kay-Way and Piggly Wiggly. He...

Guy Mullinax

Guy Mullinax

Nov 8, 2013

Guy Howard Mullinax, age 80 of Clarkesville, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in the Habersham Mills community on April 30, 1933, he was the son of the late Melvin Riley and Leota Brookshire Mullinax. Mr. Mullinax was retired from Schnadig and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are wife of 61 years, Emma...

Victor Gomez

Victor Gomez

Nov 2, 2013

Victor Adrian Gomez, age 21, of Demorest, passed away Saturday, November 02, 2013 at his residence. Born on August 05, 1992, in Salinas, California, he is a son of Jose and Maria Pineda Gomez both of Demorest. Mr. Gomez was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills and was a member of St. Mark’s Catholic Church. He enjoyed spending time with his...

Daniel Edwards

Daniel Edwards

Nov 1, 2013

Daniel Clyde Edwards, age 63, of Martin, Georgia, passed away Friday, November 01, 2013 at Stephens County Hospital. Born on July 02, 1950 in Gwinnett County, he was the son of the late Marshall and Bonnie Freeman Edwards. Mr. Edwards was retired from Teal Tile and Carpet in Florida as a tile setter. Survivors include wife of 29 years, Shirley...

Sara Howard

Sara Howard

Oct 31, 2013

SARA JANE STANDRIDGE HOWARD, age 73 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Jackson County, Georgia on February 05, 1940, she was a daughter of Inez Wier Standridge of Loganville, Georgia and the late Summie Standridge. Mrs. Howard was retired after many years of service with McDonalds Restaurant...

Gladys Woods

Gladys Woods

Oct 29, 2013

Gladys Marie White Woods, age 93, of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Doctors Hospice of Georgia. Born on November 07, 1919 in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Lucy Moss White. Mrs. Woods was a member of Line Baptist Church and was a retired homemaker. In her spare time she enjoyed...

Joel Darrell Hewell

Joel Darrell Hewell

Oct 23, 2013

Joel Darrell Hewell, Sr., age 67, of Alto, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at his residence. Born on November 02, 1945 in Clinton, South Carolina, he was a son of the late George F. and Eliza Marie Crumley Hewell. Mr. Hewell was a member and a deacon of Antioch Holiness Church. He was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills and...

Paul Dennis Allen

Paul Dennis Allen

Oct 23, 2013

Paul Dennis Allen, age 62 of Hollywood, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on May 23, 1951, he was the son of Paul S. Allen of Demorest and the late Emma Belle Williams Allen. Mr. Allen was currently employed in maintenance with North Georgia Technical College where he had 10 years...