Local Obituaries
Coy Sosebee
Dec 10, 2012
Coy “Pa” Sosebee, age 84 of Clarkesville, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012, at his residence. Born in Banks County on June 12, 1928, he was the son of the late Tom and Beulah Brown Sosebee. Mr. Sosebee was a member of Old Nacoochee Missionary Baptist Church and was a hardworking sawmiller. He was a strong Christian man who enjoyed...
Ella June Barrett
Dec 3, 2012
MRS. JUNE MOORE BARRETT, age 79 of Cornelia, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012, at her daughter’s residence. Born on May 23, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Akin and Gladys Evans Moore. Mrs. Barrett was a homemaker, who enjoyed cooking and reading. She was a faithful and active member of Chattahoochee Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time...
Rosell Barron
Dec 1, 2012
MRS. ROSELL P. BARRON, age 83 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Saturday, December 01, 2012 at her residence. Born on April 24, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Columbus and Emma Allison Passmore. Mrs. Barron was a native of Hayesville, North Carolina and had lived most of her life in Habersham County. She and her husband, the...
Margaret Mclaughlin
Nov 28, 2012
Margaret F. McLaughlin, age 92 of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at Habersham Home. Born in Blundale, Georgia on February 18, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Leon and Julia Estelle Bramlitt Fulghum. Mrs. McLaughlin was a homemaker and enjoyed reading. She grew up attending the First Baptist Church of College Park, was active in...
Nannie Brookshire
Nov 27, 2012
Nannie Rose Lyons Brookshire, age 88 of Demorest, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at her residence. Born in Towns County on September 24, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Bertha Collins Lyons. Mrs. Brookshire was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She loved her church and enjoyed going to gospel...
Dortha Woodall
Nov 26, 2012
Dortha “Lanell” Watkins Woodall, age 75 of Demorest, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012, at her residence. Born in White County on November 27, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Barney and Willie Pearl Freeman Watkins. Mrs. Woodall was a member of New Bridge Baptist Church and was retired from Ethicon with many years of service. She was...
Thomas Stapleton
Nov 25, 2012
Thomas Jeffrey Stapleton, 55, of Waco, Texas passed away Sunday, November 25th at Providence Hospital in Waco. Tommy Stapleton was born October 4, 1957 in Demorest, GA to James and Lorene (Stribling) Stapleton. Tommy was a Mechanical Engineering graduate from Southern Technological Institute, Atlanta, GA. Most recently, Tommy served as Senior Principal Program Engineer for L3 Communications. Over his extensive...
Ernest Gibson
Nov 24, 2012
Ernest V. Gibson, age 65 of Demorest, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on April 6, 1947, he was the son of the late Robert and Donnie Nations Gibson. He was the former owner and operator of Gibson’s Body Shop and member of Clarkesville Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and trading....
Ralph Enloe
Nov 24, 2012
Ralph W. Enloe, age 94 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Franklin, NC on October 01, 1918, he was the son of the lateCharles D. and Rebecca Vance Enloe. Mr. Enloe was a member of Cornelia United Methodist Church and was retired from the US Postal Service in Cornelia and Gainesville....
Mary A. Dalton Tyler
Nov 22, 2012
MRS. MARY A. DALTON TYLER, age 85 of Alto, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Banks County, Georgia on October 21, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Clayton & Ruby Gertrude Arnold Dalton. Mrs. Tyler worked with Carwood Manufacturing for many years...
Sanford Webb
Nov 21, 2012
Sanford K. “Sandy” Webb, age 53 of Clarkesville, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on November 16, 1959, he was the son of Joyce Morris Webb of Clarkesville and the late Cecil W. Webb. Mr. Webb was a former retail clerk and substitute teacher. He was of the Baptist faith and...
A. J. Hubbard
Nov 20, 2012
A. J. Hubbard, age 87 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at his residence. Born in Banks County on March 26, 1925, he was the son of the late Brass and Bessie Cambell Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard was retired from Fieldale as a tool sharpener and was a member of Silver Shoals Baptist Church. In his spare time, he...
Ernest Powell
Nov 19, 2012
MR. ERNEST LUTHER POWELL, age 90, of Lula, Georgia passed away on Monday, November 19, 2012 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Banks County, Georgia on December 14, 1921, Mr. Powell was a son of the late Martin Luther and Lora Greenway Powell. He was a United States WWII veteran, having served his country...
Frank N. Dixon
Nov 18, 2012
Frank N. Dixon, age 81 of Clarkesville, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2012, at his residence. Born in Habersham County on April 12, 1931, he was the son of the late Sherman and Willie Mae Black Dixon. Mr. Dixon was a retired employee of Clarkesville Mill. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran and a member of Ebenezer Methodist...
Clarence Hubert "C.H." Bowen
Nov 17, 2012
MR. CLARENCE HUBERT “C.H.” BOWEN, age 87, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born on December 27, 1924, Mr. Bowen was a life-long native of Habersham County and a son of the late Harrison & Clara Beck Bowen. He was a United States Army Veteran, having...
Carzell Mcdonald Thompson Vanhook
Nov 17, 2012
MRS. CARZELL MCDONALD THOMPSON VANHOOK, age 88 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Murphy, North Carolina on November 06, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Nathan Alonzo and Della Carroll McDonald. Mrs. VanHook was a member of the Oakey Mountain Baptist Church. In addition to...
Amy Hall
Nov 16, 2012
MRS. AMY ELIZABETH REEVES HALL, age 93 of Demorest, Georgia went to her Heavenly Home to be with the Lord on Friday evening, November 16, 2012 at her residence. Born on December 04, 1918, in Franklin, NC, she was a daughter of the late Thomas T. and Ida Bell Love Reeves. Mrs. Hall was a member of Mt. Zion United...
Bernice Caudell
Nov 11, 2012
Bernice “Bea” Anderson Caudell, age 85 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on June 17, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Ezekiel M., Sr. and Lydia Ayers Anderson. Mrs. Caudell retired from Johnson and Johnson with 25 plus years of service and was a member of Cornelia...
Mary Hood
Nov 10, 2012
Mary Willow Chambers Hood age 94 of Demorest, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012, at The Oaks at Scenic View. Born in Habersham County on March 7, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Nora McEntire Chambers. Mrs. Hood was employed by Scovill and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...
Meredith Wiggins
Nov 8, 2012
Meredith “Merry” Wiggins, age 46 of Alto, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012, at her residence. Born on January 08, 1966, she is the daughter of Sarah Foster Anderson of Alto and the late Jack Anderson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother, Harrison “Harry” Wiggins. Mrs. Wiggins worked for 25 years as...
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