Local Obituaries
Howard Powers
Mar 23, 2020
Howard Noah Powers, age 81, of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020. Born on May 4, 1938, in Hollywood, he was a son of the late Robert and Ida Rona Whitener Powers. Mr. Powers worked for Mt. Airy Wood Preserving Company and attended Cool Springs Church. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by...
Henry Taylor
Mar 23, 2020
Henry Dillard Taylor, IV, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020. Born in Demorest, Georgia on August 23, 1959 to the late Henry Dillard Taylor, III and Bobbie Jean Caudell Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a contractor with Residential Construction and member of Tates Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are his brother and sister-in-law, Jeff & Lisa Taylor of Baldwin; girlfriend, Sandee...
Betty Jo Ridley Hall
Mar 17, 2020
Betty Jo Cochran Ridley Hall, age 78, of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Born on September 30, 1941, in Griffin, she was a daughter of the late Dr. H.L. and Marjorie Mitchell Cochran. Mrs. Hall attended Wesleyan College and went on to receive her Bachelors Degree and Masters Degree from the University of Georgia. After graduating, she...
George Emory Wood
Mar 17, 2020
George Emory Wood, age 67 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Born in Athens, Georgia on August 2, 1952 to the late Frank Samuel Wood, Sr. and Flonnie June O’Kelley Wood. Mr. Wood was a sales associate with Lowes. Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, Jason & Amabel J. Wood of Mt. Airy; step-daughter, Tabitha Chandler...
Claudette Allen
Mar 17, 2020
Claudette Humphries Allen, age 84, of Demorest, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Born on November 28, 1935, in Cleveland, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Lillie Watkins Humphries. Mrs. Allen worked at Clarkesville Mill as an operator. She was a member of New Bridge Baptist Church and a faithful servant to God. Claudette was a...
Sgt. U.S. Army (Ret.) T. Lee Wade
Mar 15, 2020
Sgt. U.S. Army (Ret.) T. Lee Theron Wade, age 71, of Alto, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Born on September 13, 1948, in Alto, he was a son of the late Lewis and Delia Ferguson Wade. Sgt. Wade retired from the United States Army/Army National Guard. He was a sportsman and outdoorsman who enjoyed shooting, fishing, flowers, birds,...
Sibyl Elizabeth Telford
Mar 12, 2020
Sibyl Elizabeth Blair Telford, age 93, passed away in Griffin, GA on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Born on November 20, 1926, in Habersham County, she was the wife of the late George Dean Telford. Mrs. Telford was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. Survivors include brother, Tom Blair of Acworth, GA, son-in-law, Hugh Long of Griffin, GA; grandchildren,...
Johnnie G. Bell Phillips
Mar 8, 2020
Johnnie G. Bell Barrett Phillips, age 82 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Born in Dillard, Georgia on November 21, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Robert H. (Bob) and Ruth Cantrell Bell. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, reading especially her Bible, writing poetry and gardening. Mrs. Phillips was a member of The Torch Worship...
Rosa Long
Mar 7, 2020
UPDATE DUE TO COVID-19 Rosa Delane Burke Long, age 68, of Cornelia, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020 after an extended battle with breast cancer. Born on March 12, 1951, in Rome, she was a daughter of the late John Clarence and Emma Etta Gladden Burke. Ms. Long was a member of the Northeast Georgia Hiking Club for over...
Floyd Earnest Perry
Mar 6, 2020
Floyd Earnest Perry, 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020 in the loving company of his family. Born on December 13, 1936, he was the son of the late Floyd and Mae Bell Fry Perry of Mt. Airy. In 1957 Earnest married the love of his life, Lillian Mae Franklin Perry. Together they celebrated over 62...
Bobby "Bob" Templeton
Mar 6, 2020
Bobby Lee “Bob” Templeton, age 88, of Demorest, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020. Born on May 31, 1931, in Eldon, Missouri, he was the son of the late Virgil Ward and Velda Rowena Bennett Templeton. Mr. Templeton retired from the United States Air Force as a Tech Sergeant. He then went on to retire from Lee Arrendale State...
Jack Freeman
Mar 5, 2020
Jack Harold Freeman, age 84, of Demorest, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Born on August 13, 1935, in Cleveland, he was a son of the late Fred and Jessie Dorsey Freeman. Jack was a self-employed carpenter and attended River Road Mission Church. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends and loved playing horseshoes. In addition to his...
Ricky Bright
Feb 29, 2020
Pastor Ricky Joseph Bright, age 52 of Clarkesville, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020. He was born on November 2, 1967 in Aiken, South Carolina a son of the late Robert Jones and Charlotte Bright. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was a genuine person and confidante to many people. He loved music, enjoyed the theatre...
Perry Tollison
Feb 23, 2020
Perry Edward Tollison, age 61, of Demorest, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020. Born on December 22, 1958, in Atlanta, he was a son of the late Hoyt and Pauline Corder Tollison. Mr. Tollison was a Superintendant at Kroger Stores where he was over the Remodeling Department. He loved the outdoors, his motorcycle, and his family and was a...
Kenneth Bryant
Feb 18, 2020
Kenneth Bryant, age 75, of Demorest, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Born on June 3, 1944, in Ellijay, he was a son of the late Ary and Faye Watson Bryant. Mr. Bryant moved to Habersham County in 1966 from Moultrie and began working as a mechanic for Mt. Vernon Mills. He enjoyed helping The Torch with their Food...
John Kenneth Loudermilk
Feb 16, 2020
John Kenneth Loudermilk, age 70, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Born on February 28, 1949, in Clarkesville, he was a son of the late John B. and Eunice Parker Loudermilk. Mr. Loudermilk retired from Lee Arrendale State Prison as a counselor. He enjoyed camping and cattle farming and was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist...
Donny Mcalister
Feb 15, 2020
Donny Wayne McAlister age 62 of Alto, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020. Born in Demorest, Georgia on January 23, 1958 to Adell Wilson McAlister of Demorest and the late Charles McAlister. He was a holiness minister and loved spending time with his family. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Marilyn...
James Andrew Shirley
Feb 13, 2020
James Andrew Shirley, age 96 of Cornelia, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020. Born in Alto, Georgia on March 10, 1923 to the late James Andrew Shirley & Lucy Blackburn Shirley Bullard. Mr. Shirley served his country proudly in the United States Navy during WWII. He was a member, former deacon and church clerk of B.C. Grant Baptist Church...
Paul Sutton
Feb 12, 2020
Paul Wright Sutton, age 66 of Lula, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Born in Hiawassee, Georgia on October 17, 1953, he was a son of the late Cicero Lumpkin Sutton & Dovie Berrong Sutton. Mr. Sutton was a commercial service technician with Carrier for many years. Mr. Sutton was a very creative and highly skilled blacksmith, gunsmith, leatherworker...
Charlotte Pauline Mcconnell
Feb 10, 2020
Charlotte Pauline Ivie McConnell, age 89 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020. Born in Habersham County on April 4, 1930 to the late Taft and Maybelle Erwin Ivie. She was a seamstress with International Outerwear for a number of years. Mrs. McConnell enjoyed sewing, gardening and canning and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. In...
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