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Stanley Allen

Stanley Allen

Apr 11, 2011

Stanley Archer Allen, age 62, of Baldwin, GA, passed away Monday April 11, 2011. Born on November 18, 1948, in Habersham County, GA, he was a son of the late Edward Carroll and Anne Davis Allen.Mr. Allen was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cornelia and was a United States Marine Corp veteran.He served during the Vietnam War...

Richard Wade

Richard Wade

Apr 10, 2011

Richard Talmadge Wade, age 74 of Demorest, GA, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2011, at his residence, following an extended illness. Born April 12, 1936, he was the son of the late Margie Crenshaw Wade and Cleveland Wade.Mr. Wade was a member of Bethesda Fellowship Congregational Holiness Church. He was retired as a supervisor with Fieldale Farms. In addition to...

Garnett Hardeman

Garnett Hardeman

Apr 8, 2011

Garnett Lee “Sonny” Hardeman, Jr., age 68, of Mt. Airy, GA, passed away Friday, April 08, 2011 at Stephens County Hospital. Born on October 19, 1942, in Oglethorpe County, GA, he was a son of the late Garnett Lee, Sr. and Ruena Young Hardeman.Mr. Hardeman was of the Christian faith and was retired from the United States Army with the...

William Churchwell

William Churchwell

Apr 7, 2011

William Grover Churchwell, age 92, of Clarkesville, GA, passed away Thursday April 07, 2011 at his residence. Born on April 03, 1919, in Demorest, GA, he was a son of the late Amos and Sally Grant Churchwell.Mr. Churchwell was a surveyor by trade.In addition to his parents Mr. Churchwell was also preceded in death by his wife, Louise Griggs Churchwell;...

Ruby Armour

Ruby Armour

Apr 4, 2011

Ruby Wiley Armour, age 89, of Lula, GA, passed away Monday, April 04, 2011 at Gateway Health Care. Born on January 08, 1922 in Hall County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Buford and Ora Wiley.Mrs. Armour was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.She enjoyed gardening, flowers, quilting and cooking.In addition to her parents Mrs. Armour...

Teresa Martin

Teresa Martin

Apr 3, 2011

Teresa Ann Martin, age 52, of Cleveland, GA, passed away Sunday, April 03, 2011 at her residence. Born on July 29, 1958 in Demorest, GA, she was the daughter of the late Alton Gene Martin and Jewell Julaine Pendley Elliott.Mrs. Martin was a member of Alto C. H. Church and was homemaker.She lived most of her life in Habersham County....

Laverne Hurt

Laverne Hurt

Apr 1, 2011

Laverne Stephens Hurt affectionately known by family and friends as “Me-Ma”, age 86 of Mt. Airy, GA, passed away Friday, April 01, 2011, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Hurt was a native and life long resident of Habersham County. She was born in Habersham County on July 24, 1924, to the late Bernice Payne Stephens and Buren Stephens.Mrs. Hurt...

Carvin Wright

Carvin Wright

Mar 30, 2011

Carvin Thomas “C.T.” Wright, age 91 of Alto, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at The Oaks at Limestone, following a brief illness. He was the son of the late Vallie Jane Patton and William Luther Wright.Mr. Wright was a native and life long resident of Habersham County. He was a member of Enon Baptist Church where he served...

Dale Waters

Dale Waters

Mar 29, 2011

Dale Clark Waters, age 47 of Cornelia, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at his residence following a brief illness. Born in Atlanta, GA on August 20, 1963, he was the son of Gyann Stover Kent and Douglas Kent and the late Delton Waters.Mr. Waters was a native of Northeast Georgia and of the Baptist faith, he was a...

Arthur Fry

Arthur Fry

Mar 15, 2011

Arthur Freeman Fry, age 85 of Clarkesville, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at his residence. Born in Habersham County on June 17, 1925, he was the son of the late George Kytle and Wilda McClellan Fry.Mr. Fry was a retired Chef supervisor with North Georgia Technical School with 34 years of service. He was WWII U.S. Army veteran...

