Local Obituaries
Doris Feller
Aug 8, 2024
Doris Turner Feller, age 65, of Alto, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2024. Born on August 18, 1958, in Commerce, she was a daughter of the late L.C. and Dorothy Lue Dodd Turner. Doris was a homemaker and caretaker, who was of the Pentecostal faith. She enjoyed singing Southern Gospel music in various churches, and visiting with her loved...
Jeffrey Shirley
Aug 7, 2024
Jeffrey Scott Shirley, age 60, of Cornelia left his mortal body this week following a brief illness. Born May 8, 1964, in Hall County, Georgia, he was a son of the late James A. and Eloise Cochran Shirley. Jeff was a graduate of Habersham Central High School where he was very active with Key Club and the HCHS Band of...
Jimmy Kent Stewart
Aug 6, 2024
Jimmy Kent Stewart, age 83, of Demorest, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Born on December 4, 1940, in Clarkesville, he was son of the late Virgil and Effie Mae Wheeler Stewart. Jimmy was a loyal employee of Midway Electric with 69 years of dedicated service and he previously worked with the Grant Reeves VFW Post #7720 in Cornelia....
Ruth King
Aug 2, 2024
Mrs. Ruth Vernon Wise King was born on May 10, 1945, in Habersham County. She departed her Christian life on Friday, August 2, 2024, at her residence surrounded by family. Mrs. Ruth is preceded in death by her father, Vernon Wise and her mother, Martha Bell Orsborn; husband, Gary Leroy King; brothers: Charles Gober, Larry Orsborn, and James Orsborn; and...
Geoffrey Tipton
Jul 31, 2024
A Fallen Limb A limb has fallen from our family tree. I keep hearing a voice that says, “Grieve not for me. Remember the best times, the laughter, the memories. The good life I lived while I was strong. Continue the hunting adventures and ball games, and all the good times. I’m counting on you. Keep smiling and surely the...
Diane Stephens
Jul 29, 2024
Diane Stewart Stephens, age 79, of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2024. Born on May 29, 1945, in Baldwin, she was a daughter of the late James Stewart and Christine Powell Stewart. Ms. Stephens was retired from Riegel and was of the Baptist faith. She was President of the “Hen Club” at Green Mountain Village, and enjoyed fishing...
Mavis Kimbrell
Jul 29, 2024
Mavis Kimbrell, age 81, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2024. Born on December 19, 1942, in Hawkeye, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Harry L. and Cecil Mae Appleman Anderson. Mrs. Kimbrell was a homemaker and self-employed poultry farmer. She took joy in doing her hair and nails and also enjoyed shopping, cooking, and...
Fay Hargrove
Jul 27, 2024
Fay Hamilton Hargrove, age 88, of Mount Airy, passed away on Saturday, July 27,2024. Born on November 10, 1935, in Americus Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Arnold Hamilton and Charlotte Lucille Jones Hamilton. Fay was an avid seamstress, quilter, and animal lover, including horses, dogs, cats and birds. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
J. Ray Wiley
Jul 27, 2024
J. Ray Wiley, age 68, of Lula, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Born on July 10, 1956, in Commerce, he was a son of the late Julian David and Ruby Evelyn Wilson Wiley and a lifelong Georgia resident. Mr. Wiley was a United States Marine Corps Veteran before he started driving a truck, which he did for many...
Jennifer Johnson
Jul 24, 2024
Jennifer Helms Johnson, age 48, of Baldwin, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Born on December 31, 1975, in Birmingham, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Carol Elrod Helms. She had a love for animals, especially her dogs who she considered her children. Survivors include her husband, Steven Johnson; daughters: Madison Johnson, Hannah Odette, and...
Margie Alexander
Jul 24, 2024
Margie Nell Colston Alexander, age 89, of Demorest, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Born on November 22, 1934, in the Pea Ridge Community of Cornelia, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Roy and Zelma Brewer Colston. She was raised with her four brothers and two sisters in a farm house that their dad built with his...
Donald Davis
Jul 19, 2024
Donald J. Davis, age 91, of Dawsonville, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024. Born on October 23, 1932, in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Kirk Hamilton and Nora “Belle” Sutton Davis. Mr. Davis served in the United States Navy for four years before becoming an airline mechanic with Capital Airlines then Delta Air Lines. He...
Bonnie Broner
Jul 14, 2024
Bonnie Broner, age 60, of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2024. Born on April 4, 1964, in Demorest, she was a daughter of the late Robert Henry and Hazel Love Alexander Chastain. Mrs. Broner was the office manager at Rudeseal Furniture for several years and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. She always enjoyed cooking for her...
Melisa Petkas
Jul 13, 2024
Melisa Amber Petkas, age 29, of Habersham County, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Born on April 26, 1995, in Stockbridge, Georgia, she was the daughter of Melissa J. Petkas. Melisa had a beautiful, sensitive heart that fought for what she loved. The joy and loves of her life were her children. In addition to her mother, survivors include...
Infant Nicholas Moat
Jul 12, 2024
Nicholas James Moat, infant son of Christopher and Chelsea Moat of Demorest, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024. In addition to his parents, survivors include a sister, Carlan Moat; a brother, Owen Moat; paternal grandparents, William and Sherry Moat of Braselton, and Michael and Jane Smith of Alto; numerous extended relatives. Graveside services are 11 am on Tuesday, July...
Charles Crocker
Jul 11, 2024
Charles Kenneth Crocker, age 70, of Powder Springs, formerly of Habersham County, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Born on April 4, 1954, in Banks County, he was a son of the late Coy Lee and Edith Dodd Crocker. Kenneth lived in Jessup, Georgia for approximately ten years and while there he worked on the shrimp boats and performed...
David Strength
Jul 9, 2024
David Yancey Strength, age 65, of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Born on October 10, 1958, in Demorest, he was a son of the late John Peyton Strength, Jr. and Murl Jane Woodall Strength. He spent his time in Carrollton and Clarkesville, but had resided mainly in the latter since 1999. Mr. Strength retired from Sunbelt where...
Lloyd Murray
Jul 5, 2024
Lloyd Franklin Murray, age 80, of Clarkesville, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024. Born on June 4, 1944, in Toccoa, he was a son of the late Floyd Paul and Louise Virginia Matthews Murray. Mr. Murray was a United States Army Veteran having proudly served his country during the Vietnam Era and retired from Milliken after numerous years of...
Dennis Wade
Jul 2, 2024
Dennis Douglas Wade, age 67, of Alto, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Born on January 20, 1957, in Demorest, he was a son of the late J.C. and Geneva Armour Wade. Mr. Wade retired from Fieldale and attended Pine Grove Holiness Church. He enjoyed working on and restoring automobiles including his 1923 T Bucket that he worked on...
Charles Bragg
Jul 1, 2024
Charles Phillip Bragg was born on February 10, 1938 and passed peacefully on July 1, 2024. Phillip spent his last days surrounded by his family. He leaves behind a son, Tim (Libby) Bragg; his daughter, Marcene Bragg; and special lifelong friend, Lois Davis Boggs. Stories of acts of kindness and fun memories were left for his grandkids to remember and...
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