Local Obituaries
Faye Baker Anders
May 17, 2023
Faye Baker Anders, age 82 of Martin, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Born on December 29, 1940, in Tiger, she was a daughter of the late Virgil Baker and Della Whitworth Taylor. Mrs. Anders was retired from Coats America and also worked for a time with Fieldale Farms. She was a member of Madison Baptist Church in Westminster,...
Rev. Herbert Chisenhall
May 15, 2023
Rev. Herbert Monroe “Herb” Chisenhall, age 89 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023. Born on March 28, 1934, in Atlanta, he was a son of the late John Monroe Chisenhall and Ilene Bonds Chisenhall. Rev. Chisenhall was a retired United Methodist Minister in the North Georgia Conference. He was ordained a deacon in 1962, an elder in...
Lucille Wood
May 10, 2023
Lucille Darnell Wood age 88, of Demorest, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Born on September 9, 1934, in Demorest, she was a daughter of the late Paul Darnell and Grace Chambers Darnell. Mrs. Wood was retired from Northeast Georgia Fabric as a seamstress. She was of the Holiness faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Reynold Loggins
May 10, 2023
Reynold Irenus Loggins age 84, of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Born on October 13, 1938 in Gainesville, he was a son of the late Timothy Irenus “Rene” Loggins and Hazel Carson Loggins. In his early years Mr. Loggins worked for Riegel, but was better known for his many years working as a butcher at Ramsey’s Grocery...
Susan Hesting
May 10, 2023
Susan Alice Titus Hesting age 68, of Alto, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Born on December 20, 1954, in Phoenix, Arizona, she was a daughter of the late Henry Titus and Connie Campbell Titus. Mrs. Hesting was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, she was of the Christian faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Stan Brotherton
May 8, 2023
Stan E. Brotherton, age 62 of Clarkesville, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023. Born on November 6, 1960 in Marietta, he was a son of the late Claude Leon Brotherton, Jr. and Joyce Jones Brotherton. Mr. Brotherton was a United States Navy Veteran. Prior to becoming disabled in later years, he worked numerous jobs over the years. Early on...
Lucy Waldon
May 8, 2023
Lucy Wiley Jones Waldon, age 82, of Alto, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023. Born on June 9, 1940, in Hall County, she was a daughter of the late William Travis Thomas and Trixie Armour Thomas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, J. B. Wiley; her second husband, Wilburn Jones; brother,...
Tony Lee
May 8, 2023
Tony Richard Lee age 67, of Clarkesville, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023. Born on February 2, 1956, in Westminster, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Ronnie Brown Lee and Mary Virginia Whitman Lee. Mr. Lee was a retired logger/truck driver. In earlier years he worked for Tugalo Pipeline, Smith Logging, Alexander Farms, and Cornelia Veneer...
James Gallagher
May 6, 2023
James Richard “Rick” Gallagher, 81, of Cornelia, passed away May 6, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Gallagher was born March 8, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late James Patrick Gallagher and Florence Bigley Gallagher. Mr. Gallagher was an educator with 33 years of experience, and had been retired more than 25 years. Rick was a...
Randi Hallford
May 5, 2023
Randi Torgesen Hallford, age 82, of Cornelia, passed away Friday morning, May 5, 2023. Born March 16, 1941, in Bergen County, New Jersey, she was the eldest daughter of the late Walter Theodore Torgesen and Elizabeth Creel Torgesen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Scott Torgesen and Allan Torgesen, and a stepdaughter, Kathy...
Richard Troendly
Apr 28, 2023
Richard William “Dick” Troendly, age 76, of Clarkesville, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023. Born on December 23, 1946, in Payne, Ohio, he was a son of the late Joseph F. Troendly and Bernadine Knight Troendly. Mr. Troendly was a United States Army Veteran who proudly served his country during the Vietnam Era. He was a day trader and...
Robin Wilkinson
Apr 25, 2023
Robin Wilkinson, age 73, of Alto, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Born on October 25, 1949, in Kearny, New Jersey, he was a son of the late James S. Wilkinson and Joan Heddy Wilkinson. Mr. Wilkinson was retired from Office Depot. Robin was a devoted Christian who loved his family and loved to eat. In addition to his...
Sandra Hall
Apr 21, 2023
Sandra “Sandy” Lyn Eller Hall age 76, of Demorest, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023. Born on March 17, 1947 in Clayton, she was a daughter of the late David Dison Eller, Jr. and Carolyn Viola Scott Eller. Mrs. Hall was retired from Ethicon, in earlier years she worked for Clarkesville Mill and First National Bank. She also worked...
Mary Greenway
Apr 18, 2023
Mary Louise Greenway, age 79, of Cornelia, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Born on December 6, 1943 in Salinas, California, she was a daughter of the late Earl Gray and Jerrie Lewis Hillen. Mrs. Greenway was the owner of a janitorial service. In her spare time, Mary enjoyed sewing, cooking, eating, reading her Bible, most of all she...
Garnett Burrell
Apr 15, 2023
Garnett Lamon Burrell, age 96, of Demorest, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 15, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 20, 1926, in Mt. Airy, he was a son of the late Jesse Johnathan Burrell and Frances Maybell Loudermilk Burrell. Mr. Burrell was a United States Army Veteran having proudly served his country during World...
Christine Evans
Apr 13, 2023
Christine Lawson Evans, age 76, of Cleveland, GA, entered into rest, on April 13, 2023. Born on June 28, 1946, in Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late Artist Henry Lawson and Mayzena Helton Lawson. Mrs. Evans was retired from Habersham Bank and in past years worked in the library at Piedmont College, First National Bank, Community Bank &...
Daniel Carroll
Apr 5, 2023
Daniel Lee Carroll, age 44, of Clarkesville, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Born on December 21, 1978, he was a son of Edith Gertrude Hooper Carroll and the late Jerry Lamar Carroll. Mr. Carroll was employed as an electrician’s helper and in previous years had worked as a carpenter, did yard maintenance, and had worked at North Georgia...
Lana Murray
Mar 29, 2023
Lana Louise Murray, age 60, of Taylor, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Born on May 30, 1962, in Dearborn, Michigan, she was a daughter of James Murray and Louise Cottenham Murray Dillman. Mrs. Murray was employed as a clerk in the food service industry and in earlier years was weaver at Mount Vernon Mills. In her spare...
Ruby Gailey
Mar 22, 2023
Ruby Ann Gailey, age 83, of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Born on December 8, 1939, in Toccoa, she was a daughter of the late Henry Youngblood and Anna Sosebee Youngblood. Mrs. Gailey was self-employed, she owned a daycare center. In her spare time, Ruby enjoyed spending time with her family, knitting, crocheting, shopping, watching movies, and...
Larry Sain
Mar 21, 2023
Larry J. Sain, age 71, of Homer, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Private services will be held. An online guest register is available and may be viewed at www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com. MCGAHEE-GRIFFIN & STEWART FUNERAL HOME OF CORNELIA, GEORGIA (706/778-8668) IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
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