Local Obituaries
Hazel Hogan
Feb 14, 2015
Hazel Jeanette Wright Hogan, age 80 of Cornelia, GA, passed away on February 14, 2015. Born in Winston Salem, North Carolina on May 28, 1934, she was a daughter of the late John Wright and Beulah McMeans Wright. Mrs. Hogan was a homemaker and an avid gardener, seamstress and upholsterer. She attended the First Christian Church in Jacksonville, FL and...
Henry Howard Clark
Feb 8, 2015
Henry Howard Clark, age 74, of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015. Born on September 27, 1940, in Clarkesville, he was a son of the late John Howard and Addie Bell Holbrook Clark. Mr. Clark was a retired trucker with Sullens Trucking and also worked with Perry Gas for over 10 years. He was also a U.S. Army veteran...
Usa Brigadier General (Retired) Clarence Blackwelder Irwin
Feb 8, 2015
USA Brigadier General (Retired) Clarence Blackwelder Irwin, Jr., age 95, of Clarkesville, GA passed away on February 8, 2015, after a long and well lived life. He was born May 8, 1919 in Durham, North Carolina, the only child of Clarence Blackwelder Irwin, Sr and Georgia Aileen Taylor Irwin. His father worked for the railroads and they moved often, living...
Jimmy Sebastian Tackett
Feb 2, 2015
Jimmy Sebastian Tackett, age 19, of Alto, passed away on February 2, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on February 18, 1995 in Habersham County, he was the son of Jimmy Lee Tackett and Heather Wade Tackett both of Alto. Mr. Tackett enjoyed skateboarding and was influential in the skateboard park being completed in Cornelia. He also...
Patricia Ann Ausborn Murray
Jan 19, 2015
Patricia Ann Ausborn Murray, age 71 of Carnesville, passed away Monday, January, 19, 2015, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Banks County on August 11, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Plumer “Duck” Ausborn and Ola Mae Brady Ausborn. Mrs. Murray was retired from Ethicon with 28 years of service and she was a member of Prospect...
Margaret Caudelle
Jan 17, 2015
Margaret Patton Caudelle, age 84 of Lula, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015, at her residence. Born in Hall County on March 8, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Patton and Mae Miller Patton Dodd. Mrs. Caudelle was a retired banker and active member of Enon Baptist Church. She was a historian who enjoyed gathering history for...
Michael J. "Mike" Barden
Jan 16, 2015
Michael J. “Mike” Barden, age 60, of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015 at his residence. Born on March 23, 1954, in Gainesville, Georgia, he was the son of Bill and Jane Porter Barden of Cornelia. In addition to his parents, survivors include his wife and best friend of 34 years, Janice Daniel Barden of Cornelia; son and...
Vernon Edward "Buddy" Martin
Jan 15, 2015
Vernon Edward “Buddy” Martin, age 82, of Atlanta, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015. Born on November 16, 1932, in Rabun County, he was a son of the late Marvin and Winnie Mae McEntire Martin. Mr. Martin was formerly employed with INGLE’S and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed fishing and hunting in his spare time. In addition to...
J.C. "Bull" Ramey, Jr.
Jan 13, 2015
J.C. “Bull” Ramey, Jr., age 80, of Helen, passed away on January 13, 2015 at Habersham Medical Center. Born on November 27, 1934, in Gainesville, Georgia, he was the son of the late J.C., Sr. and Ilone Ivester Ramey. Mr. Ramey was a former store clerk and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was of the Baptist faith. In...
Rennie Mcentire Tomlin
Jan 12, 2015
Rennie McEntire Tomlin, age 97, of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on April 12, 1917 in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late John Roland and Carrie Groves McEntire. Mrs. Tomlin was a member of Cornelia Congregational Holiness Church and was a homemaker. She enjoyed traveling, sewing, baking cakes,...
Sidney Leroy Townsend
Jan 12, 2015
Sidney L. Townsend, age 78, of Demorest, passed away on January 12, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on January 5, 1937, in Hall County, he was a son of the late Sidney Lanier and Elizabeth Patterson Townsend. Mr. Townsend was a former security guard who enjoyed nature and collecting antique guns and knives. Survivors include daughters, Tammy, Toni...
Walker Jerome Mcfalls
Jan 10, 2015
WALKER JEROME MCFALLS, infant son of Thomas Jerome & Lorrie Lynn Brock McFalls of Toccoa, Georgia passed away peacefully into the Arms of the Lord on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his family. Walker was born in Habersham County, Georgia on January 06, 2015. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Herman Beck. Survivors...
Donna Joyce Davidson Wylie
Jan 10, 2015
DONNA JOYCE DAVIDSON WYLIE, age 63 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2015. Born in Trenton, Georgia on December 05, 1951 she was a daughter of the late Chalmer L. & Opal Lee Simpson Davidson. Mrs. Wylie worked for many years as a caregiver/Certified Nursing Assistant with Habersham Home East & West of Demorest and also with...
Donna Joyce Davidson Wylie
Jan 10, 2015
Donna Joyce Davidson Wylie, age 63 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2015. Born in Trenton, Georgia on December 05, 1951 she was a daughter of the late Chalmer L. & Opal Lee Simpson Davidson. Mrs. Wylie worked for many years as a caregiver/Certified Nursing Assistant with Habersham Home East & West of Demorest and also with...
Lloyd Cecil Smith
Jan 7, 2015
Lloyd Cecil Smith, age 52 of Alto, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at his residence. Born in Demorest, Georgia on September 2, 1962, he was a son of the late J.E. Smith and Annie Ruth Dill Wiley. Mr. Smith was formerly employed with Fieldale Farms and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are son and daughter-in-law, Christopher Lloyd and...
Claire Roberts Deland
Jan 6, 2015
Claire Roberts DeLand, age 68 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on July 19, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Baron and Ethel Shipp Roberts. Mrs. DeLand was a retired church secretary and avid musician. She was a member of Cornelia United Methodist Church and in her...
Barry Stephen Taylor, Sr.
Jan 5, 2015
Barry Stephen Taylor, Sr., age 79, of Cornelia, passed away on January 5, 2015. Born on July 8, 1935, in Habersham County, Georgia, he was the son of the late William “Bill” and Lessie Stephens Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a former banker with First National Bank and was also owner and operator of Taylor Auto Sales. He was of the...
Hazel Gibson Nation
Jan 4, 2015
Hazel Gibson Nation, age 77, of Demorest, passed away on January 4, 2015. Born on May 21, 1937, in Rabun County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Donnie Nations Gibson. Mrs. Nation was a member of Clarkesville First Presbyterian Church and was formerly employed with Scenic View Healthcare. She enjoyed gardening, fishing and being outdoors. In...
Ethelene Hooper
Jan 2, 2015
Ethelene White Hooper, age 91, of Lula, passed away on January 2, 2015. Born on March 10, 1923, in Banks County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Myra Phillips White. Mrs. Hooper was a retired seamstress and a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church where she was active in the Hallelujah Sunday School Class. In...
Pashie Towery
Jan 1, 2015
Pashie Payne Towery, age 84, of Clarkesville, passed away on January 1, 2015. Born on July 4, 1930, in Alto, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Lemuel and Tressie Morris Payne. Mrs. Towery was a member of New Hope Baptist Church as well as The Order of the Eastern Star and was self employed in house cleaning for...
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