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Melissa Rodriguez

Melissa Rodriguez

Feb 7, 2012

Melissa Hubbard Gosnell Rodriguez, age 35, of Alto, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on January 23, 1977, in Demorest, GA, she was a daughter of Donald Hubbard of Lula and Deborah Gosnell of Alto and the adopted daughter of James Leon Gosnell. Ms. Rodriguez was of the Christian faith. She enjoyed her niece...

Willene Nix

Willene Nix

Feb 7, 2012

Willene Mote Nix, age 87 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, February 07, 2012 at her residence. Born on January 18, 1925 in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Odus and Fannie Tomlin Mote. Mrs. Nix was a member of Baldwin Congregational Holiness Church and was a homemaker. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, quilting, drawing, painting,...

Martha Cobb

Martha Cobb

Feb 6, 2012

Martha Frances Elkins Cobb, age 88 of Cornelia, passed away Monday, February 6, 2012, at Habersham Home. Born in Thomas County, GA on January 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Alvie Lealon and Grace Baker Elkins. Mrs. Cobb was a retired dietician with Stephens County School System with 15 years of service. She enjoyed sewing and cake...

Eunell Tench

Eunell Tench

Feb 4, 2012

Eunell McDougald Tench, age 77 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, February 04, 2012 at her residence. Born on October 09, 1934 in Habersham County, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Lee and Ella Susan Tomlin Stevens. Mrs. Tench was a member of New Bridge Baptist and was retired as an in-home childcare giver. She enjoyed cooking, flowers and...

Linda Chaffin

Linda Chaffin

Feb 3, 2012

Linda Kay Chaffin, age 54, of Baldwin, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on July 22, 1957, she was a daughter of the late George and Louise Free Williams. Mrs. Chaffin was formerly employed with Beall’s Outlet as a cashier and was of the Pentecostal faith. She enjoyed photography and spending...

Russell Todd

Russell Todd

Jan 31, 2012

Russell Dewayne Todd, age 53, of Alto, Georgia (formerly of Coweta, OK) passed away peacefully at his home in Alto, Georgia after a long battle with cancer on Tuesday afternoon, January 31, 2012. He was born on July 6, 1958 in Broken Arrow, OK to his parents, Joe A. and Emma (Joice) Todd. Russell worked as a self-employed carpenter for...

Jeanette Childs

Jeanette Childs

Jan 29, 2012

Mary Jeanette Moore Crunkleton Childs, age 93 of Kennesaw, GA, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Kindred Healthcare in Marietta, GA, and formerly of Toccoa. Born on October 11, 1918 in Stephens County, she was a daughter of the late William Hunter and Mary Elizabeth Terrell Moore. Mrs. Childs was a member of Hill Street Baptist Church in Toccoa,...

Jewell Anderson

Jewell Anderson

Jan 25, 2012

Jewell Inez Anderson, age 88 of Demorest, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Habersham Medical Center. Born on June 24, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Lula Robinson Williams. She was a homemaker and enjoyed flower gardening, crocheting and time with her dog, KC. She was a member of The Torch Worship Center where she...

Edna Elrod

Edna Elrod

Jan 24, 2012

Edna Mae Gerrin Elrod, age 84 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Habersham Home West. Born on October 18, 1927, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Tom B. and Cora Mae Morris Gerrin. Mrs. Elrod was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and was retired from the textile industry. She worked with...

Cathy Railey

Cathy Railey

Jan 24, 2012

Cathy Sullens Railey, age 57 of Alto, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Born in Hall County on June 15, 1954, she was the daughter of the late James Cecil “Pete” and Beatrice Thomas Sullens. Ms. Railey was of the Holiness faith and enjoyed painting, coloring and quilting. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by...

Ruby Wiley

Ruby Wiley

Jan 24, 2012

Ruby Wilson Wiley, age 75 of Lula, fought her fight and finished her course and went to be with her Lord on January 24, 2012, at her residence. Born in Banks County on September 01, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Hallie and Fannie Merritt Wilson. She was a homemaker and an active member of Living Word Tabernacle....

Brantley Beeso

Brantley Beeso

Jan 18, 2012

Brantley Crawford Beeso, infant son of Edward and Shauna Beeso of Clarkesville, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Habersham Medical Center. In addition to his parents, Brantley is survived by half-sisters, Cheyenne Conkle of Macon and Sierra Gunn of Canton; half-brother Dakota Conkle of Macon; maternal grandparents, Tina Henson of Clarkesville and Danny Jones of Blairsville; paternal grandparents, Edward...

Coach Sammy Cunningham

Coach Sammy Cunningham

Jan 18, 2012

Coach Sammy Cunningham, age 75 of Alto, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on May 08, 1936, in Franklin, NC, he was a son of the late Harry L. and Louise Culver Cunningham. Coach Cunningham attended Fellowship Church, was a former deacon of Baldwin Baptist Church and was Sunday School Superintendent for 21 years....

Ralph Cash

Ralph Cash

Jan 18, 2012

Ralph Cash, age 63 of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at his residence. Born in Ravenna, Ohio on June 04, 1948, he was a son of the late William Arnold and Cora Mae Edwards Cash. Mr. Cash was a member of Grove Level Baptist Church and was a retired softball coach. During his career he coached Little League...

Kami Cabe

Kami Cabe

Jan 14, 2012

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

Calvin Crocker

Calvin Crocker

Jan 10, 2012

Calvin S. Crocker, age 92 of Lula, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at his residence. Born on May 11, 1919, he was a son of the late James Dayton and Ollie Parker Crocker. Mr. Crocker was a member of Mt. Sinai Congregational Holiness Church and was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills. He was a life-long resident of Banks County...

Pearl Tomlin

Pearl Tomlin

Jan 6, 2012

Pearl Gibson Tomlin, age, 72, of Cornelia, passed away Friday, January 06, 2012 at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Rabun County on July 14, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Donnie Nation Gibson. Mrs. Tomlin was employed for a number of years at The Oaks at Scenic View, attended New Hope Baptist Church and was...

Regina Underwood

Regina Underwood

Jan 5, 2012

Regina Cantrell Underwood, 63, of Hillard Drive, Clyde, NC passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. Mrs. Underwood was born Nov. 6, 1948, in Clarkesville, Georgia, to the late Claude Cantrell and Blanche Wilson Cantrell. She had resided most of her life in Haywood County and was a homemaker. Mrs. Underwood was a member...

Betty Miller

Betty Miller

Jan 1, 2012

Betty Hammond Miller, age 84 of Macon and formerly of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012. Born in Trion, Georgia on December 19, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John Alexander and Myrtis Hogue Hammond. Mrs. Miller was a lifelong resident of Habersham County until May of 2002 when she moved to Macon and became a resident...

Gavin Bellotte

Gavin Bellotte

Jan 1, 2012

Gavin Duran Bellotte, age 28 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012, at his residence. Born in Hall County on January 25, 1983, he was the son of Herbert Gregory and Shelby Jean Ward Bellotte of Cornelia. Duran was formerly employed in the shipping department at Akzo Nobel and was of the Christian faith. He was a loving father,...

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