Local Obituaries
Shirley Washington
Mar 1, 2013
Shirley Jean Tankersley Washington, age 70 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, March 01, 2013, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Cherokee, NC on August 01, 1942, she was a daughter of the late James Thomas and Jeanette Ballew Tankersley. Mrs. Washington was a member of Old Nacoochee Missionary Baptist Church and was a homemaker. In addition to her...
Marjorie Campbell
Feb 28, 2013
MARJORIE F. CAMPBELL, age 87 of Clarkesville, passed away Friday, February 28, 2013, at her residence. Born in Atmore Alabama, on August 08, 1925 she was a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Thelma Myrtis Ward Forte. Mrs. Campbell was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where she taught Senior Adult Sunday School Class and was active in mission...
Joyce Norton
Feb 26, 2013
Joyce Mote Norton, age 79 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on January 05, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Odus and Fannie Tomlin Mote. Mrs. Norton was a member of Community Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She enjoyed canning, flower gardening and traveling in...
Nolan Eaton
Feb 20, 2013
Nolan Michael Eaton, infant of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Born Wednesday, February 20, 2013 in Gainesville, Georgia, he was the son of Michael Eaton and Stefanie Turner Eaton. In addition to his parents, Nolan is also survived by grandparents, Susan Eaton of Cumming, Kathy Turner of Cleveland...
Herbert D. Tench
Feb 19, 2013
HERBERT D. TENCH, age 92 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, February, 19, 2013 at Gateway Health & Rehab in Cleveland following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on August 16, 1920, he was a son of the late Jesse D. & Tallulah Eliza Williams Tench. Mr. Tench served his country proudly in the United States Army...
Valerie Galloway
Feb 16, 2013
Valerie Lathan Galloway, age 74 of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013, at her residence. Born in Habersham County on June 29, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Dawson and Dorothy Cash Lathan. Ms. Galloway was a machine operator and housekeeper having worked at Carwood Manufacturing and Global Tech. She was a member of Hazel Creek...
Rowe Hart
Feb 15, 2013
Rowe Truman Hart, age 89 of Alto, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Banks County on November 1, 1923, he was a son of the late Will T. and Josephine Dodd Hart. Mr. Hart was retired as a carpenter from Worley Construction and was of the Holiness faith. In his spare time, he...
Pat Pealor
Feb 13, 2013
Mrs. Pat Pealor of Sharpsburg, Georgia passed away February 13, 2013. She is survived by her daughter, Vickie Turner and her husband Richard of Mt. Airy, GA; sons, Mike Pealor and his wife Diane of St. Augustine, FL; Terry Pealor and his wife Sandi of Newnan; sister, Flossie Dooley of Cornelia, GA; grandchildren, Heath Webb, Ashley Clouatre; six additional grandchildren...
Deborah Ramey
Feb 6, 2013
Deborah Ayers Ramey, age 57 of Demorest, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on June 6, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Will and Mary Etta Addison Ayers. Mrs. Ramey was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed singing in the church choir and spending time with her family, especially...
Hugh Whitner
Feb 5, 2013
Hugh E. Whitner, age 78 of Clarkesville, passed away Tuesday, February 05, 2013, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Franklin, North Carolina on October 26, 1934, he was a son of the late Virgina Nell Cabe Whitener. Mr. Whitner was a retired deputy with Habersham County Sheriff’s Department with 26 years of service and was a U.S. Army veteran,...
Gladys Pitts
Feb 4, 2013
Gladys Davis Pitts, age 85 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013, at the Oaks at Scenic View, following a period of declining health. Born in Madison County, North Carolina on November 23, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Dorsey and Georgey Roberts Davis. Mrs. Pitts was a retired seamstress having been employed with International Outerwear....
William Arthur Chastain
Feb 2, 2013
William Arthur Chastain, age 70 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in White County on December 22, 1942, he was the son of the late Barnett and Dora Mae Adams Chastain. Mr. Chastain was retired from Schnadig with 20 years of service as a truck driver and was a member of Good...
Bruce Laut
Feb 1, 2013
Bruce Victor Laut, age 81 of Cleveland, passed on Friday, February 1, 2013, at his residence. Born in Deerborn, Michigan on August 7, 1931, he was the son of the late Victor James and Lillian Mae Burnham Laut. Mr. Laut was a Chef and was employed by the Hofbrau Haus in Helen for over 20 years. He served his country...
Melvin Boring
Jan 29, 2013
Melvin John Boring, age 78 of Lula, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at his residence. Born in San Francisco, California on January 28, 1935, he was a son of the late James H. Boring and Evelyn Ruth Clark Boring. Mr. Boring was retired from Lee Arrendale Correction Institute and was a U.S. Navy veteran where he served two years...
Hazel Loudermilk Lacount
Jan 27, 2013
Hazel Loudermilk LaCount, age 71 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on June 24, 1941, she was the daughter of the late James Walter, Sr. and Lola Avans Loudermilk. Mrs. LaCount was a homemaker, who enjoyed cooking, and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she...
Jessie Williams
Jan 23, 2013
Jessie Mae Williams, age 95 of Clarkesville, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at Habersham Home. Born in Green County, Georgia on February 27, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Tolbert and Lula Smith Bramlett. Mrs. Williams was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, especially her roses which received several awards. She was a member of Clarkesville Baptist Church...
Elizabeth Nichols
Jan 20, 2013
Elizabeth Nichols, age 98 of Suwannee and formerly of Habersham Mills, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013. Born in Habersham County on April 18, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Christopher Manley and Vicie Burton Jones. Mrs. Nichols spent most of her life in Habersham County until 1982, when she relocated to Suwannee. She was retired from Habersham...
Grace Coker
Jan 20, 2013
GRACE WATSON COKER, age 92 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at the Habersham Medical Center. A life-long native of Habersham County, Georgia, Grace was born on December 08, 1920, a daughter of the late William Orrie and Ora Lee Brookshire Watson. She was the co-owner & operator of Coker’s Upholstry for many years and also...
Rev. Robert Magness
Jan 18, 2013
Reverend Robert L. Magness, age 67 of Alto, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 18, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in White County on August 6, 1945, he was the son of the late Fletcher and Dorothy Abernathy Magness. Rev. Magness was called into the ministry at the age of 16 and...
Charles Hill
Jan 17, 2013
Charles Winston Hill, age 83 of Demorest, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013. Born in Habersham County on August 17, 1929, he was a son of the late Jay Douglas and Bertha Mae Dixon Hill. Mr. Hill was retired from Clarkesville Mill and was a member of Habersham Baptist Church. He was a life-long resident of the Habersham Mills area....
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