Local Obituaries
Bruce Peyton
Aug 15, 2017
Bruce Peyton, age 85 of the Hollingsworth Community, Banks County, went Home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Banks County, Georgia on May 29, 1932, he was a son of the late Enos Sidney Peyton & Lula Edessie Payne Peyton. Mr. Peyton was retired from General Motors...
Nellie Frances Sumpter
Aug 14, 2017
NELLIE FRANCES PITTS SUMPTER, age 83 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville following an extended illness. Born in Toccoa, Georgia on September 08, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Carl & Ruth Thacker Moore. Mrs. Sumpter retired after many years of service in the Housekeeping Department...
Carolyn Hallford
Aug 11, 2017
CAROLYN BELLEW HALLFORD, age 85 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017 at Bentley Assisted Living at Northminster in Jefferson following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on October 26, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Toy & Rachel Miller Bellew. Mrs. Hallford was a graduate of Baldwin High School and retired from...
William Dudley Horton
Aug 5, 2017
William Dudley “Bill” Horton, age 90 of Clarkesville, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017. Born in Burnsville, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Clifford and Rosa Lie Cassida Horton. Mr. Horton enjoyed gardening, canning, cooking and baking, and splitting wood. He served his county proudly at the end of World War II in the Navy as...
Roland Cook
Aug 1, 2017
Roland Wendell Cook, age 58 of Demorest, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 01, 2017. Born in Burlington, North Carolina on August 01, 1959, he was a son of the late Garland Cook & Sarah Mae Pinnix Cook. Mr. Cook worked with Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson Co) for over 23 years. He enjoyed car shows,...
Amber Kay Wiley
Jul 29, 2017
AMBER KAY WILEY, age 35 of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Born in Hall County, Georgia on July 23, 1982, she was a daughter of Julian “Ray” Wiley of Lula, Georgia & the late Regina “Gail” Robinson Bruce. Miss Wiley worked as a cook for many years with Waffle...
Rev. Samuel Pruitt
Jul 25, 2017
Rev. Samuel James Pruitt, age 74 of Lula, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Born in Cumming, Georgia on December 28, 1942, he was a son of the late L.B. and Lillie Mae Carter Pruitt. Rev. Pruitt served as pastor for a total of 35 years with the Congregational Holiness Church, having been a...
Letha Godfrey
Jul 25, 2017
LETHA LANE GODFREY, age 87 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 following an extended illness. Born in Sampson County, North Carolina on March 17, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Lemuel Lane & Katie Hare – Daw. Mrs. Godfrey was a life-time member of the Jacksonville VFW Post # 7909 where she served as...
Lumeril " Merle" Dodd Morris
Jul 16, 2017
Lumeril “Merle” Morris, age 63 of Demorest, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017. Born in Demorest, Georgia on August 3, 1953, she was a daughter of Lillian Dodd of Alto, Georgia and the late Leroy Dodd. Mrs. Morris was of the Holiness faith. She enjoyed ceramics, cooking and collecting recipes, but mostly, memorizing the Scriptures. In addition to her father,...
Michael Clay Strange
Jul 14, 2017
MICHAEL CLAY STRANGE, age 64 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 following an extended illness. Born in Demorest, Georgia on January 20, 1953, he was a son of Clay Strange of Cornelia, Georgia & the late Nezzie Free Strange. Mr. Strange enjoyed keeping up with the local news for many years, front porch sitting, and watching...
Elizabeth "Beth" Telford Long
Jul 10, 2017
Elizabeth (Beth) Blair Telford Long, age 69, passed away in Griffin, GA on Monday, July 10, 2017. Born on June 28, 1948, in Habersham County, she was the daughter of the late George Dean Telford. Mrs. Long was a loving daughter, wife, mother and grandmother. Survivors include mother, Sybil Blair Telford of Griffin, GA; beloved husband of 39 years, William...
Charles C. Sherwood
Jul 7, 2017
Charles C. Sherwood, age 79 of Cornelia, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017. Born in Almon, Georgia on January 22, 1938, he was the son of the late Aubra Lee Sherwood and Ruth Campbell Sherwood. Mr. Sherwood was the owner and operator of both Sherwood Pharmacy and Sherwood Clinical. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death...
Chapella Ferguson
Jul 6, 2017
CHAPELLA LEE MURPHY FERGUSON, age 77 of the Pea Ridge Community, Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, July 06, 2017. Born in Cornelia, Georgia on December 21, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Howard Watson Murphy & Monteen Suggs Murphy. Mrs. Ferguson was a homemaker and also worked for many years on the family farm. She was a...
Peggy Nelson
Jul 6, 2017
Peggy Martin Nelson, age 57 of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017. Born in Smyrna, Georgia on December 22, 1959, she was a daughter of Carol Ann Cox Martin of Clarkesville and the late Jack Martin. Mrs. Nelson retired from Fieldale Farms as an Administrative Assistant with 20 years of service. She enjoyed flowers, sports, drag racing and car...
N.U. Turpen
Jul 2, 2017
N.U. TURPEN, JR., age 90 of Cleveland, Georgia formerly of Clarkesville, passed away on Sunday, July 02, 2017 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Tallulah Falls, Georgia on September 06, 1926, he was a son of the late N.U. Turpen, Sr. & Drucilla Williams Turpen. Mr. Turpen served his country proudly in the United...
Linda Adams Mcentire
Jun 30, 2017
LINDA ADAMS MCENTIRE, age 71 of Demorest, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 30, 2017 at the Habersham Medical Center. Born in Hall County, Georgia on August 25, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Helen Poole Hawkins. Linda grew up in the Habersham Mills Community and would often post her fond memories of...
Kennedy Ruthann "Smurf" Wright
Jun 30, 2017
KENNEDY RUTHANN “SMURF” WRIGHT, age 16 of Clarkesville, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Stephens County, Georgia on August 03, 2000, Kennedy was an up and coming Junior at Habersham Central High School. She was a member of the Lady Raider Basketball Team and loved spending countless hours on the...
Linda Lee Woods Whitlock
Jun 30, 2017
Linda Lee Woods Whitlock, age 61 of Baldwin, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017. Born on January 18, 1956 in Decatur, Georgia, she was a daughter of Louise Hudson Harris and the late William Meredith Woods. Ms. Whitlock served in the U.S. Forest Service and was a retired educator, having worked for Banks, Hall, and Habersham Counties as a...
Louise Burrell
Jun 25, 2017
LOUISE PASCHAL BURRELL, age 95 of Clarkesville, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Born in Harris County, Georgia on August 24, 1921, she was a daughter of the late William and Estelle Moore Paschal. She was a member of Clarkesville Baptist Church. She had worked at Clarkesville Mill, and after becoming an LPN, worked at...
Lavada Warren
Jun 22, 2017
Lavada English Warren, age 77, of Demorest, passed away on June 22, 2017 at home following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County, GA, on May 24, 1940, she attended North Habersham High School. She graduated with her LPN license from North Georgia Technical College and received her RN license from Darton Colllege in Albany, GA in 1977. She was...
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