Local Obituaries
William Seay, Jr.
Aug 17, 2018
William Stuart Seay, Jr, age 78 of Clarkesville, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018, at his residence. Born in Richmond, Virginia on August 6, 1940, he was a son of the late William Stuart Seay, Sr. and Mary Baker Seay. Mr. Seay was a retired supervisor with Deep South, was a meat cutter for over 35 years, and served his...
Rondald Lynn Cantrell
Aug 14, 2018
Rondald Lynn Cantrell, age 55 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on August 1, 1963 to Barbara Jean Shuler Cantrell of Cornelia and the late James Rondald Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell was a logger by trade having worked with McAllister Tree Service and Cantrell & Son Logging. He was a care giver to...
Reda Faye Moore Ballew
Aug 13, 2018
Reda Faye Moore Ballew, age 62 of Alto, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018. Born in Demorest, Georgia on October 14, 1955 to the late Hemmon “Slim” and Mrs. Phillip Pruitt Moore. Mrs. Ballew was a member of Baldwin Congregational Holiness Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandsons. In addition to her parents, she was...
Esta Rogers Addis
Aug 11, 2018
ESTA ROGERS ADDIS, age 93, of the Batesville Community, Clarkesville, Georgia moved to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, August 11, 2018. Born in the Plum Orchard Community of Rabun County, Georgia on April 24, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Frank & Emma Nicholson Rogers. Mrs. Addis was a member of the Old Nacoochee Baptist Church. In addition...
Kerry Southard Dunlap
Aug 10, 2018
Kerry Southard Dunlap, age 60 of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018. Born in Demorest, Georgia on April 20, 1958 she was a daughter of the late Boyd Southard and Ruth Anderson Southard. Mrs. Dunlap enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her granddaughter Chloe, beach trips, the mountains, traveling, dirt track racing and her cats, Charlie and...
Ezra Wiley
Aug 7, 2018
EZRA WILEY, age 75 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, August 07, 2018. Born in Hall County, Georgia on June 10, 1943, he was a son the late E.J. Wiley & Evie Savage Wiley. Mr. Wiley was a retired truck driver with Fieldale Farms Corporation with over 45 years of dedicated service. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, collecting hats,...
Malcolm Ray Jordan
Aug 7, 2018
Malcolm Ray Jordan, age 72 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on September 16, 1945 to the late John Henry and Josephine Taylor Jordan. Mr. Jordan was a self employed carpenter for 50 years. He enjoyed gardening and hunting. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother,...
Nina E. Holbrooks Murray
Aug 2, 2018
Nina E. Holbrooks Murray went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Born to the late Jesse R. and Mary Melissie Smith Holbrooks on April 16, 1924. Mrs. Murray was a faithful member of Camp Creek Baptist Church. She liked to crochet, grow flowers and loved to read her Bible. She loved her family and...
Rev. Charles Black
Aug 2, 2018
Rev. Charles Black, age 75 of Demorest, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Born in Hall County, Georgia on January 15, 1943, he was a son of the late Issac and Ramie Turner Black. Rev. Black had attended Cool Springs United Methodist Church and served 33 years in the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. He was...
Freda Ivester Sanders Whitner
Jul 26, 2018
Freda Ivester Sanders Whitner, age 84 of Clarkesville, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on March 1, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Otis, Sr. and Annie Mae Black Ivester. Mrs. Whitner retired from Clarkesville Mill with many years of service. She was a faithful member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church and...
William Newell Cook, Sr.
Jul 26, 2018
William Newell Cook, Sr., age 89 of Clarkesville, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Born in Fulton County, Georgia on December 24, 1928, he was a son of the late William Lorin and Sallie Fannie Gallman Cook. Mr. Cook was a retired sheet metal worker with Local 85 in Atlanta. He was an active member of The Church of...
Donna Elizabeth Groves Canup
Jul 18, 2018
Donna Elizabeth Groves Canup, age 55 of Clarkesville, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Born in Stephens County on March 13, 1963, she was a daughter of Bessie Free Groves of Clarkesville and the late Floyd Groves. Ms. Canup was a self-employed caretaker and enjoyed playing the guitar, attending yard sales, riding motorcycles, and raising cattle. She was a member...
Raymond Earl "Ray" Ludwig
Jul 17, 2018
Raymond Earl “Ray” Ludwig, Jr., age 69 of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on September 14, 1948, he was a son of the late Raymond Earl, Sr. and Hazel Rena Fennell Ludwig. Mr. Ludwig was a carpenter with Ryals Construction. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Mr. Ludwig was...
Kevin Stewart Guertin
Jul 15, 2018
Kevin Stewart Guertin, age 55 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Born on February 9, 1963, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, he was a son of Shirley Occhino Guertin Thomas of Ironton, Missouri and the late John Robert “Jack” Guertin, Sr. Mr. Guertin owned and operated Guertin Unlimited and was a member and former deacon of Demorest...
Arlene Simmons Gailey
Jul 14, 2018
Arlene Simmons Gailey, age 74 of Baldwin, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018. Born in Baldwin, Georgia on February 12, 1944 she was a daughter of the late Brodus and Gliness Kelley Simmons. She enjoyed spending time with children and grandchildren, and she loved her dogs, Coco and Little Bit. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Robert Joseph "Bob" Thomas
Jul 13, 2018
Robert Joseph “Bob” Thomas, age 82 of Cornelia, passed away peacefully Friday, July 13, 2018, with his loving wife of 45 years Alae Risse Thomas, her sister Virginia Roberts, and special friends by his side. Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky on March 12, 1936, he was the only child to the late Maurice Henry Thomas and Grace Stockard Thomas. Mr....
Buddy Edward Smith
Jul 12, 2018
Buddy Edward Smith, age 55 of Clarkesville, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018. Born in Hall County, Georgia on January 21, 1963 to the late Alfred and Pauline Roach Smith. He enjoyed riding his Harley, fishing, hunting, wrestling and spending time with his family. Mr. Smith was a member of Cool Springs Methodist Church. In addition to his parents,...
James Dillashaw
Jul 11, 2018
James Dillashaw, age 90 of Alto, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on December 27, 1927, he was a son of the late Grover and Minnie Miller Dillashaw. Mr. Dillashaw enjoyed walking, reading especially history books and animals especially dogs. He was a member of B.C. Grant Baptist Church. Mr. Dillashaw was the last...
John H. Bridges, Jr.
Jul 9, 2018
John Howell Bridges, Jr., age 59 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 12, 1958, he was a son of the late Thelma Glaze and Dr. John Howell Bridges, Sr. Mr. Bridges proudly served his county in the United States Navy. He enjoyed traveling, watching the turner classic movie channel and old...
Edison Everette Maness
Jul 9, 2018
Edison Everette Maness, age 93 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on August 20, 1924, he was a son of the late Julius & Lillie James Maness. He was the owner of the Baldwin Cabinet Shop for many years, licensed as a master carpenter. Mr. Maness later retired with the Schnadig Corp...
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