Local Obituaries
Ernie Lee Aldridge, Jr.
Jan 8, 2022
Ernie Lee Aldridge, Jr., age 48, of Gillsville, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Born on May 6, 1973, in Gainesville, he was a son of Brenda Dianne Bellotte Aldridge of Gillsville. Mr. Aldridge loved playing his guitar and most of all, he loved his family. Lee was always ready to do anything to help others and was of...
James David Sims
Jan 7, 2022
James David “Bart” Sims, age 58, a longtime resident of Dacula, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022. David was born on July 2, 1963, to the late Dorothy “Dot” Hoopaugh Sims and Willard Sims. Mr. Sims was a truck driver for Patrick Hauling for many years and was also a bus driver for the Jackson County School System....
Jimmie Truelove
Jan 7, 2022
Jimmie Clarence Truelove, age 59, of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022. Mr. Truelove was born on March 26, 1962, in Stockbridge. At the age of 17, he began working in the poultry business and later retired from Fieldale. He enjoyed fishing and working on his vehicles. Mr. Truelove was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. He...
Kellie Sherman
Jan 7, 2022
Kellie Paige Sherman, age 44, of Clarkesville, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022. Born on December 29, 1977, in San Diego, California, she was the daughter of Lowell Kent Sherman and Judy Helen (Jeppson) Sherman of Clarkesville. Kellie touched the lives of many, loved her many movies and films, and enjoyed getting her hair and nails done. She also...
Trisha Sanders
Jan 5, 2022
Trisha Lenora Barrett Sanders, age 44, of Clarkesville, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Born on June 29, 1977, in Gainesville, she was a daughter of the late William Barrett and Kareen Jamison Barrett McIntyre. She was of the Christian faith and loved her family dearly. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother,...
Elizabeth Nicole Kramer
Jan 4, 2022
Elizabeth Nicole Kramer, age 21 of Coffeville, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Born on August 24, 2000, in Demorest, Georgia, she was the daughter of April Wakester Kramer and Jewel Earl Williams. Ms. Elizabeth lived most of her life in Texas with her adoptive father Jacob Kramer and her mother. She was a loving daughter, mother, and...
Rhondal Kastner
Jan 4, 2022
Rhondal Diane Stephens Kastner, age 56 of Demorest, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Born on January 30, 1965 in Demorest, Georgia, she was the daughter of Diane Stewart Johnson of Demorest and the late Charles Guy Stephens. Mrs. Kastner was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She never met a stranger and was kind to everyone she met....
Timmie Ralph "Tim" Sutton
Jan 4, 2022
Timmie Ralph “Tim” Sutton, age 62 of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Born on November 2, 1959, in Clayton, he was a son of Rosie Nelms Sutton of Demorest and the late Junior Ralph Sutton. Mr. Sutton was the owner of Tim Sutton Construction where he specialized in residential construction. In his spare time, he enjoyed woodworking...
Janice Bennett
Jan 3, 2022
Janice Chapman Bennett, age 85 of Summerville, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022. Born in Demorest, Georgia on December 25, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Chapman and June Wiggins Chapman Hicks. Mrs. Bennett was a teller with Habersham Bank of Baldwin and retired with 20 years of service. She was an avid supporter of the...
Rev. Edward Eugene "Gene" Poole
Jan 2, 2022
Rev. Edward Eugene “Gene” Poole, age 94, of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022. Born on June 3, 1927 in Gainesville, Georgia, he was the son of the late Garnet Harlon and Edna Gillespie Poole. Mr. Poole was a master watchmaker and jeweler for 50 years and pastored part time. He enjoyed racing and was a professional race...
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Andrews
Dec 29, 2021
Jacquelyn “Jackie” Macken Andrews, age 88, of Homer, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. Born in Sparta, Georgia on July 10, 1933, she was a daughter of the late James Edward and Julia Smith Macken. Mrs. Andrews was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, cooking, photography, and most of all spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and...
Bernice Caudell
Dec 26, 2021
Bernice Margaret Smith Caudell, age 94 of Mt. Airy, called Granny or Mom by most, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021. She was born in Batesville, Georgia on October 13, 1927, a daughter of the late Thad Smith and Dora Barron Smith. Mrs. Caudell was the 3rd of 11 children born to her parents. Bernice married Ponda Caudell in...
John Mark Stephens
Dec 24, 2021
John Mark Stephens, age 61, of Lavonia, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021. Mr. Stephens was born on November 9, 1960, in Texas. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mable Hefner Stephens; son, John William Stephens; maternal grandparents, Dick Hefner and Emma Lou Hefner Jones; and paternal grandparents, Ferman and Della Stephens. Survivors include his daughter and...
Henry Tench
Dec 21, 2021
Henry Theodore Tench, age 74 of Gainesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Born in Logan Store, North Carolina on June 10, 1947, he was a son of the late Otis and Mary Kate Bostic Tench. Mr. Tench proudly served his country in the United States Army National Guard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Ma Elena Martinez De Lara
Dec 20, 2021
Ma Elena Martinez De Lara, age 68 of Alto, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021. Born in Mexico on November 17, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Francisco Martinez Tinoco and Maria Luz Mora. Ma Elena was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church of Cleveland where she loved worshiping with her family and served...
Marion Kimbrell
Dec 20, 2021
Marion Dwayne Kimbrell, age 73, of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021. Born on July 29, 1948, in Clarkesville, he was a son of the late John Marion and Ethel Evelyn Skelton Kimbrell. Mr. Kimbrell was a United States Army veteran having proudly served his country during the Vietnam Conflict. He was a professional painter and a handyman...
Inf. Blaze Benjamin Browner Bravo
Dec 19, 2021
Inf. Blaze Benjamin Browner Bravo, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on December 19, 2021, he was the son of Brison Browner and Jessica Bravo of Cornelia. In addition to his parents, survivors include his sister, Brea Browner Bravo of Cornelia; paternal grandparents, Brian & Patricia Browner and Toni & Dwayne Marshal; maternal grandparents, Juvenal...
Nathaniel Mack Davis
Dec 18, 2021
Nathaniel Mack Davis, age 86 of Demorest, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021. Born on March 20, 1935, in Pensacola, Florida, he was a son of the late Barney Sharnick and Listney Boone Davis. Mr. Davis was a U.S. Army veteran and was a self-employed artist in the construction industry. He was an award winning artist, visionary and creator....
Henry Joe Meeks
Dec 17, 2021
Henry Joe Meeks, age 76, of Cleveland, formerly Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021. Born on November 3, 1945, in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Clyde Eford and Mary Corinthia Hurt Meeks. Mr. Meeks was a Veteran of the United States Army having proudly served his country during the Vietnam Conflict in the...
Grady Brian "Bubba" Gerrell
Dec 16, 2021
Grady Brian “Bubba” Gerrell, age 65 of Baldwin, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021. Born on May 16, 1956, in Demorest, he was the son of the late Lowell and Mattie Lee McDuffie Gerrell. Mr. Gerrell was formerly employed with Ethicon and was of the Pentecostal faith. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by...
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