Local Obituaries
Ramona Hill
Aug 30, 2015
Ramona Lewallen Hill, age 80 of Baldwin, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015, at her residence. Born in Banks County on August 30, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Felton Lewallen and Mercediance Hill Lewallen. Mrs. Hill was a retired machine operator from Yonah Realty and a member of Harmony Baptist Church. In her spare time she enjoyed...
Opal Frances Weaver
Aug 28, 2015
Opal Frances Weaver, age 85, of Alto, and formerly of Somerset, Kentucky, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at her residence. Born on March 9, 1930, in Wilder Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late William and Hazel Watson Westfelt. Mrs. Weaver was a member of Beacon Hill Baptist Church in Somerset, Kentucky and was a homemaker. In addition...
Richard Brenton Snyder
Aug 25, 2015
Richard Brenton Snyder passed away on the evening of August 25, 2015 in Gainesville, Georgia surrounded by family after a courageous battle with leukemia. Richard was 71 years old. Born December 10, 1943, in Bridgeport, CT, Richard was the son of the late Harry and Phyllis Snyder of Stratford, CT. After graduating from the Maine Maritime Academy, he married his...
William Hal Ellison, Jr.
Aug 24, 2015
William Hal Ellison, Jr., age 80, of Clarkesville, passed away Monday, August 24, 2015. Born on June 9, 1935 in Clarkesville, Georgia, he was the son of the late William Hal, Sr. and Thelma E. Ariail Ellison. Mr. Ellison was a member of Alley’s Chapel United Methodist Church and was self employed in grading and building ponds. He was formerly...
Berma Jean Wooten Bennett
Aug 21, 2015
Berma Jean Wooten Bennett, 85 of Clarkesville, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on September 15, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Walter & Lydia Smith Wooten. Jean worked for over 30 years as a sales clerk for Turpen Drug Store in downtown Clarkesville. She retired at age 70 as an inspector from...
Dan Canup
Aug 20, 2015
Dan Canup, age 63, of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015. Born on June 8, 1952 in Clarkesville, Georgia, he was a son of the late Floyd Junior and Hortense Nix Canup. Mr. Canup was self employed in the salvage industry and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Juanita and Marty Martin of Clarkesville; his...
Daniel Lavaughn Bradshaw
Aug 19, 2015
Daniel Lavaughn Bradshaw, age 25, of Carnesville, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at his residence. Born on January 12, 1990, in Elberton, Georgia, he was a son of Ward Bradshaw and Joyce Ann Farmer Marcus. Mr. Bradshaw enjoyed camping, video games, eating out and spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Robert L....
John William Weathers, Jr.
Aug 18, 2015
John William Weathers, Jr., age 64, of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at his residence. Born on July 19, 1951, in Elberton, Georgia, he was the son of John William Weathers, Sr. of Anderson, South Carolina and Dorothy Greenway Weathers of Cornelia. Mr. Weathers was a graduate of Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in Textile...
Robert Franklin "Bob" Honeycutt, Sr.
Aug 17, 2015
Robert Franklin “Bob” Honeycutt, Sr., age 88, of Cornelia and formerly of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015. Born on October 30, 1926 in Mocksville, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Frank and Blanche Hammer Honeycutt. Mr. Honeycutt was retired from Mead Johnson Pharmaceutical and was a member of First Baptist Church of Cornelia....
Sam White
Aug 15, 2015
Sam White, age 74, of the Rocks Springs Community, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015. Born on March 1, 1941 in Banks County, he was a son of the late Thomas Bradford and Lucy Grace Forrester White. Mr. White was a retired poultry farmer who enjoyed horses and cars. He was a member and former deacon at Rock Springs Baptist...
Infant Dominick Anthony Robertson
Aug 12, 2015
Dominick Anthony Robertson, infant son of Chad Robertson and Ashlie Seitz of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. He was born on March 31, 2015, in Demorest, Georgia. In addition to his parents, he is also survived by siblings, Briawna, Desiree, Alison, Mikayla, Jaelyn and A.J.; maternal grandparents, Denise Seitz of Cornelia and Alan Seitz of Cornelia; paternal...
John C. "J.J." Jennings, Jr.
Aug 11, 2015
John C. “J. J.” Jennings, Jr., age 72, of Clarkesville, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at his residence. Born on January 15, 1943, in Kingsport, Tennessee he was a son of the late John Condry and Georgia Mae Tipton Jennings. He was employed with Atlas and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Jennings enjoyed the outdoors, woodworking, hunting and...
Frances Mcmillian Ivie Blackburn
Aug 11, 2015
Frances McMillian Ivie Blackburn, age 91, of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at her residence. Born on May 18, 1924, in Demorest, she was a daughter of the late William Frank and Mary Elizabeth Taylor McMillian. Mrs. Blackburn was a homemaker and a member of Cornelia United Methodist Church. She was active in the community, volunteering with...
Marjorie Lee Boseman Newsom
Aug 10, 2015
Marjorie Lee Boseman Newsom, age 82, of Demorest, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at her residence. Born on May 8, 1933, in Halifax County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Major and Maggie Garner Boseman. Mrs. Newsom was a homemaker and a member of Fairfield Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening and was a loving wife, mother,...
Claudius "Hugh" Smelley
Aug 7, 2015
Claudius “Hugh” Smelley, age 99, of Lula, passed away Friday, August 7, 2015. Born on June 12, 1916, in Lula, Georgia, he was a son of the late Claudius Jackson & Dassie Davis Smelley. Mr. Smelley was a self employed farmer and was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Lula. In addition to his parents, he was also...
Jody Burton
Aug 5, 2015
Jody Burton, age 77, of Demorest, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Born on November 1, 1937, in Clarkesville, Georgia, he was a son of the late Oscar and Hester York Burton. Mr. Burton was a logger and was a member of Old Nacoochee Baptist Church. He enjoyed camping and spending time with his family. In addition to his parents,...
Jerry Eugene Webb
Aug 3, 2015
JERRY EUGENE WEBB, age 70 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Monday, August 03, 2015 following a period of declining health. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on December 17, 1944, he was a son of the late Jiles Webb & Dorothy Woodall Webb. Mr. Webb was a veteran, having proudly served his country in the United States Army. He enjoyed farming,...
George Bell
Aug 2, 2015
George Calvin Bell, age 66, of Clarkesville, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015. Born on April 23, 1949, in South Carolina, he was a son of the late George and Mary Lillie Bell. He was formerly employed with Wayne Farms and was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Clarkesville, where he served faithfully. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and...
Dorothy Woodall Webb
Jul 27, 2015
Dorothy Woodall Webb, age 90, of Cornelia, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015. Born on September 19, 1924, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Lee Coleman Woodall and Jimmie Reece Woodall. Mrs. Webb was retired from Georgia Vital Statistics and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed shopping and cooking in her spare time. In addition...
Duane Edward Rice
Jul 25, 2015
DUANE EDWARD RICE, age 46 of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 25, 2015 following an extended illness. Born in Stephens County, Georgia on October 08, 1968, Duane was a life-long native of Habersham County. He was a son of Ray & Maxine Franklin Rice of Cornelia. Duane was employed as a sales clerk...
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