Local Obituaries
Angus Logan Hunter
Jan 11, 2019
Angus Logan Hunter, age 71 of the Hollywood Community, Clarkesville, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 11, 2019. Born in Clayton, Georgia on August 03, 1947, he was a son of the late Joel Herman Hunter, Sr. & Bonnie Viola Gordon Hunter. Mr. Hunter served his country proudly in the United States Coast Guard during...
William Andrew Ellenburg
Jan 11, 2019
William Andrew Ellenburg, age 77 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019.
Patricia Eyvonne Elrod Loudermilk
Jan 8, 2019
Patricia Eyvonne Elrod Loudermilk, age 65 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Born in Demorest, Georgia on April 13, 1953 to the late Waymon Chester and Ruby Mae Coalley Elrod. Mrs. Loudermilk was a cashier at Quality Foods in Cornelia with over 30 years of service. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Mrs. Loudermilk was...
Cora Sue Chastain Dixon
Jan 8, 2019
Cora Sue Chastain Dixon, age 72 of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Born in Cleveland, Georgia on June 13, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Cora Bell Poole Chastain. Mrs. Dixon attend The Torch Worship Center. She enjoyed cattle farming, volunteering for Habersham Homeless and The Torch Food Ministry. In addition to her...

Perry James Terrell
Jan 3, 2019
Perry James Terrell, age 57 of Demorest, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Royston, Georgia on February 2, 1961, he was a son of the late Robert E. Lee Terrell and Annie Blanche Weaver Terrell. Mr. Terrell was currently employed with Foundations GEO Textile and was a member of Good News Baptist Church. He...
Mary Frances Garrett Nation
Jan 1, 2019
Mary Frances Garrett Nation, age 86 of Homer, passed away Tuesday, January 01, 2019. Born in Banks County on December 17, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Mamie Lou Brown Garrett. Mrs. Nation was retired from the Banks County School System as a custodian. She was of the Holiness faith and enjoyed reading her Bible, word...
Winifred Swingle
Dec 31, 2018
Winifred Wallace Swingle, age 92 of Lula, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2018. Born in Chinchilla, Pennsylvania on May 18, 1926 to the late John and Carolyn Swartz Wallace. Mrs. Swingle was a homemaker and member of Lula United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Wingle; son, Dana...
Miriam Whitmire Bentley
Dec 28, 2018
Miriam Whitmire Bentley, age 98 of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018. Born on April 17, 1920 in Jefferson, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Ninnie Nunn Whitmire. Mrs. Bentley was a homemaker and was a member of Cornelia United Methodist Church. In her spare time, she enjoyed flower gardening, cooking, sewing, painting and...
Stevie Michael Caudell
Dec 27, 2018
Stevie Michael Caudell, age 60 of Homer, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018. Born in Stephens County, Georgia on June 15, 1958, he was a son of the late James Dewey and Lizzie Myrlene Newsome Caudell. Mr. Caudell was currently employed by Ethicon with 42 years of service. He enjoyed farming, spending time with family especially his grandchildren, and...
Tony Hall
Dec 27, 2018
Tony Hall, age 72 of Demorest, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018, at his residence. Born Hall County on June 15, 1946, he was a son of the late Donald Hall and Bobbie Martin Gossett. Mr. Hall was a retired sign painter with the Coca-Cola Company. He served his country proudly in the United States Army and was of the...

Richard James Rensing,
Dec 27, 2018
Richard James Rensing, Sr, age 74 of Alto, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 at his residence. Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 18, 1944, he was a son of the late James W. Rensing and Catherine Van Pelt Rensing. Mr Rensing retired as a production supervisor with Hettich Manufacturing. He served his country proudly in the United States...

Teresa Colvin
Dec 27, 2018
Teresa Martin Colvin, age 50 of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 at her residence. Born on February 8, 1968 she was a daughter of Stanley and Beverly Foelke Martin of Toccoa. Mrs. Colvin was currently a kindergarten paraprofessional at Woodville Elementary. She was known for her loving nature and her love for reading, animals, antiques, and history. She...
Carolyn Bowen Bellamy
Dec 25, 2018
Carolyn Bowen Bellamy, age 76 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018. Born on August 2, 1942 to the late William H. “Bill” and Alma Stewart Bowen. She retired from sales with both Standard Telephone and Community Bank and Trust. Mrs. Bellamy enjoyed spending time with family especially her grandchildren, listening to country and gospel music, going...
Elois Florence Franklin Tench
Dec 25, 2018
Elois Florence Franklin Tench, age 93 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018. Born in Decatur, Georgia on March 8, 1925 to the late Elmer and Florence Benfield Franklin. Mrs. Tench was a retired librarian with Cornelia Library for many years. She enjoyed history of Habersham County, reading, sewing, painting and drawing. Mrs. Tench was a member...

Nancy Jo Hinton Dalton
Dec 21, 2018
Nancy Jo Hinton Dalton, age 71 of Cornelia, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018. Born in Habersham County on July 14, 1947, she was a daughter of Norris Hinton of Cornelia and the late Vinnie Sue Palmer Hinton. Mrs. Dalton was retired from various management positions and enjoyed reading and art. In addition to her father, surviving are children, Norris...

Laura Beasley Ramey
Dec 20, 2018
Laura Virginia Beasley Ramey, age 67 of Alto, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018. Born on August 20, 1951, in Clayton, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Lee Andrew and Virginia Belle Beasley Justus. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother, Mickey Justus; ex-husband, William Earl Ramey, Sr; son-in-law, Tim...
Claudia Mae Davis Daniels
Dec 18, 2018
CLAUDIA MAE DAVIS DANIELS, age 63 of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 following an extended illness. Born in Demorest, Georgia on December 05, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Claude King & the late Maebell Davis. Mrs. Daniels was a homemaker and a member of the Shady Grove Baptist...
Betty Jean Funk
Dec 17, 2018
Betty Jean Funk, age 89, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. Born on July 6, 1929 in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Godfrey Martin and Essie Pearl Hefner Funk. Mrs. Funk retired from Baldwin Garment Company after many years of service. She volunteered with the Sharing and Caring and was a local...

Sherrye Lanette Blakely Hamilton
Dec 16, 2018
Sherrye Lanette Blakely Hamilton, age 63 of Clarkesville, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Born on May 3, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Blakely and Betty Powers Blakely Williams. Mrs. Hamilton was employed with Walmart and was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed working in her yard...

Clara Sue Jachode
Dec 16, 2018
Clara Sue Rickman Jachode died December 16, 2018, at Mountain View Health Care in Clayton, Georgia. Born February 2, 1942, she was a 1959 graduate of Rabun County High School and attended Brenau College. She relocated to West Palm Beach, Florida where she pursued a career in retail at J.C. Penney Company. She was preceded in death by her husband,...