Local Obituaries
Billy Wayne "Bill" Gerrells
Dec 25, 2020
Billy Wayne “Bill” Gerrells, age 62, of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020. Born on December 2, 1958, in Demorest, he was a son of the late Herman Lamar and Bessie Lou Pilgrim Gerrells. Mr. Gerrells enjoyed hunting, fishing, NASCAR, and sports, especially football and baseball. He not only loved his nieces and nephews, but also enjoyed spending...
Melvin Tullis
Dec 24, 2020
Melvin Harlan Tullis, age 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Born on March 5, 1945, in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Harlan Tullis and Fannie Mae Burgess Tullis. Mr. Tullis was owner and operator of Mt. Airy Pawn. He served in the United States Army and was a member of the...
Fannie Mae Tullis
Dec 24, 2020
Fannie Mae Burgess Tullis, age 93, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Born on May 24, 1927, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Walt and Mary Burgess. Mrs. Tullis was a seamstress and attended Mt. Airy Baptist Church. She loved her animals and her family, especially the kids. In addition to her...
Leroy Williams
Dec 24, 2020
Mr. Lee Roy Williams, age 81 of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Christmas Eve Thursday, December 24, 2020. Mr. Williams was born on April 30, 1939 to the late Doyle and Gertrude Williams in Franklin County, Georgia. He was retired from Cornelia Verneer Company and loved his family, hunting and fishing. In addition to his...
Joey Ramey
Dec 22, 2020
Joey Richard Ramey, age 59, of Baldwin, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Born on September 6, 1961, in Toccoa, he was a son of the late David Augustine and Mary Ann Frady Ramey. Mr. Ramey worked at Mt. Vernon Mills, was of the Baptist faith, and loved the outdoors. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Betty Joyce Cook Batson
Dec 17, 2020
Betty Joyce Cook Batson, age 82 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 16, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Williams C. Cook and Clara Feltman Cook. Mrs. Batson was a foster parent for 25 years. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and enjoyed spending time with...
Patricia Hill
Dec 16, 2020
Patricia Payne Hill, age 69, of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born on July 5, 1951, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Reverend John D. and Mildred Cook Payne. Mrs. Hill was a 1969 graduate of South Habersham High School. She was a devoted wife, mother,...
Eunice Allene Garner Stovall
Dec 14, 2020
EUNICE ALLENE GARNER STOVALL, AGE 92, FORMERLY OF GAINESVILLE AND CLEVELAND, PASSED AWAY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020. BORN ON FEBRUARY 06, 1928, IN CLEVELAND, SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE ERNEST AND LESSIE DALTON GARNER. MRS. STOVALL WAS FIRST A HOMEMAKER BUT SHE ALSO WAS RETIRED FROM TALON AND AMES TEXTILE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF MT. YONAH...
James Tatum
Dec 13, 2020
James Hugh Tatum, age 93 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 surrounded by love and family. Born in Cornelia, Georgia on February 14, 1927, he was a son of the late Frank M. Tatum and Ruth Church Tatum. Mr. Tatum served Habersham County for 38 years as the flight base operator for Habersham County Airport. He owned...
Dorothy "Dot" Poole
Dec 11, 2020
Dorothy “Dot” Beaty Poole, age 92, of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020. Born on May 18, 1928, in Wilkes County, she was a daughter of the late Cornel Hampton and Alma Kelly Beaty. Mrs. Poole assisted her husband with watch making at Time Service. She enjoyed flowers, spending time with her family, and was a member of...
Leeola Worley
Dec 10, 2020
Leeola Smith Worley, age 80 of Cornelia, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Born in Mount Airy, Georgia on March 15, 1940, she was a daughter of the late John Ezekiel Smith and Edith Lee Eller Smith. Mrs. Worley worked in housekeeping and was a nursing home attendant with Habersham County Medical Center for many years. She was of...
David Dorsey "Sonny" Saxon
Dec 9, 2020
David Dorsey “Sonny” Saxon, age 83 of Lula, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Born in Lula, Georgia on February 6, 1937, he was a son of the late Grady Price Saxon and Idell Smith Saxon. Mr. Saxon served his country in the National Guard and founded David Saxon Construction in 1964. Mr. Saxon was an active and hardworking...
Lisa Gail Wertz
Dec 7, 2020
Lisa Gail Bland Wertz, age 48 of Toccoa, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020. Born in Tampa, Florida on August 17, 1972, she was a daughter of Verna Howard Adams of Tampa, Florida and the late James Bland. She was employed with Bed, Bath and Beyond. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Thomas Frederick "Fred" King
Dec 6, 2020
Thomas Frederick “Fred” King, age 85, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, surrounded by his family. Born on May 20, 1935, in Clarkesville, he was a son of the late Thomas Murray and Hallie Johnson King. In 1990, Mr. King retired from Dolco Packaging Company, Lawrenceville. After retirement, he came back to the place he loved,...
James "Jimmy" Acrey
Dec 5, 2020
James “Jimmy” Randy Acrey, age 63 of Cornelia, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Born in Demorest, Georgia on January 25, 1957, he was the son of the late James Robert Acrey and Havis Louise Gerrin Acrey. Surviving are his sister and brother-in-law, Nancy Acrey Crocker (Ronnie) of Alto; nieces, Christy Goss of Alto and Angela Catchings of Decatur....
Karen Mitchell
Nov 30, 2020
Karen Lynne Duckworth Mitchell, age 85 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020. Born in Huntington, West Virginia on March 10, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Forde Delance Duckworth and Edith Ann Betz Duckworth. She was dedicated to a life of service by being a Registered Nurse. She worked at the Toccoa Clinic, Habersham Medical...
Scott Arflin
Nov 29, 2020
Scott Arflin, age 49 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020. Born in Demorest, Georgia on March 9, 1971, he was a son of the late Joel Arflin and Imogene “Jean” Key. Mr. Arflin worked for Scotty’s Sanitation and loved hunting and fishing. He was a member of B.A.S.S. and was a devoted husband and loving father and...
Rosalee Whitworth
Nov 25, 2020
RosaLee Wheeler Whitworth, age 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Born on December 11, 1936, in Demorest, she was a daughter of the late D.C. and Cora Lee Vinson Wheeler. Mrs. Whitworth was a winder operator at Habersham Mills. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church and loved her family dearly. In addition to...
Melba Barr
Nov 24, 2020
Melba L. Barr, age 87, of Carnesville, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Born on November 7, 1933, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Belle Hightower Black. Mrs. Barr attended Fairfield Baptist Church. She enjoyed square dancing, gardening, canning, sewing, and crafts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
John Harold Jordan
Nov 22, 2020
John Harold Jordan, age 89 of Lula, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Hospice. Born in Banks County, Georgia on June 25, 1931, he was the son of the late Hoyt D. Jordan and Ethel Jones Jordan. Mr. Jordan was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills, Alto, Georgia and was a member of Rock...
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