Local Obituaries
Billy Westbrook
Feb 9, 2011
Billy Joe “Bill” Westbrook, age 77, of Baldwin, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Habersham County Medical Center. Born on May 4, 1933, in Banks County, he was the son of Bernice Osborne Westbrook and the late John Rueben Westbrook.Mr. Westbrook was a member of Baldwin Baptist Church and was an automobile detailer.In addition to his father he...
Randall Brown
Feb 9, 2011
Randall Bruce Brown, age 83, of Mt. Airy, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. Born on February 11, 1927, in Habersham County, he was the son of the late Randol and Lonie Lawrence Brown.Mr. Brown was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church and attended Mt. Airy Baptist Church.He had previously been...
Rebecca Simmons
Feb 8, 2011
Rebecca Lynne “Becky” Hodges Simmons age 38, of Baldwin, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at her residence. Born in Hall County on June 04, 1972, she was the daughter of Robert and Jan Gullic Hodges.Mrs. Simmons was a member of Mossy Creek United Methodist Church and was a 1989 graduate of White County High School.She attended North Georgia College,...
Margaret Mcduffie
Feb 6, 2011
Margaret Elmina McCoy McDuffie, age 76, of Homer, GA, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 06, 2011, at her residence following a sudden illness. Born October 22, 1934 in Jackson County she was a daughter of the late Willie Thomas and Lizzie Lucille Crane McCoy.She was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and a former employee of Carwood Manufacturing.In recent years...
Fred Blackburn
Feb 5, 2011
Fred Wilton Blackburn, age 83 of Alto, GA. passed away February 05, 2011, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Habersham County on November 24, 1927, he was the son of the late Tyre Sidney and Lillie Mae Shirley Blackburn.Mr. Blackburn was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon Emeritus,...
Annie Touchton
Jan 27, 2011
Annie Ruth Smith Touchton, 81, of Tifton, GA, formerly of Banks County, died Thursday January 27, 2011 in Tifton, GA following an extended illness. Born June 17, 1929 in Banks County she was the daughter of the late Clarence A. and Bessie Mealor Smith.She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Touchton was...
James Crunkleton
Jan 24, 2011
James “Jim” Crunkleton, Jr., age 68 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011, at his residence following a brief illness. Born in Toccoa, GA on August 06, 1942, he was the son of Jeanette Moore Childs of Kennesaw and the late James Murlon Crunkleton, Sr. He was retired from Shaw Industries as a supervisor and served his country...
Anna Byrd
Jan 22, 2011
Anna Stewart Byrd, 62, of Cornelia, GA, died Saturday January 22, 2011 at the Habersham County Medical Center following a brief illness. Born May 3, 1948 in Banks County she was a daughter of the late Walter Allen and Ila Mae Leachman Stewart.She was a member of the Lord’s Vineyard and enjoyed traveling, collecting angels, and watching Christian broadcasts on...
Mary Ruark
Jan 17, 2011
Mary Lou Dixon Ruark of Clarkesville, GA. died Monday, January 17, 2011, in Commerce, Georgia where she was lovingly cared for by the staff of the Alzheimer’s Care Center. Mrs. Ruark was born in Habersham County on January 31, 1921, to the late Marlor York Dixon and Violet Adeline Humphries Dixon. She grew up in Habersham County and attended school...
George Tench
Jan 17, 2011
George Ralph Tench, age 71 of Demorest, passed away Monday, January 17, 2011, following a brief illness. Born in Habersham Mills, GA. on March 17, 1939, he was the son of George M. and Laura T. Tench. Mr. Tench retired from Scovill Manufacturing with 39 years of service.In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by sisters,...
Woodie Chambers
Jan 16, 2011
Woodie Ruth Brock Chambers, age 85 of Homer, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2011, at a private nursing facility following an extended illness. Born on January 06, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Lula Maxwell Brock. Mrs. Chambers was a member of Line Baptist Church.Mrs. Chambers was a retired seamstress with Carwood Manufacturing. She enjoyed quilting,...
James Woodall
Jan 15, 2011
James Clyde Woodall, age 84 of Airport Road Baldwin, GA. passed away January 15, 2011, in his home after a extended illness. Born on May 28, 1926, he was the son of the late Arthur and Lila Sosbee Woodall.Mr. Woodall served our country in the United States Army during World War II. He attended Baldwin Congregational Holiness Church and was...
Raymond Chosewood
Jan 12, 2011
Raymond Thomas Chosewood, age 82 of Alto, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011, following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County on January 03, 1929, he was the son of the late Thomas and Ethel Roper Chosewood.Mr. Chosewood was a member of Enon Baptist Church and was retired from Schnadig Furniture. In addition to his parents he was also preceded...
Charles King
Jan 7, 2011
Charles Preston King, age 65 of Baldwin, passed away Friday, January 07, 2011, at Habersham County Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Hall County on September 01, 1945, he was the son of the late Sandy and Lurlene Thompson King.Mr. King was employed with Fieldale Farms and was of the Baptist faith.In addition to his parents, he was...
Ferd Wilbanks
Jan 1, 2011
Ferd Dorsey Wilbanks, age 94 of Alto, passed away on Saturday, January 01, 2011, at Habersham County Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Banks County Georgia on August, 14 1916, he was the son of the late W.F. and Mary Stewart Wilbanks. Mr. Wilbanks had previously worked as a dump truck driver for the Habersham County Road Department...
Edith Pittman
Dec 28, 2010
Edith Ellen Wiley Pittman, age 80 of Lula, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at New Horizons North following an extended illness. Born in Hall County on September 09, 1930, she was the daughter of the late David and Millie Ann Savage Wiley.Mrs. Pittman was a homemaker and of the Holiness faith.She enjoyed gardening, quilting and spending time with her...
Margaret Prince
Dec 23, 2010
Margaret Boulware Prince, age 76 of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010, at her residence following a sudden illness. Born in UnionCounty on August 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Emma Bennett Boulware. She was a homemaker and member of BethesdaBaptistChurch in Whitmire, SC. She enjoyed participating in the craft activities at the adult...
April Mccarty
Dec 22, 2010
UPDATED April Rathburn McCarty, age 31 of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at Emory University following a brief illness. Born in Stephens County on January 4, 1979, she was the daughter of Martha Marie Cook and the late Dewey Rayford Rathburn.Mrs. McCarty was of the Baptist faith and a private duty CNA. She was preceded in death by...
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