Local Obituaries
Catherine "Cat" Anderson
Feb 25, 2019
Catherine “Cat” Wilmont Anderson, age 86 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019. Born in Mt. Airy, Georgia on May 7, 1932 to the late Lovie and Jessie Ann Shirley Wilmont Cade. Mrs. Anderson worked for the Cornelia Veneer Company for many years. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. She leaves behind to cherish her...
John Walton Merck
Feb 22, 2019
John Walton Merck, age 83 of Cumming, formerly of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019. Born on March 28, 1935 in Cornelia, he was a son of the late Walton Merck and Irene Wuthrich Kyle. Mr. Merck was a United States Navy veteran and was formerly employed with Mabry and Haynes. He was a member of Level Grove...
Ed James
Feb 21, 2019
Edward “Ed” William James, age 76 of Alto, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019. Born in Banks County, Georgia on August 17, 1942 to the late Henry and Ruth Lewallen James. Mr. James retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections with 32 years of service. He was a member of the Rabbit Hunter Association of the United States. Mr....
Bobby Wilbanks
Feb 18, 2019
BOBBY K. WILBANKS, age 76 of Hoschton, Georgia formerly of Homer, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 following an extended illness. Born in Toccoa, Georgia on April 11, 1942, he was a son of the late Martin Estes Wilbanks & Ruby Freeman Wilbanks. Bobby started his working career with Coats of America and retired after many years of poultry...
Betty Sue Meeks
Feb 15, 2019
Betty Sue Westmoreland Meeks, age 72 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019. Born on March 16, 1946, in Clarkesville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Marjorie Rogers Westmoreland. Mrs. Meeks was owner and operator of Fancy Stitches and was a member of Camp Creek Baptist Church. She was also a Rural Carrier...
Charles Davis
Feb 14, 2019
Charles Scott Davis, age 78 of Cornelia, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2019. Born in Cornelia, Georgia on May 12, 1940 to the late Charles Roy and Mildred Watson Davis. Mr. Davis retired from Fieldale with over 40 years of service. He was a ham radio operator for many years and enjoyed fishing and genealogy. Mr. Davis was an...
Michael Colston
Feb 10, 2019
Michael Claude Colston, age 69 of Baldwin, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on November 12, 1949 to the late Claude and Estelle Dixon Colston. Mr. Colston proudly served his country in the United States Navy, stationed in Sicily, Italy during the Vietnam Era. He was employed for many years with Patterson Pump and also...
Loraine Oesch
Feb 10, 2019
Loraine D’Esposito Oesch, age 76 of Clarkesville, passed away on February 10, 2019. Born in Far Rockaway, New York on February 1, 1943 to the late Edward and Agnes Jacobson D’Esposito. She enjoyed reading, gardening, antiquing and helping others. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Robert Oesch; brother, Edward D’Esposito. Surviving are...
Grady Watson Cook
Feb 9, 2019
GRADY WATSON COOK, age 92 of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, February 09, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. A life-long native of Habersham County, Mr. Cook was born on February 01, 1927, a son of the late Sparta Watson Cook & Elma Lee Cook. He served his country proudly in the United States Navy during WWII....
James Noyl Goodson
Feb 4, 2019
James Noyl Goodson, age 98 of Alto, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019. Born in Alto, Georgia on September 15, 1920, he was a son the late Edwin and Lela Roberts Goodson. Mr. Goodson proudly served his country during WWII in the United States Army. He was a self-employed mechanic and a member of Cornelia Congregational Holiness Church. Mr....
Elizabeth Armour Couch
Jan 31, 2019
Elizabeth Armour Wade Couch, age 90 of Alto, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019. Born in Lincoln County, Georgia on October 17, 1928 to the late Jack and Pauline Pittman Armour. Mrs. Couch retired from Carwood Manufacturing with 30 years of service. She enjoyed gardening, sewing and spending time with her family. Mrs. Couch attended Glory Bound Baptist Church...
Susan Elaine Williams
Jan 26, 2019
Susan Elaine Bell Williams, age 54 of Alto, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Born on January 05, 1965 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Frank, Jr. and Helen Marie Cartwright Bell. Mrs. Williams was a homemaker and a member of Carver’s Chapel Baptist Church in Clayton. She enjoyed crocheting, painting and reading in...
Pearl Farmer Bohannon
Jan 25, 2019
PEARL FARMER BOHANNON, age 90 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Toccoa, Georgia on March 12, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Jones Farmer & Arie Idell Hefner Farmer. Mrs. Pearl worked for Carwood Manufacturing for many years before retiring from...
Brenda Joyce Roach Burton
Jan 22, 2019
Brenda Joyce Roach Burton, age 70 of Cornelia, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Born in Toccoa, Georgia on September 10, 1948 to the late Duard and Louise Cole Roach. Mrs. Burton retired from Deep South Products and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters-in-law, Wendell...
Pedro Flores Sanchez
Jan 22, 2019
Pedro Flores Sanchez, age 24 of Baldwin, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Born in Michoacan, Mexico on November 16, 1994 to Pedro Flores and Maribel Flores Fabian both of Baldwin, Georgia. Mr. Sanchez was a line operator for Lumite. He had a passion for his cars and enjoyed fixing them up. Mr. Sanchez was of the Catholic faith....
Norris Hinton
Jan 21, 2019
Norris Hinton, age 98 of Alto, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019. Born in Cherokee, Alabama on August 24, 1920 to the late Oscar and Bertie Molock Hinton. Mr. Hinton retired as a correctional officer with Georgia Industrial Institute now known as Lee Arrendale State Prison after 30 years of service. From 1939-1941, he was a member of the...
Lt. Col (Retired) John Wells
Jan 20, 2019
Lt. Col. (Retired) John Augustus Wells, age 86 of Winter Springs, FL, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on October 28, 1932 to the late Cornelius Augustus and Mary Rucia McGahee Wells. Lt. Col. (Retired) Wells served his county proudly in Korea and Vietnam and spent his career in the United States Air Force. He...
Roger Dale Whitfield
Jan 17, 2019
Roger Dale Whitfield, age 64 of Demorest, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Born in Demorest, Georgia on December 6, 1954 to the late William Joseph, Jr. and Cora Lee Gibson Whitfield. Mr. Whitfield enjoyed woodworking, fishing and spending time with his family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sara Jean Smith...
Vernon Wooley
Jan 16, 2019
Vernon Wooley, age 91 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Born in Galveston, Texas on January 3, 1928, he was a son of the late Gaddis Hugh and Emily Eliza Stafford Wooley. Mr. Wooley proudly served his country in the United States Navy during WWII as a fireman first class. After service he became a self-employed contractor/...
James Edward "Ed" Owens
Jan 15, 2019
James Edward "Ed" Owens, age 72, passed away in his home, on January 15th, 2019 in Mount Airy, Georgia after an extended illness. Mr. Owens, know by family and friends as "Ed", was born in Charleston, West Virginia on April 1, 1946, to the late Alta Slack Myers. In addition to his mother, he was also preceded in death by...
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