Local Obituaries
William Xavier Maleke Carter
Feb 20, 2018
WILLIAM XAVIER MALEKE CARTER, age 2 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia following injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on November 01, 2015, he was the son of Katie Haun of Baldwin, Georgia & Will Carter of Cornelia, Georgia. William was a...
Jodi Lane Williams Gerrell
Feb 17, 2018
Jodi Lane Williams Gerrell, age 42 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018. Born in Stephens County, Georgia on October 7, 1975, she was a daughter of Billy Joe and Brenda Shirley Williams of Cornelia. Ms. Gerrell was of the Holiness faith and enjoyed spending time with her family, shopping and her dogs. She was preceded in death by...
Alice Faye Caudell Wilbanks
Feb 16, 2018
Alice Faye Caudell Wilbanks, age 74 of Hoschton, Georgia and formerly of Banks County, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018. Born in Homer, Georgia on August 17, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Lizzie Myrlene Newsome Caudell. Mrs. Wilbanks was retired from Ethicon and also worked on the family chicken farm with her husband. In...
Thurston Dodd
Feb 16, 2018
Thurston Dodd, age 79 of Lula, Georgia passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018. Born in Alto, Georgia on October 6, 1938, he was a son of the late Travis and Esther Coley Dodd. Mr. Dodd owned and operated Thurston Dodd Welding Shop from 1961-2017. During that time his business allowed him to travel around the world and hold four...
Ronald Edward Jones
Feb 11, 2018
Ronald Edward Jones, age 70 of Homer, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Northridge Medical Center. Born in Gwinnett County on March 24, 1947, he was a son of the late Harold Jones and Elvira Rawlins Jones. Mr. Jones was a retired electrician who enjoyed fishing, hunting, and camping. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in...
James Ralph "Jim" Galloway
Feb 11, 2018
JAMES RALPH “JIM” GALLOWAY, age 73 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Blairsville, Georgia on February 27, 1944, he was a son of the late James Weldon Galloway & Angie Lee Odom Galloway. Mr. Galloway was a retired machine operator with Hormel Foods after 25 years of...
Macklen Joy Whatley Cummings
Feb 11, 2018
Macklen Joy Whatley Cummings, age 87 of Lula, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018, at her residence. Born in Holly Pond, Alabama on November 2, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Talmadge Whatley and Eunice Hulsey Whatley. Mrs. Cummings was a homemaker and a retired secretary, bookkeeper and bank teller. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed...
Jeremy Spivey
Feb 6, 2018
JEREMY MICHAEL SPIVEY, age 37 of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, February 06, 2018. Born in Toccoa, Georgia on June 06, 1980, Jeremy was a life-long resident of Banks County. He was a son of Jerry Lamar Spivey of Homer, Georgia & the late Joan Millie Meeks Spivey. Jeremy worked for Milliken at New Holland Mill for many years....
Maxie Skinner
Jan 31, 2018
Coach Maxie Skinner, age 83 of Demorest, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Born on July 19, 1934, he was a son of the late Roscoe E. Skinner and Gertrude Magness Skinner. Coach Skinner was an exceptional athlete having been known by his family and friends as “The Living Legend”. During his collegiate career, Maxie was an All American...
Louis Edward Tyler
Jan 30, 2018
EDWARD TYLER, age 54 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 following an extended illness. Born in Banks County, Georgia on March 26, 1963, he was a son of the late James Pearson Tyler & Mary Dalton Tyler. Edward was a self-employed carpenter for many years. He loved fishing and traveling to the mountains. Edward also enjoyed...
Donnie Shaw
Jan 29, 2018
Donnie Shaw, age 55 of Lula, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018, following a sudden illness. Born in Habersham County on October 11, 1962, he was a son of the late William Merlin and Beulah Mae Shaw. Mr. Shaw was a 1979 graduate of Habersham Central High School and was employed in electronic sales with Wal-Mart. He was known as...
Ralph Wade Lacount
Jan 28, 2018
RALPH WADE LACOUNT, age 60 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on October 01, 1957, he was a son of the late Arthur LaCount & the late Emma Page LaCount Brumbaugh. Ralph was a 1974 graduate of Habersham Central High School and attended Lanier Technical...
Margarita Gavina Zavala
Jan 23, 2018
Margarita Zavala, age 72 of Alto, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at her residence. Born in Guanajuato, Mexico on January 4, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Manuel Zavala and Rosa Gavina. Mrs. Zavala was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Medina; son, Jose Martin Medina; grandson,...
William Arthur Downs
Jan 20, 2018
William Arthur Downs, age 52 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018. Born in Mitchell, Georgia on January 30, 1965, he was a son of Nell Stewart Downs of Mitchell and the late Alvin Downs. Mr. Downs was currently employed as a truck driver with AIM Logistics. He attended Grace Baptist Church and was known by his family as...
Jimmy Ernest Marcus
Jan 20, 2018
Jimmy Ernest Marcus, age 68 of Demorest, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on October 4, 1949, he was a son of the late Henry Houston Marcus and Martha Coalley James. Mr. Marcus was a retired maintenance supervisor with Habersham Mills / Russell Corp. He was of the Holiness faith and enjoyed...
Annie Mae Smith
Jan 19, 2018
Annie Mae White Chitwood Smith, age 96 of Lula, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018, at Northridge Hospital. Funeral services are 3 pm Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church with Rev. James Duncan, Rev. Ralph Smith, Rev. Tony Goss, and Rev. Phil Parks officiating. Interment will follow in the church with Rev. Josh Crocker officiating. The family...
Charles Terrell Cantrell
Jan 19, 2018
Charles Terrell Cantrell, age 81 of Alto, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018. Born in White County, Georgia on January 1, 1937, he was a son of the late Leamon and Nancy Louise Sosebee Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell was formerly a truck driver with Cornelia Produce and Grocery and later retired from Conoco. He enjoyed automotive repair and antique clocks....
William Henry Hardy
Jan 18, 2018
William Henry Hardy, age 87 of Demorest, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018. Born in Rabun County on April 3, 1930, he was a son of the late Finis Elsberry Hardy and Ethel Ritchie Hardy. Mr. Hardy was a former brick mason and retired from Lee Arrendale State Prison as a masonry instructor. Mr. Hardy served his country proudly in...
Clyde Hamilton
Jan 18, 2018
Clyde Hamilton, age 74 of Clarkesville, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at his residence. Born in Habersham County on September 12, 1943, he was a son of the late G. L. Bud Hamilton and Vera Mae York Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton was employed with C. P. Wilbanks Lumberyard for over 30 years. He was...
Linda Hughes
Jan 17, 2018
Linda Chambers Hughes, age 71 of Mount Airy, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on January 3, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Juanita Smith Chambers. She was employed with Habersham Hardware as a cashier for many years. Mrs. Hughes has served on the Mount Airy City Council since January...
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