Ruth & Lewis Scroggs

Ruth & Lewis Scroggs

Mar 13, 2011

Ruth Benalee Scroggs, age 73, of Cornelia,passed away Sunday March 13, 2011 and her husbandLewis Albert Scroggs, age 76, of Cornelia,passed away Tuesday March 15, 2011. Both died at home peacefully following brief illness’s. Mrs. Scroggs was born in Virginia, a daughter of the late Avery Davis and Bessie Hardin Davis of Gastonia NC., and was preceded in death by...

Grace Christopher

Grace Christopher

Mar 12, 2011

Grace Elizabeth Morrison Christopher, age 94, of Cornelia, GA, passed away Saturday March 12, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following an extended illness. Born on February 13, 1917, in Banks County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Ben T. and Ida M. Harris Morrison.Mrs. Christopher was a life-long resident of Hall County and was a member of...

Willene Harris

Willene Harris

Mar 8, 2011

Willene Landers Harris, age 87, of Cornelia, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 08, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on June 10, 1923, in Habersham County, GA, she was the daughter of the late James Oscar Landers and Wealtha Elizabeth “Bessie” Loudermilk Landers.Mrs. Harris was a member of Level Grove Baptist Church and was retired from the Habersham County...

Donald Defoor

Donald Defoor

Mar 8, 2011

Donald Doyle DeFoor, also known by his friends asDonnie “Duck” DeFoor, age 57, of Clarkesville, GA, Passed away Tuesday March 8, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following a brief illness. Born on April 7, 1953, in Stephens County, GA, he was a son of the late Doyle and Texie Leonard DeFoor.Mr. DeFoor was a life-long resident of Habersham County...

Lovadia Gerrin

Lovadia Gerrin

Mar 3, 2011

Lovadia Etta Chastain Gerrin, age 83, of Cornelia, GA, passed away Thursday, March 03, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on August 22, 1927, in Habersham County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lester Chastain and Julie Holcomb Chastain.Mrs. Gerrin was a life-long resident of Habersham County and was of the Baptist faith.She was a member of...

Grace Hodgens

Grace Hodgens

Mar 2, 2011

Arrangements for Mrs. Hodgens are incomplete, at this time, but will be announced soon.

Scott Mclaughlin

Scott Mclaughlin

Mar 2, 2011

Scott Lamar McLaughlin, age 40, of Martin, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on November 20, 1970, in Stephens County, he was the son of William Paul McLaughlin and Sarah Anne Maye McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin was a member of Revelation Chapel and had been employed with Stovall Building Supply. Survivors include loving wife,...

W.T. Crocker, Jr.

W.T. Crocker, Jr.

Feb 21, 2011

W. T. Crocker Jr. also known as “Junior Crocker”, age 85, of Cornelia, GA, passed away Monday, February 21, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on June 07, 1925, in Habersham County, he was the son of the late William Tyson Crocker Sr. and the late Artha Simmons Crocker.Mr. Crocker was a member of Baldwin Baptist Church and was...

Louise Brown

Louise Brown

Feb 17, 2011

Louise Smith Dover Brown, age 84, of Clarkesville, GA, passed away Thursday, February17, 2011 at Habersham Home West. Born on May 07, 1926, in Demorest, she was the daughter of the late Jesse James and Cleo Pearl Heaton Smith.Mrs. Brown was a member of New Liberty Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star – Clarkesville Lodge.She was also...

William Announcement)

William Announcement)

Feb 11, 2011

Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00p.m. Sunday February 13 in the Ward’s Funeral Home Chapel for William Luther Corn Jr., age 80 of Gainesville. The Rev. Larry Dyer, Rev. Charles Stanger and Rev. Jacob Armour will officiate. Interment will follow in Alta Vista Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Friday & Saturday at the funeral home....

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