Local Obituaries
Brandi Lashun Browner
Mar 24, 2015
BRANDI LASHUN BROWNER, age 35 of Baldwin, passed away into the arms of our Lord on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Born in Demorest, Georgia on July 16, 1979, she was the daughter of J.L. & Betty King Browner of Baldwin. Ms. Browner was a 1997 graduate of Habersham Central High School and was a Correctional Officer with the Lee Arrendale...
Lucille "Lucy" Davis Martin
Mar 20, 2015
Lucille “Lucy” Davis Martin, age 68, of Demorest, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015. Born on August 6, 1946, in Demorest, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Norman, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Blair Davis. Mrs. Martin was employed with USA Shop Convenience Stores and was a member of Community Baptist Church. She loved people and enjoyed racing,...
Mary Mcclellan Carmichael
Mar 19, 2015
Mary McClellan Carmichael, age 86 of Clarkesville, passed away March 19, 2015. Born in Wauchula, Florida on October 20, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Moses Lamb McClellan and Mary Clifford Underhill McClellan. Mrs. Carmichael was a retired registered nurse and a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church, where she was active in the Walk-In Sunday School Class....
Michael Thurston Dodd
Mar 18, 2015
Michael Thurston Dodd, age 57, of Lula, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Born on February 6, 1958, in Hall County, Georgia, he was the son of Thurston Dodd of Lula and the late Mary Alice Smith Dodd. Mr. Dodd was employed with Thurston Dodd Welding Shop for many years and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed hunting,...
Johnny Ricketson, Jr.
Mar 15, 2015
William Jonathan “Johnny” Ricketson, Jr, age 68 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on February 5, 1947, he was a son of the late William Jonathan Ricketson, Sr. and Doris Smith Ricketson. Mr. Ricketson was a lifelong resident of Habersham County and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed...
Luther Wiley
Mar 14, 2015
Luther Wiley, age 91 of Alto, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, at his residence. Born in Hall County on October 14, 1923, he was a son of the late Frank Wiley and Blanche Davidson Wiley. Mr. Wiley was worked in heating and air at Mt. Vernon Mills. He was a member of Alto Congregational Holiness Church and enjoyed gardening...
Betty Jean London Fortner
Mar 10, 2015
Betty Jean London Fortner, age 46, of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Born on November 6, 1968, in Buncam County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Ronnie and Eloise Baker London of Cleveland. Mrs. Fortner was a homemaker and a member of New Bridge Baptist Church of Cleveland. She enjoyed milking cows, gardening, singing, cooking, reading...
William Erskine "Bill" Smith, Jr.
Mar 8, 2015
William Erskine “Bill” Smith, Jr., age 74, of Alto, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Born on June 17, 1940, in Walton County, Georgia, he was the son of the late William Erskine, Sr. and Lois Jane Gibson Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired trucker with Ryder Trucking Company and was of the Baptist faith. He was an avid...
Bill Fred Hawkins
Mar 7, 2015
BILL FRED HAWKINS, age 78 of Oakwood, Georgia passed away peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Saturday, March 07, 2015. Born in Jackson County, Tennessee on March 22, 1936, he was a son of the late James Dillard & Lillie V. Gentry Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins served his country proudly in the United States Air Force during the Cuban...
Dorothy Chapman Henderson
Mar 6, 2015
Dorothy Chapman Henderson, age 84, of Clarkesville, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015. Born on February 23, 1931 in Blairsville, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Louis Napolean and Queen Ester Henson Chapman. Mrs. Henderson was a member of Chopped Oak Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother....
John Dante Barrett
Mar 4, 2015
John Dante Barrett, age 72 of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Born in Vallejo, California on July 28, 1942, he was the son of the late Rose Lento Barrett and Danny Mangione. Mr. Barrett was retired from the aviation industry and attended Mossy Creek United Methodist Church. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing. In addition to his...
Dorothy Thomas King
Mar 2, 2015
Dorothy Thomas King, age 91, of Alto, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015. Born on February 14, 1924 in Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Gertrude Weaver Thomas. Mrs. King was retired from Fieldale Farms and was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. She enjoyed flowers, canning and traveling to the mountains....
Telford Junior "Peanut" Hilland
Mar 2, 2015
Telford Junior “Peanut” Hilland, age 61, of Alto, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Born on February 13, 1954, in Hall County, he was the son of the late Olin and Annie Wilson Hilland. Mr. Hilland was retired from Scovill Manufacturing with 36 years of service. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, camping, NASCAR and model cars. He was of the...
Randy Keller
Feb 27, 2015
Randy Keller, age 54, of Clarkesville, passed away on February 27, 2015. Born on September 8, 1960, in Atlanta, Georgia, he was a son of the late Rogers and Vera Mae Phillips Keller. Mr. Keller enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, cooking and especially baking. He was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in...
Terry E. Brand
Feb 23, 2015
Terry E. “Bubba” Brand, 60 of Cornelia, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in DeKalb County on October 1, 1954, he was the son of Jerry Eugene Brand of Demorest and the late Imogene Cain Brand. Mr. Brand was a subcontractor and of the Baptist faith. He was also an avid NASCAR fan. Surviving are...
Kathy N. Smith
Feb 22, 2015
Kathy N. Smith, 40 of Clarkesville, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015. Born in Stephens County on July 24, 1974, she was a daughter of Richard and Anita Smith Ferguson of Demorest. Kathy was an office manager at Dr. Ken Weldon’s Dentist office in Clarkesville and attended The Torch Worship Center. She was a loving and devoted mother, daughter, sister,...
Heather Lynn Turner
Feb 22, 2015
HEATHER LYNN TURNER, age 27, of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Hall County, Georgia on January 06, 1988, she was a daughter of Stevie L.C. Turner & Lisa Kay Helton Turner of Cornelia. Heather was a 2009 graduate of Habersham Central High...
Thelma Chambers Brewer
Feb 20, 2015
THELMA CHAMBERS BREWER, age 97, of Lula, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015. Born in Banks County, Georgia on April 06, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Marion & Ada Chapman Chambers. Mrs. Brewer was a homemaker and a member of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Banks County. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Horace Elbert Campbell
Feb 19, 2015
HORACE ELBERT CAMPBELL, age 82 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015 following an extended illness. Born in Wichita, Kansas on December 24, 1932, he was the son of the late Horace E. & Susie Langdale Campbell. Mr. Campbell served in the United States Army and was a retired Corporate Attorney, working with the Atlantic Richfield Company...
Laverne Knight Nation Taylor
Feb 19, 2015
Laverne Knight Nation Taylor, age 60, of Demorest, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Born on April 14, 1954 in Habersham County, she was a daughter of Mary Frances Martin Knight of Demorest and the late William Artis Knight. Mrs. Taylor was a member of Baldwin Congregational Holiness Church and was formerly employed with Dollar General. In addition to...
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