Local Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
Patrick Farmer
Jun 27, 2024
Patrick Clifton Farmer, also known by his friends as “Moonshine”, age 43, of Clarkesville, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Born on March 19, 1981, in Duluth, he was the son of Robert Farmer of Clarkesville and Rebecca Rudmeyer Farmer of Demorest. Patrick was a truck driver with Baxter and Sons Trucking in Commerce for 23 years and not...
Betty Gragg
Jun 23, 2024
Betty Williams Gragg, age 70, of Demorest, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024. Born on May 22, 1954, in Jacksonville, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Sylvester and Lucille Creasman Williams. While living in Georgia for most of her life, she worked for the Georgia Department of Corrections for many years. She loved the beach and her...
Tammy Murray
Jun 22, 2024
Tammy Kay Murray, age 60, of Cornelia, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Born on July 26, 1963, in Demorest, she was a daughter to the late Paul and Eva Mae Garner. Tammy’s life was richly lived in service and kindness. She was known for being a caretaker to others and had a heart of gold. Tammy was a...
James King
Jun 15, 2024
James G. King, 89, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2024. Born on July 19, 1934, he was a son of the late William Garfield King and Mattie Lou West. Mr. King was self-employed as a T.V. Repairman for many years. Mr. King was of the Methodist faith and attended Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Alto. In...
James Gerrin
Jun 10, 2024
James Earl Gerrin, age 77, of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2024. Born on March 1, 1947, at the Charm House in Clarkesville, he was a son of the late Earl William and Lovadia Chastain Gerrin. Mr. Gerrin graduated from South Habersham High School in 1965 before moving to Alaska where he became a bush pilot for the...
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