Local Obituaries
Anna Marie Heard
Dec 9, 2024
Anna Marie Heard, age 55 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024. Born in Atlanta, on July 11, 1969, she was a daughter of the late J.B. Heard and Annie Bell Bishop Heard. Anna was a former Dental Hygienist and was of the Christian faith. She is also remembered as a diehard Elvis Presley fan. In addition to...
Isaac Jamar Cherry
Dec 8, 2024
Isaac Jamar Cherry, age 31 of Cornelia, Georgia took his Heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 08, 2024. Homegoing services are scheduled for 11:30 A.M. Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Shady Grove Baptist Church with Bishop Ernest Burns officiating. Interment will follow in the Level Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral...
Anthony Byrd "Tony" Christopher
Dec 8, 2024
Anthony Byrd “Tony” Christopher, age 54 of Lula, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2024. Born on August 19, 1970, in Duluth, he was a son of the late Tommy Carl Christopher and Evelyn Louise White Christopher. Tony was a former employee of the City of Lula. In his spare time, he could be found fishing or tinkering with old...
Larry Cochran
Dec 8, 2024
Larry “Daniel” Cochran, age 50 of Mount Airy, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 08, 2024 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on May 01, 1973, he was a son of Medford Larry Cochran of Lula, Georgia & the late Barbara Ann Gerrells Cochran Nix. Daniel worked for TenCate Geosynthetics for...
Mary Ellyn Williams
Dec 6, 2024
Mary Ellyn Williams, a wonderful wife, mother, and nana, passed away on December 6, 2024, in Dawsonville, Georgia, after an extended illness. Born on November 2, 1946, in Clarkesville, Georgia, Mary was the beloved daughter of the late Bob and Inez Yates. Mary pursued her passion for journalism at the University of Georgia, where she honed her skills and laid...
Johnny Dyer
Dec 5, 2024
Johnny “John” Dyer, age 63 of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 05, 2024. Born in Dahlonega, Georgia on May 27, 1961, he was a son of the late Wendell Grant & Margie Thomas Dyer. John worked for Fieldale Farms Corporation with over 42 years of dedicated service and was a member of the...
Lenoria Helton
Dec 3, 2024
Lenoria Erwin Helton, age 78 of Cornelia, Georgia took her Heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 03, 2024. Born in Duncan, South Carolina on August 09, 1946, she was the daughter of the late James Claude & Dorothy Crowe Erwin. Lenoria graduated from South Habersham High School, Class of 1964. She was a homemaker and...
Virgle Wheeler
Dec 1, 2024
Virgle Miles “Tiny” Wheeler, Jr., age 65, of Demorest, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2024. Born on June 06, 1959, in Hiawassee, Georgia, he was a son to the late Virgle Miles Wheeler, Sr. and Arlissa Green Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler worked for many years at Kubota as a security guard and he attended Clear View Baptist Church when he...
Elvia Cook Carlan
Nov 29, 2024
Elvia Cook Carlan, age 93, of Alto passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024. Born on August 17, 1931, in Alto, she was a daughter of the late Willie Cook and Daisy Faulkner Cook. Mrs. Carlan retired from Mt. Vernon Mills and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Yvonne Wood Berrong Olds
Nov 23, 2024
Yvonne Wood Berrong Olds, wife of the late Bomar A. Olds, Jr., went peacefully to her heavenly home on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the age of 91 following a brief illness. Mrs. Olds was born at home on Level Grove Road on July 3, 1933, to Joseph LeRoy Berrong and Emma Jane Gibbs Berrong, the fourth of seven daughters....
Annie Mae Blair Crawford
Nov 23, 2024
Annie Mae Blair Crawford, age 84 of Mount Airy, Georgia took her heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 23, 2024. A lifelong native of Habersham County, she was born on August 06, 1940 in Mount Airy, Georgia. Annie Mae worked with Flowers Bakery for over 20 years and spent the remaining years of her working...
Edna Hill Crocker
Nov 20, 2024
Edna Hill “Mimi” Crocker, age 97 of Mt. Airy, went to sleep on Earth and woke up in Heaven on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. Born on July 3, 1927, in Cornelia, she was a daughter of the late Walter Dillard, Jr. and Cynthia Naomi Smith Hill. During her 97 years, Edna was loved by everyone around her. No doubt, this...
Lenard Miles Swofford
Nov 15, 2024
Lenard Miles Swofford, Jr., age 66 of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2024. Born on May 10, 1958, in Buford, he was a son of the late Lenard Miles Swofford, Sr. and Ida Mae Wilkerson Swofford. Miles was employed with Fred Wade Construction for a number of years. In his spare time, he enjoyed wood working, fishing, hunting,...
Estelle Bonnie Parker Carter
Nov 13, 2024
Estelle Bonnie Parker Carter, age 84 of Lula, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Born on October 18, 1940, in Alto, she was a daughter of the late Julius R. and Dorothy Mae Brady Parker. Estelle was retired from Fred Ingle Veterinary Hospital. She was fond of animals, especially her goats. Her family will remember her as a caretaker,...
Doris Ann Johnson Ivester
Nov 13, 2024
Doris Ann Johnson Ivester, age 78 of Clarkesville, took her heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Doris Ann was born on August 4, 1946, in Franklin, North Carolina. She was a 1964 graduate of Franklin High School. She and her late husband owned Ivester Auto Sales for many years. While she loved everyone,...
Helen "Sandy" Segars
Nov 9, 2024
Helen “Sandy” Virginia Segars, age 83 of Lula, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2024. Born on August 11, 1941, in St. Augustine, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Myrtice Musselwhite Banks. She was of the Baptist faith. Sandy retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing in Homer and later owned the Blue Ridge Fence Company until her...
Amy Webb
Nov 6, 2024
Amy Ruth Webb, age 52 of Clarkesville, Georgia took her heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 following an extended illness. Born in Kinston, North Carolina on February 11, 1972, she was a daughter of Ruth Locke Webb of Clarkesville, Georgia & the late Rev. Charles W. Webb. Amy was a graduate of Liberty...
Joyce "Nochie" Davis Peyton
Nov 5, 2024
Joyce “Nochie” Davis Peyton, age 82 of Monroe, Georgia formerly of Alto, Georgia (Banks County) went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 05, 2024. Born in Lula, Georgia on December 09, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Coy & Meldrid Meeks Davis. Joyce was a graduate of Banks County High School, Class of 1958. She...
Guy Edward "Cigar" Wood
Oct 31, 2024
Guy Edward “Cigar” Wood, age 85 of Demorest, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2024. Born on October 6, 1939, in Madison County, he was a son of the late Dewey and Julia Davis Wood. Guy was formerly employed with Habersham County School System, where he worked in maintenance. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, building bird houses, being...
Patricia Jean Hunter Saxon
Oct 28, 2024
Patricia Jean Hunter Saxon, age 68 of Clarkesville, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2024. Born on August 25, 1956, in Demorest, she was a daughter of Doris Jean Benfield Hunter Sims and the late Joseph Harold Hunter. Patricia was a devoted daughter, sister, and beloved aunt, who was passionate about animals. She was a 1975 graduate of Habersham Central...
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