Local Obituaries
Judy Roberts
Jul 18, 2016
Judy Ann Roberts, age 58 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on January 17, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Clyde Gulley and Betty Harris Fry. Ms. Roberts was a self-employed housekeeper and member of Line Baptist Church. She was always full of life and laughter and was an affectionate...
Harold Pritchett
Jul 10, 2016
Harold Pritchett, age 76 of Baldwin, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016. Born in Stephens County, Georgia on November 8, 1939, he was a son of the late Swayne Pritchett and Francine Chitwood Pritchett McDonald. Mr. Pritchett was the founder and former owner and operator of Pritchett Tire. He was a United States Army Reserve veteran and a member of...
Robert Kyle
Jul 8, 2016
ROBERT DOUGLAS “DOUG” KYLE, age 69 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Friday, July 08, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Cornelia, Georgia on July 29, 1946, he was a son of the late James Marion & Irene Elizabeth Wuthridge Kyle. Mr. Kyle was a Vietnam War veteran, having proudly served in the United States...
Dank S. Whitlock
Jul 5, 2016
DANK S. WHITLOCK, age 92 of Alto, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 05, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Banks County, Georgia on March 05, 1924, he was a son of the late Steve & Bertha Barrett Whitlock. Mr. Whitlock served his country proudly in the United States Army in the...
Douglas James Fraser
Jul 2, 2016
Douglas James Fraser, Demorest, lately of Decatur, Georgia died July 2. He was 86. Douglas was preceded in death by his oldest son, Douglas Fitzdouglas Fraser, who died July 2, 2013. Douglas was also preceded in death by his parents, Roderick and Dora Watson Fraser, sister, Muriel Corck, and brothers, Roderick and Donald Fraser. He is the last surviving member...
Charlotte Underwood
Jun 27, 2016
Charlotte Tench Underwood, age 76 of Demorest, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016. Born in Demorest, Georgia on June 27, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Rev. John Bryant and Annie McConnell Tench. Mrs. Underwood was a seamstress for 50 plus years and a founding member and pianist of Northside Community Church in Cornelia. In her spare time...
Jean Swain
Jun 26, 2016
Jean Martha Pickens Swain, 95, of Baldwin, GA, beloved mother, wife, and grandmother, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 26, 2016. Mrs. Swain was born June 30, 1920, in Chicago, IL, to the late Arthur George Cook Pickens and Bertha Fayling Pickens. Jean was a WWII veteran having served in the Women’s Army Corp in Africa, France, and Italy. During her...
Elferd Carson
Jun 20, 2016
Elferd Columbus Carson age 93 of Alto, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016. Born in Banks County, Georgia on September 4, 1922, he was a son of the late William Jack and Annie Mae Worley Carson. Mr. Carson was a retired machine operator from Schnadig Furniture Company. After retirement, he then was employed with Quality Foods and Fieldale Farms Corporation....
Reba Elizabeth Ramsey Burrell
Jun 18, 2016
REBA ELIZABETH RAMSEY BURRELL, age 82 of Demorest, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at her residence. Born in the Fairview Community of Demorest, Georgia on November 05, 1933, Reba was a daughter of the late Harvey Bruce & Addie Lee English Ramsey. She was a 1950 graduate of Clarkesville High School and...
Tony Crane
Jun 10, 2016
Tony Brian Crane, age 55 of Alto, passed away Friday, June 10, 2016. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on August 20, 1960, he was a son of Joann Meadows Crane and the late Bobby Eugene Crane. Mr. Crane was a technician with Academy Garment. In his free time, Tony enjoyed listening to music, hunting, fishing, and watching the NASCAR races. In...
Elmer Jackson
Jun 8, 2016
Elmer Delton Jackson, Jr., age 71 of Sautee Nacoochee, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at his residence. Born in Jackson, Mississippi on June 9, 1944, he was the son of the late Elmer Delton Sr., and Marjorie Williams Jackson. Mr. Jackson was the owner of Dukes Creek Ruby and Gold Mines, Outpost Gold and Gem Panning, and Heidi Motel....
Marvin Thomas Brock
Jun 4, 2016
Marvin Thomas Brock, age 60 of Clarkesville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 04, 2016. Born in Covington, Georgia on August 20, 1955, he was the son of the late Roy Thomas & Lois Louise Medley Brock. Mr. Brock worked with Habersham Mills Corporation for many years and was currently employed with Gwinnett County Parks &...
Eugene Worley
Jun 4, 2016
Eugene Ellis Worley, age 72 of Oakwood, passed away Friday, June 4, 2016. Born in Lula, Georgia on September 7, 1943, he was a son of the late Lee and Ola Simmons Worley. Mr. Worley worked with Mount Vernon Mills with over 25 years of service and retired from Worley & Son Construction with 12 years of service. He was...
Necie Lealer Lois Worley Shirley
May 28, 2016
Necie Lealer Lois Worley Shirley, age 89 of Alto, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016. Born in Demorest, Georgia on April 29, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Wooten and Ola Belle Worley. Mrs. Shirley was a member of Oakwood Gospel Tabernacle Family Worship Center and also attended Springway Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a loving...
Gemilda Reynolds
May 27, 2016
Gemilda Ruth Reynolds Cantrell, age 85 of Cornelia, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016. Born in Young Harris, Georgia on March 13, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Lee and Florence Lucinda Emerson Reynolds. Mrs. Reynolds retired from Wal-Mart in Gainesville as a cashier with 25 years of service and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed...
Billy Holbrooks
May 27, 2016
Billy Holbrooks, age 75 of Demorest, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born Habersham County on April 1, 1941, he was a son of the late Andrew Holbrooks and Minnie Ayers Holbrooks. Mr. Holbrooks was a self-employed truck driver and of the Baptist faith. In his spare time he enjoyed gardening and wood working. In...
William Ansley
May 24, 2016
W. Charles Ansley, age 79 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on September 25, 1936, he was a son of the late Homer and Marcelle Anderson Ansley. Mr. Ansley was a retired supply room clerk from Ethicon with 37 years employment. He was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church. After retirement,...
Donald Kimbrell
May 23, 2016
Donald Kimbrell, age 76 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on October 24, 1939, he was a son of the late Masser and Lucy Mae Gulley Kimbrell. Mr. Kimbrell was a retired electrician from Schnadig Corporation with 39 years employment. He was a member of...
Mary Knight
May 23, 2016
Mary Frances Knight, 80 of Cornelia, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016. Born in Banks County on May 06, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Hattie Chitwood Martin. Mrs. Knight was a retired school bus driver for Habersham County Schools and attended Mud Creek Baptist Church. She loved working in her flower gardens and playing bingo....
Dennis Fredrick Geisecke, Sr.
May 21, 2016
Dennis Fredrick Geisecke, Sr. age 64, of Clarkesville, passed away on May 21, 2016. Born on February, 23, 1952, in York, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Fredrick C. and Romaine Dorothy Gemmill Geisecke. Mr. Geisecke was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed fishing and anything mechanical, especially cars. He loved spending time with his family especially his...
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