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Russell Morse

Russell Morse

Apr 18, 2013

Russell David Morse, age 70 of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Born on November 1, 1942 in Salem, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Russell A. and Evelyn Burke Morse. Mr. Morse was the owner of Bicycles & More. He loved fishing, was an avid race car fan, enjoyed vegetable gardening and...

Carter Daniel

Carter Daniel

Apr 17, 2013

Carter Daniel, age 66 of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at his residence. A celebration of life will be held 3:30 pm Friday, April 19, 2013, at Cornelia United Methodist Church with Dr. Jay Hughes, Rev. Wayne Smith, and Rev. Bill Edwards officiating. Full military honors will be provided by the Grant Reeves V.F.W. Post #7720, the Habersham...

Charles Heaton

Charles Heaton

Apr 16, 2013

Charles William Heaton, age 76 of Demorest, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at his residence. Born March 16, 1937 in Habersham County, he was the son of the late Marion and Alice Bohannon Heaton. Mr. Heaton was a loyal employee of Schnadig Corporation and retired after 43 years of service and was a dedicated member of Demorest Church of...

Larry Stewart

Larry Stewart

Apr 15, 2013

Larry Stewart, age 65 of Demorest, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Born on August 16, 1947, in Madison, GA he was a son of the late Frank and Ola House Stewart. Mr. Stewart had worked with Stub Church Paving and was of the Baptist faith. He was also a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include wife,...

Waymon Elrod

Waymon Elrod

Apr 7, 2013

Waymon Chester Elrod, age 89 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, April 07, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born September 13, 1923 in Habersham County, he was the son of the late George Lee and Virginia Palmer Elrod. Mr. Elrod was a member of Return Baptist Church and was retired from Globe Oil as a service station operator. In his...

Dorothy Kinney

Dorothy Kinney

Apr 5, 2013

DOROTHY WELBORN “DOT” KINNEY, age 85 of the Hollywood Community, Clarkesville, GA passed away on Friday, April 05, 2013 at her residence following a brief illness. Born in Rabun County, GA on March 27, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Clemson & Icie Giles Welborn. Mrs. Kinney was a member of the Hollywood Baptist Church and was...

Steven Parker

Steven Parker

Mar 31, 2013

Steven “Bigun” Parker, age 41 of Baldwin, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Born on June 19, 1971 in Hall County, he was the son of Lamar and Dolly Gerrells Parker of Baldwin. Mr. Parker was employed as a dump truck driver with Holcomb’s Paving and formerly with Herrin’s Trucking. He was of the Holiness faith...

Bonnie Salazar

Bonnie Salazar

Mar 28, 2013

Bonnie Denise Kimbrell Salazar, age 48 of Gainesville and formerly of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Medical Center. Born December 15, 1964, in Habersham County, she was the daughter of Shelby Jean Galloway Kimbrell of Clarkesville and the late Wilkie Winston Kimbrell. Mrs. Salazar was an animal enthusiast who enjoyed spending time with her...

David Segers

David Segers

Mar 23, 2013

David Kenneth Segers, age 55 of Toccoa, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Stephens County Hospital following a brief illness. Born March 24, 1957, in Toccoa, he was a son of the late Kenneth Estes and Sally McGuire Segers. Mr. Segers was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and was a carpenter by trade. He was an avid outdoorsman...

Martha Flanagan

Martha Flanagan

Mar 22, 2013

Martha Jane Flanagan, age 96 of Cornelia, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Born November 11, 1916, in Habersham County, she was the daughter of the late William and Lenoria Pauline Greemon Erwin. Mrs. Flanagan was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and was retired from Carwood Manufacturing. She was very loved by her children,...

Iva Pilgrim

Iva Pilgrim

Mar 21, 2013

Iva Lee Arrowood Pilgrim, age 76 of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013, at her residence. Born on January 07, 1937 in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late William Worth and Mary Lee Eller Arrowood. Mrs. Pilgrim was a homemaker, who enjoyed spending time with her family and was of the Holiness faith. She was always...

Laura Whitaker

Laura Whitaker

Mar 20, 2013

MRS. LAURA JANE JENKINS WHITAKER, age 78 of Cornelia, passed away March 20, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Newberry, S.C. on December 11, 1933, she was a daughter of the late James Fredrick and Annie Mae McEntire Jenkins. Mrs. Whitaker was a school teacher for 33 years having retired as a librarian from Baldwin Elementary. She obtained her...

Mildred Bentley

Mildred Bentley

Mar 20, 2013

MISS MILDRED CURRIER BENTLEY, age 96 of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Born October 03, 1916 in Franklin, NC, she was the daughter of the late Mabin R. and Marietta Currier Bentley. Miss Bentley was a member of Cornelia United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir and was pianist for the Men’s...

Edna Coley

Edna Coley

Mar 17, 2013

MRS. EDNA MATHESON COLEY, age 87 of Alto, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Born in Alto, Georgia on April 28, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Frank & Vera Shirley Matheson. Mrs. Coley was a member of the Calvary’s Cross Baptist Church and a homemaker. Mrs. Coley was preceded in death...

Henson Reeder

Henson Reeder

Mar 15, 2013

Henson Burnett Reeder, Sr., age 84 of Baldwin, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013, at his residence. Born in Oneco, Florida on October 21, 1928, he was the son of the late Ralph Henson, Sr. and Rossie Mae Burnett Reeder. Mr. Reeder was a self-employed cattle farmer and a member of Antioch Baptist Church, where he was the treasurer for...

Mrs. Willard Pruitt

Mrs. Willard Pruitt

Mar 14, 2013

Mrs. Willard Lee Pruitt, age 85 of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Banks County on May 15, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Williford and Ada Sanders. Mrs. Pruitt was a homemaker and devoted and active member of Level Grove Baptist Church, where she was a Children’s Sunday school...

Mildred Brady

Mildred Brady

Mar 12, 2013

Mildred Montez Brady, age 77 of Baldwin, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenville, South Carolina on December 07, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Louie Whit and Annie Mae Funk Carmon. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brady was also preceded in death by a daughter, Mamie Renee Brady; brothers,...

Adrienne  Martin

Adrienne Martin

Mar 11, 2013

Adrienne J. Martin, age 88 of Demorest, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on May 18, 1924, in Antwerp, Belgium, she was the daughter of the late Basilius and Maria Rosiers VanMiegham. She retired from North Georgia Technical College with 30 years of service. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed cooking and...

Lillie Amerson

Lillie Amerson

Mar 10, 2013

Lillie Belle Miller Amerson, age 65 of Lula, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013, at her residence. Born in Hall County on June 23, 1947, she was a daughter of the late John and Lillie Gilbert Miller. Mrs. Amerson was a lifelong resident of Hall County, a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include sons, Mack Armour, Alan...

Thelma Jones

Thelma Jones

Mar 5, 2013

Thelma Bloodworth Jones, age 83 of Baldwin, passed away Tuesday, March 05, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Jackson County on April 28, 1929, she was a daughter of the late William Elmer and Daisy Gee Bloodworth. Mrs. Jones was retired as a cashier with K-Way for 25 years and was of the Methodist faith. In her spare...

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