Local Obituaries
Donald Shirley
Jul 24, 2015
Donald Shirley, age 74, of Alto, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at his residence. Born on July 2, 1941, in Rabun County, he was a son of the late Jesse Vandiver and Fannie Mae Moore Shirley. He was retired from Scovill Manufacturing and was a member of Line Baptist Church. Mr. Shirley was a Baptist minister who evangelized in...
Robert "Bob" Matthews Alden, Sr.
Jul 23, 2015
Robert (Bob) Matthews Alden, Sr., age 90, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2015. A graduate of Cornelia High School and the University of Georgia, Bob was employed by the Georgia State Department of Public Health, and the Centers for Disease Control, from which he retired in 1986. At the start of his career he served as editor of the...
Kathy Huey
Jul 18, 2015
Kathy Diane Kelly Huey, age 59, of Alto, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015. Born on November 2, 1955, in Pensacola, FL, she was a daughter of Gilbert Kelly and Jewel Hodge Kelly. She was a member of The Torch and was a sixth grade math and science teacher for Habersham County. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Huey was...
Tony James Vandiver
Jul 16, 2015
Tony James Vandiver, age 63, of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015. Born on September 2, 1951, in Habersham County, he was the son of the late William Brofford Arrowood and Virgina Sosebee Addis. He was formerly employed with Shook’s Landscaping and enjoyed fishing, wood working, canoeing, reading and antique automobiles. In addition to his parents, Mr. Vandiver was...
Charles Cane
Jul 16, 2015
Charles Cane, age 54, of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015. Born on November 14, 1960, in Habersham County, he was a son of Junior and Carolyn Alexander Davis of Mt. Airy. He was a member of Mt. Airy Baptist Church and enjoyed woodworking, building cabinets, fishing and spending time with family, especially his grandchildren. In addition to...
Thelma Ree Corn Shook
Jul 7, 2015
Thelma Ree Corn Shook, age 68 of Demorest, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Towns County on December 16, 1946, she was a daughter of the late George Corn and Lola Ramey Corn. Mrs. Shook was a homemaker and a charter member of Good News Baptist Church. In her spare time she enjoyed...
Edwin "Spur" Wiley
Jul 4, 2015
Edwin “Spur” Wiley, age 66 of Alto, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015, at his residence. Born in Hall County on June 6, 1949, he was a son of the late M. E. “Sharper” Wiley and Betty Pittman Wiley. Mr. Wiley was a retired self-employed carpenter and poultry farmer. Spur was an avid race fan having been a dirt track...
David Jonathon Whitaker
Jul 3, 2015
David Jonathon Whitaker, age 43, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015. Born on April 29, 1972, in Habersham, County, he was a son of the late George and Barbara Bressman Whitaker. He was formerly employed with Habersham County School System, was an accomplished mechanic and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Whitaker was a loving husband, father,...
Doris Baird Clark
Jul 1, 2015
DORIS BAIRD CLARK, age 84 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, July 01, 2015 at her residence following a brief illness. Born in Stephens County, Georgia on November 15, 1930, she was a daughter of the late J.W. “Doc” & Essie Mae Oliver Baird. Mrs. Clark served as head administrative clerk for the State of Georgia at Georgia Industrial...
Raymond Holbrooks
Jun 27, 2015
RAYMOND HOLBROOKS, age 81 of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Toccoa, Georgia on April 01, 1934, he was a son of the late Alex Andrew, Sr. and Minnie Gertrude Ayers Holbrooks. Mr. Holbrooks was a veteran and served his country proudly in the United...
Blondine Wheeler Whitmore Tomlin
Jun 21, 2015
Blondine Wheeler Whitmore Tomlin, age 86, of Demorest, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015. Born on October 18, 1928, in Clarkesville, Georgia, She was a daughter of the late David Charles and Cora Lee Waldrep Wheeler. She attended Demorest Church of God and was retired from Carwood Manufacturing with 30 years of service. Mrs. Tomlin enjoyed taking care of her...
Patsy Butler Fricks
Jun 18, 2015
Patsy Butler Fricks, age 65, of Lula, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015 at her residence. Born on December 22, 1949, in Hall County, she was a daughter of the late Cecil and Christine Sullens Butler. Mrs. Fricks was a homemaker and attended Lula Assembly of Praise. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also loved...
Kendra Brooke Dover
Jun 17, 2015
Kendra Brooke Dover, age 27, of Clarkesville, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Born on April 10, 1988, in Demorest, she was a daughter of Eddie Dover and Kim Dover Jordan. She was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills and enjoyed fishing in her spare time. Miss Dover was a free spirited young woman who loved her family unconditionally, especially her...
Paul William Wheeler, Sr.
Jun 15, 2015
Paul William Wheeler, Sr., age 81, of Demorest, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at his residence. Born on June 17, 1933, in Habersham County, he was a son of the late David Charles and Cora Lee Waldrep Wheeler. He was a retired electrician with Milliken and was a U.S. Army veteran. In addition to his parents, he was also...
Rev. Paul A. Wright
Jun 15, 2015
Rev. Paul A. Wright, age 65, of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at his residence. Born on March 16, 1950, in Jackson County, he was a son of James and Sara Smith Wright of Cornelia. Rev. Wright was an ordained minister for over 40 years having been a pastor for both Methodist and Baptist churches. He was...
Glenda Brown Lewallen
Jun 8, 2015
GLENDA BROWN LEWALLEN, age 70 of Clarkesville, passed away on Monday, June 08, 2015. Born in Alamance County, North Carolina on July 28, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Walter Rankin & Ada Moore Brown. Mrs. Lewallen was a receptionist with Fieldale Farms with 21 years of dedicated service. In her spare time, Glenda enjoyed collecting antiques, decorating...
Imogene "Jean" Maney Key
Jun 3, 2015
Imogene “Jean” Maney Key, age 70, of Clarkesville, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Born on November 18, 1944, in Clarkesville, she was a daughter of the late Voice and Ruby Franklin Maney. She was a member of Clarkesville Church of God and was formerly self-employed as a house cleaner. She enjoyed yard sales and collecting antiques in her spare...
Jerry Nathanial Landers
Jun 2, 2015
Jerry Nathanial Landers, age 63, of Clarkesville, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at his residence. Born on February 2, 1952, in Atlanta, he was a son of the late Claude Landers and Irene Edwards Hamby. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed music, gardening and traveling to the mountains in his spare time. Most of all, he enjoyed...
Mary Ramey Lovell
Jun 1, 2015
Mary Ramey Lovell, age 87 of Cornelia, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Sparta, Georgia on August 7, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Homer Fred Ramey and Ethel Trotter Ramey. Mrs. Lovell was retired from the retail industry and was of the Christian faith. In her spare time she enjoyed sewing,...
R. Herman Black
May 30, 2015
R. HERMAN BLACK, age 88 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on March 08, 1927, he was a son of the late Luther L. and Veatrice McAllister Black. Mr. Black was a Piedmont College graduate and a United States Army Veteran who proudly served his country during WWII. He was retired...
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