Local Obituaries
Lewis Brock
Dec 16, 2018
Lewis Paul Brock, Jr., 74, of Cumming passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018. Lewis was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather with a fun and out-going personality. Lewis loved to make others laugh; most of all he loved his family and spending time with them; especially his great grandson, Jason. He was an avid sportsman who enjoyed hunting,...
James Hubert Marlowe
Dec 12, 2018
James Hubert Marlowe, age 86 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Born in Barrow County, Georgia on November 2, 1932 to the late Hubert Marlowe and Sara Carruth Fowler. He was a member of Clarkesville First United Methodist Church where he served as a former Sunday school teacher and Lay Leader. Mr. Marlowe received an Associate’s...
Harry "Pawpaw" Mccampbell
Dec 12, 2018
Mr. Harry “Papaw” McCampbell, died peacefully at home on December 12, 2018, in Toccoa, GA at the age of 91. Harry is survived by his children Todd C. McCampbell and Ella Kay McCampbell Schoz; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; he was the last of the children of Atlee and Elizabeth McCampbell of Corpus Christi, TX. He is preceded in death...
Junior Ledford
Dec 12, 2018
Junior Ledford, age 76 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2018, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Clarkesville on August 18, 1942, he was a son of the late Eireth Taft Ledford and Connice Free Ledford. Mr. Ledford was a retired self-employed truck driver and owned J & L Trucking. He was a member of Good News Baptist...
Lester Marvin "Red" Smith
Dec 11, 2018
Lester Marvin “Red” Smith, age 85 of Lula, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at his residence. Born on May 28, 1933, he was a son of the late Walter Smith and Irene Chitwood Smith. Mr. Smith was a diesel mechanic and owner and operator of Red’s Used Equipment. He served his country proudly in the United States Army after...
Danny Lloyd Umberhant
Dec 10, 2018
Danny Lloyd Umberhant, age 64 of Commerce, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018. Born in Habersham County on April 26, 1954 to the late John Otis, Sr. and Dorothy York Umberhant. He was a carpenter by trade and musically inclined. Mr. Umberhant enjoyed reading and spending time with his family. Surviving are his sons, Daniel Umberhant and Jake Umberhant...
Lois Hill Walls
Dec 10, 2018
LOIS MAE HILL WALLS, age 86 of Clarkesville, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 10, 2018 following an extended illness. Born in Demorest, Georgia in the Habersham Mills Community on October 08, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Jay Douglas Hill & Bertha Mae Dixon Hill. Mrs. Walls retired from Scoville Fasteners after...
Ralph Dalton
Dec 9, 2018
Ralph Dalton, age 87 of Alto, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018, at his residence. Born in Homer, Georgia on October 17, 1931, he was a son of the late John Odis and Mary Payne Dalton. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Mr. Dalton retired from Ethicon after many years of service. He was a member...
William Jonathan "Jon" Looney
Dec 9, 2018
William Jonathan “Jon” Looney, age 61 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018. Born in Demorest, Georgia on September 6, 1957, he was a son of Minnie Ivie Looney of Cornelia and the late William Jarrell Looney. Mr. Looney was a self-employed architect and the co-owner and operator of Precision Detailing. He graduated from Habersham Central in 1975...
Dakota Beaty
Dec 8, 2018
Dakota Cordell Beaty, age 25 of Lula, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018. Born in Ocoee, Florida on July 27, 1993, he was a son of Dale Beaty of Troup, TX and the late Michele Rene Geisler Beaty. Dakota enjoyed time with his family and friends. He also enjoyed playing his X-Box, music, Harry Potter, and longboarding. In addition to...
Jackie Hughes
Dec 8, 2018
Jackie R. Hughes, age 75 of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018. Born in Bryson City, North Carolina on July 30, 1943, he was a son of the late Robert and Violet Mathis Hughes. Mr. Hughes was self-employed in construction and enjoyed trading automobiles and the car hobby in general. He was a member of Double Springs Baptist...
Bruce Smith
Dec 5, 2018
Bruce Smith, age 70 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 05, 2018. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 19, 1948, he was a son of the late George Edward Smith & Phyllis Smith. Mr. Smith retired from Ten Cate Nicolon of Cornelia after 20 years of dedicated service. He was a sports enthusiast and especially enjoyed playing...
Miss Adlea Jordan Smith
Dec 5, 2018
Miss Adlea Jordan Smith, Infant of Clarkesville, passed away on December 5, 2018. Born in Hall County, Georgia on December 1, 2018, she is the daughter of Kyle and Jessica Jordan Smith of Clarkesville. Miss Adlea was preceded in death by maternal great-grandparents, Namon Decosta Jordan, Reba Franklin Jordan, Lillianne Jeanine Blackwell and Charles Ernest Blackwell; paternal great-granparent, James Smith;...
Frank James Bell
Dec 4, 2018
Frank James Bell, age 65 of Cornelia, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Born in Virginia Beach, Virginia on May 19, 1953 to the late Frank & Lorene Voyles Lee Bell. Mr. Bell retired from Ethicon as a Control Systems Technician after many years of service. He was a sports enthusiast, especially golf and enjoyed farming. Surviving are his...
Ethelyn Savage Brock
Dec 3, 2018
Ethelyn Savage Brock, age 82 of Baldwin, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018. Born in Baldwin, Georgia on September 13, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Milton and Martha Ann Segars Savage. Mrs. Brock was a 1954 graduate of South Habersham High School. She was a homemaker and member of Leatherwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Brock enjoyed spending...
Helmut Paul Feller
Dec 2, 2018
Helmut Paul Feller, age 84 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 following an extended illness. Born in Berlin, Germany on January 02, 1934, he was a son of the late Helmut Wilhelm Feller & the late Friedel Pock Marein. Mr. Feller was a Holocaust survivor who served his country proudly in the United States Army during...
Alan George Swan
Dec 1, 2018
Alan George Swan, 75, a resident of The Orchard for the past four years, died on December 1 at Habersham Medical Center, following a heroic battle with cancer and pneumonia. Alan was born in Buffalo, New York on May 8, 1943. He attended Colorado School of Mines in Golden, and graduated from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, with a...
Rev. John Humphries
Nov 30, 2018
Rev. John Humphries, age 91 of Clarkesville, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 30, 2018. Born on July 15, 1927, in White County, he was the son of the late Aaron and Maude Crow Humphries. As a young man, Brother John was saved and born again in September of 1947. A few years following, he was...
Paul Newton Garner
Nov 29, 2018
Paul Newton Garner, age 90 of Alto, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018. Born in Canton, Georgia on March 26, 1928, he was a son of the late George Thomas Garner and Nora Kemp Bolden. Mr. Garner retired from Fieldale as a supervisor in the processing plant. He was the former Mayor of Alto for 12 years. Mr. Garner...
Keith Church
Nov 25, 2018
Keith Church age 58 of Turnerville passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018. Born in Demorest, Georgia on March 28, 1960 to Christine Gosnell Church of Demorest and the late Red Church. Mr. Church was a retired maintenance supervisor with Fieldale Farms Feed Mill with over 30 years of service. He enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, watching football and spending time...
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