Local Obituaries
Jerry King
Nov 9, 2021
Jerry Lee King, age 70 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Born in Homer, Georgia on March 12, 1951 to the late J.C. and Beauty Helen Trimiar King. Mr. King worked in maintenance for Fieldale Farms Corp. for many years. He was a loving husband and father and enjoyed hunting, fishing and sports. In addition to...
Peyton Griffin
Nov 9, 2021
Peyton Reed Griffin, age 47, of Cornelia, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Born on November 28, 1973, in Athens, he was the son of the late James Ralph and Sharolyn Reed Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a painter with Girlsters, LLC and a Celebrate Recovery Leader. He served in many different roles at the church as a member of...
Dale Marsh
Nov 7, 2021
Dale Patrick Marsh, age 72 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021. Born in Los Angeles, California on December 9, 1948, he was a son of the late Dale Leon and Virginia Trippy Marsh. Mr. Marsh was a Vietnam Veteran and proudly served his country in the United States Army. Surviving are his wife, Mary Helen Lemay Marsh...
Charley Worley
Nov 1, 2021
Charley “Gordon” Worley, age 79 of Lula, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 1, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on November 14, 1941, in Banks County, he was a son of the late Lee and Ola Simmons Worley. Mr. Worley was a great man that touched the hearts of his family and all who...
Leonard Burrell
Oct 31, 2021
Leonard Roscoe Burrell, age 96 of Cornelia, went home to Glory on Sunday, October 31, 2021. Born on December 13, 1924 in Clarkesville, Georgia he was a son of the late Robert Glenn and Effie Trotter Burrell. Mr. Burrell was a self-employed building contractor. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during WWII. Mr. Burrell was the...
Cynthenia Wade
Oct 29, 2021
Cynthenia Larissa Wade, age 29 of Alto, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021. Born in Demorest, Georgia on May 12, 1992, she was a daughter of Kevin Lee and Amanda Ledford Wade of Alto. Cynthenia loved helping others and would often volunteer with DFAC’s on holiday drives delivering food and Toys for Tots. Cynthenia is preceded in death by...
Lincoln Burgess
Oct 29, 2021
Lincoln Malcom Burgess, age 5 of Alto, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021. Born in Athens, Georgia on October 19, 2016, he was a son of Jeffery and Jessica Wade Burgess of Alto. Lincoln never met a stranger and enjoyed making people happy. He loved spending time with his family and being outdoors. Lincoln is preceded in death by...
Vicaro Nappo
Oct 29, 2021
Vicaro Nappo, 22, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away with peace, honor and grace on the 29th of October 2021. Never a more beautiful soul walked this earth. Vicaro's wisdom, compassion, capacity to understand, and ability to love fully and without question, not only mirrored a true testament to his Faith, but just as with all great Faith, tremendously affected more...
Cassandra Whisnant
Oct 25, 2021
Cassandra Shea “Cassie” Whisnant, age 28 of Lula, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021. Cassie was born on May 3, 1993 in Gainesville, to the late Kimberly Lynn “Kim” Whisnant. She was the program director at Georgia Mountains YMCA. She previously worked in the NICU at Northeast Georgia Health System, was a former 4-H Summer Camp Counselor at Fortson...
Carol Martin
Oct 25, 2021
Carol Ann Cox Martin, age 80 of Clarkesville, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021. Heaven gained a special angel. She is rejoicing on the streets of gold in Heaven. Born in Douglasville, Georgia on June 18, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Elie and Annie Mae Nix Cox. Mrs. Martin was a great loving mom and nanny...
James Wright
Oct 19, 2021
James L. “JL” Wright, age 80 of Cornelia, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. James was born on September 11, 1941 in Alto, Georgia to the late Carvin Thomas and Lucy Mae Kimsey Wright. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Wilburn Wright; first wife, Beverly Page...
Dorothy Turner
Oct 14, 2021
Dorothy Lou Dodd Turner, age 89 of Alto, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021. Born July 4, 1932, in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late Silas and Lonnie Standridge Dodd. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who enjoyed spending time and having fun with her family. She especially enjoyed listening to her family sing...
Ruby Free
Oct 8, 2021
Ruby Goldie Thomason Free, age 79 of Nicholson, formerly of Habersham County, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021. Born on April 3, 1942, in Cornelia, she was a daughter of the late Terry E. and Perna Tench Thomason. Mrs. Free was retired from ConAgra Foods with 27 years of service and was a member of Mud Creek Baptist Church....
James Simmons
Oct 7, 2021
James L. “Don” Simmons, age 82 of Cornelia, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021. Born in Alto, Georgia on August 27, 1939, he was a son of the late William Vasco Simmons and Ora Mae Wade Simmons. Mr. Simmons was the plant manager of Schnadig for 41 years. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. In...
Teresa Mullinax
Oct 6, 2021
Teresa Kay Mullinax, age 61 of Clarkesville, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Born in Demorest, Georgia on May 29, 1960, she was a daughter of the late Guy Howard and Emma Forrester Mullinax. Teresa was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Demorest and previously worked for Standard Telephone, Alltel and Windstream. She was a caregiver who...
Janet Whitfield
Oct 5, 2021
Janet Carol Smith Whitfield, age 67 of Demorest, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Born in Toccoa, Georgia on November 16, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Travis Smith and Frances Emmalene Savage Smith. Janet loved her family, arts and crafts. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by brothers, Joey Smith and...
Dorothy Martin
Oct 5, 2021
Dorothy Marilla Martin (b. November 21, 1944), died Tuesday, October 5, of complications related to multiple myeloma. Marilla, often referred to as “Wah” by many of her family members, was a master gardener and lasagna maker, as well as a retired art teacher who worked for 30 years in the Habersham County Department of Education. She was preceded in death...
Lauretta Fry
Oct 4, 2021
Lauretta Joan “Lou” Fry, age 60 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on November 10, 1960 she was a daughter of the late Benton Fry and Doris Ann Scott. Lou was an avid sports fan, always cheering for the Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks and the Georgia Bulldogs. Surviving are her brothers...
Rev. Julian Wiley
Oct 3, 2021
Rev. Julian David Wiley, age 89 of Lula, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021 surrounded by his family. Born in Lula, Georgia on August 16, 1932, he was a son of the late David Adeline Wiley and Millie Ann Savage Wiley. Rev. Wiley was the pastor of Living Word Tabernacle which he founded in 1975. He was also a...
Mary Jo Lalonde
Oct 2, 2021
Mary Jo Savage LaLonde, age 78, of Cornelia, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Born on December 25, 1942, in Baldwin, she was a daughter of the late Otis and Lulah Savage. She worked as an account manager for Badcock Furniture. Ms. LaLonde loved playing Bingo at the V.F.W. She was of the Christian faith. In addition to her...
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